https://youtu.be/ i-CVN7eYS7k?si=hTJ7SkbwdaKtwW3C - Panzerballett feat. Virgil Donati live at Euroblast 2022
Showing posts with label Virgil Donati. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Virgil Donati. Show all posts
Monday, September 25, 2023
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Virgil Donati-Modern Drummer Days 1997
VD may be a prick as a person (at least he was to me when he admonished me from the stage and then sent his "staff" after the videos I posted on my YouTube channel after the concert at Gabes) but I think he is a tremendous drummer. I will always wonder what new Dream Theater, with VD playing drums, would have sounded like. Elsewhere on this blog, I either already have or I will soon post the Dream Theater drummer audition series of videos where VD is amazing.
Virgil Donati Bio
Virgil was born and raised in Melbourne Australia. From the time he could barely utter a word, he keenly observed the regular band rehearsals his father held in the house. Virgil’s interest in music and instinct for rhythm had been apparent to his parents for some time. They began considering a musical path for him, and one month prior to turning 3, he found himself sitting behind his first real drumset.
Joining his first rock band and signing with his first major label at age 15 was surely the right choice for the young drummer. The band was called `Taste’. This was to give Virgil his early experiences in the studio, with three releases by the band. The relentless touring also allowed him to cultivate and improve his skills where it counts – on stage.
At the age of 16, Virgil turned pro to enable him to tour and focus on music, and has since devoted his whole life and soul to his art. The motivation has been his endless and restless pursuit to express himself through his playing.
At age 19 Virgil traveled to the U.S. to further study drumming, and also took classes in composition and arranging. Returning to Australia at age 21 his career was alight. He was in demand playing many genres of music, including jazz, rock, pop, theatre and studio work. He also worked with many visiting artists, including jazz pianist George Cables, vocalist Mark Murphy, Branford Marsalis and Kenny Kirkland, Melissa Etheridge.
His next taste of commercial success came in the early 90’s with Southern Sons. The band reached double platinum with their debut album. At the same time, throughout the mid 80’s and 90’s, Virgil’s interest in progressive music was exploited with several bands he initiated, most notably Loose Change, and later, On The Virg.
In 1996 Virgil uprooted and relocated in the U.S.A., in an attempt to expand onto the world stage. It has since proved to be a very rewarding and productive time. Recording and touring with the likes of Planet X, Steve Vai, CAB, Scott Henderson, Steve Walsh, Tribal Tech, Frank Gambale, Derek Sherinian, Mark Boals, Dave Stewart, Mick Jagger, Josh Stone, and many others, he continues to push the limits of the instrument to astonishing new levels.Part I
https://youtu.be/ 0P1tPiplsJE - Virgil Donati: Modern Drummer Days 1997 - PART I
Part II
https://youtu.be/ PaeYNCOD9VM - Virgil Donati: Modern Drummer Days 1997 - PART II
Full Clinic
https://youtu.be/ M7K2UZVB2mI - Virgil Donati: Modern Drummer Days 1997 - Full Clinic
Tuesday, September 14, 2021
Advancing My Drumming Skills
Sometimes, I wonder what it would take for me to be a really awesome drummer. I think about all the videos I see on YouTube of Virgil Donati, Todd Sucherman, Lars Ulrich (hee hee), and Thomas Lang and just sit in amazement at what they can do with sticks and drums. I think about what it would take for me to even be close to the same league as those drummers. One way I could make a baby step towards those drummers would be to sign up for The Coaching Course with the 80-20 Drummer. The prices are listed below:
A one-time investment of $127 is appealing. However, I am thinking that I purchased another drummer's "drum course" for $99 and haven't logged into that website in ... over a year? Stephen Taylor is the name, if I even remember that correctly. Like many things in my life, I often have grand ideas but not the ability to make those ideas become reality.
A one-time investment of $127 is appealing. However, I am thinking that I purchased another drummer's "drum course" for $99 and haven't logged into that website in ... over a year? Stephen Taylor is the name, if I even remember that correctly. Like many things in my life, I often have grand ideas but not the ability to make those ideas become reality.
Thursday, October 24, 2019
Tuesday, October 8, 2019
Preparing to be Blown
As I mentioned in my previous post, I am going down to Gabes Oasis in downtown Iowa City to see Virgil Donati play. I attended his drum clinic, sponsored by West Music, a few years ago and was completely blown away by his drumming. I expect to be blown away tonight. The video below is from a clinic over in the UK. That said, if he plays anything remotely close to number 3, at the 4:24 mark, when I am standing in front of him with Matt, my neighbor, and Mark, my Facebook-friend-that-I-met-at-the-Mike-Mangini-drum-clinic-in-Davenport-in-2012, I will be immensely happy.
Highlights from Bournemouth, on the 2019 UK tour, includes analysis of ideas; performance tracks, and drum solo:
- 0:17 Drum & Bass 13/8
- 3:07 Expanding rhythmic knowledge
- 4:24 13/8 Analysis - sub-dividing as 4/4-5/8
- 6:00 Keeping the pulse centered
- 8:12 Voice Of Reason analysis - Quintuplets
- 9:52 Moving the emphasis of the quintuplets - nesting groups
- 10:39 Voice Of Reason performance
- 12:17 Your Eyes performance
- 15:02 Non Brewed Condiment performance
- 20:56 Drum Solo
- 30:57 Against The Clock performance
- 32:03 Human Hardware performance
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