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This is just me doing a quick rehearsal with my unique home made drum kit before heading out for the main rehearsal with the band.

Songs:
True by mayourkun ft. kizz Daniel
blow by Wizkid & blaq jerzee



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=symW1nkkz98&t=12s


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arEuSnaIvt8&t=6s

Lol I knew it. And I told my guy o. If they don't have a particular TV show today, they will definitely have it one day sha. Just found Vis a Vis aka Locked up (I dan find this series tire) on toxicwap.com. The only site with TV shows you cant find easily on any other sites.

When you wanna play so bad but don't have a drum kit or pad ( I gats hustle more lol) at home.
Hi hat --- left leg
Snare --- diary
Tom --- pillow
Floor Tom --- bed
Base --- right leg (not audible)
Cymbals --- none.
Song: heavens gate by burns boy.

Click on the link to watch the video.

https://mobile./858242327545364?view=permalink&id=2701364363233142&comment_id=2703827186320193&ref=opera_speed_dial&_rdr

DandeNumeruno:
THE OUTSIDER is pissing me off.

slow filler story bullshit then an ending to keep you hooked for the next episode.

Lol Exactly. Sweet in the middle or beginning does not apply to this series. Always sweet at the end.

why is this news similar to that of the American porn website "GirlsDoPorn" that got sued by some women. They were told the videos were for a private collector and assured the videos would never appear online. Lol. Same story different countries /headline.

5) Proverbs 19:21

4) Proverbs 4:7

3) Galatians 6:7

2) Matthew 25:13

1) Matthew 5:16

This is a New Year and I think it's not to late to write down my New Year resolution as a Drummer. My resolution circles around the musical instrumentalist I don't want to play with this year 2020. I learnt a lot last year and I hope not to face this instrumentalist again. Lol.


So here are the list of instrumentalist I don't want to work with this year.

1) The Talking Drummer A.K.A Gangan players: The talking drum a.k.a gangan is one of the most popular traditional instrument in the country and is mostly played by the yorubas. Now there is nothing wrong with working with these guys especially if you want to add ginger to the songs. The only problem comes when you are not Yoruba and don't understand most of the melodic rhythms they use. I always find myself playing in churches with these guys and LORD!!! It is always stressful. It's fun when they play the easy ones but when they go deep, I am nowhere to be found. This alone can kill your rep/vibe as a drummer and no matter how skillful one is or how many rudiments one can apply on the drum kit, not being able to collaborate well with these guys can make one look like an amateur. To avoid stress this year, I am going to avoid these guys Lol. But if they are willing to play only the popular/easy ones (which I doubt they will), then and only then can I decide to work with them.



2) The Keyboardist: A "Good" keyboardist is like oxygen to a drummers double hydrogen, the chemistry between them flows like water. But what happens when the keyboardist isn’t that good? Have you ever played with a keyboardist that claims to be a professional but takes a whole ten(10) minutes to look for the singers key? I have and trust me these guys can kill a man's vibe Lol. I am definitely going to avoid these guys at all cost.



3) The Bass Player: I love this Instrument and it's one of the instrument I'd love to learn. The problem is not the instrument but the bass player that keeps telling you to look/connect with him. I see this all the time and I keep wondering why the bass player. We are all (keyboardist, saxophonist, lead guitarist etc...) playing/connecting together and even when we are all doing a special intro, we do it together. Is there something special drummers and bass players do that I don't know of? So why do I need to look at the bass player. Smh. I am seriously going to avoid bass players like these Lol. 



4) The Saxophonist: I have no problem with the amazing professional saxophonist. But you see these beginners /amateurs/sometimes professional saxophonist that think they can go off key anytime they want coz they know the audience won't notice. I have no words for you. If I don't avoid you please try as much as possible to avoid me this year Lol. I can't come and stress myself because of you.



5) The Lead Guitarist: No problem with these guys coz they really are not first team players in most band but comes in once in a while depending on the music artiste. I can only avoid these guys if they keep over playing and over free styling every single time, even when they don't need to.



So there you have it. The list of players I don't want to work with this year.


#Instrumentalist 
#Just-Kidding-Lol
#I-Work-With-Everyone
#Peace

Achilles100:
That is one major plot they are actually trying to achieve, call me a conspiracy theorist, but a book written in 1989 , showed that.

Little by little, they using this movies to tone down religion in the minds and hearts of individuals without the individuals even knowing it.

Book Title pls.

5)Matthew 6:33

4)Hebrew 11:1

3)Matthew 11:28

2)Mark 8:36

1)Isaiah 55:8

Dear Music Reality Shows, ever wondered why:

*i was so engrossed with your shows.

*i kept track of all the musical contestants on your shows.

*i looked forward to all the performances from various contestants.

*i enjoyed the eviction show and prayed not to watch my favourite contestant get evicted.

*i kept voting tirelessly for my favourite contestant.

*i never got mad/angry at you after watching my favourite contestant lose, even though he/she was the favourite to win.

*i stayed loyal to you, season after season.

Dear Music Reality Shows, truth is, i never really watched your show because of the reasons listed above. 

As a drummer who is passionately interested in anything related to music, i watched your show because:

Damn! Too much money. Things like this reminds me of the 80/20 principle. 20% of professional boxers enjoying 80% of the cash flow. There's is money in every profession o. The prayer is to be among the 20%.

She knows her neighbours won't do sh!t with her panties. Doing sh!t to trend and clout chasing is becoming the new hustle.

There are drummers who take playing drums as a hobby and there are others who are passionate about this hobby and wants to make this hobby their profession. All they want to do is play and make good money as a drummer. Easier said than done. And like every other profession there is the struggling artiste and bubbling artiste.

Not sure about other industry but in the drum industry there are three (3) kind of drummers: The Rich Drummer. The Comfortable Drummer. The Broke Drummer.


(1) The Rich Drummer: The guy with the Gigs. He has more Gigs than he can play. Always on tour. Plays for the biggest artiste in the music industry. He knows the right people (very influential) and never lacks opportunities. He is in no need for a side hustle (the drums covers the bills). Signed to three or more different drum brands. Nice cars and house. Beautiful wife and children. He is the rich drummer we all want to be. Not just rich in cash but rich in every other aspect as a drummer.

Every drummers dream. We all want to be the rich drummer.


(2) The Comfortable Drummer: He has the Gigs (not much, not less). Goes on tour once in a while. Plays for the local artiste in his home town. He is not that desperate for a side hustle. He knows the right people (not very influential) and often gets the opportunities. A car and saving to buy a house. Beautiful wife and children.

It’s a comfort zone. No drummer wants to be here for long.


(3) The Broke Drummer: No Gig. No tours. Play for the local artiste for free. No friends. Might be very skillful but No opportunities. He has lots of side hustle. No car or house. No wife and kids

Something definitely needs to change.

pansophist:
My young bro, take heart. The sad truth is, she has found someone better, and you should accept it even if you do not feature in the picture. It's about emotional maturity and letting this just be.

Your next step is to give yourself time, as time has a way of healing things. You'll pass through it, and you'll like yourself better after this. I experienced something you passed through when I was 18, and felt even worse than you, but I was naive, innocent, and didnt understood the timeless truth of female nature, keeping attraction, and stimulating the relationship sustainably. Looking back those times, I could see clearly the mistake I made, and I've refined myself to a point that such could not happen again. And in the unlikely scenario that it does, well, a replacement is around the corner. You should do the same.

It seems to me that your relationship with her is your job, you specialized in loving her and treating her as the best thing, while ignoring your own personal growth. Listen attentively, women DO NOT want to be your goal. They want to be part/beneficiary of it, not the goal. You treated her nice and gave her everything to the best of your ability and probably didn't focus on your growth, and compete with other men in the free world.

You were too available, making you appear as someone with female scarcity, with no option and not a real catch. Also, pursuing her even after her formal declaration for relationship withdrawal is something that men with no options do. You cannot beg a woman into a relationship with you, it's an instant attraction killer. You attract and keep her with the lifestyle you've built for yourself, and the man you've developed yourself to be.

Remember the biblical story of when God told Adam (after eating the forbidden fruit from Eve), that henceforth he would toil the ground for food and survival, and cursed Eve that she will suffer doing child birth? The true meaning of this story is that as a man, you have to be out there hustling, pursuing your goal and fulfilling your dreams, as no woman want to be for a man that is not out there toiling the ground.

She dont want to cry during child birth for man with no purpose, and be amother to his kids. Whether you believe in this story or not, you may comb any other religion, culture, science, and just observe the world around you, you would see that your value as a man is by being resourceful. You're almost depressed (that's if you're not), because you are not pursuing things in the real world that would make her wonder why you do not call her always, that even if she breaks up with you, you're too busy achieving and breaking through to even feel an inch of her jilting you.

That even if she breaks up with you, in the back of mind, she knows there are younger and far beautiful women out there waiting to take her place, and will question herself if she can get a man in the same calibre as you. Do you think Davido will be worried if Chioma decides to leave him? Davido will laugh at her because he knows that she will be dead lucky to meet a man in his status, and she knows this as well. In every relationship, many young boys are clouded with feelings and love without understanding the power dynamics that is ever present and playing in the background.

I hope you get well, but remember this, you will never loose women chasing money (interpret it as goals, achievements, purpose etc), but you'll always loose money chasing women. Goodluck young man.

The way of the superior man. Dope words bro. Dope words.

Few days ago I came across a short quote that kind of inspired this post, and it says....... "miracles happens where we least expect it". And I'm sure you'd all agree with me. We've all had that "miracle" moment.

Moments where the things we've always wanted, the things we prayed and hoped would manifest, doesn't Show up. It could be a major Gig, a relationship, a job or a contract. Etc. Tired of waiting, tired of getting our hopes high, we stop giving a Damn. And at the point of not really giving a Damn about that want or desire, something happens. All of a sudden the things we had hoped and prayed for begin to manifest, begins to show up when we least expect it.

And as professional drummers, I am pretty sure we've all had drum related moments like this too.

So I'm gonna be sharing with you some of my own personal experience. And as a drummer, I'll be sharing few good moments from the numerous moments that really shaped me as a drummer.

Good Moments :
*Getting a major Gig when I least expected, after a long Gig drought. ---------- (I nailed the Gig, in case you're wondering).

*Going for a small Gig but getting paid like it's a Big Gig. ---------- (I can remember not being sure if I was gonna get paid. I was surprised when they did. I also learnt not to take the little things for granted).

*Getting all my major Gigs (life changing Gigs) from the guy I met at a small Gig. A Gig I almost refused to play coz I was told I wasn't gonna get paid. ---------- (I still don't play at small Gigs, especially if you're not paying. Lol).

*First time travelling the world as a drummer. ---------- (I really don't know how to explain the feeling coz it's not just about travelling the world but travelling the world doing what I love the most).

*I least expected to fall in love on a tour. ---------- (Falling in love with myself, my drum kit, my rhythms, my dynamics and my job as a drummer isn't as easy as you think. Lol).

So there you have it. My "drum miracles where you least expect it" moments. Crazy right? Lol.

And like I said earlier, I know we've all the "drum miracle" moments. So, feel free to share your moment(s) and also what it felt like.

#Peace
#Drum-Miracles

This is me doing my thing behind the scene before heading for the main Gig. My amazing home made drum kit never disappoint.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRmHLJYJmjs




This is me doing my thing behind the scene before heading for the main Gig. My amazing home made drum kit never disappoint.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRmHLJYJmjs

I was hanging out with a friend of mine who happens to be a drummer like myself and we talked about the music industry. We talked about the good, the bad and the ugly side of being a drummer, being in a band and going on tours with different musicians. And in the midst of our conversation I asked if he still fancy the idea of being a full time drummer for a band or a church and he said NO.


I really wasn't surprised coz I know the kind of guy he is and how often he gets into small fights with the artiste, his band mates and anyone who doesn't fit his own description of a good musician/instrumentalist.


I am in a band and he isn't but he gets more Gigs and goes on tours with different musicians than anyone I have ever seen. Curious I asked how he does it and what kind of drummer he is.


And with a big smile on his face he says: you can call me the SUBSTITUTE DRUMMER.


Now some of us watch football or soccer as the Americans call it and we all know the substitute is the other guy that comes in for the main guy. The same applies here for my friend. He gets the Gig when the main drummer of a band or a church is injured, on another Gig ( there are drummers with lots of Gigs to spare), sick, or doesn't feel like playing (especially the small Gigs with no cash). Etc. Etc.


Being a SUBSTITUTE drummer kinda sounds cool but ain't as easy as it seems. I know most drummers get the Gig as the main drummer through word of mouth or the use of social media but I'm not sure anyone would want to get a Gig as a substitute drummer (I might be wrong though). Lol.


Some might say being a SUBSTITUTE drummer ain't different from being the main drummer, as long as they both get the Gig it's fine. The only difference is one stays and the other moves on.


To be honest I really don't care if I am the main or SUBSTITUTE drummer as long as I get the Gig I am happy. Lol. I don't know about y'all.


Does the SUBSTITUTE drummer exist? Or is it just a word created by my friend? Are there drummers (like my friend) who would prefer to get a Gig as a SUBSTITUTE drummer?


I would really love to know.


#Substitute-Drummer
#Main-Drummer
#Peace

Bro you were so Amazing on the drums yesterday. How did you get to play so well? Do you have a drum pad kit at home? When do you practise? How do you warm up before a Gig?.............

Me:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8c5vwTBknM

I was kinda in the mood to play and since I wasn't close to a real drum kit, I needed to create something from anything to satisfy my needs to play. So I decided to use the limited resources in my room to create a drum kit for myself.

My drum kit is made up of a chair, pillow, bed, and my left leg.


Watch the video below.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXGxXjxBTP0

I am sure we all are familiar with the 80/20 Principle and the idea behind this Principle i.e achieving more by doing less. But for those who are not familiar with the 80/20 Principle, here is a brief history.


The 80/20 Principle was discovered in 1897, by Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto (1848-1923) and according to Richard Koch Author of the 80/20 Principle (The secret to achieving more with less) he states that: The 80/20 assert that a minority of causes, inputs or effort usually lead to a majority of the results, outputs or rewards. Taken literally, this means that, for example,


80 percent of what you achieve in your job comes from 20 percent of the
time spent. This also means that 80 percent of outputs result 20 percent of inputs; that 80 percent of consequences 20 percent of causes; or that 80 percent of results come from 20 percent of effort.


There you have it. Now looking at the definition above and the myth behind this principle can we as musicians/musical instrumentalist say that this principle work? Can we be certain that if we apply this principle that there will be tremendous change in the way we practice, the way we play and the kind of Gigs we get. Personally I don't know and that's why I've got lots of questions flowing in my head.


Before I go one, I just want to let you know i'll be asking lots of questions. Questions I have no answer to. I am just as curious about 80/20 principle as some of you might be. So let's do this together


This principle is being practised by people in all works of life but can we also say the same for the musical instrumentalist. Being a genius on the instrument takes time, hard work and patience but since we are talking about the 80/20 principle, do you think it's possible to practise less and play efficiently well on the drum kit?, do you think it's also possible that we get 80% of Gigs from the 20% of people we know? Or do you also believe that 20% of musical instrumentalist enjoy 80% of the Gigs circulating around? I can go and on but i am sure you get my point.


I am not a lazy drummer but truthfully I really do want to achieve more by doing less, play better by practising less (Lol. Sounds Funny), get 80% of Gigs from the 20% I know, I want to be among the 20% drummers that enjoy the 80% of Gigs flowing everywhere.


But.


The Principle ain't the problem neither is the  80%. The problem is the 20%. To get the 80% our 20% needs to be prolific. To play efficiently well on the drums (80% of the time) our 20% practice sessions needs to be productive. To get 80% of the Gigs our 20% connect needs to be strong and reliable. To be among 20% of instrumentalist that enjoy 80% of the Gigs (financially) we need to put in the right 20% of hard work (20% is kinda less work. Lol).


This is just my take on the 80/20 principle and like I said this is just me being curious about this cool principle and how I can apply them as a drummer/musician. I haven't really said much coz I really don't know about this principle but if you do I'd love to know what you think about the 80/20 principle.

A close friend of mine who also happens to be a drummer like myself came over to my place and asked if he could lend my drum pad for a week. I told him i didn't have one for now and showed him what i use to get my groove going as a drummer.

This is my home made drum kit. All i did was look around me, use what i could find and make a drum kit for myself.


Note: This is just temporary until i get myself a drum pad. LOL.


Click here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhcpj2RPmCc&t=11s to watch me put my home made drum kit together and groove a little.

I have read a lot of articles on getting Gigs and how "networking" should be the number one medium at which you get yourself the Gigs you want. Meeting new people, working with the big guys in the music industry, doing free stuff to get the attention and trust of this guys, playing free gigs and trying as much as possible to create different connections are some of the networking moves needed to get the Gigs.

And as you all know there are two ways to market a product : (1) word of mouth (2) social media/online marketing. Same applies here in getting a Gig as a drummer.

Networking like I listed above gets you the "word of mouth"(people connecting you and your brand with other people. People saying good stuff about you and how amazing you are on the drum kit etc) and when used by the right people (influencers) can get you the gigs you want. Also, thanks to "social media" you are also able to put yourself out there, build a tribe and get a lot of gigs depending on how good your contents are.

Personally both ways ain't working for me and it sucks.

I enjoyed a little bit of "word of mouth" while playing in the church as a teenager and as time went by It all stopped. While I was enjoying the "word of mouth" I had at that time, I was also wasting the little opportunity I had to play. I took the small gigs for granted and also didn't build a solid relationship with other musical instrumentalists (thanks to me being an introvert).

Using social media to boost myself didn't work either. I mean how do I get to upload videos if they ain't any drums to use due to the having no gigs. How do people get to know how amazing I am on the drums if they don't see me play.

This might be a huge problem for me but one thing I know is that in every problem there is a solution which will definitely lead to an opportunity.

I don't know if there are other ways from the ones listed above but if there is one, I just need to find it and make something meaningful out of it and if there ain't any other way then I just need to reinvent and reverse engineer the ways listed above and look for other angles in solving my problem as a Gig less drummer Lol.

#Getting-The-Gigs
#Peace

Lilimax:
*singing with clapping in CLAM'S way*
Any tragedy fashion against me and my family -Backfire!
In Jesus name -Backfire!!!

If you know you know

and we end the backfiring with Amen! Amen! Amen! In jesus name settled in CLAM'S way.

Every drummer, every musical instrumentalist has had his or her best and worst moments in their career as a professional musician. I am sure you've all (maybe not all) had moments like that. Moments that changed your life as a drummer, moments that made you think twice about playing the drums on a professional level, moments that ruined the relationship you had with your band mates, moments that made you love your life as a drummer and moments that made you make hard and difficult choices as a drummer.

Like I said we've all had our best  and worst moments as drummers, so today I am going to list out my top three (3) best and worst moments so far in my life as a drummer.

Let's start with the worst.

WORST MOMENTS:
*Being Underestimated: I grew up playing in the church (I still do) and no matter how good you think you are, there are still people in the band or crew who thinks you still aren't good enough to play the big shows. They give you the small Gigs but when it's time to play the big ones they invite someone else, an outsider to play. Watching someone else take your place can be humiliating at times and can also lower your ranking as a drummer (where I come from drummers do get ranked Lol). No one wants a drummer who gets replaced all the time. No one.

*Bad Drum Parts: There is nothing more annoying and frustrating than having the drum parts (drum pedal, bass drum, snare and toms etc.) fail you at the middle of a big Gig, I mean a big Gig. I know it's really important for drummers to do proper sound check before a Gig but things like this just happens and when it happens it's either you have an extra part (lucky you) or you don't  (you're  screwed). When moments (bad drum parts) like this happen all I do is play. I can't quit just like that, I keep playing till the end of the Gig.

*No Chemistry: Ever been in a band where everyone is trying to do his or her thing. A band with no tactics or formation (I watch a lot of football)? Band mates that don't believe in practising but feel they can do it all because they think or feel like they are the best in the world? Band mates with no relationship amongst each other? Yes I have and what makes this moment more interesting is the band mates trying to tell you what to play, how to play and when to play. It's crazy and funny coz you get to see the other band mates in his or her worst behaviour especially if you aren't playing what they want. Amazing isn't it. Lol.


BEST MOMENTS:
*Not Just a Band But Friends and Family: You know what's amazing? Being on tour with guys that has your back any time, any day. Guys that enjoy and love music as much as you do. Playing Gigs with guys that love what they do and take their work as a professional musician seriously. Playing with not just your band mates but guys who you have grown to love as friends. Having musical friends and family can be one of the best moments in one's life as a drummer or musical instrumentalist (it has been for me). You aren't always going to play with the same guys always but there is nothing better than having your guys hook you up with Gigs or having them them support or push you to become a better player than you were yesterday. Having guys like this can be one of the best moment for you as a drummer, like it has been for me.

*The First Big Pay: I don't know about you but having my first big pay was cool. It was not just any big pay but a big pay that lead to another big pay. Being paid well shows that drummers and musical instrumentalist can make a fortune doing what they love. You aren't always going to have the big pay all the time (it's not a fixed salary) but knowing your worth as a drummer can be a very good thing.

*Making My Passion My Profession: I am sure we've all heard the "make your passion your profession and work becomes play" quote and as we all know it's easier said than done. We live in a society where making your "passion your profession" can be difficult especially if it's not paying the bills. So far people have taken side jobs and also try to work patiently on their talents while praying and hoping for a big break. It won't be easy but when we get to the point where doing the work we love not only pay the bills but also let us live the life we've always dreamed of, then we will enjoy every moment of it. It's possible, I know it is. Making my passion my profession
has also been one of the best moment in my life and I know it can be yours too.


Like I said earlier we've all had the best and the worst moments and I would so much love to hear some of your bad and worst moments as a drummer and a musician.