Gareth

Hello, My name is Gaz. Im a drummer studying music at Monash Uni in Melbourne. I love and hate everything about music, that is propably why im so obsorbed in it. I feel people that just love music, may be missing the part where you are supposed to hate it. Thats what makes us individual and unique, and lets us develope into our own creations musically.Have a read of this, it is written about drums but I love it and feel like it relates to all music and even life:excerpt from "After the music fades" by Tommy Igoe***As a player/teacher who enjoys existing equally on both levels, Im often sought out to help out drummers who, in their frustration, just cant seem to play music very well. Sure, they can play sixteenths with one foot and a click at 200bpm, but can they play in a band? No pocket, no groove confidence, no nothing. Whats the problem? Bad advice, pure and simple. for example, if you spend alot of time trying to play rolls with your feet, then youve got a problem-unless the one goal in your drumming life is to play with the three existing speed metal bands that would actually need you to do that. You can practice it if you want to: I practice bizarre stuff too just for fun, because it is fun! But as a ratio of your practice day, it had better be what it needs to be. Bizarre stuff is the icing-groove is the cake. and nobody eats icing without the cake, except my son, but hes two years old. Tommi Igoe***No wonder he's getting good gigs:)Gaz.