No. 29 ~Christian Drummers~

For the past few drummers that I have talked about in my post, I haven't really gotten to the ones that I've always wanted to talk about. The drummers that are doing what I want to do in my life. Being a drummer for Christ and winning souls! The ones that you already know are of course Teddy Campbell from American Idol and Marvin McQuitty of Israel & New Breed. But there are many others that did not come from such Gospel Church backgrounds. Many of them were lost somewhere in their life as drummer but soon became saved.

So here is my salutation and respect towards all these great drummers that I have come to enjoy seeing them drumming.

Gregg Bissonette. The drummer that I have come to realize as being one of the most versatile drummers I have ever seen. He has performed with such musicians like Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Santana, and Duran Duran.


Here's an old video of him drumming in the Buddy Rich Memorial Concert.



This is him now, which kind of shows his variety of drumming styles as being both a soloist and a sideman.







Luis Conte. First thing that come to my mind is not just an amazing percussionist, but also a really humble a nice person. I've seen some of his drumming and listened to him being interviewed and I have got to say, he is a very humble and nice guy. Which is hard to find people like him especially when he has performed with such great artists like Phil Collins, Madonna, Christina Aguilera, Shakira, Enrique Iglesias, Elton John and even a rock band like Goo Goo Dolls.


Here's Luis Conte drumming along with Phil Collins and Chester Thompson



Zoro the drummer. Do not be fooled by his looks, he is one powerhouse drummer for Christ! He was interviewed by Joyce Meyer last year and to what it is like being a drummer for the Lord. I have the interview video so if anybody wants the video, you can e-mail me.





Sheila E. There is only one thing I can tell you. Dont judge a book by its cover. She will kick your butt if you think you can drum better than her. As being both drummer/singer...she has worked with many famous people like Prince, Mariah Carey and Celine Dion.


Long ago while still working with Prince. Powerhouse drumming!!!


A video excerpt from the "Sisters in Spirit" Tour.
Man, if I had a girlfriend like that, I would be considered the luckiest man in the world. (laughs)

Last but not the very least, the one and only living legend, Vinnie Colaiuta. I have to say, a poly rhythmic master like him being a drummer for Christ is truly a huge win for drummers everywhere and he is one of the most respected musicians among many drummers. I would say he has reached to a status equivalent to Steve Gadd!








To all these amazing drummers, I salute and respect you all!

No 27 ~ Youtube copyright laws has awaken the demon. ~

Okay, the fact the my Lady Gaga drum cover has been deleted off youtube due to copyright reasons I guess was fair, but when I uploaded the video again, I have made it clear that what I did was not meant to surpass any copyright law and meant it for leisure only. Despite that, the video was once again deleted... So I made a third attempt, this time I have stated

(Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.)

guess what happened... it worked...for a day and then it was deleted again. Right now, to show my response, I have uploaded another video to in a way show them my feelings and to substitute my Lady Gaga Drum cover. Hopefully this does not have the copyright law protection nonsense. (I will post the Lady Gaga Drum Cover video on blogger if it doesn't have any copyright law protection.)

So here's Waking the Demon by Bullet for My Valentine.
Enjoy!


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Now, what kind of diabolical drumming style of music do you think he would be doing?


I gotta say..this made my day.

No. 26 ~My Drumming Update~

I finally got the time to upload my drumming on Youtube.



Now, I know that many of you are thinking, why this song? It's so easy to play! or Anyone can do that...

All that is true, the reason I did a drum cover to this is not because of the technicality of the song, but rather how the fact that you can have all the riffs and fills you want. Yet, something so simple can be so catchy. And as a drummer, the beat is very simple and consistent, leaving alot of room for more flowering on the drums. Thus, this cover is made.

Hope you all enjoy this and dont forget to leave a comment on YouTube.

Something else in mind...


This is a really nice song, and I just felt the need to do a drum cover for it. Despite the fact that tons of ppl have already done it. I just want to do it for the sake of enjoyment.

No. 6 ~ The Language of Drumming ~

OMG! It's coming!!!!!!



SOMEBODY...PLEEEEASE GET ME THIS DVD!!!!!! It's the man who is one of the grooviest drummer the world has ever seen!...Not to mention, he reminds me of Jesus. (laughs*)

RANDOM.....
I'm getting famous! The past few weeks, people in Music Schools, Music Stores, and even Food Courts, the waitresses recognize me! Or they'd go.. "HEY, you're that crazy drummer dude!" or "Hey, I know you..you're that guy who played the drums in the Singapore Drum Competition thingy right?"

and my favorite one, "You are...Raymond right?... My staff members told me alot about you! Great stuff on YouTube dude, I heard you know play drums in SIB Skyline?"

That's for you Ps. Philip Lyn! ;)

So what's a guy like me to do, other than being humble, is that knowing that I'm respected by many musicians and other people as a drumming phenomenon. I'm gonna take that chance to spread the Word of God and share my faith! What can I say... God's awesome! He loves me too much! (laughs*) And I love him too! I'm a Jesus freak! and a drum nerd... =P

---Love God, Make Disciples, Transform Communities!---