Arthur Johnson I&E 2009

[SubThreat21]

Dude the Judge gave him a 99.9 and all he wrote was, "You are sick."

[mrTooKanSam]

Now THIS is playing, not that Jimmy Marshall bullshit.

[johnbuhrmanfegan]

very ogoun badagris-esque



[EnterTheOcho]

Who's head WASN'T bobbing at 2:09?

[DCIdrummer]

This guy's a douche.



[VMFA115Starloric]

@DCIdrummer

That's an odd way of saying he's better than you...

[DCIdrummer]

@VMFA115Starloric Arthur is a good friend of mine, he and I go to school together.

[RHCPDMBxxx33]

I was at I and E that year and just walking down the hall. This guy calls over to me and says, "hey you want to check this out, its about to start." I just thought, "yeah sure w/e." I walked in on this... Awesome.

[grantoldblueeagle]

fuck me hes good

[redrum1865]

4 people are deaf



[OXXOI77777]

great solo...this guy can play fast shit without having to do the "use double bass every 2 seconds" cheat that everyone thinks is so impressive

[TOPCATENTERTAINMENT]

My lil cuzzo getting it in. Very blessed!

[powerrangerstrumpet]

May I jizz my pants now?

[AziZune]

@powerrangerstrumpet Yes you may, young grasshopper...

[Direwolf56]

@marchingbflatbrass08 Justin bieber sucks at drums... this guy's lightyears beyond him

[marchingbflatbrass08]

@Direwolf56 Obviously

[DrummerMooh]

2:10 the best groove

[tommy2122108]

Whoever gave a thumbs down to this video is an idiot.

[marchingbflatbrass08]

this guy is almost as good at justin bieber at the vma's

[vicfirthdrummer95]

@marchingbflatbrass08 haha maybe

[iluvceb]

@marchingbflatbrass08 what do u mean ALMOST...this surpasses beiber by a long shot

[marchingbflatbrass08]

@iluvceb Anyone with or without any knowledge of music knows this. I was only making a joke. haha?

[iluvceb]

@marchingbflatbrass08 i know i know. i was being sarcastic lol

[AziZune]

@marchingbflatbrass08 LMAO, kid, do the world a favor and just GTFO...

[marchingbflatbrass08]

@AziZune Can't take a joke, can you? chill dude

[rebelgamer94]

he set the mood right :)

[dadubbydrummer]

i just threw away my drumset because of this

[Cyty]

What. The. Fuck.

[aloring001]

damn arty, this shit is sick. i think the gong set the mood. it said, "greatness is coming"

[671yigoboy]

@robertgenito: you live in a jungle??!!

[TOOFUNKYYY]

I have to say that every drumset I&E I have ever seen is a fucking joke except for this guys.

[LBird44]

sweet solo 

[Deanomacdaddy]

snare and cymbals sound like poo!!!! if there even any snares on the drum. and also moves his arms around too much drumming is not about just banging on drums. its about control and technique as well.

[SKDAirsoft]

@Deanomacdaddy shut up

[leftshoe0]

@SKDAirsoft He ment it in a good way jackass

[PercussionSensei]

@Deanomacdaddy

You're really going to try to critique a drumming god???

[brueck4]

@Deanomacdaddy He starts with the snares off, and they were playing in a tiny room with all hard surfaces so of course the sound of the drums and cymbals is distorted. And he plays a fine blend of wrist and arm to achieve the desired sound quality and dynamic. Watch his PAS solo and then come talk about control. And if you aren't convinced he's fantastic yet, he won a GC Drum-off regional, making him one of the top five drummers in the nation, and that was years ago

[locomike1219]

damn, this kid sucks....

[triforce10155]

@locomike1219 ohai jealous

[wheredajeezat96]

Dang, Tore it up Arty

[ahoybeanerboy93]

looks like the dood from gateway

[wearefamily12]

@ahoybeanerboy93 cuz it is lol

[mdrummershea]

@ahoybeanerboy93 it is

[fanaticorps]

I played bass guitar for Spirit in 2009. Playing next to this kid was such an incredible honor.

[trumpetislife2792]

this guy won right?! lol awesome stuff

[apercussionist91]

Hey..... 2 people missed the like button, lol.

[MemphoBass08]

Like!

[salmi3]

good act

[theDrumkilla]

Meh....

[EnterTheOcho]

BEASTMODE @ 1:26

[RA710]

what place did he get?

[SheikTijl]

@RA710

I think first

[VicFirthkid22]

Please tell me he got first.

[WretchedDeath1]

That is how it is done my friend! Keep rockin that kit!

[coasternut3091]

2:29  Holy SHit!!

[prodigydrummer]

this guy's inspired by Eric Moore

[prsguitarist56]

he marched memphis sound 08. Way to represent bro!!!!! 901!

[legaeldan]

Arty is the man, man.

[cortra51]

my god

[robertgenito]

i dont know about you guys, but his hits on the block at 0:40 (with the room's natural reverb) REALLY set the mood for me... :)

[methosyoutuve]

holyyyy fuck that was awesome !!!!

[D1G1TALRAMPAG3]

sick. This the same guy that had the drum set solo in the opener for spirit?

[wst3593]

Sho is. He's on drumset for Gateway Indoor Percussion as well.

[nofearconcept66]

5 ft. of pure beast

[B1gboooyyysnare]

myyyy gooodness

[yeahyeahyeahyeahya]

This was so good I don't think I could come up with a comment that's even applicable..

[Ibanez3789]

2:39

"Time for the Black part."

[poofypuffer]

the woodblock gave me chills.. i knew it was gonna be good after that..

[blink86132]

This is just another way spirit always rapes.

[igknightus]

me like...lol....verry cool...a man after my own heart hehehe....

[Tenorsarefun]

this kid looks familiar.... did he play set for gateway indoor 2008?

[EyeDontKnow16]

sure did

[apercussionist91]

He plays at MSSU in Joplin, MO right now. I live there and should take leassons from him but I pretty much suck and he probably doesn't have the patients to teach someone who knows nothing on set. Though I'm decent on snare drum.

[RCRhythm]

So, did this guy win?

[TheDigitalMonk]

Not only did he win, he got a score of like 99 or something absolutely ridiculous like that. I am so lucky to have gotten to see it live.

[Ibanez3789]

On one of his score sheets, the judge (instead of giving him a critique) just wrote "You are sick."

[SweetWilly013]

Haha that's fricken hilarious, awesome and so true.

[mouthofacowboy]

ZOMG!!! I've played with him bunches of times!!

[aseriousoffender]

uhh in what way?

lol

[mouthofacowboy]

I play guitar!.... Perv... haha

[aseriousoffender]

haha well his sound is very unique.does he play tenors?

[mouthofacowboy]

In the high school band and drumlines he played snare. It this he just disengaged the snare on his snare drum.

[tdubasdfg]

thats what she said

[nbreezy1191]

ARTY !!!!!!!!-Panda

[Bigdogjr1994]

neil peart is better

[blocker444]

probably, seeing as how he's twice this kids age lol

by the time he's Pearts age he'll be better

[marchtenors4life]

Woah...

[dark01boy]

are those roto toms?

[SUNSNARE06]

dude you freakin rock

[SpyHunter609]

I first saw him at Drum Beauty in MN and I usually think drum set solos in a show are lame, but he was the best freakin part of the show!!!

Incredible job man!!!

[harleeondrums]

This guy was SICK! I was in there watching him. Incredible

[videogamebrvs1]

ARTY!!! I bet you don't remember me, but I met you at Vestavia Hills High School! AMAZING!!!

[kandicekongenial]

i'm really proud of you arty :)

[Daillestpostman]

An overcam view would be nice

[reflectionist]

Arty! Or as you like to be called now... Mr. 99! Great performance, man. We gonna have some fun this year in marching band and percussion ensemble! Yeahhh.

[DforDrums]

Un freakin' real. Great job Artie.