Performance Spotlight: Ray Luzier

Vic Firth Artist Ray Luzier performs "Stars" by his group KXM!

Guitar: George Lynch
Bass/Vocals: Dug Pinnick

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ALBUM:

"Stars" from KXM's album 'KXM'

(featuring George Lynch and dUg Pinnick)

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STICKS:

#vfSRL - Ray Luzier Signature Stick

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[juweee_yt]

One of the best but underrated Metal Drummer of this generation.

[themodernguitarist]

Pisses me off when Korn fans rag on Ray. Dude is fucking awesome. Not only can he be groovy, but he can be precise and tight.

[clintc]

Ray was one of my instructors at Musicians Institute. He is a fantastic drummer and human being! He was always super nice and interested in helping students with their musical careers. I feel very lucky to have been one of his students and friend’s. He’s just a great person all around!

[mozog]

He's one of the best drummers of all time.

[stevenfederico]

The dude is all over the place tight as fuck absolutely awesome and the first time I actually like the sound of a pearl drum set

[SinisterSkip]

I love the groove, tightness, creativity and fluency. Freaking awesome man.

[crunch]

3:55 Madness!!! Summoning a genie out of that ride cymbal!!! Hell

[aboutthemetal]

This guy is the whole reason korn got fired up again, and he plays the old korn songs better than they have ever been played.

[louisflacche]

UltraDrummer! One of my favorites since I first heard Ray!

[christopherbragger]

The man is god!!! Absolute beast, best feel in for a drum kit! Love it

[WBROCKSTAR]

The thing I find so great about Rays playing is that no matter what time signature he's laying down(and there are a bunch of them during this song)his fills are always so clean(regardless of complexity) & you can make out everything he's doing.A lot of drummers have great fills, but you can't make out what they're doing during them & when they go back into the verse/chorus, it can sound sloppy sometimes.Ray always makes it a note to point out that cleanliness is one of the most important things to practice & speed & endurance will follow, in his lesson/teaching videos.I think he's got the clean technique and odd time signatures to beat Neil Peart, but his style & fills are better.With Neil, you can anticipate exactly what fill hes gonna play next, but with Ray You don't know what he's gonna do next & that's what makes him such a great drummer.

[henrihunter]

Best drum perfirmance i have ever seen period.

[gregbaldwin]

I will never cease to be amazed how a person can use both hands and both feet to to implement a rhythm and groove with improvisational flair. And while "locked in" as if it was computer generated. Amazing. Never gets old.

[yannisaslanidis]

Absolutely Brilliant WHAT A CREATIVE DRUMMIN

[NederlandGuy]

I saw Ray play at Kansas City, KS several months ago. He is a beast when he is playing. Watch him closely when he is onstage and you will witness one of the great drummers of all times. He literally is possessed by the beat.

[avramnovorra]

Ive put off of watching this for a whioe but im glad i finally did.. Ray is hella awesome!

[smeemusic]

More reason this guy is quickly becoming my favorite drummer. Certainly an inspiration to watch. You can definitely tell he does it because he loves it.

[nandopolesel]

Amazing I love the rim clicking as the main motif Holy cow just so unique. Just wild

[stevenfederico]

I just watched this for the thousandth time. This is one of the best single performances I have ever witnessed I can’t even keep track of what the fuck is going on that was mind blowing.

[alexgoldstein]

Wow!
Truly a student of his craft, and he never stops learning....just gets better and better.