Another fun show with my boys from Jet Black & the Cadillacs. There is a lot of playing in this one...I really wanted to push the topic of TRANSITIONS. Your music is so important...but almost equally as important in a live setting is your SHOW. You really need to put time in to planning the flow of your show. Transitions help you avoid dead air and keep the energy moving. I was a sub with this band and was coming up with these transitions on the fly. You can see the energy start to build in the first song and I knew that was our chance to really build the crowd for the club. So more than just the playing, pay attention to the flow between songs. Here's a quick reference for the songs used: Shook Me All Night Long 4:08 Pour Some Sugar 7:00 Mr. Brightside 11:40 My Own Worst Enemy 15:30
I love how you play. but after watching this...seems you only learn the structure of the song...not really learning the fills or the rhythms...I understand trying to bring more energy with the open hi hat...but as far as the songs go...you basically jammed this songs...New fill for every transition..just saying..it's not bad...just not the song....
+Mike Drums " I was a sub with this band" He's not the full time drummer for this band, why go through the effort of line for line learning songs when he may only play them once a year. And your generic drunk idiot punter isn't gonna give a shit whether he knows his fills or not
Liam Hawkes ..i hear you...well..im sure alot of people are drummers in that audience, another point would be that he has videos explaining how to play music like mr bright side, also, he has played these songs for years for various other bands as a Sub or otherwise.... he knew the structure of theses songs pretty well, indicating that he knows these songs well enough..why because he is playing for "generic drunk idiot punter" he shouldn't learn the song..cause the public won't care...so you are saying that stephen shouldn't care either...that is the wrong attitude buddy!..even though he is putting it online to show everyone...i didn't say he played bad..just not the songs...
These are by FAR your best videos. Actually seeing this master on a gig. I could watch these all day. And I do. We see how not to over play. We see how to add interesting fills. We see the importance of timing. This is real life drumming. (Not some UA-cam video showing effective use of quintuples, lol)
I agree wholeheartedly. The other stuff has its place though depending on WHAT you’re playing. I’d love to play in a prog band and learning those complex patterns would be extremely useful. In a practical drumming setting though, this vid shows you all you need to be a great drummer.
Best “Gigging Drummer” in the series, so far. I like the longer song format, since I’m here more for the playing than the gigging. Still, very instructional about keeping the energy going between songs. “The groove is what happens BETWEEN the notes!” - S Taylor
Nice open grip switch up...I started couple years ago after 30 years...kinda late I know but late better late than never I guess ..thanks for all you do bud...Jim Hammond Louisiana...🥁🥁👍👍👏👏
Great video Stephen. I always find not only do quick transitions and a solid set list help the crowd energy, but it also makes the night go by faster :)
Sports games on tv, awesome live band, drunk people everywhere, giving the middle finger to personal space. ahhh I miss pre covid 19 days. Thank you Stephen. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ video. I hope you get to make more of these in the future.
Gotta be my favorite gigging drummer video. Great show! 10:20 was a cool groove with your toms! Maybe you could make a video about some breakdown grooves like that?
Tyler Hushour Thanks my friend. I’m telling you, good transitions take the game up a few notches. I was just fortunate early on to have killer musicians that explained and demonstrated this to me.
Thanks Stephan, I am the drummer for our all original band. We have great songs and awesome guitar /drum progressions, but we need to work on the show side after what you are talking about song transitions. We will need to work on this a bit more. playing the beats and cool groves and fills - not to much of an issue for me or the band mates. Going from one song into the next - still needs a bit of work. Thanks for your on going music training. Thanks for your help Stephan. Have an awesome next gig!!!
Thanks for another awsome video, I've been drumming for almost 25 years now but it's never to late to learn something and your videos are great and you have great tips. Keep em coming.
Good stuff. One thing I always recommend to bands is to have a talk back mic so that the band and any hired guns can get direction on the fly. Sometimes ya skip songs or if you’re going right into the next song or how many bars are left etc. just hook it up to the in ear monitor system and your golden.
another great video Stephen, and you nailed it : good transitions and positive momentum (minimal dead space, etc) really influences the way people respond to a band.. I've learned this in the cover bands I've played with.. Lol, it can take some stamina for sure, but worth it.. the biggest challenge is figuring out how to smoothly merge songs with very different feels and/or tempos..
You are a very solid drummer and play with a lot of energy. You and each member of the band drive the energy level up because you're working your 'asses' off and know what you are doing!
As soon as you said "The absolute worst thing you can have is..." I said "DEAD AIR". When I heard you say it too, it gave me a solid confidence boost. I wont ever claim to be a great musician, but I can only hope that I put on a great show. Thank you for these videos.
Michael Shack from Netsky said if the drummer is dancing, the crowd is dancing - you definitely got the atmosphere happening on this one Stephen and IMO it made your playing extra tasty feeding off that crowd energy!
Robert Hart Thanks Robert. And yea, we had been playing about an hour and a half. Slowly building momentum. We started with a completely dead room. I was bummed at how dead it was lol. And things took off in the middle of the first song on this video. You can almost see it start to cook in the crowd.
Absolutely man!! Even some big artists keep the ball rollin to keep you pumped, to keep you focused on the show and on the music and performance.(man I need to think about moving to Nashville, that place looks fun!)
Aaron Levy That was one of the biggest discussions we had when my old band was with Universal records. Show show show. Management, label...everyone was concerned with the show. And hit me up before you think about moving. I have thoughts for you having lives both in NOLA (where you currently are) and here.
Stevie Wonder show is four hours long and there are about (2) 5 minute breaks. He will break to talk but even then there are some keys rolling or chimes vamp or something to accompany the speech.
I freaking love this series from you, is there a possible way you can record the monitor mix so we can hear the rest of the band a bit better. Much love from a bassist!
Matthew Case he probably talks about it in the Mr brightside tutorial but I've watched the clip probably 50 times and the timing of the fill just confused me so much haha
1) That is your best advice ever. 2) If I was 30 years old, I would move to Nashville. Every video looks like the girls are all good to go. Maybe the bands you’re in are so good. But still.
Thx for sharing. Great advice on tempo-timing. So important. Keeping solid time-groove will keep us gainfully employed. Of course, I’d love to do a Keith Moon full but, maybe not. Lol.
patrick.cs thanks brotha...and yea, had so many bachellorette parties that night. They all had themes to them. One of them had a fanny pack theme going.
Excellent video and some great advice. Like others have said we have problems on transitioning as well. Our difference is our band leader don't follow the song list causes some serious frustrations.
Holy cow! I could do that! I’ve been a drummer for about 36 years and if I knew I could make a living doing that, I certainly would... and I live in Nashville!
I love transitions and absolutely hate breaks between songs. We use to actually rehearse them and often structure set lists around the building of energy. The only downside is that the whole time I do nothing but stare at my beer wishing for just a taste.
Another superb video, there are so many gems to learn from on this channel! You mention your were a sub for this band, so how did you know that starting the next song immediately was a good idea? Did you make eye contact with the other band members to ensure they were ready?
Hello Steve, At the end of each songs in the video, I see you diving on your side while keeping one hand bashing the cymbal. Are you actually setting the tempo for the next song via a programable metronome or something like that ? Thanks in advance. So much energy in this ! Awesome.
Love this video. Most videos are five seconds of the drummer and five minutes of the singers mouth, and Steven I can’t tell you how many hundreds of time
Sorry hit the wrong button but any way the band gets the crowd going with What I Like About You or AC/DC then goes into My Girl or Lady In Red and I’m like ( what were you thinking).
Drummer's like yourself is what makes a band sound better compared to someone who hasn't put in the years of continuous playing and listening to what the other players are doing
Question for the the transition from one tempo to the next. Are you on a click and just set up for the next song or practice like crazy for that big drop/increase in tempo? Thanks for the content. Always good and look forward to your stuff. And killer playing on top of it.
Tyler Fred I have a click there. That’s what you see me messing with in between songs. Pre programmed set list. On some of them I drop in to the groove and then add the click after. I’ve been doing it long enough that I’m pretty accurate with dialing in a tempo.
Would like to see more of your gigging videos honestly have enjoyed all your vid's thus far! Some really simple songs to play but you play them very well! An yea I know the def lep song was by pure accident, but I had to laugh cause there are songs you've got to play one handed where you can for a second or whatever to adjust things or get a drink or whatever but that's pretty classic there lol. Keep on keepin on man! Edit : Get a Drink, not Drunk lol. Not an advocate of drinking on any job! lol
Awesome video Stephen, way to keep the energy level up. Did you have any overhead mics, or just the snare and toms? Was that your monitor mix we are hearing?
I see some people criticizing, which is normal. That’s the great thing about being a drummer though. You can get away with a little more and the crowd still loves it. Believe it or not, as a drummer/guitar player, there are some bands that I like to play as close to the regional as possible. AC/DC and Def Leppard. The rest of the band sounded just like the original recording. I would’ve just tried to make it sound just like the record, unless the whole rest of the band is going for a different feel.
@Stephen Taylor, are you playing with a click at all during this video? I use a click with my band that is running through a SPDSX, so its hard to go right from one song into another as quickly as Id like too. Any advice?
@@StephenTaylorDrums awesome. I have a set list saved into the SPD, but you have to start and stop each track manually. Which sucks, I need to figure out if there is some setting I'm not using correctly or something.
Hey Stephen just wondered how you would approach learning 5 songs in one afternoon to play the next day, or just how you learn to play songs quickly in general
Listen to them. A lot. Make some charts or notes. Listen more. Play them as much as possible. Listen more. Make note of the parts you can play well and the parts you can't. Listen more. Work out the problem areas.
Bill Ray or Him? That's hard for me to choose cause they are both NASTY on the Live Drumming! 18:19 - For some reason I love the "Hihat Chomp" under the Drum Beat.
Please make a video on how to make drum cover videos. I mean how do you record your videos and on what ,do you record on a phone camera,which editing software ,and finally how do you sync audio with video. One video Stephen
DEEP MENON I’ll see what I can do. Drum covers aren’t my thing though and I’m not a tech guy. I film on a GoPro for these gigs. I have someone else edit the videos at this point.
Hey, first off I love your channel! Well done on the gig! Was your tom tom out of tune? Or was it camera placement? Also I notice you rest your left hand on your snare drum! You talk heaps about rebound in your lesson videos! Is there a reason you dont let the stick kick back off the drum?
Bill Thew Top tom...Yea, wasn’t happy with that thing. It’s a house kit so 4 or 5 drummers play that kit every day. But, we had 25 minutes to get the other band off stage, set up, and sound check. So I didn’t get to tune her before we started. Snare hits...all about being relaxed and allowing rebound. But, the rebound isn’t always needed. If you will look closely, you will see my hand opening up as I hit the backbeat, index finger relaxed. That’s to let the drum and stick absorb the hit. It sometimes rests on my leg, sometimes the rim, sometimes the head after the hit. Go to the second song and you will see a lot more ghosting. At that point you’ll see my stick off the head, allowing the stick to rebound for the ghosts. When I’m playing a strict downstroke I relax the hand but let it rest before the next downstroke as rebound is not needed at that point.
This worked in the early 90's DJing also. Build the momentum, get the butts shaking and then cap it with a slow tune where the guys grab the chicks and the chicks kiss the dudes. It was a fine balance.
@@StephenTaylorDrums BTW, I am a recreational drummer without a kit....I do 3D printing now really. I really enjoy your videos though because of your excellent attitude. My wife LOVED the 100 songs with the same beat video. She giggled the whole way through!
In my current band we play each set pretty much non-stop. I might have time to change rings on the snare that's it. Every gig is a riot thanks to that. In my previous band the band leader played 12-string that would go out of tune after EACH.AND.EVERY song, so we'd have jokes and "so how are you guys doing..." in between songs. Dead. Worst thing ever. I'm so glad to be playing with people that get it now :)
Glad you posted this video today, I'm playing wedding today with this great bunch of older guys I hate saying older pushing 50 LOL but they're in their 60 but they play Frankie Valli(o what a night) the Bee Gees the Manhattans all these fun Tunes so I'm excited this video pepped me up for it lol thank ya!
Stephen Taylor yea it will be it'll be my first time playing live with my new Alesis strike Pro kit have you ever tried that kit I played acoustic drums my whole life and this thing if you can get used to it heel of the pads is amazing literally change the entire kit sound with a push of a button like I have 45 bands programmed in so if I want to sound like Lars or Neil Peart minus the amazing sticking LOL I can mimic the sound! Im excited and u were killin it in this video!
How do you remember the tempos of the tunes you’re playing to transition so fast? I always have to write the tempos down and listen to a metronome real quick, but this is always like a 10-15 second process.
Another fun show with my boys from Jet Black & the Cadillacs. There is a lot of playing in this one...I really wanted to push the topic of TRANSITIONS. Your music is so important...but almost equally as important in a live setting is your SHOW. You really need to put time in to planning the flow of your show. Transitions help you avoid dead air and keep the energy moving. I was a sub with this band and was coming up with these transitions on the fly. You can see the energy start to build in the first song and I knew that was our chance to really build the crowd for the club. So more than just the playing, pay attention to the flow between songs.
Here's a quick reference for the songs used:
Shook Me All Night Long 4:08
Pour Some Sugar 7:00
Mr. Brightside 11:40
My Own Worst Enemy 15:30
band practice= practice intro, bridge, outro and transition to the next song. on every song and set list.
Yes! Band practice is for the show...not to learn the songs.
I love how you play. but after watching this...seems you only learn the structure of the song...not really learning the fills or the rhythms...I understand trying to bring more energy with the open hi hat...but as far as the songs go...you basically jammed this songs...New fill for every transition..just saying..it's not bad...just not the song....
+Mike Drums " I was a sub with this band" He's not the full time drummer for this band, why go through the effort of line for line learning songs when he may only play them once a year. And your generic drunk idiot punter isn't gonna give a shit whether he knows his fills or not
Liam Hawkes ..i hear you...well..im sure alot of people are drummers in that audience, another point would be that he has videos explaining how to play music like mr bright side, also, he has played these songs for years for various other bands as a Sub or otherwise.... he knew the structure of theses songs pretty well, indicating that he knows these songs well enough..why because he is playing for "generic drunk idiot punter" he shouldn't learn the song..cause the public won't care...so you are saying that stephen shouldn't care either...that is the wrong attitude buddy!..even though he is putting it online to show everyone...i didn't say he played bad..just not the songs...
This is why being the drummer in a band is the best. We make people shake their butts!
Alexander Jamieson innit
These are by FAR your best videos. Actually seeing this master on a gig. I could watch these all day. And I do.
We see how not to over play.
We see how to add interesting fills.
We see the importance of timing.
This is real life drumming.
(Not some UA-cam video showing effective use of quintuples, lol)
Jim Cheseborough Thanks so much Jim
I agree wholeheartedly. The other stuff has its place though depending on WHAT you’re playing. I’d love to play in a prog band and learning those complex patterns would be extremely useful. In a practical drumming setting though, this vid shows you all you need to be a great drummer.
perfect comment and exactly right
keep em stomping, keep em moving, keep em drinking. happy guests, happy band, happy bar = rebooked
SuperVistaprint There is SO much truth to this statement lol
Best “Gigging Drummer” in the series, so far. I like the longer song format, since I’m here more for the playing than the gigging. Still, very instructional about keeping the energy going between songs.
“The groove is what happens BETWEEN the notes!” - S Taylor
Stephen Humphrey Thanks Stephen!
Nice open grip switch up...I started couple years ago after 30 years...kinda late I know but late better late than never I guess ..thanks for all you do bud...Jim Hammond Louisiana...🥁🥁👍👍👏👏
Great video Stephen. I always find not only do quick transitions and a solid set list help the crowd energy, but it also makes the night go by faster :)
Sports games on tv, awesome live band, drunk people everywhere, giving the middle finger to personal space. ahhh I miss pre covid 19 days. Thank you Stephen. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ video. I hope you get to make more of these in the future.
lol the guy at 4:48 is clapping on the 1 and 3
qfz2112 And now that’s all I can see.....
qfz2112 dude was too drunk to notice lol
Might be German. Thats kinda their thing.
Came down here to see if anyone else noticed
Better than the 2 and 4
I have a pretty solid gig tonight, in a band that has struggled with these exact issues, so this came at the perfect time! Thanks Stephen!
Michael Dallara You bet Michael. Good luck tonight brotha!
Gotta be my favorite gigging drummer video. Great show! 10:20 was a cool groove with your toms! Maybe you could make a video about some breakdown grooves like that?
Thanks Spencer...I'll see what I can do
Transition at 6:55 out of shook me was so sweet! You see the audience really change attitude and take the hype from the first song to the next level
Tyler Hushour Thanks my friend. I’m telling you, good transitions take the game up a few notches. I was just fortunate early on to have killer musicians that explained and demonstrated this to me.
7:25 - 7:32 The authentic Rick Allen experience. Nice work! Love your channel!
Joseph Mintz lol, thanks Joseph
Thanks Stephan, I am the drummer for our all original band. We have great songs and awesome guitar /drum progressions, but we need to work on the show side after what you are talking about song transitions. We will need to work on this a bit more. playing the beats and cool groves and fills - not to much of an issue for me or the band mates. Going from one song into the next - still needs a bit of work. Thanks for your on going music training. Thanks for your help Stephan. Have an awesome next gig!!!
Scott Yarbrough You bet Scott! Glad you get something from what I do
Thanks for explaining at the start! You're right (of course), the hit hat really helped kept the energy into mr birghtside!
This has taught me the most of all your videos this year. This is something I really need to work on with my bands. Thank you for this!
Andrew Weiner So glad it hit you where you needed it to Andrew!
Thanks for another awsome video, I've been drumming for almost 25 years now but it's never to late to learn something and your videos are great and you have great tips. Keep em coming.
Thanks David!
Man that looked like an awesome gig/venue! I want to play ta a stage like that!;) Awesome video!
Good stuff. One thing I always recommend to bands is to have a talk back mic so that the band and any hired guns can get direction on the fly. Sometimes ya skip songs or if you’re going right into the next song or how many bars are left etc. just hook it up to the in ear monitor system and your golden.
another great video Stephen, and you nailed it : good transitions and positive momentum (minimal dead space, etc) really influences the way people respond to a band.. I've learned this in the cover bands I've played with.. Lol, it can take some stamina for sure, but worth it.. the biggest challenge is figuring out how to smoothly merge songs with very different feels and/or tempos..
Soumen Talukder Thanks! And yea, it can be tricky to figure out segues that work but it makes all the difference.
You are a very solid drummer and play with a lot of energy. You and each member of the band drive the energy level up because you're working your 'asses' off and know what you are doing!
Kent Smellman Thanks so much Kent!
Am I the only one who had a little chuckle to themselves when you started playing Def Leppard with one arm for a little there?
Nick Sargent Lol...I think it’s given quite a few people a laugh
No sir, no you were not lol
As soon as you said "The absolute worst thing you can have is..." I said "DEAD AIR". When I heard you say it too, it gave me a solid confidence boost. I wont ever claim to be a great musician, but I can only hope that I put on a great show. Thank you for these videos.
JackstandJohnny It’s all about the music and the show. Being a great technical musician means nothing if you can’t communicate with an audience.
Michael Shack from Netsky said if the drummer is dancing, the crowd is dancing - you definitely got the atmosphere happening on this one Stephen and IMO it made your playing extra tasty feeding off that crowd energy!
Ray Drysdale Absolutely...and thank you Ray
These videos are great. Helpful, entertaining, (especially watching the people in the background haha) and inspiring. Thanks Stephen.
Peter Jenkins Thanks so much Peter. And I totally agree...the crowd (this night in particular) are more than worth the price of admission lol.
Great video once again! I'll make sure my band's transitions will be smoother in our future gigs ;-)
Nikke K Thanks Nikke!
You were killin it, bro! That place was slamming!
JAC'sDrumShack Thanks so much...it got fun for a bit didn’t it
That is some crazy good cover band craft at work there. Did you have to warm them up from nothing? How long did it take to get them that hyped?
Robert Hart Thanks Robert. And yea, we had been playing about an hour and a half. Slowly building momentum. We started with a completely dead room. I was bummed at how dead it was lol. And things took off in the middle of the first song on this video. You can almost see it start to cook in the crowd.
Hands down...that was awesome! thanks for sharing!
forhiscoz Thanks so much!
Great video on how to work a crowd! This should be required viewing for band 101! Thanks so much...great job, great tips, great show!
Grace Geek Thank you!
Absolutely man!! Even some big artists keep the ball rollin to keep you pumped, to keep you focused on the show and on the music and performance.(man I need to think about moving to Nashville, that place looks fun!)
Aaron Levy That was one of the biggest discussions we had when my old band was with Universal records. Show show show. Management, label...everyone was concerned with the show.
And hit me up before you think about moving. I have thoughts for you having lives both in NOLA (where you currently are) and here.
Stevie Wonder show is four hours long and there are about (2) 5 minute breaks. He will break to talk but even then there are some keys rolling or chimes vamp or something to accompany the speech.
Playing with one hand at the beginning of the Def Leopard song for a more authentic sound. Nice!
Jens-Christian Dyhr it boils down to commitment 😂
I freaking love this series from you, is there a possible way you can record the monitor mix so we can hear the rest of the band a bit better. Much love from a bassist!
Toonenwhaow Not in most situations. If there ever is a chance for me to do that though I will. And thanks!
Thanks for posting this example. Learning is so much fun!
You’re an absolute treat to watch my man. Recently subscribed, slowly working my way through your videos. Keep it up - kit is sounding real nice 👌
Wez Bates Thanks so much Wez. Really glad to have you hanging around the channel.
14:55 fill is damn tasty, my man
Matthew Case Thanks so much Matthew
Matthew Case he probably talks about it in the Mr brightside tutorial but I've watched the clip probably 50 times and the timing of the fill just confused me so much haha
Stephen can you analyse what was that fill please?
Very smooth transitions, feeling the energy from everyone.
1) That is your best advice ever.
2) If I was 30 years old, I would move to Nashville. Every video looks like the girls are all good to go. Maybe the bands you’re in are so good. But still.
Jim Geary Thanks Jim...and this night we must have had a dozen or so bachelorette parties come through.
Ill be 32 in July. What do you think man? Think I need to move down there so I can totally not get chicks?
Thx for sharing. Great advice on tempo-timing. So important. Keeping solid time-groove will keep us gainfully employed. Of course, I’d love to do a Keith Moon full but, maybe not. Lol.
All the fanny packs in the crowd haha. Great video. Transitions between songs are so important.
patrick.cs thanks brotha...and yea, had so many bachellorette parties that night. They all had themes to them. One of them had a fanny pack theme going.
Stephen Taylor that explains it haha.
Great job, Stephen. Great execution and transitions 👊💯
Bearded Drums Thanks!
Excellent video and some great advice. Like others have said we have problems on transitioning as well. Our difference is our band leader don't follow the song list causes some serious frustrations.
vistalite 1972 Thanks! And yea, getting everyone on the same page set list wise is an important first step.
Love this man! Such a true thing and I've never thought about it, I'm in a cover band and I think I may talk to the guys about this love
Such an important part of things that is often overlooked.
Wow great great job !!very nice approach...i will try this with my band the next live !!!!
Thank you Stephen
Régis GUEYFFIER Thanks so much!
Amazing timing and transition man! I can imagine you counting like you do when you teach! 1 e & a 2 e & a....
Holy cow! I could do that! I’ve been a drummer for about 36 years and if I knew I could make a living doing that, I certainly would... and I live in Nashville!
Charles Seagraves You could absolutely do it. Anyone could if they put in the time. And always great to meet another Nashville native!
I love transitions and absolutely hate breaks between songs. We use to actually rehearse them and often structure set lists around the building of energy. The only downside is that the whole time I do nothing but stare at my beer wishing for just a taste.
Lol...plenty of time for beer later, we're playing drums here!
Another superb video, there are so many gems to learn from on this channel! You mention your were a sub for this band, so how did you know that starting the next song immediately was a good idea? Did you make eye contact with the other band members to ensure they were ready?
Wow the ending fill was amazing bravo Stephen
harpapmac Thank you 🙏🏻
Hello Steve,
At the end of each songs in the video, I see you diving on your side while keeping one hand bashing the cymbal. Are you actually setting the tempo for the next song via a programable metronome or something like that ? Thanks in advance.
So much energy in this ! Awesome.
ludovic leflon Yea, pulling up the tempo for the next song
Stephen Taylor thanks a lot mate.
Really enjoying the videos you put out there. Such deep truth.. thanks once more.
Great playing Stephen!
Whole lotta love in front of the kit there.
Great video as always. Thanks Stephen.
Thanks Raymond
Well played Stephen! Love your cymbals!
Jakob Sterner Thanks!
Stephen, what was the complete set list of that gig?
BTW, great gig!
Love this video. Most videos are five seconds of the drummer and five minutes of the singers mouth, and Steven I can’t tell you how many hundreds of time
Sorry hit the wrong button but any way the band gets the crowd going with What I Like About You or AC/DC then goes into My Girl or Lady In Red and I’m like ( what were you thinking).
Lynda White Thanks Lynda. And yes, set list calling is so important. All about that flow.
Drummer's like yourself is what makes a band sound better compared to someone who hasn't put in the years of continuous playing and listening to what the other players are doing
Question for the the transition from one tempo to the next. Are you on a click and just set up for the next song or practice like crazy for that big drop/increase in tempo?
Thanks for the content. Always good and look forward to your stuff. And killer playing on top of it.
Tyler Fred I have a click there. That’s what you see me messing with in between songs. Pre programmed set list. On some of them I drop in to the groove and then add the click after. I’ve been doing it long enough that I’m pretty accurate with dialing in a tempo.
Stephen Taylor i find it hard playing to a click in a live setting
Would like to see more of your gigging videos honestly have enjoyed all your vid's thus far! Some really simple songs to play but you play them very well! An yea I know the def lep song was by pure accident, but I had to laugh cause there are songs you've got to play one handed where you can for a second or whatever to adjust things or get a drink or whatever but that's pretty classic there lol. Keep on keepin on man!
Edit : Get a Drink, not Drunk lol. Not an advocate of drinking on any job! lol
Rob Hampton Lol, Thanks so much Rob
Awesome video Stephen, way to keep the energy level up. Did you have any overhead mics, or just the snare and toms? Was that your monitor mix we are hearing?
Breaking sticks and changing clicks, haha, nice job Stephen!
Mark Richer Thanks Mark!
Great advice for bands!
I think everything as been said! Anyway, good job! Always good as always ;)
Thanks Steve!
I see some people criticizing, which is normal. That’s the great thing about being a drummer though. You can get away with a little more and the crowd still loves it. Believe it or not, as a drummer/guitar player, there are some bands that I like to play as close to the regional as possible. AC/DC and Def Leppard. The rest of the band sounded just like the original recording. I would’ve just tried to make it sound just like the record, unless the whole rest of the band is going for a different feel.
Gaaaahh you're a mad man I say!! A MAD MAN!!!
@Stephen Taylor, are you playing with a click at all during this video? I use a click with my band that is running through a SPDSX, so its hard to go right from one song into another as quickly as Id like too. Any advice?
Yea I am. I set up a set list on my metronome app and just jump from one to the next. I have a video on my channel about my setup
@@StephenTaylorDrums awesome. I have a set list saved into the SPD, but you have to start and stop each track manually. Which sucks, I need to figure out if there is some setting I'm not using correctly or something.
Hah, the TV gives me a pretty good idea when the gig was. Pacers gonna pave!
jmkiser33 lol
Thanks for the video! Plus I get a little validation from a pro who leaves the top wing nut off his cymbals as well!
Jon Dennis Yea...those wing nuts are unneeded most of the time. And any house kit will be missing them. They just get lost easily.
Jon Dennis They get in the way of the bell too
So cool that you reply Stephen! Thanks! Makes us little guys have something to get excited about! God Bless!
mike pk666 I prefer they way the cymbals swing and sound that way as well!
Really making me miss gigging right now!
This was super helpful man. Thanks a lot.
Cole Sisler You bet...glad it helped.
Hey Stephen just wondered how you would approach learning 5 songs in one afternoon to play the next day, or just how you learn to play songs quickly in general
Listen to them. A lot.
Make some charts or notes.
Listen more.
Play them as much as possible.
Listen more.
Make note of the parts you can play well and the parts you can't.
Listen more.
Work out the problem areas.
Those hats are tighter then a cabin boyz arse on his maiden voyage
Nice pocket man!
Love your drumming in the killers song .Top drummer.
tony hunt Thanks Tony!
Tight as ever Bro! 👌
S Holdeenio Thank you!
Bill Ray or Him? That's hard for me to choose cause they are both NASTY on the Live Drumming!
18:19 - For some reason I love the "Hihat Chomp" under the Drum Beat.
Your a really good drummer 😊🎶 very inspiring
Green Day Fan17 Thanks so much my friend
Great channel, great content, keep up the good work :)
The Jedi Drummer Thanks so much!
Damn son. Nashville looks like blast and a half.
Wow I didn't know people still enjoyed some good ol rock in bars these days. All I hear is dj's..
Fannypack girls make the rockin' world go 'round.
Hans Grueber lol...that was their “thing for the bachelorette party. They were like nerdy, beach shirt, fanny pack wearing types. It was a deal.
lol, looks like they had a great time.
Awesome! I would love to come to Nashville and see one of your shows...what cymbals are you using? They sound amazing
Alex Reems Hit me up if you ever make it this way. I’m using K dark 19” and 20” crashes, 14” K light hats, and a 22” Renaissance ride
Stephen Taylor hopefully that’s something I can do soon! I’ll definitely let you know...thank you
Please make a video on how to make drum cover videos. I mean how do you record your videos and on what ,do you record on a phone camera,which editing software ,and finally how do you sync audio with video. One video Stephen
DEEP MENON I’ll see what I can do. Drum covers aren’t my thing though and I’m not a tech guy. I film on a GoPro for these gigs. I have someone else edit the videos at this point.
What are you adjusting down there? That the metronome? Good point & good vid action 👏🏾🎶
tdrum21 Yea, it’s the met attached to my hihat stand.
It’s super important to talk to your band mates. Work it out and don’t be afraid to be original. We are all musicians.
Hey, first off I love your channel! Well done on the gig!
Was your tom tom out of tune? Or was it camera placement?
Also I notice you rest your left hand on your snare drum! You talk heaps about rebound in your lesson videos!
Is there a reason you dont let the stick kick back off the drum?
Bill Thew Top tom...Yea, wasn’t happy with that thing. It’s a house kit so 4 or 5 drummers play that kit every day. But, we had 25 minutes to get the other band off stage, set up, and sound check. So I didn’t get to tune her before we started.
Snare hits...all about being relaxed and allowing rebound. But, the rebound isn’t always needed. If you will look closely, you will see my hand opening up as I hit the backbeat, index finger relaxed. That’s to let the drum and stick absorb the hit. It sometimes rests on my leg, sometimes the rim, sometimes the head after the hit. Go to the second song and you will see a lot more ghosting. At that point you’ll see my stick off the head, allowing the stick to rebound for the ghosts. When I’m playing a strict downstroke I relax the hand but let it rest before the next downstroke as rebound is not needed at that point.
Do you use different gear when you gig or is it that same as the kit in your videos?
The Drum Spot My cymbals, my throne, my snare...rest is house gear at the club.
There having a damn blast lol !
This worked in the early 90's DJing also. Build the momentum, get the butts shaking and then cap it with a slow tune where the guys grab the chicks and the chicks kiss the dudes. It was a fine balance.
It’s the same balance. Different year, same people.
@@StephenTaylorDrums BTW, I am a recreational drummer without a kit....I do 3D printing now really. I really enjoy your videos though because of your excellent attitude. My wife LOVED the 100 songs with the same beat video. She giggled the whole way through!
Great set and advice! Also what’s your cymbal setup for this gig?
see description under the vid
Eric Hudson Thanks! Set up for this particular gig...19” and 20” K dark crashes. 14” K light hats. 22” Renaissance ride.
In my current band we play each set pretty much non-stop. I might have time to change rings on the snare that's it. Every gig is a riot thanks to that. In my previous band the band leader played 12-string that would go out of tune after EACH.AND.EVERY song, so we'd have jokes and "so how are you guys doing..." in between songs. Dead. Worst thing ever. I'm so glad to be playing with people that get it now :)
Makes such a bit difference
Great! I want to participate on another one! It could be possible?!
@7:27 wasn’t sure if you were about to play this song one-handed in tribute or if you actually broke a stick lol XD
Zack Mester Ha! I was adjusting some things
Glad you posted this video today, I'm playing wedding today with this great bunch of older guys I hate saying older pushing 50 LOL but they're in their 60 but they play Frankie Valli(o what a night) the Bee Gees the Manhattans all these fun Tunes so I'm excited this video pepped me up for it lol thank ya!
davedalessandro8189 Dalessandro Nice! Sounds like it’s gonna be a fun one
Stephen Taylor yea it will be it'll be my first time playing live with my new Alesis strike Pro kit have you ever tried that kit I played acoustic drums my whole life and this thing if you can get used to it heel of the pads is amazing literally change the entire kit sound with a push of a button like I have 45 bands programmed in so if I want to sound like Lars or Neil Peart minus the amazing sticking LOL I can mimic the sound! Im excited and u were killin it in this video!
davedalessandro8189 Dalessandro Thank you my friend 🙏🏻
Great sound and great drummer!
poenta123 Thanks so much!
I love that fill at 13:51 ! What pattern is that?
How do you remember the tempos of the tunes you’re playing to transition so fast? I always have to write the tempos down and listen to a metronome real quick, but this is always like a 10-15 second process.
I have a set list programmed on the click app I use. Just hit the next one and go
Okay thanks!
Very funny. Almost all those songs are on the list of the band I just joined.
Lots of butt shaken' going on there! great show!
That bass player seriously dropping the ball 🏈