Performance Spotlight: Mark Guiliana

Vic Firth Artist Mark Guiliana performs for the VF cameras during a recent shoot in New York City!
"Locked in a Basement / Make Me Dance"
Written by Mark Guiliana, from the HEERNT album "Locked in a Basement"
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[@giulianosfichi1507]

That ride cymbal is pure gold. Love it.

[@elkjaer615]

Know what cymbal it is?

[@giulianosfichi1507]

It sure looks like a Sabian Artisan ride to me.

[@elkjaer615]

Okay, thanks! :)

[@ryushiroogushi]

it sounds pure bronze to me.

[@CipherSerpico]

I always thought Sabian sucked but that ride is seriously one of the best I’ve ever heard. Not only as a ride but also a crash. Fuck. Now I want one.

[@slater-san]

His timing is absolutely insane.. a human machine.

[@Spyderd20]

Seriously. TIL my DAW has human competition.

[@markinhos_helles]

I really like how "jazzy" his hands can play everything. It´s dirty, but so controled at the same time: INSANE! And that Bass Drum Pattern is freak... hahaha

[@AquaAnim]

what an amazing musician

[@cristianarteaga9857]

That ride sounds amazing

[@erick_fernandez_78910]

Yes it does!

[@RafaelZeratai]

I seriously just cried

[@jabespascual517]

Truly one of the best technical drummer in last years I had the privilege of watching and meeting him in person... Just inspires me to continue practicing.

[@zacfarro8678]

groove, speed, tempo, skill = PERFECTION :) this Nerd guy just INSANE :D

[@aaroncastrillon3681]

his snare is tuned to perfection

[@roybeckerman9253]

Aaron Castrillon If it was , he wouldn’t need tape.

[@watergraffiti]

@Caleb looks like a sonor snare well tuned controlled by gaff. maybe a high mid boost by 4 db but certainly eq not its basis. i know i tried fixing snare probs by eq its no use, it must be tuned first!

[@spitgorge2021]

which one

[@Kwiwiwiwi]

Roy Beckerman everyone uses tape now. Traditional tuning is just not practical anymore. It takes years to learn, an hour to do, and most likely won’t last you the entire performance. Not everyone has that time, especially working drummers

[@elithepitbulldog2209]

MusicMusicMusic it’s a Gretsch snare drum

[@tictocbang7443]

Between Mark and Matt Garstka, the balance of urgency and groove is just awesome.

[@Drumming-Life]

Dude! I don’t have words for how much I truly love this drummer’s style. Freaking AMAZING!!

[@borispradel1037]

His innovation in jazz rhythm and additional sounds can be readily seen in Bowie's Blackstar album... (Mark was the drummer)

[@jmanhughes1017]

That snare drum sounds...perfect!

[@123oner]

Yeah what do you thnk it is? A Gretsch, 13" X 6.5, something like that?

[@lorenzmuller3542]

Thumbs up for actually learning that bass drum line hahah! ^^

[@jesuswalkswithmee]

That's the rhythm I knock on doors! hahaha

[@andrewwray8778]

He wrote it!

[@8020drummer]

"I'm trying to bring danger back into Rock and Roll"

[@_neto_luis]

+The 80/20 Drummer gg allin!

[@fatihbouguerra1619]

Great quote 80/20. You also participate to this mission ...

[@allocca7]

"I'm trying to bring click funnels back into Rock & Roll" - 80/20

[@shaulbalas6231]

How about doing a video how to figure it out ,technically and rethmyic

[@shaulbalas6231]

How about doing a video how to figure it out ,technically and rethmyic

[@drumshero03]

This guy's a beast... I've been following his work for about a year and a half and I must he's really incredible! And if any of you guys want to check some of his work, start with Mehliana (Brad Mehldau & Mark Guiliana) it's, in my opinion, one of 2014's top records

[@drumshero03]

*and I must SAY he's really (...)

[@CamerOneiric]

You've heard his material with Avishai Cohen right? Mark has been all across the board.

[@larrytate1657]

He's rly unique

[@TyloMusic18]

Thanks Man U just unlocked something for me

[@KingstonCzajkowski]

@@CamerOneiric His stuff with Now vs Now is awesome too

[@charlesbelin3474]

Wow!!! How have I not heard of this guy!!! A true master!

[@Shaydiggity]

Nice selection/placement of a GG Allen quote. Mark is one of the hippest on so many levels.

[@rich4896]

This video is great. Great drummer, great drumming, but also it shows that you dont need lots of drums to have a good time!

[@2468DDT]

Yes! Now I want to down size

[@tippidink]

I remember finding this song in middle school, it blew me away.

[@jabespascual517]

Seen Mark Live and let me tell you he has impressive technique and timing, this video seen it like a 100 times and still can't get enough, that loop in background and obviously tons of practice makes Mark Guiliana an elite drummer of our time.

[@TimWatsonDrums]

Man this guy can groove hard. Super inspirational video. Thanks Vic Firth for the great video.

[@codgerbrown]

Until just a few minutes ago I had never heard of Mark Guiliana; now I need to watch his videos for at least an hour. This guy is a drum monster and human metronome.

[@SidLaw500]

A cut above the normal drum-centric solo performances! I will listen to this again.

[@rickgrossdrums]

Apparently that flippin' incredible ride is a 23" Artisan Light Ride (Prototype) Want.

[@jimkowalczyk7466]

Richard Gross a little over 600$ and its yours.

[@rickgrossdrums]

Jim Kowalczyk I know man, crazy money. I'm in the UK, the 22" is £420+

[@dos8764]

3:59 God! Why does this moment get me every time?!

[@georgesigalas738]

yes!

[@drumz47]

Mark is the Idea nerd of drumming. Love the way he puts the beat where you just don't expect it then makes the groove soo damn elastic. "I LOVE THIS KATZ RHYTHMICAL MIND". His cymbal sound combination is always fresh and different. Remember it's all ideas and energy until we add technique the form . Thats why I call it DRUMNASTICS. Thanks Mark. LOVE U DUDE!!!

[@Lukas-kh5gu]

god the intro with the typewriter is just so incredible. also, ​something to show to a non-musician! that is the kind of thing that blows their minds xD

[@joedeberker]

Oooh I just got goosebumps, a blinding performance, masterful

[@subwoofer6726]

I'm with everyone else "How the fuck do you even memorize or count that bass rhythm?" First time I tried it, I depressed myself realizing the master timing this dude has.

[@lookingatthemarkets]

+D.J. Mays Most drummers wouldn't know how to listen to this, much less play it.

[@MrDarkstar620]

+D.J. Mays There are technical explanations for it. I don't know the time myself, but that same rhythm on the bass has a pattern. I'm sure after hearing this many times now there's a more simple time signature that can be found to help find the time that's really arranged for this. Only experienced readers can really near an understanding of whatever that time is.

[@MrThatscute]

+D.J. Mays I think the part with the type writer hits is in 4 and the next section is in 5? Right?

[@MrDarkstar620]

+Spencer Zick I think you have it right... or close. The main thing I listen for is hearing the one beat and finding it again. That always helps. But you still could be right. When they do common time and odd time following up, there's usually some off the wall time signature; things like 7/16 or sometimes 9/4. I'll be looking more into this.

[@yrussq]

+Christian Lee Never understood why anybody would care about time signatures when they have no real meaning for players most of the time. They matter when the placement is totally mind blowing in some particular parts and you count the bar. Ok. But even this case you could possibly be unaware of a signature - just count from the note you are sure when to play. Time signatures for composers not players. And anyway if you want to play outside the learned material you should feel the signature because no way you'd play a descent solo while counting 9\8 silently.

[@drumbum185]

He so articulate! Love his playing!! Great job Mark!

[@troylarabie744]

I would pay for the transcriptions... why isn't this isn't this thing??

[@PlottierCityWach]

I have the complete transcriptión

[@ckorch]

Why would anyone give this a thumbs down. This drummer is musical and technically sound. It must be jealousy.

[@los4drum]

man i was thinkn its Morse code or something since he locked in a basement...lol. Very creative and clean!!

[@johndoe-bw6pj]

Reminds me of David Garibaldi some times...Especially some of his grooves... What a great musician, bravo....

[@Britney24able]

my goodnesa that snare sounds fabulous ❤❤

[@MrDrummerboi101]

@Vic Firth It would be awesome to see Rex Hardy Jr. and Jonathan "Ginger" Hamilton do Performance Spotlight video.

[@disposablehopesofficial4623]

such an awesome voice on the drums!

[@pgalatioto]

That face at 0:32 is God damn top notch!

[@tadhg3]

His feel is so relaxed! Despite all the syncopation it never rushes (L)

[@themuffinman751]

That snare sounds so good. Wow. Killer stuff!

[@suhan8382]

Top of the hi hat is actually antenna to comunicate with aliens using radiowaves.

[@cntrlengr]

Wow! Simply fantastic!

[@randibascom4424]

everythings grooves so perfectly

[@pregnantnun]

That was awesome. The transition from Make Me Dance back into Locked in a Basement was incredible. Only disappointment is I didn't get to see him play any of the epic fills from the outro of Make Me Dance. Still, so good. This guy is the master.

[@marcolsavoy8471]

He's so an amazing drummer, a big exemple and humbly an influence, as i try to find new ideas in my own videos and improvistions

[@marcoc.s.2372]

drumming like it is year 2116

[@depauleable]

What's the time signature in make me dance make me dance? I find it very tough to figure out. I found some versions that are clearly in 5 but this doesn't really sound like 5.

[@PlottierCityWach]

5/4 whit a 20/16 inside. I could´n find a version, can you share?

[@depauleable]

@@PlottierCityWach The one on the Hernt album locked in a basement

[@zackleake]

What just happened? I think my brain just got fucking melted...

[@TheStudioDrummer]

Love the intro to this song.

[@hddrummer8838]

Onr of the most unique drummers of our generation.

[@rackjice2952]

Can't get enough!

[@paolocarl2473]

Madre de Dios, What a Drummer!!! 😲

[@fedjamiladinovic4155]

this is beautiful

[@EdwinGHamiton]

Whoa, doc! Killing!

[@watergraffiti]

amazing. almost radiohead like in some of those middle bits. definitely a danger to rockn roll, as it stands!

[@joaquinlavin5877]

I believe he used the same move he plays at 4:00 on a song from Bowie's Blackstar

[@ockidocki]

Can this recording be listened to or downloaded somewhere? I can't seem to find it on Spotify.

[@nameloss]

two years late, but in case you still haven’t found it this is a medley of the tracks “locked in a basement” and “make me dance, make me dance” by heernt. the heernt album should be on spotify. ✌🏼

[@ockidocki]

@@nameloss I did find the recording in the meantime, but thanks so much for taking the time to reply!

[@juhwanlee500]

omg = oh mark guiliana

[@eamonvandenberg1440]

This is so amazing.

[@OjJackson-oq2kd]

Goodness gracious.

[@millionvivy]

What the fuck.

[@roniobeat]

huge huge huge drummer!

[@shimon5573]

Mark guiliana is truly genius. I especially love the snare's sounds. Is it the Claviotto's one? Also, I wanna know the name of the drum set. It doesn't seems a Gretsch drum.

[@andhikautama]

I would say, Genius!

[@temperhollow7716]

The greatest drummer on earth.

[@louiscarrillo5873]

love this@!

[@servantelijah03]

I would love the transcription of it and the sound track to play along AEJ New Orleans

[@elnur.hicaz80]

Wonderful !

[@tommimala]

That is amazing!

[@JoryBlake]

Totally dug this !

[@timrideout]

Awesome! Hey @Vic Firth - what mics are being used on the kit?

[@MusicFromMoscow]

Beyerdynamic TG-58d on snare and toms.

[@ssjsqueak]

What are those little right angled mics that are on the floor toms and snares?

[@1980MAC]

Just bloody good 🤯😎

[@larrytate1657]

Wow, pretty out there! Great playin

[@danwdrums]

My Boy. ! Jersey

[@yanchuds]

Is there anyway to find this whole audio clip for the song without the drums? It's so stanky and playing to this would be too much fun

[@ipche10]

definitely one of my top five, can someone tell me what EXACTLY that Sabian HH stack is?

[@samy6465]

+Steven Reese Its a Sabian max stack, small or mid size.

[@thisismyrealname8943]

How.. Does he count that ? The timing is insane

[@the1realanalogman]

I really dig Mark. Anyone interested in putting in the time to learn that pattern will find it expedient to write it out. It's not rhythmically difficult, just "catchy". There's a cool vid of Mark & JoJo Mayer playing on a drum kit designed for 2 players. They share some set components and really have a great time pushing each other.

[@Mart7155]

Me encantan esos rellenos, con los platos incluidos, son tan de Giuliana, tan fresco, realmente ha traido algo fresco a este siglo, en lo bateristico.

[@JayJay-ii5un]

I've been looking hard for cymbals that I like. Sabian right now is the only things I like. Hhx complex is what I settled on.

[@tamerlano2420]

Just memorizing the kick line deserves a special prize.

[@larrytate1657]

He just wears the glasses to look even smarter.

[@cuentamuerta4811]

does anybody know what ride he's using? sounds amazing!!!

[@nmnmnm9509]

This bass drum pattern is hard for playing and remembering! Harder than 16th notes double bass patterns over 200 bpm that sounds darrrdarrrrdarrrror rrrrrrrrrrrrrrtaghrrrrrrtgh

[@G_H007]

Please, what the name of the smaller cymbal just after the HH on the left ?? Thanks !

[@jordianme1441]

Guillaume Huckel that's a splash

[@samy6465]

+Guillaume Huckel It's a set of Sabian Radia nano hats, 7 or 9 inches

[@G_H007]

+Sam Y thanks for the answer man

[@kyleadamsdrums]

What ride is that? Sounds incredible.

[@РобертСаркисян-ь3у]

brilliant!!

[@Joldrum]

wow.!! me pregunto como hace eso!! ojala pudiera tocar un dia asi

[@headofvengarl8893]

Does anyone know if the typewriter/bass drum pattern means anything in Morse code? Just wondering.

[@BhuvanvigneshVV]

best sounding snare!

[@samcooper3956]

This is really Djenty

[@ddrum1090]

+ChipsNsalsa50 _ Lovin the 8 string breakdowns in here too. This is like Periphery #2

[@AlbertSirup]

+ChipsNsalsa50 _ no wonder, a lot of the original jazz fusion musicians are inspired by Djent.

[@taikonauta7698]

Albert Sirup for sure

[@lopolsa]

what the fuck are you guys even saying. jazz fusion musicians are inspired by jazz

[@JustusVidyo]

and the other way around too

[@richiehenrydrums]

Mother of God, what is that ride cymbal?!

[@theogen81]

Looks and sounds like Sabian legacy to me

[@samy6465]

+Richard Henry pretty sure that it's a Sabian Artisan light or medium

[@straq2542]

that ride bell sounds amazing

[@samy6465]

You can see by the sheer ratio of likes to dislikes that mark is such a well respected musician. As of now, it's 1,810 likes to 17 dislikes. Think about that for a second...

[@ericholskey6845]

This is so rad!!

[@UnnecessaryComment.]

YES MARK IS THE MAN.

[@dodo5999888]

The one and only

[@szymongie9829]

Hi! nice klip. I have too know, how name's ride cymbals. Please tell me