I recently took a trip over to NeoSonic Productions and tracked some drums and percussion for this commercial. So, buy a house, I guess?
Required Reading: Rick Latham's Advanced Funk Studies
Required Reading refers to the necessity that you, the music student, read this book! Lauded as some of the best educational publications available, the manuscripts covered in this series come highly recommended to anyone interested in expanding ability and musicality.
John Eddie's "Won't Be Me"
Many of my students are looking for compact charts to help them learn songs, but may find many traditional resources provide too much or too little information. Looking for a custom, concise chart of your favorite tune? Contact me and I can make it happen for you!
Here's a guitar/vocal chart that I made for John Eddie's "Won't Be Me".
Grüvis Malt's "Aggression"
A partial transcription of a gnarly tune from Gruvis Malt called "Aggression" from their album ...With The Spirit of a Traffic Jam.
If you haven't heard of this band, seriously scope them out.
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Grüvis Malt
The Rudiments
These succinct rhythms and sticking patterns are the like the alphabet in drumming language. International canon for decades, the Percussive Arts Society offers this and many other essential drumming resources at their website.
Jimmy Cobb's timekeeping on "Freddie Freeloader"
The great Jimmy Cobb with the great Miles Davis on the great album Kind of Blue. Here's Jimmy's timekeeping right up until the beginning of Miles' solo on "Freddie Freeloader".
Elvin Jones' timekeeping on "Bessie's Blues"
The masterful Elvin Jones here with John Coltrane on one of my favorite blues heads of all time. Transcribed is Elvin's timekeeping on "Bessie's Blues" from the landmark album Crescent.
Max Roach's drum solo on "Joy Spring"
The masterful Max Roach showing off his musicality - with brushes! One of my early transcriptions, and still a favorite tune.
Lewis Nash's drum solo on "Illuminations"
Here we have Lewis Nash trading 8s with McCoy Tyner and an all-star band on the title track from 2004's Illuminations.
Philly Joe Jones' drum solo on "Blues By Five"
Behold! At once fluid, disjointed and mystifying, Philly Joe's drumming is unparalleled. Starting at 7:22 in the track, Philly trades fours with Coltrane, Cannonball, Miles, Bill Evans... whew.
Dig in particular the third set of fours he throws out there - a nearly untranscribable Philly Joe-ism that I would personally dedicate to the great Jim Paxson. Long live the masters!
Philly Joe Jones' drum solo on "Four"
A more succinct set of traded fours on the famous tune called Four, Philly Joe throws down some more classic bop licks. Featuring a more basic attempt at the untranscribable menace Philly plays in the fourth four. On Four. Dig?
Grady Hoss & The Sidewinders - These Lonely Nights
1st video for the song "These Lonely Nights (Ain't Makin It Easy)" from Grady Hoss's debut EP "Over & Out".
Hanon Simplified
Stroup and Soul Battery - Blue Light Sessions
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Grady Hoss & The Sidewinders - Over & Out
Grady Hoss "Over & Out" EP album sampler Part 1Check out a sample of a few tunes from the upcoming Grady Hoss EP. We threw in a montage of pics taken by Keith Emmerich and Steve MacLaren from the recording sessions to share with you guys! Stay tuned to the Grady FB page for when the release date will be! Cheers!
Posted by Grady Hoss & The Sidewinders on Saturday, August 1, 2015
The new EP from country-western originals Grady Hoss & The Sidewinders.
Featuring an ace lineup of seasoned players, including: Dusty Reigns, Bucky Vennerson, Jebediah Barnswallow, Grady Hoss and Earl Smokesman.*
Recorded in February of 2015 in McSherrystown, PA, this collection of tunes was penned by Hoss and the boys and tracked in a weekend. Highlights "These Lonely Nights", "Birdfeeder", "Philly I Love You (But You're Bring'n Me Down)" and three more songs round out this EP with a classic vibe and smooth swagger.
New videos are up on Grady's YouTube channel.
Visit the band's Facebook page for updates and info.
*Dan O'Neill-bass, Vince Federici-guitar, Dave Van Allen-pedal steel, Lance Davis-vocals, and Charlie Heim-drums, respectively.
Mayor Kenney's Inaugural Block Party
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NeoSonic Productions - Jedi Junior High
UPDATE November 2015: Due to some Hollywood wrangling, the title of this picture has been changed for publication and release. What once was Makin' Wookie is now Jedi Junior High!
Not so long ago, in a city not too far away, a small band of rebels struggled to stage their musical interpretation of one of the greatest movies ever made - Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. And this is their journey...
Original Post: Sep 14, 2012
I recorded drums and percussion for the soundtrack of this soon-to-be-released documentary.
The music was written by David Decker of NeoSonic Productions, and it was a lot of fun recording (and engineering some of) these tracks! Stay tuned for the film's impending release
Source: http://vimeo.com/20821687
Alan Ens [self-titled]
CHARLIE HEIM - drums, arranging
JOSHUA MACHIZ - bass, arranging
ALAN ENS - guitar, vocals/lyrics, arranging, keys, producing, some engineering, cover design/layout
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Johnny Showcase - The Octopus!
"...a thick, sweaty psychedelic funk masterpiece." - Philadelphia Magazine
Source: http://www.johnnyshowcase.com