DRUM WORX World Of Drummers

15/02/2016

An album to get your hands on

05/11/2015

Basic Drum notes and there positions.

07/08/2015

WHO IS HE?

01/08/2015

THIS RIGHT HERE:is so interesting

16/06/2015

Becoming a recording drummer requires the following.
-Noise control
-metronome(count)control
-Discipline to groove
-Skill Application

16/06/2015

WHAT DO YOU THINK!!!!!!

10/06/2015

Newly introduced RUSS MILLER GROOVE WEDGE,with this locked on to your snare the trouble of looking for a perfect sound on your snare rim ends.My opinion this is a perfect drum piece invasion

21/05/2015

humble+drums=A GREAT DRUMMER.

27/04/2015

27/04/2015

Thomas Armon Pridgen (born November 23, 1983, Alameda County, California, United States) is an American drummer, best known for his role as the drummer of The Mars Volta from October 31, 2006, until October 23, 2009. He is currently the drummer for his own project The Memorials as well as the Los Angeles-based crossover band Suicidal Tendencies. On 14 May 2013, it was officially announced via Twitter that Thomas Pridgen would be joining the California hardcore band, Trash Talk.
Pridgen won the Guitar Center Drum-Off at age 9 and at age 10 was the youngest recipient for a Zildjian endorsement in the nearly 400 year history of the company. Pridgen is also naturally left-handed, but plays the drum kit as if he is a right-hander with his kit set-up right-handed. Thomas has studied with David Garibaldi, Walfredo Reyes, Sr., Troy Lucketta, and Curtis Nutall. He endorses DW Drums, Zildjian Cymbals, Evans Drumheads, Audix Microphones, and ProMark Drumsticks. Thomas was also the recipient of a 4 year scholarship to Berklee College of Music in 1999 at the age of 15; he was the youngest musician to ever receive this scholarship.[2] He has played in clinics with Walfredo Reyes, Jr. and Dennis Chambers. By his teenage years he had already done studio sessions with many Bay Area Gospel artists.

Thomas's first non-gospel touring experience was as the drummer for The Coup, who he worked with in 2001 and 2002. [3]

In 2006, Pridgen received a call from Omar Rodríguez-López of The Mars Volta:

““Omar asked if I wanted to come check out the band,” Pridgen recalls from his home in El Cerrito, California. “We talked on the phone for a couple of hours, and then I went to Ohio to meet them. Omar invited me to a back room, where the whole band was set up. We jammed for a good thirty minutes. He then said, ‘We’re going to play that groove tonight in front of everybody.’ This was for a huge show in Cleveland, when the band was touring with the Red Hot Chili Peppers.[4]”
In 2007, Pridgen became the new permanent drummer for The Mars Volta. Pridgen's first appearance was at the March 12th show in New Zealand, where the band debuted the song "Idle Tooth" which was later renamed "Wax Simulacra" for the forthcoming album. After shows in New Zealand and Australia, The Mars Volta toured a few West Coast venues as the headliner, then entered the studio to record their fourth LP, The Bedlam in Goliath.[5] Pridgen's style on Bedlam in Goliath used "blistering 32nd-note full-set combinations, stunning single-stroke rolls, and blazing single bass drum patterns"[4] along with creative and precise paradiddle technique.

Thomas Pridgen has been voted as Best Up and Coming Drummer by Modern Drummer magazine.

Besides his work with The Mars Volta, he has also been involved with Christian Scott and Wicked Wisdom. Thomas, for some time, was working with singer Keyshia Cole as her live and session drummer and being her music director. He also was featured alongside with Tony Royster Jr., Eric Moore, and others in drumming DVD entitled "Shed Sessions", a Gospel Chops DVD.

Thomas was also featured on the Modern Drummer 2008 DVD with footage from his performance at the festival.

On one of the last dates of the Bedlam Tour in Mexico, Thomas and the band 'wrecked' the kit and cracked the 20"x24" acrylic bass drum. After this Thomas was seen only using DW maple jazz kits live, but he now uses his Acrylic kit again with his new band The Memorials.

Best alternative drummer by Modern Drummer 2012 Readers Poll.

While not on tour or recording sessions, Thomas is also available for drum lessons mainly in San Francisco Bay Area.

Part ways with The Mars Volta (2009)Edit
In October 2009, Thomas Pridgen left The Mars Volta. To this day, the band has made no official statement as to the reason for the departure. Dave Elitch subsequently filled in the drummer position for the remainder of the tour, who was then replaced by Deantoni Parks.

On 10/14/2013, Juan Alderate (Mars Volta bassist) said on podcast Let There Be Talk ep #54, that "Thomas is an awesome musician, he just wasn't getting along with band. The final straw was when Thomas got drunk and pi**ed on the tour bus."

The Memorials (December, 2009)Edit
In December 2009, Thomas Pridgen formed another band called The Memorials with friends and former students from Berklee College of Music - Viveca Hawkins (vocals) and Nick Brewer (guitars).

The band's self-titled debut was released on January 18, 2011.

Played mainly US west coast in 2010. Roaded the US on the Freedom Tour (1st trimester 2011), Equinox Tour (2nd trimester 2011), now summer 2012 Waterguns, Bar B.Q. & Hot Chocolate Tour.

Elixir on Mute (2010)Edit
By invitation of Elixir on Mute's headman Jordan Ferreira, Thomas Pridgen took part in the recording of the band's debut End of Sky (released September 1[clarification needed] 2010).

Giraffe Tongue Orchestra (2011, 2015)Edit
Over the summer of 2011 it was announced that Thomas Pridgen was working on a new group with Mastodon vocalist and guitarist Brent Hinds, the Dillinger Escape Plan guitarist Ben Weinman, and former Jane's Addiction bassist Eric Avery.

November 10, 2011, the band had decided upon a name, Giraffe Tongue Orchestra. By then the supergroup was working on writing songs.

In January 2012, it was announced that fellow former The Mars Volta drummer Jon Theodore replaced Thomas Pridgen in Giraffe Tongue Orchestra,[8] though by March 2015, Pridgen once again became the drummer of GTO.

The Memorials (Delirium), TEN (Eric McFadden), Vigilant (Jon Reshard), Thundercat (Stephen Bruner), Elixir On Mute (Jordan Ferreira), Wicked Evolution (Jada Pinkett Smith) (2012)Edit
The Memorials

Still working on his personal project The Memorials. Second album, Delirium, released on June 5, 2012. The track "Fluorescent's Unforgiving" was released via Soundcloud in November 2011. Going on another US tour with the band (summer 2012).

TEN

Spring of 2012, teamed up with guitarist, Eric McFadden (P-Funk, The Animals, Stockholm Syndrome), and Fishbone bassist, Norwood Fisher. phYne Entertainment produced five tracks for the new trio in a San Francisco studio. The project is called, TEN, as there is talk of a tour in the Fall.

Vigilant

Recording album with Jon Reshard, Chloe Pappas, Jordan Ferreira. Work to be released in 2012.

Thundercat

Guest live drummer in support of Stephen Bruner's project Thundercat. Toured all over Europe in spring 2012.

Wicked Evolution

Took part in Wicked Evolution Jada Pinkett Smith's Live Recorded Sessions.

European tour with The Memorials

After completing 3 tours (Freedom Tour, Equinox Tour, Waterguns, B B Q, & Hot Chocolate Tour) over the United States with The Memorials, the band are preparing for a European tour to launch in October 2012.

Pinnick Gales Pridgen

On 12 February 2013, Magna Carta released the Mike Varney-produced "Pinnick Gales Pridgen," featuring Eric Gales on guitar and vocals, dUg Pinnick (of King's X) on bass and vocals, and Pridgen on drums. The 13-track album features one cover song, "Sunshine of Your Love", originally by Cream, one short instrumental based on Ludwig van Beethoven's "Für Elise" (German: [fyːʁ eːˈliːzə], English: "For Elise"), and the remaining songs written by some combination of Pinnick, Gales, Pridgen and Varney.

Suicidal Tendencies, Chiodos (2014—present)Edit
On March 11, 2014, Pridgen confirmed on his Instagram and page that he has joined Suicidal Tendencies.[11] On September 3rd, Pridgen along with Joseph Troy have joined Chiodos after members Derrick Frost and Matt Goddard left the band.

13/04/2015

Raised in Maryland, close to Washington, D.C., Moore is a preacher’s kid. The church served as the birthplace of his musical talent, and at the tender age of seven, he answered his calling. By the time Moore turned 18, he had graduated from his hometown church to the national gospel music stage with recording artist Byron Cage. Since that first major gig, Moore has played with gospel mainstays including Bebe Winans, Gerald Scott, Isaiah D. Thomas and Tyrone Powell, among many others. Far more complex than haphazardly-placed chops and fills, Moore is a musically interpretive and thoughtful drummer whose talent reaches far past the drum kit. A diverse musician, Moore can read music or play by ear, and has drawn upon his experience and aptitude to serve as band leader and/or Music Director on many occasions. In addition to his work as a live musician, he enjoys producing, writing, and programming drum parts. In 2008-2009, Moore joined the Backstreet Boys “Unbreakable” World Tour with his brother and mentor Aaron Spears, visiting North America, South America, and Europe. The experience on that incredible international stage served as Moore’s transition into contemporary music. In 2010, Moore enjoyed working on multiple high-profile gigs for artists including Keri Hilson, Diddy Dirty Money, T.I., and Kelly Rowland. He appeared with those artists in live venues and on televised appearances that reached audiences across the globe. Currently with the reputation as being amongst the very small handful of premier young drummers in the industry, Moore looks ever-forward to challenges, both musical and mental. Buoyed by loyal support from top names within the fiercely competitive percussion community, Moore values his position amid the very best. When asked how it feels to be admired by so many of his fellow drummers, Moore replies with a maturity far greater than other young men of his age: “I know where my gift comes from, and every time someone gives me a compliment I give God the glory.” In 2011, Moore hit the road with breakout pop artists Greyson Chance and Cody Simpson, as well as international pop sensation Natasha Bedingfield. Additionally, he played dates with superstar Usher, including the Essence Music Festival — one of the largest live concert event weekends in the United States. All throughout 2012, Jamal continued his career by playing gigs with Cee Lo Green and Natasha Bedingfield. While closing the year out, Moore released his Christmas EP titled “FOI” with fellow D-M-V area musician Darryl Woodson.

17/02/2015

Dragwards
Technique by Drumworx // January 2015

Here is an interesting twist on the Single Drag, the Dragwards. You guessed it, it’s the drag played backwards. If you prefer to play the Single Drag closed (tight sounding stroke with very little resonance) as I do, you will want to pay attention to keep it that way when playing it in reverse. That’s one of the challenges because the tendency is to play this one more open (allowing the stroke to resonate). However, if you prefer playing your drags open, you’re all set! The other challenge is to immediately play the drag part much softer than the accented single stroke.

Always start slow and perform this and all rudiments at soft, medium and loud volumes.

Have fun and remember to lock it in the pocket.