Tim Newton's Performance At Guitar Center's Drum-Off 2008

[paisteguy799]

i dont understand how this guy didnt win....wtf hes a fucking beast, chops master, his feel is amazing too

[keiyon1999]

he did a good job even though i dont know him.

[Baekmagoji]

I wanna see this dude play death metal... Maybe I'll make a drumming video, hehe.

[saulolopesbatera]

Spectacular very good.

[saulolopesbatera]

Espetacular muito bom mesmo parabens.

[emmanuelh]

wooowwwww amazing groove!!!

[ddrummerable]

TIM IS SMASHING!!!!... everyone needs to check out the Shed Sessionz Vol 3..... real talk!!!

[sixxthunderbird]

@ddrummerable I'm not going to, only because you said "real talk."

[LenMan619]

...sorry, but I'll have to stick with Steve Smith and Omar Hakim and Billy Cobham and them cats. Lots of chops and fast hands and what not but no groove, no feel, no real flow.....very choppy.

[lookahere]

@LenMan619 Those guys you mentioned are great. But to put this guy down by saying he had no flow is crazy. He went through several step changes, tempos and rhythm's all of which had their own timing and yes, "flow". Come on man, give credit where credit is due. It is definitely due here.

[seadric21]

Cobus is not drum off material

[DharmaRevoMedia]

that snare OMG I want one of dem such a delicious warm pop.

[ilovetruthdrumzzz]

Thank you lord for amazing drummers and.........GRETSCH.

[TheBCS666]

....whats that for a drum set?!?....

[BERZITI]

@TheBCS666 - GRETSCH - New Custom !

[TheBCS666]

@BERZITI first: THANK U !!! and...a GRETSCH set?????? really really FETT! awesome sound......

[blindsk8er123342]

I love 0:16 , haha 'he was like wait...whaa?' xD

[jackassNJ2]

very good but ther was too much speedy flashy stuff. it woulda been sick if it was a str8 groove the whole time

[rusamene]

pure sex, hot drumset as well

[colwellalec]

That's my friend's new drum teacher i guess lol

[badmotorscooter1000]

Not talking about Tim he was not a winner. I think he should have won but the contest favors these cookie cutter jazz drummers who are playing the same material year after year.

[RickDawg527]

lol...being a "drumline guy" its funny how people say "oh these guys play drumline" when its soooooo obvious they dont. and if they DO, its that gay wack Nick Cannon drumline that anyone could do. And if people are so quick to get on here and shoot people down, then go practice and show everyone how good you are....jeez....

[badmotorscooter1000]

Best drummer, that plays with feel, again this contest has turned into a drumline contest been hijacked by high school marching band judges at regional levels especially. The winners are all cut from the same mold using a lot of the same licks, Fake twrills suck if you arn''t rolling it through fingers its childplay Tim Got robbed.

[blindsk8er123342]

3:12 - Click! Haha. Pretty good though(:

[Wolfsrain200]

this guy is good but he pushes himself too far and plays outside his realm of computability therefor making him a tad sloppy..

[Drummerofthought]

I Got bored!!!!!...speed, speed, chops chops, speed, speeed, speeeeed!!!!! boring!!!

[jts024]

the second tom sounds like dirt

[skins555]

@jts024 Totally agree!!

[fluid31]

@jts024 that's cause the mic fell on it... it's dead muted

[Muzikmaker77]

3:07 wheeeeeeeeeeeew. Serious stuff!

[Mr1979baby]

Who in the world is Cobus?!?!!!!!!!!

[thinksnow686]

@Mr1979baby just type Cobus in the search bar for youtube

[Skankmaster90]

Cobus? Who the fuck is Cobus? He can't be that good otherwise i would probably have heard of him. Give me a minute to search the videos........He's not even good, he does a basic beat on shitty songs and does fancy stick tricks. Sure he's better than Travis Barker and shit, but these "Drum-off" guys would mentally and musically destroy any ounce of dignity he has.

[rippindrummer666]

@Skankmaster90 check my drum videos bro and let me know what you think

cobus sucks he only has alot of views cause his vids have good sound quality

[CrimsonSteel2013]

dang why did he mess up, he was doing good

[drummerjen]

‎1:35 waaahhh :D

[zbucham69]

If you are fat and black and you have never played drums, give it a try god damn! You have serious possibilities of kicking some asses!

[tsobaby95]

how did he not win?! idk maybe its cus he didnt have any visual aid

[SMcQuadeDrums]

2:04 to 2:12 those were some sick ass rolls

[Spleenfome]

that guy has some serious flow

[babarislander1]

im myself a black "gospel" drummer and i prefer to watch and play like the most black drummers but give Cobus a try cause the gospelchops is getting to start boring, peoplez have to variate more and drum like Teddy Campbell, Chris Coleman and Tony Royster jr. and a Guitar Center drum off is more then just show some licks look @ the winners of '07 nd '09

[upbeatmantis86]

4:12 .. HAhaha

[SuperDrummerJoe]

middle rack tom sounds like ass

[tallest94]

any body has any idea of the snare he is using?

[itsadeepburn]

that 11/8 groove is sick shit

[MrDeppness]

All that astounding talent and doesn't even know how to woo a crowd. That's where he fails. He certainly was good enough to win it all.

[jakamake]

He has nice chops,i just think he didnt let the licks run together.,I think thats what hurt him most.

[dvdrums10]

ok to start cobus is a foot note compared to the drummers preforming in these finals and honestly the things he does are stuff i did when i was like 10 i love that he does covers and has fun doing them but in the music buisness that kid wouldnt make it another thing jerome flood has a deep pocket and great techniqe but whoever said all he does is triplets is dead on all of his fills are triplets that have been flipped to sound different anad yes that is the base of most gospel fills

[bateristaboy]

this guy reminds me with mr. john blackwell.. unfortunately, his solo has many pauses.. but,that's good enough..

[VicenteKidd]

i think at 1:27 u can see wear jerome flood caught the hi hat to end his solo :b

(finger prints)

[GarrettMCobbs]

1:16 was cool

[mgzza]

Does anyone know what he's doing at 4:28?

[jts024]

those drums sound so good

[gunnyranger2]

ROCKING THE TOMS!

[hottencliff]

The performance was good. Some of the breaks were to long and needed some transition, i was nervous just watching this clip because Tim is a great drummer and his ideas and concepts are incredible! If i could say anything it would be, to not let being nervous get to you in a way that it affects your routine. Somebody is always gonna talk trash, but it was you on that stage, not them. CALI STAND UP!!! DAYGO STAND UP!!!

[Mrchoochootrain]

what drunm kit is he playing on ? ?

[EkayDrums]

@Mrchoochootrain looks like it could be pdp platinums, but i could be wrong

[VicenteKidd]

@EkayDrums its gretch.,

[codylittle7]

this was cool. this guy would be awesome in a church setting or something like that, but this was honestly just boring. yes, as a drummer his chops are awesome, but you gotta admit, right around minute 3 you wanted to say "ok..... your choppin is beast, but entertain me man"

[drummagn3t14]

nah bro not a good solo

[musicallytoned1]

this cat played like he was shedding at his basement..idk good drummer but nervous i guess.

[DavidChoiDrumz]

cobus is good and i highly respect him... but cmon guitar center DRUM OFF?? he still has a long way to go.. Dont get me wrong i like him and his videos (I've been watching them for a long time) but hes more of a band drummer.

[0waggoner]

@DavidChoiDrumz Thaaaank you. Cobus is a phenomenal drummer, but these guys are as good as it gets. Pretty much.

[TheGolfdrum]

@DavidChoiDrumz i agree 100%

[XxStrongDrums1996xX]

@DavidChoiDrumz I'm pretty sure Cobus could win this thing if he tried. I'd like to see what he could pull out in a solo. We haven't seen that from him yet.

[decentdrummer911]

Cobus definitely wouldn't lose in the first round. LOL! What an ignorant statement. I don't think he would win the championship of course, but he would probably get past the store finals, maybe district.

[fruitjooz]

Yeah, actually he would lose in the first round.

[decentdrummer911]

You don't know too much about drumming then if you honestly believe that.

[fruitjooz]

NOpe, your idol would get his ass kicked. The highest he would go (maybe) would be store finals. I doubt he would win though.

[decentdrummer911]

He's not my idol. But he's a pretty good drummer. Anyways, lets just agree to disagree, ok =)?

[decentdrummer911]

Aw man, at 1:30 he had an amazing fill going!  And then he accidently paused for a split second XD.

[elijerrr]

cobus IS overrated. he just has everything he wants equipment-wise so he makes it look good when covering some french pop songs on youtube

[paisteguy799]

and btw everyone who says cobus would win...he would not even get past the first round in the guitar center...i no 7 year olds better than fucking overrated cobus who plays along with britney spears songs

[decentdrummer911]

Can I see those so called 7 year olds?

[dsDrummer94]

cobus's solo on youtube = nothing special

i like how he plays to tunes though

[TheFuneralDay666]

COBUS must join!

[fruitjooz]

Cobus would get his ass kicked in the prelims.

[TheFuneralDay666]

COBUS

[jsmooth33]

This guy is a beast! Some of his licks in this solo were amazing, I can't tell u y he didn't win, but when you look at this solo and then look at Jerome's it's not hard to decide. I would say two equally talented drummers one w/ charisma, one w/o.. Drum off is more than chops. It's like the NBA Dunk Contest.

[paisteguy799]

how did jerome win, this guy is obviously the more skilled drummer, just because hes not as flashy and doesnt have as much expression>>>>> wtf

[dsDrummer94]

@paisteguy799 i heard they score you on your showmanship... i guess jerome had more

[paisteguy799]

showmanship my ass, although jerome had a great solo, if u watch any of his other videos, hes really just another gospel player who has good triplets...atleast this guy plays some interesting stuff and has groove and chops

[Mess179]

He shoulda won this shit!

[guitarman069]

mad tight

[decentdrummer911]

Man, he ANNIHILATED Jerome!!!

[flammaster]

Oh the mic fell off onto his drum I see.

[flammaster]

This guy should have won! He is the only one playing flam rudiments. I don't like his drum sound at all though.

[paisteguy799]

holy fuckk 2:04, legit rolls on the toms bro!!!!

[str8witdachops]

His weird timing section was STUPID SICK!!

[decentdrummer911]

I love that blast beat in the beginning ^^

[zeldamaster102]

and i thought i had some fast hands this dude is amazing

[guangosdude]

He looks real nervios!!

[paisteguy799]

he should of won...on a different level than the show off winner i forgot his name...

[paisteguy799]

jerome flood i meant

[decentdrummer911]

Didn't you see how many pauses he had? He might be better, but his solo wasn't consistant enough unfortunately. This was the same case with Anthony Burns.

[wetpaintrocker10]

@ decentdrummer911...dude everyone has pauses in thier solos even jerome flood,the winner.You cant just all of the sudden change your tempo or style or change grooves...there needs to be pauses

[paisteguy799]

reminds me of chris coleman

[pigfeet859]

does any him freakin that hi at 3;17 and on or is it jus me

[pigfeet859]

trust and beileve smbdy gna recruit him to a label and even if he was nervous he still killed it

[pathemus]

i dont think he had as much flare as jerome. poor guy was so nervous. he absolutely killed it though, so tight. to be honest, some of his chops were far more superior to jerome flood's.

[junkyarddrummer]

this guy's a beast ! But yeah,he's really nervous :(

[Jaredondrums]

hes jus nervous its obvious

[Drummerjazz7]

are u guys kidding. he should have won man. Damn his riffs are tight.

[TheBeatSmith]

Good solo....but he losing it with the short periods of undecisiveness....I don't think this solo was good enough to win the GC Drumoff but because he's got that in your face power...He will be on somebodys's tour....Yeah...this was a good solo

[IMONGODHEAVY]

He'll freakin smash uh tour yo!! Cats uh b like who is that cat!! His chops is bananas...he's definitely got that sound I need. Most definitely.

[TheBeatSmith]

IMONGODHEAVY......I'm not quite sure what you are saying but if you are saying he's a good drummer...you're right. Mr. Newton give us a show but this was not his year....I wish him all the best.

[IMONGODHEAVY]

I'm saying the cat is crazy nice!! He's gonna go far if he lands the right gig. Real Talk.

[NDiesel31]

I like this guy...he's not just freakin poundin the drums like some of the other guys.

[catchme123581321]

that left hand just keeps on going on that snare. ha really tight

[jawdrummer128]

That's My BOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Jaredondrums]

it completely fucked uphis performance

and you can tell hes nervous at the beginning with the sloppiness,

[GabeDrums]

thats 12" sounds funny

[gloriouscubeshine]

It's cause the mike's lying on the skin. He must have knocked it off. see 3.38

[prezil17]

oh damn the little mic fell on the 12" thats why it sounds wierd. at 3:32 you can see it just chillin there.

[gshdrums]

Gretsch 12`s, some of them have this wierd ring to them

[nowinterweather]

but a black guy won

[withoutajem]

.....

[jsonny333]

a black guy won

[JKryanX]

wasnt that impressed over all. but had some nice parts.

[pacificdrummer9]

WHAT!?!? "yea i think your right, maybe thats why he made the final six in the NATION...but your right."

[8411184]

first jjjeeesss