Originally posted by Ynot
guess not, then
It's hard for me to say, really. My style is so ecclectic, it's hard to really pinpoint what my techniques are, ya know? I listen to more genres than I can probably pinpoint at this moment, and leave nothing to my imagination when deciding what I do and don't like, so I have a wide aresenal of then-and-there ideas that pop into my head as I'm listening to different songs.
I love to make sure I go for originality, though. Even if I hear a high-hat rhythm that I like, I'll make sure to change the tone of the hat, maybe make it closed instead of open, and apply it to a song of a different tempo than the original with a stutter or two. I think the most important thing to do is just dig through as many types of music as you can, just like you did with the jazz. Look into some more electronica, maybe. If you love drums, you'll love jungle, drum & bass, acid jazz. All that.
Of course, for a good drumline, you can barely ever beat Breaks. (no pun intended.)
Also, if you have a pretty good knowledge of different instrumental sounds, (which I'm sure you do) as a song is playing, (whatever genre) do your own little verbal rendition of an instrument that isn't In the song. Just imitate any kind of sound and create your own melody that goes with it. It can be a bassline that doesn't exist, or vocalizing a horn sound thats on a break, when no horn exists. You know? Be personal. Be creative. Just feel out the song as it plays and do your own thing. You can create wicked songs by putting together sort of a "melodic variant" of whatever song you're listening to.
Hmm..damn I never consciously realized I did that until now. That's a good technique. I should really write this shit down, someti--...
Oh wait....Nevermind.
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