Live Drum & Bass: Breakbeats and Electronic Music for Real Drummers - Paperback

by Ryan Alexander Bloom (Author)

Learn to play drum and bass breakbeats on your acoustic drums. With hundreds of notated exercises, your playing will be primed and ready to explore the idiosyncratic soundscape of electronic music production in a live setting. Study classic funk breaks and then learn to manipulate the elements into new grooves and fills. Experiment with new techniques and learn how to sound like you have more than 4 limbs with many examples of useable breaks and steps. If you've ever wanted to play like a machine, expand on the skills of the classic funk drummers, or just challenge yourself with music beyond the usual rock and jazz, Live Drum & Bass can help you get started.

Author Biography

Ryan Alexander Bloom has been playing the drums since 1996 and holds a bachelor's degree in percussion from the University of Colorado at Boulder. He spent time signed to Candlelight Records and is currently signed to Redefining Darkness Records. His playing is featured on Havok's album Burn (2009), Bloodstrike's In Death We Rot (2015) and Execution of Violence (2017), as well as several other independent or underground releases. Ryan is a working professional drum teacher in Denver, CO and previously authored The Complete Double Bass Drumming Explained, available from Hudson Music. Please visit BloomDrums.com for news and information about Ryan's playing and publications.