I came across a moving song on someone's blog last night that went right through me. I'd never heard it before, and obviously never played it, but I sat down on my set today to figure it out.
The original drums were just brushes sweeping on a snare drum, so the canvas was blank to make up my own parts. I added gong and wind chime triggers for some magical character.
If I played it two more times, it'd be perfect, but my neighbors came home. The delicate dynamics, crescendos, emotional lyrics, and feel changes were difficult for me to adapt to at a soft volume (I usually power through heavier songs with ease), but I did my best in the window I had to play.
The delicate feel made me stray from the pocket occasionally, and I mishit a layup fill when my stick air-balled the drum. Oh well. I'd prefer a better take for the blockchain, but will try to learn from said blogger's posts that imperfection is juuust finnee.
I used a lot of "ghost notes" on the snare under a shuffle beat to fill the quiet space. It's much easier to play those on an acoustic drum, but I'd also like Steem to be a million dollars.
It's a dark song, so black & white video it is. Hope you enjoy.
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Duuuuddee!!!! This is one of my favorite songs and my goodness I didn’t think it could be improved upon, but you did it! I’m super impressed!! 🔥
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What a crazy coincidence! You should check out the blogs of the person who introduced me to this song. One of the highest quality, thought-provoking, authentic and talented pages I've seen from top to bottom.
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I have never heard that song before. You did it wonderfully!
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Nicely done!
Good to meet you at SteemFest, hopefully you can get some shit hot drums next year!
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Much appreciated, and likewise. My biggest regret in joining SF late was that I couldn't get on the stage to perform. Playing live is big goal of mine for next year.
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Beautiful work, Matt! It was awesome meeting you. We had too little time to talk in the end. I hope you are all good and back in NY. :)
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Music is the best part of human life . You listening music your mind us fresh . Thanks for sharing @steemmatt
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