What I Am Practicing // Vlog #22

Good ole Daily Vlog today! Feel free to skip towards to the end to hear me talk about What I am currently working on. Let me know what you think!
Love, David
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Equipment:
Cymbals:
Hi Hats:
14" Zildjian K Custom Session Hi Hats
Rides:
21” Zildjian K Custom Special Dry Ride
Crashes:
17” Zildjian K Dark Thin Crash
19” Zildjian K Custom Special Dry Crash
20” Zildjian Crash of Doom
20” Zildjian Vintage Avedis Crash/Ride
18” Zildjian A Custom Crash
Splashes:
10" Zildjian A Splash
10" Zildjian K Splash
11" Zildjian Oriental Splash
Drums:
Pearl Session Studio Classic (10, 12, 16, 22 Kick, 14x5.5 Snare)
Pedal:
Tama Speed Cobra Single Pedal
Headphones:
MeeAudio M7 Pros
Mixer:
Behringer UFX 1604 Analogue Mixer/Interface.
Mics:
4 - SM57's - Snares and Toms
Beta 52 - Kick Drum
AKG P420 - Condensers
Cameras:
GoPro Hero 6
Canon Rebel T5i
Canon Rebel T7i
Software:
Pro Tools
Logic Pro X
Adobe Premiere Pro CC

[@Alex-Grt]

I freakin love your vlogs David🔥 keep ‚em coming 😎

[@jackmudd3753]

David Cola is THE MAN!

[@DavidColaDrums]

Nah!! You the man!

[@Pure_KodiakWILD_Power]

jumping jacks are nice, but add some strength training in there, and get your core strong. here's to good health in 2020 and going forward 🙏🏻🙏🏽

[@staind1603]

Really enjoy your vids mate. Thanks for continuing to upload.

[@ChrisBakerDrummer]

Love to hear you growing and maturing as a musician. Thanks for being transparent about that. Praying for you, dude... God can use you in big ways!

[@Leonvicfirth]

ur my inspiration man keep going and never stop !

[@davelaflamme]

This is a great video David. I’ve followed on IG for a couple years...really appreciate your approach. Thanks for sharing.

[@phillipfornett8408]

I got that same shirt! I love your videos, you are a monster drummer! 🥁🔥

[@Bradwick1]

Most music made pre 1984 was before drum machines. This was real players with very little if any studio edits. These were the true pioneers and visionary players that paved the way and are much overlooked today. To be an authentic human drummer you got to check out the era before drum machines.

[@juanjavierm]

That is, of course!!! Carl Palmer, Phil Collins, Alan White, Chester Thompson, Vinnie Colaiuta, Bill Bruford, John Bonham, Steve Gadd et ad lateres!!! These were REAL drummers. Of course, there are wonderful drummers now, that play gospel chops against a sequence...I myself love them....but it-is-not-exactly-the-same....

[@flatbill2]

I love that you see the 90s and 2000 music as the Golden era of Pop... It really was!

[@llpick3415]

Best thing to be is a pocket drummer. I have 18 hours of all different types and years of music to play along to in my ipod shuffle. Motown to big band, 60's , 50's on up. Rock. Smooth jazz etc. Listen to Paul Carrack's stuff and his remakes. Disco and Bgees. Always trying to learn, and I'm 70. Love ur chops though

[@tthdrummer]

Dude - I think your feeling is EXACTLY the same for all eras of drummers/musicians! I am about 15 years older than you are, and I always felt like the late 60s and early 70s weren't represented until later in my 20s. The feeling is normal - you're doing the right thing by recognizing that and working on it!

[@anthonycarado6313]

Subsriber here from the Philippines. I love your vids buddy...and learning that you appreciate the 90s music blew me away coz thats the era when I started being passionate in playing drums and guitar. Carry on..God bless💥💙

[@timkerwin6886]

Israel Houghton Alive from South Africa; classic, learn those chops. Keep the faith and keep the vlogs coming

[@Celtica111]

Love the 'bad gig' analysis man

[@nachonal1]

Thanks for the vid man! I continuously get inspired by your work!

[@cadben]

A research list would be amazing! Glad to hear you're looking after number 1 more too 🙏

[@edwardstroop2084]

Hey David! Don’t stress about balance...balance is impossible! See it as seasons. There is a season for everything. When your in the season of work, go all in. When your in the season of play...enjoy your videos!

[@meekoloco]

Good stuff man, enjoy the journey!

[@ginesimario]

BELLA CAMICIA 😀😀 Capisco molto poco le parole che dici perché non parlo inglese ma capisco il senso del video e lo trovo FANTASTICO!! GRAZIE Mr DAVID COLA GRANDE ISPIRAZIONE PER ME!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@jddrawz]

These vids always make me wanna hop on the kit! What head do you have on your snare (batter)?

[@AlessandroSpenga]

I see what you mean, I've been there too and I think my playing improved 10x when I stopped worrying too much about technique and started developing my musicality instead. If you haven't yet, try writing and producing your own music, it's an eye opening experience!

[@xxxtinoxx]

Totally true bro! I did the same and you notice a big improvement on your playing

[@juanjavierm]

Amen!

[@9gryffen]

David!!!!! I would love to see the album list you have, I am currently digging into that time period of music myself and would love to see if I've missed anything crucial :P

[@JC-yc7of]

Very honest reflection. Who was the better drummer, Gene Krupa, Ringo Starr, Alex Duthart , Charlie Watts? And so on. It's all about musicality. Enjoy your vids.

[@ojcunha]

David, sou do Brasil. Aqui não tem esse tipo de lugar para instalar uma bateria como aí. Gostaria que vc falasse mais sobre como funciona esse espaço. Como ele é? Quantos espaços existe no condômino? Como é o lugar? Custo de aluguel, gastos com energia e água? Enfim, como que funciona aí nós Eua. Pq aqui no Brasil, só temos nossas casas ou estúdios de ensaio que alugam por hora (muito caro) para tocar nossas baterias!!! Forte abraço! Quando vir no Brasil nos avise! Abraço!

[@brendanrodgers504]

Have you ever tried playing for musical theater? When I first started playing for musicals it changed the way I looked at drumming.

[@lorenzodonato4755]

Honestly, your technicality is astonishing. I think your next step is keep those logistics at bay and focus on your “sound”. You mentioned working on “hits” that was inspired by gospel and pop etc! I would encourage you to listen to elevation worships celebratory moments (the big crash and swell moments at the end of a song/set) They use the Nashville number system to call out a chord that they want to “hit” simultaneously with the drummer. The drums sound HUGE and and the snare cuts Right through the mix in this particular genre of music and that is what people are gonna call you back for. Not your chops, your dynamics ;)

[@grooveroid]

Your left hand is an enigma David! Ghost strokes are a about an inch from the head, accents come down from about chin height. Did you consciously develop the technique of extending your index finger down the stick, and is there a specific benefit?

[@juanjavierm]

Sorry for the late comment: 10:00 David, it's only natural when you are young. I myself used to do the same....spend my whole lifetime checking the nuts and bolts of Simon Phillips, Vinnie Colaiuta, Steve Gadd, Dave Weckl's playing (those were the power drummers en vogue in my late teens early twenties, around 1989...) It's not about that. That will lead you to nothing. When you get mature, you realize about the musicality....THAT is what gives sense to everything you play. You seem to be a very mature musician, despite your youth. I am sure that you already notice about I told, or will in the short run....I always thought of you as a very talented and advantaged musician....

[@flatbill2]

Israel Hughton is really influential in modern church songs today.

[@drdrums1]

I totally get what you're saying about listening to songs - I'm something of the opposite, my technical skills aren't anything special (although I do think I have decent technique due to an excellent teacher, who was an LA session guy), but I have decades of listening to music that I draw from. As someone who grew up in the 80's and 90's, I'd say go listen to Toto, anything pre-1992 where Jeff Porcaro was playing. For that matter, most albums coming out of the LA scene in the 80's probably had at least a few tracks where JP was playing. Also, Kenny Aronoff, Vinne Colaiuta, Dave Garibaldi, and Paul Leim (more of a Nashville guy). I always aspired to a studio drummer proficiency - able to play any style, any time. Love your videos!

[@MadMadder]

Good stuff! I was never into your playing because of your heavy focus on technique and chops, but I always respected how good you were. I am starting to notice the musicality improve in your playing, which is my main focus as a player I'd say (sort of neglect the technique side lol), and I would say dig deeper. Go to the roots even for a little bit of time. Study African music, styles from west, central, and south africa, and their influence on popular music today. I'd say check out Kassa and Konkoba (farming music from Guinea), and Kinka (recreational music from Ghana). You'll hear the influence on Cuban, Brazilian, and Caribbean music (also stuff you should check out) 100% by doing this, which in turn makes up a lot of the influence of African American music, which is the basis of most popular music today. You'll be so surprised how much Kinka sounds like James Brown, because that's where it comes from. You'll hear the connection to jazz drumming, because of the improvised nature and how musical phrases are built and felt. Also, the groove is worth listening to on its own. It's a beautiful path to follow, even for at least a month, and you don't even need to analyze it deeply as long as you see and feel a connection. Hopefully you read this and take kindly to it. All the best!

[@juanjavierm]

No thumbs up on an incredible and truly sensible comment!!..¿¿?? Hats off!! My first thumb!!!

[@kkbdrums]

Great vid! I feel like my 2020 goals are the exact opposite of yours: improving my chops and technical playing. Also I do a "COD workout", where I'll do as many pushups/situps/squats/dips as I can between each match. Super short, high intensity bursts really felt great while also playing video games! Good luck on your journey, mate!

[@corazoncubano]

David great videos I have a question for you How do you get gigs ?

[@mikey2111]

But how about your family. My dad is born in 1946 so i heard a lot of rock 'n roll in my youth. My uncle was heavy into the rolling stones. 3 years ago i went to a concert of the Golden Earring (very well known Dutch band) with my 66 year old aunt. My dads aunt her husband was big into Jazz and blues. So i picked up alot from my family. If people search my hearddrive for music they are mostly impressed by the various amount of different styles and artists i collect and listen to. I can go to a hardstyle party on a friday and if i had the oppurtunity if he was still alive i would go to Sinatra on Saturday. When i started drumming i started with modern day pop cause that's the easiest to get into when your learning. After a few years you broaden your horizon. My favourite for drumming is jazz. But i've seen you do some Paramore covers which are also fun to do. I don't play in a band. Drumming for me is my time to unwind. I play at home and 2 hours every other week at my drum school. There i can just go ham and not worry about my neighbours.

[@ckr430]

Since you’ve got the jumping Jax thing down you should try progressing to jumping rope. It takes good rhythm to master you’d probably find it much better than just jumping Jax. I’ll add this, you have fantastic chops, especially for only playing 10 years? I’ve really enjoyed your you tube channel and what you’ve shared. If there’s one album that I think you should check out it would be Rufus and Chaka Kahn stompin at the Savoy. It’s a live recording from back in the Day. (I’m 56) John JR Robinson on drums. No electronics, loops, samples.. none of that shit. Just pure pocket.

[@andysimmons311]

What are those hats that you used when you didn’t have other cymbals? Sound sick

[@lorenzodonato4755]

I would say lastly my friend. Not that I anything against chops. But if I listen to a tsunami of notes on a track, I won’t know who the drummer is. There are successful drummers who have mastered such a particular sound, that if you played a clip of them at any given moment I would know who that is. So I would encourage you, instead of being “A” drummer that’s versatile for a bunch of inconsistent gigs. Be THE drummer with a unique and consistent sound that keeps the perfect gig calling you back!

[@joshhuders4751]

My man, u are amazing , would defo suggest listening to Ole borud , loveing the vids man

[@drummerboy0262]

Bro how long have u been playing set ? I heard u say U started playing drums in 2010. I’m like what !!!! That’s impossible

[@CaliforniaBushman]

Being in Torrance, how much per month is an L.A. area lockup?

[@derekdpbbirkby]

Hey David, what app are you using to write notes on your sheet music?

[@ChrisBakerDrummer]

Looks maybe like Planning Center's Music Stand app. I know a lot of churches use Planning Center and the accompanying Music Stand app for the weekend service songs

[@louielaraiscool]

David had a bad gig? I must be having a nightmare 😳

[@Valvusueuehdhrieie]

David cola on the drums. What he playing doe??? 😳😳

[@DavidColaDrums]

Cod

[@Valvusueuehdhrieie]

Thats meta

[@lastrick08]

Love watching your videos as my dad was a drummer during the 40s and 50s so I ended up watching the drummer every time we went to see Basie, Ellington, Woody Herman, etc. Have you ever seen this guy? Rick Beato: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYG1pH-phd-omtE

[@austinellis9290]

Bro...your Christmas tree is still up Edit: Oh...you just talked about that.

[@sean8051]

Oh, hey. What's up man?

[@JulianFernandez]

Michael League listens one album everyday #goals

[@TonyOnDrums92]

I want to play modern warfare with you! Gunfight!

[@jasonmitchell1537]

You are a amazing drummer!! You need to listen to some old punk rock, Blue Cheer, Iggy POP and Stooges, MC5!!! And old school Misfits!!!! Cheers from Texas!!! Mauzoleum3 on Instagram!!!

[@blindfish7812]

I think you need more Metal🤟

[@cvs2kids]

Add a yoga routine to keep limber

[@crimsonfiend5827]

First one hahaha!

[@aarushs9201]

Can u gift me something I really want a ride cymbal cause my kit has stock cymbals and they are Not great So.... Uh ?

[@ozzihunt8520]

The Rustedblade bro I’m sorry, that’s not how it works

[@ozzihunt8520]

I’m 15 and I’ve worked my ass off to get some pretty nice cymbals, but the gear doesn’t make the player.

[@aarushs9201]

@@ozzihunt8520 I meant it as a joke chill....

[@aarushs9201]

@@ozzihunt8520 I'm really grateful for what my parents have got me and I will give my maximum output to become a good player and improve....then I can worry about gear 😂

[@juanjavierm]

@@aarushs9201 I think I quite get it....