Travis Orbin - Nick Johnston Session - "Public Display Of Infection"

‪http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Nick-Johnston-Band/120261011353887
‪https://twitter.com/#!/NJguitarist‬
http://www.youtube.com/user/nickjohnstonguitar‬
http://nickjohnstonmusic.com/fr_enter.cfm
http://itunes.apple.com/ca/artist/nick-johnston/id478180308

For more information regarding this series, please refer to the video description for "Bulletproof".

Here's the title track for Nick's album, now available on iTunes, through his website, etc. I spent a lot of time listening to the demo of this one, trying my best to find subtle and intriguing things to add. This video/tune is a pretty prime example of why my kit is set up and played in the fashion that I do as the verses are performed with a tight, syncopated feel on the 13" hats and the choruses are big and open, complemented with the 14" hats. This song's amazing!

Notes:
0:13 - Pitch bend on snare drum
0:33 - Gentle china strikes
0:34 - 0:36, 1:12 - 1:14 - Hi-hat accent changes briefly to complement guitar
Choruses - Played smacking the edge of the ride to lend a 'flowing and majestic' feel
2:35 - 2:38 - Eighth note displacement
2:58 - 3:01 - Drums complement guitar lick
3:56 - Big triplet on kick references the accents at 3:08 - 3:10

Ful drum set transcription:
http://s26.photobucket.com/albums/c116/shaftninja/?action=view&current=ni...
Tempo = 150 BPM

http://www.travisorbin.com

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[DrumDougDrum]

just wanted to let you know you were mentioned on Cobus Live today! You truly are a great drummer and I have subscribed and am looking forward to new videos!

[shaftninja]

@DrumDougDrum Thank you for both your gracious words and your reception! I gave them both thank-yous via Twitter; 'twas very kind and flattering of them to have mentioned me.

[hirokijapaneseboy]

Travis ive been following your stuff for a while and man i have to say that you and your music have really inspired me to give more meaning to my music, so i have i will continue to follow your steps for you a inspring role model for me. im from guam so i dont really have much to go forth to in the music industries

[shaftninja]

@hirokijapaneseboy Thank you so much for your kind words and reception! Wow, a pleasant comment from Guam - thanks internets.

[Tinaerwinboy]

Travis do you have a big house?

[shaftninja]

@Tinaerwinboy I'm EXTREMELY fortunate in that there's a structure separate from my parents' house that contains my studio, my mother's business and a garage. My dad built it himself. I live a mere five minutes away in an apartment and can practice or record pretty much whenever I need to do so at said place. I am middle class -- probably bordering on lower middle class -- and was raised on debt like many Americans.

[Fingertap2002]

Travis, I love you and I miss you. Best drummer in the world.

[AFdrumcovers]

Good One!!, Inspiring talent!

[multiplealex]

@shaftninja this is awesome that you have a place to practice! i live in an apartment too and ive been thinking of places where i could be able to play an acoustic kit without it being too far away.

[BennySandston]

Are you naturally left or right handed? Awesome video

[nickjohnstonguitar]

@shaftninja Awww ;)

[Tinaerwinboy]

@shaftninja O ok when i first seen you play on youtube i told my whole drumline and my persussion director about you lol !

[dannyss29]

Hey trav what do you do for a living besides drums?