QUICK SHAMELESS PLUG (!): If you haven't yet, please check out my company's newest plugin, 'The Fairview Kit', now! Created by Anup Sastry & myself click below to learn more & purchase!

https://www.rsdrums.com/fairview

Anyway, on to THE VIDEO! #MEGADRIVE is a super rad electronic artist I started listening to many years ago (I've done one playthrough to a song of his before "Converter", from one of his earlier albums). He & I have become friends over the years, & when he was gearing up to release his latest album, '200XAD', he reached out to me & asked if I'd like to do a playthrough to one of his new songs!

Naturally I was like "KIDDIN ME?! HEK YEAH!" (Lol). So here's "ARC ASCENSION" from his new album. I'll put a link to the album below, too check it out if you haven't! It's also available for streaming on AppleMusic / Spotify / all platforms!

https://megadrive.bandcamp.com/album/...

In general, composing drums to electronic music always seems to inspire some cool ideas for me. I also really wanted to challenge myself here it'd been awhile since I wrote parts that are uncomfortably difficult, & then forced myself to learn them (Lol). I enjoy doing this though, & I think it kinda helps keep me on my toes (so to speak). Writing something I can't play or have never tried before, & then stubbornly working on it until I can. It can be a lot of work, but it's also quite satisfying. There're some tricky fills in here that took me a long while to get tight, & some very odd 5tuplet fills / sections (particularly during the bridge, but also a bit earlier in the song too). Anyway I just really dig composing toughstuff to electronica. Lol.

KIT SPECS !

#TAMA STAR Maple (in Smoky Black)

10X6.5
12x7
14x11
16x13
20x16

14x7 CustomMade Snare (will link the Instagram post below... I cut down an old marching snare, filled the holes, sanded, redid the bearing edges, redrilled, & wrapped... not even sure what it's made of, but it turned out pretty rad!)

https://www.instagram.com/p/CumsTCLR...

#MEINL Cymbals (from left to right, if sitting behind the kit)

18" Pure Alloy Custom Medium/Heavy Crash
15" Byzance Traditional Medium HiHats
12" Classics Custom Dual Trash Splash
8"/10" GenX Electro Stack
10" MB20 Rock Splash
14" Pure Alloy Medium HiHats
20" Pure Alloy Custom Medium/Heavy Crash
18" Pure Alloy China
21" Byzance Traditional Heavy Ride
18" Artist Concept Thomas Lang Super Stack

#EVANS Drumheads

Toms Clear G2's (batter), Clear G1's (reso)
Snare Coated HD Dry (batter), Snare Side 300 (reso)
Kick Clear EQ4's (batter), Smooth White EQ4 w/ port & added Tama Logo (reso)

Mixing duties handled by goodbuddy Declan White! As per usual, it sounds lovely (to say the least!). Thanks DOODE !!!

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(^Although, in truth, I haven't done any new episodes in awhile... sort of on the fence as to whether or not I should continue it. I do enjoy doing it, I just haven't really had enough extra time, energy, or space, to do it regularly. But we'll see...!)

I proudly endorse Tama Drums, Meinl Cymbals, Evans Drumheads, Vratim Drumshoes, ACD Unlimited, Audient, 64 Audio, Gator Cases, OnTrigger, TunerFish Luglocks, & 2Box

As always, thanks for watching & stay tuned for more!