How Russell became a live breakbeat machine

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Chapters
0:00 Meet Russell Holzman
0:53 How did the live DnB thing start
2:16 The learning process
3:59 Building a DnB drum kit
5:50 Specific drumming & processing techniques
8:34 Special snares + amazing sn/tom tip
9:50 Let's play

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[ImpliedMusic]

turns out the 'trick' is years of disciplined study, transcription, and practice. respect.

[TheAnalXylophone]

That beat slaps so fucking hard, so glad DnB and jungle are coming back

[NotJustBikes]

Damn that kid is impressive.

I was never a fan of Jungle (at least, the Ragga Jungle that was popular in Toronto in the 90s) but I used to spin techy DnB for a while.

The DnB scene was pretty crowded in Toronto at the time, so I switched to spinning UK Hard House, but it would be great to see DnB making a comeback. It's still such good music.

[jimmygillard]

As someone who's been into hardcore breaks and jungle since day one, but is now into metal and rock, I love it when pro drummers give it love. I always knew it was special music.

[oliverbart]

I would kill for a live DNB album from you guys holy

[raf.raf.]

It's not only speed, it's precision. Dude's like a metronome.

[pwnisher]

Suuuuch a great video! Super cool to get an insight into the magic 🙏🏼

[dispoflection]

03:25 "I can't be reading a chart" - That would actually be hilarious and work well on stage, play a pattern a full speed and have somebody furiously turn pages of notation for you :D

[rawls]

Andrew - "Alright... should we have a jam?!"
Russell - "No."
🤣

[ArchAngelOfficialCh]

Russell is so legit man. Knows exactly how to fill and proves not only his talent but also his knowledge on how he needs to play. 💯 He’s a musician through and through and not just doing random stuff until it sounds good.

[shannonpincombe]

These young fellas are super impressive. The drummer is not only playing but transcribing is just so cool and solidifies good learning and trains your listening ear so well over time. Steve Vai didn't become a legendary guitarist just by practicing guitar he transcribed all of Frank Zappas gigs so Frank had a record of what he played during tours.Steve just picked up so many amazing tricks and lessons from transcribing for Zappa. Now he's one of the greats.

[agenturpan]

You are really a good interviewer interviewing a fantastic talented drummer. respect

[kirkydaturkey]

12:10 dude that 1 bar on/off was SO SICK. That is such a special jam moment of blending electronic styles with real live performance

[Cyrax]

I noticed the name Holzman and wondered if there was a connection to Adam Holzman (former keyboardist for Miles Davis and current keyboardist for Steven Wilson). Turns out Russell is his son! Fascinating to see the musical talent passed down through generations. Additionally, they are both heirs to the Elektra Records empire.

[JACKETMANE]

as someone teaching myself music production and currently in a dnb/jungle phase, seeing you play live with the effects has given me some great inspiration. Thank you!

[VSR]

Dude, it was an awesome episode. I love how you guys combined the interviewing with live presentation of techniques and jamming as the cherry on the top

[okaytony]

As a drummer, this is way more interesting to me than lots of stuff put out by drum channels. Nice to hear a drummer interviewed by such a knowledgeable and curious musician. Great stuff!

[evilscientistrecords]

The beats during the "one measure on, one measure off" section were crazy creative! Thanks!!!

[TLKJS]

Ive been wanting to see a well made video about this type of music, with beats sliced up, w/ live drumming of those sliced beats, and you guys hit the nail on the head. Thanks so much to both of you! Machine Girl does stuff like this live and its so sick.

[MrAlvinVR]

That’s dope! I appreciate his commitment, not cutting corners anywhere. He could easily go with a hybrid drum setup.