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- Опубліковано 6 кві 2020
- As you can see it takes me some time to formulate what I think constitutes a sufficient answer but I did my best. There are still so many more questions in my inbox, I will probably need to sort through them and find the strongest ones that I can answer the most comprehensively.
I hope you guys enjoy this long form. Sorry about the ums, ahs, and ya knows but you get what you pay for!
0:16 Is learning other musicians performance note for note an effective way to improve?
3:15 Creating fluid transitions. Retaining enough continuity between parts yet still distinct enough.
7:33 How to become a professional drummer?
10:03 How long do you spend on a sticking pattern?
14:46 Is pad work essential to progressing on the drums?
16:07 What is the cause for poor balance on the kit?
18:35 Share the mechanics of your foot motions.
20:00 How did you go about crafting a schedule when there is so much to work on?
22:03 How do you break away from playing the same old patterns?
24:10 Does the counting come first when composing or is it after the fact?
26:00 How did you create the 11 over 4 modulation in “Phys Ed” live?
28:20 What do you recommend to build my way towards your style of drumming?
32:09 When you are writing, How much of the process is improvised?
34:27 Are there prerequisites for the lessons on your site?
36:30 What kept you going when you felt like you weren’t as good as other drummers?
39:50 Can your break down the fill from Mind Spun?
41:00 Structured practice versus playing.
46:00 Performance philosophy.
46:56 How do you feel in the practice space compared to how you feel live?
49:18 Would your band ever consider using micro tones in your music.
49:56 Will you put up more rudiment exercises?
51:44 Does the statement “our data is our wealth” resonate with you?
53:55 How do you approach the concept of blending jazz fusion into the Djent genre?
57:27 Are there going to be any Cosmic Liberty sheets?
58:10 Can you contrast German and French grip with each other on the kit?
1:01:30 Will you ever release a series explaining some of the Cosmic Liberty tunes?
What is your favorite part in that project? Explain.
1:04:50 Mastering exercises and development of vocabulary.
1:08:40 How did you develop your ghost notes?
Matt slowly looking more and more like a christian cult leader as he gets older.
He looks more and more like Ned Flanders (also slowly getting buff like him).
Lumo those glasses really hit it home.
Lumo why not just Christian?
FOR THE FATHER
hahahahaha i was thinking it, then i saw your comment. TOTAL WACO action going on.
Do all your limbs have different brains?
You are such an inspiration.
You inspired me to sell my drums.
Yuh
I too wanted to be a drummer, then i saw this guy play, and immediately realized i had no chance.
@@Luixxxd1 I've taken up knitting now
Avizo Khatsü Don't bother, Matt can already knit an Iron Man suit out of scraps of toilet paper.
Independence and interdependence practice x infinity
my biggest takeaway is that inner assassins was originally called “ramen”
Should've put the "takeaway" in double quotes XD
ramen assassins
@@icipher6730 inner ass ramen
Honestly, I can see it. It works. That song sounds like an extra spicy big bowl of ramen with all the fixins.
You inspire me to be an absolutely sick drummer and not settle for simply being “ok” at the instrument. Thank you.
When it comes to learning Matt’s parts in Animals, it helps to listen at a slightly slowed down speed, and gradually develop the ability to hear the parts and then replicate them.
Its practically the only way to do it. Matt has so much going on that if u listen to it at full speed u dont wanna learn u just wanna listen to the amazing beats and fills and such 👍😂
He spent years in the Himalayans with monks teaching them control
Thank you for answering my question about French/German grip Matt!
Good day Matt. I, Matthew Murison am just wanting to give you an INCREDIBLY massive thank you for this video and secondly for being such a MASSIVELY strong and dedicated artist that's given all of us young and growing drummers the very best we could ever learn from!!!!!!!!
Not a question, just wanted to say: even though I mainly play guitar, your drumming has inspired me to be a more rhythmically-minded musician. And keep up the good work!
P.S.: Thank you for the birthday shout-out on Insta, brother. 💪😎
I would love to see a short video on how you did the song Bushwick to Bedstuy, specifically how you were able to keep your bass drum in synch with the bass guitar and piano accents and how you improvised with your hands over top in the beginning of the song
Matt you're the freakin man. Love your work with AAL, Victoria, and Casimir.. you need to make more albums with all of them STAT! I put you next to Dave Weckl in the highest tier of all of them. keep groovin' and good luck!
Dude, you've been one of my biggest inspirations since I first saw your berklee shred sessions. Every time I hit a plateau I analyze all your vids and your master classes and within days I'm starting a whole new thing. Thanks for being such an awesome down to earth dude and a huuuuuge inspiration!
New album this year?? Big respect Matt. You mastered your craft and I hope that one day I can play half as well as you.
This has been a masterclass in appreciating Matt's bicep
Matt guy... you are actually a really friendly and nice person.
Bro you are very well spoken. Super scholarly
Thank you for taking the time to do this. I’m going to watch the whole thing from beginning to end! Good knowledge
Guys I think we've done it! We've sewn the seeds of an educators itch and Matt will eventually give in and make a series explaining the Cosmic Liberty album 😂😂.
Even a playthrough of one more song or a video of the band playing would be so cool. Especially speaking for Bushwick to Bedstuy
Love you matt. Fr your a crazy inspiration
These were super amazing questions with really thought out, heady answers. I loved every min.
Your explanation of Fusion and blending the different genres explains one of the reasons why I find your efforts (across different projects) are so interesting. It doesn't entirely adhere to one specific style, and aims to implement and finesse for something that hasn't existed before. Extra confirmation of being one of the GOATs for me.
Thanks for this, Matt. Super insightful!
You're awesome Matt! You're an inspiration of abstraction to me! Thanks for all the great pieces!
Nice!! Really appreciate hearing your thoughts matt.
You are the best! I loved your talk and play at Absolute Music last year, was awesome to see you up close.
Wow dude these are great questions and responses. These are questions that I would have loved to ask someone with tons of experience and your answers truly deliver. Thank you so much! PS for me, my drum teacher used to rail on me for burying the beater - fixing this actually may have helped my balance issues since I am always returning to position? But hitting a double with the right foot and having the left foot on the hi hat that starts at the same time as the right would throw me off hard for a while until i spent more time with it
im glad someone out there actually is this smart
Answered my question first :) :). Thanks Matt this is great.
I can't tell if it's the camera angle but his arms look huge af. If I learn to drum like Matt Garstka will I get huge arms too?
NoseBleedrummer yes
He’s fat and the beard is hiding it.
He works out lol
I'd like to see an Animals as Leaders lift off! My money is on Javier
@@elijahjohnson633 all three of them repping 315 on bench in odd set signatures
Matt you are the man!!
I vote for the Cosmic Liberty explanation series.
Double that.
Triple that
You are the greatest drummer in the universe! Looking forward to new animals material love you Matt cheers
Got to state the obvious, this dude is a creative genius and the perfect match for Abasi and Javier.
Be Great if Nolly (rumor has it he is a free agent now) joins this squad so we get to enjoy next level Djazz!
you’re my inspiration
20:51 “What’s the merst pertinent thing..” 😂
Reminds me of a South Park character.. all jokes aside I loved the video and am a huge fan! Keep killing it Matt!
i love you! greetings from México
The knowledge in this video is kreizy.
An hour long Garstka Q&A? Happy quarantine
"Do you wanna be a pocket guy, do you wanna be a chops guy, a progressive guy, a brainiac guy or a total feel guy, a polished drummer, hella raw....I want all of it." This is a genius statement. I always hate to see comments that are arguing over the best drummer, because most of the people arguing aren't even taking into account the different stylistic approaches. That's the most important thing to consider. I've seen drummers that stayed in the pocket and grooved the whole time and never got flashy that blew my mind just as much as the progressive and brainiac guys. I've seen Jazz guys that barely hit the drums, absolutely slay along side guys that went through 20 pairs of sticks in a set. That's the beauty of the art. I love it all. Matt's timing is ridiculously locked in and probably his strongest quality, but by no means his only quality.
For me composing (arranging) drums (also solos) note for note and learning songs, beats, fills etc. note for note has been the greatest teacher at everything I know. It's great because when you do that and practice the lines enough, you pretty much become conscious of everything you do in every way, from the arranging itself to things like posture and other technical stuff. Of course, with metronome also, and with gap metronomes too. Also it helps making your lines more musical and better fit the whole context because that way you have time to listen to the whole song and the drum parts in it.
But as for live improvisation when performing goes, nope nope no thanks for me, it makes me super nervous beforehand. I don't like performing live, and I don't like performances overall. A big reason why I started composing and making music all alone - no surprise elements and crippling tension. Live pro drumming is not for me, it's nerve-wrecking
My all time favourite. You're the greatest bro if your dream was to be the best you have achieved it lol
I didnt expect his voice i only watched his drum videos
Surprised? You're one of the best drummers ever :D of course everybody wants to ask something. Prog on!
thanks!
I like the way your mind works Mr. Garstka. I get it... why pay for a house when you’re probably on the road most of the year?.. I still hope you have a place close by to jam when you feel like it. Thanks for the video man!
Wait, Inner Assassins used to be called...Ramen? Did I hear that correctly?
Someone in the band must have had some really badass ramen then.
Yes! We had some badass Ramen the day we wrote it
@@drummusician Well I'll note that down for if I ever start writing music... "#3 Badass food can lead to badass music!"
That is one of my all-time favourite tracks, and the playthrough you did on youtube is even more stupefying! Thanks for the trivia. It's history now!
You’re a cool dude, Matt! Hope you’re doing well.
Gottam look at this gorgeous man!
Do more of this
Nice
Heel up baby.
Ive never heard youre voice before dayum :D
Nice. What exactly is the Garibaldi doubles exercise? Thanks for this
Play strictly doubles and place a variety of accents over them and shift(permutate) those accents
These are very helpful videos! I gotta say your last performance in Edmonton Alberta was absolutely outstanding! The improv blew my mind and thanks so much for just ripping and letting loose! such a wicked memory!
I was wondering if you've ever been through any injuries that inhibited or hindered your ability to play drums? I currently am suffering a hip injury and i am having trouble recovering. It's been months and it terrifies me. Do i just quit my band entirely and stop playing while i heal, or slowly keep playing gradually while trying to heal and get back into shape? I'm 28 been playing since i was 6. Also, I use cannabis daily and wonder if you think it is something you would consider a distraction. your guidance would be much appreciated Dr.Space Groove! Cheers
Tyler Franco I in fact have struggled with injuries before at several different points in my life. Carpal Tunnel mainly. I recommend reducing output on the drums to allow your body to heal properly because perhaps fully stopping is not necessary depending on the severity of your injury. You band should understand your time will be a bit more limited during this healing period. It is all for not if you aren’t doing the other things that will heal you-improve diet(make sure there are no deficiencies), adjust posture with physical therapy and/or yoga, and be as consistent as possible. Better yet be obsessive with see just how efficiently you can heal. That being said, I am no doctor so, so I cannot give professional medical advice. I do know the struggle though and know it takes a lot of effort to recover from these things with grace.
@@drummusician Thank you so much Brother! Really helps to receive some advice from my biggest inspiration as I've never had a mentor or teacher for drums. Means the world to me!
....and don't forget to smoke a shit ton of weed! ....jk 🤪
I couldn't find a place to post questions on the site even though I bought something off of your site :( Thank you for answering questions tho! I'll try next time :)
Make sure you're subscribed to his mailing list - it's at the bottom of his store's page.
@@exci6198 I got the mail informing about questions and ability to post them, but I couldn't navigate to the place in which I am supposed to actually write down the question.
@@ashrasmun1 I imagine you could have just replied to the e-mail.
@@exci6198 I guess I could...
burbon I replied with an email and my question got answered
javier beard
That was interesting! Thanks for sharing Matt! hope all is very well w/ A.A.L. & crew on tour w/ Dream Theater festival! Btw has there been anything that was programmed and couldn't be played and what did you do to compromise w/ that?
When is new Animals as Leaders music coming?
I run into walls in terms of coming up with creative and musical stuff very often. Do you think learning guitar could help with that and expand my way of thinking musically?
So the modulation is the same concept as the 11/8 to 15/8 in Kempler. The concept of 'squishing and stretching' groupings to new counts, doesn't that originate from indian music?
I wrote my question on your site, did I have to write in Gmail? Matt, I really wanted to see your Iron Cobra settings ..
I’m a noob to your stuff. But you are An AWESOME dude. Both on the drums and for your personality🙌🏻 you’re my new inspiration🤯🔥🙏
15:00 🤣🤣✌️
Matt is jacked Jesus christ
Man. Mega articulate
Can someone explain more on the modulation that Matt talking about (Phy. Education, the 11/8 part)? In a simpler way...cus I'm too dumb to even grasp what he was saying. Thanks in advance!
umar faruq instead of 6 or 7 16th notes between the guitar chugs, he stretches it out to put 4 evenly spaced notes where the 6 16th notes go, and 5 evenly spaced notes where the 7 16th notes go. So you have to completely abandon thinking about it from the 16th note perspective. When he said “it’s just close enough that I can bastardize it” he meant that the ratio of space for the modulated notes between 4 out of 6 and 5 out of 7 are very close together. 4 hits in the space of 6 notes means you have to slow down the speed by 66.66% percent, or 4/6. 5 hits in the space of 7 16th notes means you have to slow it down by ~71%. Since these are close, he can stretch the feel of both to make them sound as one consistent speed, as opposed to ~4% speed ups/slow downs. Hope that helped.
@@zeusthedrumlord547 oohhh, so it really was like how I thought of it! I thought of it like how you explained tbh, but I was so unsure and thought, it cannot be like that! It is perhaps because I'll always thought metric modulating beat can only be playing in a certain rate of note and modulate it to another (for example, you modulate a 16th note beats into triplets or something or playing a other note groupings inside a certain time signature such as 4/4 (does that make sense tho?)).
So you can actually play it like that. Wow, that's a serious revelation there for me man. I was so unsure before man, but you cleared the fog out man. Thanks a lot! Like for real! You're really a drum lord!
umar faruq thanks man! Glad it helped. I wish my videos were a better representation of me- they’re old! Lol
@@zeusthedrumlord547 no, thank YOU! 🙏
Looking like the main guy from "The Gentlemen".
Which course on your website do you recommend to work your left hand on the snare drum?
Universal Function! and Mastering Time in addition if you want even more left hand work.
Matt wistful about burying the beater, even though he knows no-one in the world can tell.
I clicked on this because I thought you were the guy from vet ranch
Where that album tho? 🤔
can you post a link to the justin tyson pattern?
Right here brother ua-cam.com/video/S5TkBn6VWtg/v-deo.html
Matt Garstka word, thanks!
To the guy who wants to be a pro drummer, I say get a mentor who knows the industry!
11 8 not 11 4 in the description on the physical education question?
It is an 11 pattern that happens over the course of 8 quarter notes(two measures of 4/4)
@@drummusician love ya dude
I forgot to submit my question 🥴 any word on drum play alongs for the first album tho?
juan acosta I don’t even have those :/
@@drummusician danngg, all good man! i did a kascade and arithmophobia, chexk it out!! Thanks for all the content 🙏🙏
Kimchi noodle “Ramen“
Matt whats your fav Aphex twin track??
I'm not even a drummer. Saw the whole thing.
18:08 Dave Elitch would like a word with you
when he changes his accent😂
The last question:
How do you feel playing the intelligent music?
How do you know my credit card number? 1:02:34
You’re a cool dude, Matt! Hope you’re doing well.