billmeadarts
@billmeadarts.bsky.social
Drummer/Artist, Maine USA - I create organic drum samples and make abstract art. All works are unlicensed and freely given. Grab this PDF for bulk download links: https://ln5.sync.com/dl/278346d00#hienvehh-kqt2wju3-gd9v9x3h-4d7i9bde
And there’s that purple finding its way into the mess once again 😁
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April 17, 2025 at 10:04 PM
And there’s that purple finding its way into the mess once again 😁
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And sometimes we play in 9 😁
These are multitrack calfskin drum loops and one-shots.
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These are multitrack calfskin drum loops and one-shots.
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April 17, 2025 at 10:01 PM
And sometimes we play in 9 😁
These are multitrack calfskin drum loops and one-shots.
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These are multitrack calfskin drum loops and one-shots.
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When I was fresh outta jazz school soloing was my favorite. Now at age 45 it’s last thing I wanna do . . . so we get “groove solos” often from me, with the standard quirkiness’s that I suppose reflect my fringe personality 😁
April 15, 2025 at 8:16 PM
When I was fresh outta jazz school soloing was my favorite. Now at age 45 it’s last thing I wanna do . . . so we get “groove solos” often from me, with the standard quirkiness’s that I suppose reflect my fringe personality 😁
I’m completely non-representational in art, yet I cannot un-see the partial face of George Washington in this . . . it was entirely unintentional.
series 3, 2023, digital
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April 15, 2025 at 8:12 PM
I’m completely non-representational in art, yet I cannot un-see the partial face of George Washington in this . . . it was entirely unintentional.
series 3, 2023, digital
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Funky Beats in 9. Multitrack human played loops.
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April 15, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Funky Beats in 9. Multitrack human played loops.
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To mostly “hang out and listen” while playing. Let the music do its thing. Give the feature a nice lot of space. It tends to feel best to me with this concept in the works. Do less and to see more.
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April 9, 2025 at 10:16 PM
To mostly “hang out and listen” while playing. Let the music do its thing. Give the feature a nice lot of space. It tends to feel best to me with this concept in the works. Do less and to see more.
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#musiciansky
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#livemusic
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It sure looks aggressive, but I don’t recall it feeling that way upon contact, hmmm? . . .
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From series 3, 2023, digital
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April 9, 2025 at 10:12 PM
It sure looks aggressive, but I don’t recall it feeling that way upon contact, hmmm? . . .
From series 3, 2023, digital
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From series 3, 2023, digital
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When a punk drummer acts like a punk . . .
“BASHY” multitrack drum loops played by a human, not on a grid :)
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“BASHY” multitrack drum loops played by a human, not on a grid :)
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#drumloops #drumsamples #musiciansky #musicproduction #audioproduction #recordingstudio
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April 9, 2025 at 10:07 PM
When a punk drummer acts like a punk . . .
“BASHY” multitrack drum loops played by a human, not on a grid :)
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#drumloops #drumsamples #musiciansky #musicproduction #audioproduction #recordingstudio
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“BASHY” multitrack drum loops played by a human, not on a grid :)
Unlicensed and freely
given here: ln5.sync.com/dl/36b539250...
#drumloops #drumsamples #musiciansky #musicproduction #audioproduction #recordingstudio
#mainemusicmakers #artfreelygiven
The drumkit has taught me a lot about the feeling of things in my body. Here’s a tempo that’s weird for me with either just 1/8ths or 1/16ths in the right hand. So I move around those 2 rates and lean on my left foot for consistency. Nerd.
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April 6, 2025 at 10:02 PM
The drumkit has taught me a lot about the feeling of things in my body. Here’s a tempo that’s weird for me with either just 1/8ths or 1/16ths in the right hand. So I move around those 2 rates and lean on my left foot for consistency. Nerd.
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I was having fun with the frame here . . . albeit scribbling. The pink in there is a strange choice 😁
From series 6, 2023, digital
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April 6, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I was having fun with the frame here . . . albeit scribbling. The pink in there is a strange choice 😁
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More quirky-bashy-punky multitrack calfskin drum loops. Dig.
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April 6, 2025 at 9:50 PM
More quirky-bashy-punky multitrack calfskin drum loops. Dig.
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A near train wreck on my part, but it all worked out beautifully hahaha!
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April 3, 2025 at 9:59 PM
A near train wreck on my part, but it all worked out beautifully hahaha!
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Gimme a blank canvas and I’ll scribble all over it 😂
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April 3, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Gimme a blank canvas and I’ll scribble all over it 😂
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“BASHY” multitrack calfskin drum loops. Played by a wannabe punk drummer. Not quantized!!
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April 3, 2025 at 9:52 PM
“BASHY” multitrack calfskin drum loops. Played by a wannabe punk drummer. Not quantized!!
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#drumloops #drumsamples #musiciansky #musicproduction #audioproduction #recordingstudio
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My reference for this tends to be “Billie Jean” - but slower, and not very much like Billie Jean 😂
I also notice a stubborn commitment to the pickup fill- which is absolutely coming from my man Matt Abts - love that dude, such a beast!
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I also notice a stubborn commitment to the pickup fill- which is absolutely coming from my man Matt Abts - love that dude, such a beast!
#drummer
#musiciansky
#musician
#livemusic
#mainemusicmakers
March 31, 2025 at 10:08 PM
My reference for this tends to be “Billie Jean” - but slower, and not very much like Billie Jean 😂
I also notice a stubborn commitment to the pickup fill- which is absolutely coming from my man Matt Abts - love that dude, such a beast!
#drummer
#musiciansky
#musician
#livemusic
#mainemusicmakers
I also notice a stubborn commitment to the pickup fill- which is absolutely coming from my man Matt Abts - love that dude, such a beast!
#drummer
#musiciansky
#musician
#livemusic
#mainemusicmakers
Maybe I do messy cause I’ve never aligned with clean?
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March 31, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Maybe I do messy cause I’ve never aligned with clean?
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Raw human multitrack dance beats played on calfskin-headed drums, not gridded!!
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March 31, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Raw human multitrack dance beats played on calfskin-headed drums, not gridded!!
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Here you may notice some fills that phrase over the 4 bar structure (because others in the band were phrasing into it). Also, that triplet figure in the bass solo that everyone jumped on - nah, let them have it and hold down some quarters
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March 28, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Here you may notice some fills that phrase over the 4 bar structure (because others in the band were phrasing into it). Also, that triplet figure in the bass solo that everyone jumped on - nah, let them have it and hold down some quarters
#drummer
#musiciansky
#musician
#livemusic
#mainemusicmakers
#drummer
#musiciansky
#musician
#livemusic
#mainemusicmakers
One time I had a roommate with a 3 year old - she’d get into my pastels and just go for it. Such a helpful little teacher :)
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March 28, 2025 at 11:02 PM
One time I had a roommate with a 3 year old - she’d get into my pastels and just go for it. Such a helpful little teacher :)
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Unique multitrack human played dance beats, with cowbell !!!
Nothing quantized here :)
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Nothing quantized here :)
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March 28, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Unique multitrack human played dance beats, with cowbell !!!
Nothing quantized here :)
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Nothing quantized here :)
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Sometimes I hear hits and play them as a way of creating interest within group improv. Usually the band looks at me like “WTF Bill, there’s no hits here.” But sometimes it works. I think it works in this example:
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March 26, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Sometimes I hear hits and play them as a way of creating interest within group improv. Usually the band looks at me like “WTF Bill, there’s no hits here.” But sometimes it works. I think it works in this example:
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I’m a fan of scribbles!
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March 26, 2025 at 10:44 PM
I’m a fan of scribbles!
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Unique dance beats! I used to do wedding band agency work and nearly got fired for playing beats like this :)
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March 26, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Unique dance beats! I used to do wedding band agency work and nearly got fired for playing beats like this :)
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Plowing through the head to 2001 space odyssey. “Hold her back, hold her back! She wants to push!”
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March 24, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Plowing through the head to 2001 space odyssey. “Hold her back, hold her back! She wants to push!”
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Mixed digital paint 2024. Almost black and white :)
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March 24, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Mixed digital paint 2024. Almost black and white :)
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