Product Description
Length:
Video 1 - 48:10, Video 2 - 39:37
Description:
This discounted bundle includes both videos 1 and 2 from Brad Dutz's "Hybrid Drum Kit & Percussion" series.
Video 1: In part one (1 of 2) of this hybrid drum kit and percussion lesson, acclaimed percussionist Brad Dutz shows you why he's been called to play on over 250 albums and a slew of film and TV sessions. Brad demonstrates how drummers and percussionists can think "outside the stick" in order to get new unconventional sounds, not possible on a traditional drum set. If you are looking to expand your sound palette and get more creative with your drumming, this hybrid drum set masterclass is for you!
Topics Covered: Independence, The Hybrid Drum Kit, Technique, Creativity, The Cajon, Congas, The Jingle Tom, The Jingle Snare, Sticks to Hands, Dum, Tek, Ka, The Pandeiro, Square Shaker Techniques, Swinging on Percussion, Thinking in Triplets, The Sonic Palette, Bongo Accompaniment, The Surdo Drum, Transferring Feels, Cymbals, Bending Pitch, Harmonics, Resonance, Etc.
Video 2: In part two (2 of 2) of this hybrid drum kit and percussion lesson, acclaimed percussionist Brad Dutz shows you why he's been called to play on over 250 albums and a slew of film and TV sessions. Brad demonstrates how drummers and percussionists can think "outside the stick" in order to get new unconventional sounds, not possible on a traditional drum set. If you are looking to expand your sound palette and get more creative with your drumming, this hybrid drum set masterclass is for you!
Topics Covered: Independence, The Hybrid Drum Kit, The Bones, Complex Rhythms, Preparing the Drums, Vinyl, Guiro Sticks, The Cajon, Congas, The Jingle Tom, The Jingle Snare, Sticks to Hands, Marbles, FX, The Sonic Palette, Using Different Sticks and Utensils, The Frame Drum, Pods, Using Wok Brushes, Rattle Sticks, Mallets, Cymbals on the Drum Head, Ping Pong Balls, Achieving a Uniform Sounds, Creativity, Etc.
Brad started to study music at age seven. After high school, he studied at the University of North Texas and Berklee college of music. In 1982, he moved to Los Angeles and began freelancing untill 1984 when he joined Maynard Ferguson and toured around the country. In addition to his numerous solo CDs (NINE NEDS, KRIN, CAMELS, RAILROADS, GRILL, MAKING ICE, OBLITERATION quartet, MY BONGO, JOHN HOLMES, BRAD DUTZ duos and the first BRAD DUTZ CD), he has co-produced twelve others and played as a sideman for over 250 titles.
In 1995, Warner Brothers and Interworld selected Brad to record eight videos for beginners entitled HAVE FUN PLAYING HAND DRUMS (now on DVD). He can be heard on TV shows KING OF THE HILL, FAMILY GUY, AMERICAN DAD, ENTERPRISE and FIREFLY. Some of the movies that Brad has played on are THE BOURNE LEGACY, TRANSFORMERS, COWBOYS AND ALIENS, SYRIANA, HILDAGO, RUGRATS GO WILD,STAR TREK 5, OCEAN’S ELEVEN , ANCHORMAN, HOLLYWOOD HOMICIDE, BATTLESHIP, RUSH HOUR 3, RUN DOWN and I SPY. IMAX filmsinclude MYSTERIES OF EGYPT, MT. KILAMANJARO, AMAZON, and ISLAND OF SHARKS.
In addition to playing mallets, hand percussion is his specialty. He has studied many instruments; congas, berimbau, bata, bodhran, bones, pandiero, djembe, tabla, kanjira, doumbec, riq, and others.
While recording CDs for artists like ALANIS MORRISETTE, KISS, WILLIE NELSON, MICHAEL WOLFF, TRIBAL TECH, DAVID BENOIT,RICK BRAUN, VINNY GOLIA, LEE ANN RYHMES, MITCH FORMAN, TERENCE TRENT DARBY, RICKIE LEE JONES, HANDS’ONSEMBLE and even actors JEFF BRIDGES and RONNY COX, Brad tries to bring his most unique percussion instruments to the sessions in order to create new sounds. Every year he travels to colleges and stores to do clinics and concerts about hand percussion and mallets. His endorsements include VIC FIRTH, REMO,YAMAHA, PAISTE and ROLAND . Since becoming a member of the part-time faculty of Cal State Long Beach fifteen years ago, Brad has finished three books: “Practicing music on hand percussion,” “Manipulations in time”and “Duos,Trios,and Quartets for percussion.” His latest projects include duets with notable percussionist Chris Wabich and recording of his fourth original quartet release.