DRUMMER CAFE

I hear ya. I recorded this on an old Sony still camera that takes video clips - it's the only thing I have that's digital that I can then download to the computer.

I felt kinda lame never having posted myself playing here on DC so I just decided to wing it with that old camera.

Why don't you post that cover tune you sent me of you Nutty?  That was actually pretty good.

Yeah - I remember YOUR video here playing Zep with your band. You rocked it.

Here is the original project I play with, Signal-Seven, and the first ever video of the song The Visual. Done by Ron Vargas in Peabody, MA. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/JExCpglVvmw" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/JExCpglVvmw</a>
Our CD isalso available on our band page:
www.myspace.com/signalsevenband
Hope you all enjoy and thanks for any comments, positive or not.

Very nicely made Video and I like the song. Good work.
                Nutty

Last night I was a guest soloist at a concert near Atlanta with a rehearsal big band. They're mainly a group of talented semi pros and band directors. They do a decent job, the crowd was good, and it was nice to perform with them. This is part of my introduction into doing stuff like this guest performer thing, and we probably had about 40 total minutes to work on this. I'm not ready for big time sitting in yet with the very best big bands, so this kinda gig will suit me for the time being for sure. Actually I'm still mainly a combo person, but I do like big bands too.

Part 2 (solo 1 after Somewhere)
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/m_Yukhmpbaw" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/m_Yukhmpbaw</a>

Part 3 (solo 2 to the end)
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/kIrjUJyZbng" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/kIrjUJyZbng</a>

Since it's West Side Story and all, I'm sure some of the Rich fanatics will be trying to analyze what I've done here but that's cool. I'm debating where to show for a part 1, but for now I've posted the 2 main solos.
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I think Bernard would have enjoyed listening.  I know i did.

There are some decent sounding tracks on the music player here, of various projects:

http://thedrumnetwork.ning.com/profile/NickCosta

You only ever post solos, great and all that, but it's perhaps 5% of what drumming is about.

Well Chris, I'm not so sure that's entirely true. Respectfully, after all when my solo was over during part 3, I didn't just walk off and have the guitar player finish the piece. Now I'm not trying to be snitty, but again with respect, I'm wondering where a comment like that comes from. It's confusing sometimes. When I was posting speed stuff on a pad, it was all you ever do is that, why not show something on a set. So OK, you post set work, then it's all you ever do is solos, although stuff like this:

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/8EKCFFeSipU" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/8EKCFFeSipU</a>

and this:

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/0kAqaR3hjhI" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/0kAqaR3hjhI</a>

is on the same cover page of the youtube channel.

I also post DJ mixes:

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/4dOi_4Gebnc" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/4dOi_4Gebnc</a>

I've also put up vibes stuff on other video sharing sites. Maybe I can find some of that and post. I mean I'm cool with whatever.

I post solos mostly, because that's what's viewed on youtube 99% of the time, and over time, has constituted the lion's share of posts in this thread as well. Moreover, since I'm primarily known as a technician type, more people seem to want to know the various ways you handle your left hand, trad grip, hi-hat possibilities, etc. If I were Steve Gadd (which I'm not even close to being), or most appropriately here you, with a large body of work, then certainly you might see something else. Otherwise, why?

Seriously and with the cool level head, is my response a fair one? Please also know that I know who you are and admire what you have done for drumming. You are the drummer who's played with Paul McCartney right? Therefore I know your comments are sincere, as I hope you can take from mine as well. I'm pleased you stopped by to listen.