Meinl Cymbals - Lang Zhao - "Ad Astra" by The Resonance Project (feat. Josh De La Victoria)

See full demos of Lang’s main setup here: bit.ly/3REFfI0
20” Traditional China
22” Vintage Sand Ride
18” Jazz Extra Thin Crash
15” Extra Dry Medium Thin Hihat Top (top hat)
15” Foundry Reserve Hihat Bottom (bottom hat)
6” Brilliant Splash (stack top)
Artist Concept Model Temporal Stack 1 (stack bottom)
18” Traditional Extra Thin Hammered Crash
10” Brilliant Splash
15” Foundry Reserve Hihat Top (top hat)
15” Extra Dry Medium Thin Hihat Bottom (bottom hat)
22” Dark Ride
20” Equilibrium China
Artist Concept Model Fat Stack
20” Foundry Reserve Crash
See demos of Lang’s smaller Jazz setup here: bit.ly/3uIMhlX
15” Foundry Reserve Hihats
22” Big Apple Dark Tradition Light Ride
20” Jazz Club Ride
The Resonance Project - “Ad Astra” (feat. Josh De La Victoria)
Music written by Lang Zhao
Music produced by The Resonance Project
Guest: Josh De La Victoria (3:33-4:28 thumping guitar and bass, lead guitars)
Drums and Synthestration: Lang Zhao
Guitars and Basses: Yas Nomura
"Ad Astra" is the second new single and title track from the upcoming The Resonance Project album. The arrangement in this video has been modified for Meinl. Listen to the original full length album version at: linktr.ee/trpm...

[@daedalus_20v]

I'd be almost afraid to find a piece of music that would make Lang Zhao LOOK like he was struggling to keep up. He's calmer playing this than I am listening to it.

[@justinrensel8518]

Rock solid comment.

[@Jordarr8994]

If you look at his Instagram you can see the process he went through writing/learning these drum parts. Very difficult journey but he sounded great every step.of the way

[@Imaddrums]

The switching between 2 kits is genius I love how it flows seamlessly. Lang you've done it again. Absolutely INSANE

[@marcdedouvan]

NICE SWITCH FROM METAL TO JAZZ MUSIC AND DRUMSET!

[@FernandoLemusDrums]

Who does these mixes?!?! SO good

[@JamesKnoerl]

This guy is a weapons grade MACHINE. Also those headphones are MASSIVE.

[@uglypineapple03]

Ah hi James, sick Satyr playthrough

[@spencerharding5328]

Beautiful playing ❤

[@cg086511]

Stunning. Unrivaled. Innovative.

[@mikemast411]

I like the part where it was all brutal af and then it keeps getting more brutal af while I sit alone in my room saying, "that was brutal af," to myself.

[@martinblanchotdrums3194]

Holy mother of god, he's on another planet. I aspire to be as good as Lang Zhao one day

[@zhdrums3872]

Aspire to be better

[@martinblanchotdrums3194]

@@zhdrums3872 I am worse than Lang, once I get as good as him i'll aspire to be even better haha

[@zhdrums3872]

@@martinblanchotdrums3194 I feel you. I was the same way. John Longstreth being one of my main inspirations. But I set goals for myself. Learn to blast a min straight cleanly, run 280 bpm cleanly etc etc. And gave myself a Year to complete that list. Always telling myself. I will become better. And to keep progressing. It's a good mindset

[@martinblanchotdrums3194]

@@zhdrums3872 ohh dont worry I set smaller goals too ! I had a goal to be able to play a djent track live in front of an audience by the end of this year, and a few weeks ago I did it ! This is the only way to keep motivated ;)

[@zhdrums3872]

@@martinblanchotdrums3194 fuck yeah! Congrats on reaching your goal brue! I set one Big goal with many little goals thrown in there to show my progression throughout the journey. Keep it up mang!!

[@jedrzejjakubowski9627]

I had to watch it through my fingers. Amazing playing and song

[@cb7choler]

Thier 2019 album is amazing. Go check it out and can't wait for the new album!

[@keithreid4586]

Absolutely amazing!! Your precision & fluid motion is something to aspire to! Well done, cheers!

[@Coin3103]

This versatility, technique and groove and splendid !

[@thatdrummeroz654]

Good Morning from the PNW. This was a nice surprise!!

[@jonathanbormann5077]

I'm not much for metal anymore but this is crazy. Fantastic playing! And of course beautiful cymbals. 😉

[@yGmtFTt9]

Gives me the same kind of dizzyness when i listen to Matt Garstka. Nice work!

[@TheGamingWard]

Speechless

[@clemlvn9598]

Wouldn’t have thought this would be humanly possible to play like that… let alone for 7min!

[@Aeacus.]

Dude went super saiyan.

[@kevymetal66]

Awesome performance again my man.

[@BSeffDrumVidz]

KILLER!!

[@hangbrand8199]

As a drummer, you want to be good at what you do and make it enjoyable For others. This dude has all that AND SOME!!! Fug me he’s good!

[@c3N3q]

Would you be interested in making these Meinl mixes available for (audio) download? 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@DasKotaBear]

Cool skill to be able to switch kits at will depending on the vibe

[@woongbass]

멋지시네요!!❤❤

[@JohnHenry1331]

The feeling 👏

[@thelobster7277]

LANG ZHAO IS THE FUTURE

[@cindyalibaster5409]

hell yaaa

[@kenbaur7222]

A one word review: Damn

[@nicol108]

太帅了！！！

[@quantum_beeb]

What is this sin of 31k views

[@Logan9286-o1n]

He reminds me so much of Sebastian Lanser...

[@iisaka_station]

2:05 made my jaw drop

[@tobee_gamer5816]

The second half of this song gives me animals as leaders vibes

[@路人甲-l9x]

打鼓打吐了的是他吗

[@dovkushnir7808]

Why is this the first time I've heard of this guy?

[@carolynway850]

That's ridiculous talent......

[@CommanderCodyChipless]

I almost feel ashamed for watching this and not being worthy. holy fuck

[@prithivnatarajan]

wtf

[@breadnaut3087]

I know you are an amazing drummer but the triggers on this track are too distracting for me. Sounds like an electric kit to me.

[@langzhaomusic]

Thank you! And I did not use triggers for any of these tracks.

[@breadnaut3087]

@@langzhaomusic Maybe its just the mix then. The bass drum is very clicky sounding.

[@Blaze_Drumz]

@@breadnaut3087 unfortunately that’s how metal kick drums sound have evolved. Lots of high end and go click. It’s not a sample it’s just fitting the genre like how in the jazz section he used a 18in kick I think

[@Pure_KodiakWILD_Power]

Better clicky than thumpy or muddy. Even punchy isn't enough when the guitars are nice and heavy.

[@josuecruz1345]

I had never seen BTS playing drums before 🤣🤣🤣

[@clemlvn9598]

BTS? What, because he's asian? racist

[@kimmygibler760]

He shows all the emotion and perfect timing of a robot, wait what if he is a ro ...nah impossible....but what if.

[@instakillbill2263]

First time seeing this person 👀 Stuffing popcorn in face hole.

[@christofts857]

Utterly utterly astonishing. Meinl have the two best drummers in the world in Lang Zhao and Matt Garstka, easily. Truly stunning to watch and listen.

[@ragintexan1]

Don’t forget Matt Halpern! 😉🍻🤘🏻

[@sexypoulpe]

@@ragintexan1 Mad respect to Halpern but honestly I don't see him at this level of versatility really

[@ragintexan1]

@@sexypoulpe I can respect that, I was more so meaning him being sponsored by Meinl, but if you haven't seen some of his drum clinics you should check them out. I have no doubt he could most likely match this, just never been filmed attempting it. But that's the wonderful thing about this art, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. 🙂 🍻🤘

[@joshuasplural]

This is album is shaping up to be in my top 5 of this year

[@drummermikerocks1]

Damn. I was privileged to go to college with this dude and watch him play. One of the sickest drummers ever. Lang you beast!! Stoked for the record homie!!

[@doomood]

I discovered The Resonance Project because of MEINL channels, now I'm in love!

[@johnny5.56]

Damn this was sick, felt like I was watching a movie.

[@jjmaskone]

Incredible playing and composition! Bravo!

[@meshuggah434]

I love seeing a big kit! I miss that in drummers today. I get it’s more to set up and travel with. Ok. I got that. But it just looks amazing!

[@langzhaomusic]

Good old tribute to Portnoy!

[@viraajgupta6047]

3:33 has that distinct garstka style combined with orchestral power that can only be described as lang zhao's signature playing

[@umu5037]

garstka was his teacher for some time, he really learned something in there to his playing

[@viraajgupta6047]

@@umu5037 yeah and he mentioned he learned that groove from garstka as well so that def explains it LOL

[@emptycloud2774]

So sick.

[@Pure_KodiakWILD_Power]

Eh, you can hear a bit of it in there, even before that time stamp, but this kid definitely has his own style.

[@theflyingcrud]

Lang!! Just incredible, I'm so inspired.. thank you brother

[@sanchopanza9907]

Lang Zhao + Josh De La Victoria, boy oh boy.

[@JansenRichardDrummer]

POWERHOUSE!

[@benjaminduran2803]

I'm very curious to know what set of isolation headphones those are. I've been looking for a set to replace my 10 year old Vic Firth set

[@DanielG0m3z]

Epic

[@ChrisXBits]

Absolutely killer work, Lang!

[@alexmakkk9104]

There's always an Asian who's better than you

[@mattgarstkasfan8602]

2:16 crazy

[@ElijahBobingerDragonogh]

Okay, Lang, I need an explanation, so we can hand this video over to Yogev Gabay for him to dissect. Here at 3:34 you enter a chugging section, very fast bass thumping, much like Tosin Abasi’s (Animals as Leaders) technique. Then here at 3:46 it appears to slow down just a hair. I mean, almost imperceptibly, but there is a definite sensation change. Is that swapping from 7-tuplets to 6-tuplets? Am I hearing that correctly? Because that’s fucking amazing, and I’ve always been simply fascinated by even flows from 6-5-4-3 tuplet phrasings. This is something truly exceptional.

[@drumboyd]

The sequel to Shang-Chi And The Legend of the Ten Rings.......Lang Zhao and the $10,000 Cymbal Setup! 😁

[@craigfrober316]

Think it's time I checked out this guy's band. Wow.

[@clemlvn9598]

Yeah do yourself a favor, you won’t regret it!!

[@quantum_beeb]

Technique and fundamentals are everything kiddos.

[@DemonizedTX]

WOW just WOW

[@breehill9323]

The choir coming in @2:36 may be the most epic thing I've ever heard

[@sneezingwizard]

What a beast of a drummer. The space-theme of the track is also hella awesome, been on repeat since I heard it here.

[@wasfallen]

when Marvel theme was Prog Metal + Jazz.

[@rufeiyuan1310]

everytime i check lang's new stuff out. i have to pinch myself to make me believe that I was in the same band with this guy on drum in highschool. the pinching does not help tho. his performance in this vid is still surreal to me.

[@TC-lk2ev]

Holy shit man. This guy is crazy good.

[@MeloMiceli]

I'm sure at 99% he's doing integral calculus in his head. Totally Stunning.

[@HeavyMatty]

what is/are the snare/s ? :)

[@chanicaowens7123]

I quit ❤❤😅😅😅😢😢

[@RandomlyDrumming]

I'm feeling strong Matt Garstka vibes with this... :) Incredible playing!

[@15dsnyder]

I have a feeling this guy likes Haken

[@langzhaomusic]

Ray is my good mate and that groove around 3:00 is inspired by him!

[@Pure_KodiakWILD_Power]

@@langzhaomusic I just subscribed to your channel; I hope you plan to upload more drum content, there isn't much recent over there 😂 Kit and mic setups, jams, practice sessions, technique vids, whatever......and some more dry noodle content peppered in, why not 🤣🤷‍♂️

[@GwanYTB]

Wow, this guy is an absolute beast. This guy reminds a lot about matt garstka. Thank you MEINL Cymbals for these videos. Considering buying that Byzance Equilibrium China. 🔥

[@VladShpiro]

Dark Souls 4 final fight, several phases. My imagination literally started loading DS/Bloodborne assets into my brain while listening to this

[@uglypineapple03]

His headphones are bigger than my life expectancy

[@brucedao2360]

This sounds so good! First time hearing from them wow

[@R.NARINDRA]

The Metal track needs more Bass Boost...

[@MetalHendrix.]

Hard Work Make Easy Work.

[@Johnny-cu4zi]

More Djenty love this

[@wrathofcorn]

jesus christ

[@arcanodaimon8624]

Bien chin chon chan

[@dickhertz4514]

Dayum…this guy is GOOD!!!😮