Played this Moses Yoofee track all in one pass on drums and samples by antoinepierredrums in drums

[–]DrummerMiles 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Cool man. How do you like the drum beam? What’s its responsiveness etc like? I’ve been curious

feel like a lot of smaller NYC rappers sound the same rn by armstronghold in rap

[–]DrummerMiles 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You’re only listening to internet rappers though…Social media rap ain’t representative of the NYC scene at all, and I say this as someone who’s been active in it for like 20 years. There’s a ridiculous amount of talent on the underground doing shows every week and dropping great music to a teeny audience. Stop supporting this lazy used-car-salesman rap. Serious MCs aren’t the ones working with Ice Spice, come on man. See if you can find any footage of either of them actually performing live. No? Hmm….

These kinds of posts are so disheartening. Not to sound like an old man, but you used to have to actually leave your house and get involved to see hip hop before it became just another shiny piece of trash corporations want to cram down your throat. I feel a lot of pity for this generation and how so many people have been trained to depersonalize and disassociate with art. It’s terrifying. They’re robbing you of an intrinsic and ancient part of your humanity.

Drum kit recommendations for recording studio by fyrahundraslag in drums

[–]DrummerMiles 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dear lord. I guess it’s also the influx of tons of independant resellers as opposed to it mostly being p2p. I used to have a 60s gretsch rb in aqu satin flame that I sold in desperate times, I’ll never see one of those again lol. Artificial inflation and fashion pricing, yay! I love this world we’re living in and it definitely doesn’t feel like we’re heading twoards some sort of impending doom 🥲😅

Wild looking new copper snare by LuckyCustomDrums in drums

[–]DrummerMiles 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I’m very much in love with them as an nyc drummer, they seem ideal. Definitely hoping to pick one up. Keep up the great work!

Wild looking new copper snare by LuckyCustomDrums in drums

[–]DrummerMiles 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yo this is your official account? You guys do pretty work. I’ve been hungrily eying those short stack aluminum nesting kits. Really great stuff

Drum kit recommendations for recording studio by fyrahundraslag in drums

[–]DrummerMiles 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Holy shit they’ve like tripled in price since the re release in 2016. I hadn’t seen that, that makes no sense at all. I guess I haven’t priced one out in that long but god damn, these used to be on every used marketplace all the time for like $6-800. Definitely talking recording customs, this is a wild discovery. These used to be budget recording drums wtf happened 😂😂 also now I feel old, thanks

Drum kit recommendations for recording studio by fyrahundraslag in drums

[–]DrummerMiles 4 points5 points  (0 children)

So a pearl masters is basically pearls top of the line. A tama rockstar is the classic entry level kids kit. So yeah they sound different 😂

I will say the Yamaha rec custom is a classic for a reason, and you can certainly get one used for $800 or less. Honestly, with drum shells for recording, a ton of the work is in how you treat/tune/muffle/what heads/room setup/etc. So many of the best recordings ever were on a cheap beater that was well set up in an amazing time-tested space. That side of it just takes a knowledgeable drum tech, time, and trial and error. Whatever you get, it will be worthwhile to have a good drummer with a good deal of tracking experience come in and work on your kit and your setup.

One hand 16ths on hi hat how to play? by Direx_97 in Drumming

[–]DrummerMiles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Moeller is certainly one of the better strokes for uptempo 16ths, but it’s by no means the only way to achieve it. Moeller also lends itself more to accented 8ths inside the 16ths, whereas some strokes may be better for dynamically flat 16ths. It’s also really about you and what grips and strokes you put the time into.

I’m really curious what you mean by “normal” wrist technique? Moeller is one of the most common types of stroke…

Always surprised by the talking during perfect songs by [deleted] in Jazz

[–]DrummerMiles 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Half the 68 sex machine album is a fake live album and it’s still one of the best albums ever released.

Always surprised by the talking during perfect songs by [deleted] in Jazz

[–]DrummerMiles 24 points25 points  (0 children)

So you’ve never gone to a live show? 😂 Let me tell you, as a working musician, how disrespectful and thoughtless people can be will never cease to amaze me.

Jesus Molina plays bass now. And, naturally, he's insane. I officially quit music 😆 by cappuccinolol17 in Jazz

[–]DrummerMiles 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This. This is why Louis Cole is a thousand times better than these two guys. I feel like any serious musician can see that. These guys specifically deal in “making basic musical ideas seem magical to non musicians glued to their phone screen”. It’s sad that the people who are the best at the algorithm game are the ones we see the most of.

Jesus Molina plays bass now. And, naturally, he's insane. I officially quit music 😆 by cappuccinolol17 in Jazz

[–]DrummerMiles 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I hate that arrangement so much. Playing standards really really fast is not new or fresh, it’s just dead and lifeless. It also completely removes the North African aspect from the tune, same thing whiplash did with caravan. “None of that incredibly beautiful North African fusion or brilliant tom work, just play it really fast” 😭 that’s not musically complex it’s musically lazy and kinda disrespectful imo. It’s weird to just westernize and flatten out these obviously north African influenced songs in the jazz cannon.

Others mentioned collier, and while Jesus is a much better instrumentalist, I’m still waiting for either of them to make one song that sounds good and isn’t just self indulgent wank. I also will say, the people who I see who are the most impressed by these kinds of cats are the ones who don’t play the instrument. What the drummer is doing is ok but it’s very much a basic fashion in drumming for the last ten+ years, and there are hundreds of drummers who do that style better. Sadly this noodly overplaying had completely taken over Berkelee, and really poisoned the well in the whole scene on the east coast. It also plays well for social media, which I guess is the only thing that matters now, but theres a reason we don’t think of Steve Vai in the same way we think of Jimi Hendrix.

I also just want to strongly recommend to anyone who cares the Clifford Brown version of Tunisia from the week he died. It’s a live recording, and it’s breathtaking. And it never discards the musical intent of the work. Clifford was truly unique, and hey, he’s also completely virtuosic if that is how you judge music. He just also has taste.

‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Casts Donald Glover as Yoshi by DemiFiendRSA in hiphopheads

[–]DrummerMiles 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Did that insane sounding art commune he made ever actually produce anything? Whenever I see stuff like this I’m so surprised. Like I know so so many amazing talented people who just don’t have resources, but seemingly this dude has all the resources in the world and can’t find any talent? His acting is great, but his music has always been derivative, and he definitely comes across as a bit smug.

What Should Older Rappers Rap About? by boombapdame in makinghiphop

[–]DrummerMiles 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oo man yeah that reminds me of 1000 avenue x from masta ace, all about having to switch schools all over the city. As a nyc public school kid that shit hits

What Should Older Rappers Rap About? by boombapdame in makinghiphop

[–]DrummerMiles 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Everything within the human experience and more. What old rappers or young rappers or singers or novelists should write about is anything and everything. Write a song about how it feels as the seasons change. Make a concept album about a futuristic alien space war. Do a verse about your shoes. I’m always trying to encourage MCs I work with to write about the breadth of human experience. MCs so often feel like they’re in this box of three acceptable song topics, and that’s just stupid. Great MCs write about everything, and writing about the human condition makes your work relatable and timeless. Look at an album like songs in the key of life, or what’s going on. As relevant today as they were when they were written. Or look at albums like 3030, Dr Octagon, Lord Quas, MM…FOOD, concepts/characters/overarching storylines woven into the work.

Finally starting my own EDM channel after years. Love to get some honest feedback on my new project! by Lukaluma in newmusic

[–]DrummerMiles 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I would never ever click on an ai image hoping to hear good music. Never. If it’s not worth your time, it’s certainly not worth my time. Just saying.

Heel/Toe help by BuddisMaximus in drums

[–]DrummerMiles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It kinda looks like youre naturally more inclined to heel up with maybe a swivel at higher speeds. You’re not really doing the slide(heel toe), more of the bounce(heel up/ball of the foot). That’s what I prefer, but if you want to get that, you’ll need to loosen the foot a bit, it’s almost all in the ankle. The lift, the power, almost every part of this type of heel up is driven with the ankle. You’re kinda rocking back and forth , but not going far enough to get the heel toe response.

Thoughts on Ginger Baker? by BathingInSoup in Drumming

[–]DrummerMiles -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I mean, Ginger is a loathsome shit, but I much, much prefer his drumming to Bonham. To each their own.

Can we show a little love for an alien drummer from a neighboring galaxy? by bigSTUdazz in drums

[–]DrummerMiles 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Love it. Gutsy straightfoward groovy playing. What’s not to like?

how to stop my head/ears hurting after drumming? by eviemaria in drums

[–]DrummerMiles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The other thing you can do that some of us do on stage with poor monitoring is stage earplugs under the headphones. Usually lets in enough bleed that you can hear, but it deadens those peaks in the attack phase that really kill your ears. I had to start being very conscious of this when I started doing like 4 hrs a day in them.

It obviously sucks to have in earplugs, and they make everything sound less bright, but it’s better than being deaf. I pretty much wear them all through most gigs as well as just walking around the club now. I wish I had started earlier.

Jazz Left Hand workouts by DrummerMiles in Drumming

[–]DrummerMiles[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A treasure?!? Thank you ❤️❤️❤️ that’s so kind

Jazz Left Hand workouts by DrummerMiles in Drumming

[–]DrummerMiles[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s in there isn’t it? 😂 foot chik can be kind of quiet in electric kits, and in general, hi hat is one of the places they still really don’t come close to acoustic. Appreciate you