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
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
Triplet Based Metal Grooves, Double Bass and Blast Beats
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
