Gerald Heyward Drummer Live '07

[Ehmcee2010]

i LOVE the side snare he's using.

[0217010373]

wow incredible ..... he is really the best

[sgreen2011]

that stick trick was sickkkkk

[lacorychtarik11]

Sound is ....wrrrrauuuuu hi hat is nasty awesome cymbals ....

[krystalcat]

how to get his bass sound?

[giovane281195]

Ow kra é monstro na Batera............

[trout92ification]

0:59-1:33 is where the groove starts and is nice!

[PedgeFox]

he's a beast............nice groove throughout

[FalseWitnessScoob]

2:30-2:46 was trippy!

[billarasdrummer12]

what th F...k is this...awesome 1:14-1:17

[wwwdavemacleodcouk]

The guys booing him at 2:13 are a disgrace to the drumming community. This guy is awesome and deserves respect, as do all the drummers we see at these shows - the ones who influence and inspire us.

[NikeDrums]

Maybe it is some travis barker-joey ordison fan...you know that they dont know almost nothing about drumming!

[Evangelo04]

1:25-1:30.

aahhhhhh. :D

[roccovaselino]

Really nice, smooth, powerful funk groove. I'm so sick of most YouTube drum solos that have no groove and no story to tell. Great sounding tubs, too, man...

[aero20smith]

I love that pocket o his

[Moog167]

I prefer Eddie Hayward's playing.....personally....he has more of a vocabulary and he's not as predictable as his cousin (Gerald)

But don't get me wrong Gerald is a pioneer......

[Btolbertjr]

@Moog167 gerald is way cleaner than E...

[Moog167]

@Btolbertjr I dunno fam....maybe the reason he's so clean is because of what I said before G is predictable and soooo many folks sound like him (Especially on the swung grooves).....Eddie plays more jazz so its okay to sound a bit dirty at times but E has more to offer IMO......they only thing they got in common is the Heyward bounce.....LOL

[Btolbertjr]

@Moog167 doc do you know eddie...i know eddie and he's never played jazz lol i dunno where u got that from

[Btolbertjr]

@Moog167 eddie is more risky thats all he has over Gerald...if your around when ed is sheddin he's does care to fall off the one or go over the bar or lose a stick n so on but that makes him very sloppier than gerald but as far as having a dirty sound for jazz...i dunno where you get ya info...jazz requires clean sound...def when swinging...maybe that excuse would flyer with rock or metal but not jazz doc not jazz...i am a jazz fusion head n nothin says dirty bout any of the drummers i hear

[Moog167]

@Btolbertjr Ed's chops are chops I hear from a lot of straight ahead drummers.

As far as Jazz goes I'm talking about that old school dirty jazz dude. You don't have to be like Weckl and play everything on the beat. theres nothing wrong with playing a shuffle behind the beat like the old school New Orleans 2nd line cat(i.e. Stanton Moore)...Swing can be all over the meter it's all on how the band prefers their time....I'm sure you know like Thelonius Monk was all on and off the beat.

[Moog167]

@Btolbertjr I'm a Jazz/Fusion head as well but if go back to cats like Ed Thigpen,Art Blakey,Baby Dodds they weren't always clean sometimes they were on,behind or ahead of the beat.....Sometimes I played with cats that say "Pull your timing back" just to make things right y'dig?

[Moog167]

@Btolbertjr I've met Eddie a few years back.....

[torpedoboy4]

straight pocket. thas NICE, man!!!

[twalk678]

for those of you stupid hatin cats on you tube this man is and will forever be a ledgend

[sircroft1]

GH there is noR&B, Gospel, Hip-Hop that doesn't try to get that bounce that Gerald has.. No one can copy that bounce he redefines what pocket is!!!

[CasperGgoodwood]

ILL

[bcwdrums]

Nice playing

[KEASTONBWOI]

Gerald Heyward is endorsed by DW so he dont use pearl or nothing he always uses DW

[JmAA7192]

Its not a PDP Kit on the kit you can see a DW Collectors Badge

[markedmusicable]

swwet

[MrCalvindavis]

Yo dude is wack maan!

[Moog167]

Gerald is one of the pioneers of the Gospel scene.......He pretty much paved the way for Aaron spears and all the other Gospel/pop/R&B drummers in the scene

[Moog167]

@MrCalvindavis he might be wack to you because SOOOO many Gospel drummers copied his style.....Gerald is one of the originators of the "Gospel Drumming" scene

[ddrumz23]

this dude stole teddy campbells beat in a yamaha dvd

[darkninja060]

pdp 805 side snare could be the one he uses

[MickeyHip]

I think it´s just a DW Collector 10x6 AllMaple Snare

[onesogreat77]

never new he was this good

[projb]

or is that a pearl 7x12 popcorn snare

[cookiedoekeith]

I have to say... i think the whole kitis a PDP. Its not a very high quality video, but all the lugs look oval as oppoed to circular. This can be most clearly seen on what people think is the popcorn snare. I could be wrong, im not claiming to be definitely right. Just what i think im seeing.

[crimjqt83]

he does not use pearl

[projb]

the high pitched one that he was hitting at first?

[musicallytoned1]

i believe thats a DW pop corn snare..it sounds just like it, i could be wrong but check it out

[projb]

who knows what kind of snare that is

[Wassim1114]

1:26 soooo good!!

i love that beat with the toms!!

[bendinggreenvans]

that stick trick at the end is great :)

[ThePacalteam]

ez kész...

szándcsekkk!!!

[DREWDOWN74]

gerald h is sick like the flu. MAN!!!!!

[dtegg91]

The groove started around 0:59 is naaasssstttyyy.

[notespell]

nasty grooves

[idleminds1]

he commit some errors

[drummer4christians]

I am just curious were were the errors? it is a solo I think that the timing is there. 4 over 2 3 over 2 is ok?

[1luvdrums]

no he didnt

[MikeMoneyMiami]

so? who cares you fucking moron. he's so good he makes them sound good. and learn to speak english

[idleminds1]

gay, are you on something? i guess your in love with him...

[twenebk01]

every1 makes mistakes

[elton0303]

Amazing snare.

[bebejase]

dats was just warm up, he didnt look like he even tryin dat hard.

[Moog167]

Man I remember Eddie and Gerald when I was little (early 90's) comin to my church just Killin!

[bigmic64]

gerald is one of the best groovers on the planet i cant go without a day of not watching this video. i wake to simply amazing

[crg12]

how do u get that snare sound

[michaelspeers001]

I would recommend a 2ply head and tuned REALLY tight to get that 'crack' also to make it sound as good as mr. heyward you'll probably need a few bucks aswell:)

[simonb26189]

EQ, really heavy compression, a tight ass batter skin, and shit loads of reverb. Most decent snare sounds you hear these days has near enough nothing to do with the actual type or brand of snare itself, but more to do with the amount of studio effects being processed on it

[michaelspeers001]

yes, in a recording situation, but incase you didn't notice this is LIVE and his snare sound is live as well, its just mic'd up.

[simonb26189]

Yes i know, but the mics will still be running through a mixer and outboard processors. Just because he is live doesnt make a difference. However i do agree that better instrument quality = better sound, as you cant polish a turd in that respect

[isakovi]

@michaelspeers001 It's live, so? They put Eq and compression, reverb as well. Especially in this case when the focus is only on the drums!

[Symmetry44]

"I wasnt impressed till the stick tossing bouncing, I mean DAYM!!"

You weren't impressed but for the stick tossing? LOL

Not a drummer or simplt know nothing about drumming then I'll assume.

The guy is fantastic and it has nothing to do with tossing sticks.

[pinoy6054708]

I wasnt impressed till the stick tossing bouncing, I mean DAYM!!

[DrShrinker]

GH has so much more soul than a lot of the young guys playing this style today. He has a great attitude about music and drumming (make the music feel good first, highlight yourself last) and it shows in his playing.

[dev3553]

YEAH man! Exactly ;)

[MakeItFunkyProds]

I go nuts over his solid pocket and groove! Wow!!! Now THAT'S a valuable drummer!

[cbmuzik]

he plays like a go-go drummer...not alot of stuff going on but good solid pockets. Nice, but nothing to go nuts over.

[lilcbowers]

I'm almost there Gerald. God bless!

[ohsowell]

BAMF

[nachosjuan]

This guy is one of my favourite drummers of the modern age. So good it hurts.

[prettyboyaxel02301]

pocket king !!

[JminorCsharp]

2:33-2:42 is a ill pocket

[AlanColeslaw]

HOLY SHIT

[happypantelones]

he's a funky motha fucka

[offBEAT87]

im bout to practice throwin my stick at the tom move....so so sick...gerald is crazy

[thasnargoblin]

the bass arond 1:41 is one flippin foot. sweetness

[Jmelody321]

does anyone know what snare hes using to the left of him?

[saladsfriend]

12" dw edge

[johnshimvv]

there is no 12 dw edge

edge's start from 13inch

[LTO1119]

im liking the kick

[Jaymoore0304]

Tell me he did not just throw the stick at the drums??????

[minh2end]

this is "WOW". GH is the man. He got his own thang goin on. Untouchable!