Stretching Beats – Funk Modulation // Quintuplet Beats & Exercises
These exercises use an AABA form in a 4 bar phrase, shifting gears from the 16th note funk beat to
Black Sabbath – War Pigs
Jazz roots and power – Bill Ward was a pioneer of heavy drumming. While metal drumming today is typically a
Hip Hop & Neo Soul Grooves – Changing Space
An interpretation and analysis of the rhythmic “swank” of artists such as J Dilla, Questlove, D’Angelo and Chris “Daddy” Dave.
Deftones – You’ve Seen The Butcher
Monster track from Diamond Eyes, Reprise Records 2014. Abe Cunningham’s Playing is hard and tasteful. Mostly swung quavers in 4/4,
Groove Modulation Part III – Using Dotted Notes to Modulate Between Relative Tempos
Metric modulation is a change in tempo or pulse based on a relative note value or subdivision. My previous modulation
Q&A with Inna Riddim
Five questions with our label mates, Inna Riddim leading up to our show at Sydney’s premier Drum and Bass night
Mr. Bill Live Set – Audio & Transcription
PDF drum chart I used with Mr. Bill during the 2017 Australia tour dates + live recording. Mr. Bill’s Australian
Stretching Beats – Funk Modulation // Quintuplet Beats & Exercises
These exercises use an AABA form in a 4 bar phrase, shifting gears from the 16th note funk beat to
Nate Smith – “Skip Step”
Funk in 17/8. An of example of Nate Smith “finding the 4” in odd time signatures. A transcription of the
Mr. Bill USA/Canada Tour – DRUM CHART
Download the drum chart I used with Mr. Bill during the 2016 North America tour. An incredible tour with Mr.
DNB Beat Repeat – Playing 3 Beat Loops
Rhythmic hemiola is a subdivision of the beat that differs from the time signature, with the intention of playing on
REWIND! DNB Groove Exercises – Part II
DnB groove exercises played also in reverse with 16th note roll and sticking variations. Downloadable PDF ; REWIND! DNB _Part
DNB Groove Modulation Part II – Quintuplets
Two bar drum and bass grooves time shifted across quintuplet subdivisions. Use a metronome! Downloadable PDF’s ; DNB Groove Modulation
DNB Groove Modulation Part I + Polyrhythm Exercise
The following groove exercises take 8th note drum and bass patterns and modulates the groove over quarter note triplets. Keep
Metal – Double Bass Drumming Coordination & Triplet Meter Grooves
The Following 4/4 triplet based groove exercises and 6/8 double bass exercises are valuable in developing precision, control and musicality in
Mr. Bill – “URL”
Drum transcription of Mr. Bill’s heavy shuffle – “URL”. I recently played a few shows as Mr. Bill’s drummer on his
Warm Ups – Single & Double Stroke Descending Rhythm
This pattern was scribbled down in my practice notebook as one of my very first drum lessons. I still run
Mark Guiliana – “One Month”
One Month A great example of Mark Guiliana’s seemingly arbitrary rhythmic figures. I included the unison rhythmic figure as an
Max Roach – “The Drum Also Waltzes”
Transcription ~ Max Roach’s classic 3/4 solo. Here’s a transcription of Max Roach’s opening solo track from his 1965 Drums
Nitin Sawheny – Remix Grooves
I was put onto Nitin Sawhney’s music when Kobra Kai was starting out, when we were still mixing some eastern
DNB Drum Grooves – Icicle / Roni Size / Shapeshifter / NOISIA
Roni Size’s In the Mode LP (2000) was the first drum and bass album I got into. I wrote out
Fear Factory – “No One”
Double Bass monster is Raymond Herrera. I transcribed this for an assignment at music school in 2002 after I had
Independence Exercises / Warmups
“Technique has nothing to do with music. Technique is a tool, like a hammer… Having technique means I can concentrate
6 Famous Drum Breaks
A brief selection of classic drum breaks every drummer or producer should know. I got listening to hip hop when
THE ROOTS – “Things Fall Apart” Grooves
A selection of Questlove’s grooves from a masterpiece hip hop record. The Roots were one of the first bands to
REWIND! DNB Groove Exercises Part I
These are Jungle grooves repeated in the consecutive bar/s as a mirrored image – played in reverse. They’re a good
