TAMA 40th Anniversary Drum Festival - Ronald Bruner Jr., Part 1

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  • Опубліковано 14 сер 2014
  • Ronald Bruner Jr. (Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller) live at the TAMA 40th Anniversary Drum Festival.
    Set Configuration:
    Tama STAR Bubinga - Dark Green Cordia (CDKG)
    Bass Drum: 20" x 14"
    Bass Drum: 22" x 14"
    Tom Tom: 8" x 7"
    Tom Tom: 10" x 7"
    Tom Tom: 12" x 8"
    Tom Tom: 13" x 8"
    Floor Tom: 14" x 14"
    Floor Tom: 16" x 16"
    Snare Drum: STAR Mahogany 14" x 6", STAR Walnut 14" x 6"
    www.tama.de
    tamadrums.de

КОМЕНТАРІ • 167

  • @EIStudent
    @EIStudent 5 місяців тому +5

    This level of talent is insane! it's actually unbelievable without actually seeing and hearing it. Absolutely love this guy.

  • @samsaw11
    @samsaw11 5 років тому +22

    When he hit that upstroke on the crash at 0:09 I knew this was gonna be something.

  • @TheGamesLite
    @TheGamesLite 2 роки тому +9

    I watch this solo every single day for about 1 year and I'm not, even a little bit, tired of it. It's amazing how every time I watch it I learn something new

  • @drummerchamp1
    @drummerchamp1 6 років тому +66

    One of the best drums solos I have heard...this is definitely in my top 5 of all time.

    • @chicanochops
      @chicanochops 5 років тому +1

      drummerchamp same!!

    • @lateralus9244
      @lateralus9244 3 роки тому

      What do you think of these drum solos in the 1st songs off of each these instructional drum performance videos:
      ua-cam.com/video/eTlbcoaSGWk/v-deo.html ...and... ua-cam.com/video/kZhY1Y1y-NU/v-deo.html

    • @sebbo1496
      @sebbo1496 2 роки тому +1

      something is special about him. it's advanced but so pleasing. never too quirky to have fun with it. and his attack is just so crisp and satisfying.

  • @jackmehoff2312
    @jackmehoff2312 5 років тому +14

    WTF!?!
    That was brilliant... so many influences in one drummer... absolutely stunning!

  • @kemalcankucuk
    @kemalcankucuk 5 років тому +30

    What you see here is a perfect mix of dedication, persistence and god-knows-how-many hours of practice, brilliant solo. Keep up the good work.

  • @oneanddone7992
    @oneanddone7992 4 роки тому +5

    Seen and heard most of the greatest drummers to come onto the scene in the last 40 years. This Ronald fella...is beyond words.

  • @BBT609
    @BBT609 7 років тому +18

    a mix of Billy Cobham, Will Kennedy and Dennis Chamber. Ronald Bruner. what a dude!

    • @AEN.
      @AEN. 2 роки тому

      Steve Gadd too

  • @jonathonbattiest4522
    @jonathonbattiest4522 5 років тому +13

    i definitely hear a Chambers influence but he still maintains his own feel.Badass.

  • @drewper73
    @drewper73 3 роки тому +2

    My father recently began playing drums again after a 40-year break, and he went shopping for some new sticks the other day. He bought about 5 pairs. One of them caught my eye. They caught my eye because they’re fluorescent orange! He bought a pair of Ronald Bruner Jr. signature Zildjian sticks. I gotta say, my dad knows what a good stick feels like even after 40 years without playing. I love Bruner’s sticks. They’re kinda small but they have some weight to em. They just feel all kinda good. And my dad’s five stroke rolls in the Sousa marches sound almost as good as mine.

  • @foamysqueak11
    @foamysqueak11 5 років тому +11

    That goddamn groove towards the middle to the end where he's playing his LEFT foot on the 1, so he can get a Kick AND a Hi-Hat on the 1 but still keep the other foot rocking, I have thought about it, never have seen it done before, this guy is an innovator

    • @timwaterson
      @timwaterson 4 роки тому +4

      Dennis Chambers did this in the 90’s

    • @maqirama
      @maqirama 3 роки тому +2

      Virgil Donati took it into a whole another level.

    • @jeremiahdimitri444
      @jeremiahdimitri444 3 роки тому +2

      @@maqirama definitely, both drummers are good in their own way of playing.

  • @timothybennet_
    @timothybennet_ 8 років тому +36

    wuahaha he wipes his sweat off with a Meinl towel... LOL the humor of this guy is always on point. hero

    • @foamysqueak11
      @foamysqueak11 5 років тому +5

      Swear to god I don't think anyone got that xD

    • @carolschneider5492
      @carolschneider5492 5 років тому +1

      You three drummers that I listen to they were great. and I surely wished you all could play again so I will just listen to these what with what I have and I'm very thankful for whoever put the configuration of their drum set on they all look very nice but I'm sure they're pretty expensive.just want to thank all of you for displaying the skills that you have put in hours and hours of work perfecting your skills for the public to enjoy thank you very much

    • @ilovegongsmygongsongs2094
      @ilovegongsmygongsongs2094 4 роки тому +1

      yep crap cymbals but Great Gongs !

  • @GusOnDrums
    @GusOnDrums 8 років тому +8

    TAMA is that company and this dude reps it so well. Cant stop watching!!

  • @1life2pono
    @1life2pono 5 років тому +6

    It's like, if a drummer was a super hero, this is the guy.

  • @stirfinan1
    @stirfinan1 8 років тому +15

    Full on - Stunning solo - reminiscent of Gergo Borlai in respect of creativity & musicality - exceptional !!!!!!!!

    • @Moog168
      @Moog168 8 років тому +2

      What if I told you Gergo and Bruner have pretty much the same or similar influences? :)

    • @stirfinan1
      @stirfinan1 8 років тому +2

      +Moog168That is very interesting - I think that both Gergo Borlai & Ronald Bruner Jr are "genius" level Drummer/ Musicians.Thanks for the info

    • @AquaAnim
      @AquaAnim 8 років тому +1

      +Frank McMullan there also good friends lol

  • @MichaelVLang
    @MichaelVLang 9 років тому +4

    Nice playing and composition. I've seen some of his solos where he is just going off constantly, he is a great player when more composed.

  • @tmaddrummer
    @tmaddrummer 9 років тому +33

    Tama is sounding better than ever!!!

    • @iasibey1
      @iasibey1 9 років тому +2

      ***** I'm falling in love with their drums

    • @ohrid59mk76
      @ohrid59mk76 8 років тому +4

      BEST DRUMS MONEY CAN BUY !!!! TAMA STAR !

    • @tmaddrummer
      @tmaddrummer 8 років тому +1

      OHRID59MK Could be...... I'd love to have a Tama kit, but I wonder if my Sonor's would be jealous?

  • @lucasdinoplayshow594
    @lucasdinoplayshow594 3 роки тому +3

    Phenomenal performance and those Tama Star's sound fantastic!

  • @loumason6120
    @loumason6120 Рік тому +2

    Good God they just keep raising the bar..This is so crazy good

  • @tdrum21
    @tdrum21 8 років тому +7

    Love when he goes to the Aux snare with the fatback sound/grooves!

  • @IssacBenjamin
    @IssacBenjamin 8 років тому +82

    Billy Cobham and Dennis Chambers had a baby and his name is Ronald.

    • @Moog168
      @Moog168 8 років тому +10

      Or Ron Bruner Sr. Playing for folks like Diana Ross and being friends with Will Kennedy and Marvin Smitty Smith and having them becoming Uncle figures to Ronald hehehhe

    • @IssacBenjamin
      @IssacBenjamin 8 років тому +3

      +Moog168 I get your point, and a valid one at that. My ears just hear a mesh of those two, will Kenedy and Marvin are both amazing tho.

    • @Theworkingclassdrummer
      @Theworkingclassdrummer 6 років тому +2

      Spot on.... Add Tony Williams Too

    • @rudylete
      @rudylete 5 років тому +4

      I heard a little bit of Gadd at the end

    • @deepakgurung2620
      @deepakgurung2620 5 років тому +2

      How about Tony Williams?

  • @ddrummerable
    @ddrummerable 5 років тому +3

    One of my favorite drummers!!!!

  • @rickyharris3776
    @rickyharris3776 7 років тому +5

    #BestDrumSolo ..... ron takes you on a journey and its lovely

  • @frankb6819
    @frankb6819 3 роки тому +2

    Cool that he did a mini Dennis Chambers salute with the double bass going while on "break".

  • @ryana6961
    @ryana6961 7 років тому +5

    I like how he starts tuning the snare around 5:54

  • @datman6242
    @datman6242 6 років тому +12

    Represent chief, I heard, Buddy, Krupa, Cobham, Chambers, Sugarfoot, Joe Joe, Max, Tony, Stubberfield, Bonam, Carter, DeJohnette, Appice Gadd, Jones, Pudie, Blaine and then some.

  • @DeanMccormick
    @DeanMccormick 7 років тому +5

    Incredible playing - stretch for that ride bell! ;).

  • @Buddythunder1
    @Buddythunder1 2 роки тому

    Some of the players out there these are absolutely face-melting. I have no face. Melted by music. And soul.

  • @Loszmi
    @Loszmi 7 років тому +22

    Death Metal Jazz Drummer

  • @cobra1995xx
    @cobra1995xx 8 років тому +7

    Holy shit that's a great sounding kit.. with a hell of a drummer of course lol

  • @markhammons01
    @markhammons01 9 років тому +6

    DUDE,S SETTING NEW STANDARDS

  • @tbalage85
    @tbalage85 4 роки тому +3

    I was there...It's an amazing performance :)

  • @MrHighgate123
    @MrHighgate123 4 роки тому +1

    I can only say that when his kit looks at him before playing they think "oh shit here we go again!" Best drummer ive ever seen.

  • @snorhyveln
    @snorhyveln 9 років тому +2

    Just incredible talented!!!

  • @newtonleal1925
    @newtonleal1925 6 років тому +2

    Amazing

  • @stretchcity
    @stretchcity 9 років тому +13

    this guy out Cobham's Cobham!! One of today's great young drummers!

    • @Theworkingclassdrummer
      @Theworkingclassdrummer 8 років тому +4

      +stretchcity Cobham, Chambers, Tony Williams all in one!

    • @Oneness100
      @Oneness100 8 років тому +3

      +stretchcity Not Cobham during the early-mid 70's.

    • @JoeSzilagy
      @JoeSzilagy 8 років тому

      +Oneness100 Yeah, those guys, and Lenny White too, during the late '70s- incredible!

    • @caferrara
      @caferrara 7 років тому

      He outdoes even that Cobham. This is a whole new level.

    • @Oneness100
      @Oneness100 7 років тому +1

      caferrara Then how come most of the top drummers idolize Cobham for his contribution to drumming than this guy? Most of the stuff this guy is playing isn't just drumming masturbation.

  • @Brandon55638
    @Brandon55638 2 місяці тому

    When he plays his foot ostinato @1:55, I like saying "Tuh!" on every instance where he strokes both the kick drum and hi-hat pedals at the same time. I just like how it sounds to me.

  • @Lo_flood
    @Lo_flood 8 років тому +15

    he is the continuation of Dennis Chambers... even if the master's still alive!

  • @andypalmieri2800
    @andypalmieri2800 3 роки тому +1

    The broken stick did it for me lol speed accuracy feel chops sensitivity and taste best described in that performance

  • @wisheye1
    @wisheye1 3 роки тому

    This guy is out of this world

  • @japaobateradrums2067
    @japaobateradrums2067 5 років тому +1

    Muito monstro pegaaaa toop lembre-se bateras unidos jamais serão vencidos 👍🎶

  • @matthiasnicolai8306
    @matthiasnicolai8306 5 років тому +2

    He must have watched Mahavishnu videos from Montreux many many times...;-) Well, I´ve been there and saw/heard B. Cobham three times with Mahavishnu and once as solo artist. Today is the first time for me to hear a drummer with a comparable power, energy and ferocity. He may be a little bit sloppy sometimes and have a little dropout on the rims but he then goes really wild and beats - quasi as a revenge - the shit out of his fabulous sounding Tama kit. Hard hitting drummer style at its best!

    • @katemeran
      @katemeran 4 роки тому +1

      I don't know if "sloppy" is the right term to use, I saw a lot of drummers live and Ronald has the complete control of the sticks (like unreal), so it's pretty much impossible for him to be sloppy; if he sounds so somtimes, he totally wanted to do what you hear. Anyway for the rest I totally agree with you.

  • @iconmfb
    @iconmfb 4 роки тому +1

    True Freak of Nature 🔥🙏🏾🤦🏾‍♂️

  • @soduno596
    @soduno596 8 років тому +3

    Old School Mac. Nice!

  • @shanedorsey2247
    @shanedorsey2247 5 років тому

    Outstanding solo

  • @GeordiLaForgery
    @GeordiLaForgery 8 років тому +2

    Class.

  • @miles-178
    @miles-178 9 років тому +2

    Chriiiiist ... 1.30 !!!!!!!!!!!!! astounding

  • @papapoodo6685
    @papapoodo6685 Рік тому

    VERY impressive!!! Damn!!!

  • @spamh1409
    @spamh1409 3 роки тому +1

    Certainly inspirational in his own right. I definitely can hear some Billy Cobham in there as well. I could name a few others too, although I don’t want to discredit his own talent or undermine his amazing creativity

  • @arnoldkomanc-bass6917
    @arnoldkomanc-bass6917 8 років тому +1

    il est formidable Donald bruner

  • @ahmadshani6682
    @ahmadshani6682 3 роки тому

    Love TAMA

  • @mr.cookie3164
    @mr.cookie3164 3 роки тому

    I think Ronald is the best drummer alive right now.

  • @ChristopherDillman
    @ChristopherDillman 3 роки тому

    1:20 - RBJ is the only drummer I've ever seen do that cymbal choke with stick. Creative badass. 🔥

  • @bruceperkins2921
    @bruceperkins2921 6 років тому +1

    Dammit if yama doesnt make the finest drums! Just got mine! Bb in ocean ripple. Wow

  • @snorhyveln
    @snorhyveln 4 роки тому

    He's cruel man, cruel! Such an awesome attack!

  • @jorgehendrickson1580
    @jorgehendrickson1580 Рік тому

    awesomeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @jeffs8525
    @jeffs8525 3 роки тому

    Sweet!!!!

  • @chaddavis5787
    @chaddavis5787 8 років тому +2

    What's the cymbal set up?

  • @JulianodpFleck
    @JulianodpFleck 6 років тому +2

    This guy can only be the son of Billy Cobham ...... very fera .... let's go to that ai ... I'm in the translator ... to honor this beast ... a hug from the gaucho ... BRAZIL. ... !!!!

  • @HandHdigital
    @HandHdigital 8 років тому +25

    Did yall know this is Thundercat's (bass player) brother?

    • @gabrielgomer
      @gabrielgomer 8 років тому

      +Harry D. Whuaat? That's crazy!

    • @KneeKrusher
      @KneeKrusher 8 років тому +1

      The Bruner brothers 😝

    • @Moog168
      @Moog168 8 років тому +2

      Yeah Ronald is the older brother, Stephen is the middle child and Jameel (on the road with "The Internet" is the youngest and one heck of a Keyboardist

    • @dudleypunch101
      @dudleypunch101 8 років тому +1

      +Moog168 i grew up with them lol

    • @HandHdigital
      @HandHdigital 8 років тому +1

      +dudleypunch101 what were they like as kids?

  • @gregdaniel8404
    @gregdaniel8404 7 років тому +2

    so I have a question. Is he playing the hi hat and the left beater with his left foot? For some reason, im not able to tell.

    • @believeinittobe
      @believeinittobe 7 років тому +1

      Yes, left foot gracing both pedals. Another guy that loves this technique (and does some incredibly textured patterns with it) is Marco Minnemann.

  • @gabrielpassos7523
    @gabrielpassos7523 7 років тому

    e um monstro na bateria

  • @SubLimALcore
    @SubLimALcore 9 років тому +1

    INTENSIVA RUTINA. GOOD

  • @Captain-Mayday
    @Captain-Mayday 9 років тому +6

    Either I am wrong, or that is a very very old Mac

    • @xrock7979
      @xrock7979 9 років тому +2

      ...looks like a powerbook

  • @toddcooper3599
    @toddcooper3599 4 роки тому

    Yessssss

  • @Groovix2020
    @Groovix2020 4 роки тому

    How is this finish called please?? Beautiful kit!!!

  • @vannistefani936
    @vannistefani936 2 роки тому +1

    Mostruoso ciao..Vanni.

  • @sammydavid1471
    @sammydavid1471 Рік тому

    If y’all don’t know Ronald is Thundercats brother

  • @nelskudler
    @nelskudler 7 років тому +2

    My name is Ron

  • @eliborg
    @eliborg 2 роки тому

    ayyyyyyy I've heard Mike Mitchell play the same groove at the start in his drum channel solo

  • @tdrum21
    @tdrum21 8 років тому +1

    Great stuff. What kind of hats and ride are those?

    • @joshcastilleja306
      @joshcastilleja306 7 років тому

      tdrum21 the hats are zildjian k's and I think that ride is his prototype model

  • @Samsgarden
    @Samsgarden 9 років тому +1

    I've been outa the scene for a bit. What's this new fandangled contraption that allows you to play double bass and high-hat with the foot simultaneously?

    • @SmangItDrums
      @SmangItDrums 9 років тому +1

      The contraption is called learning how to lead with your left foot instead of just your right. It's really cool, actually. :P

    • @Samsgarden
      @Samsgarden 9 років тому

      Cameron Alidor
      Can you elaborate on that? The high hat is still operating with the left foot. Is this an alternating foot method? Dennis Chambers does it as well

    • @SmangItDrums
      @SmangItDrums 9 років тому +1

      Samsgarden Most consistent double bass patterns (i.e. straight eighth notes or sixteenths) are lead with the right foot (R-L-R-L-R-L-R-L). The cool way to do this is to lead with left foot instead (L-R-L-R-L-R-L-R) with one half of your left foot on your auxillary kick pedal and the other half on your hi hat pedal. Dennis Chambers did this quite often, and it's something I use a lot with my band. Leading with the left foot on double bass allows for a lot of patterns to possibly include a hi hat ostinato in addition to the double bass pattern.
      Shameless plug alert: if you want a good example of this from me, check out my band Battling Delirium's new EP "Blue" with the track called "The Fall of Amaliel". In the beginning of the song, you'll hear integration of double bass and hi hat before the verse vocals start. The EP stream is on www.battlingdelirium.bandcamp.com.
      Thank you for the reply. I hope this helps. If you have any more questions, feel free to let me know. :)

    • @gusbandicoot
      @gusbandicoot 9 років тому +2

      Not sure about new but as long as your HH and left bass pedal are close enough to each other, put your foot in the middle of them both so you play the 2 together.

    • @BiteMyShinyMetal4ss
      @BiteMyShinyMetal4ss 8 років тому

      gusbandicoot ^this. Thats how its done. Plain and simple.

  • @seppoinnanen5577
    @seppoinnanen5577 7 років тому +2

    Sadly enough, the only thing I have in common with this guy is the same bass drum mic... he's so super while I'm so freakin' average...

  • @MDPII88
    @MDPII88 9 років тому +1

    TheCool2142 this the dude sticks i have

  • @BennyboyTruth
    @BennyboyTruth 2 роки тому

    Breaks a stick in half and switched that shit out and carried on to finish the last few seconds of the performance like it was nothing

  • @malikb570
    @malikb570 5 років тому +1

    I remember when I used to not like this guy I must have been crazy!

  • @steevidrums
    @steevidrums 9 років тому +2

    Wow, how good do those drums sound?! I guess that's why they cost €€£££$$$$
    Such a wonderful drummer too, can't figure out what those stickings are for the life of me... Best stick to what I know...
    RLRRLRLL.... ;)

  • @iantouzel638
    @iantouzel638 3 роки тому

    That drum is tuned like a formula one car. Holy shit that dude is good

  • @The-last-son
    @The-last-son 7 місяців тому

    Thundercats brother is off the chain.

  • @speedoflite1
    @speedoflite1 8 років тому +7

    is there anything he can't do? that doesn't come out right...

  • @snorhyveln
    @snorhyveln 5 років тому +1

    Just blizzard man

  • @ericmsandoval
    @ericmsandoval 7 років тому +1

    8:15

  • @shiznicks74
    @shiznicks74 5 років тому

    Yeah, this guy is pretty decent.

  • @mosilflutil10
    @mosilflutil10 4 роки тому

    Steve gadd impersonation at the end

  • @snorhyveln
    @snorhyveln 6 місяців тому

    Fast as a shark

  • @adrianchinnery2290
    @adrianchinnery2290 4 роки тому +1

    This cat reminds me of Dennis Chambers

    • @kcorpora1
      @kcorpora1 2 роки тому

      If that is true you do k own Dennis Chambers

  • @Theworkingclassdrummer
    @Theworkingclassdrummer 8 років тому +1

    When did he leave Sabian and go with Zildjian?

  • @JackHeslewood
    @JackHeslewood 4 роки тому

    I live for 7:55 - Ronald is World #1 at drumming.

  • @sbskking
    @sbskking 7 років тому +2

    Snare drum is too shiny that makes me hard to watch

  • @dinogiacchitti5784
    @dinogiacchitti5784 5 років тому +1

    Speed what other style?

  • @terrydonegan1622
    @terrydonegan1622 3 роки тому

    Off the Scale.......

  • @faruzsyed
    @faruzsyed 4 роки тому

    All those supremacist should see this guy. Perhaps they will feell different after that

  • @flyingmammoon4442
    @flyingmammoon4442 6 років тому +7

    Dude smokes tony royster..

    • @Hhhlll7778
      @Hhhlll7778 6 років тому +3

      Flying Mammoon Tony is pretty much " Unsmokable"

    • @toolandmaynard
      @toolandmaynard 4 роки тому +1

      Yeah, Tony was doing crazy shit at 13! Wouldn’t put him above that and definitely wouldn’t say smoked, just my opinion as well as your opinion.

  • @flipczech
    @flipczech 4 роки тому

    Embodies Roy Haynes.

  • @giuseppeverrazza6993
    @giuseppeverrazza6993 2 роки тому

    you know the solo gon be fire if a mofo be sweating thru and thru

  • @bishlap
    @bishlap 5 років тому +1

    snare is too tight-sounds like plastic.. other than that, some fine drumming, very fine.

  • @johndoe1765
    @johndoe1765 7 років тому +3

    AND PEOPLE TALK ABOUT JO JO MAYERS GREAT CMON PLEASE.

  • @srod2987
    @srod2987 6 років тому

    Nukkah this ain't wakanda

  • @mufdiver9406
    @mufdiver9406 4 роки тому

    Then there's Simon Phillips and Steve Smith. Why is this guy even here?

  • @trismegistus7758
    @trismegistus7758 6 років тому +1

    Tony Royster Jr. is a superior player.