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Title: How would you describe your style?
Post by: rjthakid on September 28, 2006, 01:30:03 PM: I'm a Jazz man. I love to play mellow jazz, that allows every accent note to pop. ;D

I've that those jazz influences can be heard in my style.

What about you?

Jazz? Funk? Latin? Carribbean? Urban?

What's your style?
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Post by: bigblackdrummer on September 28, 2006, 01:44:06 PM: Mines what ever I need it to be!
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Post by: CJKeyboardPlaya on September 28, 2006, 01:49:29 PM: i say mines is stra8 JAZZ !!!

Cant forget that NEO SOUL!!!
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Post by: Furious Styles on September 28, 2006, 02:01:20 PM: My style needs an update. I learned to play during the early 90's. This is when most church drummers could do a few triplets and everybody thought you were just that dude. I'm slowly learning the chops and techniques of the skilled drummer. I think I can identify my style around funk. Funk has been around before my diapers were declared funky. It's more attitude than skill sometimes with funk drummers.
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Post by: BEATBOXERZ on September 28, 2006, 02:06:52 PM: Adaptable!!! What ever the job calls for.
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Post by: rjthakid on September 28, 2006, 02:10:00 PM: Quote from: BEATBOXERZ on September 28, 2006, 02:06:52 PM
Adaptable!!! What ever the job calls for.

I definitely see what you're saying. We must be able to play different styles.

But everyone has an identity. Their own personal flava.
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Post by: BEATBOXERZ on September 28, 2006, 02:16:48 PM: Quote from: rjthakid on September 28, 2006, 02:10:00 PM
I definitely see what you're saying. We must be able to play different styles.

But everyone has an identity. Their own personal flava.
Since you put it that way, Jazz is my identity ;)
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Post by: the7thseale on September 28, 2006, 02:47:00 PM: It's all about the Neo-soul Lag vibes, mixed with the r&b sixstroke/5stroke rolls that's me man!!!!
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Post by: Drumwen on September 28, 2006, 11:36:38 PM: I would have to say, A lil' Philly Soul ,Alil' Rock, A lil' Church and Awhole lota Pocket!!!
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Post by: Metronome on September 29, 2006, 09:42:14 AM: Yo I'm straight up nasty pocket! When I say that. i mean that i play POCKET, not striaght. I do what the song requires. I can chop it up, but to be qutie honest, you'll never hear me do that because, unles youplayin wit Usher, crazy chops gonna sound kinda dumb. I do have a lil rock n roll power to my style though, kinda wierd
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Post by: Ibilddrums on September 29, 2006, 12:17:51 PM: I'm a pocket kinda dude...
I like fills with space between the notes...
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Post by: kazzd58 on September 29, 2006, 12:51:56 PM: I'm Gumbo i can do it all cause i don't just play one style and i don't know everything but i'm a quick learner so i'll pick it up pretty easy most of the time......... 8)
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Post by: diligent-hands on September 29, 2006, 04:35:08 PM: man im pockets and wicked fills...and im gospel for life...yeey yeeyy...god bless...7
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Post by: JFunky on September 30, 2006, 08:43:43 AM: ...my style consists of every idea that comes my way from any and every genre. Then, I can translate that to whatever the music or song calls for.

...right now I want to learn how to play Country and sound authentic to an extent. The same with Samba (Sounds of Brazil).
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Post by: edough on September 30, 2006, 08:56:14 AM: The older I get the less I do!
I just stay in the pocket and try to think about the lyrics of the song and sending praise from my heart to the Lord!! It doesnt always work that way, but I try my best to stay focused on why Im playin.
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Post by: MaestroDivine on September 30, 2006, 09:02:34 AM: My style is called "The Black Tornado". I'm completely surrounded by drums, so I have a drum throne that spins me around, automatically, at 200 revolutions per second...
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Post by: SabianKnight on September 30, 2006, 10:50:32 AM: My style is "hitman" or chameleon type.... What ever the moment calls for.
I try to approach it all from a spiritual side be it secular or sacred I acknowledge thtmusic directly affects ones spirit. This makes it convencing, makes it touch people.

I am more into subtlty thinking percussion instead of beats... keep it smooth... all about the sound... Priority to play the Song in the moment (sometimes a song requires a different approach based on the audience/message of the event). I like to create atmospheric sound. I am more into song writers. Drum sound/play Carter Beauford/Akira Jimbo, Jeff Porcaro, Bill Bruford, Steve Gadd, Bernard Purdie, Chris Dave, Billy Cobham, Thomas Lang/Virgil Donati/, Blue Man Group, Drumbassadors.... phrases instead of licks delivered with POWER to change the environment. Musical conversations.

With these influences I play surprisingly open by picking my spots and listening to the whole sound.
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Post by: KurzLand on September 30, 2006, 07:52:54 PM: My styles are dance, rock and contemporary. Those are most I play when I play drums.
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Post by: LilWes on October 02, 2006, 06:17:46 PM: i dont know i kinda play like ladell abram n calvin rodgers n chris kee what kid of style is that?