For the love of Funk... (16th note groove dance music)

Blipsford_Baubie

I don’t actively seek out funk, but I’m loving this thread because it was funk inspired drummers that I was hearing on MTV as an adolescent, which inspired me to start picking up instruments, my first being a Frankenstein drum kit that I put together out of a real high hat and kick, the rest was two upside down recycling buckets until I came up with the money to compete the kit.

So I appreciate that you guys are taking me back to school. I don’t know how closely related funk drumming and break beat are, but I’m guessing they are essentially being played from the same drummers during the same period in history, but that the breaks were sampled during the break down of the tunes of the funk era, no?

Gravitas

@Blipsford_Baubie said:

So I appreciate that you guys are taking me back to school. I don’t know how closely related funk drumming and break beat are, but I’m guessing they are essentially being played from the same drummers during the same period in history, but that the breaks were sampled during the break down of the tunes of the funk era, no?

Yes basically.

peanut_gallery

@McD Oh wow! Thank you for sharing. Had never of Cory Wong before, but am now a hooked fan. This was perfect for a Monday morning.

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wim

Gavinski

@Gravitas said:

@Daveypoo said:

For my own edification I've put a lot of effort into performing my recent tunes for that very reason. I love programming too but there's a validity to my own personal musicianship when done live 😎

Agreed.

Studio writing is one thing, performing is another.

Here's some of my live studio material.

Have only listened to a bit of this Gravitas, but it is outstanding. Love the vocals too. You did all of this? It's mad impressive. Hats off brother.

Gravitas

@Gavinski said:

@Gravitas said:

@Daveypoo said:

For my own edification I've put a lot of effort into performing my recent tunes for that very reason. I love programming too but there's a validity to my own personal musicianship when done live 😎

Agreed.

Studio writing is one thing, performing is another.

Here's some of my live studio material.

Have only listened to a bit of this Gravitas, but it is outstanding. Love the vocals too. You did all of this?

Yes, I did.

It's mad impressive. Hats off brother.

Thank you. 🙏🏾

Gavinski

Did you play the drums yourself? Or is it programmed? I'm guessing not

Gravitas

@Gavinski said:
Did you play the drums yourself? Or is it programmed? I'm guessing not

I played the drums and the rest of the instruments.
Admittedly the horn section is using sample instruments played
in using a keyboard which gives the sense of realism.
So for instance I laid down the sax part, then the trumpet,
then the alto sax, so on and so forth.
Minimum if not no editing note wise except to correct for timing here or there.

As a former session musician I decided to take
the traditional approach by only recording in one take.

If I made a mistake in the performance I re-recorded the whole take again.

The joys of multi tracking.

wim