Terry Bozzio Drum Solo Performance - pat's changes

a portion of terry's performance at sweet water's "gearfest" 2013
copyright terry bozzio/private life music ASCAP

[curtarmmar]

Easily one of the most overlooked musicians. He’s more than a percussionist and drummer. He’s his own orchestra. His technical ability is insane and he has the musicality to keep it interesting.

[terrybozzio]

Thanks for all your comments & compliments! I am using pintech midi triggers on each tuned drum. that goes into 6 Roland TMC-6 units, then into m-Audio midi -usb  routers and into my mac using Reason for a sign-wave pure tone of the note each drum is tuned to. that helps the melodies come out more clearly. i apologize for the slap back echo (that came from a live mix room mice i guess!)

[chrrev]

First time I hear someone singing with a drum kit. It's beautiful.

[johnbergeman]

I usually don't like monster drumsets like this because they seem gimmicky but seeing this one where all the toms are tuned to notes to play them like a pitched instrument is actually super cool and musical

[knotshardly]

Terry Bozzio has contributed something very unique and innovative to the world of drumming. It's not about the size of the kit. It's about breaking boundaries and unlocking the melodic potential of drumset playing. Terry's playing should put an end to the myth that drummers aren't real musicians.
This is the kind of thing that can inspire drummers to think different about their player.

So I say to Terry Bozzio; thanks for making this available on YouTube for free.

[mikemortymiller-mullerman]

This is way beyond "normal" drumming. It''s more like speaking, talking. I'm not a musician, sorry, but I feel totally attracted by that man's intellect and musicality. A true artist!

[gregpeller]

"Terry's brain is wired so differently from most....err...all other players.... He does things we're not supposed to be able to do on a percussion set. I'm glad to be alive to witness his wonderful genius...."🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁

[janetwindsor]

I saw Terry at Drum Center in Minneapolis and it was the best musical experience I have ever had! And I have been to 100's of concerts. It was truly brilliant. Cut clear to the soul.

[jfmax]

Dr Bozzio You are a True Percussive Genius and Have Been and Forever Will Be One of My Favorite Drummers ☺☺😎👊💯💯💖 Thank You for This Upload My Most Amazing Musical Big Brother ☺☺💖💖💯

[jeffsadowski]

This was one of the best 5 minutes I've ever spent! What a wonderfully crafted solo.❤😊

[yurib]

I love the fact that so many of the acoustic qualities of those drums are still somehow coming through my telephone and up into my body.

[raymondsalazar]

I love listening to your music when I'm laying in bed at night I'll play this in surround sound sometimes. it brings back memories from when I spent time in South America Amazon hanging out with the ticuna tribe near the border of Peru, Brazil and Colombia. thank you for everything that you do you are truly an inspiration. I hope to cross paths with you one day.

[sand]

Terry's Bozzio solo's are so unique. Most; if not all, drummers just blast their drumkits. They look more like athletic endeavors than actual music. Not here, this is music, amazing. I've been listening on and off to Terry Bozzio since his Drawing the Circle album. Only now do I discover new layers to that album. Keep up the good work, you're embarrassing everyone out there.

[Disneylandonacid]

Terry you changed my life in October 1982. I saw you with Missing Persons, and that single performance has cast a long shadow over my life for the last 35 years. I saw you in 1984 in Long Beach, Ca, 1985 in Mesa, Az, 1995 (or thereabouts) in duet with Chad at SMU in Dallas, in a clinic in Tempe around 2002, and finally in solo performance at the Musical Instrument Museum here in Scottsdale, around 2011 or so. Thanks for giving me and thousands of other drummers someone to look up to and admire.

[enriquemundaca]

Amazing, so musical... congrats Terry, great contribution to arts. Greetings from Chile-

[matthernandez]

Terry inspired me to enlarge my kit, experiment with smaller dimensional shells, and I've never looked back since 1996. Thanks again.

[jared_grey]

Can't remember a drum kit sounding more musical, ever. Amazing solo.

[uiliantelles]

Surely the most beautiful thing I'm hearing musically this week!

[LucindaRhiannon]

Terry is not just a drummer, he is a true percussionist. I've been to 2 of his clinics and I was thoroughly impressed, and not to mention that he is a really nice person as well. The fact that he chases different tones not only from his toms, but also from his cymbals, sets him above the bar.

[jaylarose]

One of the best drummers of all time. He has mastered the technique of tuning his drums so his solos and studio songs are always in key, It doesn't mater if its Jeff Beck, Steve Vai, Korn or Frank Zappa. When Terrys behind a band he elevates even the most talented players up a notch