The latest video finds producer/DJ/drummer Damu The Fudgemunk sitting in front of a drum set at NYC’s Funkadelic Studios and going deep into the topic of drums. While giving a taste of his self described amateurish drumming, Damu talks about his favorite live drummers, drum programmers, drum Breaks, and breaks down the signature sounds of Pete Rock, DJ Premier, RZA, and Q-Tip.
Reader Feedback:
Who’s your favorite drum programming producer?
What’s your favorite drum break?
I gotta mention D-Nice on his second album for some reason I remember liking his programming quite a bit. Also Tony Dofat on the Rough House Survivors album
Is that the one with “Time to Flow” and “25 ta Life”? That was a sleeper albumn.
Sleeper meaning slept on..LOL
That 25 to life was dope
very informative video.
“I like…Phil Collins…” lol.
Your ignorance has made you look stupid
Nothing funny about phil Collins on the drums. The guy is a beast.
I most certainly agree that Phil Collins is more than a beast, no matter what he did in the 80’s. It was just the last thing I was expecting to come out of Damu’s mouth, especially first when listing his favorite drummers. Made me chuckle just a bit.
^ Phil Collins played for 70s fusion group Brand X and they were phhaaattt!!!
That was a cool video, always nice to hear from a producer with hands on experience with real instruments…
Thats a cool dude right there.I wish him success.
nice video. damu seems like a cool cat.
Dope Vid as usual
for me it would have to mantronik.
The programming for just Ice album is crazy, let’s not get in to Mantronix’s first 2 albums. KRAZY!!!
As far as breaks goes: I love “Uphill Piece of Mind”, and “Long Red”.
Favorite break; a tie between Funky Drummer and Substitution and if I had to pick one, by a hair, Funky Drummer. What the hell possessed Clyde Stubblefield to play that pattern?!!! As far as programming, a 3-way tie between Premo, Pete Rock and Large Professor. Pete and Extra P were magicians on that SP-1200 and Preme holds the MPC 60 down like no one else.
Kool Is Back
cool video
Ced G on critical beatdown
NO DOUBT!!!!!!!!!
damu says he’s not a trained drummer i think he’s being a little modest , he sounds pretty good to me
Cool vid. My favorite breaks are 1. Funky Drummer 2. Impeach the President 3. Get out of my life Woman . For some reason those 3 always seem to please me ears the most, I don’t know what it is. Favorite programmer is probably primo.
Who’s your favorite drum programming producer?
Paul C.
What’s your favorite drum break?
Love-Doggone.
so true! jd on the coming “the shining” dopest track!!!
Damu is the man, so many skills right across the board.
He’ll be big news one day.
I’ve said that least 2832773 times. The problem this like that is they are just too compilcated for the average bird, if you know what I mean