I played drums on a new instrumental cover of Q-Tip and J-Dilla’s classic “Let’s Ride” by Amsterdam-based Producer/keyboardist Soul Supreme. Lots of cool Fender Rhodes work and also features trumpeter Jonny Murray. It’s available for pre-order here on Friday May 7. Here’s a video snippet of the tune:
Vaxxed, half-haxxed, work opportunities piling up and dying to play, the gang has been getting new tunes together and jamming. Here’s a little outtake till the next record!
I guess I’ve been doing a lot of press as a result of the Zoom boom but I’m also gettin’ old and have a lot of stories to tell! Enjoy this one with Blade and 05:21 Sofa Chat and stay tuned for less press, more MUSIC in the next few months.
Happy to be a guest on Drummer’s Resource Podcast this week chatting with Nick Ruffini. If you’re starting late(r) in life at something or you’re a music nerd in general, have a listen! Breakbeats, touring, practice habits, paying dues and more. Listen to the podcast here!
Break library #5 is jam packed with 33 nasty, mean and cruel drum grooves to choose from. This is the digital version. The vinyl version will be slightly different and is scheduled for late May via Old Maid/ReDefinition Records.
In the meantime, here’s “Jive Ass Coffee,” a video of one of the breaks from the library. Enjoy, and stay away from flavored coffee. Please.
Ain’t no music goin down without 
! The Du-Rites sat down with Flea Market Funk for The Analog Blend to discuss our favorite (and least favorite) coffees, our coffee issues and habits, what we’ve been listening to, releasing albums in a pandemic and what 2021 holds for us as a band and individually.
I guess this is the first announcement of new music on the way! Dig in to get caffeinated and caught up. This is Flea Market Funk in partnership with Rabble and Lion Coffee and The Du-Rites rock with them both. Hit Rabble and Lion up for great coffee as well.
Excerpts of The Du-Rites performing “Jheri Curl” for our live set for Chris Frantz’ (Tom Tom Club) “Lockdown Festival”. Will stream in March in partner with The Westport (Connecticut) Public Library. First time playing as a full band in over a year and forgot how much I miss groovin with my Du Crew! We’ll also be the backing band for rock band Lulu Lewis. Stay tuned.
Highly honored to be a guest on The Working Drummer Podcast with Zack Albetta. LISTEN TO IT HERE. It starts at the 8:00 mark in the show. We discuss a whole lot, but highlights are:
Plenty of nuggets for those interested in drumming or navigating the music business. Enjoy.
Okay y’all, time for some holiday fun(k)! You deserve it. Here I am throwing down some Yuletide grooves with my main man and fellow drummer, the super groovy and talented Jordan Rose, and Conall Mulvenna, the funky funky Santa Man! I had a blast doing this even though I’m mean-mugging in every part but the cowbell because we were grooving. That cowbell is where the Yuletide at! Enjoy the video.
And just like that this crazy year is over. I’ve never been much of a holiday guy and with all that went down this year, the holidays are kind of an afterthought. That said, hopefully this gives you one last smile and/or dance step before 2020 is outta here. Thanks to all who supported me/The Du-Rites this year and all who’ve been following me on this wild ride.
Check out The Du-Rites on Spotify or pick up some vinyl on Bandcamp.
My website has all the rest.
Thanks for the support, Happy Holidays and be safe out here folks!
As this insane year comes to a close, I’m proud to share some really cool new music from some legendary folks that features my drumming. Madlib, who reigns as one of the most revered record producers of our time, sampled one of my early drum break records for his latest single, “Road of the Lonely Ones.” It was released yesterday and it’s killer.
When I began releasing breakbeat records for the working musician to sample without corporate BS and legal entanglements in 2014, I had no idea these things would be used by legendary producers like Danger Mouse, Alchemist, Prince Paul and now, Madlib. But here we are, and many of the more high profile uses have actually been cleared! To begin as a sampling producer and suddenly switch focus to becoming a drummer and session musician presented a lot of challenges and was (and still is) unnerving at times, but placements like these sure help and overall it’s been a welcome and unexpected twist to my life in music. Enjoy the tune.