Drum Tech POV | Slipknot Support o2 Arena London

[@craigdrums]

I love how much attention the techs are getting these days with the KZbin channels and all! I just started as a drum tech in November and I’ve been loving every second of it!

[@JoshMurphyDrums]

Glad to hear it man!

[@predgaming42069]

how do you become a drum tech

[@craigdrums]

@ honestly, a lot of networking, knowing the right people, and getting really lucky with timing with the band I’m working for. Keep it up if you have a dream. Not everyone wants to be a drum tech so just keep grinding and hopefully it’ll pay off one day!

[@westernsellers9148]

Yep just started watching Matt Horn, now we want to see all drum techs from all bands!!! 2025 will be a great year

[@craigdrums]

@ Matt opened the door for the YouTubing techs for me too! I love to see the content.

[@bcosta83]

Big ups to Matt Horn for bringing tech life to the fore front.

[@JoshMurphyDrums]

He is the OG for sure!

[@millerbeer01]

As soon as I see Matts upload, i immediately hit CC. Not a fan of Diet Coke but his salad game is on point.

[@HostileMike]

AWESOME!! Love a new drum tech pov channel!!! SO awesome!!!! New sub here!

[@BasilLimbu]

Thank you for showin' other side of the show 🤘🏻 I can see myself headbanging in the front row too. What an epic show. What an experience. Once again Thank you for being the backbone of the unsung heroes of the band.

[@Sk4z_62]

So cool man, I love seeing this because I want to do this and be in this industry, so thanks for sharing something that's really inspiring to me! ❤ also I was at this show, unbelievable

[@JoshMurphyDrums]

Thank you! I appreciate that. Just keep going man, I’ve been perusing music for most of my life, didn’t imagine I’d break into teching but I have a personal relationship with the bands I now work for and I enjoy it just as much as playing, except you get paid as an added bonus 😂

[@Bungletronics]

This is great! Ali is one of my fav drummers right now. And those drums are so nice! I never gave much thought to Yamaha until recently but they are killing it.

[@JoshMurphyDrums]

He's a shredder for sure, starting to get the attention he deserves

[@BrandonBishopDrums]

I was at o2 on the first night at the front (almost) and I couldn’t get over how beautiful the kit looked and sounded.

[@JoshMurphyDrums]

That’s awesome to hear

[@implanless]

Holy shit! I saw them at louder than life last year, can believe I can see the setup before the show!

[@jayremiahYT]

as a fellow Drummer, setting up is the very very exhausting... so kudos and huge thumbs' ups for you man...

[@mcgroove7561]

Genuinely Bleed absolutely killed it on Birmingham hope to see them again ASAP !!!

[@JoshMurphyDrums]

They're a great band, and Birmingham did not let them down either!

[@jpgrinch]

Greetings from a felow backline tech in Venezuela!!! What a cool job we have mate. 🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@HisNameIsRobertPaulson01]

Great video! I would've loved to have gotten into the road crew industry when I was younger. I have a couple of cousins that did that kind of worked and it just seemed amazing. I've been watching Danny Carey's drum tech, Joe Slaby, and he post a lot of awesome content.

[@hcpeter]

Its my 3rd time watching this video cuz its so satisfying watching you set up the drums and everything,i realy hope you get paid enough for doing all the work each show. But why place the bass drums,snare and tom toms on the concrete floor without protection? I do hope you continue making more videos in the future as i would love to watch them. Also thanks for not adding any background music,this way its like watching a asmr video which i realy like haha. Greetings from Austria.

[@JoshMurphyDrums]

Hey! Thanks for your detailed comment I really appreciate it. In regards to the drums on the floor, there’s no other option really when setting up, I can’t populate the drum mat with them as it leaves me no room to set up the rack and the kit is heavily toured in soft cases, so it’s not free from scratches and marks but it’s still placed down with respect. I intentionally made the video with a more asmr direction in mind so I’m glad you enjoy! There are more videos coming too 😃

[@JB.-]

Pure Scottish Metal 🤘🏽🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🔥

[@Vinny037]

Amazing video!

[@JoshMurphyDrums]

Thanks so much!

[@jimcameron9258]

It's an art!

[@R12CRD]

If this is going to be a regular feature count me as another subscriber 👌🏻

[@JoshMurphyDrums]

Thank you I have more coming! Some more in depth stuff too

[@venon74]

i'm a guitarist, but here im watching till the end cool video, man great work!

[@JoshMurphyDrums]

Thank you so much!

[@georgeawood]

Fellow roadie here. Awesome job. Been thinking of putting a GoPro on while I load in one of our rigs myself

[@JoshMurphyDrums]

Do it man! It’s becoming quite popular it seems

[@sharthakghosh970]

Got introduced to this concept from Matt Horn's videos

[@Spewtarr]

Thanks for sharing ! Nice video ! I'd love to see how you manage to put the drum set on stage à 27:00

[@4bschaum]

wym? this is directly on the stage is it not?

[@JoshMurphyDrums]

It gets forklifted on & off the stage in 2 parts. If you skip to the end of the show you will briefly see it being lifted off of stage. I forgot to hit record for it being lifted on.

[@Spewtarr]

@@JoshMurphyDrums Thanks for your reply. I get it now @ 42:50

[@cristobalreyessau202]

Wuauu que gran trabajo el que haces!yo soy baterista y se el esfuerzo que pones,felicidades broo,,

[@poundshopadamjones9654]

Brummys are magic

[@cy2112cy]

Question: What is that case you keep the kick pedal and snare in? It's the perfect solution I have been looking for for a while.

[@JoshMurphyDrums]

I believe it’s the peli air 1615

[@cy2112cy]

@@JoshMurphyDrums THANK YOU!!! I have been searching for a long time.

[@warrobotslifehacks5139]

I have the same kit. What is that band?

[@JoshMurphyDrums]

Bleed From Within

[@dannydirt5D]

I wish I new jobs like this existed when i was in school

[@JoshMurphyDrums]

Certainly not one you can just walk into, but it’s never too late!

[@dannydirt5D]

@JoshMurphyDrums Sadley it is to late for me my friend, I'm 41 lol

[@HisNameIsRobertPaulson01]

@@dannydirt5D I feel the same way. I'm 45 lol

[@Lucho.Juarez]

Esto es realmente genial... la parte que no se ve de los bateristas... Felicitaciones por el video. Saludos

[@Foh_Chd]

Cool sticker "FCK PTN" on 46:08 !!!)))

[@smjdrums]

So, one bass drum is for show? Nice to see this perspective. Nice one

[@craigkendall8452]

problem with 2 individual kicks is you then need to tune them, eq them, and basically make them sound as close as possible, but with just having the one its 1 mic, 1 tuning, 1 eq and you still look cool as shit for having 2 kicks 🤣

[@JoshMurphyDrums]

⁠​⁠@@craigkendall8452this guy gets it!

[@grimfist79]

Eloy has 3 for show 😊

[@OhHiThereItsBen]

Big fan of the Stance socks

[@JoshMurphyDrums]

The best there is

[@OhHiThereItsBen]

@@JoshMurphyDrums couldn't agree more.. my sock drawer is full of them.. i could probably put a deposit on a house with that drawer haha

[@JoshMurphyDrums]

@@OhHiThereItsBen hahaha thats the only reason i don't have more yet is the cost! SO worth the money though

[@RealBesty]

You and Ali are briefly in the latest Eloy kit rundown with MD! (15:05) 🤘

[@JoshMurphyDrums]

Good eyes on you, thanks for letting me know!

[@that-avr-drummer]

Seems like you guys have a great crew there, I like it! You know, most metal drummers use Tama or pearl when they should really be checking out Yamaha Live customs or Ludwig Classic Oaks!! Either are fantastic for heavy music.

[@JoshMurphyDrums]

It is a great crew honestly, full of good people. Yamaha are brilliant, I never knew just how much until I started working with this kit, underrated for sure.

[@warrobotslifehacks5139]

​@@JoshMurphyDrums as for me, oak are more suitible for metal. And yamaha has the most brightest sounding oak kit. I have it too

[@Mu1fin9]

I love watching videos like this, (great video aswell) would love to get into touring with a band as a sound engineer. Any tips on getting the opportunity for this?

[@JoshMurphyDrums]

The classic route is doing sound for friends bands and local venues, if you’re good people will notice and it can scale up into bigger opportunities. Be good at what you do and be a good human!

[@BCapelas]

Hey Josh amazing work! I have the same snare and pedals. Did you changed to die cast hoops? And the pedal i always feel kinda of sloopy the left pedal. (Assuming that is the direct drive) Any suggestions to balance? Have a great tour!

[@JoshMurphyDrums]

Thank you man! Ali had swapped them to die cast hoops before I looked after him. I’m not sure a normal hoop would last the ammount of rim shots they receive 🤣 As for the pedal, do you have the same spring tension either side etc?

[@BCapelas]

@ yes the same tension. I tried everything. Pulling my hair out! 🤣 and about to change to another pedal. Thank you for the feedback!

[@Leo-Drummer]

🤘🏽

[@Salopiandan]

Hell yeah

[@TheFaan83]

What the frikk is that ride? pprolly some custom one right? ;D Nice vid!

[@JoshMurphyDrums]

It's a prototype that may or may not go into production! Thanks man

[@slproduction3777]

Whats the Peli case that Ali uses for snare and pedals?

[@JoshMurphyDrums]

I believe it’s the 1615 if I recall correctly

[@ElliotBDrums]

Clash video man! What snare is that, a brass Yamaha recording custom?

[@JoshMurphyDrums]

It is! Great snare

[@Anselmesseut]

Why are we earing symbals sound in the back during yout installation of the drum kit whereas you are the drum tech ?

[@JoshMurphyDrums]

Headliner

[@Anselmesseut]

@ oh thanks it’s logical 😂

[@astrk914]

Are you their full time drum tech or just for the uk section of the tour?

[@JoshMurphyDrums]

Full time for BFW when it’s possible

[@smjdrums]

What throne is that?

[@JoshMurphyDrums]

Yamaha DS950

[@Fry.B.Rodriguez]

Did he use a Yamaha Stage Custom Kit or Live Oak/Hybrid?

[@JoshMurphyDrums]

It’s the Oak Hybrid

[@ChrisGarfield]

So bleed opened for Slipknot here?!

[@JoshMurphyDrums]

Yeah! Direct support for UK & EU

[@Panchosoto]

Hello great your job... You can see the option to subtitle in different languages.... 🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🤟🤟👋👋

[@JoshMurphyDrums]

Thank you I will keep this in mind!

[@eliaselias4647]

Dat toms sound like shotguns damn

[@Altasys]

These angled tillted kick drums are making me unconfortable, don't know really why. I played my kick drums totally flat on the floor, had to play twice with tilted kick drums, it was very unpleasant, I don't know what this brings to people. Anyone knows ?

[@JoshMurphyDrums]

It’s down to personal preference and aesthetic I would say. Slightly more resonance too with the drum being separated from the ground slightly more at an angle but, marginal difference especially on a kick.

[@Altasys]

@JoshMurphyDrums Thank you ! It did change drastically the feeling of the beater during its course, to me

[@chris-C8]

Do the techs stay with the band after their tour ends, or are they sent out on tour with another band? Also, are drum techs jealous of how fast guitar techs can pack up? 😂

[@JoshMurphyDrums]

Most techs will go work for other bands or possibly go home and work a different job entirely until the next tour. The majority of techs have a personal relationship with the band themselves so will have a couple of bands they work for and rotate that, whilst others might work direct for a backline company. And absolutely of course we are jealous hahaha

[@ghostincplays2972]

Still wondering, cause others Bands also doing this.... why bringing two KickDrums on Tour, when you're using just one? Just for the visual aspect?

[@jolemite2639]

Yes.

[@micxtricx5149]

I just had the same question because i don't understand it either, even if it's just for visuals. I think it looks way more impressive when you're thrashing the kicker with only one drum. But that's my opinion 😉

[@JoshMurphyDrums]

So in this case, and for a lot of bands, it requires an extra 2 lines of audio that we simply don’t have the room for currently

[@micxtricx5149]

@@JoshMurphyDrums Thanks for clearing that up, much appreciated 👍 (ps great content too mate)

[@ghostincplays2972]

@@JoshMurphyDrums thx for answering! Yeah... get it, but why even carry this with you? Wouldn't it be easier to travel just with one, when you use just one? Think on Tour... Space is limited, too? Sorry, for asking a lot... just wondering :-)

[@Treyorrrr]

32:40 has to be the most nervewracking part of being a drum tech

[@Rusli1659LPSoldier]

35:10 i love how Killing In The Name was playing in the background. whoever played this on the PA is a true fan of Rage Against The Machine.

[@Krait99]

You didn't get hungry at all??? 😆

[@JoshMurphyDrums]

Hahaha there is a catering section in my next video!

[@dipgreen9896]

Slipknot?

[@JoshMurphyDrums]

9 piece metal band with the masks

[@romaonetto]

\m/

[@jerrymcpommes8473]

I thought Slipknot wear masks.

[@dMATb]

Not slipknot

[@JoshMurphyDrums]

Support to, as both the title and description say.