Yeah, 1998 was the last year he wrote the drum book for UTC. I was a senior in high school at the time, but my brother was in the UTC band and I used to come and hang out with the drumline. I remember hanging with them at a couple of early rehearsals, and they were kind of annoyed because Naoki wrote a crazy insane book, and then he went to Japan for the summer and fall, leaving them to try to figure it out on their own.
Really unusual "cadence" to this guy's playing; almost like an accent, but expressed through a drum, instead of with the voice. (Cadence, in this instance, isn't referring to a street beat). It's cool, though. It really takes you by surprise, and by the end of the solo you find yourself not noticing it. Kinda helps that he's a true bad-ass, too.
Yeah, he helped out with our high school drumline for a couple months when he was @ utc. Not only a great drummer but a nice guy. Even better in person. If you search blast (and blast japan), you'll find more clips. There's also a few of him playing with an orchestra, and a couple more solos. Some are hard to find cause the titles weren't in english.
If interested in Ishikawa, he made a special appearance and performed drums in the 2005/6 Japanese theater performance of "Endless Shock". He was fantastic! Best performance in the whole show!
Naoki was a classmate of mine at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. He is a very talented and humble individual. He would always take time to demonstrate a technique or just hack through some exercises for a few minutes. He taught me how to play "Chopping Spree" and he also taught he Casey's Claw (the one handed inverted roll).
The only question he was ever asked that he wouldn't answer is where the hell he got that orange rubber thing that made his drum sound like a concert snare.
It was soo fun marching with this guy in the blue devils 1997....i tough him to throw up the westside...lol
bdsnareline97 3 weeks ago
wtf is he doing at 2:50?!?
PrayForThaSnow 1 year ago
man?
SanreZai 1 year ago
I remember him... didn't he write the book for UTC in 1998. I marched at ETSU and we actually traveled out there for that game.
bobodilligaf 1 year ago
@bobodilligaf
Yeah, 1998 was the last year he wrote the drum book for UTC. I was a senior in high school at the time, but my brother was in the UTC band and I used to come and hang out with the drumline. I remember hanging with them at a couple of early rehearsals, and they were kind of annoyed because Naoki wrote a crazy insane book, and then he went to Japan for the summer and fall, leaving them to try to figure it out on their own.
chopman83 1 year ago
Really unusual "cadence" to this guy's playing; almost like an accent, but expressed through a drum, instead of with the voice. (Cadence, in this instance, isn't referring to a street beat). It's cool, though. It really takes you by surprise, and by the end of the solo you find yourself not noticing it. Kinda helps that he's a true bad-ass, too.
6 stars.
RCRhythm 2 years ago
it was fun marching with this guy i taught him how to throw up the west side
bdsnareline97 3 years ago
Yeah, he helped out with our high school drumline for a couple months when he was @ utc. Not only a great drummer but a nice guy. Even better in person. If you search blast (and blast japan), you'll find more clips. There's also a few of him playing with an orchestra, and a couple more solos. Some are hard to find cause the titles weren't in english.
floppymcfly 3 years ago
Naoki Ishikawa actually went to UTC and currently tours in Japan for blast
nickmiller708 4 years ago
If interested in Ishikawa, he made a special appearance and performed drums in the 2005/6 Japanese theater performance of "Endless Shock". He was fantastic! Best performance in the whole show!
lizalou42 4 years ago
Naoki was a classmate of mine at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. He is a very talented and humble individual. He would always take time to demonstrate a technique or just hack through some exercises for a few minutes. He taught me how to play "Chopping Spree" and he also taught he Casey's Claw (the one handed inverted roll).
The only question he was ever asked that he wouldn't answer is where the hell he got that orange rubber thing that made his drum sound like a concert snare.
chopman83 4 years ago
Oh my goodness thats awesome, that dude has skill!
ImADancerrrr 4 years ago