Keith Carlock - Behind the Scenes and Preview

A sneak preview and behind the scenes look at the filming of Keith Carlock's DVD, from Hudson Music

[@jouxplan]

That bass drum sound in the intro is so wonderful, so beautiful and so powerful, that I am practically crying with joy. This guy blows my mind.

[@gabesstarwarscollection]

His right hand usually plays straight plain and simple but his left hand is the real key to his playing. It fills in the gaps.

[@slickingdom]

I first saw Keith in concert at the Berks Jazz Festival in Reading, PA in 2000 or 2001 with the Heads Up Super Band. I was totally stunned, shocked and amazed by his playing, which has already become legendary. I can't wait for this DVD to come out !!

[@drumsbykevin]

SO inspirational! Keith's groove is impeccable, his timing is spot on, his technique is beautiful, his drums sound ridiculous...cant say enough great things about him and his playing. 100% original and beautiful!!

[@nagapamp]

Keith is, IMO the best all around, do anything with his hands and feet, chops upon chops, creates new sounds that are very new and fresh!!!! Thanks Keith... Mike

[@billster41]

I have seen Keith play live 6 times, and I am most impressed with his Hi-Hat control and how he drives a groove with it. This man has inspired me to work harder in my own playing.

[@damankj]

That groove the last 20 seconds is so smooth. Carlock is a great.

[@kage1974]

One of a few really good MUSICAL drummers..... My two year-old daughter bops along to Keith.

[@manifestgtr]

this guys ghosting takes his grooves to genius level

[@DeanWuksta]

what a groove, love that kick drum, he's intense but so flowing and precise.

[@SebastianPersini]

omg this is awesome, Keith's playing is just insane, i must get this dvd!!!! 5/5

[@kapildrums]

MAN,keith has a dvd out?!?! this is the best news i've heard in a while!!!!:)

[@esond]

I don't know if I would call him underrated, he has had many a feature in magazines all over.

[@RockMacDonald23]

this man is divinely incomparable, thats why he is one of my favorites

[@Holygasoline]

I LOVE this Guys playing !!!! long live the king Carlock !

[@timbali01]

I just saw Keith with Steely Dan last night at The Wharf amphitheater in Orange Beach, Al. The man has a command of so many different styles, it's silly! They did AJA. It was a show-stopper! AND it was only about a third of the way through the show! He can make you dance one minute and then slay you the next with some quick 5-second solo thing he pulls out of his ass! I'm Impressed! No wonder the guy has played with Sting, Steely Dan and soon James Taylor! Go Keith!!!!!

[@dannyaday]

I saw him with John Mayer in August and he just blew me away!!

[@joaodepaula]

When I watch Keith playing I think: you guys are really impressed with that gospel chops think? Hey, ITS Not ABOUT TASTE, it's about Growing man musically!

[@deepbluntman___8650]

He is such a big Inspiration for me!

[@paulalexanderjohnson]

I like his jazz tuning. It makes him very unique!

[@drumfoomaster]

i saw him with steely dan in 2007. he's the perfect drummer for that band.

[@fess04]

he sets the toms flat like ginger baker....u know the guy has got great touch when you hear the drums unmixed and comin through the camera mike and they sound even....i know this guy has alot of experience playing small rooms...his ideas are just as valid as hearing piano or anything else...wonderful stuff...oozing craft and experience.....

[@chochemerlyn]

It's because he loves to groove! And, even though he variates it like crazy and probably improvises most of them, groove is groove and it sounds like groove! But if you pay attention, he serves up all kinds of fresh stuff, and having a spontaneous percussive conversation that sustains that fat and flowing of a groove with super clean articulation while maintaining it greasy and dirty is not a trick, but a whole show of magic!

[@DancingSpiderman]

Drummers touring in a band DO NOT make millions of bucks; that would be an exaggeration. Becker and Fagan most likely do not each break 1 million a year. He does have the best gigs on the planet. But, you right.... Carlock's the man

[@camtyler]

A CARLOCK DVD!!!?? my life is complete

[@phillip_costovski]

This guy is soon becoming a large influence on my playing, similarly is Gavin Harrison. I love his use of sextuplet hi hat polyrhythms layered over those syncopated ride grooves, that just blew me away when i first heard it in this video.

[@terribleterrizm19]

I too, make a living playing the drums. I think about my setup and technique all the time, too. I just don't get hung up on it. I just find it ridiculous that drummers can't just watch and listen to someone as incredible as Keith Carlock without analyzing every little thing. Like I said before, it's music, not math.

[@95Fraser]

I went to see him last night in Sunderland he was awsome!!!

[@hayhaymanhay]

I too am a traditional grip user and only hold my drumstick that far back for power. I hold my drumstick near the center for optimal control

[@votvdrum]

Rudder was founded at UNT. He was been around the campus with Helbing and Soph most of 2000-2006. Wanna see pictures lol?

[@mechmove]

His background is marching, simular Steve Gadd, and those chops DO come out. But the "unorthodox" movements produce the most happening groove the world has ever seen; sounds almost like a Marching Shuffle - New Orleans, etc. He lays it down so uniquely and definitively with confidence. I wonder what the story is behind the double press hits on the snare and hats; looks like it came from drum corp, perhaps a direct reference to his original training (?)

[@DeanWuksta]

did u watch and listen to simple things like how perfect his sticking was on that practise pad/snare clip. Not to mention his left hand/kick combo's with ostinato right hand goin, unique sense of timing and groove, very special. I do understand why you're more drawn to these other more 'band based' drummers (except Lang who's more of a soloist) but Carlock has so much to offer, you may have to just listen more carefully, there's a lot goin on : )

[@adzug]

never heard keith carwreck b4. hes good. really like the sound of the toms too.

[@DanoSoltis]

Master of groove!! Great!!

[@notasilicaanimus]

Keith Carlock is a groove machine. Great technique too.

[@mistahtut]

Love that bass drum....sounds like a bomb

[@boeder101]

His bass drum is wide open. You get that sound if you use regular heads front and back (like a Remo Ambassador or Evans G1). I've been getting the same thing with a black dot on the batter side and a regular ol' white ambassador on the front. John Bonham played his bass drum like this too.

[@abstractlogix23]

The new cd from Wayne Krantz, Keith Carlock and Tim Lefebvre is out now. It fantastic... dont wait , just get it before this dvd comes out

[@votvdrum]

I used to be able to go check him out whenever I wanted when he actually hung around UNT...he's on the road nonstop now. I guess I'll have to settle for Ed Soph :P

[@mrsparklepimlico2]

He is sooo sick.. his grooves are imense

[@kage1974]

Peter Erskine once said that if you let the sticks breathe drums become what they are.... musical instruments. Schools of technique are like opinions. Keith sounds natural, not controlled or taut (taught). Like Louis Armstrong said...'if you can pat your foot to it, it's good music. Don't think about it.' He's as refreshing but admittedly not nearly as important as Louis Armstrong (who also repeated his licks over the years) but he has a genuine message. His 'voice' transcends his technique.

[@kage1974]

Awesome musical, yes MUSICAL, drummer. Speed and chops with no CONTEXT do not impress me. Keith deserves the attention he is getting.

[@3xguysxfightingx]

I love this guy grooves!!! I wish i could get the DVD... but o well.. I'll watch videos on KZbin. ^__^

[@tonno6866]

I love that sound of the empty bass drums

[@lisanders11]

That´s incredibly well said!!!

[@MegaTurnover]

his bass drum sounds awesome :D

[@kage1974]

I heard a funny quote about Oscar Pettiford (who also played with an "unorthadox" style) on an NPR jazz profiles podcast. I don't remember who said it but to paraphrase it, "I've seen a lot of guys playing with perfect technique... but they weren't playin' shit.....".

[@craftyrobot1204]

His feel is insane.

[@thankyoujg]

@plerryferry the name of the song is " schizophrenic" by Oz Noy

[@mechmove]

@davss5 for sure, any form of rudimental drumming is only a start! there are so many other techniques that need to be learned when transitioning to drumset.

[@Etwizzy99]

@larkydozer He was actually voted modern drummer's best all around player a few years back.

[@drumhead62]

he has some insane stick work ill give him that

[@jamminjuice]

moonkef, I believe the song playing at the beginning and end of the video is an Oz Noy tune...

[@idiot0001]

awesome drummer! 5:49 - till the end sounds a bit like the chorus of World So Cold by Three Days Grace

[@bangscrashes]

cglcon must be a ringo fan.......great thing about carlock is he plays the tune ..not just the drums.....

[@Illadelphism]

You just answered your own question; he holds his left stick so far down BECAUSE it works for him.

[@joshdrums37]

i think he actually looks very natural and organic when he plays.

[@1chrisanderson]

man, parts of this are just super awkward....the bit about the emails with the big boss especially. Keith's playing is superb of course.. full of life, flow, and GROOOOOVE...

[@JavierScheuermannMusic]

i wish he was my drum teacher he's great !!!

[@moonkef]

Ahh Oz Noy, great thanks!

[@Tristanrgreene11]

wow ya know youve really made it when youve played with everyone and done so many things but when ya make a video about your playing you know your truly "in". jeff porcaro made his vid when he was 34 years old, porcaro lived in a different time and age where hed played with soooo many people and recorded so much, carlocks 38 and perhaps in the same catagory as the true great! congrats keith

[@dcdc92]

I disagree that Keith's style is choppy- I feel he flows around that kit with incredible grace, especially considering the amount of notes he gets in sometimes. Attempt to break down some of that rudiment work he uses on the big fills and then try to call him predictable! His grooves are all very musical. My guess is that Keith became Steely Dan's drummer through years of hard work and dedication, a deep passion for music, a very individual style, seasoned musicianship and a great personality.

[@plerryferry]

does anybody know the name of the song he plays from 5:35 until the end? love that tune.. great drummer, nice style. though i don't personally like the sound of his bass drum it's nice to hear someone who tunes his kit to his own needs, regardless of what people might consider to be 'normal'

[@Flaitesexy]

his technique is freaking crazy

[@Andres13mp]

is for a stronger backbeat and the toms are not move to him, but looking up. i used my sticks like that, and this is the reason

[@pipi333]

Absolutely tight.

[@WillyFranklinOnBass]

Was wondering that too.... Looks like he's going to loose it... But he doesn't!! :)

[@terribleterrizm19]

What hair product do you think he is using at 2:33? Will that make me a better drummer?

[@DancingSpiderman]

Tonya Mitchell His scalp is oozing KFC. The ONLY hair care product you need.

[@liennto]

love the boomy kick

[@DancingSpiderman]

In a Dumm-Off against Stanton Moore... Carlock would kick Stanton's nerd butt. And I like Stanton's drumming

[@lexhitreset]

It's not a pissing contest... but Carlock would leave him bleeding and sobbing on the ground.

[@DancingSpiderman]

lexhitreset The first song sounded a lot like Stanton Moore's Poison Pushy

[@Drumminsince89]

@sjproductions100 It looks to coincide with the way he angles his snare. I guess so you don't get those accidentals rim shots.

[@DancingSpiderman]

Keith Carlock... a drummer so good and charismatic, he should have his tutorial DVD narrated by the movie previews guy, oh wait... the movie previews guy is dead...

[@PlymouthVT]

No they sound like a world class drummer. You can't play muted drums in a rockin' loud live band. So...professional drummers practice & play wide open. No dampeneing. And god damn whan a dude like this is kickin them and your close by its pretty much the best fucking thing ever.

[@AgileDumpling]

how could you scroll facebook or twitter on your phone when keith's drumming? (re: :37 - :42)

[@UpjoanCrawford]

Well cglcon, Don Fagen, Walt Becker, Grover Washington Jr, James Taylor, Wayne Krantz, Mr Sting, Dianna Ross, Leni Stern and Tal Wilkenfeld would argue your point. But what would they know?

[@genecrewbar]

Other musicians like playing with him. Predictability is not necessarily a bad trait. Gadd has been using the same "predictable" tool box for 30+ years, but he completely owns every tool in that box. Keith has his tools, and he uses them well. Guys hire him for those tools. When was the last time you guys got hired by players of that calibre for yours?

[@abstractlogix23]

Great Drummer. New recording from Wayne Krantz Keith Carlock and Tim Lefebvre out on Aug 18

[@OnTheRoof1]

the song at 2:38 is wicked!

[@larkydozer]

@Etwizzy99 Thanks for pointing that out Etwizzy99. These kids giving the thumbs up to "he's underated" don't know what they're saying.

[@larkydozer]

@solarcow16 11 months ago he'd already been voted MD's best all around player and had toured with Steely Dan and Sting. You don't know what you're talking about.

[@pulsingdrums]

2:37 WHAM ! Groove overload.

[@VentoRdrummeR]

@DWDrummerJon151 well looking at the musicians he played with, I wouldn't call him underrated. but yeah, not too famous, you're right. flawless dynamics, this man's the boss

[@JasonPurcell2218]

gotta smell funky to be funky

[@omaddog]

Anyone konows what snare practice pad shown in this video?Label?

[@DVHdrums]

Hmm when he was playing on the practice pad his traditional grip looks great, but I notice that his fulcrum is waaaaay back on the left stick a lot. Not that it seems to matter for him though :P

[@chungiemunchin]

I think the hardest job to do on this video has to be held by the guy who sells the snow cones. I say that because I once had a summer job when I was a kid, selling snow cones and believe you me, it is no easy task.

[@chx78]

At 3,57, i think it's a combination with ten 32nd notes, and he plays roll stroke with his hands (Rr Ll) KKRrLlRrLiRrKKL R ... I let you fid for the rest ! 123 4 5 6 78910 It's this way i'm going to work this great rudiment by this great drummer !! He's incredible, he has all qualities ! Maybe i wrote mistakes about this rudiment Sorry for my english !!

[@zappa3837]

What is the tune at the beginning? it is so sick. someone please tell me

[@Tristanrgreene11]

when did keith hang around unt besides being there when he was at school in the 90's?

[@amputech]

what are you talking about! its like a bomb before and after!

[@Steeleydankid]

yea, 750 e-mails., they're all asking where Keith is playing next!

[@kushking420]

i saw him play with steely dan on nov 30th in montreal

[@lildondon29]

@DWDrummerJon151 Under-rated?! How?

[@Ted_Swayinghill]

Dude.....that's his sound.....to me his kits sounds like a "New Orleans" kit.....and FYI that kit sounds natural. His drums RESONATE...which is an awesome thing Most kits you hear is mostly processed and over eq'ed.

[@mastermind35]

nice shirt!

[@moonkef]

Is the Krantz/Carlock/Lefebvre tune used in this promo taken from the new Krantz/Carlock/Lefebvre album?

[@stokesdrum]

you can generate a lot more power and for him it feels good I guess, as you said.

[@sonnyboytantv]

I was thinking the same thing. He talks about using the moeller but holding it there just doesn't do it for me. But he bounces it so effortlessly.

[@larkydozer]

@KarniTreeTones You must have meant to say that he's relatively unknown, not under-rated, for to be under-rated, one must be known.

[@tiberbeats]

he is amazing with rudder