Thank you all for watching the videos. Glad to have finally created something that resonates with all of you! Here's to 10k more! Yes, it's a sock. EDIT: Monetization has been turned on since this video was published.
@Lifelover0012310 ай бұрын
Got customers coming into my drum shop saying things like "so I''ve been watching this guy on youtube thats tech-ing..." me: "Matt horn?" them : "Yeah!" Word is getting out :)
@2010Dementor10 ай бұрын
i love thhis content man!!
@drumaddict8910 ай бұрын
thank you for creating them 🤘
@ryangryszczuk753710 ай бұрын
Hey Matt. Love the videos. I'm 35 play the drums. How often do you change your bottom heads ..and any tips for beginners on how to tune your kick drums ( I coulda saved my mom n dad pillows n blankets till 10 years ago thru trial n error and upgrading as you do in drums cymbals n hardware.❤ The videos keep it up! I wish i had KZbin when I started. Cheers
@Johnnybananass-_9 ай бұрын
I was teaching warped tour 05... that's a travelling circus for sure,.
@DjWooPig10 ай бұрын
With getting into the industry, you hit the mail on the head. Work at your local venue or production house. You’ll start off pushing cases and wrapping cables. The days are long, and the pay is shit, but with every show that passes you will start to move up the ranks. It might surprise you how quickly it can happen because most people aren’t dedicated or responsible enough to stick around for long. Net work with everyone you can, and that doesn’t mean showing every tech your sweet guitar or drum fills. That means having genuine conversation about something other than work. Most people that are on tour work enough. The last thing they want to hear is you ramble on about how great you are at playing drums in your dad‘s basement.
@matthorndrums10 ай бұрын
Mic drop!
@rps_silver143510 күн бұрын
I just wrote the drummer a DM if they could need one. Did in the beginning for free and for fun. Now i get good money with it. Just try it
@Curtis.72010 ай бұрын
Mate you’re a certified legend.
@edvanesch1785 ай бұрын
Matt, I am a drummer my name is Eddy, and what you do, and share with us is so cool. There's not a lot of this kind of footage around. So please can you make lots more of these videos? Musicians can learn a lot, and people love this. Take care, and bless.
@matthorndrums5 ай бұрын
Thank you for the kind words, Eddy! I plan on making these for a long time! Thanks for watching!
@christopherhunt39616 ай бұрын
I’m a guitar player but I love watching your videos. They’re awesome
@klasu103110 ай бұрын
Ofc u hit 10k subscribers. Even I'm watching these entertaining and interesting videos. And I'm from Oulu, Finland.
@Lifelover0012310 ай бұрын
Chiming in on your proposal to other techs. I got into the industry by "being an accident" as well. I got asked to fill in for my drum teacher 18 years ago when he went on tour and then got pulled out into the tech-ing side (amongst other things) after because I was "professional and chill". It really does come down to being open to listening and learning as much as you can while taking opportunities when you see them and running with it. I'd also like to give you a huge hug for saying that you do not have a method for tuning. I get asked this like 10 times a day and after so many years its just second nature. Sometimes the drum kind of goes where it wants to naturally go and other times its easier to tune based on feel. Some people really want the drum to feel a certain way, other people want it to sound a certain way, certain drums when recommending heads tend to not play nice with remo and others dont play nice with evans heads etc. Its such a loooong process to break down and explain to people looking to get into it and every line of drum is different! Anyway, a HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGE congrats on getting 10k. Much love from Texas
@ronaldvolnoff499710 ай бұрын
Thanks for doing this, and thanks for carrying us around like a baby in a baby bjorn so we can enjoy all the drum tech action! Looking forward to whatever is next!
@matthorndrums10 ай бұрын
Love my lil babies!
@carsonford434510 ай бұрын
Man, listening to you talk I literally hear me trying to talk myself through all the things stressing me out lol. Thank you, this was helpful for me. From a broke 25y/o drummer on his way up the ladder 🤙
@AustinFryMedia10 ай бұрын
16:20 is no joke. Seeing you use dampening made me realize that it’s okay (actually preferred for me) and I’m here for it. Great video, as always. Been following you and luke since TWA days. It’s refreshing to hear opinions and strategies from someone like yourself who lives and breathes drums almost every day. Keep it up man.
@gatolibero83299 ай бұрын
Our music teacher taught us to dampen drums. I never knew it was some kind of taboo thing. I'd use heavy objects with tape or cloth to get the desired sound. Who knew...
@ThePumpshack10 ай бұрын
Being a drummer myself , your videos have been hella helpful for tuning and maintenance! Can’t wait till the next vid 🔥👌🏼
@downswingdegen10 ай бұрын
I’ve done merch, stage managed and been a drum tech from 20 to 31 I’m 38 now. It was a dream to make it to your level. It was always for fun and be with friends. But it must be amazing to do it as a professional. Your videos makes me want to get back into it. Thank you for keeping my inner child happy.
@seanbdrums10 ай бұрын
Haha, thanks for answering the question! That's a pretty bad one 😅 Luckily everyone solved it like absolute pro's
@damionchrist10 ай бұрын
I loved touring, especially in a bus! Best days of my life. Got to see the world playing drums, amazing! Never had a legit drum tech, but had good friends that would always help. Had 3 dw kits, which are the bomb! No regrets.
@coreygalletly72310 ай бұрын
Thanks again, appreciate it, maybe I’m on the right path as a stagehand (for now)!!!
@ericp95966 ай бұрын
Good stuff Matt, appreciate what you do. Keep it up.
@samharrell113110 ай бұрын
Loved getting to know the guy behind the camera. Keep up the good work bro! Loved that you pulled the curtain on life of a touring musician/ tech/ person. It’s definitely not for everyone and has a way of rooting out the bad ones. Love what you do bro! Btw going to check out some early Word Alive stuff. 28:04
@BeardDuder10 ай бұрын
This was a nice change up, thanks Matt!!
@blakehunt538210 ай бұрын
Freaking awesome man! I appreciate the transparency bro!!! Can we all appreciate this man was doing this at warped tour for $300 a week 😳😳🤯🤯
@jcmoore581910 ай бұрын
I’m a guitar player but love watching these videos. It’s cool to see the backstage work that goes in to seeing the band perform. Tuning drums can be a tedious process sometimes. Seems you’ve got to work extremely quickly and efficiently. Busy work but probably super fun!
@simontopping71697 ай бұрын
Honestly, i think alot of drummers really appreciate how openly and often you talk about tuning. Its one thing I’ve played with all my life and though others will say mine sound great, i always second guess and look to learn from pros like yourself. Never known one to talk about it until finding you. I have learned alot from watching you videos, as relaxing as they are!! Keep it up man!
@matthorndrums7 ай бұрын
Love to hear it man. I sometimes feel like my approach to tuning sounds lazy, but it's just how ive always done it. Turn knobs until it sounds good, idk. I think people make it more intense and serious than it needs to be.
@EthanTeaDrumming10 ай бұрын
Knowledge is so valuable in this world. You are opening the door of drum teching to so many people. Thank you!
@WhisperingTranquility.10 ай бұрын
i have never really been interrested in drums, but i watched all your drum tech POV in one day xD
@petarawlinson877610 ай бұрын
MATTY! Happy seeing you doing what you love and being able to make a decent living doing it 😁 However, I miss you, Luke and Tony. TWA just isn’t the same without you 😭😭
@andylemm10 ай бұрын
This is sick, thanks Matt. You're the man.
@AdamBriffa10 ай бұрын
The sock pop shield got me going tbh, Matt! Great stuff!
@mickgentry812810 ай бұрын
Keep doing what you are doing Matt all of us drum nerds are loving it cheers.
@ghosttownreview153110 ай бұрын
Yes, a tuning tutorial from you would be great! I'm constantly tuning my students' drums and I know I could be quicker / better at it.
@Faceless3791plays10 ай бұрын
Awesome to see you doing your thing! Hopefully I get to run into you at a show sometime! Thanks for all the videos!
@banobi497910 ай бұрын
nice! been waiting for this one
@ZachMeadowsMusic10 ай бұрын
This is great! You’re the real deal- confident, professional and humble. Keep filming, I’ll keep watching 😊
@jamespalmore410310 ай бұрын
Man it's so cool to see you doing such big things! I've followed you for awhile now with your time in The Word Alive and now seeing you doing this. It's just awesome man! You're such a killer drummer too! Wishing you nothing but more success in the future! 🙌🤘🔥
@Jhan199610 ай бұрын
Love your vids man. I’ve been drumming since I was 3 and I love watching you setup and go to war with those toms lol keep it coming bro!
@heartcasket63342 ай бұрын
I enjoy this type of video for sure! mixes it up enough to retain me on the channel! Can you make a video about picking your personal cymbal setup like sonically what do you look for in diff situations
@Evan_Bryant_Drums10 ай бұрын
I love these videos. I've just seen you this past week in St. augustine at the amp ! Drums sounded great!
@Eeper10 ай бұрын
Super cool to see this. Me and my band are just starting to get into this crazy world of touring and playing with bigger acts. It’s just cool to see this POV. So thanks.
@rockabillyron9 ай бұрын
Awesome! Enjoy and work hard
@ryandoyle22110 ай бұрын
Very informative man. Looking forward to more. Loved the sign off at the end. “Go learn somethin bout the drums, bye” 😂
@smokin2again5 ай бұрын
Seen a couple of your videos and just subscribed.Wife and I have seen well over a 100 bands over the last 25 years so music is our thing and enjoying your content
@NotASaint19853 ай бұрын
Regarding the rack tom, I would recommend changing the head and getting a thicker head as well. The tension in a thicker head tends to hold the tone, response, bounce and tuning much longer than cheap thin heads, or thin heads in general Especially tuned the way he does with his drums. ALSO, the angle that the tom is at is going to capture all that wind, cool air, hot air, lights, etc. Always going to go out of tune.
@La_sagne10 ай бұрын
anything other than an sm57 would have been weird for a drum tech to use for this 😅
@matthorndrums10 ай бұрын
Hahaha! For real dude!
@mikeo56579 ай бұрын
You're taking me back 20 years to the days when I was teching.. You're absolutely correct, be a good person, be helpful, be that guy who will jump in and help but not annoyingly aggressive. Takes time, do the grind, and with time, it might happen.
@kingatreyu10 ай бұрын
Hey Matt, great video! if you're asking for content ideas: Since you proably know also a lot of different setup of various bands, I would like to see/learn how they setup their click&backing tracks. Maybe you could give us a tutorial how to setup Ableton (as I am starting to get into that at the moment. For example I'd like backingtracks/samples for everyone and clicktrack just for me as the drummer). Cheers big fella
@mittiecollins1510Ай бұрын
Awesome video, Matt! I always 'wanted to be in a rock n role band'! I have always loved any kind of drums, and I am learning so much and getting to see a bit of what it would have been like!
@mittiecollins1510Ай бұрын
Silly auto correct! Meant roll!
@ruimsilva9510 ай бұрын
Matt, you're amazing. As a drummer your content just hit me right in the feels. Don't know how to explain! I just hope some day I'll reach your level. Keep up, we are all with you!
@andreasschierbaum6 ай бұрын
Tanks for your videos. They are so chilled, so honest, so entertaining. Just like a school lesson bit in a cool way. Greetings from Germany. Stay safe
@miketurnbull74105 ай бұрын
Brilliant and yes, I'd like to see more of this type of content - we get to see a bit more of who you are and that's great. Thank you.
@tyburham543010 ай бұрын
Thanks for taking the time to answer some questions. Very much enjoy your videos.
@juanluiselzurdo10 ай бұрын
Congrats on your 10k’s 🎉, love your channel
@Dazlerdee4910 ай бұрын
Matt these videos are what drummers find so interesting I would love to go into tech cause I love gear and presentation and tuning love your inside keep doing the videos
@LukeyLukeFairchild-ey4ct25 күн бұрын
You sir are an amazing tech and Drummer!!
@aaronpulido704910 ай бұрын
Awesome bro! Love your videos man! Keep up the great work looking forward for the next show 👍
@thousandwattflowerpot5419Ай бұрын
Great Video Matt, learned a lot.
@GP-Music.10 ай бұрын
Yep, it's not what you know. It's who you know. That opens doors! Have to go out and network and be a hardworking team player. Congrats on everything Matt! Enjoy the holiday season. I hear its kicking off again Jan 12th-13th. Hope to see ya with Luke in January, so I can holler at you and Chris obnoxiously from the floor lol. Much love brotha!
@Corrupted_Mind19 ай бұрын
This is so fascinating. Kudos to everyone working in this industry.
@zaneking823910 ай бұрын
Awesome man! Great video! Keep doing what you’re doing! We appreciate you!
@tsound_10 ай бұрын
As a drum tech for a backline company I can agree fully and hopefully outline for others, that tuning drums is a complete science fair. There will never be a single solution. Just test different methods and see what sounds good for each drum! Then do it all over with another method and see if that works better or not. I use drills to quickly get my tension rods to almost finger-tight. Saves a little time, but most of what I’m doing all day is tuning/changing heads. Also thanks for all these awesome videos Matt, I aspire to be at your level some day!
@kyleliftsdrums466910 ай бұрын
Love your vids dude, they chill me out - straight up drummer ASMR for the most part. Great for winding down after my own shows - keep it up!
@wallacehardiniii90382 ай бұрын
Love this Q&A!
@bearmehenceofficial2410 ай бұрын
Awesome stuff bro! Congratulations on 10k I Love the videos! I’m excited to continue watching, following and supporting you man!🤘😎
@somersfamily10 ай бұрын
Legend ❤ we love you
@deesnuggets73010 ай бұрын
Been watching your videos for a few months, never put it together what bands you worked with until i seen avenged and falling in reverse and recognized the drum set. Blew my mind.
@darlarae51610 ай бұрын
I have missed tangents . Love seeing you share.
@wiktorselke470610 ай бұрын
imo it would be cool if you would make a video about what is your pelican case, tools that you use or some cool things that help being drum tech. amazing video as always 🤘
@RileysDadRocks16 ай бұрын
Dude I just found this channel somehow while on youtube. I love this kind of shit and I wish there were more behind the scenes stuff out there about backstage stuff and everything that makes a show happen. I'm a drummer and really enjoy watching what you do. Your POV videos are very cool and fun to watch. Thanks. Keep em coming Bro✊️
@str18979 ай бұрын
Your videos are gems ! I follow you since Life Cycle and I love to see you grow ! Hope we get more Q&A !
@alexmas382410 ай бұрын
Thank you man for the moments of positivity in dark everyday life. hello from Ukraine
@souldrummer8183 ай бұрын
Mate your onto something here, interesting what you say about the tuning and to just be a good bloke yes so true, I’ve been round all the big players and bands here in Australia 🇦🇺 the guys that made it are cool some of the ones coming up through the ranks are cocky.
@zsomborhegyesi792510 ай бұрын
A very enjoyable video. I feel like you have a great sense of how to make the things you do entertaining and fun. Keep doing what you enjoy, and it will resonate with the right people
@tylerdrums_eth10 ай бұрын
Crushing it! Stoked to have met yah at the Little Rock show on the last tour!
@ccoreybarkleyy10 ай бұрын
these have become my comfort videos
@OTOSoundsandVisuals10 ай бұрын
Hey Matt, love the video. It really shed some light on aspects I was interested in. I know alot of questions were some of the major ones, and also for some more beginning drummers. I was wondering if you would be open to a video down the road that breaks down some finer details in ways for more experienced drummers such as myself. Ive been playing for 18 years now, scored some endorsments, played in tech death, beatdown, thrash bands, played with the Word Alive in my old band in CO Springs. although I can't remember if it was Luke drumming haha anywho, IM trying to breakout more, so just seeing if theres any deeper advice for more experienced drummers. im just kind of spitballing, and this randomly occurred to me as this video ended. much love from CO, keep it coming.
@timcmusic154510 ай бұрын
Nice explaining man. very nice video and love your drum tech videos. I would be very happy drummer to have a tech like you. Very proeffesional and good mate. Good job
@cameronbvideos10 ай бұрын
Love your usual videos, but this one is wicked man! Thanks for doing this! p.s. being able to edit one of you usual drum tech videos AND be able to edit a Q&A nicely is a talent dude!
@EtO12410 ай бұрын
You are so cool! Keep it coming mega awesome content! Great idea with the beginning of the video
@andrewg48633 ай бұрын
Definitely like a skilled trade. You learn hands on. You fail, stress, you rage, overtime it gets simple and overtime you develop the skills, shortcuts, knowledge, logistics. And it’s repetitive like other trades.
@Asphaltsquadron6 ай бұрын
Late to the party on this one, Matt. The DW Rack Tom comments. LMAO! I have a 1-off custom 7 ply birch kit (looks very similar to SPAUN) and I have the same issue with my 12" rack Tom. The 14" floor tom, and 14" 10 lug snare (also birch) are almost always perfect, but that stupid 12" tom....ughhhh. Such relatable comments. Glad its not just my kit. Keep up the great vids man. Going to try those snare weights next too.
@MrMTG2110 ай бұрын
Proud of you man! I remember getting off work and going to the bar behind the pizza place we worked at when you got your first shot. Hope you’re doing well and lets grab a beer sometime soon when you’re in Arizona!
@matthorndrums10 ай бұрын
Copper Basin?
@matekiske10 ай бұрын
bro i love this guy as a drummer !!!! KEEEEEEP ROCKIN BUDDY !
@BiymChisu10 ай бұрын
I love your drumming on life cycles and love your content!
@EP1C_HD5 ай бұрын
My brother is starting a band I’m the only person (besides himself) to tune and adjust his guitars because he taught me fingers crossed my boy goes on tour 😂 find ur music friend and NEVER LET EM GO!
@TheCrashley177210 ай бұрын
As far as the dampening thing... I put rings on my drums to control the sound on stage. If there needs to be more sustain or reverb, that can be added front of house.
@matthorndrums10 ай бұрын
It's just weird to me that some people think dampening is a bad thing. Not every band calls for John Bonham tones lol
@Bigdogfindley10 ай бұрын
LOVE your videos bro! You seem like a super chill dude. I just finished watching the Portland video. I really wanted to go to that show, but couldn't make it. Back when I was playing, I absolutely HATED tuning my drums, so I would have my buddy (who was an AMAZING drummer) come over and tune them for me. I would do my own snare, but I could never get that ring out of my toms. Doing what you do would stress me out I think. I did FOH and some lighting for a few gigs for friends bands and that never bothered me though. I love doing FOH, but just don't get to do it any more unfortunately.
@PeterBillyDrums10 ай бұрын
keep dong it matt! i loved all the content you make. cheers from indonesia! God bless you, matt!
@Notfunny693110 ай бұрын
Great job Matt, love the POV stuff.
@kevinhyman615610 ай бұрын
love what you do. love the videos. keep being awesome at what you do! rock on
@stevolene10 ай бұрын
Good job editing this video, still have no idea who you work for but it’s enjoyable to watch
@toddelroddrums9 ай бұрын
My 12” DW rack tom has drove me crazy for 15 years! The only thing I’ve discovered that seems to make it easy to tune is a little tape on the bottom head
@kevinstrange80375 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing your knowledge. 👍
@blakeaf310 ай бұрын
3 minutes in.. Man this is awesome!
@adamminix459810 ай бұрын
Ok this is cool as fuck, I’m glad I found your videos. It’s awesome getting a back stage look at what goes on. As far as that headphone hiccup, shit happens man! I’m sure nobody in the crowd even noticed. I was at So What Festival in 2022 and the headset didn’t work, or quit working (I can’t remember), for Clay Aeschlemon during Polyphia’s set. So his drum tech started off by tapping on his leg with his hand as the metronome, then eventually grabbed a drum stick and used that to tap him with. I had no clue until a few weeks later when I saw an article on it, went back and looked at some of the pics I took and could see him plain as day lol.
@matthorndrums10 ай бұрын
Haha this happened to Luke and I back in the day when he was playing with TWA on warped. I didn't have a headset though, and he was hardwired. I had to loo at the blinking light on his mixer match the click so I could tap on his back. Glad you like the videos man!
@Pilot_the_Dune10 ай бұрын
It is crazy and not glamorous to think about but, getting into the business is who you know. I didn't want to believe it until luck fell upon me. I do teleproduction. Broadcast mixing, FOH, monitors. Literally came from building cabinets to audio engineering by a high school friend. I am a drummer of 30+ years so that helped. Matt us right. Networking is the key. Go hang. Be a good hang and professional. Cheers.
@brianhorn793810 ай бұрын
Your name is Matt Horn. My name is Brian Horn. You're a drum tech. I'm a drum tech (a different sort of drum tech lol) I work with marching percussion, the snare drums specifically. When you're part of a perc staff for a drum corps and you work directly with a section, your title on staff is a "tech" so I would be considered a "snare tech." Our group is the Hawthorne Caballeros if you're ever curious to check it out (we're currently the 2x drum champs of our circuit!) Love to find a fellow Horn Drummer out in the wild! This is a first! Haha Also this video is awesome, there's a ton of great info here! Have a good one homie 👍🤘
@user-cb9ei7er4i10 ай бұрын
Keep on growing dude! Love your content
@michaelgiambruno527810 ай бұрын
Dude didn’t even realize it but I’m pretty sure I saw you with the word alive back a few years ago opening for Starset. Honestly blew me away how good y’all were
@emilrova10 ай бұрын
Great clip as always!
@Leo-xl4uq10 ай бұрын
This was awesome, thank you for sharing your wisdom.
@diarrheanator137910 ай бұрын
Being a drummer is my dream man, maybe even a tech some day.
@fecklessman3 ай бұрын
this was a fun watch.
@jesse-gz1ri6 ай бұрын
It's about being in the right place at the right time,as I'm shy and antisocial I'll never make a decent living even after over four decades of playing drums professionally. It's more luck than talent or knowledge.