Here’s a clip of my Drum Solo on Flood during our July 1st Munhall, Pennsylvania show (2018 Summer Tour).


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My thoughts/head-space:

I LOVE THIS SONG!!! This solo section allows me to be extremely dynamic in my approach. I love the harmonic colours and weaving horn and guitar lines as well. I was inspired to present a tom “melody” that complimented the horn line without breaking the flow of notes being played on the ride and snare, and as the solo went on, I started to incorporate the snare and ride in my overall phrasing. One of my favourite things to do in this solo section is to build intensity towards a chord or musical moment, and then disappear in a wash of cymbals.

I’m always inspired by the original drum performance on Flood by my big bro Robert “Sput” Searight. Check out the full album here https://store.snarkypuppy.com/collect...

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L.


Camera: GoPro Hero 5

Audio: Yamaha EAD-10 Audio mixed with live performance audio (FULL CONCERT AUDIO AVAILABLE HERE https://store.snarkypuppy.com/pages/l...)

My Gear

Yamaha PHX:

10”x7”
12”x8”
16”x15” FT w/legs
22”x18” BD
14”x5.5” Maple Custom Absolute Snare
14”x7” Steel Recording Custom Snare
FP9500C Foot Pedal

Evans Drumheads:
Toms UV1 Batter, G1 Reso
Main Snare UV1 Batter, Hazy 300 Reso
Aux Snare Black Hydraulic Batter, Hazy 300 Reso
Bass Drum EMAD Batter, EQ3 Reso


Zildjian Cymbals:
15” Kerope Hats
17” K Custom Special Dry Trash Crash
STACK #1: 8” Trashformer/8”K Dark Splash
STACK #2: 18” K Custom Special Dry Crash/10” Trashformer
22” K Custom Dark Complex Ride
19” K Custom Special Dry Crash
STACK#3: 16” K EFX/12”Gen16 Splash/14” Oriental China Trash


Promark Drumsticks:
RBH550TW

Latin Percussion:
LP229 Mambo Cowbell
LP592B-X Percussion Claw