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A Quiet Groove – Gentle Drumming

July 1, 2014July 1, 2014 jonDrumming, Videos

An experiment replacing the snare with a 14″ floor tom, an octoban played with the left foot, and no proper high hat. Featuring FMP percussion and Istanbul Agop cymbals. I often get inspired by different setups, mixing things up a […]

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A Look Back At The Recording Studio In 2005

June 26, 2014March 16, 2017 jonStories

9 years ago in June of 2005, I was in the thick of building our recording studio, a career and life changing experience. Towards the end of construction, I got a call from the Green Natives who said “We hear […]

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Cajon improvisation with 3 JZ BT-201 microphones

March 18, 2014April 4, 2014 jonVideos

It’s no secret that I love JZ microphones from Latvia. When I first received the trio of BT-201 microphones, a did all kinds of tests and shootouts. Here’s a short little video featuring a Meinl cajon recorded with 3 BT-201s. […]

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Studio Drumming Excerpt 3.13.2014

March 13, 2014March 13, 2014 jonVideos

An excerpt from a recording session I did for composer/arranger John Sawoski. 8:15am is never to early to rock out. These are raw tracks (no plugins on the individual channels),  with just a little love from the Vertigo VSC-2 Compressor […]

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Narada Michael Walden “Led Boots” Drum Transcription (Intro)

March 5, 2014March 9, 2014 jonTranscriptions

From Jeff Beck’s “WIRED” album This is the insane drum intro to LED BOOTS which should need no introduction. This is old school-in-your-face fusion drumming (in the vein of Mahavishnu Orchestra and Return To Forever). It’s intense, loose, and he […]

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Jerry Marotta: D.I.Y. Peter Gabriel Drum Transcription

February 25, 2014March 17, 2017 jonTranscriptions

Another handwritten drum transcription from the archives. “D.I.Y” is a from Peter Gabriel’s second solo album. The song flows freely between lots of odd meters, but never in a staggering way. Jerry Marotta’s groove is rock solid, and he deceptively […]

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Practice What You Play, Don’t Play What You Practice

February 19, 2014March 17, 2017 jonDrumming Tips

  Some musicians (oftentimes the younger ones) tend to work what they practice  at home into the gig. Developing technique is an essential part of becoming a musician, but that technique can often times get in the way of playing […]

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Steve Gadd “Chuck E’s in Love” drum fill transcription

February 14, 2014March 9, 2014 jonTranscriptions

Below is a groove idea that I wrote out for my friend Jace D at N.A.M.M. a few years back. We were talking about drum grooves of the 1970s, and how adventurous they were. Even in pop songs. Even the drum […]

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How do you do that up there? (Playing drums before Rod Morgenstein)

February 11, 2014February 5, 2017 jonStories

     I remember being on tour with the DUBS and we were playing a show with The Dixie Dregs in Philly. After our set, I was walking though the club, and this guy approaches me with this amazed look […]

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