Drum Teacher Reacts: TOOL - Forty Six & 2 / Drum Covered by YOYOKA

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

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[@andrewplumb6544]

Apart from school, YOYOKA is currently a regular for a couple of rock numbers every couple of weeks at the Ulimate Jam show at the Whisky A Go Go, is recording albums with the Ken Ocada Group and recently, with the same band breezed through a 1hour 50minute set at the San Jose Jazz Break Room venue. She was a full member of the band taking mid-number solos and an individual one, all in the jazz idiom. Right up your Street Andrew. Hope you have a chance to peek. The penultimate number Traces I find intriguing starting aroung the 1hr40 mark of the full video of the set on the San Jose Jazz channel.

[@jkf9167]

The part that blows my mind is the ghost notes in the section that starts for the first time at 5:15. Danny Carey doesn't play them (or rather he plays them once on the intro to the second chorus), but Yoyoka plays them every time, and they're ridiculously uniform each time. They help glue the riff together and support the vocal. She really makes the song her own because you can really hear her more Bonham/Ian Paice-influenced style at the same time as she's hitting all of the touchpoints of the original.

[@hairychris444]

Yeah, the snare ghosting is very different compared to the original. A really good idea to fill things out on a smaller kit too. Very creative!

[@diogenesagogo]

Effortless grace. This is transcendental.

[@KansaSCaymanS]

I don’t think there is anything or any genre of music that Yoyoka can’t play. Even at age 14, her talent and ability to quickly learn and flawlessly perform new songs with seemingly little effort makes her an ideal session drummer. 🤯 (as usual)

[@chrisegbertky]

In the bones In the body In the brain W O W ! 😮 YOYOKA is a rare individual and we are blessed to share the planet with her. Now that being said YOU make our appreciation grow with your reaction! Thank you!

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

👐

[@pheddupp]

It would be a serious understatement to say that Yoyoka is a drum prodigy. She is outrageously loose and tight at the same time. As cool as a cucumber. Yoyoka is also obviously very happy while playing drums and that is what's really important in the end. I have been following her drumming since she was 8 years old and she still never ceases to amaze me.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

GREAT player

[@alastairbishop2450]

"outrageously loose and tight at the same time" - that's it exactly. She's playing stuff you know is difficult, but for her it doesn't just look easy, she *inhabits* the music. She plays everything as if she wrote it!

[@tomtompkins7546]

Above all, she is so relaxed when she plays. Efficiency of motion.

[@prltqdf9]

It's like Tai chi on drums.

[@tapsX3]

@@prltqdf9 Good comparison.

[@pauljakola8017]

She is so solid. Allways in the pocket. Love her musical skills, and I am also a big fan of your reactions

[@uGotGot1618]

I loooooooved her addition of ghost notes throughout. Such a tasty choice. Definitely subscribing to her page.

[@michaelk8642]

Wow! I am impressed! She plays so effortlessly and really nailed this song. She was 'in the pocket' from the first hit to the very last!

[@Rob-Yule]

Awesome reaction as always and technical breakdown. Prior to this cover release she had already played this live unrehearsed with no sound check at Whiskey A Go Go with pro musicians she had not played with and absolutely drove the bus with authority! A school night as well. The respect she is gathering from all the musicians she plays with is excellent. I love your comments about not needing gear to cover a song. Many people seem to equate skill with the amount of gear you have. Neil Peart showed this during a Buddy Rich tribute with a simple kit.

[@namorlam]

Another example of what you are saying is that of John Henry Bonham.

[@chrisegbertky]

Carl Palmer of Emerson, Lake and Palmer had a massive kit with a huge gong and tubular bells. Big big kit. I saw a youtube video recently with him and a snare and sticks. Unbelievable! It was astounding the variety of music he created with just that. A great talent!

[@ericdravenX00X]

Im totally engaged along with enamored by the drumming abilities everytime i watch Yoyoka. Great choice for a review.

[@namorlam]

Thank you Andrew for your always relevant comments. The more I look at Yoyoka the more I see Bonzo, not a big drum set but so effective in her mastery of her instrument. Extraordinary. If you have a chance, go see her performance at the Whiskey-a-Gogo that she posted online.

[@sledge1swede654]

By all the videos about YOYOKA over the years it is just mindblowing to follow the evolusion she been able to show almost in realtime she is the definition and a pioneer in many regards and her mucisianship and hunger for getting better is even more impressive a true soul of a real didicated personality and at this age.Respect.

[@Averseinsomniac]

I love Yoyoka, been watching her for years. Best smile behind the drum set.

[@wabudo]

Her snare work is something else. The ghost notes ring in my spine.

[@florisbackx1744]

There is being able to play a cover perfectly and there is owning the track completely, making it your own, make it groove and let it SLAP! Yoyoka makes it SLAP!

[@danielmolenda2073]

She’s doing amazing job. Her accents on the drums is so perfect. I seem to live TooL. I know that song is really difficult to play one of those songs you really go to study the music. Also, I wanted to say thank you for your KZbin page. I enjoy it a lot.

[@bjs001001]

Been following her since she was a little girl. She is definitely a drumming prodigy.

[@gixxerboy555]

same here

[@shankerramesh9673]

yes a drumming great in making

[@nyamnyam1416]

I am a Japanese expat living in NZ (Whangarei). I myself come from Hokkaido, Japan like Yoyoka does. So I feel quite familiar with both you and Yoyoka. And that's why I watch your reaction videos. I prefer watching yours to other reaction guys. I am so proud of Yoyoka taking the world by storm with her talent.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Thanks for sharing! Hope you are enjoying NZ

[@nyamnyam1416]

@@AndrewRooneyDrums yeah mate. I lived in Aussie for 11 years and NZ 10. No place Id rather be.

[@ThePallidor]

What a prodigious prodigy she turned out to be, fulfilling the promise of her early years.

[@APaganPerspective]

Her kit SOUNDS like a BEAST

[@johnhirtle4300]

I love how at the end she seemlessly transitions from matrix dimention alt universe zen master to kid ❤😂

[@robdaniel3211]

There is also a Yoyoka drum solo done at a Junior High about a week ago if you want to check out her “own” chops.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

I’ll check it out 👌

[@chrisegbertky]

​@AndrewRooneyDrums I promise you won't be sorry you did! So good!

[@DirectionlessStudent]

I think Yoyoka walks around, eats, and probably breathes in pocket.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

🤣👌

[@magnushallin3640]

Even her press rolls come out in time

[@halweiss8671]

She probably lives on pita bread and loves kangaroos.

[@Glen.Black.]

Thanks for the great reaction, AS ALWAYS! But, with all due respect Andrew, at this point is she really "tackling" a song, as you say, or just looking for a song that challenges her to the point where she actually has to think about what she's playing and not "what's for dinner"? I'm jesting you Andrew, but it's true. In an interview a while back she was asked, "What do you think about when you're playing a song?" And our "cheeky" (Ian Paice reference) little friend says, "Sometimes, I'm thinking about what's for dinner." And as usual, she takes a really complex song and just makes it look like any beginner could play it. YOYOKA is truly amazing. And thanks for providing that difficulty level , would love to hear that on all her songs, as some of us are not musicians and it helps us understand how really great she is, or is that just redundant? LOL Thanks again!

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

That’s important. Really good sign she is out of her head. Flow state 🙌

[@Glen.Black.]

@@AndrewRooneyDrums 😀 Indeed! That's just one of the many things that separates her from the rest of us mortals!

[@muppetpaster]

Yoyoka is blessed with an amazing talent....Awesome what she does......

[@donnelson6694]

Great reaction/analysis. Yoyoka never disappoints.

[@ZIG4ZAG20]

Yeah, she’s a keeper. 1)It’s a DRUM solo INSTEAD of a guitar solo in the middle section. 2)Playing THAT song on a minimalistic set is awesome 3)Your restraint on pausing the video(I could see when you wanted to and didn’t)is admirable but what was with that St. Anger sounding snare. Going to see Tool in January so can’t wait for that. 4th time since 2002🤘🥁🖖🎸✌️🎤

[@ros8737]

Excellent point! She looks to be waiting with the sticks already in place, never looks rushed to keep up with what the original drummer came up with on the edge of their abilities at the time.

[@bigchunkybubbles]

She plays like a lot of great classical musicians-the instrument is a natural extension of the body, which is an expression of inner intention. Like you said, Andrew, she looks slower than she is because there’s nothing wasted in the path from the mind to the instrument. The great piano teacher Sebok used to say, “You don’t have to DO anything, it’s already in the music.”

[@kdfox2007]

A tour de force. Yoyoka is fantastic. As she matures she will gain enormous power and leverage to create her own path

[@SandraAlbarran-tq5xs]

Dios le dio un talento inimaginable, unico

[@timmiller7111]

You know what you are going to get when you listen to Yoyoka. Never disappoints.

[@shaunledington9659]

This is just effortless. Even Danny looks like he isn’t anywhere near as relaxed!

[@hamishbartholomaeus]

Ther is only one word for that; “crisp!” 🔥⚔️

[@Tbanyas1]

She is simply amazing. That was so much fun to watch.

[@robdaniel3211]

Check out Yoyoka with a full band covering “You Could Be Mine” by Guns N Roses live at Whisky A Go-Go. She’s been playing there a lot lately with great musicians whom she’s never played with before. Even on your own time.

[@robdaniel3211]

At 14, she is playing there starting at like 10 pm and just killing it.

[@nederlanditism1154]

Song has now also been covered by Yoyoka and Maya Neelakantan (only 11 years old, plays guitar).

[@R-Mouse2299]

Can you imagine where this young lady is going to be in 10 15 20 years? Unreal!

[@cairney0037]

hardwork to be that good man she puts the work in she sounds great great pick

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Yup plenty of work gone in. Can hear that!

[@cairney0037]

@@AndrewRooneyDrums I've been learning purple rain and I think after about 300 attempts finally all my my scoups crashes etc finally right lol this Danny Carrey stuff I'm needing another few years practice lol but I have upgraded my kit roland vad 504 armed with an sd card so I can record the whole song now iys great lol 😆

[@haroldseaman4243]

Outstanding!!!

[@wayne7725]

The suspense isssss killing me .😂 I don't know if you remember our conversation about Yoyoka last fall . I said she was going into the stratosphere this comming year, and I hoped the earth's gravity could hold on to her. I believe next year we better have Yoyoka fitted for a space suit , tethered or at the very least keep her in doors.😂

[@BenjWarrant]

Yoyoka's ghost notes are mighty.

[@jooei2810]

I am in tears!

[@d.scottjohnstone6813]

AMAZING! SIMPLY AMAZING! ROCK ON YOYOKA!

[@chrisburke7646]

She makes everything look so easy and fun 😊

[@jamescooper-hope6930]

No matter what, Yoyoka is gonna work it out 👌

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

👌

[@MichaelIrons-d5v]

THE PROF MAKES IT LOOK SO DARN EASY, WHEN ITS NOT, REMINDS ME OF MR MYAGY PAINT ON PAINT OF, KILLER, LOVED THE VID UPSUM MT CHEERS M.

[@MichaelIrons-d5v]

thanks mt.

[@emanuelmota7217]

I've never been entranced by watching a drummer before Yoyoka. She simply DEMANDS attention. I feel sorry for her future lead singers.

[@filton12]

(Disclaimer: Not a drummer or musician of any kind). From her channel it looks like she spent the summer playing in multiple bands. It has really matured her, her pocket is great, and she looks so comfortable, so relaxed, never rushed. Obviously, a difference from only playing with backing tracks all the time.

[@wayne7725]

Yoyoka has been doing gigs since she was under 5 years old . I believe the biggest thing in the last year is she had instruction up until this year she was mostly self taught. 😊

[@billmiller2524]

Danny is subscribed and loving this young lady.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Great :)

[@margheritasyll8879]

Questo pezzo mi toglie il respiro...Yoyoka fantastica

[@mikeanglada742]

Me and my Cuz will See Tool and Danny next month for the first time in Our nearly 50 years... Can't Wait!!! She's just Playin with Us... She's Ready for What's Next!!! 🤘❤🤘 Long Live Yoyoka Soma!!!!!

[@philipmorris57]

What an absolute joy Roono ❤ thank you both 💖

[@よしよっしん]

よよかちゃんを評価している様がとても好きでつい見ています。

[@jooei2810]

That “wau” in the middle just nails it, this is phenomenal!

[@nancyhenderson3551]

WOW ! WOW ! WOW ! 🥁🥁🥁🥁 👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@the1khronohs40]

Wow! That was fantastic!

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

🤘

[@hankingaround713]

She makes it look so easy!

[@petewalton5068]

For an old guy that can just count to four, i couldn't imagine playing Tool while looking bored wow!

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

HAHA! I hear ya

[@Chronicseedsinc]

Awesome ❤, Thank you Andrew ✌🏻

[@Canine77]

Wow! Amazing.

[@keithallpress9885]

Hey Andrew check out Yoyoka playing Hotel el Hot with the Ken Okada group, where she is clearly reading music! Looks like she has picked up an new skill from her music school studies.

[@janbleeker]

She told that she uses the sheet to follow the music / other musicians. There is no drum score.

[@andrewplumb6544]

​@@janbleekerI think you are correct. I guess you've seen the San Jose Jazz gig. She had charts for that but for jazz with all the improvisation there'll be no drum chart. She'll just need to know the game plan. And she did!😮

[@5891jonathan]

I saw a video showing Yoyoka playing with printed music in front of her. She now reads or is at least learning.

[@kurtschmidt9760]

Need to react to her latest video. Steely Dans home at last. I think you will like it. By the way great reaction.

[@chrisburke7646]

Yoyoka is brilliant so fun to watch

[@jooei2810]

Yoyoka is the greatest!

[@ChurchOfTheHolyMho]

"Yoyoka doesn't read music" I question this now... I know that had been the case previously. In her videos in the studio recording with Ken Okada, she has a music stand next to her hats, and a time or two she looks over at it. I can't tell (in 360p) what is on the page... but it looks too long to be a chart, yet not dense enough to be a note for note drum score. Even if it is simply melody + changes... she does appear to be referring to it. So, I'd guess she has been working on it. and that's awesome!

[@janbleeker]

If I understood Yoyoka correctly, she ‘follows’ the music on the papers, so she knows where everyone is in the song. She doesn’t use the papers to read a drum score.

[@ChurchOfTheHolyMho]

@@janbleeker OK. Good to know... That means that she can follow along, so it is coming. :) I know when I watched a few of Andrew's playing to Drumeo videos - I started building the connection between "this is what I see" and "this is what I hear." Sounds like Yoyoka is on her way... So happy for her! Thanks for the update / correction!

[@rmtsohyang-yoyoka6013]

Yoyoka has learned to read music now. see her jazz sessions she is site reading, she said she can do most that way but the still getting better.

[@BenjWarrant]

That would be 'sight' reading.

[@Hilarious1972]

I love her intense look begining at 9:02.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

🤘

[@gregpaige3711]

Phenomenal cover of Danny carey!!

[@matto9734]

The sound of her snare... omg!

[@MK-su6eg]

Soon she will be playing with her drums with a yo yo, n chuks, and anything you can imagine...... it could happen! She's capable of anything! Rock on! Aloha from Hawaii

[@chrisburke7646]

So you might want to check out the O'Keefe foundation kids play forty six & 2

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

WTF!? Can't wait!

[@thelastrebelshow1627]

She’s just having fun. ✨😆🤘✨

[@Book-bz8ns]

Even Thor is jealous of the Hokkaudo Hammer! Yoyokaaaaa!!

[@derrekb4501]

Is she not the cutest? It's like watching a cute teddy bear playing badass rock drums! Insane. She is among the very best and purest. There maybe better drummers (few) none maybe better than her natural feel and abilities. Yoyoko rocks!

[@chrisburke7646]

Welcome to America yoyoka

[@raulb.amaral3575]

Na minha opinião tem que ser ousado e corajoso para reproduzir as batidas do Danny Carey. Algumas pessoas se saem bem e esse menino é uma delas. Mandou muito. Muito foda.

[@rafanj824]

É uma menina, ela arrebenta. Só de pensar em tentar tocar algo do Danny já é corajoso. Brabo demais.

[@raulb.amaral3575]

@@rafanj824 krl vacilei, então essa menina manda muito.

[@BenjWarrant]

I have absolutely no doubt that she could do it, but I'd love to see Yoyoka cover Yes' _Heart of the sunrise,_ which IMHO is the most sustained piece of drumming creativity in all of rock music, Danny Carey notwithstanding.

[@kjisnot]

She resembles Keith Moon with her head motions and mouthing the words.

[@sammencia7945]

That Soma Pocket groove.

[@jaron91]

Tool songs are like a layer cake.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

🤣🤣💯👌

[@Richard.Cabeza]

I wonder if Yoyoka's facility is because she does not read music. Is her ability to be in the song and play with bones/body/mind because of that?

[@BenjWarrant]

I watched a long video in which she talks about how she makes her cover videos. (Always in one take, no edits - by which she probably means 'cuts'.) She talked about placing the microphones, producing the final version on video-editing software. In the video, she casually mentions that she usually listens to a song *2 or 3 times* before she films her cover. I'm like - *WHAT?*

[@Glen.Black.]

Hey Andrew. I re-watch a lot of your reactions (because they are great) to YOYOKA when they come up in the side bar. While watching, you commented on her "new" crossover thing. Made me laugh because of a fairly recent video she posted where she did a crazier version of the crossover while playing with Simon Phillips (former drummer for Toto, Judas Priest and The Who). Simon's reaction just cracked me the hell up. I won't tell you what it was, but a little clue: Simon got schooled by YOYOKA....lol I mean that in a good and humorous way, with absolutely no disrespect to Simon Phillips. He's a legend! You should check it out for a laugh. If you don't want to watch the whole thing, it happens during her run at 1:50 " Mini Drum Battle with Simon Phillips " kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y6iTZpyeotOMgbc. I think I even loved YOYOKA's reaction to Simon's reaction better. Have to say YOYOKA is already a legend herself. No need to wait for fame and fortune to prove that! Enjoy!

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Thanks for the recommend Glen!! 🙏

[@Glen.Black.]

@@AndrewRooneyDrums 😀

[@tonymarshall8833]

THE GROOVEGIRL

[@VinzClorthokeymasterofGozer]

Love the Tie Fighter. Man Vader could play a mean set.

[@Proranis]

i love the saying "there is always an asian better than you" cause its so fucking true

[@davidhaney1394]

Dont worry Andrew , its not just you , shes better than all of us .......pff...hahha

[@ericvalkenaar6276]

As always, ONE TAKE!

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

That's what we want

[@340rps]

I am convinced there ain't nothing she can't play.

[@Sweden2023]

O M G Yoyo 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@iamtangaroa]

Tomorrow I am going to turn my drum sticks into chop sticks

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

LOL

[@RedSinter]

Love to see or hear her tackle Polyphia Ego Death or Playing God...

[@edwardstatham7008]

I would like to see Yoyoka play with Danny

[@nigelgunn_W8IFF]

Whilst Yoyoka is extremely talented and competent (I'd not heard of her 'till now), I think Sina-Drums has one of the biggest listener base on YT.

[@frankandre4385]

Yoyoka makes AI look stupid...🤤

[@jakecameron2976]

Do some John Kew please

[@academaciated7466]

Nice 👍🏻

[@andrewplumb6544]

Yes. Who would you rather have in your band?

[@academaciated7466]

@@andrewplumb6544 There was a time when my music catalog was exclusive to Rush, Primus, Dream Theater, and Tool. 🔥🔥🔥🔥