MIDI Drum Trigger System by Akira Jimbo

[prosomillet1]

Some information:

This is from a weekly TV show called "J-MELO."

The girl's name is Melody. (Search "Melody Miyuki Ishikawa")

[halidharis]

nice 

[MrDavi2751]

Japonesinha bonitinha essa ai 

[easter760]

bigga sheep

[Annunaki63]

i saw this guy play a drum clinic back when i was in highschool. circa 99 it was amazing watching him and is was a really cool dude

[Khironification]

What's the pad he says changes the sound around 2:00? What did he say that was called?

[R2DTUBE1]

@Khironification "Program change pad".

[pipi333]

@Khironification it's just a regular pad with a program changing setting.Everytime he hits that pad, the sounds/midi map are changed.

[Tile102]

He must the happiest man on the entire world, belive me u HAVE to be really happy to see someone playing your set without wanting to kill them

[Frenchtosd]

he looks a bit happy fucking doing that

[infantry250nan]

MR.AKIRA JIMBO From JAPAN

[Mixikyr]

Why does it sound like voice overs, for the girl? Lol

[Ernie0Ball]

@don8762002 What's that suppose to mean? Are you impressed or not impressed? I'd call him a musician more than a drummer, but that's just me :P

[chathamight]

the samples on akira's drums sound more realistic than the sample studio audience!

[avedisdrummer989]

smokin hot. seriously, smokin hot. when she started playing "Mary Had a Little Lamb" I almost lost it.

[StriegnScythe69]

damn this guy loves what he does haha



[loho174]

hahaha two things people talk abt here...the girl...and the drumming...i guess both are as attractive

[andrerosa1988]

Bernard Purdie

[2431346]

that sounds like pedophile music. Like a man watching children at a park.

[larry12345]

0:31

akira: music technology orgasm

girl: technology terminology burned out

[zajebach]

Girl, u're so perfect! :) xxxx

[triforce10155]

If Neil Peart was Japanese...

[krizeanojeda]

hes totally going to bag haha

[nuklear41]

I love K custom hybrids......I need to buy a set of em before they stop making em......God I hope they never stop.

[MistySerenity]

wow this is one amazing drummer!!! This is the first time I have seen a drummer smile so much. It makes me happy!!

[TheBawsome1]

nice kit :0

[Jordainio]

She is a dream of a girl!!! im drooling!

ah and Akira killin it too.

[ilovezildjian]

This guy is an amazing drummer! Those Zildjian K custom hybrids are nothing short of spectacular! Why would anyone play any other brand of cymbals?

[dondonini]

I can never get sick of this video! This is my 5th time watching this!

[DrumBlast89]

Wooow

[rodrig0sur]

This video is G O L D

[bajio12]

Oh my god！ He is amazing!!

[37hironori]

こんな事が可能になってたなんて！

とても素敵だあ。

[npsz9769]

Beautiful......!

girl.

[aepoisac]

Akira plays the same song in his 5th exercise video. I did not get to see him play the song when he came to my city for a show, which was alright because he played awesome Michael Jackson medley ;P

[BLUEScrazy]

lol if she's a singer how come she's nvr heard of MIDI? oh well

JIMBO YOU ROCK KEEP SMILING

[songapd]

who is she? so lovely ^^

Akira's amazing as always :)

[favd2002]

@sorcavallaro im in love too!!!!

[pnutskater96]

i like death metal ans death metal extreme drumming and all thats but this guy is amazing and one of my favorites

[dengzkieme]

I enjoyed this much more because of his smile while playing. :)

[luxfair]

'mother sheep' LOL

[pJhAckErZ]

what musie?

[danteyy]

that isnt very KOMPAKT afterall

[KeithMoon94]

whos the girl?

[tagh1022]

@KeithMoon94 Her name is 'melody.' and she is Japanese singer.

[KeithMoon94]

that girl is fucking sexy as ballsss

[TrishtheDishNY]

he's having a lot of fun!

[NiteGoya]

He just Jimbo-ed the sheep out of her!

[NiteGoya]

sheep kick my ass at drumming

[Xolin11]

I wish there was a high quality version of this performance.

[joeyroo167]

Nice chick!! so hot

[joeyroo167]

I like the chick better

[naikanomtom]

This was....was...indescribable....

The music was just sublime, and I'm amazed at his setup. When I first heard that Jimbo-san was making a MIDI trigger system, I kinda thought he was off his rocker, but I was wrong. My god, that was amazing.

And yes, the host was, in japanese, BIJIN!!! Who is the hostess?

Akira Jimbo is the man. What a performance. This system is great!!!

[Buhzie15]

i think his cymbals need to be higher up

[semiLivedj]

guitar and synth bass would be better imo,But I love the midi trigger switch pad.

[drummerdudex017]

I found the sounds a bit corny, but rhythmically spot on. Nice job.

[soz24]

akira has aged but his shirts havent

[GisliPK]

@1117keion Well he was a guitarist before he became a full-on drummer. He was I think a Pianist before that aswell...

[funkyjazz1812]

So much potential with that setup...yet so much cheese! Where's Brian Eno to give him some ideas?

[AlexisAdvance]

Beautiful !!

[jacko767]

omg his fills are so clean and effortless!! jesus ahaha you dont see it coming from this small chinese man. ahaha

[domdom87]

he is so good and fast, u cant see his other 6 arms

[diegete26]

this is the result of having musically impaired friends...

[fullyflared96]

I love when musicians smile when they are playing. It shows they're being immersed in the music, rather than trying to come off as cool and kept. I find myself doing this as well.

[bradmaramba]

nice drums, nice drummer, nice music and nice chick

[cagefreakin91]

I <3 how he enjoys his music..

[ebunewway]

He is unique, with its factory !!

[itsvoogle]

What you wanna bet Jimbo hooked up with that chick after the show?..btw what album is that song off??

[ElGolpeatambores]

Bigger Sheep owns at drums

[YmmitNaahais]

Do you notice that he looks much younger when playing drums while without it he looks at his true age.

[80sparky08]

fucking badass akira should be a inducted into the rock of fame or something of that nature way to fucking go akira

[freakydrummerpro]

he always looks so happy

[Clancelight]

he has so much fun playing

[sprydo7]

Akira...has great techniques & style, would be awesome if he were to come the U.S. sometime soon! Thank you for this great vid.!

[Neunball]

夢見心地

[TheFussballstar11]

@don8762002 Akira Jimbo

[bam24]

wow! this japanese girl is so fluent ing english!!! what's her name?

[grift67]

@bam24 . She's fluent in English coz she's American, genius.

[RaldyV]

@killersrhere she wants to go down on him like a... "Domino Line"? (LOL, That's a Casiopea song, Akira was a member of that band... Get it?)

[Gnarm0]

At 4:26 would a Drum'n'bass part fit very well

[xSecamx]

@Gnarm0 dude thats exactly wht i thought !!!

[s290709ws]

ada-ada aja nih orang..

[Meteotrance]

Melodie look like a child who discover a new toy, i love her smile ^^ !!!

[D0nCab]

it makes me smile when you see drummers mouthing along to the song in the classic humming/drum language hybrid.

shows they are paying attention to whats being played.

hes all : hmmmm hmmmmm, ba da da.

[rodgetaylorjnr]

you can really tell he loves playing this way a true master at what he does 5*

[helgedell]

What is the purpose of bringing that guy into the frame?

Kidding...Akira. I love you. And have done that since the 80-ies.

Hope to see you here in Norway soon.

[Protykhybrid]

father sheep, it is genious ;)

[xAuditoryImpressionx]

BIGGER SHEEP! <3<3<3

[mapexdrums345]

he is a happy drummer!!

[chrisrobertsotb]

how does he trigger his drum hoop rims?

[3579rock]

@chrisrobertsotb probably he places the trigger devices directly on the rims, so that they can capture the vibrations produced when he hits the rims instead of the heads.

[rafaelpaileteria]

AKIRA, QUE ARRECHO ERES MAN.

[arconda666]

Spaventoso!!

[ter50]

Akira is a genius of drums, but the japanese girl is really pretty! :)

[GoLfFieKuNgZ]

Wow Amazing

[Drumspiracy]

"Bigger sheep."

What a cutey!!! And Akira is nice too...

[gutarbasser]

maybe , name is melody.

[domdom87]

name of the girl?

[Connerthedrummer]

Man, I played his ride, Zildjian K Custom Hybrid, yesterday in Sam Ash, and it sounds better in person. I know my next cymbal.

[Drumzors]

he enjoys himself so much when playing! i enjoyed as much too when watching! Akira rules!

[1xadavid]

Hey! We're focusing on the Drummer!

NOT the Hot Chick!!!! :D

[bodomtopps]

STICKS BEFORE CHICKS!!!! lol

[Deathhunter992]

That kit sounds awesome!

[Xolin11]

Does anyone have this version of the song? I wan't it soo badd!

[KeiHikosaka]

神保さん、英語ペラペラだー＞＜；ﾉｼﾉｼﾉｼ

[gangwarden]

Akira Jimbo is like the Mad Professor of the drumming world!

And I didn't notice how HOT the girl was...I didn't look... Oh hang on, yes I did.

[User62890]

amazing :D

[Dragonwatcher2008]

wow the girl seems to be very interested..... NOT

[jstrok72]

A killer drumer! :)

Btw. chick is too hot! :)))

[TheDigitalMafia]

I met Akira in 95, at the Vancouver DrumFest.. what a great Guy and a SMOKIN Drummer. one of the best.

TDM

[kumquatsta]

you can tell akira really enjoys what he is doing just by his facial expressions.

[newfunkdrummer]

Que linda entrevistadora, Akira es un marciano que tal batería!

[Chorolis]

That chick is amazingly hot!

[maurillion]

after checking that complete terrific drumkit and all the sound variations, i came to the conclusion that you are right...

the chick is hot....

[ZelafreaK]

fucking amazing... this is a musician and a drummer in once.

love his kit

[BarlowFlip]

who said that drummers couldn't be melodic :D nice one Akira!

[Ultrasonic240sx]

he should team up with duracell.

[Leifonuss]

amazing, pretty cool show!

[wanwanwaver]

japanese host is hawt.

[XonicManiaK]

wenn er so gut englisch könnte wie er spieln kann ^^ stresst voll ihm zuzuhören

[JohnTheReaper19988]

wie geil is denn das bitte^^

[RapiDEraZeR]

wow,you people must be ignorant.

it doesn´t matter from which country you come from to be able to speak perfect english.i am also german/hungarian and i can speak german perfectly and my english pronunciation is also perfect.

[wanwanwaver]

just to be an ass, i think i'll say no one's english is perfect. :)

[entrailsgalore]

Hm she speaks almost perfect English.....Interesting...

[najtrows]

yet she is japanese!?!?!?! CRAZY!

[entrailsgalore]

@najtrows And probably on a Japanese show...at least that is my guess.

[najtrows]

i dont really think its on a japanese show. i dont think they would speak english in japan.

[entrailsgalore]

@najtrows That is why I am boggled.

[MajorAddiction]

it's on NHK, a japanese network

[Emmanuel2k7]

This sounds soo gd!!

[joyboy1985]

you gotta love the bird song on the ride!!!! ha ha!

[Williamkurk]

Akira is a monster.

And that chick..hottest japanese woman ever!

[RapiDEraZeR]

wow,you really need some brain for that :P

[somedude2319]

lol, this music sucks but he is a fucking drumming genious!

[g0atf1sh]

lame music. great playing and setup

[joll1978]

LOL great

[Wertyl1]

cool..Very hot girl Indeed ;)

[rsfeliciano]

Que japinha linda

[youbintubinallday]

Beautiful. All around beautiful. Beautiful drums, beautiful playing, beautiful woman. Beautiful sheep.

[kapotasuto1]

神保さん・・・凄すぎ＾＾；

[stereotipic]

she will be my wife :)....soon baby....sooon!!!

[mrthundaboots]

I met him after a clinic in Ft. Lauderdale.Cool cat! He even let me play his kit!!!

[TheNatrix78]

Wow, she is really hot.

[antipunx]

haha

[weckled]

the girl is very hooot

[DrummerRogo]

Jimbo's great! He's proven that it's worth getting drum triggers, even if it's just for playing Mary Had a Little Lamb :P. PLus the fact that he smiles while he plays, is refreshing from all the serious drumming you see on music videos XD

[shoonger001]

Amazing!!

[pumpfever]

Why are they talking in english? what program is it? the woman is hot! and jimbo is awesome player!

[Chisuz]

even the birds twitter of joy ^^

[henryshongkongmovies]

i love how happy he is, he loves to play

[starwarsfreak1997]

what type of brain is it i think i saw a roland td20 but dont know

[darthvera]

Like a good japanese he plays only japanese drums :D, so it's all Yamahas on both acoustic and electronic

[powerLOCKE110]

Roland is a japanese brand.

[darthvera]

Oh I didn't know that, thanx for da info :)

[supergro]

All yamaha man!

[tiggathetiger]

Cause he kicks butt and knows it :)

[amourdutigre]

I am a metal drummer, but Akira is my idol.

One of the greats!

ADT

[revengeance101]

yeah akira jimbo kicks ass

and dang that woman is fuckin HAWT!!!

[thelord575]

that is amazing

[TomTom3618]

e gostosa mesmo

[guiabati]

japa gostosa

[iwei91]

what's epoca del sol means???

[thelord575]

epic sun? maybe

[astralhorizons]

epoca = season or period in time, epoca del sol=season of the sun?

[limeflavored33]

coolbeans

[tange606]

that smile at 5:01

[fermar92]

haha epic sheep performance

[indimo74]

oh.. my god, wow,,

[deweydextor]

Everyone take about da girl Ha Ha Ha

Akira Jimbo is awesome and the woman is so pretty : )

[robertmaxwell797]

da host is hot

[clance13]

cool dude

[one8becomes2zeros]

... and the song is extremely Cheesy!

[one8becomes2zeros]

She's beautiful... He's awesome... and that way of playing is extremely neat

[rommysetijawan]

Yeah... That so good