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And sometimes we play in 9 😁

These are multitrack calfskin drum loops and one-shots.

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April 17, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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Funky Beats in 9. Multitrack human played loops.

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April 15, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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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
billmeadarts.bsky.social
When a punk drummer acts like a punk . . .

“BASHY” multitrack drum loops played by a human, not on a grid :)

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April 9, 2025 at 10:07 PM
billmeadarts.bsky.social
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
billmeadarts.bsky.social
More quirky-bashy-punky multitrack calfskin drum loops. Dig.

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April 6, 2025 at 9:50 PM
billmeadarts.bsky.social
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
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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
billmeadarts.bsky.social
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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March 31, 2025 at 10:08 PM
billmeadarts.bsky.social
Raw human multitrack dance beats played on calfskin-headed drums, not gridded!!

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March 31, 2025 at 10:00 PM
billmeadarts.bsky.social
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
billmeadarts.bsky.social
Unique multitrack human played dance beats, with cowbell !!!

Nothing quantized here :)

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March 28, 2025 at 10:58 PM
billmeadarts.bsky.social
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
billmeadarts.bsky.social
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
billmeadarts.bsky.social
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
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Cuban inspired multitrack drum loops played by a human. This one flirts with the cascara cowbell pattern.

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March 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
billmeadarts.bsky.social
I like to drive ahead of it a bit on this tune. (You may notice when I bring the backbeat in). Tryin’ to push a bit. My best reference/influence for this would be Stewart Copeland. Naturally I tend to lay back, so it can be a challenge.
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March 23, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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More Cuban inspired multitrack drum loops played by a human.

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March 23, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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Playin’ behind on the way towards 2001 :)
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March 22, 2025 at 10:51 PM
billmeadarts.bsky.social
Cuban inspired multitrack drum loops played by a human. This one is pretty tribal-like. Unlicensed and freely given here: ln5.sync.com/dl/0fbce0c30...

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March 22, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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I’m a sucker for the slower funk grooves, dig.

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March 21, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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Cuban inspired multitrack drum loops played by a human. This one is sorta in the Songo style. Unlicensed and freely given here: ln5.sync.com/dl/0fbce0c30...

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March 21, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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In my body, this is straight up George Clinton :)

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March 19, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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Organic grooves, recorded on a small island off the coast of Maine. Loops, improvisations and one-shots, freely given here:

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March 19, 2025 at 10:34 PM
billmeadarts.bsky.social
I lean towards reggaeton when playing samba or Cuban like grooves, hmmm?

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March 18, 2025 at 10:35 PM