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BIG BIG TRAIN Welcome New Vocalist ALBERTO BRAVIN, Confirm September 2022 UK Shows & Schedule Continental European Dates

BIG BIG TRAIN Welcome New Vocalist ALBERTO BRAVIN, Confirm September 2022 UK Shows & Schedule Continental European Dates

Apr 27, 2022

Progressive rockers Big Big Train have recruited Alberto Bravin as lead vocalist following the tragic death of David Longdon in...

NICK D’VIRGILIO, NEAL MORSE & ROSS JENNINGS Release Video for ‘You Set My Soul on Fire,’ Third Single from Upcoming Debut Album “Troika”

NICK D’VIRGILIO, NEAL MORSE & ROSS JENNINGS Release Video for ‘You Set My Soul on Fire,’ Third Single from Upcoming Debut Album “Troika”

Feb 8, 2022

The new trio of Nick D’Virgilio (Big Big Train, ex-Spock’s Beard), Neal Morse (Transatlantic, NMB, ex-Spock’s Beard), and Ross Jennings...

NICK D’VIRGILIO, NEAL MORSE & ROSS JENNINGS Release Video ‘Everything I Am’ from Upcoming Debut Album “Troika”

NICK D’VIRGILIO, NEAL MORSE & ROSS JENNINGS Release Video ‘Everything I Am’ from Upcoming Debut Album “Troika”

Jan 11, 2022

Nick D’Virgilio (Big Big Train, ex-Spock’s Beard), Neal Morse (Transatlantic, NMB, ex-Spock’s Beard), and Ross Jennings (Haken, Novena) recently announced...

BIG BIG TRAIN Unveils New Single ‘Bats In The Belfry’

BIG BIG TRAIN Unveils New Single ‘Bats In The Belfry’

Dec 28, 2021

Today sees the release of the final single off BIG BIG TRAIN forthcoming “Welcome to the Planet” album. ‘Bats in...

BIG BIG TRAIN Releases New Animated Video for Single ‘Proper Jack Froster’, UK Tour Cancelled

BIG BIG TRAIN Releases New Animated Video for Single ‘Proper Jack Froster’, UK Tour Cancelled

Dec 9, 2021

Today sees the release of the animated video for ‘Proper Jack Froster’, the latest single taken from the forthcoming “Welcome...

NICK D’VIRGILIO, NEAL MORSE & ROSS JENNINGS Share First Single and Video ‘Julia’ from Upcoming Debut Album “Troika”

NICK D’VIRGILIO, NEAL MORSE & ROSS JENNINGS Share First Single and Video ‘Julia’ from Upcoming Debut Album “Troika”

Dec 3, 2021

Nick D’Virgilio (Big Big Train, ex-Spock’s Beard), Neal Morse (Transatlantic, NMB, ex-Spock’s Beard), and Ross Jennings (Haken, Novena) recently announced...

BIG BIG TRAIN Unveils New Track ‘Proper Jack Froster’ from Upcoming Studio Album “Welcome To The Planet”

BIG BIG TRAIN Unveils New Track ‘Proper Jack Froster’ from Upcoming Studio Album “Welcome To The Planet”

Nov 17, 2021

“Proper Jack Froster” is the fourth in a series of brand new tracks from Big Big Train, leading to the...

BIG BIG TRAIN to Release New Studio Album “Welcome to the Planet” in January 2022

BIG BIG TRAIN to Release New Studio Album “Welcome to the Planet” in January 2022

Oct 21, 2021

28th January 2022 sees the release of  “Welcome to the Planet”, the new album from Big Big Train on their...

BIG BIG TRAIN Reveals New Single “Made For Sunshine”

BIG BIG TRAIN Reveals New Single “Made For Sunshine”

Oct 19, 2021

“Made For Sunshine” is the third in a series of brand new tracks from Big Big Train. Having already released...

BIG BIG TRAIN Unveils New Track “Lanterna”

BIG BIG TRAIN Unveils New Track “Lanterna”

Sep 21, 2021

“Lanterna” is the second in a series of brand new tracks from Big Big Train. Having already released the album...

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Greetings everyone! Welcome back to Groovy Thursda Greetings everyone! Welcome back to Groovy Thursdays! We made it to groove 20. The song is "The Colony of Slippermen" from the Genesis record "The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway". Originally played by the ultra groovy Phil Collins. I am demonstrating the grooves that happen in the opening verses of the song. There are two that happen and they are based around a basic shuffle feel. With accents on upbeats and downbeats, tight hi-hat playing, and ghost notes for flavor. These simple but very effective grooves propel what is an awesome Prog song. I encourage you to check out the whole song because Phil's drumming is amazing throughout. Have fun with it and come on back next week for groove 21. Cheers! #GroovyThursdays #NickDvirgilio #NDV #Genesis #PhilCollins #TheLambLiesDownOnBroadway #TheColonyOfSlippermen #ProgClassic #Prog #RewiringGenesis #MakeItHappen
Greetings everyone! Here is another of my perform Greetings everyone! Here is another of my performance pieces I captured during my time at @DrumChannel. Playing the song "The Florentine" from my band @BigBigTrain. The song comes from our record "The Grand Tour". It is a really fun song to play drums on and I get to sing a great harmony lead vocal with @DavidLongdonOfficial. This performance was made before David's passing. Hearing and watching this video brings back so many wonderful memories of David and how great it was be in #BigBigTrain with him. I hope you enjoy the video and make sure to go to #DrumChannel for my lesson course on drumming and singing along with all of the other amazing drum content they have there. It is an amazing resource and I am honored to be there. In this @DrumChannel course, I teach you the invaluable skill-set of becoming a singing drummer. Whether you are singing background vocals or leading a band, this course covers various exercises that will build your vocal foundation and ability to play drums simultaneously🎤 Check it out! (Link in bio) #NickDvirgilio #SweetwaterSound #NickDvirgilioDrumSolo #ProgressiveRock #NickDvirgilioSinging #SingingAnd Drumming #DrumChannel #LessonCourse
Welcome back to Groovy Thursdays! Today's groove Welcome back to Groovy Thursdays! Today's groove comes from your wonderful suggestions (keep 'em comin!) which I very much appreciate. It is from the Spock's Bears record "SNOW" and the song is "Overture". In fact, if you look at the song title on the record it is the very first song - "Made Alive/Overture". Made Alive being the acoustic piece that starts the record and a couple of minutes in the Overture starts. If you time it from the very beginning of the song this groove comes in right around 4:05 into the song. There is the synth sequence that plays the rhythm and the drums follow that. The groove is in 13/4 but the rhythm is based around chunks of 3. You can hear it in the synth pattern or the guitar riff. Think of it like this: 123 123 123 123 1234 123 123 1234 On the transcription in the video I put an arrow following the quarter note pulse. That way you will be able to see that the snare accents fall on the upbeat a lot of the time. It is way easier to feel the rhythm of the guitar/sequencer than to count every quarter note. At least that is how it helps me feel this groove. In the video I play the groove two ways. The first is along with the synth and it has a tight hi-hat pattern along with utilizing two snares and various other parts of my drum kit. The second way is when the whole band kicks in after the big drum fill. At that point it is played with more of a "rock" feel. If you would like to download the PDF of the transcription the link would be: https://bit.ly/3wraKww I hope you dig it. I will be bringing back the talking portion for the videos next week. For now, enjoy the groove, shoot me any questions you may have, bring on more suggestions for future grooves, and keep on making music!!! #GroovyThursdays #NickDvirgilio #NDV #SpocksBeard #Snow #Overture #MakeItHappen #Groove #Drums
I echo what many have posted since coming home fro I echo what many have posted since coming home from @cruisetotheedge. It was a great experience and from a musicians standpoint, so great to be on stage entertaining again. It has been a long time coming. I got to share it with my awesome wife @tiffanydvirgilio69 and our friends @candiskincare and Chris who both experienced our amazing music community for the first time. I got to see many amazing performances. @haken_official , @psanimals1 , @simonphillipsofficial , @moonsafariofficial , @transatlanticofficial , @martinbarreofficial , @marbinofficial , the McBroom sisters @durgadiva @loreleimcbroom , @fernandoperdomoguitar , @thezappaband , Adam Holzman and @theadrianbelew. I was on the boat to work too (HA!) and had 4 killer shows with the @davekerzner all-star prog band and the mighty @mcstineminnemann. Sharing the stage with so many fantastic musicians is a real honor. To top it all off were all of the lovely conversations with my fellow music makers and the folks there just to have a good time watching and listening to music they love. How great is that?!?!!! It is indeed a blessing. Cheers everyone!
Finally in the same room, I mean on the same boat, Finally in the same room, I mean on the same boat, together. Next is to share the same stage together. Just sayin. 👍 #troika #cruisetotheedge
Greetings everyone. Welcome back to Groovy Thursda Greetings everyone. Welcome back to Groovy Thursdays. I’ve got a smooth and funky groove for you this week originally played by one of the grooviest drummers of all time, Bernard Purdie. The song is Kid Charlemagne from the Steely Dan record “The Royal Scam”. If you want to add some special flavor to your drum playing you should really dive into Bernard Purdie drumming if you haven’t already. His pocket is deep and his unique take on drumming feels so good. You may have heard about the “Purdie shuffle”before and that’s just one of many killer Bernard Purdie grooves. I’m not able to do the talking portion for this video this week because I’ve been extremely busy getting ready to play on Cruise to the Edge, so let me take you through some of the key points of this groove. The kick drum is only playing on the down beats of beats 1, 2, and 4. That really is very cool. The snare falls on the normal back beat of 2 and 4 with the kick drum. The Hi-hat is playing mainly eight notes all the way through but you play the first 3 16th of beats 2 and 4 with an open hi-hat just before each snare hit. Those little nuances are what Bernard Purdie did so well and what gave his grooves the unique feel and sound only he had. In my performance here on the video I started with the intro of the song on the hi-hat and kick drum. I also played the transition that happens between verses in the song just to get back around to the groove again. There’s many great grooves and songs on the steely Dan record “The Royal Scam”. It is definitely worth a listen if you’ve not heard it before. In closing, go search out more Bernard Purdie grooves. His feel, pocket, and sound are one of a kind. Thank you for watching and make sure to come back next week for groove number 19. Cheers everyone! #GroovyThursdays #NickDvirgilio #NDV #BernardPurdie #Pocket #OneOfAKind #MakeItHappen #SteelyDan
Catching up with a dear friend of mine, whom you m Catching up with a dear friend of mine, whom you might recognize from seeing him around with any of the 50 bands he plays with . . 📷: My bud @norrskenphotography . @MikePortnoy #NDV #Drummers #DrummersTalk #CruiseToTheEdge #CTTE22
What a week I just had! It started by jamming with What a week I just had! It started by jamming with @calvinr_rodgers and @hannahjwelton in Sweetwater Studios. Awesome! In the evenings I rehearsed with the amazing @marcominnemann, @dey_bass, and @randymcstine for our sets on @cruisetotheedge. I’m also playing with @davekerzner on the cruise as well. Dbl awesome!! Then to top it all off, I recorded 3 killer tracks with Paul Gilbert! Joined by my Sweetwater cohorts @don.carr and @riceonthebass. Triple awesome!!! No sleep but lots of rock n roll🤘 All very much worth the lack of sleep.
Greetings! Welcome back to Groovy Thursdays! We Greetings! Welcome back to Groovy Thursdays! We are at groove #17 and it is a fun one. The song is called "NY3" from the Robert Fripp record "Exposure". The original drummer on the song is the amazing Narada Michael Walden. What a powerful drummer he is. He was in the Mahavishnu Orchestra, played with Jeff Beck and many others along with becoming one of the most prolific producers ever. He is a very diverse musician and a great study. This groove comes from the first 8 bars of the song. It's a crazy rhythmic pattern with the ride, snare, and kickdrum for two bars. Followed by two bars of straighter time then the crazy rhythm again. To help me learn the crazy rhythm I utilized a fantastic application called AnyTune Pro. Here is the link to the app: https://anytune.us/products/anytune-for-mac/ It is worth every penny and makes it a lot easier to figure out hard passages of music. I highly recommend it. Have fun with this one and make sure to come back next week for groove #18. Cheers everyone! #GroovyThursdays #NaradaMichaelWalden #RobertFripp #Exposure #NDV #NickDvirgilio #Fusion #Rhythm #Drums #MakeItHappen
@BigBigTrain rare thrilled to reveal that we have @BigBigTrain rare thrilled to reveal that we have recruited @BravinMusic as our lead vocalist. Based in Trieste in Italy, Bravin’s career includes performing around 200 shows with progressive rock legends @pfm.premiataforneriamarconi between 2015 and January 2022, both in Italy and internationally, singing lead and backing vocals and playing keyboards. Alberto says: “I am extremely honored to have the opportunity to join Big Big Train. I was already a huge BBT fan and am looking forward to play my part in taking this great band forward while also honoring the memory of David Longdon.” We are also pleased to confirm that their two previously announced UK shows in September 2022 will take place. In addition, the band have scheduled six further shows for September in the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland and France (Swipe ⬅ for more details) . . 📷: @norrskenphotography . . #BBT #AlbertoBravin #Singer #EuropeanTour #NDV #BigBigTrain
Hello everyone! Welcome back to Groovy Thursdays! Hello everyone! Welcome back to Groovy Thursdays! I've got a great groove for you this week. The song is called "Wot Gorilla?" from the @Genesis_Band record "Wind & Wuthering". This is yet another fantastic @OfficialPhilCollins drum groove. It's fast and energetic, it's got a phat back-beat, there's lots of ghost notes, and you can orchestrate it all over your drum kit. There is a great small video I found on YouTube of Phil giving an interview from behind the kit and he plays this groove. It is so good and he plays it so smoothly. It is a really fun watch. The video title is simply "Wot Gorilla" if you want to find it. I hope you enjoy this weeks groove and thank you for taking the time to watch. Make sure to check back again next week. Cheers everyone! #GroovyThursdays #WotGorilla #PhilCollins #Genesis #GhostNotes #Practice #Drums #MakeItHappen #NDV #NickDVirgilio
Welcome back to Groovy Thursdays! This week we ar Welcome back to Groovy Thursdays! This week we are going into a bit of double bass drumming. A groove that utilizes not only double bass, but a little bit of polyrhythm, independence, and orchestration around the kit. Even if you don't play double bass you can still play this groove and use it for practice. Just find the tempo where you can keep the 16th notes going with your single kick. Make sure to get creative with the orchestration. Training your ears to different sounds is another form of independence so don't be afraid to move things around. Have fun with it and come on back next week. Cheers! . . #GroovyThursdays #DoubleBassDrumming #Polyrhythm #Independence #Drums #Drumming #MakeItHappen #Practice
Welcome back to Groovy Thursdays! This weeks groo Welcome back to Groovy Thursdays! This weeks groove is EXTRA cool. It comes from the song "Nuclear Burn", which is the leading track in the @Brand_X_Official_ debut record "Unorthodox Behavior" and the original drummer on this tune is none other than @OfficialPhilCollins. This groove along with the whole record really shows the one of a kind feel and power of Phil's drumming. Even though the groove is in 11/8 there many things about it that are not too hard. It flows naturally and is a lot of fun to play. It is very energetic. If you've never heard the record "Unorthodox Behavior" or are new to band Brand X then I highly encourage you to go check them out. There is a lot of superb musicianship within the whole band. Make sure to come back next week for Groove #15. Cheers everyone! #GroovyThursdays #PhilCollins #BrandX #OddTime #GhostNotes #Drums #Drumming #MakeItHappen #Practice
Hello everyone! A little while back I went to the Hello everyone! A little while back I went to the @drumchannel to film a lesson on singing and drumming. While I was there I also did some performance pieces. I picked an old spocks_beard_official classic. "Gibberish" was always fun to play live and a challenge to sing. Thank you to @theofficialdonlombardi, @antoinefadavi, @sweetwatersound and everyone at the Drum Channel and @DWDrums! In this brand new @drumchannel course, I teach you the invaluable skill-set of becoming a singing drummer. Whether you are singing background vocals or leading a band, this course covers various exercises that will build your vocal foundation and ability to play drums simultaneously🎤 Check it out! (Link in bio) . . . #NickDVirgilio #SweetwaterSound #DrumSolo #ProgressiveRock #TearsForFears #BigBigTrain #Singing #SpocksBeard #Interview #SingingAndDrumming #DrumChannel #Lesson #Course #DrumLesson
The forthcoming publication of the biography of @B The forthcoming publication of the biography of @BigBigTrain has been announced. "𝗕𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 - 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗥𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗱" is the story of how 𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 has been swimming against the tide for all of its existence. After many very 'lean' years the band finally began to make some headway with the "𝗚𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗱" and "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲" albums before achieving something of a breakthrough with "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗬𝗮𝗿𝗱" in 2009. Subsequently, we returned to live performances and we eventually achieved two Top 40 albums. Completed early in 2022 - to take account of our beloved singer 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗱 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗱𝗼𝗻 tragic death in November last year - Classic Rock and Prog magazine writer @TheGrantMoon interviewed over 30 musicians and other individuals connected with @BigBigTrain and their story. These included @Tony_Banks_Music of @Genesis_Band, who provides significant insight into David’s audition to replace @OfficialPhilCollins. The book goes on to explore the band’s steady rise to greater commercial and critical success during the 2010s, including our return to live performance in 2015 and triumphant headline show at the @NightOfTheProg festival at Loreley, Germany in July 2018 Moon did a brilliant job of telling the story of the 𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻. Alongside his text, there are over 180 photographs and illustrations documenting the band’s career and the early lives of band members, many of which have never been previously published. The front cover photo of the book was taken by Andre Wins at our show at Loreley. A word about the price: this book is not a cheap purchase. It is 270 page coffee table-style hardback book and has been priced accordingly. It is a limited edition and all @BurningShed pre-orders will be signed by @gmspeedwell and @TheGrantMoon. For more info and for pre-ordering, please click on the link in my bio. . . . #BBT #BigBigTrain #BetweenTheLines #TheStoryOfARockBand #Biography #NDv #Drummer #Singer #BurningShed #GrantMoon
Welcome back to Groovy Thursdays! This groove I am Welcome back to Groovy Thursdays! This groove I am calling Linear Funk # 1. It is a fun groove that brings in some open-handed playing, pocket, backbeat, nuance, and orchestration. Have fun with the orchestration and place the accents all around your kit. Practice hearing the different sounds in those places. I'd love to hear what you do with this groove so please film yourself playing it and post it up. Also keep bringing on those great suggestions for futures grooves. Enjoy and come on back next week for groove # 14. Cheers! . . . #GroovyThursdays #LinearDrumming #Funk #OpenHandedDrumming #NDV #NickDVirgilio #Drummer #DrummingTips #DrummingVideo
I am SUPER EXCITED about a few very special gigs c I am SUPER EXCITED about a few very special gigs coming up. On April 17th I will be playing with the @DaveKerzner band at @RoSFest. I've been making music with Dave on and off since 1995. That's a long time! Dave has put together and amazing band and it will be a blast! Just a short two weeks later I will be playing on @CruisetotheEdge with Dave, and also with @RandyMcStine & @MarcoMinnemann. It is going to be sick!!! Along with the amazing @dey_bass on bass I will be stretching my musical boundaries on this gig. Playing guitar, keys, and singing. It is going to rock and I am super pumped to share the stage with so many incredible musicians. After more then two years of not doing any gigs like this I am jumping right back into the deep end. Let's do this! . . #ProgRock #NDV #RosFest #CTTE2022 #CruiseToTheEdge #RandyMcStine #MarcoMinnemann #MohiniDey #Singer #Guitarist #Drummer #LiveShows #NickDVirgilio
I know I’m a little late with this post but the I know I’m a little late with this post but the last week Tiffany and I traveled to the UK for the memorial of David Longdon. It was a beautiful evening celebrating our friend and band mate. There was a lot of love in the room that evening. Tiffany and I were very thankful we were able to make the trip. Our wedding anniversary is coming up on April 2 so since we were over there in London we made the last few days of the trip a bit of an anniversary celebration culminating on Saturday night with the very last Genesis concert. It really was a great show and an honor to be there for their last concert. Genesis has had such a huge impact on my life and music career. Not only were they my favorite band as a kid and where I learn so much about drumming and music, I was also able to record with them on the Calling All Stations record. Even after all this time I still find it amazing that I ever even got that chance. Then to be able to keep in touch with @tony_banks_music throughout the years and to get to know @nic_collins is just so cool! After the show on Saturday night we were able to go backstage and hang out for a bit. I did get to chat with Tony, their longtime manager Tony Smith, there long time tour manager PUD, and with Nic. Nic is a great drummer and really brought a lot of energy to the songs. He’s got a big career ahead of him. Tiff and I were also able to share the evening with two people we love very much, Greg and Kathy Spawton. A big thank you goes out to Tony and Nic for hooking us up. It was an honor to see the final Genesis performance. #genesis #genesislastdomino
"Singing & Drumming" by Nick D'Virgilio 🤗 In "Singing & Drumming" by Nick D'Virgilio 🤗 In my brand new @drumchannel course, I teach you the invaluable skill-set of becoming a singing drummer. Whether you are singing background vocals or leading a band, this course covers various exercises that will build your vocal foundation and ability to play drums simultaneously🎤 Check it out! (Link in bio) . . . #DrumChannel #NDV #Drummer #Singer #DrummingAndSinging #Course #DrummingExercises #TurnYourLifeAround
Greetings everyone and welcome back to Groovy Thur Greetings everyone and welcome back to Groovy Thursdays! Today's groove comes from the recently released D’Virgilio, Morse, and Jennings record “Troika”. The song is called “If I Could”. The great @TonyLevin is playing bass on this track! This is a simpler groove than last week’s offering. This week is a fun groove with a skippy beat. Good practice for pocket drumming, hi-hat technique, and groove discipline. It’s always good to practice the simpler stuff along with hard. Do both for a well rounded drumming vocabulary. See you next week! . . #NDV #GroovyThursdays #Troika #DVirgilioMorseJennings #TonyLevin #PocketDrumming #Drummer
Welcome back to Groovy Thursdays!!! This week is Welcome back to Groovy Thursdays!!! This week is a special one for me. The groove comes from the song "A Long Days Life" from the Kevin Gilbert record "The Shaming Of The True." This groove comes from the breakdown section (at 3:57) in the middle of the song. Originally played by the amazing drummer Toss Panos, I had to recreate it when we went in to complete the record. It is a fun groove that utilizes the hi-hat foot in a great way. If you don't know the record or Kevin's music I highly encourage you to check it all out. You'll be happy you did. See you next week! #GroovyThursdays #KevinGilbert #TheShamingOfTheTrue #TossPanos #JohnCuniberti #Drums #NDV
Here is another song on my series of "one man band Here is another song on my series of "one man band" videos. I haven't done one in a little while and with the release of 𝗞𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗶𝗹𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁's "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝗳 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗲" on vinyl I thought now is a great time to put out this video. I do these videos for fun, for your entertainment ( hopefully ), and for my own education. I rely only on my ears to learn the parts. I'm not trying to recreate songs note for note but I am trying to get as close as I can and see what I am capable of. It is the way I learned music as a kid and, along with formal education, I feel it is a great way to train you ears and your musical soul. The reason for the Doumbek on the thumbnail picture is that it is the instrument I purchased to use on the Kevin Gilbert THUD tour back in 1995. We went out as a duo opening up for Jonatha Brooke along with going to a ton of radio stations for the promotion of "THUD." I needed some kind of hand drum and I found this beautiful instrument at The Folk Music Center in Claremont California. A fantastic shop of all kinds of instruments. The thing that drew me to this particular drum was that it has a tambourine mounted just under the head and makes a killer sound! I didn't give the drum much love over the past years so one day I pulled it back out, cleaned it, figured out a way to mount a tambourine in it again because the first one broke, put on a new head, and it sounds like it did back when I bought it! That got me thinking of taking a stab at recreating this song because it is the same drum I used on "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝗳 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗲" record. I hope you enjoy this video and make sure to check out https://kevingilbert.com/ They have done a great job keeping Kevin's music alive. From the release of all his back material to putting out "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝗳 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗲" on vinyl. It sounds truly incredible on wax! Grab a copy! Cheers! . . . #TheShamingOfTheTrue #KevinGilbert #Doumbek #Handdrum #FolkMusicCenter #Drummer #Singer #NDV
It was really great to see @rayluzierkorn rock the It was really great to see @rayluzierkorn rock the house last week with @korn_official . They put on a killer show. Ray graciously took me and my buddy Chris up onstage to sit behind his enormo-kit and it really is so cool! Very rock n roll and I dig it. Maybe not so good for the local club down the street but awesome for a big arena stage. Ray played his butt off and with all the flipping of sticks throughout the night I didn’t see him drop one! They were flying all over the place too 😂 Thanks Ray for a great evening! 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
Welcome back everyone! Todays groove is a classic Welcome back everyone! Todays groove is a classic from @TearsForFearsMusic. The song "Everybody Wants To Rule The World," along with being a great song that you instantly know from the very first melody line that starts the song, has a drum groove that is super fun to play and learn from. It's all about what's happening in the Hi-Hat part laying over the top of a shuffle with your kick and snare. It is a great practice tool for playing with nuance and consistency at the same time. Also great for your pocket. There's a lot in this one bar groove! Have fun and come back again next Thursday! #GroovyThursdays #TearsForFears #Drums #Groove #GroovyThursdays
"Troika" has been out for a while now. How are you "Troika" has been out for a while now. How are you liking it? Would you fancy a follow-up? #Troika #NDV #NealMorse #RossJennings #InsideOutMusic
Misha Mansoor, Matt Halpern, and Derya Nagel (he’s taking the picture) spent a great couple of days at Sweetwater showing off their product Get Good Drums (GGD). 4 killer musicians (can’t forget Adam Nolly Getgood!) and a killer product they made together for all of us to enjoy! Great stuff fellas! @mattperiphery @mishaperiphery @getgooddrums @periphery @thedezthe @nollyggd
Hello! Welcome back to Groovy Thursdays! We've mad Hello! Welcome back to Groovy Thursdays! We've made it to Groove #10, from the @Spock_Beard_Official's 9th studio release. This song was written by @RyoOkumoto. A fast and aggressive song that is super fun to play drums on. The groove in itself is actually pretty simple. The fast tempo is what makes it fun and challenging. If you have a tough time with odd time grooves, in the talking portion, I go through how I like to count and feel odd time grooves. Hopefully that will help you navigate through other difficult odd time grooves. Film and record yourself playing this one. I'd love to see it! Cheers! . . #GroovyThursdays #SpocksBeard #OddTime #RyoOkumoto #NewJerseyProghouse #Drums #Drummer #NDV #NickDVirgilio
Hello on and all! It is wonderful to have the 𝗗 Hello on and all! It is wonderful to have the 𝗗'𝗩𝗶𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗼, 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲 & 𝗝𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 record out in the world. This a short video showing the main guitar part for the song "𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗦𝗲𝘁 𝗠𝘆 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗹 𝗢𝗻 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗲." This was the very first song I wrote after 𝗡𝗲𝗮𝗹 asked if I would like to be a part of this project. I had already been practicing finger-style guitar playing and with the prospect of making this record, inspiration hit rather quickly and this guitar part came out. I love when that happens! Cheers everyone! . . . #Troika #DVirgilioMorseJennings #FingerStyle #InsideOutMusic #RossJennings #NealMorse
The days is finally here and "Troika" is now with The days is finally here and "Troika" is now with most of you. As one of my partners in crime in this record @rossjenningsofficial described it: "A beautiful union of 3 singer/songwriters working together in perfect harmony..." An absolute joy and delightful experience to be a part of this superb project. It was an utter pleasure to work with @neal_morse_official and @rossjenningsofficial in creating this, and I’m already pumped about the idea of performing these songs live for all of you someday! "Troika" was mixed by @jerryguidroz and it’s released today via @insideoutmusic. Ordering info in bio link! . . . #DMJ #NDV #NealMorse #RossJennings #Troika #ReleaseDay
Welcome back to 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝗼𝘃𝘆 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀! This is groove No. 8 and it comes from a #BigBigTrain song called "𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗝𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝘁 𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲." The groove has got some fun play between the hands and feet, a bit of rudimental drumming, and of course some good back beat. If you would like to see the full song performed by the band from Real World Studios in England check out the link in my bio. One of the videos there is for the full band performance and the other is a drum cam showing me get through this difficult but fun song to play. . . . #BigBigTrain #Drums #MasterJamesOfStGeorge #GroovyThursdays #NickDvirgilio #Drums #DrummingAndSinging #RealWorldStudios
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