Alex Rudinger - “HE4VY“

Uploading this here in case you missed it on the #MEINL Cymbals channel(s)! Meinl recently started offering backing tracks on their website that’re available for download. They’re ’drum-less’, so you can write your own parts / play-along to them, & they’re totally free. This one, “HE4VY“, was written by fellow Meinl artist & super-sick-DOODE Navene Koperweis! Navene wrote a few others as well, & so did a bunch of other people. You can check em’ all out / download / do your thing with via the link below (!): Chris Brewer (my rep & long time friend at Meinl) asked me to make a couple of videos using Navene’s backing tracks, so I did! I listened to the songs once via the videos in the above link, but aside from that, I purposefully didn’t listen to Navene’s versions again - so I wouldn’t subconsciously start to hear any of his parts over the music. By the time I got around to actually writing for them, I couldn’t really remember anything substantial from his versions, & that’s kinda how I wanted it. I wanted to write whatever felt natural *for me* (if that makes sense). In the end, it was pretty cool to go back & listen to / watch Navene’s version, & compare it to my own. Very different, with totally different interpretations of certain parts (which is pretty rad!). Every drummer hears & plays things differently, & that fuggin’ rules. So yeah - check out some of the tracks Meinl has available, & have some fun with it yourself! Chris also asked me to just shoot it as one angle, so I didn’t do any camera angle changes - just the overhead view! Kinda like it, actually! I do enjoy the multi-cam thing, & being able to see certain parts of the kit better for certain things. But it’s also kinda nice to just have a SINGLE view the entire time. Maybe I’ll start doing this more occasionally (whadda you all think?!). & I know it’s been a while since my last upload, ya’ll! Been quite busy with session work & about a million other things. But I have quite a number of videos on deck, so I’ll get busy actually editing them together, & get back to uploading videos a bit more regularly! ANYWAY (!): Last thing before video details - gotta thank the SICK GUY Declan White for the super-sick MIX !!! As always, Declan rules, & it sounds great! Thanks D0000DE !!! Alrighty - KIT SPECS ! #TAMA STAR Maple in Smoky Black 10x6.5 12x7 14x11 16x13 20x16 14x7 3mm Cast Bronze Cusworth Snare (built by Declan White himself!) MEINL Cymbals (from left to right, if sitting behind the kit) 18“ Pure Alloy Custom Medium/Heavy Crash 15“ Byzance Traditional Medium Hi-Hats 12“ Classics Custom Dual Trash Splash 8“ Byzance Brilliant Splash 13“ Byzance Traditional Medium Hi-Hats 20“ Pure Alloy Custom Medium/Heavy Crash 18“ Pure Alloy China 22“ Byzance Heavy Hammered Ride 18“ Artist Concept Thomas Lang Super Stack #EVANS Drumheads Toms - Clear G2’s (batter), Clear G1’s (reso) Snare - Coated UV2 (batter), Snare Side 300 (reso) Kick - Clear EQ4 (batter), Smooth White EQ4 w/ port & Tama Logo (reso) OH &, I used my Tama Dyna-Syncs here! Still endorse / use ACD pedals (in fact, using an ACD driveshaft here), but as Dennis @ ACD knows (& is OK with), I am a mega-nerd & sometimes like to use different pedals. Lol. Used the Dyna-Syncs for a couple weeks (just cuz) around the time of shooting these videos, but am already back on my ACD’s (which I’ve converted back to direct drive - was using them as straps for awhile), just ’cuz. What can I say, ya’ll - I like nerding out on different pedals 😂. & of course, big love & thanks to everyone that continues to support me on Patreon! Especially with my lack of interaction as of late - like I said, it’s been a busy time. But I truly do appreciate all of you VERY much. For real - big love, ya’ll. Feel free to follow me on your desired social network(s)! @rudirudinger I proudly endorse Tama Drums, Meinl Cymbals, Evans Drumheads, Tama Drumsticks, Vratim Drumshoes, ACD Unlimited, Audient, 64 Audio, Gator Cases, OnTrigger, TunerFish Luglocks, & 2Box As always, thanks for watching & stay tuned for more!