I’m a drummer, percussionist, composer, and music producer based in Budapest. This is my drum blog, a collection of sheet music, transcriptions, exercises, books, and other stuff related to the drums.
I’m finally glad to open doors to guest posts. That’s an opportunity to promote your content and reach a wider audience through my blog and social media pages. I accept products, books, apps, and videos related to music and drumming. This service, available for a fee, provides a blog post and extensive coverage with posts, … More Now Accepting Guest Posts!
Few drummers can influence entire generations and mark a new era of drumming. One of these is Mike Portnoy, whose remarkable work with Dream Theater redefined progressive metal. Considered by fans and critics as the band’s masterpiece, Images and Words was released in 1992 becoming the band’s most commercially successful studio album. In this article, … More Mike Portnoy: Dream Theater – Pull Me Under (Full Drum Transcription)
We inaugurate this new series dedicated to rhythms from around the world with Chaabi, a traditional music genre originating from Maghreb and Egypt. The Maghreb region comprises western and central North African states: Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia, the disputed territory of Western Sahara, and a series of Spanish overseas minor territories known as Plazas de … More Rhythms From the World #1 – Chaabi
I’ve been waiting for this moment for months! Artificial intelligence has gained ground in various aspects of our lives since its inception. I use AI every day to maximize and fasten my workflow. Over the past months, I have researched how to apply this technology to drum transcriptions. In this article, I review and analyze … More AI Generative Drum Transcriptions: A Comparative Analysis
Welcome to 2024! We inaugurate the year with two exercises to develop jazz drum set independence based on quarter note triplets. We start with the basic preliminary pattern. Once comfortable, we add accents: accenting the left hand every three notes, starting with the first and then displacing the accent to the second and third notes. … More Jazz Independence: Quarter Note Triplets Accent Combinations
Another year has ended, and I can’t thank you enough for the massive support. I didn’t expect to outperform the previous year: the blog reached more than 50,000 visitors and 147,000+ clicks, with organic traffic from all over the world (special thanks go to visitors from the USA, UK, Australia, France, and Italy). Social media … More 2023 Recap
The article discusses the distinctive drumming technique of Gavin Harrison in Porcupine Tree’s song “Harridan” from the album Closure/Continuation. It dissects the song’s primary grooves, highlighting Harrison’s impressive skill in adapting to diverse musical textures, intricate rhythms, and complex time signatures. An in-depth transcription of the song’s drum part is available for those interested in studying it closely. … More Gavin Harrison: Porcupine Tree – Harridan (Full Drum Transcription)
I’m glad and proud to share my new album A Place for Dreamers (Timeless Music Records), available everywhere on November 30. In the last two years, I worked hard to compose, produce, and mix a concept album of 14 tracks for 56 minutes. The entire album is conceived as a conceptual work with recurring themes and a … More Francis V – A Place for Dreamers (New Album Available Everywhere)
For this year, I’m glad to offer all my drum sheet music, transcriptions, and eBooks with 50% off. This Black Friday promo is valid for ten days, from today to November 30, for a maximum of three purchases. Get your hands on a complete collection of drum resources for more than 100 products; enter the … More Black Friday 2023 is here!
In this sixth episode, I’ll share a massive 8th-note triplet linear drum fill. The idea is similar to the drum fill of the second episode of this series; both are interchangeable and can be combined. As indicated in the notation below, the linear approach occurs between the floor tom, snare, bass drum, and rack tom. … More A Fill for Every Season #6
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