Drumline - Final Battle ...but I play every drum

[@EMCproductions]

Who won the battle - me or me?

[@amazngdrummr27]

ME! EHeheheheheeee!!!

[@zanderman27]

You, but you had some good parts as well

[@bumpus.-_-.2]

I despawn now *Despawning*

[@drumset09]

me Although me was a close second

[@randal_gibbons]

You absolutely won, hands down. You didn't do too badly, but you needs more practice.

[@ysgdhio]

One band, one sound...

[@VisionOneCreatives]

Best comment on any video ever! LOLOLOLLOLOLOOOLLOL

[@maxp2305]

A&T

[@asqwert2121]

One MAN one Sound

[@HEAVYCHEVY409]

taking that literally lol

[@tatyananachelle4684]

@@asqwert2121 That part lol

[@lildrummerboy5673]

I can’t even imagine how long this took to edit. Respect.

[@maldenfoster]

Dude always has edits like this I swear the effort he puts into these videos is crazy

[@starfallstudioanimations1613]

Agreed I could never do this every morning

[@tylerclair1742]

And not to mention, he also did the scores for it too? Literally insane. Props to this man

[@Gillysaurxx]

Thats a Marine for ya

[@MrBrutalPelican]

One take

[@lildrummerboy5673]

This man either spends 34 hours editing every video or he has like 40 Identical siblings that all play drums.

[@meandmyEV]

I actually had the thought: "wow he must have had a hard time finding shirts for everyone." It has been a long year.

[@dansv1]

Or he is just crazy good at editing,

[@AzrealMaximus]

GOOD MORNING! Legend has it that he's got of D&B size drumline worth of identical siblings.

[@TonyPerez816]

Or at an absolutely perfect covid-19 pastime.

[@tacocraft604]

Eric carrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[@Bottlecap0]

No social distancing, no masks. I dunno about this one eric

[@98Brando]

Aye man this was refreshing as hell to see man. Going to 2 HBCUs and marching snare for both, this is great lol. The fact that you actually took time to transcribe and play this out is great. Unity👏🏾

[@carl-stevensinkler163]

BRO EXACTLY!!!!!!!!!! 🙃🙃🙃‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@Tairqthephotoman2024]

A×6

[@98Brando]

@Tay Numbers SCSU and BCU

[@SlayerX007]

it’s such a shame that the drumline movie ripped this off from him and didn’t give any credit...

[@jacobhanekamp2534]

I'm just waiting for it to happen.....

[@ThatDrumkKidd]

How is that even possible @slayerX007

[@ladistar]

@@ThatDrumkKidd WOOSH hahahaha

[@2koldkrank]

Explain how did the drumline ripped this off from him? And it’s there cadence?

[@MysticGacha]

@@2koldkrank I’m pretty sure it was a joke XD

[@jahleeleli3280]

Great work EMC! With that stated, as the writer of "X-Factor" the edited film version, I will eventually post a breakdown of the cadence & further emphasize the rhythmic & melodic voicing of the cadence. Initially, X-Factor was/is part of an entire percussion feature that has over 273 measures with written marimba, xylophone, timpani & accessory percussion parts! My Brothers on The Morris Brown Drumline played the 1st 50 or so measures of the piece which had an HBCU marching drumline texture & feel to it. After the movie scored with such impact, further light was shined upon & overdue respect was given to prolific HBCU drumlines such as Norfolk St., North Carolina A&T, South Carolina St., Prairie View A&M, Alabama A&M, Alabama St., Pine Bluff Univ., Bethune-Cookman, North Carolina Central, Virginia St., Texas Southern, Howard Univ. as well as the young men Harv & Ralph from BYOS & many other MEAC & SWAC drumlines I haven't mentioned. It was my honor & joy to work & teach at Morris Brown College & help push open the door for other black colleges to get the proper due notice, acknowledgement & respect for our contributions to the art of marching percussion. I say this in all honor of humility & pride because I am a working class brother from Memphis, Tennessee who has a primary background in drum set studies & performance & I never envisioned myself writing a progressive marching drum cadence/full percussion feature in which the 1st 50 or so measures would end up being played in a film by the gifted young brothers at Morris Brown in Atlanta, GA! To all of the black colleges I mentioned previously, you all keep up the outstanding work & keep pushing total musical development! 💪👍🌟

[@drumline416]

I got to say "X-Factor" is so well written. The passage with the snare solo to to the tenor solo is just insane. One of my favorite cadences I've ever heard

[@jahleeleli3280]

@@drumline416 Thank You young man. I focus on hearing parts as a musician, not just as a drummer. I was fortunate to have an outstanding high school band director at Memphis Melrose High School named Paul Hill ("Pops") from 1981 to 1983 who consistently emphasized composition & arrangement.

[@conspiracybrothergreene2969]

@Josh Lewis I remember when this movie came out senior of high school 05-06 I had just applied to Morris Brown to get told the school was closed. Ended up going to Delaware state and being a member of the EOS drumline.

[@12kh45]

@Jahleel Eli The movie Drumline inspired me to take up percussion in all my school bands from 6th-10th grade. i didn't continue down that path but i cherish the memories i had from them trying to flip my drumsticks around and playing in class, all thanks to the film.

[@jahleeleli3280]

@@12kh45 Thumbs up to you young man. 👍👍👍

[@kevinrussell403]

As a former HBCU snare drummer…I have to give you mad respect…Great job.

[@stevebishop2504]

this has to become a meme format now. “drumline - final battle, but...”

[@thomashowington7573]

I hope so, those videos would be gold

[@zayguxpo007]

“Drumline- final battle but there’s no drums” 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@BLU2Sm]

Much much respect for the time and effort put into this. As a member of an HBCU Percussion section this was dope as hell man. Clean beats too! Lol I partially blame Hollywood for the movie not being so clean but it’s whatever. Love the content and looking forward to more!

[@ajburd7997]

hey man, full kit player here: this is the type of stuff that makes me REALLY wish i had done drum line in hs.

[@SolarisX1600]

0:00 - Destruction 1:08 - Hidden Cadence 1 1:56 - Hidden Cadence 2 2:39 - No Draws 3:46 - X Factor 5:24 - Hot Sauce

[@juangone75]

I just watched Drumline this weekend. You didn’t make any of the weird faces like Nick Cannon did.

[@blazensloth8115]

Now can we get a hi-hat made of gongs.

[@BEElaine1008]

😂

[@the6ig6adwolf]

No you can not

[@lani-sg5wy]

Oh dear

[@taternater7495]

YES

[@Legac_jones3]

This solidified my thoughts of Morris brown winning that battle at the end

[@lorenzoantoniodominguezflo9116]

On chops alone? No doubt.

[@KDawg92801]

Morris brown might’ve been better. But A&T was smarter.

[@AzrealMaximus]

Nah man, EMC State University had it wrapped, but the vote to finals was stolen🤷🤣

[@Tapda97]

Of course a&t had flashier movements thats how they won im sure

[@grimm3593]

@@Tapda97 and it’s a movie…where the main character HAS to win

[@DevilWearsAdidas]

imagine submitting this as your resume for a drumline lol

[@DraggrunningMania]

Your skills are supernatural bro💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾

[@rartis1965]

Man you’ve got some serious chops! Great job at editing!

[@DaveUyan]

"don't worry about my socks man, it's a tuba thang shawty"

[@taters2883]

Lmao😂

[@josem.castorena4853]

It better be.

[@MichaelG63]

I'd have to say Eric Carr played better than Eric Carr.

[@n-man8208]

Nah, Eric Carr was playing way better than Eric Carr

[@DD-tz1cz]

You Sir, are AMAZING!!! I marched Drum & Bugle Corps in the 70’s and 80’s ... Much respect to you! Thanks for the great video....better than the movie!

[@adamj.russell5968]

Papa eric has given us another wonderful video. Glorious!

[@CoolKoKillzzz]

Day 25 of commenting til emc makes a gong hi-hat

[@haydenreidling559]

Day 25 of saying I know you to Frz Akus

[@adrianomariano7297]

Just continue, one day you'll get there

[@hazda5791]

Day 2 of recognizing Fry Akus

[@the6ig6adwolf]

Hows that working out for ya?

[@coreygeiger81]

Say what you want about the movie , but that cadence “Destruction “ just MFiing slaps. Now I gotta go listen to Outkast-Morris Brown

[@tatyananachelle4684]

I'M PISSED this doesn't have well over 1 million views!! Videos like THIS deserve views like that. The amount of time to learn, transcribe and rehearse EACH PART and then film AND EDIT?!? You sir are an incredible creator lol and drummer! Much respect! 💜💜💜💜💜

[@JohnSmith-sj9dk]

this deserves 10 billion views, goddamn

[@salarmander27]

That cheese and fives section from the snare line is so tasty 4:40

[@goodtalks_nyc]

You’re an amazing talented musician. Keep up the solid work.

[@AmaechiUchechukwu]

This is so nice.. you did Very well... "X factor" was my best that year

[@ronaldgabrieljuan8624]

Snare, Tenor, Bass, Cymbals And Flubs!

[@g0lfl3fl3ur]

May be a wooosh but I thunk those are supposed to be chest tenors or single tenors lol

[@cbp_99]

@@g0lfl3fl3ur You're correct.

[@g0lfl3fl3ur]

@@cbp_99 ye cuz if its based on an HBCU drumline, I never see flubs but plenty of single tenors

[@ysgdhio]

I challenge on musicianship and choreography 😀

[@gcruzmejia2067]

Talent and respect!! This is amazing!!

[@screeneyelash3095]

GOOD MORNING Edit: Sorry i was exited

[@trinajackson5817]

this deserves sooooo many more views

[@uncle_simy]

Props to you man That’s more work than people realize

[@bcp0047]

Morris Brown won that battle hands down! I said that in middle school and I stand by it now 😂 but DUDE, great job on the transcription and execution. As a fan of both corps style and showband style I applaud you. You respect drumming in all forms and styles, that's dope to see and hear! Love your vids man, keep it up!!!!

[@johnbernier2756]

Lmaoooo the drum line movie battle

[@drumline416]

X-Factor is just so well written... my favorite from the movie by far

[@jahleeleli3280]

Thank You Josh.

[@Jayden-kh9nj]

Holy hell this is INCREDIBLE!!!

[@jameschristian2673]

Man, that must have taken forever. Transcribing eight minutes of music, practicing it, recording 13 different takes, and editing them all together. I’m especially impressed with the slight tempo adjustments in the final piece-all performed quite cleanly. I wouldn’t have the patience for that. But hats off to excellence!

[@jahleeleli3280]

Last respect shout out to: Mr. James Riles The 3rd & his young drum students at The Atlanta Drum Academy. You all keep this ol' man here motivated when I feel despair. Keep the craft moving forward young folks & student phenoms! 👍👍👍

[@sircus25]

This guy is awesome

[@drumset09]

2:40 Anybody else think that kind of sounds like an inverted White Boy Smooth?

[@xmisterblackhatx]

That was my first thought.

[@ericchavez2803]

You don’t get paid enough to make such epicness. Hope you’re having a good morning

[@fentanyzzle]

Super clean

[@Chef316]

This guy us wicked good! At drums and editing!

[@AzrealMaximus]

Mad respect to Sgt Eric. Lives, breaths, clones, Drumline. Outstanding dedication to the art.

[@ziomatthewmusic4205]

My new favourite youtuber

[@glennsnare09]

At 0:40. The second measure of the snare solo... I'm pretty sure those are supposed to be 5s.

[@Epik_J]

wish i could give a thumbs up for each version

[@stormXviper]

you are toooooo awesome! love it dude!

[@tremaintapestry380]

I respect this to the FULLEST!!!

[@DiscGolfFool]

It's nice to hear this clean instead of dirty like in the movie. I was friends for a while on FaceBook with an actual player who was in DrumLine 2. He was the one who started the fight in the second movie. He lives in Atlanta and teaches several schools. Nice guy and I quizzed him on Show Band lines compared to drum corps. I also asked him the value of the flub drums and small tom toms instead of several quad players. I tried getting him hooked up for endorsement with my high school/also drum corps friend Erick Johnson who founded, owns and president of Innovative Percussion. Kinda lost touch with him but it was cool contact while it lasted. Again glad to hear this clean!

[@hemiprice4016]

Look up Atlanta Drum Academy & James Riles if that isn't him, he can prob help you find him.

[@DiscGolfFool]

@@hemiprice4016 Thanks Hemi!

[@zayguxpo007]

@@DiscGolfFool is it Marcus Joyner?

[@DiscGolfFool]

@@zayguxpo007 man I can't remember! It's been over 10 years ago or abouts.

[@hemiprice4016]

You have connections at Innovative Percussion and btw Im Cynthia

[@PCNProperties]

How can you not give this video a thumbs up!? 👍🏽

[@84m30]

Ambitious

[@cam96934]

Amazing. You have all my respect, sir, from one military bro to another 🙏🏾

[@lezbyterian]

This needs way more views and likes than it has... tf?

[@jaredhared]

WOW now Thats SKILL

[@FreezZeeable]

That X factor snare solo is so nasty 😖😖🙌🏽

[@jeremythompson6822]

Hey man...you won.😂 Editing level on 9000

[@kasonbutler8984]

You’re so talented

[@cos0]

I always thought Morris Brown had the better pieces and played cleaner than Atlanta. First cadence is so iconic for me.

[@earlganuelas]

Morris Brown already took it in the first cadence. Best in the entire movie.

[@dsetyoufree3181]

In my opinion music wise Morris brown really won the battle. Like when I see the beats they played vs Atlanta A&T they definitely played better beats. More technicality. Props to both composers though.

[@spacejamgoliath]

I bet you're pretty good at tuning drums

[@kietey14]

That first cadence/song Destruction is actually really effin cool. I might have to learn the music.

[@tremitchell6859]

You my friend. Showed me that there are certain parts I’ve been playing wrong my entire life lol. This is a masterpiece!!!

[@bozechivarre]

Just realized they use this cadence in CFB 25

[@JayLive_War_Kag3]

Broo!! I studied that whole movie when it came out and you were spot on! BRAVOOOOOO!!

[@KDawg92801]

You forgot the part from the first cadence when they drank from the cups

[@jahleeleli3280]

PERSPECTIVE: In the middle of all the attention being paid to "chops" & "clean" playing vs. "dirty" playing, DON'T FORGET that the "Drumline" movie is a story line about a young African-American male (Nick Cannon's character "Devon Miles") who almost lost his scholarship because he couldn't read music. As a principled percussionist & drummer who's been playing for 45 years & teaching for over 20 years, this situation regarding student musical underdevelopment at predominantly black middle schools & high schools is extremely frustrating! Some of you who are drumline culture guys overlook the music education cultural disparity between the white schools & black schools which determines the fundamental playing differences between the D.C.I.-based college percussion units & the M.E.A.C & S.W.A.C Percussion units. Black schools DO NOT have an inferior style of drumline play; it's just the rhythm, groove & tempo pretenses & musical interpretations are different based around cultural origin & demographics. Jahleel Eli Cinematic Composer: "X-Factor" Former Morris Brown Percussion Instructor.

[@fredkyler4708]

Well said!

[@jahleeleli3280]

@@fredkyler4708 Thank you.

[@HE360]

WOW, that was super excellent!!! Not easy!!

[@bluehenn1480]

Mayonnaise is not just an instrument, but it’s a PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT

[@fearinghealer6153]

I love this KZbin channel!!!! Eric's videos are funny and very helpful to people who need drumming tips!!!!

[@trescott04]

The only issue I had is with the flubs.. In the HBCU marching style, most bands use single-drum Tenors. The lack of the resonant head killed the clarity of the parts and didn’t convey the impact due to the clash in frequencies with the bass drums.... Other than that 👍🏿!!!

[@thatguydub_]

great video I just wished you had added some of the hbcu flair.

[@ShowtimeGaming1]

please do a reaction to swd and MLK high school drumline

[@jordanelgar4224]

Imagine being any other instrument and having a whole competition decided by your percussion section😂😂

[@maxefilms]

Good that you got your brothers on camera finally.

[@spencer-glenn6664]

Dude this is amazing! Well done!

[@TheShonuff888]

Looks like the oompa loompa drumline

[@jdoteasy]

my man is insane.💯🥁

[@soulintake]

And to think I procrastinate getting little things done after watching this... This guys on another level

[@Pruitt638]

I like turtles. I also like hi hats made from gongs.

[@dakingltroyproductofdade3579]

I love this Man U killed them all 💯 this is soo cool 😎 mad respect ✊🏿 to you

[@mikev1294]

I'm not knocking your video. It's the best cover I've ever seen but I was let down by the part at 6:02 where the stick beat should have been a lot stronger because in the movie, it's a very powerful oomph! Like an exclamation point of the song and beat.

[@rogermakarov]

Hidden cadence #2 is a watered down version of the 1992 Madison Scouts drumbreak

[@rakuhusky2476]

At least this scene had 0% fake drumming gret job eric

[@johnpaulalcantara2895]

What about a Collab or Battle with “Apex Percussion”? 😏

[@Taylor-dl2kr]

Bro you’re literally the drum version of Stevie T

[@Shaweupho]

I have so much respect for you because not only did you do something bad a lot of not to do the whole race thing a lot of White drum lines or white bands don't like doing the stuff that black drum lines or black bands do when hindsight it's all the same you put it on the paper and you play it difference is is the sticking and the moves that we do I play a brass instrument I can also play drums I play the set and I marched in a community drumline so much respect bro

[@PBODYMLI]

Hot Sauce… we had a member in High School watch that scene over and over to write down the parts… and it was always a fan favorite to play.

[@coldshowers9457]

X Factor was 🔥🔥🔥 one of my favorite cadences hands down till this day.

[@Swaylex]

Wow broooo this is epic! Proos making this video!

[@SwimminWitDaFishies]

I would love to see you pull off this duplicity stunt at a restaurant. Where you are dining out with 5 to 15 individual dates!

[@lvalledor3440]

I thought you were actually gonna drink a cup before doing the last part of the tenor solo & thought you'd also throw down the sticks

[@MrMuffasah]

Lol at first I was like “dam, all these dudes look the same” but then I realized 😂 good video though! Ended up here by accident.

[@USER__NINE]

0:50 Gave me chills ! Boy to cold wit it 🔥🔥

[@drumcorps0junkie]

I agree 💯.

[@gmscollage4101]

It took about two minutes and 37 seconds to realize everyone was him