Mike Mangini Appearance Modern Drummer Festival 2006

[@batphink2655]

I don't think there's any style of drumming Mike can't play,he always surprises us,he's amazing!

[@glenwilliamssr.6079]

This is insane! 😳 Mike is my favorite drummer, and this is part of the reason why!

[@Proghead88]

Like it or not, this man deserves all the respect in the world. He's easily one of the most versatile, dedicated, intelligent, positive, and emotionally connected drummers in the history of drumming. This is just one video as part of a larger video with many styles and a larger career as a musical chamaleon. He prefers metal but the more you learn about him the more you realize he takes risks and borrows from many traditions outside of metal constantly. Even here he started playing traditional grip as fast or faster than Buddy Rich (for anyone trying to compare them, which is unfair anyways...). Also, remember the point of this video is speed WITHOUT triggers. There isn't supposed to be any perceptible "feel". There's no time for it here. Judge his "feel" in slower styles where you have room for it. Don't cherry pick. This dude is waaaay too dedicated and humble to get any hate.

[@Tanildes]

Proghead88 “chameleon” ? C’mon !! He just displays techniques and acrobatics,no groove at all ,never! If u look for “versatility”,in real musical situation,listen to VINNIE,GADD,real MUSICIANS,u know ? Mangini is just Numbers and physics

[@Proghead88]

@@Tanildes haha, you obviously haven't heard/watched enough interviews and performances with Mike. That's ok. I understand. He plays with more heart than you seem to be able to appreciate apparently. Just because you can't see it doesn't mean he isn't an extremely versatile player. You would know that if you studied him seriously like the other greats. Key word: seriously.

[@evanpetkau7329]

People miss the point of Mike's whole presentation at this festival. At the beginning he called it a "message of hope" because he wanted to show how someone can survive musically in any environment instead of fearing a situation. He has 2 kits set up, a "jazz setup" and a "rock setup" but he plays the wrong style on each setup... Playing metal on the jazz kit and afro Cuban stuff on the rock set. It doesn't sound totally right but it sounds... Right enough to get by!

[@joeking9760]

Thanks. This explains.

[@willbainbridgedrummer]

This is the only time I've ever seen Mike use a normal sized drum kit

[@ramykhalil4283]

incredibly talented drummer

[@clyde24skywalker]

drum video, guitar video, bass video, no matter how great the performance there always an ass saying it sucks and someone did it better...., true musician appreciate

[@ben-tol]

Arif Rachman yup agree with ya,kids behav

[@glenwilliamssr.6079]

Man there's just some people you can't please even if you pulled them from a burning car they'd be complaining while you're pulling! 🤣🤨

[@thlamuana2526]

Oh God.... those blast beats are insanely fast 🥁 🥁

[@thehighhopes5336]

Say what you want about mike. He always looks like he's enjoying himself .

[@spartandrew8672]

But he doesn’t

[@sambell385]

@@spartandrew8672 how do you come up with that statement🤔

[@virgilbowler1395]

This is why I just try to play my best and enjoy myself.

[@Childish234]

hahahahaha..

[@Glitch-nr9ct]

I like it better when Mike plays loose with feel and rythym but there's no denying he's got arguably the fastest hands on the planet.

[@LUCIFER-zeuz]

Mike Mangini is the owner of the Guinness world record as the fastest drummer in the world

[@Glitch-nr9ct]

@@LUCIFER-zeuz He was at one point. I feel like someone broke that record by now, no ? It's usually broken every year ot two.

[@LUCIFER-zeuz]

@@Glitch-nr9ct Even though his record has been broken, he is still one of the fastest

[@AlbertJasonAlburo]

Mike Mangini, Derek Roddy and Peter Wildoer have amazing Blast Beats.

[@kevongordon2675]

The bass drum really needs brought up in the mix

[@glenwilliamssr.6079]

Magic Mike! Completely insane!

[@Headbanger]

Amazing

[@Rider-mz4pm]

He is just absolutely amazing 👏 this isn't his style of music but I don't think there's any style he can't play. I can't believe a human being can actually do what he does on the drums. His abilities far overshadow in my opinion every other drummer on the planet !!!!!! Strong statement yeah, but I've never seen anyone with his type of ability and I've been playing for years and watched as everyone else countless drummers OLIMPICS !!! HAHAHA 😀 He seems to again in my opinion, always outshine others. I'm sure I'm wrong but man !!!! I'm blown away by his talent !!!👍💪

[@gcharocks]

This is literally just him showing off chops…

[@alexvar93]

+gcharocks This is an excerpt of a longer video in which he demonstrates a variety of styles. It may be boring and long to some but it will definitely prove that Mangini knows his craft on another level.

[@johnwilson2456]

so.....more chops than most drummers have or they'd be the one up there!

[@JerseyToTheBone]

When you go to Guitar Center and apply for the Drum Dept position...

[@drums4metal]

Mike doing the fastest blast beats on a non-death metal piece. And on a jazz-like drum set

[@jp_rr]

Marvelous!

[@jackdaniels100ml]

I had seen before the whole performance Mike Mangini in this festival , but i cant find anymore . anyone help ? the first preformance i remember Mike play with brush stick

[@adhytiarizkyjuliansyah3855]

i think the drumset doesn't fit with the music that he played. great play but the drum tone is too jazz.

[@Proghead88]

It was supposed to be on a multi-purpose yet simple kit. Part of the point is to show he could play anything on any drumset, even if it isn't the "proper" sound or tuning. He also needs to use it for other styles. This isn't a Dream Theater gig. It was a versatile, cross-over styles clinic. He plays latin music as a lefty in another video in this clinic. This clinic also had an "ok" mix from the board. It sounds thinner than it should. Anyways, he's gotta be able to adjust. As picky as he is, he is also practical and flexible stylistically.

[@derekfagerwold4024]

I agree the drum mix leaves something to be desired

[@V4Victory93]

It would be understood more if everyone watch the whole video, this is only a part. He's very much aware of what he's doing. The audio mix is not that great though

[@chie1709]

Hands down the best

[@ConorBailey]

I love mangini especially since he joined DT. I have to say he looks really stiff and tense in this video. Drums are mixed terribly as well..

[@reactions4u438]

I'm so tired of the hate towards mangini. He's an incredible drummer, people are just salty portnoy left. Mangini is better than portnoy

[@julianfelix6682]

Best joke of the decade

[@reactions4u438]

@@julianfelix6682 mangini isn't incredible?

[@julianfelix6682]

@@reactions4u438 that's indisputable

[@reactions4u438]

@@julianfelix6682 mangini is incredible, are you deaf?

[@julianfelix6682]

With "That's indisputable", i was saying "you are right with that", Not denying it

[@DVTOM]

Little did people know that they were watching the worlds greatest future Dream theater drummer.

[@kevsdrumshed9078]

The performance is cool and all and I certainly couldn't play any such thing ! Not sure if it's backing track or the mix that's let it down, but it's not helped by a lack of bottom end. it'd be nice to hear it would he envisaged it. But really, it just comes down to this, would I add it my play list ? Probably not.

[@davetrevor4561]

clark the shark haggins from the green house affect wrote some thing online how he feels mike mangini is the greatest drummer of all time

[@jo-fhreycorpuz]

speed of blast beat with out gravity

[@vincentroberto9673]

That was & is smoking 🔥!!

[@officialedge6163]

Mike looks like when Phil Hartman played Frankenstein on Saturday Night Live. 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@syaifurrizal566]

Those drumstick are vibrating !

[@joshuastevens8437]

I love mike but I'm not sure what he wants to accomplish but playing the snare so quite during the "blast beats". Same goes for the kicks as well. I have seen him play better than this.

[@anishkhadka9400]

that's called dynamic bro. Playing with that level of volume is difficult. Other than mike can play more harder than your imagination

[@RichardCole1002]

What a beast!

[@siuleopouesi5794]

drum sounds terrible... smh

[@MrMOGHammer]

live recording, without all the required mics, room sound, and all.

[@wattage2007]

He's playing so lightly. Impossible to get a punchy sound out of someone who's tickling the drums like this.

[@CamiloMoyaBaterista]

Mike too

[@AustinPetDetective]

I just want to THROW UP. This is drumming ?.

[@anthonyjones3835]

Yes. The dude teaches at berkely and will out drum you with a blindfold on

[@Doatello1991]

@AustinPetDetective Dude holds the world single stroke speed record. Would absolutely destroy you even though he is past his prime.

[@joelioes]

I was there !!! I sat about 10 row from that stage.... him and Thomas lang was the best on that 3 days festival !! what a beast...and he wasn't just playing but he taught some things.... and oh btw, to do this kind of speed ON A JAZZ SETUP DRUM/drumhead ?!?!?!?!?!?! unreal !

[@quorthonsinferno5119]

No such thing as a "jazz drumhead?" I mean yeah he's phenomenal, but nothing about the kit is all that impressive

[@srwarrior134]

I like the snare hahahah

[@manofculture6528]

Magini-bot, initiate drum solo procedure....loading...

[@regissouvay7575]

Where is the music?

Something about his playing just doesn't excite me. He's a excellent rock drummer, but his style isn't for me. That's why DT doesn't have the appeal it used to for me.

[@zero28ism]

I Q I have the same problem. He is awesome and all, but I don't enjoy gim at all. I prefer marco minnemann

[@jamestulk5111]

FFS Portnoy has left DT and is never going back. Get over it and move on everyone.

[@MrMOGHammer]

Marco could have won the audition for DT, I liked his playing style as well, maybe he would have fit DT better, but DT chose Mangini for a lot more than just drumming, they were chosing someone that could fit as a person with the rest of the band. Mangini was the best fit.

[@AustinPetDetective]

Your right, he is shit so style or proper playing style.

[@wattage2007]

Pure technician with zero groove from any of the videos I've seen.

[@badfozziebear446]

Sounds like on the WFD competition

[@chrisbates2603]

HES BUDDY RICH OF HEAVY METAL

[@vincenzoamodei2759]

1:41???

[@4lter3g00]

Super secret special technic.

[@desperanto.]

Every death metal drummer when they forget their triggers at home

[@montelbonteengar3123]

Hummmm I think I'm going to listen to some Cradle of Filth "cruelty and the beast"

[@thampssameep1157]

I love his unique style of drumming... But I don't find any melody that I find in mike's drumming... I don't mean to judge him bit something isn't right😶

[@thampssameep1157]

@MorbidManMusic yep

[@somethingscantbefixed5933]

I was waiting for Ashton Kutcher to jump out at the end and say you just got punked to the audience, then they would all start laughing, but I guess Mike was serious ?

[@xXNightedgeXx]

Assuming you've never watched the whole video. This is but a single clip of it lol

[@Gogogoogle477]

What is going on around 1:42. His hands are so still

[@KevinLuWX]

He's rolling with one hand.

[@Gogogoogle477]

@@KevinLuWX oh hey Hahahaha, why is it so quite tho? It's a odd musical choice to make

[@KevinLuWX]

@@Gogogoogle477 It's hard to be loud when you are producing that many hits with one hand.

[@rudiarta8968]

super fasters

[@ChrisVejl]

try listening to it without looking at the video. it's a mess.

[@dima.jiharev]

Well this is like going to a classical music concert to hear Carl Czerny etudes :0

[@victormontielpiano]

There is some great music by Czerny :p

[@ahmetcuce9183]

What is the name of the song he's playing

[@akudewe2329]

super fast

[@ngplaymusic]

The wiplash 😮

[@klomezanktv8841]

Sick

[@stevejones466]

Who can't like this?

[@Anaximander29A]

who can?!

[@guerriero753]

What a monster!!!! there are a lot of great drum players in the world, then comes Mike Mangin at now the besti!!!!

[@JerseyToTheBone]

You must be kidding!!! Fck him and Dream Theater now.... I don't care if Portnoy was a douche he made the sound that DT was.

[@RSMGsndchannel]

Say something!

[@hasbeendrummer]

Come on, Mike! You're better than this.

[@adrianrompis2354]

Dislike by?

[@ridrums]

This might possibly be the worst music ever made.

[@robinbarker5407]

Mike Machine-i

[@kalikotechtv4888]

Who's on keyboard?

[@danielcutting2796]

Good

[@maraxussrafhael]

I love Mike, but this one got so technical that got a little boring to watch haha

[@johangambleputty7658]

Simmer down Beavis!

[@savedforever1]

What a waste of 1 minute. There was absolutely NO music in this video. Just banging and noise

[@aditwani6562]

damn justbuse triggers on the bass mike

[@Lucidfilth]

I always wanted to see him play a blast beat.... Kolias or Rodey ain't god shit on this speed.

[@grinboldin8937]

"Физкультурник"

[@maTTez_992]

Wtf 😆😆😆😆😆🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@benjaminvasquez5826]

A lot of death metal drummers do that everyday in all of their songs, and the way faster in their double bass, i know he is a great drummer but this was not really good.

[@Lucidfilth]

Because isnt deathmetal. I'd like to see him play real blast beats though.

[@KevinLuWX]

Mangini holds world record for both double base and hand speed.

[@CiroErez]

Buddy Rich was 10 times faster than this dude with million times more grace and elegance...Mangini has non of that

[@Proghead88]

Mike Mangini literally broke world records for speed. Whether you like him or not "10 times faster" is plain wrong. Also, the point of this one song is to help him demonstrate versatility with different styles. This is part of a longer video with MANY styles and ways of playing the drumset (he even plays completely lefty in another song). Also, idk if you noticed but he literally started using Buddy Rich's left hand technique at a ridiculous speed and a little LOUDER than buddy rich usually played it so... From what I've heard in his drumming and his interviews (as well as his job titles and experience as a world-class teacher) he understands Buddy Rich's drumming way more profoundly than anyone on the internet. He grew up playing and studying his stuff. Don't judge him by this video. If Buddy Rich was playing black/death metal this intensely you'd be very impressed. Mangini is a chameleon. If you watch videos of him through the years you'll learn that his "feel", his grace and his elegance takes many forms and fits into many styles from all over the world and history of drumming. He's known as a metal drummer but has an incredibly vast understanding of what "feel" is to begin with and the many forms it takes. I also recommend watching some interviews with him on drumming (the Drum Talk one is great). You'll gain respect. Which is what he deserves for his INCREDIBLE amount of hard work and efforts to educate others.

[@CiroErez]

@@Proghead88 sorry i don't agree. BR far more elegant and thunder lighting faster. i saw MM record vid, it's stupid fast, so?! drumer needs a heart, BR has a big one, MM has non, he is all about technique, NO HEART!

[@Tanildes]

Proghead88 ok,Mangini is a real Nice positive guy ,and all Amazing educator.... Recordist ... Ok BUT,when MUSIC ....NOTHING HAPPENS Sterile chops ,”look at me with one hand roll ,kids!” it’s one thing for him to TRY to demonstrate that he plays various styles Logically, he has the physical ability to play anything! But,play the music in real situation ....out of metal ?NEVER

[@Tanildes]

Proghead88 you may still be an inexperienced musician / listener. Therefore, it is normal to be impressed with such “demonstrations”

[@Tanildes]

Please, quote some relevant records recorded by Mangini and all “its versatility and good taste” ?

[@gregscott5098]

I respect his technicality and technique. But I never enjoyed his drum solo interpretation. It just never flows or rocks to me. It’s just part after part of technicality but not necessarily musical. Don’t get me wrong, he is freaking amazing

[@victormontielpiano]

Damn the song is horrible

[@Tanildes]

JUST TECHNIQUES... Music ? Never

[@SKARKIBANEZ]

0:16 ...........oups :P Wrong hit :P

[@raywestcoast98]

was it???

[@crimsun7186]

+Korvaraiskaaja he hit the snare accent slightly later.

[@observeandrapport8862]

This is literally the worst thing I’ve ever seen or heard in my life.

[@gapwallas9237]

Horribly

[@Sol3vit4]

He got skills, no question. What I dont like about him (also see his DT-audition) is his overacting. Facial expressions, movements...totally ridiculous.

[@clearblueskys4534]

H3lmholtz who are you to say what’s ridiculous? I liked his facial expressions

[@ironfist9543]

but that's shit????

[@eublack]

La velocità distrugge il groove! Lui è la summa di come non deve suonare un batterista!!!

[@Tanildes]

Just speed show ,sounds horrible

[@gndhsta]

Those cymbals sound awful. Love mangini but wtf cymbals

[@biancogonzalez9759]

awful

[@SimonLoveridge]

That music is fucking terrible

[@danielhale4679]

good lord this is awful