Tagged: funk drummers
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Professional Drummers
Aaron Spears | Usher's drummer, and everyone's teacher
Aaron Spears defined modern R&B drumming with Usher and Ariana Grande, and taught a generation online. His playing, his DW kit, and his legacy.
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Anderson .Paak | Singing from behind the kit
Anderson .Paak drums and sings at the same time, and won a Drumeo award for Silk Sonic. His playing, his Ludwig signature kit, and where to start.
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Chad Smith | Red Hot Chili Peppers' engine room
Chad Smith has held the Red Hot Chili Peppers together since 1988. His story, his groove, his DW and Paiste rig, and why funk-rock's biggest backbeat still swings.
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Devon "Stixx" Taylor | From Atlanta church to the Super Bowl
Devon Stixx Taylor started drumming at two and has played for Usher, Justin Bieber and Mary J. Blige. His feel, his career, and his setup explained.
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Jamal Moore | Clarity, consistency, and a very long CV
Jamal Moore has drummed for Ariana Grande, Usher, TLC and Stray Kids. His versatility, his production work, and his Zildjian and Vic Firth setup.
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Larnell Lewis | The one-listen Enter Sandman drummer
Larnell Lewis learned a Metallica album in one listen and recorded it. His Snarky Puppy work, his teaching, and his Yamaha and Zildjian rig explained.
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Nate Smith | The drummer everyone else studies
Nate Smith has won three Drumeo awards across jazz and soul. His feel, his writing, the Kinfolk records, and his Ludwig and Zildjian rig explained.
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Queen Cora Coleman | Prince's drummer, then Beyoncé's
Queen Cora Coleman held the drum chair for Prince and then Beyoncé. Her feel, her career, and her DW and Sabian setup explained.
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Questlove | The Roots' drummer who changed feel
Questlove drums for The Roots, runs the Tonight Show band and won an Oscar. His Dilla-inspired feel, his Ludwig and Zildjian setup, and where to start listening.
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Stanton Moore | New Orleans funk, in one drummer
Stanton Moore founded Galactic and teaches the New Orleans tradition worldwide. His second-line vocabulary and his Gretsch and Bosphorus rig explained.
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Steve Jordan | The Rolling Stones' drummer
Steve Jordan produced records for decades before taking the Rolling Stones' drum chair after Charlie Watts. His feel, his career, and his Yamaha rig.
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Tony Royster Jr. | The prodigy who kept going
Tony Royster Jr. was famous at eleven and has drummed for Jay-Z, Lenny Kravitz and Beyoncé since. His versatility, and his DW and Sabian rig explained.