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[Plan B.]

So I had the camera for a night and thought what better thing to do than film myself drumming?!

First media I've ever thrown up, and I don't wanna go through the usual, "Yeah I did this at 2 am, after running and jumping, and waking up and I was really tired and my dog ate my drumstick" BS, but...

It's a litte ghetto during the middle, and my mom starts to ask me something mid-solo, you can see me shake my head. I was desperately trying to get her away! Haha, you can tell I had no idea what I was doing, but I didn't wanna stop.

:lol:

I was really surprised with the sound that came through. Just using the microphone built into the camera, the cymbals sound amazing. Toms could have been better, but the bass and snares are very solid.

Sorry for the horrible video quality, I had to compress it like a mofo.

http://www.putfile.com/media.php?n=Movie4314

[pdpdrummer88]

**** man thats amazing!!
how long have you been playing?

[Plan B.]

Thanks!

Come to think of it, around 5 years. Strange because it doesn't seem like it's been that long.

[GooseFilms.net]

Somewhat repetivite.
Having said that, I loved it. Great stuff, tight the whole way through. Even the quality was pretty good for a video camera. Be sure to post stuff more often.

[dairyairman]

great video! it was refreshing to hear some grooving and playing around with rhythms in this thing. i think too many times i hear people just laying down a blur of crazy stuff that doesn't make any sense.

[Foxracin]

:thumb: Thats darn good.

[Sick-O]

Awesome stuff man.. loved it :)

[Epiphender]

I really enjoyed that. Awesome job. I've never heard such good use of a cowbell before.

Is that the new Superstar in titanium fade?

[drummerman]

I liked that alot, I like the grooves you play

[malla]

So I had the camera for a night and thought what better thing to do than film myself drumming?!

First media I've ever thrown up, and I don't wanna go through the usual, "Yeah I did this at 2 am, after running and jumping, and waking up and I was really tired and my dog ate my drumstick" BS, but...

It's a litte ghetto during the middle, and my mom starts to ask me something mid-solo, you can see me shake my head. I was desperately trying to get her away! Haha, you can tell I had no idea what I was doing, but I didn't wanna stop.

:lol:

I was really surprised with the sound that came through. Just using the microphone built into the camera, the cymbals sound amazing. Toms could have been better, but the bass and snares are very solid.

Sorry for the horrible video quality, I had to compress it like a mofo.

http://www.putfile.com/media.php?n=Movie4314

I really like your style.

Watch this (it`s not me I can`t play the drums)

http://www.student.uib.no/~bhe086/Jarle%20H.%20Olsen%20Band%20Live%20-%20Bjarte%20solo.mpg

[Det_Nosnip]

That was great! You've got alot of groove, man...very nice playing.

[Jezen]

Yeah man that was really cool. Great job PlanB!

Oh and turn your aux snare around so you dont have to reach for the switch.

[Double Bass Jim]

Excellent.

[Josiah]

Very very nice man.

Some excellent ideas you got goin on. Good to see a trad player too!

I love the china affliction.. I have one as well..

[Der Meister]

Tht was great, one thing though, needs more cowbell

[Harrow]

those are some funky grooves man :O nice job really clean :)

[Tommy-r]

nice, diggin' the cowbell grooves :)

[xeonman9000]

That was awesome, I love the two big fills, first where you roll smoothly down and up the toms, and the one just after that.

[Damo]

very very groovy, well done.

[ilikenoise]

Great beats.
One annoyance I've got though is eg. when playing your ride or whatever on the right hand side, you don't face what you're playing, you're still facing the way your snares are. I hate seeing that when you're in the crowd and the drummer stays in the same position. But that's just me.
Good job.

P.S. Trad griiiiip :thumb:

[Shane_sg]

Very groovy, very nice. Sweet cowbell usage too, what cowbell is that, by the way?

[trysthedrummer]

Yeah your trad grip is very good. Loved the part early on with the cowbell! Great grooves you got going you incoorpirated quite a bit! Cheers for the vid :thumb:

[hyperdrummer]

really nice...i think im gonna have that beat stuck in my head the whole day now...(not saying its bad)

[-TheGlassPrison-]

Nice man..

[Plan B.]

Whoa, thanks for the comments everyone.

Yep it's a superstar, you can see some better pictures of it in the "Things" thread.

http://www.musicianforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=348074

Yes, I loooove China's, they are very close to my heart.

:cool:

Haha, I was justing thinking, wow, I used that cowbell a little toooo much.

About the position, I know what you're talking about. I don't set my drumset up comepletely infront of me, the bass drum isn't the "point" I guess, it's really more where my crash cymbal is (where I'm facing forward), but I just happened to set the camera up in-line with the bass anyway. It looks awkward though, haha.

It's an LP Salsa Cha Cha ES-12 (the larger of the two). It's a great bell, can't really describe cowbells that well though, you'll just have to try one out.

Thanks again for the comments.

:cool:

[trysthedrummer]

Haha, I was justing thinking, wow, I used that cowbell a little toooo much. Yeah you did but still really good. They are bloody gorgeous china's.

Is that a Sabian china? It looks like zildjian. What make?

[RushHourSoul]

That was really, really good. I loved the cowbell grooves, something I need to learn! Very funky too, and your rolls were sweet. Please post more media when you can!

[PinkFreud]

yove got some crazy left hand skills. loved the part right in the middle with the cowbell and hihats both going.

[cjcdrums]

Very nice! It's always great to see a fellow traditional gripper!

I just swiped that cowbell groove... thanks for that!

The only advice I would have (if you're not already doing it) is to get a huge mirror and put it directly in front of your kit. It's surprising how quickly you can fix "the look" of your playing, not to mention enforce good technique. I think a lot of us have these weird little habits (not you specifically) that we don't even know that we do... like I used to play with my mouth hanging open, and make these constipated faces during fast stuff. Once I got a mirror, the problem fixed itself.

[Plan B.]

Don't worry much, I stole if from Steve Smith, and then Tony Royster stole it from me.

:lol:

Remember the foot chick on the off beats ("and"'s) are essential to the feel of it.

I've always wanted to do that mirror thing, but frankly I don't have a access to a mirror big enough for this cluttered basement.

[Harrow]

Yea from what I've heard mirrors are ESSENTIAL in learning good technique, unfortuneately I don't have the space for one either, so I just try to imagine what I look like as I'm play. Also try to smile a lot, if your smiling the audience is going to think that everything you are doing looks effortless, at least thats what I like to think :O

[Jomofo]

Rock solid drumming, with some kick *ss grooves. Very very good. :thumb:

[RockStar]

very good but what do you have against your main snare :(

[[Fonya]]

Nice playing and great grooves. I like your cymbals and the chinas.

[Plan B.]

Resurrected from the dead!

I had just gotten a new snare, and I was so psyched on it that I just kept using it for everything, haha.

And thanks, I love my Chinas too!

:cool:

[trysthedrummer]

Ok those other posts on page weren't me, but let me just say that was ace!

Your the funky groove king. Nice cowbell parts too! Kit's great! Setup is great!

I Liked it :thumb:

O Im really sure I've seen you do a video in the past and put it up here, and that was cool too.

[rockindrummer]

Very nice playing man, you have a great groove. That was really nice to listen to, be sure to post audio more often.

[Murd_666]

whats the specs on that beaut? Lovely playing by the way.

[DxRocker]

dayum

that was neat

[MeaninglessPhoto]

dude is that an Oriental china?

[FockerTheLopper]

Isn't the superstar an entry level kit?


On a seperate and much better note... Wow is all I have to say, at first I didn't like it too much I'm not a fan of the breaking then starting but when it got flowing it was amazing, I love that cowbell groove, man, AMAZING looked real smooth too, that is great.

[mooffy]

that cowbell was HOT.

[Jezen]

I'm glad this thread was resurrected. This is honestly one of my favourite videos of all time, and Plan B is a big influence on me.

Keep with it bro! :thumb:

[moogoogaipan]

this is the first i've seen of this thread. That was a good video...I enjoyed the timbale-esque grooves.

I have to say though...your left hand traditional was making my hand hurt. The way you held it vertical from the top look like it makes a lot extraneous motion... but it's music...a sound is what matters... it just looks so painful.

[puppet.master]

damn good video man

[RichHunt]

this is the first i've seen of this thread. That was a good video...I enjoyed the timbale-esque grooves.

I have to say though...your left hand traditional was making my hand hurt. The way you held it vertical from the top look like it makes a lot extraneous motion... but it's music...a sound is what matters... it just looks so painful.


Really? I found that his right hand was the one putting me off.. haha.

Good playing but he/you raise(s) his/your right elbow up high, which I don't suppose is such a terrible thing, just makes me feel awkward.:lol:

[Jezen]

That's funny, because when he plays it relaxes me and I really feel the groove. Everything is so smooth. Shhhhh......

[moogoogaipan]

^^^maybe both of his hands are in need of technique reshaping. Who knows... i've decided to quit being so strict about technique since most master classes i've attended have said that it's all about sound..not about technique.... unless of course you're going to damage something....

[Mista Bob]

Wow, great video! Very nice playing.

What sorta snare were you using in that video? I love the sound of it. Similar to what sorta sound I wanna go for (I'm currently snare shopping).
Oh and how do you have it tuned?

[Plan B.]

Chinas are 16" AAX and a 20" A Custom on my left.

http://www.musicianforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=348074

Here's an old thread with some pictures of the kit, and how I had it set up at the time. I don't think the cymbal set up was the same though, the HHX was probably a Vault, and there was also a big A Custom Projection crash on the right.

:cool:

The main snare is a 5.5x14 Yamaha Maple Custom Absolute w/ Nouveau lugs, it has a Evans Genera with the built it muffling ring. Tuned medium/loose, with snares cranked tight for sensitivity. Note the snares were off for about half the video though, haha. The aux. snare is the one that came with the kit, I think it's a 5x14, with a coated single ply head on it, can't tell you much more about it because I don't have it anymore. But it's definately tuned quite high, I wanted a big contrast between the two despite their similar sizes.

About the technique, I haven't watched the video in a long time, but I'll review it tomorrow after practice.

[RichHunt]

^^^maybe both of his hands are in need of technique reshaping. Who knows... i've decided to quit being so strict about technique since most master classes i've attended have said that it's all about sound..not about technique.... unless of course you're going to damage something....


Yeah, I think a lot of people think that what is good for them is good for everyone but that may (and most likely isn't) the case. My drum teacher's pretty cool with that because he lets me find my own way sort of, as long as it's effective and not bad.

I was just saying that this video made me personally feel a little awkard, but that's because I'm a bit of a lazy drummer. Haha.

[[UEAK]Clowd]

Very nice! It's always great to see a fellow traditional gripper!

I just swiped that cowbell groove... thanks for that!

The only advice I would have (if you're not already doing it) is to get a huge mirror and put it directly in front of your kit. It's surprising how quickly you can fix "the look" of your playing, not to mention enforce good technique. I think a lot of us have these weird little habits (not you specifically) that we don't even know that we do... like I used to play with my mouth hanging open, and make these constipated faces during fast stuff. Once I got a mirror, the problem fixed itself.

LOL! Thank god I'm not the only one.

[Half Life]

Wow man that was great. It's a bitch to watch with this dialup but I still took a peak. Your playing on that Aux. snare really makes me want to get off my *** and buy that PDP one I had my eye on so long. Great stuff :thumb:

[filth and fury]

really great man, you gots to tab that cowbell groove.

[Tim]

Very awesome. What kind of cowbell is that? or other bell is that

[cjcdrums]

Clowd']LOL! Thank god I'm not the only one.

LOL... Only one of what?

[Jezen]

really great man, you gots to tab that cowbell groove.

Yeah I have asked him the same thing before. I love that groove!

LOL... Only one of what?

Only person to make retarded faces I think.

[cjcdrums]

Heh heh... Thank god for mirrors.

That's all I've got to say. :D

[RichHunt]

I played almost the entire day of drums at church (playing at church and then a practice for the carols night coming up in a few weeks) in traditional grip.

Fun! I'm not as good at it as you are though, but getting better! Love Traditional grip, just feels cool.

[TreMitchell14]

That was great. I usually hate chinas but you made them sound good.

[mysticalyeti]

Chinas are godly

[RichHunt]

That was great. I usually hate chinas but you made them sound good.

I got almost the same post when I posted a video. Haha.

i don't normally like chinas... at alll.

but you didn't abuse it, and blended it nicely.

[Murd_666]

That was great. I usually hate chinas but you made them sound good.
It all depends on the applicatation, I was at a youth ralley and the drummer for one song would use his 12" wuhan for a nice quick accent and my friend loved it and he hates china's, he even refers them as trash can lids.

[aznriceball]

^ thats not far from the truth. that being said, im getting a 22" wuhan trad :D

i loved seeing this video

[blujelly]

funking hell man!!!!!!!! that is so bloody amazing!! Well doine. Love ya kit aswell

[Plan B.]

Thanks everyone again for the comments.

And I'm telling you that cowbell groove I stole from Steve Smith's video! I forget what part but it's definately in there. It's not hard and there's so many variations.

Still haven't watched it yet by the way, I'm just to tired from practice to handle it, hahaha.

[Double Bass Jim]

I tell ya the steve smith video the double DVD set is one of the best.

[Plan B.]

I know!

It's so good to have, I need to watch it again soon.

[RichHunt]

I tell ya the steve smith video the double DVD set is one of the best.


History of the drumset and drum technique?

Yeah, it's awesome.

[Double Bass Jim]

YEP

Thats the one man, one of the best dvd's that have come out.