Hand/Foot Independence Progression Solo

[deicidaldemon]

there was a show on nat geo about multi tasking ,if it was possible by a human. and they showed a business man the whole time when, the ultimate multi tasker is a drummer with independance in his limbs , good job dude!!!!

[17drums]

@deicidaldemon Thanks!

[L2112Lifz]

Is that a metronome I hear? Oh no, wait. That's just your feet.

[erkutacar]

do u have any relation to jason becker? :D u sure r as gifted as he was..

[17drums]

@erkutacar Thank you, but no relation. I spell my name with an "H", BecHer. Jason was/is a great musician/composer. What a tragic story, though. Our prayers are with him, as I'm sure yours are too.

[Da7xT]

u are fuckign inhuman!!!!!!

[17drums]

@Da7xT Thanks! Took me many years to devolve! Checked out your channel. LOVED the duet!

[Davesgrooves]

Hi Dave, have you ever checked out Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez. He does a lot of mind blowing cowbell stuff. I'm saw him perform and went out and bought a cowbell kick pedal bracket right after, but I haven't practiced it enough to be any good at it. This video has inspired me to crack it out again and give it another shot...so thanks again!

[17drums]

@Davesgrooves Thank you back! I love El Negro. He's great. I had been dying to do something with more of my feet, (other than usual machine-gun double bass), and originally planned to do a 3/2 clave type thing along the lines of Hernandez. But when I checked YouTube, there were a ton of videos up already doing that. I like to do videos that are different than what's been done, (or covers that very few or none have done). So I started messing around with multiple pedals and came up with this.

[Davesgrooves]

Wow that was great. Thanks!

[17drums]

@Davesgrooves Thanks for watching!

[WarcraftMan2008]

Damn.... That's all I'm going to say.... Just Damn...

[Love4Drums1]

I wanted to know how you mounted the cowbell on the floor using the pedal! Thanks :)

[17drums]

@Love4Drums1 There is a special VERTICAL mount for cowbells, woodblocks, etc, that is designed just for pedal use.

[TheJoshua12104]

AHHA! i want thos pearl demon pedals! lol

[mrprogjazzgto]

Awesome Dave..!!

here is something to practice with...

Pierre Moerlen's Gong - Percolations, Pts. 1 & 2

Dave.. have you ever tried a xylophone?

[17drums]

Thanks, Andy! I played a xylo in JHS, but not since. No room for one!

[Urankar3]

Awesome, you deserve much more views.

[17drums]

Thanks!

[wasiesgay]

nice... why dont try with the clave??

[Jaythedrummerman]

dave my man you never cease to impress im practicing this right now hahaha

[17drums]

Thanks! It's a great independence exercise, simple, yet demanding at times also. Have fun Jason!

[rhythmac]

Nice footwork! 5 more stars!

[keirj]

kickin' some cool variation there bro!

the one thing thats stood out about your drum work on the side of something to consider for improvement is stick height. I think youd gain a lot out of the drum sounds and your overall ability which already rocks big time! Again NICE work, my friend!

[17drums]

Thanks Keir! Stick height criticism noted and absorbed. In partial defense though, it's tougher to get great stick height and still play fast SINGLES. Try it. The higher you get, the slower you get. Doubles are much easier for height because you have two stokes buying you that additional time. Plus it becomes especially harder with singles when using Quantum 3000's, (think 3-S), as I do in most of my videos. Thanks for watching, and I will make a greater effort at stick height!

[keirj]

I hear ya on the single stroke. Something to work on for me as well. Keep rockin' bro!

[nocturnezero]

Oh... my... god... that was great. This blows my failed attempts at The Drum Also Waltzes out of the water. I love it. 5 stars.

[17drums]

Thanks! Have you posted 'The Drum Also Waltzes'? I didn't find it on your channel. I'd like to see it.

[nocturnezero]

No, my attempts at it are pathetic. I just meant my failed attempts in general, during practice time. I've gotten the unconscious foot pattern down, but playing stuff over it is what gets to me.

[rockbandmom]

Really great! I love all that back and forth with your right foot. Very nice. Plus I love that little thing you did at the very ending. I can never quite figure out how to do that. When ever I hear that at the end of a song I always think it sounds so cool.

:)

[17drums]

Thanks, Laura!

[scgcdmluvr]

Just as great as usuial! A simmilar sound to Horatio Hernendez..... KEEP IT UP!

~K

[17drums]

Thanks! Good ear! Actually, Hernandez and Akira Jimbo were my original influences to do this, (even though I ended up with something quite different from their 3/2 clave stuff.)

[scgcdmluvr]

Great influences, but REALY hard to imitate haha. You pulled it off amazingly well.

By the way, are you sponsored?

[17drums]

Thanks again. No, I'm not sponsored as I don't play out anywhere yet. Once I retire, I plan to start a musical career. Then hopefully someone will take notice and sponsor me.

[scgcdmluvr]

I'm suprised no one has sponsored you yet! As soon as you DO retire, I wouldn't be suprised if you sent a few videos to Zildjian, Vic Farth, Evans, Pearl, Sabian, Pastie, etc. and got immidiatly! If this DOES happen for any of these...... remember me bro! I can always use a few more cymbals ;)

[17drums]

Will do! Thanks for the vote of confidence!

[rewkris]

By the way Dave that was Bobby Wein who left the last comment. Ava liked the solo as well!

[17drums]

Yeah, I knew it was you guys! Thanks! Ava's adorable--as usual. (Nice outfits too!) When are you guys coming back up? Gonna be around on the 4th?

[rewkris]

Hey Dave that was sick as usual but probably the most creative solo I have seen from you! Nice work

[CreativeSportsBmx]

Damn sick, sounds rad and different than other shit you usually hear, real cool. Rock on!

[avincent55]

holy crap davee. aust even said the same thing..... wow. that was great. do you use a seperate bass drum on your left or is that a tom?

[17drums]

Thanks, guys! Yeah, I originally had 2 bass drums but had to remove the left one to make room for the extra woodblock pedal. So I hooked up a double bass pedal. I wanted to get 3 pedals on each side, but there wasn't enough room on the left for more than 2 because of the floor toms. So I ended up with 2 on the left and 4 on the right.

[jamiequinlan]

nice playing man! cool drum solo, please check out and comment on my drum soo aswell!

[TheDrumChannel]

Talk about a wild drum solo! - That was just so cool. Thinking out of the box as usual... great stuff here - many patterns to learn from in this two minute lesson.. Rock on!

[17drums]

Thanks, Joe!

[Mikedrumzz]

Hey Dave, Excellent work as always. Way too much technical stuff going on there for my brain. :-)

[17drums]

Thanks, Mike. (I did have a headache when I was done!)

[audiophile55]

Dave, I've never seen anyone play cowbells and temple blocks with foot pedals before--I've only heard recordings of it being done. I love this drum solo!!!

[17drums]

Thanks, Steve!

[WoWdrummer]

Wow...amazing.

[jimmyjamesxxxx]

very nice drumming as always...........

[awfulldrummer]

Dave, i don't know what to say. you're a mad genious! i love your cymbal work! your feet! i can't think like that. i truly loved this solo, i had to watch it twice. i will watch again. (beautiful pedal too)

[17drums]

I'd call THAT a vote of confidence! Thanks, Mike!

[awfulldrummer]

Definitely Dave! i've watched it 5 times already.

[SriDys]

the cowbells/claves on the feet rule, what pedals are you using?

[17drums]

The new Pearl Demon Drive double pedal.

[phoneboothplus1]

Demon Drive?

[17drums]

Yes. A GREAT double pedal!

[scgcdmluvr]

Hmm...

I'm not a big fan of the Demon drive... Axis A longboards or just plain Pearl elminators do the job exceptionally well for me...

[madbeems]

haha awesome. :D