Guitar Center's Drum-Off 2009 Champion- Ramon Sampson

[csciabar]

one minute !

[guccipradafendi1]

Db awesome

[MonoSPAT]

his face at 1:39 ^^

[harryhands]

sometimes its not how good u r.....but how it felt...an that solo felt good

[xXbrick84Xx]

Look at the fucking bass drum in the background at 2:29........ wtf

[PaddyM2884]

BEST WINNER

[RedLement]

Makes you feel so inadequate...

[olefart2001]

At about 1:35, he begins playing lightly, so that you can barely hear it. Is there a technical term for that?

[concretesurfer124]

@olefart2001 its called pianissimo. when you play quietly.

[archologyzero]

@olefart2001 in this context we would call it ILL.

[gretschdrummer09]

Now this is a real winner who the drum off needs to support these days. Easily one of the best preformences and solos I've heard in a LONG time.

[MrJakeb1193]

he looks like drogba

[enty500]

@MrJakeb1193 your look a likes a terrible jakey boy! looks more like Nathan Dyer

[DrummerCM21]

Whos that asian dude who keeps pattong him on the back?

[DrummerCM21]

I love hows he's not using a double bass pedal either this guys fuckin awesome!!

[thedrumster21]

still the best drum off video

[akajboy567]

this is awesome

[Jabarichonicles]

the biao samba was amazing

[SuperPerfect5th]

Creative.

[liondancedrummer]

will you guys ever release the full show? this was a great one and i would like to see it again!

[obimorales]

your are the best Ramon Sampson

[fenderbender28]

can sum1 tell me why the guy patted his back at 4:06??

[JozzkDMan]

@fenderbender28 To let him know he had a minute left.

[drummerboybout]

@fenderbender28 i think it was to tell him he had a minute left or something like that

[arintarat]

Ronaldinho

[robzbobz]

my favorite out of all the winners

[CBick2012]

I like his style and the fact that he doesn't use a double bass pedal. These past drum offs seem like a double bass pedal-fest, it gets kinda old.

[tsobaby95]

wtf why do these drums give that long ass overtone?

[DTxOctavariumx]

@tsobaby95 because they are good sounding drums....

[PercyLobley]

Amazing!

[yisoonshin12]

He certainly does have a lot of energy and creativity

[timandshannon03]

I don't understand why everyone swings on Travis Barker's balls. He is not the end all be all of drumming. There are plenty better. This was so sick! I miss my set after watching this Tight flow!

[dadrummer678]

look at his face at 1:38 hahahahahaha

[WyldeMagiK]

GREAT ! but whatz the deal with the guy holding the mic back there...They couldn't afford a damn mic stand...LMAO !

[Tuckerweemsmusic]

This guy's style really reminds me of Thomas Pridgen.

[redhot6661]

That camerman does not look impressed at all

[maxqd3]

Michael McGrath was amazing Ramon had great dymanics+ a sick ending

[JonnyBuck14]

Anyone wanna have a go at telling me what the sticking is for the splash cymbal bit or should I just give up playing all together? ha

[orangecountydrums44]

What is this?! A drummer that knows what a dynamic is?! Amazing :D

[maxqd3]

Dude, that ending was sounded so nice

[JayStixxDrums95]

tama metalworks 13" snare?

[azazeldrummer]

Travis Barker was Owned.

[TheRodrigoaquino]

0:52 THE SWETTEST TABOO....

[iknowaghost69]

holy shit, does anyone else se those fucking giant bass drums behind him?

[MasCampanaDrummer]

This guy has nothing on McGrath ... He's good but I'm disappointed that he won.

[maxqd3]

@MasCampanaDrummer Naw they were both good. 

[MasCampanaDrummer]

@maxqd3 Agreed. They have two completely different styles, I'm just more for McGrath's funky style

[HitlersMyHero2]

Pathetic

[MrMOTBA2]

I swear I've seen that Asian dude b4, i think he is the manager of the Guitar Center in Rancho Cucamonga

[budelke]

very talented  good show.

[PhaetonFireFox03]

Not bad, he definitely has style and groove. It would have been nice to see more technique put into it though.

[matthewcowievideos]

@magikarpp He's good but don't talk shit.

[donjoshb]

@magikarpp no he is not better than tony royster you must be musically deaf....thats like saying prince is better than michael jackson :/ idiot

[lordbangkay21]

he's like running.

[1996JRR]

i dont know if youve seen other vids of this dude but hes f***ing amazing!

[zagemike]

Filipino?

[thedrummaman15]

i think i heard a kid yell "hey arnold!!!" @0:46..but maybe im trippin..idk haha

[JamesWithHisDrum]

LOOKS LIKE Ronaldinho on the Drums

[BobKat73]

the dudes got style!

[Tastybacon321]

Very Creative!



[MrWadeler]

good job

[riceboy287]

THE MICHAEL JACKSON PART!! AHHH

[111whitepony111]

*yawn*

[Ileikdrumzz]

my favourite part was when he played the drums.

[TheLoschanchos]

i think that DW would have sounded better with EVANS heads on it (;

[drummer4life2014]

@TheLoschanchos amen.

[SergianaS]

BENG

[juscaltv]

Homeboy you're kicking it hard. Congrats on your success. Keep Reppin the Kingdom!! Bro, you are the man. God blessed.

[tragaragara]

South Africans Rock!!

COBUS AND HIM, one more?

[TheSharke1]

siick work check out my solo from this years store finals

[blue4219]

And then the Rev comes back from the dead and yells, "You call that drumming, bitch?!" And then pwns him with one hand.

[drumerman15]

@blue4219 no

[Comorasta]

@blue4219 i gotta say that these guys can play a lot more dynamically than the Rev, especially now.

[crazyninjamaster14]

Swag

[NotSoEpicPulls]

Why's he runnin? Must've saw Tony Royster Jr...

[MrJoko97]

haha that camera man is like boring XD

[stefanod2402]

I didn't know Ronaldinho could play drums.

[0094eddie]

does anyone know what snare that is? it sounds good!

[tchurps]

Ronaldinho of the drums



[RandomVideo1234567]

@tchurps lol i thought that 2

[jeffdrummer]

you have the magic men ..... exitos!!!!

[myandrewsu]

Thumbs up if you like how the asian tap his back 4:06

[andi19]

5:17 RAMMONNN SAMMMPSOONNNNN

[hyeguy1989]

dang!!!!!!!!!!

[Theawakening777]

@75dimitris Maybe to you.

[Theawakening777]

@jej495 I mean dont get me wrong, DW kits are very nice in sound and they look great. But i guess it had to have been the tuning on it. I think the rest of the kit sounds good except for the floor tom.

[crackheads4]

hesw very creative



[MrEnDrT]

That's was a show!

[Theawakening777]

Is that an 18 in. tom? It's sounds like crap.

[jej495]

@Theawakening777 Really? i thought it sounded pretty nice. what would you say was wrong with it in your words. it might change my mind in gettin that kit

[armstrongbrosband]

@Theawakening777 This is a DW drum kit.I don't think it's the drum,maybe he just tuned it low.

[75dimitris]

@Theawakening777 it sounds fine dude.

[sonseroteam]

3:51 michael jackson ;)

[thewardrums]

I hate those horrible fake audience sounds!

[KingsInCages]

wow, ronaldinho has got some sweet drumming skills.

[MEXICAN726]

Needs more Cowbell............

[Grasshopper110]

Way better solo than 2010's winner...

[supergoddamn]

This guy is awesome!!

[tanjoeng401]

Great entertainer . . . not only play drums .

AWSOME . . .

[MrIbanezExclusive]

Michael McGrath should have won

[nicolajlank]

Needs more cowbell!

[wkhmoviez]

are all of his cymbals just regular a customs?

[theomegleyouhate]

I love the fact that he has a reasonable sized kit, not a stupid kit with like 10 toms and 50 cymbols. I don't think he is using a double pedal either, he's just super nasty hehe

[iwanjdl]

すばらしい！

[Steeltown357]

He looks like Hines Ward's illegitament child. Good stuff.

[drjoha1990]

the 2nd groove is so ill. power mixed with touch

[KurdtKobain09]

I could watch this guy forever......If I'm having a shitty day at school, I come home, watch this, and say 'fuck school' and chill back and enjoy it..

[semiLivedj]

Great talent! Wish I had half his chops.

[junokkiss]

Wow

[iDoom9]

That was bad ass

[jts024]

the crowd cheers are fake

[xxxslayerxxx666]

@jts024 you're life is fake.

[fadermaster]

Very entertaining! Pocket and chops

[bingbingontherocks]

who the fuck is the guy who disturb him at the ending ?

[saveadrum777]

@bingbingontherocks He's the guy who tells you when you have 1 minutes left, or you're done.

[StarBreaker333]

He really is a good drummer, and you have no idea what i would give to be able to play like him.lol.but to find out this was the winner of the 2009 drum off is a bit disheartening. Nice playing anyway

[EstevenMr]

3:51 Smooth Criminal :D

[nofxrulez1]

i miss bonzo

[DrumBum561]

some shaky ass camera work

[chrisgsauce]

What is judged in these performances anyway? Seems like it's more about flare and fancy tricks than actual technical ability.

[cowboytonydee]

I don't know who put crowd samples on this to replace the real crowd sound, but he is an idiot.

[malditosusernames]

que rompe huevos el chabon que lo toca desde atrás!!! encima que el pendejo la estaba rompiendo el indio le decía que no toque más...un maestro el grone, además con show incluido...

[westjam2008]

Hey guys. Check out my video "2011 drum solo" and tell me what you think. My other videos were from when I was younger and I kinda sucked, but this solo is pretty good. Haha. Thanks.

[caidenjohnsonpoetry]

I'd totally give my hands to play like that... oh... wait...

[RorshachGraffiti]

Real drumming doesn't mean to go super fast, if only people knew that.

[Epiczone217]

3:40 = Smooth Criminal



[MrWtfschool]

Michael Mcgrath was better.

[fightclub94]

@MrWtfschool definitely

[Xonipher]

They get worse every year.

[zaorulesmetal]

@Xonipher Kidding? Have you seen the guy from like 1998 (I believe)? The dude sucked. I think whatever the year it depends on the judges and the actual talent from whatever players bothered to show. I'm sure there's some phenom out there who doesn't even bother with these contests.

[coolguy1672]

eh.....

This dude should learn from Godsmack.

Now they are DRUMMERS!

[TheMippo]

that.. wasn't impressive.

[julioparedes22]

WOAOW!!!



[cowzilla8]

Remember, he's using only one bass pedal.

[TheBaseballking35]

4:56 he's running from the cops!

[AKDvideos]

Liked that, despite playing for 16 years i find most drum solos incredibly boring, that was fun. Not technically perfect but who cares, its entertaining. Thats what its all about right?

[UptempoDRM]

I thought this show was about drumming not the circus acts.

[TheScottroyer]

he's good.. you can tell he's a chambers....cobham fan...i love the splash on the snare bit ,how creative is that!!!

[rocktheintertubes94]

4:39 Drumtarist.

[Xonipher]

Is that a girl or a boy?

[hai2you2]

Anyone else catch the Sade Taboo beat with the rim shot, love it.

[natezynski]

this is officially one of my favorite drum solos! holy crap!

[rottinq]

hats off to the time-limit guy!

[tubaeuphboyemk4]

ramon sampson is great, but he has real awkward use of the cowbell

[AnotherEpigone]

Ramoe definitely deserved to win. Nice MJ throwback too. I could hear the Smooth Criminal baseline in my head when that part kicked in

[stylerprofyler]

it's not what you play, it's how you play it, how you sound, and how you look when you do it. that's why ramon won, i'm not surprised.

[NathannRamirez]

What snare head is that?

[EasternFlowers]

This guys the biggest abomonation to drums. I wonder why he feels he needs to cram in as many gimics as he can into his solo.

[sayswho123456]

@EasternFlowers wow id hate to see you judge an intermediate drummer. This guy is a pro, and unless you produce a video of you doing better id shut up.

[hai2you2]

@EasternFlowers Probably to stand out but more importantly it sounded very interesting. Does it mean he is a bad? Not by any means.

[Saiyankid109]

4:07

OH MAH GAHZ. I'm never washing this hand again.

[ulolentot]

best winner by far

[skfrost]

o cara veio manda ele parar 2 vezes, deixa o cara tocar pow!

[adammpapa1]

1:24 RUNNNNN NIGGGGAAA RUNNNNNNNNNNNNNN

[jojamero]

@adammpapa1 HAHAHAHAHA the cops are coming for you son!!!!

[KjRembert]

LIKE HOW YOU PLACED THE SADE' "SWEETEST TABOO" GROOVE IN AT 1:51-2:08

[rockmuzicpwns]

Damn, quite interesting use of the cymbals. Bad Ass drumming overall.

[samm1809]

3:40 i thought he was about to go down in history as the first person ever to drum while giving a prostate exam.

[KnoffMan]

@samm1809 that would have been a lot less gay than michael jackson grooves.

just playin. love the king of pop.

[samm1809]

@KnoffMan oh right it's smooth criminal haha didn't notice.

[DrivenBlack]

@samm1809 to what, an ass in the air???

[samm1809]

@DrivenBlack chinese guy maybe?

[Johncenarulez360]

i didnt know antione dodson could drum

[jangel2771]

@Johncenarulez360 repent jesus loves you.

[PKNproductions]

anyone can play play sixteenth note triplets at 200bpm if they practice enough.

What takes real art is getting behind the set, telling a story, and putting on a whole show. That is what this kid just did.

[maylarape618]

Anyone know when the guitar center drum off 2011 auditions are scheduled?

[RedRoomStu]

@maylarape618 most likely in oct area. That's when it is usually

[squeezemylever5]

@maylarape618 they start at sep 23

[Natedog1995643]

hes so fucking ugly

[ThePrudence23]

Ramon you are sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­oooooooooooo gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­ooooooooooooooooooooooooood

[gargh]

I like the running man bit

[DrockDrummer1]

im pretty sure this dude is chewing gum the who time. thats funny