krisfoof1 Posted August 15, 2008 Report Share Posted August 15, 2008 Hello there... I'm a drummer of 12+ years and i'm looking to form a drumming/percussion group with the intention of gigging asap! I'm looking for 2-3 drummers(Grade 5 or above preferably but no real age limitations - as long as you can hold a groove!) who, like myself, have a love for dynamic, rhythmic drumming with plenty of syncopation! To begin with, i'd like to keep it exclusively drums/percussion with a view to MAYBE incorporating e.g. a bassist, due to it's close relationship with drums. Rhythm is my 'ting'!!! My main influences stem from Funk-originated beats, however i'm open to absolutely everything musically; very, very, very open-minded!!! Favourite drummers include Dave Weckl and Dennis Chambers but i'd have to say, top of the list would probably be Steve Gadd. This guy is a great 'space' drummer, proving that not every 'drumbeat' or 'fill' needs to be super-fast or super-technical to sound good! I am a Grade 8 drummer, but due to lack of focused practice, i'm not as 'tight' as i'd like to be at the moment. Therefore, this project would go a long way to improving my, and your, playing! There's always something else to learn; always room for improvement!!! Okay, enough spiel. If you like the sound of this, leave me a message and i'll get back as soon as I can!Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drummerboy Posted August 15, 2008 Report Share Posted August 15, 2008 Dennis Chambers is ace! Saw him a few weeks back with Santana. But from what ive heard hes very arrogant and he does the same bloody solo every time (the one with the double bass thingy) so hes kinda wron off on me now lol:-( If you want to see a ace drummer check out Gavin Harrison from pocupine tree - his timming is out of this world. the song "the sound of Muzac" in 3/4 is funky as hell lol:-)D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bostaph Posted August 16, 2008 Report Share Posted August 16, 2008 Send me a PM mate, this is something i've thought of countless times in the past - not a graded drummer, but can read drum music and have been playing for 16 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krisfoof1 Posted August 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2008 Hey man...cheers for the reply! I checked out some porcupine tree and Gavin Harrison. Good stuff. I'm into some irregular time signature shizzle!!! Yeh, i've heard a few things about Chambers. Some good, some bad! You should check out some of the gigs he did with Parliament/Funkadelic. Proper good! Cheers again - let us know if you're interested in the group! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drummerboy Posted August 17, 2008 Report Share Posted August 17, 2008 cheers matewill do. im a bit booked up with music at the mo so would not want to commit myself unless i could do it you know but i might hopfully be more free when uni starts again:-)CheersD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest funkeebassman Posted August 19, 2008 Report Share Posted August 19, 2008 chambersbad bwoy,saw him in the music hall 87 i think with john scofield! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramster Posted August 29, 2008 Report Share Posted August 29, 2008 if you fancy a jam with two rock/blues guitarists while looking for your drummers, let me know. We're both very experienced. AND if you happen to have a bassist friend/acquaintance that would help. We are putting a band together for gigging, so.... let me know, cheers, Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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