Elliot Hoffman of Car Bomb-Steve Reich Improv

[thraXn]

You have really Gavin Harrison type approach on playing this. Admirable for tech metal drummer. Love your playing mate!

[TheOneSevenNine]

This is exactly what steve reich needed.

[DennisFischer88]

Great drumming man

[Uffable]

lovely...

[YouKnowItMang]

amazing...

[behindthen0thing]

hey this might seem an odd request but can you give a simple vid of how you tune your snare and stick grip positions? I've been playing for ten years but i can't seem to get the lovely snare bounce and smooth rolls without forcing them with single strokes cause my snare always feels kinda dead/non bouncy. Its a vented snare also, what says you elliot?

[behindthen0thing]

@behindthen0thing i've talked with Gavin Harrison about these things and Derek Roddy personally but still couldn't get any real concrete answers on such a seemingly simple thing. Oh and periphery's drummer too matt, he said something about rudiments but thats about the most usefull i can get about it from them. help ?

[elliotjhoffman]

@behindthen0thing

Hey.....Stick technique is a very involved subject and can be approached in a ton of different ways. Since you've been playing for ten years already, you may have formed some bad habits. The foundation of most of my hand technique stuff is a mixture of German grip(Palms down), French Grip(thumbs on top using fingers) and a lot of moeller method. There is a wealth of info on the web about all of these.

And I don't rely on the head for bounce or rebound so much, Play on pillows!

[sloughcorpse]

Nice feel and very tasteful playing. Your drumming is super awesome. Very inventive and original. So much impressive finesse. 

[phlamboniousejones]

damn. i just started watching your vids and lisining to car bomb. im learning poly-rythyms right now and they are a complete bitch when you are first starting out. do you have any advice for making them more natural?

[TheCobaltRod]

Almost has a sort of Don Caballero vibe to it. I can't get enough of this.

[gsdbeats]

i love this dude, and his band carbomb!!

[drummusician]

KILLEN man. Very musical. i like the song, love your playing... definetly favorited!

[tcmdrumz]

Elliot, you are sounding GREAT! Of course, this is coming from a fellow Vinnie freak... Seriously, though, your sound is really nice and all your ideas are really flowing. Man--I'd like to try my hand at blowing over that tune! Looked fun!!

--Tad

[sickdrummerdotcom]

Killer Elliot.. Thanks for the link... Can't wait for the new CarBomb ;)

[nikolas7333]

My mistake - just watched this again and noticed the composition is by Steve Reich

[nikolas7333]

Good stuff, thanks for posting up another video. Digging the 5s at 1:52. May I ask what song it is you are playing along to?

[sloughcorpse]

Awesome. You're one of my favorite drummers.