Drum Teacher Reacts: NAVENE KOPERWEIS | Entheos - 'Perpetual Miscalculations' | (2021 Reaction)

[@kchez5586]

Thanks Andrew! Was worth the wait! haha. No worries! Yes, he does use that set up live, there's a full set on Audio Tree Live that really shows how good this band is. I was hoping to get to see them live last year but Covid had other plans. He does switch up his set up around a lot too - from the "Orbinated"/no toms up top setup here, to one or two rack toms and single or double floors, there's a lot of differnt configurations in various videos. He also did a one man band project after Animals as Leaders that is really wild (electronica djent?) where he has a bunch of loops running, playing guitar and drums. The singer of Entheos is his wife and they do a really cool podcast mostly about music/band life and have a lot of cool guests - Alex Rudinger was on recently, and talked about some different topics that don't get discussed often. Sick player, crazy good band and all around cool people - glad you enjoyed it!

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Freaking awesome pick! There must be some gold still to come in the patreon picks! Thank you for the support!!!

[@Iamsmallfry]

Unless I missed it, now can you do the same song, but he and Chaney Crabb “practicing “. It’s my favorite.

[@cooltechnician]

He is one of my favorite drummers cause of the groove, rhythm and energy he puts into his drumming. And Entheos is one of my favorite bands,, they are kind of weird technical Death Metal but I really enjoy what they bring. Luckily they are finished soon with their new album.. can’t wait to listen to it. Great reaction.. Cheers from Norway

[@MellonVegan]

Weird is good. I feel like when Tech Death meets extra ingredient X (often Jazz but could be whatever), that's when the magic happens.

[@Quake18]

go check navene k's first band, Animosity, extremely similar to Entheos and fuckin MAD good

[@barrettKiwi]

He also does the guitars for a lot of Entheos’ stuff, especially recently as it’s just him and Chaney (on vocals). Super keen to hear what they’re working on.

[@cooltechnician]

@@barrettKiwi yeah I’m aware of that, I follow them very closely. I even started the Entheos fan community on Facebook, just love this band.

[@LukCPL]

Probably my favorite drummer. Everything he plays is just so effin tasty and precise, and he makes it look effortless.

[@artscendence]

He’s a great guitarists to boot

[@liliIiliIilil]

Fleshwrought's Dementia/Dyslexia is a very underrated album.

[@num8ers]

@@liliIiliIilil Amen to that

[@trowabarton222]

Love me some Entheos!

[@joeym.9868]

Navene is the best all around drummer ever. He's played with so many bands. Hoods, Animosity, Entheos, Fleshwrought (his solo tech. Death metal album), Animals as Leaders, The Faceless and Navene.K (his solo electronic project) And he's recorded drums for the newest Whitechapel, newest Machine Head singles and the soon to be released Job for a Cowboy! He can literally play anything!

[@kanedalton7017]

I seen this guy live supporting tesseract once, he played a set just by himself 😂 he was incredible

[@charliekirkpatrick695]

I saw him on that same tour! At the Thekla in Bristol!

[@sicboi80]

Navene is such a monster on drums. God-tier level. I hope you get the chance to see him play live with Entheos.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

I'd love to see him live for sure!

[@just.some.dud3]

Entheos is one of my favorite bands and Navene is one of my favorite drummers. Absolute monster! Great video!

[@demoralizer941]

He is currently working on the new album, doing all the instrumentation this time around.

[@taylorgerlitz1390]

my favorite musician. love all his writing and playing on both drums and guitar.

[@krenwregget7667]

really enjoyed this video as I've never heard of this drummer before but he's super tight, clean and makes really interesting musical choices. He also plays with great groove and energy.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

I agree Kren!

[@colbs3440]

Check out his Meinl videos. Dude just keeps getting better.

[@i.r.drummer]

The circle of amazing drummers that he’s a part of is insanely awesome. He’s the studio drummer for White Chapel’s last album, and then they just pick up his buddy Alex Rudinger to be their touring and ultimately permanent drummer. Like “I’m bored playing djent/tech metal. I’ll just do session death metal work so I can play some blast beats, and Rudy can learn my parts for the album tour and do it full time.”

[@dwreck]

came here to say this. fucking insane.

[@cannibalcorpse123]

This guy is a machine! Never heard of him before, my reaction to this was pretty much the same. Has all the heavy elements with alot of groove which I love

[@extirpatebabel]

He is like a modern drum legend in the metal community. He played in numerous bands and even plays guitar proficiently, which is displayed on his side project band Flewhwrought. The vocals were done by Johnny from Job for A Cowboy.

[@wxmaggot5669]

Have never seen Navene play, never heard of him. I will pay more attention now. Incredibly clean, mesmerising performance!! I'm a new fan.

[@robgas7507]

Just a technical beast, total blaster

[@PGALGA]

So glad you made a video on this man, hes a genius

[@thedruidzmademe666]

hes also gonna be doing drum duties for the new Job For A Cowboy album. he will do great

[@dekeferrell7265]

Wait a minute....... there's a new JFAC album coming out?!

[@kaynesantor8136]

The bass player in this band is evan brewer. If you ever want to see some god tier bass stuff, check him out. I believe he was taught by reggie and victor wooten. Dont quote me on that. Actually, never quote me.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Wow that'd be crazy if it's true!

[@cooltechnician]

He was the bassist but he quitted in 2019 I think... And then their guitarist Travis LeVrier also quitted last year. So now there's only Navene and Chaney in the band and they will get some cool people as touring musicians eventually

[@kchez5586]

​@@AndrewRooneyDrums Yes, he talks about it in an interview - he said that since he was learning the instrument that he thought how they played was "normal".

[@Magdalena8008s]

It is true. When he was living in Nashville I was able to catch him live doing solo shows and he was nice enough to hang out afterwards and answer question after question.

[@andersonolive4553]

The father Ted meme 😂. So Navene and I both lived in Santa Cruz before he moved to Tennessee. Check out his Instagram. He’s a total gear head and is always posting about what he uses and how he gets the best sound out of it. Constantly looking for improvements. Highly recommend giving him a follow!!! What’s even more impressive is I believe he was set up in his neighbors garage for these recordings and still able to get this killer sound!

[@lachlanrusin987]

Awesome!! Another drummer I was gonna request haha another beast!

[@13spiders]

Navene is incredible, good choice! Check out his work in Fleshwrought as well! 10/10 He played this setup live when I saw them in 2016. Sounded incredible!

[@wolframreactor74]

Definitely enjoyed the second half. Spectacular composition.

[@liliIiliIilil]

We should check out his work in Animals As Leaders next. Matt Garstka has more fusion leanings, but Navene's work was foundational to the sound of the band.

[@SataNick666]

He notoriously plays small drums and cymbals. He’s even cut cymbals down to make them smaller. Also changes his setup all the time. I’ve seen him live a couple times and have followed him via socials, ever-changing amd evolving setups.

[@leeland446]

I will never forget seeing him with AAL at the Crazy Donkey in NY, i was floored by all the AAL GUYS but Navene was so good i didnt want to believe it wasnt being played on a track. Insane talent

[@brandenoller2404]

Navene is a fucking beast. I never get tired of watching him play, absolutely unreal

[@hypnosis4207]

I really like his quick linear drum fill! Dang I need to work on my tuning 😂😂😆😆

[@lantzkeefer6]

So much incredible talent out there, and here's another example of that.Mindblowing🤘

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Couldn't agree more!

[@edwardrummer]

Father Ted references make van dam dance 💃

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Now we are TALKIN'

[@retnuhretsnom96emanymton18]

Sweet mother of sticks in figs; what a stbank face! Nice nice NOICE! FRIGGIN AWESOME DRUMMER/whateverelse(musician period) Thanks for the upload and thanks for the bloke that picked him. Blessings of Akatosh upon yee

[@dekeferrell7265]

Navene is more than a great drummer he is a great musician. I've seen him with Animosity (his best work IMO) AAL & Entheos. When I last saw him with entheos I was lucky enough to get him to sign a drum head I had laying around which I framed and it hangs in my mancave. Dude shreds.

[@myjessicajourney1915]

Remember seeing him on tour with AAL back in the day and just couldn't believe how easy and effortless he made the drumming looked. Just, like, I absolutely know the stuff he's playing is ridiculously technical, but you wouldn't have known it just by looking at him.

[@demoralizer941]

I saw him play with animosity in a church basement in Philadelphia. He was the youngest guy out of 5 bands and hands down the best. Circa 2005 ish

[@GregorySkidmore]

Seen Navene play live a few times. All of those performances were on smaller kits. As a fan boy, I gotta say that the barrier between band and audience was diminished and the raw prowess of his style is showcased on stage. It's much more personal. I'm sure that the drum tech is to thank for such beautiful representation of Navene's playing (it's probably him) with the band. Entheos rules.

[@trafalgerdavis7839]

I am totally digging the accents on the splash stacked cymbals he has with his bass drum notes. very nice. His feel is really different from a typical death metal drummer, because he seems to have feel!! Can't explain it.

[@JohnSmith-hl7kd]

Seems to? Death metal drumming has feel.

[@jimmywaun8864]

“God thats a mouthful” that’s what she said-thats what she said-that’s what she said!!!!!

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

😂👌

[@buckfuttler2877]

the BEST drummer AAL has ever had. yes, I said it.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

FIGHTING WORDS!

[@buckfuttler2877]

@@AndrewRooneyDrums lol indeed!

[@artscendence]

Oof

[@gregatron11]

Agreed

[@wyattbarton2678]

I agree🤷‍♂️

[@Silentghos]

Wow! Super nice flair and mega powerful playing. Love it 🙏🏼

[@nnnooowwwaaayyy]

This dude is the real deal.

[@cgafken]

Navene has done some solo electronic music and the songs and music videos are both mind blowing-ly cool. Highly recommend

[@JeffDesmond]

That snare sounds ridiculously good. Especially for 250 dollars.

[@timrobinson9192]

I loved this, deffo going to check out the band. HELL YES ! 👍👍👍☮☮☮

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Great Tim!

[@t3hgir]

I have some drum charts of Entheos stuff for the program Phase Shift (lets you visualize the chart in real time along with the music). They are incredibly difficult to say the least. Also I saw Navene and co live a couple of years back, they were so clean live. Considering the material it's quite insane.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

I bet those charts are insanity

[@t3hgir]

@@AndrewRooneyDrums some cool licks and concepts to steal from though!

[@RonaldRumRaisin]

you got me with Fadder Ted!

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

YESSSSS

[@Drumsholic]

Amazing Drummer!!!!!

[@asheshinfinite3766]

He's using his hihat top as his ride!😁 And yup, he gets right down to business!👍

[@dangibbes3963]

Bro, Nick Yacyshyn of SUMAC/Baptists. The single most mind blowing drummer to me in heavy music right now. Dave Grohl even came out and said that Nick is his favorite drummer. There’s a rain city fest drum cam of a Baptists set from a few years back that you HAVE to see.

[@springy-2112]

Really enjoyed this ..Totally not my genre but Wow what a fantastic drummer ! btw ..just an aside Neil Peart used two 18 inch kicks in the early days. and I've seen loads of Jazz drummers with 18s .. Any way thanks again, another super talented musician brought to the fore 👍🏻☮❤

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Thanks for the info!

[@schamp0]

I’m POSITIVE it has been requested, but have you considered creating a play along drum video for Flight of the Conchords?? Your Patreon would EXPLODE!!! Also, great content. New sub. Stoked.

[@oz542]

Bro your edits are hilarious lol

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

LOL Thanks for watching!

[@jio5341]

Thank you Mate for putting my comment in your video lol Your hilarious Jiovanni from the united states

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Any time Jiovanni! HAHA

[@toxicmatrix1337]

That ride absolutely cuts through.

[@toxicmatrix1337]

and it ends up being a hi hat???

[@asheshinfinite3766]

That's his hihat top!😁

[@maxsoap5650]

I'm also curious , after watching every metal reaction you have is there any of the bands you might consider listening to in your free time? My guess would be Opeth

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Yeah totally. I'd go to an Opeth show no problem!

[@tommyf6576]

@@AndrewRooneyDrums seen them twice and they’re as tight as that video you reviewed. Amazing performance

[@-Infinite92-]

Yeah he uses that setup live, it's a bit different now as this video is from a bit ago. In a live metal setting the drums are always mic'd up, so the acoustics don't matter at all. The volume of the guitars live will completely overpower acoustic drums. So you can get away with playing whatever unique sounding kit you like live as it will just be pushed through the whole mix mic'd up. Some larger bands will even have a dedicated sound guy on tour to recreate the album mix as best as possible. Which when done well makes for a cool listening experience, because it feels like you're truly hearing the recorded album but performed live.

[@ghiblinerd6196]

That snare

[@zephyr30]

ahhhh at last! Been asking for this guy for months! ^^ I would have picked an other track though

[@cooltechnician]

He's amazing

[@odpostulus260]

Lord Marco the husk

[@maximenadeau3469]

Chris Coleman - Go 🙏

[@fattymcfatterson9977]

Flight of the Concords reference. Nice.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

HAHA. What a show Peter!

[@XViTNg]

I’m the immortal words of Rooney. That right there is INDEEED some “*CRISP POCKET*#

[@mariobertrand6305]

I saw them live and I think his sizes get a little bigger the kick was bigger, instead of the bottom half of a high- hat being used as a ride he uses a big ride, and cymbals are slightly bigger. The set is the same two hi-hats, no rack toms but two floor toms. I didn’t notice a significant change in sizes except on stage he actually uses ride cymbal.

[@rdm7770]

"Drum Hard" Lmao

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

LOL

[@Bathroombreakzzzzz]

Dude I keep emailing you asking if I can donate though PayPal so you can react. Aussie drummer(to many bands to list) Todd Hansen and Benighted and session drummer Kevin Paradis. Keep up the good work bro

[@nmac3718]

Im seeing this trend myself as of last few yrs smaller dimensions throughout and usually mega bell rides every other cymbal is a stack or stax 2 hats really dry dark cymbals and im also seeing more commonly 2 floor toms and zero rack toms

[@gabrielmendez5655]

That's what she said 😆

[@danieledalpoz3579]

Gavin Harrison - Nights in Tunisia!!

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

I bet it's a gem Daniele

[@danieledalpoz3579]

@@AndrewRooneyDrums yes is it. It deserves to be watched

[@LVmanatee]

The crazy part is that he is also the guitarist for Entheos. How can he possibly master both instruments?

[@bed22455]

That's pretty sick that his ride is a hi hat bottom

[@bed22455]

The kick drum I'm sure has triggers, so size doesn't matter, as to the cymbals I have no idea if he uses that setup live

[@paulitanpaul4]

I always preferred smaller size gear live and studio

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

More control!

[@Max-dd4ow]

You react to Daniel Platzman Vic firth drum can playing believer

[@CannibalCars]

Fr. Ted! 🤝👋👋👋🇮🇪

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Haha!

[@MetalMax78]

You should check out drummer Gene Hoglan playing the song "skeksis"🤘🏻🥁

[@richardstowell7204]

You really should go back and listen to AAL and watch live recording of CAFO. Might be one of the best songs hes ever played.

[@MrPOMPOMME]

Who completed Entheos song .. Genius peeps 😂😂

[@Daverb_vrgr]

Watch out Anup Sastry with olly steeles - open Its so nice

[@mikemike-yw3pn]

Hes used that setup live

[@twelvelookslike]

You should hear his wife do the vocals

[@MellonVegan]

Awesome! Not the guy who donated for this but I absolutely love Navene's work. Personally like the Dark Future era stuff even more (even groovier than some of the sections here) but it's all great. Just a shame that they went a totally different direction after the bassist and guitarist left (it's now just his gf on vox and him doing everything else, like a beast). Here are 2 completely different things by him if you want to check out more (whether on video or not, though the latter is a bit short): kzbin.info/www/bejne/hajafHSPibaFmpY kzbin.info/www/bejne/n57Kp5SJZqiZZ5I

[@MellonVegan]

And this is just my favourite song, period. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rmnIn4uvrrBmq8k

[@cooltechnician]

@@MellonVeganYeah he's awesome and he's one of my favourite drummers. And The World Without Us is amazing ! If you really like Entheos please join us here: facebook.com/groups/2730120887077779/?ref=share

[@dmtts1350]

father Ted 😂

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

🇮🇪☘️

[@kirandesai1994]

He's also recorded the recent Whitechapel album!

[@dawidtrepkowski642]

mics are fixed inside drums lol

[@oaps1]

Someone pay this man to go back over a more fitting Matt Garstka performance like Ectogensis

[@matthewserz]

You picked the wrong one, should have reacted to Primal... holy s***!

[@nicdelacroix]

Hi Andrew, great one but I just figured out you don't seem to have reacted to any ELP video (Emerson, Lake and Palmer). I suggest this one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZPGaoiQfrair5Y Just watch the first minute with the comments on how dedicated these guys were. After that, you can skip the 7 minutes "warm-up" (or not) and get in the real drum stuff at 8 min 30 sec. About minutes of crazy drum solo. The whole show is a masterpiece its own. Enjoy.

[@tommyf6576]

Has anyone requested Nyangostar? Anyone playing drums in an anime costume of an apple is amazing in itself

[@brenmfffusmc7803]

He is just as good live as any of the studio playthroughs.

[@SockerConny80]

Navene is another drummer heavily influenced by Travis Orbin. The kit setup is a dead giveaway but you can also hear it in the playing. For those of you who have never tried it, I warmly recommend trying it out, especially if you want to play more open handed.

[@SauceBoss69]

Dude, I couldn’t even follow any of that.

[@jamisonandrewmanhorvaththe1124]

If you wanna know, it’s mostly all in 4, with some displaced 7/8 at the end. Entheos, Navene in general, does some odd phrasing, so the songs sound kinda wack sometimes. Navene also does this thing a lot in Entheos’ songs where he’s blasting, then he does a little double bass fill, and stops the blasting, which could be interpreted as a measure of 5, an example would be at 4:10.

[@marcagins3492]

There is no doubt this guy has some serious chops, but I am growing tired of drumming as a sport. Where is the musicality? The groove? The dynamics? Does everything need to happen at 200+ BPM? Do your cymbals really need to be cranked down so tight that all you hear is the attack and zero sustain? Call me old, but this shit is getting old

[@whoisharo4689]

This stuff sucks. He shoulda stayed in Animals