Gerald Heyward -- Guitar Center Drum-Off 2012

[@mrluke13]

killer drumming!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@franky1395]

I fucking love this performance. It grooves like hell!

[@sjdrumlab]

Drum tech, mixer, and sound engineer should get a raise.

[@EduardoMcGregor]

After watching "Spain" with Dave weckl, Marienthal, Patitucci and Gambale this sounds like a school contest

[@DrummerJulian]

this drummer is a genius

[@TheDrummingHusky]

So smooth and groovy, I Love it!

[@djsoulchild]

Yo...this was PERFECT!!! WOW!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Scorcher-nn5yy]

Incredible playing.

[@pondiefiggy]

Loved this song great jam

[@cuejay]

I was a at concert he played back in the early 90's. It was a basic 5 piece pearl. He came in and in 15 minutes had that set tuned like it was in the studio...THE ENTIRE SET... So it wouldn't surprise me if he tuned it himself.

[@mebematthew0]

Feels like I'm playing Mario Kart.

[@Joshua-Kater]

I was about to comment the exact same thing XD Mario Kart in starmode.. all sparkling and shit.

[@EmperorsNewWardrobe]

Hi_mynameis_Matt, hahahaha it’s so true

[@CarvalhoRaul07]

This cymbals are awesome !!!

[@garye4678]

A very nice performance indeed!

[@johnisawesomo]

AWESOME!!!!

[@timjohnson923]

Eddie is one of the most greatest keyboard players, and known. He is doing gigs constantly on like you

[@MarcosmarquinhosAurelio]

excelente dinâmica.

[@alifarhat16]

That was amazing

[@chrisatwater3829]

THAT'S IT! THANK YOU!

[@ShawnSalik]

It incorporates your ring and pinky finger muscles more and strengthens them. Sometimes it can also help because your thumb can start to hurt after playing a while (I've found in my experience at least).

[@abrahamnaula]

Played Spain last year with the jazz band. I should've watched this video for inspiration!

[@dagostinoification]

My Friendship of France Gérald ! I LOVE IT !

[@kennethmcdonaldsr7444]

East coast Godfather of R and B

[@giandrummer]

jesus gave gerald this sound and this drumming

[@melodytorain8173]

I played spain 32 year's ago in highschool, are you hater's get a 3 peice band and play spain and post it on youtube! i think it's just a different version that's all. Enjoyed it!!!

[@johnniesmith3041]

Eddie Brown is incredible..

[@toxicza2125]

3:55 My favourite part 😫😫❤️

[@nitaicohen783]

Gerald is the greatest

[@TheAnime23]

amazing performance xD

[@ylcn77ylcn]

very nice great

[@Nariji197]

I don't see why people need too hate. Probably they haven't heard of the term "Rendition" and "Arrangement" and yes, they are not gonna sound exactly the original. Stop hating and just appreciate.

[@jakecooley7603]

Those tom's!!!!

[@xavieracosta1940]

i do that too when my right starts to cramp up (im not saying like "oh him and i use the same technique because we are amazing) its just real, my thumb and wrist start to lock up sometimes so ill do that when im not having to play something so technical or fast tempoed.

[@drumsandmoreSA]

Gerald heyward is raw af

[@A4RONH]

@Cecilia venious its actually Eddie brown on keys

[@dezlorbro4138]

Ok u guys r not catching the point here . Im sure we have all heard the term arrangement, its not gonna sound exactly the same. And on top of that have some respect this guy is derald heyward he plays with people like chris brown, janet jackson and so on. Bottom line he's somewhere where your not . RESPECT YOUR ELDERS!!!!!!!!

[@hermanmelville3871]

I appreciate that his solo had musicality to it, and wasn't just a pile of mindless chops.

[@crank804]

tim johnson true.. Chops don't get gigs.

[@Joshstix95]

Facts. Solos should be that way , not repetitive and more engaging

[@PTLux2]

Luv it! That's kickin' man. Great groove there to an old Chick Corea tune. If your interested, I have one of the first Guitar Center Drum Offs on my channel. It's really just a historical curiosity now over 20 years later. Anyway, good job here.

[@rickydrumz1846]

sweeet , good stuff

[@philliplewis9821]

NICE

[@SecretSocietyLive1]

Eddie Brown on keys ladies and gentlemen!!

[@dedrickp]

This music sounds like a mid 1990's sonic the hedgehog game

[@flexxwilliamz514]

+Dedrick Parker omg i was thinKING THE EXACT same thing lol

[@melanicbeing1]

Sonic 2 stage 3 aquatic zone!

[@NinjaFlipsTV]

So the lesson is the high-hat makes one speed the tempo by 10-20 BPM???

[@Bradley5221]

he explained to me that he has started to develop arthritis, so he developed an alternate grip to ease the discomfort

[@sebastianmastropiero473]

Todos son unos puristas.

[@Doubledare1andahalf]

bass player is awesome

[@Titus4Jesus]

Praise the Lord!!!

[@TheDigitalVillain]

Eddie Brown!!

[@IQENT83]

Did Jesus tune his drums?? They sounded heavenly!!!!

[@srecar6]

he's always had that grip. look at past videos...he does it mostly when he's soloing

[@sheldoncooper344]

Anyone any idea what stack combination the small stack is (near the HiHat)?

[@AaronPrather]

Anyone know what those stacks are?

[@kayneth88]

does any1 know what is his stack on his right side?

[@CarvalhoRaul07]

THE BOSS

[@PaddyChanUK]

someone please tell me what those stacks are!

[@cj8172]

Lol too awesome!

[@Sushidrummer87]

Whats that right hand grip all about???

[@boombaptick]

Why does he some times carry the stick in between his index and middle finger with his right hand? Is there something to get out of it dynamically?

[@EmperorsNewWardrobe]

3:11 nice fill

[@nathanredmon96]

This is what happens when people try to be something they're not.

[@AndrewPaterson01]

its time zone music

[@lukasrodriguez5864]

which video game is this song from? some Zelda kinda remix? just asking, it sound very familiar to me =/

[@MattWestwick]

+lukas rodriguez "Spain" by Chick Corea.

[@angelsyaoran1]

sonic song

[@jaywalker4097]

Damn he killed that yo! Gerald Heyward is too nasty on the trapset

[@Chasejeremy]

You mean Ethan Farmer on bass, and Eddie Brown on keys.

[@wilberforce95]

lol the keyboardist's face at 1:45

[@TheCuddlyKnife]

am i tripping or is the first minute of this song veeerrrrrryy similar to a theme from the game Outrun? like, even the little break has that familiarity...

[@Queridinha1982]

TOKA MUITO MESMOO NOTS GOSTH

[@CompanyMold]

He's good

[@EmirJesus1]

People need to stop being so uptight. Even though Spain is an arrangement, these guys were just jamming and it was hot! The drums could of been tuned and mixed better, but other than that they were all great.

[@Druma4life]

Isn't that Ethan Farmer on Bass? That dude seriously plays with everyone haha

[@DrumKoon]

someone know whats the song ?

[@SlipperySocks]

What the name of the song?

[@Sijmenwijnja]

Al Jarreau - Spain

[@MBblink182]

Chick Corea-Spain

[@luisvoisin9556]

Drummer SOLO Luis Cousin👍🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁💪💪😁

[@joshkirschenbaum9926]

Typical Guitar Center mismanagement, can't even get basics right. Gerald didn't tune the drums or mic them, he just played. Incredibly. True, this version of Spain is different but this wasn't a jazz fusion event, it's a drum off. The band decided to play a song which would be technically demanding for Gerald. He's an amazing player especially considering this isn't even his typical genre of music. I'd even go as far as saying that he's the best.

[@HermesTrismegistes369]

He's holding he's sticks weird because he has blisters. That's a good trick to use if you got blisters.

[@drumsandmoreSA]

@boombaptick I think it's to help him play faster?

[@maxp9971]

seriously? because i think it sounds pretty much perfect.

[@kentjae]

thats eddie brown on keys and ethan farmer on bass....you have it wrong in the description.....

[@TheCuddlyKnife]

i know what it is!!!! gah, it's from some kind of breakdown in a song i heard on grp all stars one time on pbs. the song is called seven steps to heaven, i think. is that a chick corea song?

[@drumandball]

That snare sounds like a bucket with a necklace from Pretty Pretty Princess attached to it.

[@umakjammers794]

Is it just me, or the snare sounds crappy like an e-drum pad with a mic?

[@pacificdrumma]

Spain

[@233dlb]

It's a lot of haters on here shut up and enjoy

[@2010ShawnG]

that's eddie brown on keys

[@willbrasil]

Outrun (Sega) soundtrack?? /watch?v=mnH-SW2KKHA

[@chrisatwater3829]

This groove is loosely from a Chick Corea piece. Good work ;)

[@aricunono6272]

I'm able to enjoy this cuz I dont know what spain is so I cant compare it.. It does sound mario'Y so what. And the snare... It has to be the mix cuz it sounds flat... Not sure you can make a snare sound like that naturally it has to be the mix.. It was probably mix down cuz it was killing.

[@hanselito994]

Pero si es el mismo!!! de Miguel Lamas Tamtam drumfest is the same

[@hanselito994]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eXTbnYB4bJ5mqZI Min 16

[@WiBouz]

he speed up the tempo sometimes doent he?

[@crank804]

Snare sounds like my 7yr old nephews. But not hating on their attempt to play "Spain" in a different way/genre

[@ianhaan]

TASTEFUL AS F*CK he has amazing chops yet he leaves space in his solo.... SO MUSICAL

[@jtjdrums]

Spain :)

[@stixinmypocket51]

i knew this was Spain by Chick Corea!!

[@TheXrythmicXtongue]

haha good ol Spain.

[@theluisvalle]

that snare sounds horrible though. seriously, what's up with that man?

[@crank804]

Same thing I said bro

[@theluisvalle]

Remo heads... smh. It sounds really choked.

[@crank804]

Its not the head its just how he has it tuned

[@theluisvalle]

oh yeah.. possibly.

[@toddedrums]

if you notice the snare mic isnt positioned properly, the mic is touching the head

[@amielpoonan9627]

It's cause the mic is touching the head of the snare

[@stoner12008]

why is it that black people are soo talented?

[@mwb78]

What? You don't put 4 pair of rolled up wool hiking socks in your snare drum? :)

[@naruzawa]

This is how black people play music! Awesome!

[@diegodrummer23]

was not very smart to play this song, since the great masters like Weckl and Colaiuta have done with her incredible performances!