Drum It With Brummet

In this post I demonstrate the method I use to safely cut down broken cymbals into smaller diameters to create little bell chimes about 5 inches in diameter.  I have also made smaller crashes and splashes out of some of the bigger cymbals but found they don’t always sound as desirable as the little ones, which have a cutting, discordant sound that is really quite cool.  Check out the video: https://youtube.com/shorts/-SdnOjqJTtA * Check out drummer Gavin Harrison's videos on Youtube where you can witness his use of cut down cymbals. Also check out my recent post on Gavin's CPU Theory . Part 2 of this discussion can be found on December 15th's post. ~~~     Find our Books:   on Amazon Subscribe:   Brummet Media​ YouTube Channel​  ​ ~~~

  As I had mentioned in the last post, this time around we are going to get into some deep thinking with the help of Gavin Harrison and his CPU theory . I recently stumbled upon this incredible drummer though Drumeo , an online drum channel that offers lessons and has tons of free resources.  https://youtu.be/woI6t8dCQcQ?si=r5yddF8yXKBudgju Gavin’s thinking in this video puts into words what I had discovered (eventually) over the 40 years of my career in music.  Which is:  If you are playing so intensely that you can’t self analyze (and correct) your own playing, or truly listen and react to the other musicians around you, you need to back off. Once you have this concept in mind and learn to apply it you will be much more in control of everything you do. It is important have time to look around and smile instead of staring at your snare drum like a transfixed cobra. In the video you might have noticed those little chime-like cymbals that Gavin has on his left.  ...