Hi folks, here’s my new electronic music release: a remix of the tune Sunlight Song (feat. Rel O’Keefe) by De-Franco. This is the second release of my collaborative project Francis V with musicians from all over the world and I wanna thank you my friend De-Franco for letting me remix his beautiful work with the unique … More Sunlight Song feat. Rel O’Keefe • Francis V Remix
I want to thank John Di Raimo for contacting me, sharing his article regarding the single-hand hi-hat technique, played by Jeff Porcaro on several tunes, in particular, I Keep Forgettin’ by Michael McDonald. Here’s the original article published by Modern Drummer in January 2009. These exercises are so helpful to master the single-hand hi-hat … More Groove Like Jeff by John Di Raimo
Francis’ Drumming Blog is now on Instagram, I’ll be posting drum transcriptions, photos, short videos and other stuff related to my music projects. Keep on drumming, follow me! https://www.instagram.com/francis_drumming_blog/?hl=it View this post on Instagram Building polymetric PART 2: playing a bass drum pattern in 35/16 over the 4/4 ☺🎵🎶🎧🎼🎹🔥 Original #music score by @francescovecchio_drummer … More Now on Instagram!
Hi folks, in the previous months I shared some exercises using the book Stick Control by G. L. Stone to play different accent combinations (single, double and triple) on the famous pages Single Beat Combinations. Now all of these combinations, the first 12 exercises of the Stick Control, are available for free in a one … More Stick Control – Accent Combinations
This month has been demanding, I can’t thank you enough for all your support visiting my blog, donating and purchasing my products. I’m not a fan of promotional posts but here we go: new drum transcriptions are now available on my digital stores including the original drum scores for Johnny B. Goode, Celebration, Still a … More New Drum Transcriptions
I’m glad to share with you my new music work from my electronic soul Francis V, a collaborative album with musicians from all over the world born at the end of 2017. Lost in Space feat. Myleene released by Epic Tones Records is the first part of a series of singles, EP’s and remixes coming … More Francis V – Lost in Space feat. Myleene
Hi folks, some months ago I shared with you the drum transcription for Fear of a Blank Planet by Porcupine Tree, with Gavin Harrison on drums. The full drum score is now available for free in a video, if you like this content please visit my youtube channel you can find also other similar stuff. … More Porcupine Tree – Fear of a Blank Planet (Video, Drum Transcription)
Hi folks, another product review here. A company called WristGrips kindly sent me and invite me to review his new product: a pair of wrist bands designed for musicians to help with nerve pain, carpal tunnel, tendonitis, and other ailments that musicians get from all the hours in practice and performance. As described by the company. “WristGrips … More WristGrips – Product Review
Hi folks, here’s the full drum sheet music for Still a Friend of Mine by Incognito from the album Positivity (1993) with Richard Bailey on drums. The transcription includes 3 pages plus a drum notation key. For purchasing the drum transcription go here: https://sellfy.com/p/c6ep/ https://gum.co/uRWVc https://www.oronjo.com/p/xzrxMbL856AcrtL3D
Hi folks, I’m preparing new stuff and drum transcriptions for you, meantime here a short video: a half time groove with an Afro-Cuban 6/8 beat with a hi-hat ostinato (bembé clave in 6/8) and with the classic bass drum pattern in dotted eight notes. It’s fun and interesting to displace the accents on the toms … More Afro-Cuban 6/8 Funk-Rock Groove
