Hello and welcome in my blog. I’m very proud and glad to be invited by Istanbul Mehmet cymbals to share with you some exercises from my different books. In this case, for this lesson from my book « Total Update » volume 1, I want to you show you how to apply and learn the process of conversion from scales to rhythmic phrases. All that in Nañigo style + Pentatonic 4th Mode clave: So that you can better understand the principle of  Pentatonic scales conversions, here are some exemples:   I hope you’ll practice and enjoy this lesson.  Watch my improvisation with Total Update and Pentatonic scale clave with this link! https://youtu.be/zesM215EMwE    

Hello and welcome in my blog. I’m very proud and glad to be invited

by Istanbul Mehmet cymbals to share with you some exercises from my different books. Two great drummers inspired me to create these two books: ° Elvin Jones for his execution of polyrhythms and is mastery of « rolling ». ° Bill Stewart for his versatility and perfect polymetric placement. The concept of the two books are to increase phrasing efficiency, freedom in comping, an overall balance on the instrument and all this using the following three parameters: ° Rudimental sticking methods acquired whist studying snare drums technics. ° A motricity acquired by three different melodic interpretations. ° The rhythm represented by cells, grouping of notes or metrics. Memorizing all the contents is important as these books are not intended to be a reading exercises. It is crucial to manage your comping as you conceive, and all of this of course will come to being only if everything is assimilated. In your momentum, you will be able to express yourself with a more fluid style of playing and an acute of your surroundings.

Link video for the exemple 1/A + improvisation:

https://youtu.be/GQTisMqNFTk

Link video for the exemples 2/A + improvisation and 3/A + improvisation:

https://youtu.be/h1tgCo8OLr4  

  Hello and welcome in my blog. I’m very proud and glad to be invited by Istanbul Mehmet cymbals to share with you some exercises from my different books. In this case, for this lesson from my book « Total Update » volume 1, I want to show you how to apply and learn the process of conversion from scales to rhythmic phrases. All that in Nañigo style. For several Years already, pioneering drummers have been exploring the infinite richness of polyrhythms. By shifting meters for changing the pulse within a simple chart, new colors, climates and musical illusions are formed, bringing radiance and innovation tot the music. Starting out from the rhythmical phrase of NAÑIGO and carried by the system that I developed, this compilation expresses my wish to extend as far as possible the concept of independence and coordination in drumming within the context of tasteful musicality. So that you can better understand the principle of these conversions, here are some examples. I hope you’ll practice and enjoy this lesson. Watch my improvisation with Total Update Concept with this link! https://youtu.be/2aPu6QlYUa8    

Hi everyone and welcome to my first blog here on the Istanbul Mehmet site! I am currently on a long European tour with Chris de Burgh and I want to talk a little bit about how I prepare for a tour, the equipment I use and just a bit of general insight. This tour is quite different to what I have done in the past and has presented a big challenge from the get go. We are performing 2 albums in their entirety as well as a set of encores consisting of other hits. We are fortunate to have 2 weeks of band rehearsals before the production runs which is quite unusual these days I guess. But for me, the work starts way before that. I spend a lot of time listening to the material which is key in figuring out what exact bits of equipment I need in order to get as close as possible to the sound of the records. To give you an idea - one of the albums was released in 1986 and the other in 2010. Naturally, they are completely different in style, sound and production. So on one hand I need to trigger a lot of samples to get the 80’s vibe while on the other I am trying to play traditional Irish music, emulating a Bodhran which is a frame drum used in Irish folk music. I had the idea of including a gong drum into my setup to try and get close to this sound and it actually worked! Check out the video below for a full walk through of my setup and more detailed explanation! Once I’ve got my equipment together and learned the songs as well as plenty of dry runs in my own studio, I’m ready to go into rehearsals with the band. One thing that is hugely important to me is that I have be gig ready before rehearsals. Rehearsals are there for rehearsing the material, not for learning it! And there is a huge difference in that. It also leaves a good impression if you come fully prepared! It’s super important! We spent 10 days in a studio just outside of London with the band before CdeB joined us for another 4 days. Luckily he was very happy with our effort, it all ran very smoothly and a day later our crew was setting up in a huge production studio in Essex for 3 days of production rehearsals. There is a lot going on behind us! About 16 big TV screens showing video and animations as well as a ridiculous amount of lights and moving heads and things that fall off during the show. It really does look very impressive! So these 3 days were all about running the show back to front. It’s all about time codes and making sure that everything works together, flawlessly as one. You also get an idea of what to expect when you eventually are on stage in terms of lightning and so on. It does get very dark, especially in between songs so you really need to know where that crash cymbal is in order to hit the ‘one’ of the next song together with the lights and everyone else! We are now about 5 weeks into this 10 week tour and the shows have gone really well! We started in the UK getting to play great venues like the Royal Albert Hall, made our way through Ireland and back down to Birmingham before moving across the channel into Switzerland and Germany where we are at the moment. The tour will continue to run through Lithuania, Poland, Austria, parts of Scandinavia and the Netherlands before concluding in Belgium in December. This is the selection of |stanbul Mehmet Cymbals I have taken on the road with me: - 14” Hat Trio Hi Hats (I use the heavier top and I removed the rivets from the bottom cymbal) - 8” Sultan Splash - 10” El Negro Splash (again - I removed the rivets just for a shorter, faster effect) - 16” X - Ray Holey - 18” Turk X - Ray Random - 18” Session Crash - 19” Session Crash - 20” Session China - 22” Traditional Ride We are spoilt for choice here at IMC and I strongly recommend you checking out the range here on the website or at your local dealer! Feel free to pop over to my social media channels and if you have any questions, please get in touch! Until then! Phil G x https://youtu.be/2Vt9N1ArTpI

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