Brody Taylor Smith - Invent Animate - "Cloud Cascade" - Drum Playthrough

Cloud Cascade is one of my favorite Invent songs to play & currently, it's definitely a staple in the set. We opened the set with it in Europe which was nice for me because it's an easier song & allows me to get a bit more warmed up on the kit before getting to the tech-ier tracks.
I shot this vid at the end of September right before leaving for a Satyr tour. That tour went directly into two Invent Animate tours & I just got home a couple weeks ago, which is part of why I'm just now uploading it. I finished the main edit while in Europe & held off on posting it because of the left side camera angle (my left in the video). Because of how I set up this angle & the positioning of my left crash/lights, almost every time I hit that crash, the light behind me comes through & causes a bit of a flash depending on the screen you're viewing on. I find it's not that noticeable on a phone but on a computer screen I definitely notice it. After some time passed, I figured I might as well just post it because it's still a solid playthrough. Plus I haven't uploaded in a while due to touring quite a lot in the second half of 2022. Things have been busy! I'd definitely like to get better about posting while on the road though. So yeah, just wanted to give that disclaimer & I apologize if the light flashing bothers you. Definitely will be preventing that the next time I film lol. All things considered, I'm still somewhat new to shooting decent looking drum videos here at home, so while this isn't the number one best looking one, I think it's still pretty tight. So I hope you enjoy!
I tried my best to play this song as close as possible to the original recording. Big shoutout to Trey Celaya for always writing sick ass drum parts.
Also wanted to take this opportunity to announce that I'll be continuing to drum for Invent Animate on another Europe tour in February/March with Erra, Silent Planet & Sentinels! I think all those bands rule, plus I thoroughly enjoyed touring Europe this past November, so I'm thrilled to go back. Come catch us at a gig if you're in the area.
24.02.23 Germany Köln @ Essigfabrik
25.02.23 Germany Hamburg @ Gruenspan
27.02.23 Sweden Stockholm @ Fryshuset Klubben
28.02.23 Denmark Copenhagen @ VEGA
01.03.23 Germany Berlin @ Hole44
02.03.23 Germany Leipzig @ Felsenkeller
03.03.23 Poland Warsaw @ Proxima
04.03.23 Czech Rep Prague @ Rock Cafe
05.03.23 Austria Vienna @ Szene
06.03.23 Germany München @ Backstage
07.03.23 Italy Milan @ Legend Club
08.03.23 Switzerland Aarau @ Kiff
09.03.23 Germany Wiesbaden @ Schlachthof
11.03.23 UK Leeds @ Stylus
12.03.23 UK Glasgow @ Garage
13.03.23 UK Manchester @ Club Academy
14.03.23 UK Birmingham @ The Mill
15.03.23 UK London @ Electric Ballroom
16.03.23 UK Bristol @ SWX
17.03.23 Netherlands Tilburg @ 013
18.03.23 Belgium Antwerp @ Kavka
I proudly endorse Meinl Cymbals & Meinl Stick & Brush.
Cymbals:
15" Byzance Traditional Medium Hi-hats
18" Pure Alloy Custom Medium Thin Crash
10" Meinl Classics Custom Extreme Metal Splash
22" Pure Alloy Medium Ride
19" Byzance Traditional Medium Thin Crash
18" Thomas Lang Super Stack
18" Pure Alloy China
Sticks:
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This is also the first video I've done with my new Sennheiser e 604 tom mics! Most venues have these mics but I got especially accustomed to them when I toured with Alluvial, as that was also the first time I monitored toms in my in ears. With Invent, we use the e 904's but these are quite similar so I grabbed them for home & used them on the road with Satyr as well. They sound great!
I wanted to dedicate this video to my late cousin Camille. She tragically passed away about a month ago while I was still out on tour. Dedicating a drum video to her is the least I can do, but maybe take it as a reminder to reach out to old family & friends you maybe haven't kept in touch with quite as much. A lot of times you don't feel that heartache to see someone again until it's too late.
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Thanks so much for watching!
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[@DwayneCreates]

It's so refreshing to see a drum playthrough where you can actually hear the damn drums and not just samples. Juat a good old fashioned mic'd up kit and straight up raw dogging it. This is incredible. Love the disco part right before the awesome AF proggy complex lead guitar riff.

[@johnnyboy5004]

Brandon Zackey does his playthroughs and covers just like this. Both of these dudes keep it real. (Don't care of the kick is triggered)

[@thesportsguy3609]

This guy is so good it's sickening. Pleasure watching you work Brody!

[@mattsosna1929]

Awesome playing. Cloud Cascade is seriously one of my favorite songs of any band. I just love the atmosphere and grooves.

[@DottyHack]

Saw you play with Invent back in Seattle on the ERRA tour. Amazing set! Keep making killer content dude.

[@descendng]

BRODY THE LEGEND

[@yungdegen9008]

long time fan,really would love to see no one else as the touring drummer for this band

[@BennyCranston]

babe wake up, Brody dropped a new playthrough! Tight as always man

[@arsenesorin5426]

WOW! So on point with every note. Amazing groove brother!

[@realtealcovers232]

Amazing as always, man!

[@yaboi1307]

saw you with them in Dallas, you were awesome! Those are not easy songs haha

[@jafetespinozaviveros]

DARK PLEASEEEEEEEEE ✨👀

[@Phantom-Signal]

Fantastic job my friend!

[@KevinnDrums]

killed this! the true goat.

[@justevan877]

Great job, I look forward to seeing more of these!

[@FountainCitySoundscape]

Can’t get enough of these i been goin crazy waiting for the Immolation one I’m finna order wings for when i watch that shit 🤣😵‍💫

[@spiny7326]

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[@gershonhopster]

That S-KK-S-KK-S intro into the next part…

[@robertsimpson2208]

See you in Leeds, UK 🙌

[@moodmusic4life]

This brings me pleasure

[@chaddebeau0308]

So sick

[@nickharrisriffs]

Super tight cover. Your technique is solid 👊

[@andrewharrington6742]

Always girthy. Keep tub thumpin pal.

[@silasmansilla3395]

incredible performance, I saw you in several full sets in 2022 and I was wondering who that drummer would be, and indeed it was you!, PD: here between us, you keep the tempo better than Trey, but shhhhhh don't tell anyone haha

[@Jelle97S]

When you practice/cover songs like this do you listen to it through your monitor or do you play it from memory and play only clicks in your monitor?

[@wimmeltje]

Sick playing dude! Stoked to see you on the next tour

[@chancesopenstudio]

🔥🔥

[@planetgame779]

Meshuggah - violent sleep of reason , would be so fun

[@cindyalibaster5409]

just discovered satyr and yourself! awesome drumming btw. also are you hitting your thigh every snare hit? i noticed this and wonder if this is common or just your thing? haha

[@Brodytaylorsmith]

Thanks a lot. Yeah, I hit my leg every time I hit a rimshot. Not everyone does this but a lot of people do. Kinda just enables me to hit the exact same way every time. I’m trying to see if I can start doing it without hitting my leg though lately haha.

[@Jayelly12]

🐐🐐🐐🐐

[@tomistenqvist1311]

Are you playing on the tour? Flying over to Stockholm to see the sweet line up.

[@Brodytaylorsmith]

Yep. I talk about it in the description! See ya there.

[@jairusswint6703]

Nice. Is that the 2023 tour schedule?

[@Brodytaylorsmith]

Thank u dood. Those are just dates for a Europe tour happening in Feb/March.

[@Southboundpachyderm]

Hey dude, just a question. How are you counting the syncopated kick against the crash notes? I fucking suck at syncopations.

[@RyRyHammy]

Brody, what model of Tama drums are you playing, and what size is your kick drum?

[@Brodytaylorsmith]

Hey, it’s a Tama Superstar Hyperdrive Birch kit & a Tama SLP Dynamic Bronze snare. The kick is a 22x18”

[@RyRyHammy]

@@Brodytaylorsmith thank you very much! Your kit and mix sounds soooooo good!!

[@RyRyHammy]

Also, are those Evans clear G2’s on your tom’s, and what reso heads do you use?

[@Brodytaylorsmith]

@@RyRyHammy yep. Clear G1’s on bottom.

[@RyRyHammy]

@@Brodytaylorsmith thank you so much. I am doing some experimenting with different heads on my kit and have been wondering what is working well for others!

[@nolanlewitzke6189]

I feel sorry for that left thigh lol

[@josephmorgan5048]

Bros the most un enthusiastic drummer I’ve ever seen lool😂