Exclusive performance from Vic Firth Signature Artist Tony Royster Jr. You can check out more performances like this one on our Factory Tour Feature Page! vicfirth.com/tour/
To all you people saying this solo has no feel or musicality you should know that that is literally IMPOSSIBLE, this man is a master in jazz, rock, latin, gospel, hip-hop and i'm sure a few more. Just because you don't understand it doesn't mean it has no musicality. Even though this is improvised you can tell there is a solid foundation with a few grooves and then he just improvises with chops and different musical and rhythmic applications around the kit. I don't understand problems with showmanship either, that's just there to help you enjoy the solo more. Get over your jealousy haters
Some of you are just hating on this guy. You may not like his hiphop style of drumming but he is easily one of the best drummers of our generation . Pure talent!!!!
I have followed this Young Man from the very Beginning of his Drumming Career and he has always impressed the hell out of Me. A True Musical Prodigy of Our Instrument. Keep Inspiring Us Drummers Mr. Royster.
my man, he's just playing around having fun. Everything is not all about being serious all the damn time, if anything this should show how humble he his, by not not making every one else feel like shyt with his skills because i believe that we all know that he could do much more than this if he wanted to.
if you ask me; this is the pinnacle of drumming, and I dig it because this is almost the exact way I improv: introduce a rhythm structure, mess around with it by adding syncopation, break downs, dropped beats, rudiments, and the occasional harmonics/look at how fast I move around the kit. When you are done, move on, or incorporate earlier rhythm structures to mess with the overall "flow".
What a fine musical statement is this. Pleasing sonically as well as rhythmically. This guy truly creates time and is in a league of his own. The hip stuff he plays is staggering. What he leaves out and chooses not to play- makes it art. In former times he would be playing with the finest creative musicians on the planet.
Well I just love this guy. So many great ideas. I love it how he does super fast "check my chops" stuff, and then smoothly going into a steady groove. He is not a crazy show off, you can see that he has all the skills to do any gig. And he plays very soulful - something many of the other hot shot "machine gun" drummers are missing.
Let me start of by saying how much I respect and have always admired Tony. truly an inspiration to me since the first time i saw his incredible 12 year old solo. See what alot of people fail to recognize is that, speaking from a personal drumming point of view, you really do evolve as a drummer specially in accordance to what type of work it is that you are doing at the moment. Tony went from this Fusion/jazzy hybrid-type of playing (ala Dennis chambers) to straight up jamming with Jay-z and lets be honest here, hip hop is no where near as tough or demanding as say - playing a gig with chick corea aka fusion/jazz! If any of you have had any drumming experience then you would know that according to the music that you are currently working on- that is precisely what your focus will be and thus the sound you will emmulate. I can see alot of hip-hop influenced beats as well as gospel-chop fills and licks incorporated into this presentation here and of course, it makes perfect sense! Given that this is the field in which this incredibly gifted young man resides in currently! Thus my young padawans, with all this said - much to learn have you. -HP
I agree with you man, It's just that these days we are having a lot of mediocre people who just dislike the video cuz they have envy of the great drummers. I have to say, I don't like tony at all but I can recognize that this guy is a beast on drums, you know what I mean? I'm just saying!
Because of the exposure. Being able to say he's the "Drummer for Jay-Z" expands his marketability and brand. Most people outside of the drumming community don't know who Tony Royster Jr. is, but they do know who Jay-Z is.
I love how there is not a wasted stroke in his playing...everything is perfectly in it's place and neat! Gotta love Royster...Hip Hop is influencing his chops a taste...at least at the moment of this recording if I may say so!
I think I'm addicted to that feeling, where you just fukin hate everything you are playing but you dont want to stop cuz you think its going to get better for whatever stupid reason.
Haven't seen this dude since 2003 or 2004. Can't believe that was almost a decade ago. An old friend showed me that video where he was maybe 11 or 12 banging the drums but i failed to get his name. He looks way bigger now haha and has his own wikipedia page. Should've followed him more. He's still amazing! Glad to read from you guys what he's been up to and that he's still active as a drummer. Jay Z eh, is that for sessions or as a regular?
I would call it erratic.. His style is such that he doesn't follow a set rhythm so much as changing his chops according to which speed he goes at. Knows what to use on the slow tempos, as well as the faster ones. Has the ability to mentally process this very quickly as he is constantly changing those speeds and styles. It's an interesting and difficult style of playing, props Tony!
this guy ---tony royster jr. is my hero, i used to be a "joey jordison" , "the rev" punk head , bt tony brought me into another world , (aaron spears too), world of soulful drummers , chops , hip-pop ...........i don't mean metal is not good , it's a great music , bt this guy owns me
Or could just be the fact that he likes playing with Jay and really digs his music. Just because he is able to play some of the most complex stuff a lot of us probably has ever seen or heard does not mean that it is what he would find the most pleasure in playing all the time. Groove over technique any day.
To all you people saying this solo has no feel or musicality you should know that that is literally IMPOSSIBLE, this man is a master in jazz, rock, latin, gospel, hip-hop and i'm sure a few more. Just because you don't understand it doesn't mean it has no musicality. Even though this is improvised you can tell there is a solid foundation with a few grooves and then he just improvises with chops and different musical and rhythmic applications around the kit. I don't understand problems with showmanship either, that's just there to help you enjoy the solo more. Get over your jealousy haters
Some of you are just hating on this guy. You may not like his hiphop style of drumming but he is easily one of the best drummers of our generation . Pure talent!!!!
HOW MUCH DID HE PAY YOU TO SAY THIS ????????
Tony Royster Jr. is one of my all time favorite drummers.
I have followed this Young Man from the very Beginning of his Drumming Career and he has always impressed the hell out of Me. A True Musical Prodigy of Our Instrument. Keep Inspiring Us Drummers Mr. Royster.
my man, he's just playing around having fun. Everything is not all about being serious all the damn time, if anything this should show how humble he his, by not not making every one else feel like shyt with his skills because i believe that we all know that he could do much more than this if he wanted to.
Very good! He is a fantastic young drummer. Musicly and techinicly!
Tony inspires me. Well, off to practice my drums.
Awesome performance! Love the sound of those drums!
if you ask me; this is the pinnacle of drumming, and I dig it because this is almost the exact way I improv: introduce a rhythm structure, mess around with it by adding syncopation, break downs, dropped beats, rudiments, and the occasional harmonics/look at how fast I move around the kit. When you are done, move on, or incorporate earlier rhythm structures to mess with the overall "flow".
One of the best drummers alive.
What a fine musical statement is this. Pleasing sonically as well as rhythmically. This guy truly creates time and is in a league of his own. The hip stuff he plays is staggering. What he leaves out and chooses not to play- makes it art. In former times he would be playing with the finest creative musicians on the planet.
Well I just love this guy. So many great ideas. I love it how he does super fast "check my chops" stuff, and then smoothly going into a steady groove. He is not a crazy show off, you can see that he has all the skills to do any gig. And he plays very soulful - something many of the other hot shot "machine gun" drummers are missing.
Let me start of by saying how much I respect and have always admired Tony. truly an inspiration to me since the first time i saw his incredible 12 year old solo.
See what alot of people fail to recognize is that, speaking from a personal drumming point of view, you really do evolve as a drummer specially in accordance to what type of work it is that you are doing at the moment.
Tony went from this Fusion/jazzy hybrid-type of playing (ala Dennis chambers) to straight up jamming with Jay-z and lets be honest here, hip hop is no where near as tough or demanding as say - playing a gig with chick corea aka fusion/jazz! If any of you have had any drumming experience then you would know that according to the music that you are currently working on- that is precisely what your focus will be and thus the sound you will emmulate.
I can see alot of hip-hop influenced beats as well as gospel-chop fills and licks incorporated into this presentation here and of course, it makes perfect sense! Given that this is the field in which this incredibly gifted young man resides in currently!
Thus my young padawans, with all this said - much to learn have you.
-HP
100 points for some cool techniques.
-10 points for being grown up now.
-89 points for drumming with a scarf.
it aint a scarf they are dread locks
lolol
jazzysnaps No its a scarf.
the scarf its so ''omg''
He is making love to the drums. I love hearing him play.
he is just amazing ... unbelivable the way hes playing ...
VIC FIRTH IS CRAZY FOR PUTTING THIS VIDEO UP!!!!!
I like this guy! personally I enjoy a nice pocket and groove and he's definitely got that. as well as some awesome chops! Great job!
he looks so relax!!! love this dude!!! glad to say we are boys!!!
this guy is great! I could watch him over and over again. he's soon fast...
FANTASTIC!!
Wow those Drumworkshop drums look so amazing😍
Vic Firth is one of the best factory tour
Very good technique. I can't believe some of these comments. This dude is very Good . A Master. An 1 of the top paid drummer.
His dynamics are simply astonishing.
Baard Kolstad & Tony Royster are so Awesome i like them heap's.
He is just doing a delicate solo! I liked it!
That ride sounds amazing!
Just....wow....
Awesome.
he is a technical and musical drummer....
one of the best in our time
Hell, that snare sounds absolutely incredible.
How does this video only have 200 views. Friggin Tony Royster Jr.
Tony Royster Jr. is the uncle of one of my good friends!! No wonder he's so good...
An athlete of a drummer. Love his style of filling.
Rock band expert mode. Hit all the colors
As an enthusiast and not a drummer... Love it
ive seen all of these guys videos, and he just plays the same thing every time, and it is yet to impress me
Love this. Tony Royster Jr. Rocks!
I see 60 dislikes, what could you possibly dislike about this mans talent
This type of playing is what i call "some of the best in the world"
Amazing!
thank you man!
god fucking damn he rode that beat at 4:25 so fucking hard
His face at 58. Glorious.
Incredible talent elite class of drummers.
Awesome performance!!
goood!!! fast men!!!! saludos de chile !!!
My heart stopped for a second.
The Best he's just fooling around feeling whatevers n his heart
Tony Royster is a monster, is not a human
I agree with you man, It's just that these days we are having a lot of mediocre people who just dislike the video cuz they have envy of the great drummers. I have to say, I don't like tony at all but I can recognize that this guy is a beast on drums, you know what I mean? I'm just saying!
greatest drummer ever.....
Because of the exposure. Being able to say he's the "Drummer for Jay-Z" expands his marketability and brand. Most people outside of the drumming community don't know who Tony Royster Jr. is, but they do know who Jay-Z is.
Fantastic
I love how there is not a wasted stroke in his playing...everything is perfectly in it's place and neat! Gotta love Royster...Hip Hop is influencing his chops a taste...at least at the moment of this recording if I may say so!
Tony is one of favorite drummers all the time.. AMAZING!!
Btw, my top drummer lists are: Tony Royster Jr. - Dave Weckl - Akira Kimbo - Thomas Lang
I love how at 3:26 he appears to be Neo from the Matrix, slow motion for him, yet still rocking it out with all kinds of intricate notes!
I love the flames between the tom and the bass at 5:00-5:06... I'm going to practice that!!
dis man is awesome if only he played in church lol keep it goin and im ready for our smash
Yea.... 3:45 is crazy! Simple, but soooooo clean that it stands out! Love It!
0:57 only tony royster xdd
Nice scarf
nice cymbals, i think what he has is a really good combo
That's my homie I met him a few times he is a really cool dude.
I think I'm addicted to that feeling, where you just fukin hate everything you are playing but you dont want to stop cuz you think its going to get better for whatever stupid reason.
204-213 holy geez! Are you serious with those single strokes. And that tom/bass fill at 239 is ridiculous.
Haven't seen this dude since 2003 or 2004. Can't believe that was almost a decade ago. An old friend showed me that video where he was maybe 11 or 12 banging the drums but i failed to get his name. He looks way bigger now haha and has his own wikipedia page. Should've followed him more. He's still amazing! Glad to read from you guys what he's been up to and that he's still active as a drummer. Jay Z eh, is that for sessions or as a regular?
I would call it erratic.. His style is such that he doesn't follow a set rhythm so much as changing his chops according to which speed he goes at. Knows what to use on the slow tempos, as well as the faster ones. Has the ability to mentally process this very quickly as he is constantly changing those speeds and styles. It's an interesting and difficult style of playing, props Tony!
if you notice, he played the same kit as thomas lang played in the vic firth video
Nice playing and control - especially kicks precision and single strokes... ;).
His dynamics are the best. :o
This guy is a god damned BEAST
What a kick drum sound man..
this guy ---tony royster jr.
is my hero, i used to be a "joey jordison" , "the rev" punk head , bt tony brought me into another world , (aaron spears too), world of soulful drummers , chops , hip-pop ...........i don't mean metal is not good , it's a great music , bt this guy owns me
someone know/has details about his cymbals set up?
thats just straight up bad ass.
tony is an amazing drummer
my opinion, he's going to be the greatest drummer that's ever lived.
AAX-plosion and AAX-treme are perfect as well haha
killer singles man
Not that I'll ever be anywhere close to this good, but does anyone know what pedal he's using?
0:28-0:31.... What the.... I had to rewind it over and over!! Madness, I tell you!!
Love it!
hes my IDOL>>
One of the first viral drummers, before CZcams.
Amazing Technique !!!!!
His cross-strick section really reminded me of derico watson and his drum solo style
caranba esse tony royster toca muito vai ser meu fã
He's not wasting his talent, hes making his money, thats one high paying job and he can do whatever he wants.
Technique got him to the stage of playing that fast. Helps to be a drummer to hear what he's doing not just seeing what he's doing.
SICK
I like the desert jazz beat near the end
Or could just be the fact that he likes playing with Jay and really digs his music. Just because he is able to play some of the most complex stuff a lot of us probably has ever seen or heard does not mean that it is what he would find the most pleasure in playing all the time. Groove over technique any day.
talent talent and TALENT :)
Один из самых "наивкуснейших" мировых барабаньщиков. Уникум. Гений.
4:34 is such a fluid roll ,sounds great how he continues it
No one can outchop this kat, he's on a different level. I have no clue as to how he makes up these syncopated beats on the fly... unbelievable.
@3:01 thought I needed a beer for Oktoberfest for a second or two :-) NICE!
This guy has one of the best "drumming" faces. lmao
We all have one! But this...is something else.
Most entertaining drummer #FACT