Issue 1 - Garrett Goodwin - October 2017
Hot off the "presses"... The very first issue of SA Drummer Magazine. Featuring Garrett Goodwin on the cover "Lindsey Buckingham, Steven Tyler, Keith Urban... It's pretty crazy when I sit and think about the list.” – Garrett Goodwin Check out our list of local and international drummers, making waves: • Garrett Goodwin • Sheldon Yoko • Dale Schnettler • Andries Visser Check some awesome articles about building yourself as a brand in the industry, changing your approach to your practice routine and an ode the late, great John Blackwell. Come support SA's newest and only Drum specific magazine – SA Drummer Team.
Hot off the "presses"... The very first issue of SA Drummer Magazine.
Featuring Garrett Goodwin on the cover
"Lindsey Buckingham, Steven Tyler, Keith Urban... It's pretty crazy when I sit and think about the list.”
– Garrett Goodwin
Check out our list of local and international drummers, making waves:
• Garrett Goodwin
• Sheldon Yoko
• Dale Schnettler
• Andries Visser
Check some awesome articles about building yourself as a brand in the industry, changing your approach to your practice routine and an ode the late, great John Blackwell.
Come support SA's newest and only Drum specific magazine
– SA Drummer Team.
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INTERVIEWS ARTICLES LESSONS<br />
SOUTHAFRICA’S1STONLINEDRUMMAGAZINE<br />
DALE<br />
SCHNETTLER<br />
THEENERGYBEHIND<br />
PRIMECIRCLE<br />
SHELDON<br />
Y O K O<br />
FRANCOISVANCOKE<br />
DIEHEUWELSFANTASTIES<br />
JOHN<br />
BLACKWELL<br />
ALIFEWELLLIVED<br />
ISSUENO.1<br />
ANDRIES<br />
VISSER<br />
SESSIONDRUMMER<br />
GROOVEREGULATORS<br />
Featured<br />
Articles<br />
WarenvanWyk-Changingyour<br />
approachtopracticepart1<br />
Pastabdxl-Buildingyourselfasabrand<br />
CARRIEUNDERWOOD’S<br />
GARRETTGOODWIN
WHATSINSIDE?<br />
Features Interviews<br />
Features Interviews<br />
Garet<strong>Goodwin</strong><br />
SheldonYoko<br />
DaleSchnetler<br />
AndriesViser<br />
folowus<br />
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www.youtube.com/sadrummermagazine<br />
rememberto:<br />
#sadrummag<br />
PastabdxlakaJoshuaJstarZacheus-<br />
Buildingyourselfasabrand<br />
WarenvanWyk-ChangingyourapproachtopracticePart1<br />
JohnBlackwel-Alifewelived<br />
Wewouldlovetohearfromyou!<br />
Letusknowwhoyouwouldliketoseeinfutureisuesand<br />
whatyoufeelwecouldimproveon!<br />
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Alife<br />
wel<br />
lived.<br />
Atrue<br />
giftto<br />
thedrum<br />
world.<br />
John<br />
B lackw ell<br />
09/09/1973 04/07/<strong>2017</strong><br />
MiguelMonroy
MiguelMonroy<br />
edinjoiningtheband.Hecaledhisdad,JohnBlackwelSr.<br />
“Johnwasanamazing<br />
mananddrummerwho<br />
experiencedsuccess<br />
thatmostofuscanonly<br />
dreamof.Johnistruly<br />
goingtobemissed”-<br />
WarenvanWyk<br />
IhadthehugehonourofchatingwithJohnforover2hours Beleandmanyothersandhowhegotthesegigsarestories<br />
onSkypeanditwasanamazingexperiencetogettoknow<br />
suchanamazingpersonanddrummeronapersonalevel.<br />
JohnwasahugeinspirationtomesoIwasrealynervous<br />
whilewaitingforhimtocalme.WaitingonSkype,Johneven-<br />
withCameo,PatiLaBele,andPrince.Attheageof18while<br />
becauseitseemedsounrealthatIwasspeakingtohim.I<br />
hewas,thedrummerIhadlookeduptoformanyyears.He<br />
apologizedwhilelaughingthathedidn’thavehiscameraon<br />
straightawaybecausehehadjustwokenupanddidn’thave Berklee,soyoubeterbesure”.Johnknowingthatthiswas<br />
ashirton.Webegantalkingstraightawayasifwewereold<br />
schoolmatesthatweremerelycatchingup.<br />
HearingJohn’scareerstoriesfromthemanhimselfwastruly Johnbegantotelmeaboutthenextstepinhiscareer,which<br />
inspirational.Johnwasaseriousdrummerandmusicianand<br />
tualycaledme.Atfirst,hiscamerawasn’tonsoIwaswon-<br />
studyingatBerkleehereceivedacalfromLaryBlackmon<br />
deringtomyselfifthiswasactualytherealJohnBlackwel<br />
recognizedhisvoicebecauseIhadwatchedsomanyinterviewsandlesonsofhis.Heturnedhiscameraonandthere<br />
gigwithCameo.Hisdad'sresponsewasthis:“Son,ifyou<br />
heworkedwithsomeofthebiggestartistsinthemusicin-<br />
thatwilblowyouaway.<br />
MyfavouritestoriesJohntoldmewashowhegotthegig<br />
dustryincluding,Prince,Cameo,JustinTimberlake,PatiLa-<br />
fromCameoathisdormroomaskingifhewouldbeinterest-<br />
immediatelyandtoldhimthathehadjustbeenoferedthe<br />
takethegigwithCameoyoumustunderstandthatifit<br />
doesn’tworkoutthatIamnotenrolingyoubackinto<br />
thestartofagoodcareer,heleftBerkleetotakethegig<br />
withCameoandthingsonlyprogresedfromthere.<br />
isamazing.HesaidhewasplayingashowwithCameoandin<br />
thecrowdhenoticedPatiLaBelewatchinghim.Straight<br />
aftertheshowsheapproachedhimandaskedifhewould
Johnwas<br />
firedfrom<br />
Cameoin<br />
orderto<br />
joinPati<br />
LaBele.<br />
MiguelMonroy<br />
liketojoinherband.Beingtheloyalandcommitedperson<br />
Johnwas,hewenttoLaryfromCameoandtoldhimthathe<br />
gotoferedthegigwithPatibutwasn’tgoingtotakethegig<br />
withherbecausehewascommitedtoCameoanddidn’t<br />
wanttoleavehisbrothersandthatCameowasthereason<br />
hewaswherehewas.LarywasadamantthatJohnneeded<br />
totakethegigwithPatibecauseheknewthatthiswasthe<br />
nenextstepforthisamazingdrummerandexplainedtoJohn<br />
thatCameocouldn’ttakehimanyfurtheranditwastimefor<br />
himtolevelup.Johnarguedwithhimandtoldhimhecould<br />
notleaveCameo.Laryeventualyaskedhimifhewould<br />
havetakenthegigwithPatifhedidn’thaveacommitment<br />
toCameo.Johntoldhimthathewoulddefinitelyhavetaken<br />
thegigwithoutadoubt.LaryfiredJohnonthespotandtold<br />
himthathecouldnowtakethegigwith<br />
himthathecouldnowtakethegigwithPatibecauseheno<br />
longerplaysforCameo.Nothavingagiganymore,Johnwas<br />
“forced”totakethegigwithPatiandfromthismoment<br />
John’scareerexploded.<br />
HewastelingmeaboutagiginNewYorkhewasplaying<br />
withPati.Whilehewasplayinghesaidthathecouldfeel<br />
eyesonhimthewholetime.Feelingveryuncomfortablehe<br />
turnedhisheadtothesideofthestageandhesawPrince<br />
staringathim.Johnlaughedwhiletelingmethathealmost<br />
freakedoutandhadtokeeptelinghimselftorelaxandnot<br />
overplay.ThiswasPrinceattheendofthedayandI<br />
don’tthinkanythingcouldprepareyouforthosetypeof<br />
eyesstaringyoudown.Themomenttheperformance<br />
endedPrincecamestraightuptoJohnandsaidthathe<br />
wouldlikehimtocomehaveajamathisstudiobutonly<br />
oncehistourwasoverbecausehewasn’toferinghima<br />
gig,butonlywantedtohaveacasualjam.Princeexplainedthatheo<br />
plainedthatheofereddrummersthesameopportunity<br />
inthepastandthesedrummerscanceledtheirtoursbecausetheythoughthewasoferingthemagigandwere<br />
highlydisappointedwhentheyfoundoutitwasjustajam<br />
sesionandthatwasit.TheyneversawPrinceagain.<br />
Johnobviouslytookadvantageofthisoncehistourwas<br />
overandflewovertoPrince'sstudio.HemetPrinceinthe<br />
studioandtheybegantojamfreely.Acouplehourswent<br />
byandPrinceputhisbasdownandsaid“Okthanksfor<br />
coming,that’sit”.Johnsaidthathewasshockedand<br />
thoughttohimselfthattherewasnowaythatitwasgoing<br />
toendlikethis.Johnplayedmethegroovefromhislaptop<br />
thatactual<br />
thatactualygothimthegigwithPrince.Thisgroovewas<br />
programmedandinPrince'smind,nohumandrummer<br />
couldplaythisgroovebutJohnhadpracticeditandhadit<br />
down.AsPrincewaswalkingoutthestudio,Johnbegan<br />
playingthisgrooveandhesaidPrinceimmediately
stoppedinhistracks,turnedaroundlookingatJohn<br />
amazed,wentbacktohisbasandtheycariedonjamming<br />
forafewmorehoursandthenextthingJohnsaidheknew<br />
wasthathewasonaplanetouringtheworldwithPrince.<br />
Johnhadanamazingcareerandwassucharespected<br />
drummerinthedrummingcommunity.Itwasrealysadwhen<br />
IheardJohngotcancerandwespokealitleoveremail<br />
aroundthattimebutthingsdidn’tseemtooseriousandJohn<br />
asuredmethathewasalgood.Johnputupastrongfight,<br />
butsadlypasedawayonJuly4,<strong>2017</strong>,exactlyoneyearlater<br />
afterthediscoveryofhisbraintumors.Thiswasamajor<br />
shocktotheworldwidedrumcommunityandyoucould<br />
clearlyseehowrespectedandlovedJohnwasaloverthe<br />
world.Johnwilseriouslybemisedbutwiliveonandberememberedforwhathegavetothedrumworld.<br />
John,wethank<br />
youforalthe<br />
inspiration<br />
andfunkthat<br />
youbroughtto<br />
thedrum<br />
world.You<br />
wiltrulybe<br />
missedby<br />
manybutyour<br />
legacyand<br />
workwillive<br />
on.<br />
MiguelMonroy
mjaymediagroup<br />
PASTABDXLL<br />
AKAJOSHUA“JSTAR”ZACHEUS<br />
BUILDING<br />
YOUSELF<br />
ASABRAND<br />
I<br />
starteddrummingin1989whenthe<br />
Internetwasnonexistenttousalsothere<br />
wasnowayforpeopletofolowandkeep<br />
upwithshowsasIstartedtouringata<br />
veryyoungageperforminglocalyandinternationaly,makingfriendsandgaining<br />
fansindiferentpartsoftheworld,then<br />
knownastheLitleDrummerboy.<br />
Iconsciouslystartedbrandingmyself<br />
whenIwasintroducedtoFacebookbya<br />
friendin2007.Iwastoldthatit'sagreat<br />
waytogetyourfaceoutthereandIran<br />
withitbecauseIwasalreadyactivelygiggingandwantedtogrowmyfolowingsoI<br />
startedafanpage&surprisinglyalotof<br />
peoplefoundmeandstartedfolowingme<br />
asFBgotmorepopular.LaterIchosethe<br />
nameJstaranditstuck.
OneimportantthingI'velearntinthisproces<br />
isthatbeinguniqueandrealiswhatstands<br />
outtootherbrandsandmakesthemwantto<br />
asociatewithyou.Itisalsoimportantto<br />
remainastudentinyourindustrywhilebuildingyourbrand&onlinepresence.Youarethe<br />
product,therefore,youhavetobelievein<br />
whatyouare,thatbeingyourauthenticself,<br />
yourcharacter,personalityandinteraction<br />
withfanswilmakeyouanopinionleader.<br />
Knowyourtargetmarketandindustrywel.<br />
Personaly,I'vehadtoreinventmyselfto<br />
adaptandgrowfrombeingjustJstarZacheus<br />
thesesiondrummertoPastabdxltheartist.<br />
Socialmediahasbeenthebiggesttooland<br />
madeitmucheasiertoconnect,buildand<br />
sharemy#IJUSTWANNAPLAYlifestylewiththe<br />
world.Consistencyisamajorkey,neverleave<br />
your<br />
yourfolowershanging,keepthemexcited<br />
aboutyourgrowthastheyareinspiredbyyou<br />
togrow.<br />
Alwaysremainteachableandsuroundyourselfwithpeoplethatknowmorethanyou<br />
aboutwhatyou'redoing.Buildingabrandis<br />
beinganopenbookofindividualy,especialy<br />
whenyou'replayingdrumsbecauseyour<br />
spiritcomesthroughwhatyoudo.Neverfind<br />
yourselfthinking"whatwouldhedo"or"how<br />
wouldhepl<br />
wouldheplayit",justplayyourheartout.You<br />
aresupposedtosuckatsomepoint,ifthat's<br />
now,thenyou'refacingendlesposibilities<br />
forgrowthanddevelopment.Don'toverthink<br />
itlikeyoudon'tthinkaboutbreathingevery<br />
time.Whenyouunderstandthisthenbuilding<br />
abrandthatwiltouchpeopleinwaysthat<br />
brings<br />
bringsyourbusinesandbrandtoplacesin<br />
theworldyoucouldneverevenimagineare<br />
thingsIhavelivedtosee.Havefunbuilding<br />
andpresentingyouselftotheworld.<br />
mjaymediagroup<br />
@pastabdxl<br />
JoshuaJstarZacheus<br />
“ONEIM-<br />
PORTANT<br />
THING I’VE<br />
LEARNTIN<br />
THISPRO-<br />
CESS,IS<br />
THAT<br />
BEING<br />
UNIQUE<br />
AND REAL<br />
ISWHAT<br />
STANDS<br />
OUT”
HowisCarietowork<br />
with?<br />
SheisAbsolutelygreat.Iam<br />
Garet<br />
<strong>Goodwin</strong><br />
ThegroovebehindGrammyAward<br />
winnerCarieUnderwood<br />
Hey,Garet.Howare<br />
thingsgoing?Areyou<br />
curentlyontour?<br />
Thingsaregreat!Iamnot<br />
curentlyontour.Itismore<br />
ofanofyearwithjustsome<br />
spotdates,festivals,private<br />
events,awardshows,etc.<br />
It’sgreatthoughbecauseit<br />
alowsmetoplaywithsome<br />
othera<br />
otherartistsanddoalot<br />
moresessions,lessonsand<br />
clinics.<br />
Howdidyoulandthegig<br />
withCarieUnderwood<br />
andwhodidyouplayfor<br />
priortolandingthisgig?<br />
Ilandedthegig<br />
Ilandedthegigbynetworking,beingintherightplace<br />
attherighttimeanditfel<br />
intoplace.Irandomlydida<br />
gigthatIwasdreadingand<br />
thankGodIdidbecausethe<br />
guitarplayeronthegig<br />
askedme<br />
askedmewhatIwasdoing<br />
withmusic,etcandhethrew<br />
mynameinthehatfora<br />
tryout.Crazyhowthings<br />
falintoplacewhenandhow<br />
theyaresupposedto.<br />
byWarenvanWyk<br />
AsIgotolder,IstartedgettingintoJohnBonhamand<br />
AbeLaborielJr.Iwouldsay<br />
thosearemybiggestinfluencesstiltothisday<br />
Whowereyourmaininfluenceswhenyougot<br />
intoplayingandwhoare<br />
yourcurentinfluences?<br />
Igrewuplisteningtoalot<br />
ofChristianmusic,soIwas<br />
definitelyinfluencedbyalot<br />
ofthesessiondrummersin<br />
NashvilesuchasScotWilliamsonandSteveBrewster.
honoredtoplaybehindan<br />
artistwhoissotalentedand<br />
suchagreatperson.<br />
BesidesCa<br />
BesidesCarie,youhave<br />
workedwithsomeother<br />
seriousnamesandhave<br />
playedatsomehuge<br />
showsandawardevents.<br />
Canyoutelusmore<br />
aboutthis?<br />
Ihavehadsomeamazing<br />
Ihavehadsomeamazing<br />
opportunitiestosharethe<br />
stagewithsomeamazing<br />
artistslikeLindseyBuckingham,StevenTyler,andKeith<br />
Urban.It’spretycrazy<br />
whenIsitandthinkabout<br />
thelist!Myve<br />
thelist!Myveryfirsttvshow<br />
IdidwithCariewaswhen<br />
shedidasongwithLindsey<br />
Buckingham,weplayedgo<br />
yourownway.Iwilnever<br />
Beingontheroadalot,<br />
doyoustilfindtimeto<br />
practiceandifso,what<br />
doyouusualyworkon?<br />
Ial<br />
Ialwaysfindthetime,ifit’s<br />
apracticepadoranythingI<br />
cangetmyhandson.Although,whenwegetofofa<br />
longtourittakesmeabout<br />
3weeksuntilIevenwantto<br />
pickupsticksagain.<br />
IalwaystelguysthatwhenI<br />
sitandpractice,Istilputon<br />
ametronomeandsitwithit<br />
“Ialwaysfind<br />
playingdrumsto<br />
bemusiconthe<br />
drums”<br />
Whatisyourtakeonjust<br />
playingdrumsvsplaying<br />
musiconthedrums?<br />
Ial<br />
Ialwaysfindplayingdrums<br />
tobe“musiconthedrums”<br />
.evenifI’mnotplayingto<br />
musicthereisalwaysasong<br />
goingoninmyhead.Ibelieveifyoukeepthisatthe<br />
frontofyourmindthenyou<br />
wilal<br />
wilalwaysbemusicalwhen<br />
youplay.It’snotabout<br />
beingaonemanshow,it’s<br />
alaboutbeingmusicalwith<br />
theotherpeopleyouare<br />
playingwith.<br />
untilitdisappears.Ibelieve<br />
thisissomethingyoucan’tdo<br />
enough.<br />
Iseethatyouarenot<br />
onlyaworkingdrummer<br />
butalsoanauthorand<br />
educator?Canyougive<br />
usmoreinsightonthis?<br />
Idohaveabookcaled<br />
Idohaveabookcaled<br />
“MusicProBook”.ItiscurrentlynotforsalebecauseI<br />
amrevampingitandmaking<br />
italitlemorepersonalwith<br />
experiencesIhavehadand<br />
othermusiciansthatIam<br />
closeto.Itisabookonnavigatingthemusicindustry.I<br />
believeifanyonecangain<br />
forgethimturningaroundat<br />
theendofthesongduring<br />
thesolosectionandrocking<br />
out!Itwassureal!
someinsightandnothave<br />
togothroughsomeofthe<br />
hardthingsIhadtogo<br />
throughthenIamdoing<br />
mypart.Thatiswhatalot<br />
ofthebookisabout.I<br />
alsoapplythatsameconcepttolessons,coaching,<br />
andclinics.Inever<br />
thoughtIwouldgivelessonsordoclinicsbutnow<br />
IthinkIenjoythosethe<br />
most.It’ssocooltoinspireandseethegrowth<br />
andprogress.Ilovebeing<br />
apartofthat.<br />
Whenyouareteaching,<br />
whatdoyoufeelarethe<br />
mostimportantthings<br />
youcangiveyourstudentsintermsofexercisesandknowledge?<br />
Ialwaystakeeachstudent<br />
wheretheyareat.Iliketo<br />
seewheretheyareasa<br />
player,andapersonandgo<br />
fromthere.Ithinkeverystudentiscompletelydiferent<br />
soformeit’shardtostick<br />
toaspecificcu<br />
toaspecificcuriculum.I<br />
haveguyswherewesitand<br />
talkaboutlife,drums,techniqueandwemaybarely<br />
eventouchasetofsticks<br />
thatday,orIhaveguysthat<br />
Irecordtotracksandwe<br />
listenandtalkthroughthem<br />
andIputthemonthespot<br />
toletthemfeeldiferent<br />
scenariostheywilexperienceandthenIhaveguys<br />
whocomeinandIrealy<br />
cacan’tshowthemanything<br />
becausetheyaregreatplayersbuttheyneedadviceon<br />
theindustry,etc.Ihavealso<br />
connectedagoodamountof<br />
studentswithsomeprety<br />
prominentgigs.<br />
“LindseyBuckingham,Steven<br />
Tyler,Keith<br />
Urban .It’sprety<br />
crazywhenIsit<br />
andthinkabout<br />
thelist”<br />
Youareveryactiveon<br />
socialmedia.Howimportantdoyoufeelitis<br />
formusicianstograspthe<br />
powerfulconceptofsocial<br />
mediaintoday'sdayand<br />
age?<br />
Socialmediawasahardthing<br />
formetograsponto.ButI<br />
believeitisextremelyimportantandpowerfulinthisday<br />
andage.Wehavetousethe<br />
toolandlearnthetooljust<br />
likeanyotheraspectofthe<br />
indust<br />
industry.Ihavecometorealy<br />
knowhowamazingitisthat<br />
youcanreachouttosomeonewhoyoulookuptoand<br />
youwilmorethanlikelyreceivearesponseback.That’s<br />
pretyunrealtome.Youalso<br />
neverknowwhomayseea<br />
videoofyoursandreachout<br />
toyou.Oneofmyfavorite<br />
thingstodoisgothrough<br />
garetgoodwin.com<br />
instagram.com/ggoodwin<br />
twiter.com/ggoodwin<br />
nashvilesamplingco.com<br />
kmlm.org
Instagramandwatchrandom<br />
videosofdrummers.It’sinspiring.<br />
YouwerevotedModern<br />
Drummers2013Upand<br />
Coming,drummer.How<br />
didthatmakeyoufeelas<br />
thisisanamazing<br />
achievement?Didthis<br />
benefityouintermsof<br />
getingwo<br />
getingworkandgeting<br />
yournameoutthere?<br />
Itwasacompletehonorto<br />
receivethat.IgrewupreadingthosemagazinesandI<br />
neverthoughtIwouldsee<br />
mynameinthem.Ibelieve<br />
thatitdefinitelyhelpedwith<br />
mycredentialforclinicsand<br />
lesson<br />
lessons.Ihavealotofguys<br />
say,Ididn’tevenknowyour<br />
nameuntilreadingthose<br />
magazines.<br />
Whatisinthepipeline<br />
foryou?Wheredoyou<br />
seeyourselfinthenext<br />
5years?<br />
I’mwo<br />
I’mworkingonafewnew<br />
thingsthatIwilbelaunchingsoon.Ihaven’tspoken<br />
aboutitmuchbutIamgoing<br />
tobelaunchingacoursefor<br />
realyseriousdrummers/musicianswhorealywantto<br />
makeitinthisindustry.I’m<br />
alsoworkingonthebook<br />
thatImentionedearlier.<br />
Also,NashvileSamplingCo.<br />
isasamplecompanythat<br />
JustinMilerandIhave.Go<br />
checkitoutifyouhaven’t,<br />
wehavesomebigpl<br />
wehavesomebigplayers<br />
joiningusonthisthing.We<br />
areveryexcitedaboutit.I<br />
alsojustgotmynewstudio<br />
upandrunninginNashvile.<br />
Iamdoingagoodbitof<br />
sessions,lessonsandsmal<br />
clinicsatmystudio.SoI’l<br />
keeppushingforwardwith<br />
thatandl<br />
thatandliveshowsalong<br />
theway!<br />
Anyadvicethatyou<br />
wouldliketogiveto<br />
upandcomingdrummers?<br />
Iwouldteldrummersto<br />
keeppushingandalways<br />
keepyourheadon<br />
straight,don’tletitgoto<br />
yourheadandgetcocky.<br />
Itwilonlyhurtyouinthe<br />
longrun!<br />
Garetplays:<br />
Remodrumheads<br />
Promarkdrumsticks<br />
DwDrums<br />
SabianCymbals<br />
Drumtacs<br />
Canyoutelusmore<br />
aboutyournonprofitorganization,"KMLM.org"?<br />
Weprovidebackpacksfulof<br />
educationalmaterialstochildreninneedandprovidefinancialsupporttoschools<br />
withinpovertystrickenregionsofLatinAmericaand<br />
theCaribbean.Withevery<br />
$25donation,abackpackis<br />
manufactured,filedwitheducationalmaterialsanddonatedtoachildinneed.<br />
Thishastrulybeenalife<br />
changerandeyeopenerfor<br />
me.Seeingthesekidsre<br />
ceivethemostsimplethings<br />
andarebeyondthankful.<br />
Thatistheimportantstuf.<br />
“Itwasacompletehonortoreceivethat.Igrew<br />
upreadingthose<br />
magazines
Learnfromaprofessionaldrummerwithyearsof<br />
teachingandplayingexperience,whohasworked<br />
withPlatinumandMulti-Platinumselingartists!<br />
alages beginnertoadvanced
Changingyour<br />
approachto<br />
practicing.<br />
withWarenvanWykpart1<br />
“Iamsureeveryonehasheard<br />
thesaying,“Practicemakesperfect”.Withoutpracticeweare<br />
notgoingtobeterourselvesin<br />
whatwedo.”<br />
IteachandplayprofesionalysoIget<br />
alotofquestionsregardingthistopic<br />
andtheonequestionthatcomesupa<br />
lotis,“Whyaftermonthsoflesonsam<br />
InotimprovingasfastasIthoughtI<br />
wouldhave?”Now,remember,there<br />
aredrummersandstudentsthatsee<br />
masiveresultsinthefirstfewmonths<br />
ofhavinglesonsorstartingfrom<br />
scratch.Dosomepeoplehavemoreof<br />
afeelforsomethingthenothers?Sure,<br />
butthisisnottheonlyunderlining<br />
aspectthatiskeepingthemback.After<br />
askinghowmuchpracticetheyputin<br />
daily,theyrealizethatitistheirown<br />
faultthattheyhaven’tachievedthe<br />
goalsorexpectationstheyhavemade<br />
duetothelackofpracticeandnot<br />
usingthetipsthatIortheirteacher<br />
hassuggestedandtheyhavenottaken<br />
whathasbeengiventothemandput<br />
inthetimetopracticeandexecute<br />
them.<br />
@byjono/RedBulContentPool
@byjono/RedBulContentPool<br />
Iconstantlyremindmystudentsthatastheir<br />
teacher,Icannotmakethemagreatorsucesful<br />
drummer.TheonlythingIcandoasateacheris<br />
givemystudentsthematerialandencourageand<br />
inspirethemtopracticeandfromthereitisupto<br />
themtotakewhatIhavegiventhem,putinthe<br />
hoursandapplyit.Icangivemystudentsalthe<br />
knowledgeandlesons,whichcanmakethema<br />
greatplayerbutiftheyarenotgoingtousewhatI<br />
saying.“Youcantakethehorsetothewaterbut<br />
youcan’tmakeitdrink”Thewateristheadvice<br />
andlesonsanddrinkingthewaterandapplying<br />
thisandpracticing.So,thebestIcandoasa<br />
teacheristakemystudentstothewaterbutitis<br />
thenuptothemiftheywanttodrinkthewaterto<br />
surviveornot.<br />
AnotherquestionIgetaskedalotis,“Howlong<br />
wilittakeformetobecomeagooddrummer?”<br />
Theanswerissimple.Theamountofpracticeand<br />
opposedto10minutesthenobviouslythereis<br />
havegiventhemtheywilnotseegreatprogressionatal.TheperfectilustrationIcanuseisthis<br />
timeyouputinwildetermineyourresults.Forexample,ifyouputinanhourpracticesesiondaily<br />
goingtobeadiferenceinthetimeframeofprogresion.<br />
SohowdoIapproachmypracticesesions?Anotherquestionthatyoumayask.ThebiggesttipI<br />
cangiveisthis.Don’tsitand“practicethingthat<br />
youalreadyknoworhaveacomplished.Yes,jammingtoourfavouriteband'ssongsisgreatbutis<br />
thistakingyoutothenextlevelandgrowingyou<br />
asaplayerandisthisworkingonyourweak<br />
points?Ifyouaregoingtospendhoursandalof<br />
yourpracticeongrooves,fils,exercises,songs<br />
thatyoualreadyknowthenyouarenotgoingto<br />
moveforwardorseegreatamountsofimprovementinyourplayingoryourcreativity.Besureto<br />
stepoutofyourcomfortzonewhenyousitdown<br />
topracticeandworkonmaterialthatyouhavenot<br />
yetacomplishedandmakesurethatbythetime<br />
“Icannot<br />
makethem<br />
greator<br />
successful<br />
drummers”
yougetofofyourkitthatyouhaveitunderyourbelt.Practicenewmaterialfor10min-<br />
uteswilbeofmoreusethansitingforhoursplayingmaterialthatyouhavealreadyac-<br />
comesinwhenyouwalkawayfromyourpracticesesionbeingabletoplaythingsthatyou<br />
couldn’tbeforeorneverthoughtthatyoucould.<br />
CanIpracticeforhoursonedayoftheweekandnotpracticeataltheotherdays?No!Put<br />
in20minutesadayratherthantryingtojameverythinginonesesion.Bydoingthis,you<br />
keepyourconsistencyandyouwilseemoreprogres.<br />
Anothergreatthingtodotoimproveyourplayingandlearnnewthingsistofeedyour<br />
aroundtheworld.Thisalsocreatesalotofinspirational.Wehavethosetimeswherewe<br />
justdon’tfeelmotivatedtopracticeandgetboredwiththematerialwehavesothiscreates<br />
andinspiresyoutowanttomovetothenextlevelaswel.Whenyouhavesomethingto<br />
youwhetheryouwanttobeagreatdrummerornot!<br />
complished.Itisalwaysveryeasytoputonsongsthatwecanalreadyplayinoursleepbe-<br />
causeweloveplayingwithitandthensaythatwe“practiced”,buttherealpracticing<br />
mindwithasmuchgoodvideofootageasposibleandtakeinandexecutewhatthedrummeronthevideoisdoing.TheInternethasthousandsofvideosofamazingplayers<br />
aspiretothenpracticingbecomesefortlesbecauseyouhavesetagoal.Technologyisincrediblesouseit.FIndagoodteacher,getsomekilercontentandworkhard!It’supto<br />
“Theamount<br />
ofpractice<br />
andtimeyou<br />
putinwildetermineyour<br />
results.”<br />
@byjono/RedBulContentPool<br />
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SHELDON<br />
YOKO<br />
The force behind<br />
Francois van Coke<br />
and Die Heuwels<br />
Fantasties<br />
HeyGaret.Howare<br />
thingsgoing?Areyou<br />
curentlyontour?What<br />
by Zan Kriegler<br />
Garet<br />
<strong>Goodwin</strong><br />
ThegroovebehindGrammyAward<br />
winnerCarieUnderwood<br />
Hey,Sheldon.Howare<br />
thingsgoing?<br />
gotyouintoplayingthe<br />
drums?<br />
Greatman.Thanksforhaving<br />
me.<br />
Whatgotyouintoplaying<br />
thedrums?<br />
Thingsaregreat!Iamnot<br />
curentlyontour.Itismore<br />
ofaofyearwithjustsome<br />
spotdates,festivals,private<br />
events,awardshowsetc.Its<br />
greatthoughbecauseit<br />
alowsmetoplaywithsome<br />
Mydadusedtoplayabitwhen<br />
otherartist,anddoalot<br />
hewasyoungerandsowhenI<br />
moresessions,lessons,and<br />
wasaboutthree,myparents<br />
clinics.<br />
boughtmealitlekittosee<br />
whetherIwasintoit.Ileftitfor<br />
awhileandthenwhenIwas<br />
aboutnineIstartedplaying<br />
prproperly.Igotaskedtojointhe<br />
schoolbandasapercussionist<br />
andsomehowIeventualyended<br />
uponthedrumkitwhenIwas<br />
tenandliteralyplayedthat<br />
thingalthetime.Ijustbecame<br />
HowisCarietowork<br />
with?<br />
obsessedwithplayingthedrums<br />
fromthatpointon.<br />
SheisAbsolutelygreat.Iam<br />
Mick Creative
Whowereyourmaininfluenceswhenyougot<br />
intoplayingandwhoare<br />
yourcurentinfluences?<br />
Iremembermyfirstkitcame<br />
withaVHSdemotapefeaturingMikePortnoyandso,<br />
beingoneofthefirstrealy<br />
gooddrummersIwasexposedto,hejustblewmy<br />
mind.Hewasamassivein<br />
fluenceforafewyearsbut<br />
whenIsawJohnBlackwel<br />
playitchangedeverything<br />
forme.Myapproachto<br />
drumschangedsomuchasI<br />
tried(badly)tocopyalhis<br />
groovesandfilsanduse<br />
themin<br />
theminmyplaying.Indoing<br />
that,Istartedrealytrying<br />
tolearnhowhemadethose<br />
groovessoundandfeelso<br />
good.<br />
Whowereyourmaininfluenceswhenyougot<br />
intoplayingandwhoare<br />
yourcurentinfluences?<br />
Thesedays,I’mrealyinto<br />
drummerslikeMarkGuiliana,ChrisDave,Spankyand<br />
JPBouvet,alfordiferent<br />
reasonsbuttheguysthatI<br />
getinspiredbyalotareactualymymusicianfriends,<br />
likemybandmatesinDie<br />
GevaarandDieHeuwels,<br />
FredDenHartogand<br />
AndrewDavenportinThieve<br />
andthendrummerslike<br />
Howdidyoulandthegig<br />
withFrancoisvanCoke<br />
andDieHeuwelsFantastiesandwhodidyou<br />
playforbefore?<br />
Iplayedforafewbandsin<br />
Durbanandoneofthemwas<br />
FireThroughTheWindow.<br />
Westartedtouringabitand<br />
throughthis,Imettheguys<br />
from AshtrayElectric.Soa<br />
fewmonthsafterImovedto<br />
CaCapeTown,theywere<br />
Jstar,DarenPetersen,and<br />
WernerVonWaltzleben.<br />
They’reconstantlypushing<br />
themselvesandwe’realways<br />
opentotryhelpeachother<br />
outwithprojectsandideas.<br />
Vetman Photography
Telusaboutyour“YOKO”<br />
brand?<br />
The“brand”,sotospeak,<br />
didn’tstartoutonpurpose.I<br />
neededalogoformyPromark<br />
stickandsoImadesome<br />
‘YOKO’shirtstohelppromote<br />
it.I’vebeenwantingtoget<br />
myownclothingbrand<br />
startedforawhileandso<br />
itwaskindofwritenon<br />
thewalstojustgiveitago<br />
whenpeopleactualyliked<br />
theshirts.“YOKO”wilbe<br />
laun<br />
launchedonlinesoonwith<br />
mainlyT-shirtsandsweatshirtsbutit’sgoingtobe<br />
quiteacolaborativeefort<br />
andI’mrealyexcitedto<br />
seewhereit’lgo.It’s<br />
somethingnewformebut<br />
lookoutforitlaterthis<br />
year.<br />
Beingontheroadalot<br />
withacoupleofbusyacts,<br />
howdoyoumanagethem<br />
al?<br />
It’snotalwayseasybutI’ve<br />
Wayde Flowerday<br />
startedtouringin2015and<br />
it’sbeenawildridesince<br />
then.Ilovealtheguysin<br />
bothbandsandit’salwaysa<br />
greattimetravelingand<br />
playingwiththem.<br />
“Werehearsedfor<br />
lessthen2<br />
hoursandthe<br />
nextdaywe<br />
playedforlike<br />
4000people”<br />
lookingforadrummerand<br />
gavemeacal.Iendedup<br />
playingforAshtrayElectric<br />
forabout2years.Iplayed<br />
forasmanybandsasIcould<br />
from2011-2013,whichwas<br />
whenIfirstgotaskedtofil<br />
ininforashowwithDieHuewels.Ilaterfoundoutthat<br />
somefriendshadrecommendedmeforthegigsoit<br />
wasapretybigsurprised.I<br />
mettheguysforthefirst<br />
timeadaybeforetheshow,<br />
werehearsedforlessthan2<br />
hoursandthenextdaywe<br />
playedforlike4000people.<br />
Ihadworkedsohardon<br />
learningtheirtracksin<br />
dedepthsowhentheshow<br />
wentdownwel,Iwassuper<br />
stoked.Whentheirdrummer<br />
atthetimeleftthenextyear,<br />
Iwasluckyenoughtoget<br />
thecalagainandthenI<br />
startedtouringwiththemin<br />
April2014<br />
AcoupleofmonthsafterI<br />
startedplayingforDHF,Igot<br />
acalfromFrancoistogo<br />
andrecord“MoointlikNooit”<br />
withhimandJedd.Wekept<br />
intouchthroughouttheyear<br />
andthenIendeduprecordingthefi<br />
ingthefirstalbumwithhim<br />
attheendof2014.We
learnttojustfocusonone<br />
thingatatimethesedays.I<br />
tryandmaintainasmuch<br />
balanceasIcanwhenI’m<br />
hometostayontopof<br />
thingsbutthat’snotalways<br />
possible.Irealycan’tcomplainthough,I’mdoing<br />
plainthough,I’mdoingwhat<br />
IloveandI’msograteful<br />
forthat.<br />
Doyoustilgetsome<br />
timetopracticebetween<br />
althemadness?<br />
Thismightsoundabitweird<br />
butIactualydomostofmy<br />
practicinginmyhead.I<br />
don’trealygetmuchtime<br />
tojustjam.Istayinaflat<br />
soIcan’trealypracticeat<br />
homesoIworkonabitof<br />
AnySpecificrudimentsor<br />
practicesyouspendalot<br />
oftimeon?<br />
Asa<br />
Asawarmup,Igeneralydo<br />
somePataflaflasaswelasa<br />
seriesofsingle,doubleand<br />
tripletparadiddlesandIjust<br />
workthroughthemalfora<br />
while.That’srealyjustto<br />
loosenupforshows.When<br />
itcomestopractice,I’l<br />
usualyhaveapaternin<br />
myheadthatIwanttoget<br />
downandsoI’lworkout<br />
whatthemostlogicaland<br />
efeficientwaywouldbeto<br />
playitliveintermsof<br />
stickingsasIgothrough<br />
it.Ialsothinkofmyplayingfromtheperspective<br />
ofsomeoneelseplaying<br />
withmeandworkoutwhat<br />
bestsuitsthatmusicalsituation,soI’mnotgenerallyworkingonanyspecific<br />
rudimentalorindependencepracticeconceptfor<br />
hoursatatimeoranythin<br />
WaydeFlowerday<br />
myownproductionideason<br />
thesideandthatkeepsme<br />
pushingtogetbeterasamusicianandnotonlyasadrummer.I’mlearningpianoatthe<br />
momentsothathasbeen<br />
quitefun.<br />
“I’mdoing<br />
whatIloveand<br />
I’msograteful<br />
forthat”
Doyoupreferdoing<br />
studioworkorliveplaying?<br />
Iftimeisonyoursidethen<br />
studioissuchanamazing<br />
processtowatchdevelopbut<br />
playinglivewilalwaysbemy<br />
firstlove.Ilikethechaosof<br />
italandIalwaysfeelso<br />
goodafterplayingashow.<br />
folowafterthatisestablished.Beingpunctualand<br />
professionalinalaspectsas<br />
wel.It’snotalwayseasyto<br />
holdbackasadrummerbut<br />
I’mlearningtoratherpickmy<br />
momentsandmakesurethe<br />
bandisfeeling<br />
bandisfeelinggoodbefore<br />
getingtoocrazywithmyown<br />
ideas.<br />
Whatareyoucurentendorsements?<br />
MeinlCymbals,Promark<br />
drumsticks,Evansdrumheads,RolandElectronicsand<br />
MarsMusic.Ilovethemal<br />
andIwasplayingalofthe<br />
brandsbeforeIwasendorsed,soIhaveahuge<br />
amountofrespectforthem.<br />
ThefactthatIhavesuchan<br />
openandsupportiverelationshipwithmyfavoritedrum<br />
brandsissocoolforme.I’ve<br />
justbroughtoutmycustom<br />
stickswithPromarkwhichhas<br />
beenadreamofminesinceI<br />
wasalitlekid.Thesticksare<br />
availableatmusicstoresnationwidesogocheckthem<br />
outifyou’reinterested.*wink<br />
wink<br />
Whatisimportantforyou<br />
asadrummerwhenit<br />
comestoplayingwithan<br />
artist?<br />
Respectfortheartistandthe<br />
factthattheyhiredyouto<br />
performtheirmusicliveis<br />
what’smostimportanttome<br />
becauseatentiontodetail<br />
anddiligencewilnaturaly<br />
Wheredoyouseeyourselfinthenext5years?<br />
It’ssofunny,Ihonestlydon’t<br />
knowifIwould’veseen<br />
myselfherefiveyearsago<br />
butI’mjustpushingharder<br />
thanevernowtogetmyhead<br />
aroundwhatexactlyI’mtrying<br />
tocreateandcontributeto<br />
andI’mfeeling<br />
andI’mfeelingrealyexcited<br />
aboutthefuture.
Anyadvicethatyouwouldliketo<br />
giveupandcomingdrummers?<br />
Folow Sheldon<br />
artiststhatpushyoutobebeterand<br />
@ sheldon Yoko<br />
alwayslearnfromeachother.If<br />
you’reafteranendorsement,beloyal<br />
toabrandbecauseyourealylike<br />
themandnotbecauseyou’relooking<br />
www.yokoclothing.co.za<br />
Besupportiveofeachother.Surroundyourselfwithmusiciansand<br />
forsocialstatusorthenextbest<br />
deal.It’srealyobviouswhenmusiciansdothisanditjustmakesthings<br />
dificultforyouinthelongrun.Have<br />
avisionforwhatyou’retryingtodo<br />
andbeprofessionalbutdon’ttake<br />
yourselftooseriously.Justenjoythe<br />
ride.
D A LE<br />
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b eh in d<br />
P rim e<br />
C ircle<br />
HeyDale.Thankyousomuch<br />
fortakingthetimeouttodo<br />
thisinterview.<br />
Howdidyougetintodrummingandwhatmadeyou<br />
decidethatyouwantedtobe<br />
adrummer?<br />
Igotinspiredbywatchingthe<br />
greatslikeTommyLeefromMotley<br />
Crew,andseeinghowentertainingtheymadetheartofdrumming.Iwantedtobeabletodo<br />
thattoo.<br />
Whoareyourinfluenceslocallyandinternationalyand<br />
whichdrummerwouldyousay<br />
isresponsibleforgetingyou<br />
started?<br />
Localy,WarenvanWyk,andJason<br />
Oosthuizen.Internationaly,Travis<br />
DanielCraigJohnsonPhotography<br />
Barker.
Ihavemanyidolsinthe<br />
drummingworldbutprobably<br />
thetopofthelistwouldbe<br />
JohnBonham.<br />
Waspursuingdrumsasa<br />
ful-timecareeralwaysa<br />
planofyours?<br />
Yes,haveyouseenmytattoos?Ididthatwiththeintentiontoneverbestuckin<br />
anoficeworkingadayjob.<br />
Youhaveplayedforalot<br />
ofbandsbeforejoining<br />
PrimeCircle.Whoare<br />
thesebandsandhowdid<br />
youlandupgetingthe<br />
gigwithPC?<br />
FolowPrimeCircle:<br />
@primecircle<br />
#ifyoudontyouneverwil<br />
IknewtheguysfromPrime<br />
Circlefrommyworkinthe<br />
covergigscene,andalways<br />
madeapointofkeepingin<br />
touchwiththem,Iguessit<br />
wasjustmeanttobethat<br />
thingsworkedoutthisway.<br />
PrimeCirclehavetoured<br />
alotoverseasandhave<br />
beenonthebilwith<br />
someseriousbands.Can<br />
youteluswhereyou<br />
havetouredandwhat<br />
bandsyouhavebeenon<br />
thebilwith?<br />
thebilwith?<br />
We’vetouredmostof<br />
Europe,playingbigfestivals<br />
there.We’vesharedthe<br />
stagewithbigbandslike<br />
LimpBizkit,BifyClyro,<br />
ThreeDoorsDown,The<br />
Bosshoss,Alterbridgeand<br />
Seethe<br />
Seether.<br />
DanielCraigJohnsonPhotography<br />
I’veplayedwithSkylar,<br />
Summit,SoulProxy,Plush,<br />
KarenZoid,andSavingSilence.<br />
“Igotinspired<br />
bywatchingthe<br />
greatslike<br />
TommyLee<br />
fromMotley<br />
Crew.”
Howdoesitfeeltohave<br />
musiciansofthiscaliber<br />
watchingyouperform?<br />
Wel,it’sanhonourman,but<br />
generaly,thereisgreatrespectamongmusiciansfrom<br />
diferentbandsbecause<br />
thereisanunderstanding<br />
amongusthatonlywecan<br />
appreciatebeingfultime,<br />
professionalmusos.<br />
PrimeCircles’album,Let<br />
TheNightIn,definitely<br />
tookthebandtoanew<br />
level.Canyoutelus<br />
moreabouttherecording<br />
processandhowitwasto<br />
workwithDenholmHardingasap<br />
ingasaproducer?<br />
DenholmHardinghasactualy<br />
producedourlasttwo<br />
albums,LetTheNightInand<br />
ourlatestalbumdueforreleaseonthe15thofSeptember,IfYouDon’tYouNever<br />
Wil.Denholmisaphenome<br />
nalproducerandmusician,<br />
anextremelytalentedguy.<br />
PrimeCirclehavejust<br />
finishedthelatest<br />
record.Wastherecordingprocessthesameas<br />
thepreviousalbumor<br />
didyouguyschangethe<br />
direction?<br />
Wedefinitelychangeddirection,wehaveamore<br />
modernsoundandinmy<br />
opinion,Ithinkthisisour<br />
bestalbum.<br />
Youareaveryenergeticdrummerandyouare<br />
notonlygreattolisten<br />
tobutalsogreatto<br />
watchvisualyaswel.<br />
Howimportantdoyou<br />
feelitisforadrummer<br />
tonoton<br />
tonotonlyworkonhis<br />
skilbuthisshowmanshipaswel?<br />
FactisweareintheentertainmentbusinessandifI<br />
amnotenjoyingmyselfon<br />
stage,howcanIexpectthe<br />
crowdtoenjoythemselves<br />
whilewatchingus.<br />
overtwentyyearsnow,I<br />
usualyjustsitathome<br />
withaguitarandgofrom<br />
there,it’saveryorganic<br />
process.<br />
Youareveryactivein<br />
termsofbeingakey<br />
songwriterforPrime<br />
Circle.Canyoutelus<br />
moreaboutthatand<br />
howyouapproachyour<br />
songwriting?<br />
I’vebeenwritingmusicfor
BUYADRUM KITFROM<br />
MARSMUSICPARKMEADOWS<br />
andgettwo<br />
FREE<br />
drum lessonswith
Andries<br />
Visser<br />
Hey,AndriesThanksfor<br />
takingthetime.What’s<br />
happeningthesedays?<br />
I’mmo<br />
I’mmoreinlovewithmy<br />
musicnowthaneverbefore.<br />
Playing,teachinganddoing<br />
sessionskeepmepositive<br />
andmotivated.<br />
Howdidyoustartplayingthedrums,andat<br />
whatagedidyoustart?<br />
Asachild,welivedinthe<br />
FreestateinHennenman<br />
andattheageof9we<br />
movedtothebigJHBin<br />
byZanKriegler<br />
1984.ItwasthenthatIwas<br />
introducedtoadrumsetfor<br />
thefirsttime.Myfamilyhasa<br />
musicalbackgroundsoIwas<br />
nostrangertohearinga<br />
pianoorguitaronadaily<br />
basis.However,whenIheard<br />
thesoundo<br />
thesoundofthemighty<br />
drumkitechoinginachurch<br />
weatended,Ijustcouldnot<br />
helpmyselfandIhadtosee,<br />
feelandtasteit.Hehe.Imet<br />
myfirstdrumteacher,Johan<br />
Stolz(Sadlypassedawaythe<br />
21st<br />
21stAug<strong>2017</strong>).Ihadlessonswithhimforabout18<br />
monthsandstartedfilingin<br />
forhimatchurch.<br />
Icouldbarelyreachthe<br />
pedalsbutItookevery<br />
chanceIcouldgettoplay.It<br />
wasanexcitingjourneyand<br />
stilis.<br />
Whowereyourmaininfluenceswhenyougot<br />
intoplayingandwhoare<br />
yourcurentinfluences?<br />
Wel,JohanStolzwasthefirst<br />
realinfluencetilIreached<br />
endofHighschoolandin<br />
grade11(backthenstd9)
“Beingprepared<br />
forthegigs,<br />
teachingand<br />
beingontopof<br />
one’sgameis<br />
veryimportant.”<br />
IwenttoaconcertatRhema<br />
andIexperiencedthepower<br />
ofmusicprobablyforthe<br />
firsttimeinmylife.Watching<br />
IntegrityPraiseperforming<br />
withsomeofthebestmusiciansthenandnow,playing<br />
themostamazingr<br />
themostamazingrhythms<br />
andharmoniesI’veever<br />
heard.AftertheFriday<br />
night’sshow,Iwentupon<br />
stagetomeetthedrummer,<br />
CarlAlbrecht.Ibombarded<br />
himwithalineofquestioning<br />
andpatient<br />
andpatientlyCarl,stepby<br />
step,explainedtuningasI<br />
couldnotbelievethesound<br />
andtonehegotoutofthe<br />
drumkit.<br />
ThatnightaftertheconcertI<br />
wenthomeandtunedmy<br />
drumsandthenextmorning<br />
gotupearlytowakethe<br />
world.Itwasamazing.I<br />
wentbackforthesecond<br />
eveningconcertandgot<br />
somemoretips.Thatwasthe<br />
firstturningpointinmylife<br />
andthereasontopursue<br />
drumsasacareer.<br />
IstudiedatPretoriatechin<br />
1994-5.Thishelpedmeunderstandlightmusicandjazz<br />
alitlebeterbutitwasonly<br />
in1996thatImetafantastic<br />
teacherthatwouldtakemy<br />
limitedknowledgetothenext<br />
level.Andre’Luke,a<br />
wel-knownDrummingGuru<br />
amongsttheSAdrumming<br />
world.IstudiedunderAndre’<br />
atthe“GrooveClass”fora<br />
year,practicinganaverage<br />
of8xhours,5daysaweek<br />
forthedurationofmystudiesandtriedtodosofortwo<br />
moreyearsafterward.During<br />
thistimeIwasintroducedto<br />
amazingdrumminglegends
likeTeryLynnCarington,<br />
SteveSmith,DaveWeckl,<br />
SteveGadd,ChadWackerman,ToddSugarmanto<br />
nameafew.Istudiedtheir<br />
techniquesandstylesand<br />
stildo.<br />
Whowasthefirstartist<br />
thatyouworkedwithand<br />
howdidyoulandthe<br />
gig?<br />
Myfi<br />
Myfirstrealartistwas“Khanyisa”.Ididasessionin<br />
CapeTownSABCPointforan<br />
artist“Bela”andthenKhanyisacameinforthebacking<br />
vocalrecording.Iwasasked<br />
totourtheUSAwiththem<br />
andlikeanymuso,Igrabbed<br />
theopportunityand3weeks<br />
laterIwasinNashvile.<br />
Amazing!<br />
Makingacareerfrom<br />
drummingcanbevery<br />
tough.Howdoyouapproachthemadness,<br />
whilebeingafamily<br />
man?<br />
Beingpreparedforthegigs,<br />
teachingandbeingontopof<br />
one’sgameisveryimportant.Ifindrelationshipplays<br />
abigpartinthewayforward<br />
asonehastostayintouch<br />
withtheartistsandstudents<br />
tost<br />
tostrengthentherelationshipsandtobeontime.Ish.<br />
Toughoneformusos.Hehe.<br />
Itrytomaintainahealthy<br />
balancebetweenpracticing;<br />
GigsandFamilylifeasone<br />
caneasilyloseperspectivein<br />
prioritizingyourlife.Lifeis<br />
forlessonswithCarlovera<br />
periodof3years.Duringour<br />
tours,Ihadlessonswith<br />
LynnWiliams(Drummerfor<br />
PhilKeaggie)andChester<br />
Thompson(PhilColins).<br />
“Myfamilyis<br />
everythingto<br />
mesoit’simportantto<br />
maintainthat<br />
balance”<br />
whatyouhavewithyouand<br />
familyisalyouhave.Gigs<br />
areforashorttimebutlife<br />
iswhatmakesmegetupin<br />
themorning.Myfamilyiseverythingtomesoit’sessentialthatImaintainthatbal<br />
ance.<br />
Telusabouttouringthe<br />
USAwithKhanyisa?<br />
TouringwithKyanyisawas<br />
oneofthebesttimesinmy<br />
lifeaswelthehardestasI<br />
wasveryyoungandeagerto<br />
achievemymusicalgoals.<br />
Beingontourtaughtmedisciplineinlifeandinmy<br />
music.<br />
music.WestayedinapartmentsandthatmadeitdificulttopracticesoIhadto<br />
adjustmypracticingmethods<br />
soIspentalotoftimedoing<br />
stickcontrolonpilows.<br />
Beingontheroadwastough<br />
becausewewoulddrive<br />
acrossthestate,sometimes<br />
8-20hoursforaweekend<br />
performanceandontothe<br />
nexttownorcitysoyour<br />
bodyseldomrests.Wehada<br />
greatbandanddidamixture<br />
ofmodernPop/Africaninfluencethatmadeupthe<br />
bandsuniquesound.<br />
Youhavebeentaughtby<br />
somebignameslikeCarl<br />
Albrecht,etc.Telus<br />
moreaboutthoseexperiences?<br />
WhiletouringtheUSAand<br />
therestoftheworldwithKhanyisa,ImetupwithCarl<br />
thathappenedtobeinthe<br />
samechurchasweatended<br />
andbetweentours,Iwentfor
Anyspecificrudimentsor<br />
practicesyouspendalot<br />
oftimeon?<br />
Iliketop<br />
Iliketopracticeafewofmy<br />
favouriterudimentslikeSingles,Doubles,Paradiddles,<br />
FivestrRolsandSixstr<br />
Rols,Flamsandflamtaps.<br />
Doyoupreferdoing<br />
studioworkorplaying<br />
live?<br />
Both;butnothingismoreexhilaratingasaliveperformance.<br />
Whatisimportantforyou<br />
asadrummerwhenit<br />
comestoplayingwithan<br />
artist?<br />
Tounderstandtheartistasa<br />
person,theirfeelandinterpretationofmusic.Toknow<br />
thesongsofbyheartif<br />
possibleandtorespectthe<br />
artist.Thentherelationship<br />
growsmusicalyandemotionaly.Sometimesthemusicis<br />
notgreatbuttheartistis<br />
amazingandthatmakesthe<br />
showgreat.Itisessential<br />
thatyougainthetrustofthe<br />
artistandfelowmuzosin<br />
ordertoleadthem<br />
rhythmicaly.Knowingthe<br />
songsandinterpretingthe<br />
songscorectly,gainsthat<br />
trust.<br />
What’snextforyou?<br />
I’mal<br />
I’malwaysupforanadventuresoI’mforeverlooking<br />
fornewinfluencesinmusic,<br />
business,andchalenges.I’m<br />
evenmakingmyown“Cajon”<br />
range,The“AVBOX”,which<br />
isagreatwaytochalenge<br />
mypatienceandmusical<br />
ears.<br />
Anyadvicethatyou<br />
wouldliketogivetoup<br />
andcomingdrummers?<br />
Findadrummingmentorthat<br />
hasinterestinyouasamusician,thatcantakeyoutothe<br />
nextlevel.Practiceyourrudimentsandlistenandplay<br />
withasmuchmusicanddifferentstylestobroadenyour<br />
musicalrepertoire.<br />
CheckoutAndrieson:<br />
www.grooveregulators.com<br />
Youtube-AndriesVisser<br />
SonorSAArtistsFacebook
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SINGLEPARADIDDLEPART1<br />
byWarenvanWyk<br />
Therearemanydrummersouttherethatunderestimatethepowerofrudiments,especialywhenyougetcreativewiththem.InthisfirstlesonwearetakingtheSingleParadiddleandwearegoingtogetfunkywithit.<br />
EachlesonwiltakethisideafurthersokeepalookoutforPart2inthenextisueofSADrummer!<br />
Step1-ThefirststepisastraightforwardParadiddleonthesnaredrumwithacentsonbeats1,2,3and4<br />
R L R R L R L L R L R R L R L L<br />
Step2-Keeptheexactsamepaternbutmoveyourrighthandovertothehi-hats<br />
Step3-Onceyouareverycomfortablewithstep2,addthebasdrumonbeats1and3<br />
Step4-Addabasdrumonthe+of1and3<br />
Remembertostartslowandgradualybuildupyourspeed!<br />
Ifyouhaveanyquestionsonthisleson,feelfreetocontactmeat:waren@warenvanwyk.com
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