Matt Halpern - Improvised Grooves

[851852093114208513]

He does so much with so little...

Damn you're good -.-

[Fleimari]

I'm guitarist. And I just dont get this...

[SECONER1]

omg U ROCK lml

[MrOnima]

badass...........

[corey788237]

he's definitely a great drummer, but why couldnt he transfer between portions of the solo WITHOUT having to dub?

[cabron226]

@corey788237 Who is you nigga? Matt doesn't have to explain himself to you, haha. Just appreciate the groove, damn.

[Mp5Drummer]

@corey788237 He must've been playing for ages, just edited together the best/his favourite bits.

[punk9999643]

@corey788237 This isn't a solo. He's just messing around. From the description:

"So, this one is an improvised jam i did for fun. I'm just messing around and having fun with some random groove ideas here.."

[corey788237]

@punk9999643 so you're one out of around 225,000 viewers who actually read the description?lol (i almost never read vid descriptions)

[corey788237]

@1:12 EPIC FAIL.lol

[corey788237]

just the first minute is incredible xDD

[NICKHAM16]

I came.

[eljordinyo]

i just took a shit out of my dick

[PabloDrums118]

this guy is frigin crazy!!!

[GatesxofxNecropolis]

thats not enough cymbals or drums for me, but this dude is sweet as hell.

[emann43]

Hey matt do you have twitter?

[masterdrummer19]

wow what type of bass pedal do you use.. please tell me DW 5000?

[sanddybusum]

@masterdrummer19 i think he uses mapex falcons

[Adamski986]

@masterdrummer19 i think it's a mapex if i remember correctly!

[SPECIALREXXN]

Matt could do a better drum solo on a biscuit tin than most people on a massive rock kit!

[raunopellaofficial]

This guy is such an inspiration to me. I mean Matt is like a jazz-fusion or a gospel guy who got lost and was taken into a metal band. He's style to me seems like a mix of Dennis Chambers, Steve Gadd and Chris Coleman :D

Guess I'm gonna have to start transcribing that stuff, cause It's beyond awesome ;)

[kattemjau]

LOL



[HeFilmsTheClouds808]

Buddy Rich of 2011(:

[PeanutButterGtr]

Who knew a wallet could be such and effective dampener?

[tlbeasley]

@PeanutButterGtr Every concert percussionist, lol

[maljaebul]

1000x better than other boring drum solos with gigantic sets

[neilpeartrocks2112]

its probably wicked hard to do this and keep time all at once

[DethCrusade]

I want that right leg.

[yngwiemaiden48]

I only have one problem with this video. I can't play that.

[T17Jaquith]

Dear lord.....

[Damien333]

27 drummers hit dislike then went and cried in a corner.

[BLACKDAHLIADAVID]

2:20 - 2:49 is awesome, sounds a bit like BTBAM beats.

[GREENFUCKS]

Wow

[mosh404]

Chuck Norris could play that with one arm.

[BrainMeltingDrums]

@mosh404

oh come on! he needs at least one foot too

[burnw73]

You only master an instrument when it becomes an extension of your body. I think Matt has that covered.

[rastafaris123]

Those ghost notes are insane!

[Justwatchin5]

I'm going to take some of your skills now. K thanks.

[LNOL]

Brilliant!

[drumgroovy]

Dude you remind me of Gil Sharone.

[93danne93]

1:02

DAT HIHAT HIT!!!

[treeeeeefiddy]

im digggin this !

[danielspital]

2:40 - that beat/fill - wow

[a1rf0rce1992]

where did u go to school?

[LanceSaunders]

Shows how fucking amazing he is by how much he can do on such a small kit

[TheKrantzed]

This guy is so good he made a tent with his wallet while playing.

[Xbrainsss]

@TheKrantzed ILLUMINATI

[Agh722]

you have mad skills!!! only wish i had hands and a bass foot that fast but dude....let the grove develop just a little. i mean.... i know your just messing around but it you're that damn good and going to submit it for modern drummer, slow did down a bit and groove. nonetheless, very talented!

[shorebrak]

vote m.guilliana..

[MrJuonih]

Is that yout wallet on the snare?

[MrJuonih]

@MrJuonih Hmm, it seems that I wasn't the only one to notice it...

[metallicarockall]

@MrJuonih did you just reply to yourself thinking it was another person?...

[MrJuonih]

@metallicarockall No, just after posting the 1st comment I noticed there were lots of comments on the same thing.

[courageous93]

@MrJuonih It makes the attack on his snare a bit deader. It makes it sound a bit tighter, more of a quicker, more staccato sound.

[rushislife]

fucking love your approach bro...wow

[69stringibanez]

thank you for realizing you don`t need a 44354764356 piece kit to fucking shred

[27SMmat]

i dont get it about the wallet and the snare?

[grantmalcolmvideos]

@27SMmat mutes the snare ringing

[CasperGgoodwood]

Yo take that wallet off that snare and let it breath yo

[WOLFSCHRAMM1]

what is that black thing on top of your snare? your wallet? XD

[richidls12]

So thats where I put my wallet.

[Rancho1911]

Fart-hat xD

[dana52484]

Its break beats meets progressive metal!

[gofusiesbass09]

I really wanna jam some acid jazz with this guy..........

[btownshreds1]

Haha my dude loves me! "Oh yeh, and this video is for Brandon of Impending Doom!"

[bohdaaanek]

wallet on snare for richer sound? :) nice grooves bro ;)

[ddrumdaz1]

@bohdaaanek makes it dry

[bohdaaanek]

@ddrumdaz1 i was just joking ;) i know what it is for;)

[ddrumdaz1]

@bohdaaanek oh haha i only just got the joke lol. wallet and richer sound lool i get it now

[YOMAR84]

Excelente!!!



[Fabcra]

simply incredible !

[iXiAmPLiFiieDiXi]

How can anyone possibly dislike this?

[hybridassassin1991]

THE ONLY MAN WHO CAN BREAKE THREE CYMBLAS WITH ONE SWING OF STICK !

[mjrupps]

@hybridassassin1991 YES.

[WilliEverGetMarried]

HEY! Is that one of those new wallet-like snare dampeners???? God i gotta get me one of em!

[xDSxREM1XxDSx]

Buddy Rich would be proud

[emann43]

MATT whats ur twitter?

[TheNewBiology]

And then he ejaculated 

[shasha2727]

the kit is going to be haunted from all of those ghost hits..

[buckwheatthebad23]

I both hate and love you for how ridiculously good you are at this.

[564bossman]

hey so whats that BOUNTY saying??? less is more? i think so! matt does more with this kit than most people do with over 3x this much stuff! by far my fav drummer

[RetroJamie]

0:26 How? :(

[564bossman]

@RetroJamie uhhh i think its something like flammed double roll, so basically rrllrrllrrll roll with flams on the first of each so like rRRlLLrRRlLL ?

[mammallica]

Omg! I saw you yesterday with Dream Theater! You guys are awesome! And i think it's cool with that one floor tom :)

[alexismorche]

I only have one problem with this video. He is not wearing a V neck.

[sixstringguy66]

all that with a kick, a snare, a floor tom, a hat, and a ride. kudos.

[EMusyk]

hope you win mat :D

[metlheaddrummr]

funny faces!

[mavis996]

lol wallet

[Xyzified]

wow, how do you do that thing at 0:26 ? cool

[iheartlownotes]

well FUCK I quit.

[falige]

What is that black triangle thingy on the snare?

[mrcusmc]

@falige

That's a very expensive and sophisticated tuning device...some people call it a wallet.

[Swift016]

Matt Halpern in charge of horrendous grip. Dunno how he plays like that while holding the butts of the sticks.

[Farout5150]

yeah ... but can you play Smoke on The Water?

:-P

(nice job!)

-Scott



[somyungjung]

epic wallet flip at 1:25!!!

[BloodReverence]

My favourite thing about your playing Matt is not how sick you groove, how amazing you are at using ghost notes on the snare, or how well you can do polyrhythms. In fact, my favourite thing about your playing is that you always look like Megan Fox is giving you head while you play.

[B1oodraven]

@BloodReverence Lol'd at the Megan Fox giving head.

[kxCONTRERAS]

@BloodReverence Drumming>Head from megan fox

[MasterofPuppetsx]

@BloodReverence Best comment ever.

[sabiankid11]

@BloodReverence there arent any polyrythms in here...

[HeavyMetalVagabond]

@sabiankid11 that word gets used so much on these djent bands when there so often isnt a polyrhythm haha

[BloodReverence]

@sabiankid11 that doesn't mean he hasn't done them in periphery...

[TheRadrussian1]

@BloodReverence for some reason i think megan fox would give terrible head. like she would really wanna be doin it but she would because you said please.

[xLaLaRainx]

The atomic bomb was caused by the 185,101 people whose minds were blown at the sound of this.

[thomasoring]

Headphone-warning!..

[vaxkors95]

He plays better in a small drums then many drummers play in big drums...

[MrDoofDoofHead]

that was dope!!! i used to put my wallet on my snare too haha

[Xformat01]

Holy mother of duck!

[Paramoreisawhore]

Anyone else notice the cymbals is half missing? lol

[TylerJohnsonSK8]

@Paramoreisawhore it just appears that way my friend

[JoshDHall23]

You could shoot him, and he still wouldn't miss a beat.

[DrewFarmie2]

this made my head hurt :(

[hipopolotomus]

seriously... who the fuck would dislike this..

[06livefast]

i play liek this when I'm high hahaha

[worldwidenegative]

i bet your neighbours fucking love you man...?

[theloshest1]

The Groove starting at 2.36 is cool as FARK !!!!! Hellpern, His Dudeness.

[KarlMarxforpresident]

lulwut



[Einareen]

Just... hihats...

[H03Joe]

this is the definition of awesome

[ThePepsiRulez]

just love your hi hats

[SodaYodaDude]

Epic Face.

[Spedly]

Dude, youre an insane drummer. INSANE. You should check out some videos of Omar Abidi of Fightstar, I think youd love his drumming. He has some great original stylings much like you do.

Keep it up, man. Your talent needs to be noticed

[DarkExcision]

haha is that your wallet on the snare? i do the same thing! xD you're GREAT at drumming man.

[jdawg6893]

dude honestly your playing makes me realize how much you can do with so little. Really gonna rethink my setup now. Keep kicking ass

[MMAWOLF2468]

Ooo ooo ooo oooo oooooo OO!! AHHH! jizz in his pants....

[liloly17]

This proves that you don't need 30 different drums to make a good drummer. This guy did it with with 5 percussion instruments. BA

[zschneido]

GOD LIVES!

[dazeinband]

REALLY SYCK BRO NICE GROOVES, CHECK OUT MY VIDEOS/BAND FOR POLYRYTHMIC DRUM CORPS MADNESS!!!!

[alexma321]

Incredible! I love that Benny Greb style

[iKiwiMetalHead]

Holy shit. You just destroyed. Fucking SUCK man XD

[Karadiddle]

uhhh I want your chops and will you be my bf? :p

[versatilegroove1]

Groovey!!

[dunnskie9]

Matt's face looks like he's having an orgasm through out the whole video. show's how much he loves drumming,

[heppatight]

What are you using to record the video?

[deathskater15]

Drummers with less, Are just way more creative.

[thetritone]

CHOPS!!!

[matty0234]

Met Matt Halpern, him and the rest of Periphery are some of the coolest guys you'll ever meet

[kaylendubray]

his face throughout the video is what i look like while jacking off

[AnyRoadAnyTime]

Good luck in the poll!

btw...

I really appreciate your instrumental disc. It was a great idea to release it.

[NOLLIDization]

Yo dat Tom is sooo dead.

[alanandblackhorses]

O M F G you are my hero :P

gretting from mexico

i wish periphery come to mexico

PLEASE!!!

[ForgetTheForgiven]

I see how Luke Holland gets his fills.

[milesmetkodrums27]

I can't figure out that fill at :26!

[UrOwnStupidity]

Is his wallet on his snare?

[mordakaiiii]

@UrOwnStupidity yea wallets give great sound!

[ccase2k]

YOU ARE THE FUCKING MAN BABE

[dthmtlsk8r]

its been a pleasure watching your drum videos as well as periphery videos. From one drummer to the next, you are a natural with a true talent and your playing is so complex and precise, it makes my brain bleed trying to figure out what your doing. -Andy Schroeder/Vehemence-

[eazyb33zy]

Why's Halpern in the same category as all the radio metal drummers? Lame. You've def got my vote! :D

[Mike19Howland]

the only words that come to mind are "disgustingly good" great improv matt!

[HELLPERN]

Hey guys! I was nominated for best metal drummer in the new modes drummer readers poll - please vote when you have a moment! The link is above in the description of this video! Thanks!

[Raiderfan123]

@HELLPERN I'm not surprised... you are the best drummer lol

[kook1028]

@HELLPERN I voted Chris Adler for best metal drummer. I put your name in the "other" box for The Hall Of fucking Fame!

[DillingerEscapeMan]

@HELLPERN You are insultingly good

[blhackman1296]

@HELLPERN I'm sure you have everyone's (and my) vote. SICK drumming!

[thelordofdarkcheese]

I really liked this. very creative and with great feel.

[Damien333]

Even misha couldnt program this.

[jjonald]

this is awesome to jam with

[whophead007]

Every time a friend comes over to my house and attempts to play my drums it sounds kinda like this. lol

[yourname50]

@whophead007 You have better friends then me.

[AlmostJP]

@whophead007 Then your friends must have a pretty good sense of groove, feel and timing then

[Andrewhaut]

What rudiment is at 0:46?

[wolfmanman]

I know the secret! I must close my eyes! Because my god he can rape with his eyes closed

[blackasphyxia0]

fap fap fap fap fap fap

[TheNicksellers]

0:36 the little men living in the tent on his snare are like "WTF IS GOING ON!!!!"

[MsLink2]

he has that orgasm face trough all the video.