Happy Monday! I know it is the day many of us go back to work, but I counter that with some drumming in the evening. This week I needed to get my submission for the latest Drumeo member collaboration done. For January the song is something by Avenged Sevenfold, who are not a band I really know. This song is heavy and fairly fast, so it was a good workout for me. I needed to tweak a kit on my Roland TD07 as it needed a 'china' cymbal for certain accents.
It has taken me a while to get this done. I had lots of takes where I messed up early on. Then I got all the way through and realised I had not started the recording! This final take is far from perfect, but it will have to do. You may notice I slip out of time a bit and have to correct myself. That is something else I need to work on. I may not play this sort of music all the time, but it is a good workout.
You may also notice my new acoustic drums behind me. I could not have played this song on those as I do not have the cymbals for it and it might have caused some domestic strife from the noise. At the top of the video you can see some of my plectrum collection that are stuck to the shelves. I need to look at getting a better camera that I can position better. I do have new lights in the study/studio that make it a bit brighter.
At the weekend I went to The Music Centre in Bedford. They have a decent range of drum gear. I picked up a cymbal bag and some quieter drumsticks (rods). The latter may allow me to play at home more often and may also be good when playing with the band as I could drown them out otherwise. I will look to do a video demo soon.
Have a rocking week!
