Hullabaloo :: New Orleans Drumming

[mmcakes100]

very nice. what type of pattern are you using on the snare in the first minute?

[drumology2001]

It's just a mishmash of accents and rolls and crushes...nothing really *planned* or anything, it was all improv. The general idea was to play something that borrowed from a classic New Orleans "Second Line" groove, but was much more commercial and straight for a big band setting. Hope that helps. :)

[dimdimdekapitator]

outstanding



[fatalityhawk]

how long it take you to get this good? how long do you practice on a daily basis

[drumology2001]

Back in middle and high school, I would play for at least 4 hours (usually more) a day, in college, it went down to two hours, if I was lucky. Now, it's "whenever I have a few minutes", unfortunately! If I have a big gig or a particularly hard chart I'm working on, I'll put in some hours on it, but that's about it. And to answer your other question (thanks for the compliment, BTW!), I've been playing for about 25 years now - I started very young. :)

[lol25ish]

I must say, you are very good and I aspire to become as good a jazz drummer you!

[bigfatpanda4345]

Peter grifin on the drums

[drumology2001]

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa...whoa...whoa...whoa...wh­oa...whoa...whoa: Lois, this isn't my Batman glass.

[smolina7]

i love your skills bro...very nice...what are rudiment do you practice?..

[drumology2001]

Thank you, and thanks for the subscription! As far as rudiments, I practice them all. ;)

[WrestlerFRK09]

I don't know much about New Orleans drumming but i thought that was FREAKING AWESOME!!!

[drumology2001]

Thanks!  :D

[downtheroadman]

Good stuff nice ending ...love sticking ...

[MEro4815162342]

Amazing...

[givinitsome]

I don't think it has to be authentic 2nd line when you're not playing in a New Orleans marching band. What you played works... Nice and musical

[drumology2001]

Thanks for that! I think you're absolutely right; this piece is a nod to second line stuff, but not meant to be super authentic or anything.

[ianidinuse]

Love the sound of the snare !

[tamathunder10]

awesome i thought it was me but not enough hair on my head loved it please keep posting more!

[drumology2001]

Alright, settle down - I will! ;)

J/K - thanks for your enthusiasm. I'm glad you liked it.  :D

[ins7777]

Nice snare!

[nawalator]

mhhhhmmm i like it.!

[PicoPhip]

Very Nice playing great sense of touch and musicality.

[drumology2001]

Thank you.  :D

[musicman0008]

BRO!

We are doing this song for my jazz band. Well i am a freshman, and i got this song yesterday and was told to play it in compition. We went to compition in 24 hours (today). I have been listing to this song non-stop trying to copy what you do because i thinks its kick ass.

We got our results and we placed 2nd which is awesome for my school. THANKS SO MUCH MAN! I owe it all to you.

[drumology2001]

DUDE!

I am SO GLAD that you found this video helpful and that you enjoyed it, bro. Congratulations on 2nd place in your competition - that's great! Keep up the good work. :D

[FriedRiceFreak]

OMG thank you for posting this. I just got the drum part for this song in one of the ensambles I made in Auditions, and the video Helped a lot. The groove is difficult for me.

[drumology2001]

You're SO welcome! I'm glad this video helped point you in the right direction (or at least *a* direction - not sure if it's the right one). :D

Congrats on making a group after an audition. Feels good to be accepted in audition-only groups, no? ;)

[jazzdrummer25]

Hey Derek! It's been a while - how are things?

I've got a slight favour to ask: recently I had my trial HSC music night, where I was marked and adjudicated on my four hsc pieces. Because the laptop battery was dying, we only had space to record (from the mixing console) two of them - The Chicken, and Hullabaloo. I was hoping you would be able to listen to them and adjudicate/advise?

If so, send me your email and I'll get them to you :)

All the best,

Rohan

[drumology2001]

Sure thing. I'll send you my e-mail in a message here on YT. Check your inbox. :D

[aaronhjalmarson]

Hey, I was very impressed with this video, it makes me want to get into this New Orleans book by Roy Burns again... I love Second line style, I've only been drumming for a little bit over 2 years, but man funky New Orleans style drums are probably my favorite so far...

mad props

-aaron

[Drumming2thelord]

Dude I freakin love you man! You are now one of my fav drummers! god bless and keep drumming!

Henry

a fan from Beantown

[drumology2001]

Henry! Thanks for the great compliment, my friend! It's good to meet you and make a friend in Boston. I have yet to visit Boston in my musical travels, but I hope to get out there sometime and see it for myself. If I do, you wanna' show me around? ;)

[Drumming2thelord]

Friend it would be an absolutel honor to show you around! If you're ever in town look me up :)

My wife and I would be more than happy to host you at our place if you ever need a place to stay while you gig in the good ol' Beantown.

Best wishes from Boston,

Henry

[drumology2001]

Sounds good, my man! Do I just look in the local phone book for "Henry" when I get to Boston Logan Airport, then? ;)

Thanks for the offer of hospitality. It made my day, Henry. :D

All the best you and yours,

Derek

[AngieDaddy3]

Hi!

I'm a percussion major at WVU. I heard my old high school's jazz ensemble play this song, and immediately fell in love with it. I really enjoyed your interpretation of this piece. Your second-line groove is locked in and very tight. Your fills are absolutely flawless. I especially loved your big fill at 4:28!

Nice Job!

J.G.

[drumology2001]

Thanks for the comment! Sorry I took so long to write back - crazy week!

First, let me say I really enjoyed your "Distractions" video - groovin' ensemble! Which one are you in that video?

Second, I'm glad you enjoyed my video and the grooves I played, and especially that fill. Most of those fills were completely "in the moment". I was really pumped when I watched the video back for the first time; one of those "whoa - what'd I just play?" moments. ;)

Thanks again for your comment! :D

[jazzdrummer25]

Hey Derek! It's been a while :D

How've things been for you - career, marriage, etc?

I'm getting back into studying how you put this piece together, because I'm doing it for my HSC (meaning it's one of the pieces I'm doing in year 12 as my main assessment) with our big band. It's awesome fun, it already got me a scholarship at the local conservatorium - thanks to some fill tips from you, at least. Haha

Thanking you a tonne, Rohan M.

[drumology2001]

Hey Rohan! Thanks for the comment! Life is great (thanks for asking!); my career is progressing and marriage is awesome! I'm so thrilled to hear that you like this song enough to use it for your project, and that anything I said to you was helpful. :D

Congratulations on the scholarship! I know what a difference some financial assistance can make in continuing your education. Study hard and learn everything you can!

If you have any more questions, feel free to ask!

All the best,

Derek

[jazzdrummer25]

Thanks man :)

I figure, I may as well ask - tomorrow I'm ordering a new kit, it's a Sleishman four piece (18x16, 14x14, 10x8, 14x5.5 snare) being assembled in the U.S from Australian maple I believe. It's at a discount because of some shipping deal a Sydney drum shop cut with Sleishman - I'm paying roughly $3000 US. Do you personally think I should go ahead with it? Also, done many tours with Xiren lately? It looks like a fun experience :D

Best wishes, Rohan

[drumology2001]

Hmmm...why the Sleishman kit? Do you have a preference towards them? Is it a brand you know and respect? I personally had never heard of them until your comment. I looked them up and though they seem sound in their construction, I don't care for how they look visually with those long, skinny lugs. For $3K USD, you could get a HECK of a lot more for your buck, shipping included. Even Genesis Drums (whom I endorse for) could meet your needs for that price or better...let me know your thoughts.

[jazzdrummer25]

Well, the kit is discounted for me at 31% off, until tomorrow afternoon, and apparently their price is going to go up and up from now. They retail at $5500AUS, which is roughly ... $4500-4800 U.S? They're different from most drums in that the shells are virgin and resonate alot better. I'm not huge on the skinny lugs either but, they're not bad, so ... one of my drum teachers has a kit and swears by it, but I haven't heard it. Other teachers agree on it ...

[drumology2001]

A few thoughts:

1). I wouldn't buy anything I haven't heard first.

2.) Virgin shells can be great, but there's nothing wrong with regular shells with lugs attached.

3.) It's a lot harder to tune those kinds of drums, in my experience.

Again, for $600 US, you can get a good Tama Imperialstar kit that would rival anything else, virgin shells or not. I just think 3K's a lot to spend on a kit you haven't heard/had personal experience with.

Just my 2 cents. Do what you think is right. :D

[googhgoo]

2:12 Yeah! hit that ring!

[welchtim]

Great stuff!

[Kweshun]

Wow what a groove! That is how you play music. Thanks.

[musicisthelifeinside]

SICK FILL AT 143!!!! amazing.

[drumology2001]

You like that? Ha, that's great! Most people comment on the fill that happens later in the song (the same part of the melody/changes), but I'm glad you appreciated it. :)

[madchops82]

serious grooves. especially liked the cowbell beats.  I posted another vid...but really, I like your feel. Very nice

[grindthedrum666]

10x man for rplying tc m8

[grindthedrum666]

hey dude i love your vids man u got groove and that`s what i think makes a drummer great and unique in my eyes i used to play more rock and complicated stuff like dream theater stuff like that and i`v been probably on jazz and bluex for about a year what do u sauggest on for me to hear so i can expand my music logic.. ecept u of ofcourse :p 10x man great job

[drumology2001]

Haha...thanks for the compliment! Like you, I grew up playing rock (and prog stuff like Dream Theater and Planet X), but once I found jazz, I started to focus on it more because it helped my playing in all the other styles. Great jazz drummers that I would suggest you check into are Jeff Hamilton, Brian Blade, and Eric Harland - they all just pop my cherry every time I hear them. Harland is more progressive and modern, Hamilton's old school (in a good way), and Blade is just tasty. Good luck!

[musicisthelifeinside]

dave garibaldi

[drumology2001]

Garibaldi for funk and great patterns, but he's not really who I think of when I think jazz. He's a great player, though, and a hell of a nice guy - met him several times.

[iZXCVBNM0]

you could also check out steve smith and elvin jones.

[drumology2001]

Yeah - ESPECIALLY Elvin, man. That cat was so out it's not even funny. I've really started to lock in to some of his work and let it influence my playing.

[afgr173]

do you have a band name? and if so any cd's?

[drumology2001]

This is the CBC Jazz Ensemble. I am on one of their CD's from 2002 called "East Side Story". The closing track is the famed Buddy Rich Band arrangement of "West Side Story". It's available, but not online. If you're interested, I could probably finagle you a copy.

[afgr173]

no way really I would love to get my hands on such a good arrngment!

[drumology2001]

Arrangement? Well, no - I can't get you the charts. I can maybe get a copy of the CD, if you want. If that's the case, send me a message with your name and address and I will mail one out to you as soon as I can get it.

[afgr173]

well I am not just going to give you my address that easily on the internet, I kow you arent one of those pervs but thee are people, and sorry for the bad word choice yes I meant cds! but if you could give me an email maybe a persanol message or something that would be so loveley!

[drumology2001]

I wasn't suggesting you put your home address in this comment box, smart guy. I meant send it to me via private message here on YouTube so that I know where to mail the CD. If you're that weirded out about your address, then that's fine; I don't NEED to send you anything. No skin off my back. Just tryin' to be nice. :\

[afgr173]

I pmed you looking forrward to it!!!

[jazzdrummer25]

Oh god, 4:30, love that fill

[drumology2001]

Ha, thanks! I'd never played that fill before; you can tell because the percussionist to my right (my best friend Brian) looked over at me after I played it and was like "hell yeah!" We were both caught off guard by it. It was funny. ;)

I also kind of dig the quick little fill at 4:44, too. Both of those were completely unplanned. I'm just glad they came off okay. :D

[jazzdrummer25]

As a matter of interest - I ust can't put my finger on it, what techniques and elements did you involve in those two? I must have watched them both twenty times and i can't pull it apart for some reason. It's just a kind of fill I'd really love to learn, is all. :D

[drumology2001]

On the 4:30 fill, it's just doubles (S-S-B-B-T-T-F-F-B-B-T-T-F-F-B­-B-B/C) where S=snare, B=bass drum, T=rack tom, F=floor tom, and C=crash. On the 4:44 fill, it is B-F-T-B-F-S-S-S, if that makes any sense.

The one at 4:44 is something I picked up from watching and listening to Dave Weckl a lot. He has great ideas for how to make the toms and bass drum interplay really solidly during fills. If you have any more questions, just drop me a line. ;)

[jazzdrummer25]

Oh wow, figured the second one would be something far more complexbut there you ahve it. Yeah I'm planning to get Dace Weckl's "Strictly Technique" (or whatever it's called) video, haven't gotten around to it yet. nearest music shop is in the next town :\ but yeah, just figured I'd ask since I'm doing Hullabaloo for my Higher School Certificate (it's an Australian thing) and yeah. Also doing Sing, Sing, Sing and a Stanton Moore piece, and some solo thing. :D hah fun. Yeah, thanks a heap bro

[jazzdrummer25]

Haha apparently there is no Weck dvd called Strictly Technique. well there you have it ... hah. Hey, what pedal do you play? I can't pick out a particularly brandname anywhere. for that matter, what drums/cymbals?

[drumology2001]

The bass drum pedal I use most often (and the one I used here) is a DW 7000 Series single pedal. I also use an Iron Cobra 900 (Power Glide) Double pedal on occasion. With the drums and cymbals, it's easiest if you just check out my website (listed above right), where I have some diagrams and such. There's not enough room in this comment box to cover it all. ;)

[carot2003]

Now thats cool, like it....

[pachopavan]

men, one word... fantastic

goodbye from argentina.

[biodrummer]

wow but who's the drummer? very very very nice

[drumology2001]

Are you asking who *I* am? My name is Derek Munson. I am 27 years old, and I live in Washington State, USA. I've been playing since I was 3. (This is weird - I feel like I'm writing a bio on myself.)

Anyways, that's who. ;)

[spacitydrummer4JC]

Man, this Is great.

[Pprovo1]

watch?v=yEpjWvkMIEI

[drumology2001]

Thanks for the link. If that was meant to show me what authentic N'Orleans drumming is like, then let me be clear: I *KNOW* how to play those classic N.O. grooves, but in this situation, I was asked to play a more funk-based, straight time groove to fit the intentions of the writer of the chart. I wasn't able to play what I would like to have played, but that was the call of the director and what he wanted - not me. I'm well versed in the authentic traditions of New Orleans, trust me. ;)

[bonhamshevchenko]

It sounds great and it isn't perfectly authentic but it has the same idea.

love it

[nbarer]

i really dont like the feel you put it, i dont find its authentic at all. it sounds like one of those cheesy backing tracks you get on cd.

[drumology2001]

Did you not read my note at the top right in the video info box? I outrightly *say* that this isn't authentic, and it is more commercialized. I did what the original writer intended for the song, not what would have made it authentic. Keep in mind, if I would have tried to be too authentic with it, it might have been hard to keep a 20-piece big band together and in time, with all the slurred rolls and syncopation that are the hallmarks of those New Orleans-style grooves.

[Alpostol]

You have amazing touch.

[drumology2001]

Thank you! ;)

[harleeondrums]

I left a comment on your other video, but can't help but notice your versatility. By any chance, would that be a fiber or calfskin head on your snare, or just a coated ambassador?

[drumology2001]

Thank you for the compliment! I try to play all kinds of styles when the opportunities arise. And yes, you have a good eye: that's a Remo Fiberskyn 3 on my snare.

[harleeondrums]

Ah! I knew it. I'm a big fan of Steve Smith, and he puts those on his snares all the time. I really want to try them out, though I hear they "bubble up" quickly?

I've kinda memorized how drums sound with certain heads on them. I can sometimes blind-fold myself and listen to a video and tell what drums and heads that person is using, as well as cymbals. So far, my average is that I'm correct 76% of the time. Haha. Thanks!

[drumology2001]

Ah, yes...I love Steve Smith, too! And the Fiberskyn 3's. They both rock.

Regarding the "bubble up", the head in that video is still in use, though I bought one to replace it - just gotta' get around to doing it. They last a long time, but mine started bubbling after a handful of Wayman Chapman funk/R&B gigs (see my YT channel for an example). Other than that, though, it lasted me about a year until it started to lose tone and bubble. I recommend them, though.

Thanks for the comments!

[harleeondrums]

Oh great! I heard it was less than two months before losing tone and such. Thanks for the tip! Definitely going to slap one on the snare with my bebop kit.

[drumology2001]

Right on! Best of luck with it - I really like Remo's stuff, and was surprised at how durable the FS3's really were. ;)

[SDS153]

Yeah, its all about the FS3s! I found a spare I'd forgotten about in my garden shed. Must been there 2 years, unplayed just seasoning and it still sounded great!

I'm really digging you and you band by the way, anywhere I can buy some of your music?

[drumology2001]

Thanks for the wonderful comment! I have appeared on only one album with this band. Typically we record an album each year, but opted not to do so in order to go play at the University of North Texas Jazz Festival. You can buy a live recording from the company that recorded this year's festival. Otherwise, I am on their album from 2002 called "East Side Story".

Message me if you want more info on how to get some recordings. I'd be happy to burn you some stuff, if nothing else.

[Simarddrummer]

very solid. everything is crisp and yummmm... props to you my friend. we are playing this song with my band and its nice to find such a great example to work toward. you are realy great man. im impressed. keep it up. where do you play?

[rhythm61067]

You display some pretty darn good four way limb independence my friend!

[drumology2001]

Thanks! Independence is something I really need to work on, especially as it relates to odd meters, hemiolas, or polyrhythms. I'm glad you dug it, though.

[c2dinc]

So tasty. I love how every fill is different and yet still all fit very very well. Fantastic fantastic fantastic!

[drumology2001]

Thank you thank you thank you!

When I went back and watched the tape on this (as I was ripping it for the Web), *I* even had to go do a double take on some of these fills, because I can't remember what I did! There is one at the 4:43-4:44 mark that I don't even remember playing, but I loved it and was very surprised when I heard it played back. Now I am trying to transcribe it and figure out what I did!

Glad you enjoyed it - check out the other new vids and rate them too, if you would. :)

[FTFDrummer7]

Yeah man, as always, very nice grooving, slick fills, and a great sense of time. Keep it up, brother.

[drumology2001]

Will do! Thanks for the comment. ;)