Performance Spotlight: Gerald Heyward

[@ewesley1]

We know that Gerald Heyward is a generational talent… But shout out to the engineer(s) for mic’ ing and mixing the drums so skillfully. They sound crispier than Popeyes Fried Chicken!

[@tbonepercussion]

Sound Engineers are the best!! 👍

[@saxenas]

@@tbonepercussion if they get it right which is rare, least when it comes to drums.

[@hyda-jameshill1035]

Need more Gerald clips! Not nearly enough videos of this legend!

[@samjackson5653]

My bro… still to this day my favorite drummer. ✊🏿🙏🏿🙌🏿❤️

[@Scuba_Bro]

I love his control and timing! Whoever this dude is he deserves to be featured like this...

[@KrashTheMusician]

If you ever wondered who is one of the architects of gospel chop drumming look no further than this man right here

[@tbonepercussion]

I've been on Gospel Concerts with Gerald Heyward and have witnessed his talents in person. 🔥💪

[@_pauld6483]

Need much more video like this.... what a play....!!!!🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐

[@robertpowell9618]

My cousin is a famous drummer but I have seen this guy work in the studio before. He goes into lay down a track for Chris Brown. He sight reads it to perfection. One take and he sounds like he is quantiized. Love this guy and Larnel Lewis is another. These guys can make the old masters drool. Great engineering as well. Such smooth crispness. You guys can't be cheap. Love it

[@Omac718]

Watched this guy kill since I was a teen. As dope as that was he didn’t even get hype. When he does his signature move and bounce up out the chair you know he’s locked in. 💯💯♥️♥️💪🏽💪🏽 salute GH

[@tbonepercussion]

No bullshit champ! 👍

[@justinalexander1056]

The legend 🔥

[@davidgaskin2932]

Pure sickness 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@JacobMillerDrums]

It's in 7/8 if anybody wants to know!

[@ElBoyoElectronico]

Thanks, I suck at counting out odd time signatures, so that really helped!

[@janitor4jesus944]

One of my favorite time sigs.

[@sevenfacecomplex]

I feel 7:4 fast

[@jesseolsson1697]

@sevenfacecomplex it’s the same

[@nosfy]

@@jesseolsson1697 It's not because the subdivisions work wildly different. A quarter note in 7/4 is worth a quarter note, whereas in 7/8 it's the same value as a half note in a quarter note time sig, for example. Not to mention the feel is different, on a metronome you can't tell the difference, but right now I'm working on a piece that has measures of 7/8, 5/8, etc. If we were to write them as 7/4, 5/4, etc., the whole flow of the piece would be thrown off!! Not to be that guy haha, just wanted to give some insight! Hope your safe in all this chaos!

[@augsdoggs]

Dayum! Great arrangement by Kaz as well!

[@paulbudd3661]

So good! Hes a legend

[@Calj_Music89]

THAT SNARE HAS BEEN TUNED BY THE GAWDS 😭

[@JulianFernandez]

nah. is the way he plays it!

[@Calj_Music89]

@@JulianFernandez Well, that's part of it ... BUT STILL!

[@JulianFernandez]

@@Calj_Music89 no bro. the tuning is the small part. the 99% is Gerald.

[@ewesley1]

You ain’t never lied bro!

[@jas_bataille]

@@JulianFernandez Well who do you think tuned Gerald drum?? ... bruh

[@dariousmarshall2838]

That snare is amazing and those Zildjian cymbals🔥🙏🏾legend🐐.

[@greatman4229]

And he's back

[@mond]

legend

[@edisonhill]

🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@tbonepercussion]

Gerald is still one of my favorite drummer's. 👍

[@RossTheSoundGuy]

What interested me in this video... Watch the camera angle from above, look how hard he hits the kick drum!! How many drummers hit everything as hard as they hit/rimshot the snare? He knows how to self mix! Gives me the tools for the best mix possible! Great job GH!

[@loise.1444]

Great drum work!

[@kobbydrummer403]

My mentor❤😁🤓

[@maineallen8313]

That’s my big bro G all day🤟🏽👊🏾 STILL KILLIN..

[@simonezangari1306]

I want this snare drum sound ❤

[@shootsbraw]

Dat snaareeeee.....😱😱😱😱😱

[@dalisomoyo4772]

still a beast

[@chillatv7203]

Yessir 🙌🏾

[@jamesconnors5653]

Monster.

[@cokodrumsoficial]

Yeah 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@thasjosh8669]

just cold

[@drumz47]

OHHH YEAH!!!!!. Man the skin between his 2nd and and 3d finger must be screaming!!!! LOL , but he throws down with incredible great feel and really tasty chops playing odd meter ,which is something I have never heard him do before . I JUST LOVE THIS DRUM THANG WE DO .. KEEP GROWING & INSPIRING RHYTHM BROTHERS & SISTERS.. MUCH LOVE ...BE WELL OUT HERE. PEACE. YEAH BOUEY!!!!!

[@JaredCollins]

🔥🔥🔥

[@HanSeungchan]

even It's only march but this kits is sounds of the year I've ever seen it might be

[@ananlama1]

Wow

[@harveydrumz]

Voilaaaaà

[@dariousmarshall2838]

🔥💯✊🏾

[@BraydenTabakian]

Sheeeshh

[@JulianFernandez]

tight

[@JEANGONZALEZDRUMMER]

is the one and only GOD FATHER to the GOspel Chops!! Maaaaaaaaaaaaster!!

[@janosmate2355]

Awesome snare!!! What are you using? (snare) Remo Ambassador Coated or Remo Emperor Coated?

[@taylor37670]

The snare 😮😭

[@dfwjazz]

Help! Anybody know what snare that is .... DW Collector’s Black Nickel Over Brass, maybe?

[@nonesovile8812]

Nasty!!

[@rhysdbeast5]

He holds his left stick in-between his fingers?

[@BSBINC1]

Rhys Thompson yup! It’s to prevent carpal tunnel.. well at least for me sometimes

[@supermechdragonslayer]

he does it with both but i dont know why

[@donaldham1218]

This is 🔥. It felt in 7-ish

[@jakehill2010]

PRESSHA!!

[@JCordoba1001]

Reminds me of the Bowser levels from mario 64

[@drezc5444]

Does anyone know the name of the small effect cymbal hes using?

[@JaredCollins]

Andres Camarena 10” oriental splash over a 10” oriental fx china

[@eltristejr7063]

Criminal

[@Vkompa]

☑️☑️☑️

[@JINXJINXIJIXNX]

thata my uncle

[@DrummerAndyTaiwan]

dont know why he can hold the sticks in his left and play like that, amazing, saw his clinic in Taiwan few years ago, legend!

[@dedrickp]

He hold his sticks like that due to his hands hurting while playing. That's his solution for playing without his hands hurting.

[@Theworkingclassdrummer]

forget the sticks!...what type of cymbals?

[@andyham6094]

Thought he had a periphery shirt on for a second

[@Richirida]

Dat flam lead in at 1.12 tho

[@jonionischuk6126]

WWWOOOWWWW MARTIN LAWRENCE PLAY DRUMS??? INCREDIBLE GERALD!!!!

[@sz-ll9iq]

The cymbals are colliding and it’s bothering me.

[@NestorRamazotti]

Eddie Murphy.?

[@D_Hill_Drums]

This video hasn’t been up a full day and there are already 12 haters. I’m sure more are to follow.

[@KGEntertainment365]

They can hate , but what they cant deny is the fact that Heyward is a pioneer and one of the originators of the "Gospel Chop" style , and has made a lot of money in the music industry!

[@tryharder249]

Regula esse bumbo amigo, a cada nota ele salta pra frente. Ver isso acontecer com uma DW é decepcionante.

[@무엇이든알려드럼]

Gerald must have been a world class performer, but his style remained at the 2006 Modern Drummer Festival.

[@Ted_Swayinghill]

He’s one of the pioneers of Gospel musicianship since the late 80s...he’s one of the first few to cross over from gospel to R&B/Pop tours (Backed Janet Jackson, Mary J Blige, Beyoncé)He among guys like Joel Smith,Dana Davis, Jeff Davis, Lil John Roberts, the Neuble brothers, literally paved the way for a lot of gospel drummers of today to not be afraid to play multiple genres (regardless of church politics). In a way he’s like Modern Gospel music’s OG. Its just MDF2006 just put a super looked over scene in the main spotlight and it blew up.

[@JcRichardLopez]

Another clone .... ZERO

[@marcellgill653]

He kept missing the one but overall the video was okay.

[@hybbrothers4005]

Funny... Legit.

[@ramsesbruyperez8499]

I was expecting groovy fills and breaks, not that none sense fast chops

[@Ted_Swayinghill]

Dunno what you’re hearing that’s nonsense but those “fast chops” kept him working for the past 30+ years. So, if you want to hear more “placement” based stuff you can always try to find show footage of him on a tour backing a artist instead of trying to clown him for playing a track that is supposed to display his facility.