Brian "BRAIN" Mantia go go Beat

[10guitars]

he is a great drummer, but i think if he was a bar of chocolate i think he would eat himself.

[crazyedd123]

brain has the best single bass pedal technique i've seen from a drummer.

he can add 3 16th's in succession just like that, very inspiring to learn from.

[lonesalcornbug]

i think hes one of the best and a nice guy too

[Miguelhe12]

Crazy drummer. Hes able to make simple meters sound like something never heard before like in the vidoe he started off with a 2/4 beat then built it up with fills and what not. That's a real drummer

[thedukeofrosco]

SHREDDING REPPIS ON THE GNARR GNARR RAD!!!! The only tutorial video ever released that is worth watching! Every other vid is some cheese fest with a billion cymbals and some arse toucher accompanying on a 6 string bass.Brain is a funk demon with no faff and all style.

[666animalmother]

That's what you get for having Buckethead as your best friend, and vice versa:)

[3ucketheadJuggal0]

anyone know what high hat he's using during the examples? it's got such an ear stabbing tightness to it, but it's a good stabbing feeling.

[Misteryowl]

@3ucketheadJuggal0

I think they look like 13" Dyno Beats but i'm not sure.

[allmetaliswelcome]

what's up with good drummers and underwear?

[63Mafia]

that boy been to DC a few times. Play that funky music white boy!

[flipknut]

Go go Brian!!! Go go!!!

[LBC6893]

by adding some 16th note triplets to the bass drum you can give the gogo beat a more shit feel.

[BagpipeHustler]

fantastic drumming!! AAAAAAAAAAH Brain is the shit!!!!

beginning on that building top kinda reminds me of a beastie boys joint....

[Gen2pAc]

Funkiest shit I ever heard in mah Life@!!!!!!!!!!

[Longcatcrusade]

This guy can FUCKEN GROOVE

[TheMARDARIUS]

i got this in 1995 it.he is kinda strange but he knows his stuff is he really gay because he said that at the end

[marlonchik]

хороший бит

[cees3500]

some more dumb shit

[lJohnnyTheFoxl]

whatever style you want to call it, it's dope as shit.

[lorenrb]

man this guy has a killer feel!

[nirvanafrik]

i died.

[dillikins]

I don't hear example 4 as being more rock-like at all. That's just the beat from Chuck Brown's We Need Some Money. And in classic go-go, you don't want things to be busy on the drums. All those fills at the beginning of the video - no way. You pull that stuff out on the gig and you're likely to get fired!

[Ramshackled17]

@dillikins Yeah! That's the "We need some money" beat!!! Only the music is a little bit faster. You catched it!

[fatbackfunk]

@dillikins I think he's just demonstrating how to incorporate what all the go-go percussionists usually play but how to do it on a drum kit.. He does also explain that on the DVD as well.. Which I think is quite useful if you're in situation where there's no percussionists.. Definitely adds a lot, I used to see Brain play all the time throughout the 90's in various bands, and I can say he's most definitely a "less is more" groove/pocket player and not one to over play.

[fatbackfunk]

@dillikins And yes that's the classic "We Need Some Money" groove.. Brain used play that song all the time with a band called Curveball.. He's a huge go-go fan.. And I would think his description of this beat being more of a rock-like groove is probably because that kind of kick drum pattern was something that a lot of classic rock drummers from the 60's/70's ala: John Bonham/Ian Paice/Cozy Powell etc.. used to use a lot..

[crohnsappleadams]

By adding some 16th note triplets to the bass drum, you can make it not a go go beat at all.

[fatbackfunk]

@crohnsappleadams that's definitely 100% Go-Go..

search: "we need some money chuck brown"

[flipadiddle]

@crohnsappleadams yeah man you're totally right! i mean, he's playing the exact beat from the chuck brown song " we need some money". and chuck brown is totally NOT go-go. i mean, if he was, he'd probably have some nickname like "the godfather of go go" or whatever. wait a minute......fuck!

[crohnsappleadams]

@flipadiddle Ha.... I have zero recollection of writing that. Yeah, it's definitely a go-go beat. I must have been drinking.

Still am, actually.

[keython301]

why would you put rock in gogo

[fatbackfunk]

@keython301 Search: "we need some money chuck brown" and that should answer your question.. It seems to work just fine.. :) Enjoy

[dsleeperhold]

DW five thousand baby.

[V4rVendetta]

Great groove!

[neoshaolin1]

Dude, YES everyone should have a conga on their drum kit. It's as pivotal as a cow bell. haha

[tommylee85]

fuck!I just wanted to click on the pause bottom and I accidentally give 2 stars to this video...

He's a great drummer and great musician, great groove, always smiling while playing...and that's VERY important....

[Element404]

LOL why can't drummers keep their shirts on?

[mario21128]

cause their tits sweat to hard

[dsleeperhold]

this video always pissed me off. I was like i have a DW five thousand. but i could only do heal toe. For anyone doing heal toe, stop. You can get so much more from the ball of the foot to the toe, and it sounds a little different and you can train yourself to get quintuplets by doing the toe to the ball of the foot and rolling a litle further. that ball to toe that hes doing for a solid trip.

[shadesofcraig]

Where is the cowbell??? :) hehehe

[costamesa22]

Great groove Brain is a rhythmic genius !

[RvLver]

I'm definitely in love with this hi-hat... :'(

[wakeatl]

hahaha wow fuckign sweet

[SixStringArt]

FUCKING AWESOME

[Acacia01234]

I got to see Brian today. But he didn't play anything :(

He just talked. But it was still cool.

[waisinet]

where did you see him?

[Acacia01234]

At UCSF

[jimlovesearth2]

was he doing a seminar?

[schecterplayerr]

best thing since chad smith

[nirvanafrik]

dang, i want to see a duet!

[ace5392]

brains my favorite lol

[mattmartmale]

one of the best drumming videos eva

[adrian2004]

Great drummer! With Charisma!! Unlike all the other nerdy drummers ->> Neil Peart, Steve Gadd, Mike Portney, etc.

haha, go ahead, bash on me

[thisIStheARTofRUIN]

i actually agree

[Misteryowl]

Yeah, man. You're always gonna get the feel/groove/emotion versus the thechnical/precise/measured way of playing debate but i agree that the former is so much more artistic and expressive. Good on you, soldier. As if Brain can't turn on the technique aswell. Sigh.

[adrian2004]

exactly

[ticklemeelbow]

This Video was on lifeskool on Cablevision a few years ago. I used to sit with my two year old son and watch it. I was trying to instill funkiness in him at an early age. He would be mesmerized watching the vid and get into the groove of the go-go beat. He's six now. He's pretty funky.

[dommelloello]

sto coglione doveva insegnare filosofia all'università?

[x2bnex2me]

I love your hi hats, I love them. You must tell me what they are, PLEASE.

[jimbo902107]

Could be zildjian 14" mastersounds - but i aint sure

[kcrp6794]

yep, i have the same hats

zildjian z custom mastersounds

[Misteryowl]

Bryan! You've been in here all day! Bryan! Bryan! Ah, mom i was RIPPIN!

[petar1987]

Animals should not try to act like people dvd:)

[superblueled]

From Shreddin Repis on the Gnar Gnar Rad (his DVD)

[TheGreaterGood80]

Go Go is a distinct style of beat that grew out of Washington DC. It was used in 70's funk and hip hop in the late 80's and early 90's

As a DC native and a Primus fan, this was great to watch!

[modobomber]

yeah it's from his dvd. you also get to see him go apeshit on a toy drum set if you get it!

[cheapjonday]

i'd fucking love to see that

[takethebullets]

I think its from his dvd?

i got it from drummerworld

[radiopinkzeppelin2]

awesome...great beat...so where is this from? what is he teaching?

[modobomber]

he is fucking sick.