DRUM LESSONS with Mike Johnston "Crossover Fills"

[agvakit]

Learned in half an hour  love it

[CheckPointCarlie]

dude i love tha way you do ur head bobble wen u play!!!!!!!!!!!! lol nh

[bigtune03]

you have taught so much!! Thanks bro still learning by your vids

[drbulbus]

your stacks sound amazing. What are they exactly?

[drummerelle]

such a drummer lol

[MissPurpur]

Oh my gosh, now I see the outtakes. You're hilarious! No seriously, I sha* my pants right there.

[MissPurpur]

3:30 - Yeah, that's like... faster than the speed of light for me. XD

[TamaDrummer5309]

Without a doubt, you're my biggest inspiration when it comes to drum set playing. I used to be big on Carter Beauford, Vinnie Colaiuta, and Dave Weckl, but watching your playing has taught me much more than watching theirs. Thanks for everything, Mike! Hoping to meet you in a clinic someday. Hopefully you'll be in the State College, PA area sometime soon? :)

[drumteacher76]

@TamaDrummer5309: Wow, thank you so much! I'll be in Columbus Ohio at Columbus Percussion on March 1st. How far is that?

Respond to my FB account if ya can :)

Mike Johnston

MIKESLESSONS COM

[TamaDrummer5309]

@drumteacher76 I said it in my FB message to you, but that's a good 6 hours away from me and a difficult trip to make as a college freshman without a car, haha. But thanks so much for responding! Just made my day.

[jman40194]

"*buuurrrpp* there we go, here we are, here we allshabba hey hey." lmfao! haha

[chopnalldayandnite]

He did a stick twirl and then said he couldn't do a stick twirl lol great vid

[alpha3and3omega]

i learned this and it is simply amazing

it made my fills alot more intersting without a doubt!

thanks mike!

[TheJamesEF]

Hey Mike. First off, would like to say that I love you're drumming and you inspire me and I suggest you to any and all drummers I meet. I wanted to know though, are you christian? I'm jw because I heard that you were and that'd be dope if you were, but I was just wondering. God is a huge part of my life and I have been wondering for a while. just respond to this or message me. Thanks man :)

[jfmusic123]

oh my freaking goddd....that jazz samba at the end!!!! awesome....where can i find that lesson .

[family7485]

Stop this video at exactly 6:20 and notice that Mike has 3 arms!

[seeminglybadguy]

Lesson and laughs, that's the whole package for me, thanks man!

[gaktasa]

thats fun times, dude your awesome!

[JamesChapy]

"i dont do stick twirls" does awesome stick twirl.

[backstagepdx]

hey Mike! Love the TUTS! Is that a Roland drum pad on your left? Do you have tuts for integrating the drum machine with drums?

thanks again for all your help and hard work

[Alex83FE]

I'm so using this fill ... as soon as I manage to pull it off, ofc ^^

[chupeteguaya]

*BUUURRRP* Here We go here we are shabbahehe.

[TurboNeon185]

6:08-6:29 .... drummer ADD in its finest form.

[stickzmcdade]

You said made out of four notes at the start :/

[mannersification]

pause at 1:18 haha!

[JokerrFlush]

Well.. extremely simple is more like pretty hard for us.. Anyhow great lesson Mike. Thanks.

[milesmetkodrums27]

Outtakes has two t's...

Haha. Great lesson though.

[drumsticks1976]

the last part of these lesson (outakes) was really really fun:) best regards Mike!!

[druggged]

when i see this videos of 10 min i think " oh fk... it will be so boring as every stupid lesson and i dont learn nothing!" welll im always wrong :D

[drumguy3889]

Mike great as always. What is that unit that you use as your click as well as your music player?Thanks

[jmckenzie07]

outtakes are hilarious!! lol

[GeneralMillss]

"That's all I got." lol.

[fazerville]

Watching stuff like this makes me want to give up. I'm using my sticks as firewood tonight and giving my kit to the homeless.

If I need a drum fix I'll have a beer and watch you instead. Keep up the great work.

[kingyojabodo]

Great videos Mike. This stuff's been helping me out a ton. What's the name of that super-funky track you're jamming to?

[JakeFields92]

Ive been playing drums for 10 years now and ive never loved it as much as i do now. Since i joined mikeslessons i cant stop playing. Thanks mike!!

[MarteenDrummer]

Masterpiece!!!

[DrummingOneX]

lol. this is gonna sound weird, but i figured out the actual fill that you were teaching, but how do you do that stick trick in the beginning?? hahaha

[buttzaking]

Legend. Your groove in any of your fills is great. Nice Work Bro. :)

[anibalserenelli]

you are my hero

[sancho1383]

how about for our christmas present you make a video breaking down 6:08-6:29. ok. good talk.

[arthurkitchen]

That is so awesome!

[TiiHO91]

your my idol man! i have practiced all your patterns. They are just so cool! :)

[SuperMonkeyNuts]

Half man, half ska da-ba-da ba-da-bud-dum-bum ba-dum ska-da-doobey-lumba-tshhhbum.

[sergiofloresivan]

man i have just started watching your vids, and i already know that if i can acquire these skills that i will become a great drummer. I a little rusty right now since i have only been playing for a couple of months, but im sure that i will learn :D thanks

[thetotalripper]

The outakes had me in stitches!! I'm subbing.

[drummaddict29]

mike is not a human being anymore when it comes to DRUMZ! ^_^

[manuelpicazojr]

man mike your the best down earth drum teacher on youtube man ive learn all my chops and stuff from you and have improved alot i love your vids man wow you amaze me every time dude keep up the work bro coming at you from riverside ca!!!

[dracolich345]

i learned the technique :D i can do it as 16th triplets to up to 80bpm!

[MrSertz]

this guy's an animal

[beatcrazy14]

i love this man

[drumteacher76]

@beatcrazy14: and he loves ya right back :)

Thanks for the kind words bro,

Mike Johnston

MIKESLESSONS COM

[wongsol]

@beatcrazy14 how can you not? I've never seen any online drum teacher who has such a good time teaching and playing....Mike is a gem among us.

[roryando]

Starting to really speed up my bass pedal! THANKS TO U!

[BrianMcGooch]

What is that ride your using in between the toms?

[LynseyCarpenter]

Mike, your awesome! Miss you a ton. You always inspire me.

[eltambore]

Who gives a flying crap about the crossover!!! Let's learn some of those blisteringly fast 32nd notes in that spasm you had!!!

Lol JK crossover sounds great!

[SenorClam16]

you are a snapping god!!!! :D

[LewisB776]

TURN GIGGLES INTO HAPPINESS, PEOPLE!

My new motto ;D

[sticktodrum]

Audio/video sync issues?

[kshepthedrummer]

9:07 OMG MIKE YOUR DRUM SET EVAPORATED!!!!!

[0509killer]

Not a showy drummer? Mike, if you haven't seen yourself play....your arms are flailing around like...something that flails a lot....but you flail with purpose and meaning so it's all gooood.

[UnderworldGrim]

I was hoping you'd sneeze again lol

[All4Him92]

Around 6:10, are you keeping the same pattern as the fill (R L K) and just moving it around the kit? Or is it something different?

[samyevz]

holy shiz. you let loose lol. thanks for the new lick. big respect.

[redeye998]

Please mike... Is there a way of learning the finger technique, made easy? :/ I need some help over here, can't make it for like 2 years now...

[dietmarkohler]

Thank you mike! This lick is great!!! Didi

[srecar6]

turn giggles into happiness guys lol

[punkrockguilt1]

is that a new kit? looks like a reverse of the one in the previous videos

[DXpac20]

I love how more than half of the amazing things Mike does he doesn't even think about when he does it. He'll post a video on odd time signatures and the next thing you know he has a bunch of crazy licks people are asking questions about, and he didn't even mean to do it.

[ejyo14]

what cymbals made up the stack

[paterisfreak]

here in cold and sad Poland, where everything sucks (but girls are pretty), you my friend are a very big inspiration! your style of drumming and aproach to life deserves to be admired. Greetings from Europe!

[maddemaax]

the bassdrum sounds sooooo amazing!

[miniwargamereric]

bless you

[thehornypuppy]

I just love they way you arrange your drums...hopefully it won't be long before i can buy my drumkiit...first i need to get back my Jackson wich got stolen and other things too.

[tiagoshade]

Its very @peter wildoer

[Ethan131onew]

so amazing I hope I can play this crossover fill..

[bensimondrums]

VERY GOOD !

[asifwekere]

Amazing absolutely Amazing!  The outakes were extremely hilarious!

[SAMPENINGTON]

thank ya need a signature stacker man! you're rockin em' right now aha!

[0d58]

Hey Mike!! Good work.... I really appreciate the work you're doing for the drum community. All the way from Ghana I can learn from these lessons you post. God bless you!

P.s. What is your stacker made up of??

[johnnyjayrico]

MIKE..wooow man.. that was freakin amazing... claps claps claps... two thumbs up dude... that it spicy hot drum fills there... SIMPLE YET EFFECTIVE... like it...

IM A LEFTHAND DRUMMER... so that means my drum set is on the other way around...so have to try it on the other u tried from there... this will be more interesting..hehehe.. thanks man for sharing out ur fills... hoping more of it to come...

[FalcoPR91]

I <3 it

[fahlo]

Beast. :)

[whateversoundstudio]

thank u mike! its sooo juicy :) great inspiration and challenge!

[alanandblackhorses]

the movement of the arms has to be exactly like you do?

[svanleetownshexy]

2nd day playing drums and i have already got this down. thank you so much bro.

[svanleetownshexy]

amazing

[sebz61]

Are you lieing to us?

[drumteacher76]

@sebz61: About what my friend?

Mike J

[nicktanski]

LOL "Turn giggles into happiness." Sounds like the slogan of a rehab clinic! :)

[dwmejia06]

@drumteacher76. Hey Mike great lesson for a beginner like myself ! And can u tell

Me what fo u use for ear protection or headphones or monitors? Thanks man !!!!

[MrDiavelis]

the sneezing sounded like an explosion!!! hahahahaha

[warb1979]

Turn giggles into happiness.....Genius. :)

[rebukey]

so if you play the kit open then would you do LR kick which would mean you only cross over for the last snare floor tom kick?

[BittenMitten]

wow your Jazz samba was amazing. holy crap is there a lesson on that?

[drummer265]

hahaha yes! the outtakes made me feel like I was in the live lessons again (had to cancel due to money). I love getting to see you just act, for lack of a manlier word, silly.

[sxerDude]

LEAVE THIS UP. God, your awesome, but very self consiencous. God, your really good. ACCEPT THAT

[cscrignaro]

lmao, "logo's are straight"

[JeminiMedia]

Always entertaining and educational Teach, I'll be getting the package soon.

really love how you explain how simple things can be so creative!

Ermin

[greenbra17]

I have to ask!!! For your out takes, are you on your own? Cause if thats the case that is awesome!!!

[Phillip3101989]

".... logos straight... fan-freaking-tastic... ... .... don't get the giggles... shake it off.."

HAHAHAHahahaha

[christianbryce]

no need to apologise mike we all have the same tantrum disease lol great stuff again man thanks

[itsmynamedrew]

every video, we want outtakes. i was laughing so hard during those 2 mins

[joshuag94]

click 8:22 for epic sneeze face.

[havoc4571]

Dude my kit looks almost exactly like yours. O.o

[duvaldrummer]

can't wait to try this out, thanks so much man! 

[182JeanJean182]

That's so beautiful to see a drummer who have a perfect control of his drum :) !

That's what i see when i watch your video Mike!

[yaboyreece22]

"...Aaaaaannnd -- scene."

[HideMyselfFrom421]

6:20 to 6:28 Oh. My. Damn.

[gadsdn93]

did anyone else go to their drum set and try 1.17......

[sportsguyblake]

Like this is you play a four-piece kit!

[gebczynski]

Mike what happened to that video where you were to explain how you tune your kit and how you sound proofed your room for recording? There were a whole bunch of other things you were going to explain like compression and mics how come you never got around to it? Thumbs up so he can see this

[drummerslife1]

Sweet crossover

[GuilhermeTB1]

that was a massive sneeze

[cptdupuy]

yeah not a "showy" drummer lol

[WaterGallon]

This maybe irrelevant, but how do ya get that buff?!

[HeavyMetalen666]

09:28

"Burp, here we go here we are, shabbahehey."

[ejp93]

@13TeK11 It drives me insane! Does anyone know why he does it?

[GiulianoGullini]

awesome! :)

[rjdrums26]

1:11 can you teach or just show us how to do it. I don't do stick twirls when playing seriously but i love stick twirls just messing around

[678Drummer]

Breakdown 6:10-6:28

[narzil]

what cymbals you using here dude for your stacks and the furthest crash/ride from you?

[bangNL94]

lol I sneezed too at 8:25

bless your face

[sox0017]

Do a lesson on that stick flip u did in the beginning

[GregoryGraveyard]

i thought that stick trick was cool haha

[usernamevm]

really good stuff ! :) awesome !

lets go to practice !

[678Drummer]

Tight play along track

[iteletnap]

great as always, Mike!!! keep rockin'

[jackk432]

6:10. drumming adhd kick in? :D

[dicko2704]

Even though I'm a live lesson sub, it still makes me so happy to see Mike has done another Youtube channel.

[spicefritz]

great stuff like always - like the outakes too (you are not stoned, aren´t you? :-)))

[Cinbatteuse]

thks mike it's so cool, I'll practise this afternoon (:

[jtmcrae1]

Hey Mike, what's the sample/click track device to your left. It looks like exactly the type of thing I need for my band when playing live. Cheers

As always loving your vids

Jackson

[dunDaan]

Can't believe how easy this and how cool it looks. Amazing lesson !!

[libertynindependence]

You showing off, is playing wicked awesome beats. I find myself very impatiently waiting for your next video!

[lllGlasswinGlll]

love the outakes !! :D

[irfaniss]

this groove looks so cool! and it sounds good too! how did you came out with all these grooves and fills? btw, i've learned so much by watching your videos, thanks man! ;)

[abdielfromhell]

Hey Mike! thanks a lot man! I'm playing next week on my band's album presentation and I have to perform a solo, so you have given me such a great idea!

[ChemicalOrigiN]

Great, as always.

[TheSkylie]

Mike, I loved the little play along you did. You may think it as a tangent, I think of it as amazing drumming. Please leave this up!

[CrispyXR]

@TheSkylie you can buy the whole song on his website :)

[mayoustard]

1st

[ibleedmusic1992]

MIKE YOU ARE THE SH**!!!!!!

[gospelplayer2]

lol letin out the secrets