PART A - Live Gig.

I am literally going to take you on a live gig. I will cover everything from: how to safely pack your drums so they don't get damaged travelling in your car or on a plane, how to asses your setup space and setup quickly while packing your cases at the same time (basically avoiding mess), how to mic up your kit and get an awesome sound out the front of house - including which mics to use on which drums and why, how to get a band mix coming through your foldback wedge so you can hear everyone clearly in a miced up situation, how to run backing tracks through your ipod or laptop going through the speakers that your band plays along to, and how to make your tracks in stereo so you have 2 channels - click track panned one side and backing track the other, so that the audience only hears the track yet you hear the track and click should you wish. Basically everything you will ever encounter on an actual live gig!

PART B - Home Studio Recording

This is deliberately called Home Studio Recording because I'm going to detail recording drums, with professional gear and sounds, from what's being dubbed these days as a "backyard studio". I'm not going to show you reel-to-reel recording, or how to record in a massive $1,000 a day studio. Why? Because for the majority of us, myself included, neither of these options are viable or realistic logistically or financially. But that's ok because..

With modern recording hardware and virtual studio software like Protools or Cubase, "backyard studios" which produce professional quality recordings, have popped up all over the world, in literally - peoples bedrooms, spare rooms and garages. I'm going to show you how to "open mic" or "close mic" your drumkit, and what both sound like. How to run your mics through an audio interface, how to run the audio interface into the computer and mix with the sound in Protools - ie, change the drums EQ, add effects like reverb, compression, gating etc. But most importantly of all - I'm going to show you how to do it on a shoe string budget. Gone are the days of average Joe having to spend $1,000 a day in a recording studio, thanks to modern technology there's a better option and it's just a matter of getting the exact info you need, and none you don't. I'm going to give you what you need.

3) Fast Track Your Practice! We all want to improve on the drums as quickly as possible. No one likes banging their head against the wall getting nowhere, and getting fustrated with their improvement. One of the biggest problems for ANY drummer, is knowing what to practice and for how long and how often. Fast Track Your Practice is going to take you step by step through the exact practice routine I do (and did for years), where you'll be shown how to divide your practice time up effectively, which exercises to practice for how long, how to effectively use a metronome, how to setup small goals, and how to measure your improvement.

I'll be giving you exact practice routines down to the second so that there is NO guesswork when it comes to improving, and to guarantee that you improve the fastest way possible with REAL LONG LASTING results. This is not some "master the drums in 2 days" gimmick or "the secrets the pros don't want you to know" crap, this is specific practice routines, with timelined improvement charts aimed at getting you real skills, real groove, real technique in the SHORTEST amount of time possible. I'm literally going to practice for you, and walk you through everything that I'm thinking and aiming for as I practice, from clarity of notes, accuracy of timing, overall groove, stylistic interpretation and much more! 4) DOUBLE BASS DRUM TECHNIQUE DVD! I will most likely be doing an entire DVD on double bass drumming. Although the UDR DVD showcased a few popular beats and patterns, since it was a styles DVD I didn't teach much technique as such. Double Bass Technique will now become a regular part of Ultimate Drumming Solution. 5) ODD TIME PLAYING I will be doing a brand new section on odd time playing, including 5/4, 7/4, 9/4, 5/8, 7/8, 9/8 and so on. More than just the beats, concepts on how to think about these time signatures, and how to "divide them up" into sub sections so you can play them easier. 6) GEAR SELECTION VIDEOS Another great section will be where I talk about drums, cymbals, sticks and skins, and all the differences and variations within each. So, depending on the sound you want, you will know what to look and ask for at the music store! Do you like that Steve Gadd tom sound? The John Bonham snare sound? What about the old Dave Weckl K Custom Medium Ride, or maybe the cymbals Buddy Rich used? Do you want the big pinstripe sound, or a more subtle coated ambassador sound from your toms? All this will be covered, IN VIDEO. ON WITH THE SHOW! Airto Moreira Latin Beat Here's a catchy latin beat that uses the bell of the hihats, (a little bit unusual). Check out this video for full explanation and new split screen ezybeats! 12 MB