You are spot on with this. I have had the same experience with practicing. I have been playing 45 years now and you are correct. It took me a long time to realize not to mess around when practicing but once I started to organize what I wanted to play and really practiced everyday for 3-4 hours my playing took off. You must identify your weaknesses and concentrate on them instead of playing what you already are good at. No magic just plain old focused hard work.
Oh no, I've been a Jojo fan for years now. He is such a beast when he practices, that's why he needs to. His solo's on his DVD are ridiculous as well as some important gigs he's done. It would only take him a week or two of practice to be back at his best.
The cymbal cut out is an effect cymbal. It's supposed to replicate the sound of hand claps. Last time I checked Greenbrier Music was selling a few. Shoot them an email you might be able to get one.
Poetry in motion...just a technical clinic in how to this is wisdom personification...if he was an architect or engineer he would have absorbed the greatness of Da Vinci and made it his own...learning at the highest level here
i believe no one has answered yet, so i will. if you check out his Cymbal setup video from sabian, he explains it. it basically is a 14inch china with a 13 inch hi-hat on top, he uses it to get a little more "oomph". that's why it looks cut out!
@runnaman90 I saw him a week ago play here in my town and he played match grip a lot - it was surprising. I knew he switched back and forth but I thought it was 90% traditional - last week it was more like 50/50.
Actually, if you flip over a drum head, and put it on top, it sounds really similar. I sometimes use an old snare head upside down on top to get that in recordings!
what blows my mind is how calm he stay while playing. absolutely amazing.
I'd really like to see him do some sort of collaboration with Death Grips
Now THAT…..is an idea.
any synthesizer dreams to play like Jojo
1:38 = best drumming moment of all time! =D
I’ve never heard jojo swear that was weird
This is the first time I am hearing JoJo this guy is dynamite!
This man is pure dedication, may we all become like him!
The drums and the bass... literally
WOW! I love the way he lays down rythems. My hats off to you,drummer of ,the MXW
So glad you posted this. That session was amazing to see.
Glad to say that I've seen this legend perform with my own eyes
You are spot on with this. I have had the same experience with practicing. I have been playing 45 years now and you are correct. It took me a long time to realize not to mess around when practicing but once I started to organize what I wanted to play and really practiced everyday for 3-4 hours my playing took off. You must identify your weaknesses and concentrate on them instead of playing what you already are good at. No magic just plain old focused hard work.
Man sound quality is A+ dude!!! I hear EVERYTHING
Oh my God. This is just awesome
He also has the best tuition DVD ever. He has a real passion to share his knowledge
He totally killed that soundcheck. Such a beast!
he's truly amazing...jesus
the greatest drummer of our time.
I'm so excited to go to school there!
Incrivel!
Fantastico!
He is Awsome and it's great to see a young Robert De Niro behind him texting at phone
+LORIS GIAMMARINO ...yes, you're right, it's Bobby... it is him.
YES JOJO! Awesome my man.
WOW super super cool, way to go man!!!
that power of the bass drum though :)
that stack is SOOO sweet
yea bro, he's one of the most versatile drummers out there.
Jojo Mayer, Genious.
Jojo never runs outta ideas.
Best best best...thx jojo....
There is no Timesignature..just Jojo and his Dynamics from outa Space! Damn!
Jojo is the best .
he is cracked out , i love it
hes a king
Fuck when he's playing around leading and staffing the beat early in the video mind blown 😱
I'm not sure what is more impeccable, Jojo's playing or his choice in clothes.
Oh no, I've been a Jojo fan for years now. He is such a beast when he practices, that's why he needs to. His solo's on his DVD are ridiculous as well as some important gigs he's done. It would only take him a week or two of practice to be back at his best.
Rarely do you ever see JoJo in a conventional grip...... Amazing!!!!
Shhh, he's a real legend already. Just enjoy
my hero
"should I go with this fucked up shit?"
This dude can play on pizza and it will sound like the best pizza in the world
Lol
JoJo is a wizard 🎶👍
yeah, I use to hate playing with long sleeves, but after getting with a jazz band in a suite, I've gotten use to it.
wow...wow...wow
beastmode
Jojo King
fucking awesome drummer thanks for posting this!
Init! how the hell can you dislike this! thats cray!
and i have studied with some of the best teachers in Australia such as Ändrew Gander and "Milan Troha which has helped me alot as well
in the name of a bad scaffolding fall down the side of a grit stoned layered building..this is genius..this man is a machine
That jazz fill in the end
...as in HOLY SHIT THIS IS AWESOME!
This is very clean. I would love you to meet my friend Ron Clark from Binghamton.
Bob Ross is bad ASS on the drums!!!
It's called "Glitter". If you go to Nerve's bandcamp page, you will find it for free. You can choose to pay for the song to support Nerve.
great stuff. funky grooves, unlike the usual mega-fast drum solos out there.
I totally agree
The cymbal cut out is an effect cymbal. It's supposed to replicate the sound of hand claps. Last time I checked Greenbrier Music was selling a few. Shoot them an email you might be able to get one.
first time i heard jojo swear!! hahaha dude is too dope
Poetry in motion...just a technical clinic in how to
this is wisdom personification...if he was an architect or engineer he would have absorbed the greatness of Da Vinci and made it his own...learning at the highest level here
JOJO got some gospel chops!! #Born2Drum
JOJO can rock the hell out of an AFRO!!
Mad respect...you can see some Spanky vocab integrated into his playing now,
ah thank you
It is most likely one of his signature Fierce crashes, and that ride is the 22 aax omni. Hope that helped.
I feel a catch phrase coming on!
OMG insane
The x hat under his ride is a stack, he's got an x hat next to his regular hats, and then a sabian chopper on the aux snare side. So 4 hats of sorts.
Damn he's good.
es un capo
"should I go with this fucked up shit?" lol
The broken beats are just tight as fog :D
he mentions using matched grip occasionally on his instructional DVD.
4:23 onwards is why I watch jojo mayer!
i believe no one has answered yet, so i will.
if you check out his Cymbal setup video from sabian, he explains it.
it basically is a 14inch china with a 13 inch hi-hat on top, he uses it to get a little more "oomph". that's why it looks cut out!
Holy crap. This is where I want to be where I'm 50.
When I saw this comment I thought it was someone jokingly sharing something he was thinking, but then he actually said it hahaha
23!
@runnaman90 I saw him a week ago play here in my town and he played match grip a lot - it was surprising. I knew he switched back and forth but I thought it was 90% traditional - last week it was more like 50/50.
Yep. All this footage was before his clinic/show (hence the changing of drumheads halfway through, and the "fucked up shit" haha).
His technique is nuts
I can listen to 1:15-1:30 over and over
Actually, if you flip over a drum head, and put it on top, it sounds really similar. I sometimes use an old snare head upside down on top to get that in recordings!
So effortless. And he looks so human despite his cyborg origins.
The cut out cymbal looks to be a lot better than meinl's version of a "make-a-regular-snare-sound-like-an-electronic-one" cymbal.
🤯🤯🤯🤯
it's called a chopper by Sabian, its been around for a while.
It's an incredibly rare and absolutely special custom job called - wait for it - cut out cymbal. TADAAA, here you go.
3:56 awesome vibe
Fucking awesome! one of my fave drummers, my fave for those styles..what main snare is Jojo playing ?
his signature earth snare by sonor
Are those the fierce hays? What line is the A shape on sabian cymbals from?
LOL why does he look like he just came back from a rave in the matrix?!
ZionGuy LOL FUCKEN BEST COMMENT
hes bot even wearing his leather pants in this one lol
i have to say, if that kit wasn't a sonor, i would definitely have to look at getting me one
That groove at 1:14! Hot damn!
4:25 Perfect to start a song
ommagawd
its 20 now
Nice
4:30-4:37 ... AMAZING ... WHAT'S THE PATTERN??
Dat blastbeat 0.04
From 4:27 ... Impressive!
Thanks! I think it's a fierce crash, 19 inches, and brilliant finish! And the chinese??