PREMIUM MASTERCLASS
HOW TO GET AND KEEP A GIG
TEACHING GENRES IN:
Soul • R&B • Hip Hop • Funk • Pop
TOPICS
Tools of the trade 5 P's. Passion, Power, Placement, Performance and Purity
What does "The Cop On The Block" mean? Building your brand
The word "Can't." 2 and 4 groove
Tuning your drums Reading music
Building a groove What you should listen for
Singing and playing at the same time How to apply the right groove in the right places
"The pocket"...what does that mean? Dynamics 101
Exercises on an excellent groove Q & A with the audience
REQUIRED LISTENING
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQmu4I8ZMfs P-Funk All Stars (1983)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuCIfH_Sy3A Lucretia The Cat - Ray Baretto
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZldnP0lhHA Us me - Bil Withers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YYLh5zbA7U Way out - Steve Arrington
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OK_AwCjK0Ak Rock Me Baby - B.B. King
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qk0Wi1QkJgg Thank You - Sly and The Family Stone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COiIC3A0ROM Lets Stay Together - Al Green
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCCkb6k_aow Get On Up – James Brown
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAfuUZRou7g Cruizin' - D'Angelo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsPetjgclQo La La La Love Song - Toshi Kubota
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2HWuR2mq5M Lets Dance - David Bowie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CycTQ29ikAA Good Times - Chic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxhigzl35sw Put Your Hand Where My Eyes Can See -Busta Rhymes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_iC0MyIykM Cissy Strut - Meters
This is Bernard Purdie. Everyone listened and learned from him. This is one of my favorite recordings of his.
http://funklet.com/ooh-child/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrotsEzgEpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYoIFz3mSws
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOj9lPbp1I4
Robin Russell on I Can Understand It
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DROoDOAACiE
Al Jackson Jr.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Jackson_Jr.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COiIC3A0ROM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpOMQMAxU0Q (That's me on drums)
My mentor from my neighborhood, Ricky Williams, played all instruments. This was one of the first breakbeats ever used back at the beginning of Hip Hop.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-8gqEkd55Y Discotheque Soul Part 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPyYr8z-epY Part 2
I created a lesson pack for beginners called
DRUMMING IN 21 DAYS
CLICK ON THE BASS DRUM BELOW FOR MORE INFORMATION
Thanks to Frank “Fast Frankie” Nash and David Bowens, this exercise has helped me on many levels and will help you as well.