Thursday Night Chops Livestream

The lifestreams are coming back in a big way this summer! If you missed this week’s video on Twitch, you can view it right here. All you need are your sticks and practice pad!

TMF Organ Trio now available!

You can now stream the entire new album by Tuk Mattock Fredericks on Bandcamp.com. There are also hi-resolution versions available for sale which you can download to your device. We had a blast making this record, and it features some terrific playing. You can stream it below:

After the Bell FUNdraiser video

For those of you who may have missed it, below is the compilation video from our submission to After the Bell’s FUNdraiser event.

Thank you to our performers: Alex Zurl, Thomas Linderman, Finley L., David Robinson and Dan Ciccone.

Incorporating Electronic Instruments into Your Percussion Setup

We’re not “just” drummers, we are musicians first. That is what I preach every week. Focusing on creativity during the pandemic has given us a bit of an opportunity to incorporate new sounds and new approaches into our playing that we might not have thought of before.

Lately I have been working on incorporating a couple of electronic elements into my set up, and the initial results have been very interesting. Here I used a Roland Handsonic and a Boss RC1 looping pedal to create a live loop that I could improvise over. By creating the loop live, I can build in some space so that the loop does not feel metronomically rigid. More of this kind of experimentation to come. (Best experienced with some good headphones!)

Wednesday Throwdown November 11th

If you missed today’s livestream, you can view it below:

groovetuk went live on Twitch. Catch up on their Music & Performing Arts VOD now.