James Brown - Funky Drummer And Sex Machine | Recreating Iconic Drum Sounds

[@ArtOfDrumming]

How do you like our recreation? What sound/drummer/song should we recreate next?

[@ArtOfDrumming]

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[@ArtOfDrumming]

Maybe we can convince him to do that himself - since we are both from germany 🇩🇪

[@ArtOfDrumming]

Thanks Tine Lestan for your feedback!

[@nuuttimajoinen313]

You have to do Alex Van Halen next

[@staropavlova45]

I very much enjoyed this and your Amen break video - I'd be fascinated in a 'Think' break recreation - that is, Lyn Collins - Think (About It), also played by John Starks, produced by James Brown. There are several famous sections - the 'yeah woo' / the 'haa -huu' / the 'keep at it' - but the drumming is consistent throughout and the snare sound is particularly distinctive! Thank you

[@RobBeatdownBrown]

You ain't getting much closer than that, right there 👌🏾🏆

[@Ebidle]

brooo your playing inspires me so much

[@ArtOfDrumming]

Thanks so much Rob for sharing your feedback!

[@osianjones3694]

Rob. Such a beast of a drummer 👍🏻

[@closedfiles]

That is the closest i have ever heard

[@isaacpaulsen1158]

RBB approved!

[@bierlein4934]

The snare sounds insanely good

[@ArtOfDrumming]

💯 we love it too - so much fun to play cranked up like that.

[@filtafacta]

That crescendo roll sounds right off James Brown's Escape-ism! See here kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZ-4fmZqpNeEZq8 Great work. Honourable mention should be given to the drumming of Beau Dollar. Check him on this JB joint from 1968. Smokin'! kzbin.info/www/bejne/amWVlHiKmdl-h9E

[@ArtOfDrumming]

Thanks filtafacta also for sharing your insights

[@juasauga80]

Batter head on the snare is too tight. Close but no cigar

[@schoolofrockwhv]

@@juasauga80 I beg to differ and present all the cigars.

[@PedroBellora]

This is an insanely good channel! Superb filmography, incredible sound and absolutely mind-blowing playing. It's almost too good to be true! Thank you so much for sharing and congratulations on your amazing work!!

[@adrianlyord5300]

Kudos to the drummer in this video! Funky Drummer is a difficult song to recreate/play, he did a excellent job playing that groove! Keep up the good work and drumming! Thanks again!

[@ArtOfDrumming]

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[@guillermoperezgerman]

Amazing... getting it down to such simple methods says a lot of the hard work that goes into analyzing the sounds. These also teach a way of thinking about this and coming up with ideas of our own.

[@ArtOfDrumming]

Thanks so much for your nice feedback!

[@jordanmedwell]

That Amen Break re-creation is insanely good! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@ArtOfDrumming]

Thanks so much Jordan - glad you enjoyed it

[@LeeStoneman]

There is no Amen Break in this video? This is the Funky Drummer.

[@thepostapocalyptictrio4762]

The ability of the drummer in this video to do those ghost notes in the Funky Drummer so delicately, but with motion👍

[@adrianlyord5300]

This is awesome and I appreciate this video and channel , that's why I subscribed ! Thanks for paying Tribute to Clyde Stubblefield and John "Jabo" Starks! Those drummers were my heroes and may they Rest In Peace.🙏🏽🌈😊

[@ArtOfDrumming]

Thanks so much

[@genericfirstnamegenericlas6490]

Wow that funky drummer is very close to the original. I'll try sampling it.

[@ArtOfDrumming]

😳😉🤝

[@MarkuzP66]

Love your videos! High quality production and I learn a lot! Thanks 🙏

[@ArtOfDrumming]

Thanks for noticing - a lot of effort is going into our videos!

[@funkman0811]

Your recreation baffles the hell out of me reading the comments below. I believe an age factor is in play. I'm 70 years old a Jazz R&B Soul Funk Drummer for over 55 years and Back when Stubberfield and Starks Played for the great James Brown Drums were let's say all Standard with 14 x 20 or 22 and mostly use '20s with internal felt strips were used and a moleskin patch on the bass drum batter head unless you played Gretsch which most came with a Jimmy Pratt adjustable inner Muffle felt strip and all heads were REMO Ambassador Heads even the Reso Side was Coated Ambassadors The snare drums were mostly Ludwig Superphonic 400 or Acrolites for a drier sound. I could get Deeper with their Vox drums but in recording or Live they used Ludwigs which were either Mahogany with Maple ReRings or Maple Drums with rerings, Pedals were Ludwig Speed Kings or a Camco free floater Some use Rogers Swivel Matic the Beater was always Hard Felt or Wood. So these drums are still available why use an OAK BD and Micing off the charts? Back in the day Eletro Voice or Shure were used I know I've done many many Recordings for Jazz and Soul Groups in the 60s we used this set up it changed drastically up thru the 90s even 2000 on.

[@ArtOfDrumming]

Thanks for sharing your insights

[@bigbaby9189]

Baffles? Good job I’d say.Bass drum sounds fine and the mic choice is fine too. Neumann AKG and RCA ribbons were the go to studio mics back then as well as many others depending on the studio.It’s mostly in the feel of the player as you know.

[@ArtOfDrumming]

Thanks man

[@bigbaby9189]

@@matthewbailey2013 they were new drums back then and they all played heal down coming from jazz. Truth

[@matthewbailey2013]

@@bigbaby9189 No, your wrong Buddy Rich, Gene Krupa and Louie Bellson all played heels up. Can you name better jazz drummers ? How about Clyde Stubblefield, Bernard Purdie. Kings of funk. Heels up. Stanley Jordan, Steve Gadd, Billy Cobham Omar Hakim, Dave Weckl....and on and on. Wasting my time. Good luck

[@alopezdrums]

Jeez this channel is underrated! Beautiful work!

[@ArtOfDrumming]

🙏 - help us spreading the word out

[@zigwil153]

Great video. Awesome playin. "Ain't It Funky"

[@ArtOfDrumming]

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[@nixneato]

Boy can you groove... Loved it! And the recreation is just uncanny. Kudos on both accounts :)

[@ArtOfDrumming]

Thanks

[@nevereadyone]

graet breakdown of the sound. Loving these videos!

[@neonblack211]

Man it's probably been said before but the most impressive thing to me is the kid who plays all these tunes.. he nails everything in terms of feel

[@ArtOfDrumming]

And he also does all the audio mixing for our recreations 👍🏻

[@tlkshowhst]

Excellent quality of content here. Thank you.

[@ArtOfDrumming]

Thanks so much!!!

[@tlkshowhst]

You should release one-shot or multilayer samples for these awesome reproductions.

[@ArtOfDrumming]

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[@outtayardstudio]

Don't think I've heard it any closer to be fair...I certainly can't get it that smooth👌

[@Jonathan-dj5ry]

Sounds great, well done guys! Is love to hear Steve Gadd, Al Jackson Jr and Don Henley of the Eagles

[@ArtOfDrumming]

Steve Gadd is coming soon!

[@neekondrums]

Great job! I'm going to try to copy this, too, using your techniques. As for other sounds to recreate, I would request something from Stewart Copeland. The sounds that drew me to drums in the first place are the sounds on _Zenyatta Mondatta_ (especially the snare and cymbals/hi-hat on "Driven to Tears"), but I think "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" or "One World (Not Three)" off _Ghost in the Machine_ would be good, too. Thanks!

[@ArtOfDrumming]

Great suggestion - the video with Stewart Copeland is already finished and we release it in 2 weeks from now so make sure to subscribe so that you don’t miss it.

[@johnbender49]

Walking On The Moon too, its nearly a 6 minute song and Stewart only hits the snare drum twice in the entire song. The Police are in my top 3 favorite bands, for sure, and alot of that is due to Stewart Copeland. Phenomenal drummer.

[@gio-cl3yf]

awesome video. looking forward for the next one

[@ArtOfDrumming]

Thanks so much Gio!

[@davidcurtis4478]

I met James Brown on a plane one month before he passed away from London to Atlanta Nov 2006. He was wearing a full purple suit with hair slicked back. He said hello to me in a high pitched soft voice. One month later he passed away from pneumonia. DC

[@Dwolfmusic]

Again, spot on. You guys should still try out John Stanier from Helmet! Other suggestions could be Matt Cameron from soundgarden or Brad Wilk from rage against the machine!

[@ArtOfDrumming]

Matt is already on the list - didn’t see John coming but great suggestion for sure

[@Dwolfmusic]

@@ArtOfDrumming i"m so excited for the next video. I bought a couple of Remo CS drumheads because of the nirvana video you guys made :D

[@ArtOfDrumming]

Wow, thanks so much for your feedback - next week we have a very special video with the title: 5 iconic drum grooves but played with brushes and the week after we have Stewart Copeland‘s recreating video in the pipeline

[@jon.wijaya]

Can you make a comparison between wood snare and metal snare,, also about solid snare vs ply snare?

[@Henry-uv9xu]

Great idea. I second this.

[@ArtOfDrumming]

Coming up next is Stewart Copeland…. But definitely on our List!

[@russelw.6288]

+1

[@boimesa8190]

@@ArtOfDrumming do it do it

[@ArtOfDrumming]

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[@ashtonwadepaul]

You guys are doing great job, keep it up. Very enjoyable content for us drummers🤘🏼

[@ArtOfDrumming]

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[@mihaidrums5]

The snare sounds great, tight and funky! 🥁🔥

[@ArtOfDrumming]

Thanks so much

[@firstneo]

You are the real inspiration, match the sound in the mix is another challenge

[@ArtOfDrumming]

😎👍🏻

[@russelw.6288]

thats so frkn nice! Love that second groove. Gonna learn this one

[@courtbeall7768]

Excellent recreation.Love the thin Acrolite Snare is amazing.

[@jordanswaindrums]

Coming across this channel has just made my year 🙌🏼😎❤️

[@ArtOfDrumming]

Thanks buddy 🙏

[@jm.5198]

Good Job also Here’s a suggestion do Tre Cool from Green Day

[@ArtOfDrumming]

💯 he is so iconic so Tre is definitely on our list

[@bigj4223]

Oh, I almost forgot, I really liked what did to the kick and snare heads. Love the fibre strip in the kick and also the fibre head for the snare. Those sounded really good and smooth not boomy!!!

[@MC-pb3lu]

Great content! Great channel! My favorite beat of all time. Suggestion: list the drums and equipment in the video description. You could probably earn some affiliate cash if you wanted to but that's secondary. Keep up the great work regardless.

[@ArtOfDrumming]

Thanks for your suggestion and your feedback MC!

[@felixlindau1595]

I was waiting for this.

[@ArtOfDrumming]

I hope we could meet your expectations ....

[@hummingrhizomes]

Loving this series! Many thanks!

[@ArtOfDrumming]

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[@karstenbursak8083]

now that you covered James Brown's drummers ... it's time to cover Benny Benjamin, Uriel Jones and Richard Allen of Motowns own "Funk Brothers" or how about Hal Blaine ?

[@oussmayo]

would love to see skull snaps and manzel midnight theme breaks recreated!

[@freddysands]

Funk is all about feel and time keeping.

[@adamisaac4685]

To the fellow funkster in this vid. I live in Madison Wi. I’m a bassist. Funk is my sweet spot as well. Your sick. You really know how to pull the sound out of that wood. You giggin?

[@pataudi8025]

Great work!!

[@ArtOfDrumming]

Thanks for your feedback Pataudi!

[@nickcarter4006]

Nice but you forgot one thing: the kick pedal SQUEAK!! I don’t know if they emphasized it on purpose on the original, but it adds that high overtone on the horn hits, sounds like a saxophone in the mix but you can hear it on every bass hit! Noticed that back in college and now I can’t unhear it

[@ArtOfDrumming]

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[@donwersten3114]

Incredible nice work👍👍

[@blaquesmyth2068]

This channel is very underrated Million subscribers is waiting

[@ArtOfDrumming]

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[@mikekelly9851]

The over head view shows typical drummers planted with their feet at an angle while sitting behind the bass drum. Try sitting with your feet both planted in a straight line not 45 degree off. Makes going around to the floor toms & cymbals smoother and easier.

[@tendingtropic7778]

Wow how i love this channel! Instant subscribe. I recently bought a ludwig (neusonic) kit and really want to learn how to tune it to sound like funk/nate smith sound. Any tips? Where can i find a course or video on this :)? (Including tom tuning)

[@thomasfourounjian3805]

Nice work young man praising a legend 40 or more years before your birth.

[@jamesfoster8071]

I'm Related To Clyde & Still Live In Chattanooga & I Started Playing Drums At & Early Age & Moved To Keyboards. & Alto Sax & If It Wasn't For The Funky Beats Of Clyde I Wouldn't Be Who I Am...The Funk Was On The 1

[@brobb-sd9vp]

I prefer your kit and timing!! Ain’t it funky?!

[@erikmeyer2323]

Question: When the two drummers were playing together, did they play the exact same notes? Or did they split the groove up and each play part of it? (either way ... a testament to their extreme proficiency).

[@n.oneimportant5]

If you find the time, there are some videos available online of a few James Brown concerts from the late 60s and early 70s. You'll note his drummers rarely played simultaneously. If Jabo Starks played a tune, Clyde would lay out or shake a tambourine. Then a tune or two later, they'd switch.

[@nicks.8003]

Probably a stretch to ask, but you should release drum sample packs. I’d love to have some of these drums at different volumes and with the whole kit.

[@ArtOfDrumming]

Thanks for your feedback. We are really thinking about doing it but do not have any expertise in that. How much would you be willing to pay for a sample pack?

[@TheStudioDrummer]

Spot on FD snare! 👊 Nice reverb too.

[@ArtOfDrumming]

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[@spookypen]

Here are few drum breaks everyone knows but might not know they know: Bob James - Take Me to Marti Gras Dennis Coffey - Scorpio Five Staristep & Cubie - Don't change your love Funk Inc. - Kool is Back Kool and the Kang - N.T. Melvin Bliss - Synthetic Substitution Skul Snaps - It's a New Day The Soul Searchers - Ashley's Roachclip This is fun, hope to hear more break recreations. 😎👍

[@ArtOfDrumming]

Thanks for sharing your suggestion 🙏

[@bigj4223]

Spot on!!!

[@tomlarosa6647]

Beautiful to see good drumming

[@ArtOfDrumming]

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[@SkyzTh3Limitt]

You have the tone pretty much spot on. You would probably have to be in the same drum room with the same plate reverbs, console, and tape machine to get any closer. Your performance ain't bad either tho Clyde only did the ghost drum roll on the 4th bar and his timing is unmatched. You did a great job, hard to completely match Clyde tho.

[@rolandhillmann7475]

Thank's. I Love Drumsound 's in many ways

[@ArtOfDrumming]

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[@ArnoldVeeman]

Ah, I wish you also did a little run on the hihat ;-) then I got you all sampled!!

[@el.aye.bee.4477]

If you guys ever venture into the genre of Reggae, I would love to see a recreation of Carlton Barrett's drums, he the reggae pioneer of "Bob Marley & The Wailoers" fame.

[@keithmoon3190]

He has done that video already

[@RainDogBluues]

Great video! It would be amazing to see one video recreating the sound of Philthy Animal Taylor from Motörhead

[@ArtOfDrumming]

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[@andriealinsangao613]

YESSSS

[@CG64Mushro0m]

i may be sampling this as well, i will give credit

[@ArtOfDrumming]

;-) The Funky Art Of Drumming

[@piggycity]

Great sound! May I ask what preamps, converters, and recording hardware were used in this recording?

[@mrthundaboots]

The secret is that squeaky Speed King! Lol Jk Great stuff!

[@ianisaacs2340]

I would absolutely love it if you guys did: The Ronettes “be my baby” that snare is AMAZING IMO

[@ArtOfDrumming]

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[@ianisaacs2340]

@@ArtOfDrumming I would be forever indebted to you for showing us the way!!! And much respect for using the Acrolite a lot recently! I’m the proud owner of a 64 & 68, I will never part with them. I would go as far as say I prefer acros to supraphonics.

[@ArtOfDrumming]

Such classy snares for sure. Never sell one if you do have it. It’s a workhorse for sure

[@ianisaacs2340]

@@ArtOfDrumming people have asked, and every time I clutch them as if they were my children and let them know that they are NOT FOR SALE! You can play them, but they’re staying with me! I love acros in general, but there’s something really special about keystone acros that I adore. I think they are more “airy”? I use Calftone or weather master batters, 2 mil snare side heads, and use 27 and 30 strand wires. My favorite tunings are 275/380 -303/392. The aluminum sounds huge in that range IMO

[@ArtOfDrumming]

Wow very detailed insights - live it

[@evandavidwarner203]

YOU ARE A GREAT DRUMMER!!

[@ArtOfDrumming]

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[@vaughnchauncy8360]

Ok,wood snare and metal snare,I gotta go to inquire at the guitar center drum instructor,this is deep.i just love great drumming@

[@michaela.1198]

Surprised there isn’t a John Bonham one of these, I’d love to see that

[@ArtOfDrumming]

Coming soon!

[@jamesbrasfield2944]

Hell yeah!!!

[@oussmayo]

on point!

[@rubenspoolder3567]

Could you guys do a rundown of Mitch Mitchell from the Jimi Hendrix experience? (If you havent done that allready? 😉)

[@ArtOfDrumming]

Not yet but count us in - great suggestion!

[@rubenspoolder3567]

@@ArtOfDrumming stoked!

[@ArtOfDrumming]

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[@jameslemmons9737]

Keep the Funk alive! ♥️🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶♥️💯💯💯💯😎

[@musique4581]

Love that snare sound!

[@ArtOfDrumming]

Thanks 🙏

[@courtbeall7768]

How about Greg Erico's great drum sounds from Sly and the Family Stone?

[@dancorvalan3205]

Anyone has any recommendation on making a ”suitcase drumset" version of these james brown kit?

[@СергейГорбачев-я3г]

Mixer gain clipping and spring reverbs helps

[@ArtOfDrumming]

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[@joelsaucier4342]

Yes...great work on that one... but i would like to hear the AC/DC drum sound...thanks

[@ArtOfDrumming]

Hey Joël! Great news - in two weeks we are driving to the sonor factory to recreate phil rudd‘s drum sound!

[@joelsaucier4342]

Allright...i can't wait for this...sure i don't miss it...tankyou very much for the good news😁

[@ArtOfDrumming]

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[@AngryShredder2004]

What kind of drumsticks did you guys use?

[@ArtOfDrumming]

Those are Vic Firth Jack DeJohnette signature sticks

[@jimmiestaton9197]

Awesome channel and awesome drumming info. I would like to know more about the drummer and drumming of 'Los Conquistadores Chocolate' by Johnny Hammond

[@ArtOfDrumming]

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[@zzzesar]

It would be cool if you try to recreate The Cure's drum sound in their Kiss me Kiss me Kiss me album.

[@honuman39]

Great kick sound

[@ArtOfDrumming]

Thanks!

[@tuievans]

Can you do Alex Van Halen next

[@78kbsc]

Quite impressive. The funky drummer break, however, essentially lacks overdrive and the reverb needs to be longer.

[@courtbeall7768]

Alex Van Halen's Hybrid Simmons,Vistalite,Roto tom kit from JUMP.

[@louisgreen3915]

I think the snare could have been a bit tighter. I have a piccolo snare drum with the skin tightened right up, and I tell you what, it sounds just like Jabo & Clyde. I'm fussy about the snare sound with these guys because they have the only sound that interests me in drumming, (apart from Harvey Mason's mid 70s sound).

[@ArtOfDrumming]

🙏👍🏻

[@keithmoon3190]

By the way, how high is the snare tuned?

[@ArtOfDrumming]

Can not say exactly but should be around 375hz (tunebot)

[@keithmoon3190]

@@ArtOfDrumming Medium or High?

[@ArtOfDrumming]

High

[@TheStudioDrummer]

How about Keith Moon around the Who Are You time frame?

[@ArtOfDrumming]

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[@johnny5.56]

My favorite break ever

[@ArtOfDrumming]

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[@OriginalOldSkoolFunk]

Awesome video. Only one small element missing in Sex Machine. Y'all left out the squeak. 🤫 Appearently Jabo needed to oil his kick pedal because you can clearly hear it squeak everytime he hits it. Same thing on the hit record, "Super Bad." Listen closely...it's pretty obvious...but to me, it adds to the raw funkiness of the track. 🤘🏾

[@ArtOfDrumming]

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[@870expressmag]

Papa don't take no mess has a sweet beat!!

[@ArtOfDrumming]

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[@CG64Mushro0m]

oh yeah, this is gonna be good

[@ArtOfDrumming]

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[@BobbyJetty1502]

If you REALLY want to get to the start of blues/funk, what do you know about Baby Dods?

[@ArtOfDrumming]

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[@virgil5650]

Great video!!! Although the tape hurt my feelings a little

[@RockerBug17]

4:35 Edith Bunker?

[@jackthomson5047]

Quality. Thankyoy

[@ArtOfDrumming]

Thank You Jack!

[@johnkracy9190]

Very nice.

[@notazx]

Do queens of the stone age songs for the deaf next!!

[@Incountry]

“Hear the drummer get wicked….”

[@ArtOfDrumming]

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[@margix1172]

Best drum sound in a funk record . the mighty STEVE FERRONE in the GLOW album from RICK JAMES!

[@ArtOfDrumming]

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[@matthewjames206]

"Big Beat" by Billy Squier, perhaps?

[@ArtOfDrumming]

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[@acrystalyric]

I feel more condenser microphone were used around the snare drum, vintage preamps, and more sticky touch, deep rimshot. Overall, very nice try against the big giant.

[@ArtOfDrumming]

Thanks for your feedback! Not quite sure what you mean by ‘against the big giant’

[@acrystalyric]

@@ArtOfDrumming Sorry I meant no offense, just aqqreciated the great Clyde and also appreciated you to get the near sound of the great drummer.

[@ArtOfDrumming]

No problem at all! Thanks buddy for sharing your suggestion

[@ИгорьИванов-к7д]

Mystic BreakBeat!! (Funky Drummer)