Here’s a few preview videos from a forthcoming mini-doc on Break Bonanza and the lessons I’ve learned behind the scenes over the years. One on woking with established artists and knowing what and what not to play – and the other on abandoning being a jack of all trades to put more practice time into drumming. Full video will go live next week. Pre-order the 7″ vinyl for Break Bonanza here. Check both videos below.
Break Bonanza drum break 7″ pre-order up now! Shipping around Dec. 11. Package deals available. Order your copy on Bandcamp here! Check out snippets on YouTube here. If vinyl ain’t your thing, get the digital files at The Drum Broker here. Or, you can check out the test press playing on Instagram below and scroll through the slideshow to get my random commentary. Ouija board tournament!
I was interviewed by Brian Kayser (730) for We Goin In podcast. The Du-Rites live album, why I stopped being a jack of many trades, my pops, migraines, touring and my visceral and borderline unreasonable hatred for mayonnaise/egg-based sauces. Enjoy.
Alright y’all, The Du-Rites drop our final release of the decade. “Mad Dog” b/w “Cheap Cologne” 7″ out now! In the Instagram clip belowI talk a bit about how a television gang member and a bottle of raggedy Joop cologne inspired a whole new 45! Order your copies of the record here. <– (Bandcamp)
Break Bonanza out now (digitally)! Buy it here, exclusively at THE DRUM BROKER. Theres a YouTube clip on the product page to hear the entire thing right before you buy, but you can hear the whole thing right here if you’re lazy, want to get a taste and are waiting for the vinyl. 19 original drum breaks played and recorded by yours truly for producers and composers. The vinyl will be out in about month, with pre-orders starting before then. Dig in and happy groovin’.
I’ve got two new releases dropping before the holiday season: a new Du-Rites 7″ and a new drum break 7″. The former will be out next week and the latter by the end of November, but for now, here’s some test pressing action.
After an increase in sampling of me practicing on Instagram – and an increase in health insurance premiums! – I’ve decided its time for a fourth installment in my drum break series. Break Bonanza is done and in production at the moment. Digital version will be available November 1 via The Drum Broker. 7″ vinyl will be available in December via my Bandcamp. Till then, here’s the artwork, and remember – the higher quality of the previous releases beats an IG clip! Stay tuned
Being out on the road with Ben Pirani and not trying to update my website from a cell phone in a moving tour van is why this post is late, but alas, here we go. The Du-Rites first live album (and 4th overall), Soundcheck at 6, is finally out everywhere! Although we sold out the vinyl on our Bandcamp in three days (thank you for your overwhelming support), the record is in stores and up for digital download and streaming. Here’s where to get yours:
The album was also reviewed by funk editorial sure shots The Nostalgia King and Flea Market Funk. Hit those links to read what the funk experts had to say.
Hopefully y’all enjoy listening to the album as much as we do playing our live show. This album closes the first chapter of The Du-Rites first three albums (eponymous debut, Greasy Listening and Gamma Ray Jones) with what is essentially a live greatest hits album. We’ll be back with a 7″ of all new Du-Rites material in November as we move into new territory. Stay tuned.
The day is finally here! Pre-order your copy of vinyl LP (while supplies last) with free digital download on Bandcamp. We’re halfway sold out of our allotment, so buy it fast, buy it slow, but once we’re out, it ain’t no mo’. Check out the instagram slideshow and arrow through it for multiple snippets of the album. Vinyl ships next week and the release date digitally (and on Bandcamp) is September 19. Dig in.
Bandcamp preorder for The Du-Rites first live album (and 4th overall), Soundcheck at 6, begins September 12. That’s tomorrow! Till then here’s a little video teaser from JNota at ReDef Records – some video fun with the album artwork. Enjoy.