When my pal Henry Mansfield said he wanted a drumline for his 2026 NPR Tiny Desk Contest submission… on roller skates… I said yes!
Then he asked me to arrange it too. Also yes!!!
Writing parts that felt big but were still playable on wheels was a fun challenge. We only ran the full tune together the day of the shoot and everyone was on wireless + in-ears, so we definitely took some creative liberties along the way.
Still can’t believe we pulled this off. 🥲
🎥 Full video on my YouTube, 🔗 in bio!
Drumline:
Snare – me
Bass – @jonshumi
Cymbals – @wheredidmyspoongo
#drumline #nprtinydesk #seattlemusic #marchingdrumline #rollerskates
big natural room drum sound, no fake reverb! sample pack on my Bandcamp 🎧 "big nasty room break @ 78bpm~ 03.25.26"
I've wanted to do more breaks in the living room of my home studio, and this was a killer first test of getting some big room sounds. different versions of each break + multitracks and one shots included in the pack!
NO samples used 🚫 all REAL drums 🥁
#drums #roomsound #producer #samplepack #ambientdrums
20 flows later… accidentally built an improvised drum break library
put them into 2 sample packs (Vol. 1 & Vol. 2) on my Bandcamp if you want the full stash 🥁
#drums #consciousnessflow #improv #drumbreaks #samplepack
I replayed the drums from Amber Mark's R&B cover of Heart-Shaped Box 🥁
and loved the groove so much I turned it into a sample pack!
81bpm break
multitracks + one-shots
recorded with 5 mics
“heart shaped box R&B drum break @ 81bpm ~ 01.13.26” on my bandcamp, link in bio 🔗
NO samples used 🚫 all REAL drums 🥁
#drumbreak #samplepack #beatmakers #producers #drums
