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Beat 353 of my #DrumBeatProject 10.9.26 w/alt tempos & notations. This one is a close relative to a beat I was playing in the studio last week where I didn’t use my left hand. I decided to add a left hand part here with the sleigh bells (they fit in with the theme of the song) acting as the ostinato or ride part, so this is actually sort of a left hand lead beat. But this version happened because I received a shipment from @Creative_percucssion - whose brilliant inventor, instrument designer and builder, Kevin Feeney, sadly passed away this summer - WAY too early. He was a true force and left us with a lot of beauty, motivation and awe. I’m using his hi-hat shaker attachments as well as several of his bells and jingles that are on all of the drums. See the pics & dancing shakers vid at the end. Kevin will be greatly missed but his spirit of adventure will live on and continue to inspire. Check out their site! I wasn’t sure what the best tempo was for this one, so gave it a range from 90-127bpm. Which tempo works best iyo? Let me know in the comments please! Ist video is at 117 bpm // 2nd is around 106 // 3rd is at 127 // 4th at 90. I like the dichotomy of the rhythmic subdivision of the two mea. The 8th groupings in the 1st mea. = 4+4, & the 2nd = 3+3+2. It gives it an inviting cadence... Thats my @majesticpercussion field snare btw as a tenor drum here (snares off). Xtra videos, explanations, Zickos and Vari-Pitch kit demos & pics for Beat 352 are up on my Substack page as well as a mini-lesson on the various ways I play and interpret 8th notes with @wilco - link in bio. Past beats & scores for all solo pieces are on my website & vids on my youtube channel. @clark.hubbard #ABeatAWeek #drumbeatimmersion #drumbeattheory drumbeatproject loveyourneighbor

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Let me know below. I’m genuinely curious!

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#DearbornDenim #MadeInAmerica #AmericanMade #Menswear #TheAverageGentleman

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Beat 352 of my #DrumBeatProject 9.21.26 w/alt tempos & notations. An impromptu one this week. Just sat at the kit, decided to play something open-handed and this came out. I really like the LH/Hi-hat part which is why I included it in the project. The sticking is pretty straight forward, just a few dbl RH's in there = RH dble paradiddles. I think I like it best at the slower tempo - 4th vid. I'm performing it in 2 of wacky vintage kits: the green Zickos Supersonic and the Pearl Vari-tone. I'll elaborate more in those in my Substack post midweek, but Zickos were the first acrylic drums and feature 2 different head sizes per drum! The Vari-tones are rototom heaven... Check out how the HH part and sound affect the beat and how you hear it. Extra videos, kit breakdown vids, explanations & pics for Beat 351 up now on my Substack page as well as a lesson on the various ways I play & interpret 8th notes with @wilco - link in bio. Past beats & scores for all solo pieces are on my website & vids on my youtube channel. @clark.hubbard #ABeatAWeek #drumbeatimmersion #drumbeattheory drumbeatproject loveyourneighbor

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Beat 351 of my #DrumBeatProject 5.14.25 w/notations. In honor of the fantastic new Sylvan Esso record - Ow ∞ - here’s a beat that I recorded at their beautiful studio in NC last year. I’m not sure what song this was for exactly, but I’m including it because of how the hi-hat part interacts with the floor tom @stack_ring_percussion part. Those are in unison in the 1st mea. and offset in the 2nd mea. Nothing super difficult but something I hadn’t done much in previous beats & sometimes it’s super fun when the HH isn’t doing an ostinato or keeping the time, but instead playing a distinct part. I’m using @drumgees w/shaker and jingle attachments on the SD to get that cool processed snare sound w/the broom stx. I’ve got @rootseq on both drums for a drier sound and a shaker attachment on the HH as well. Extra videos, kit breakdown vids, explanations & pics for Beat 350 up now on my Substack page & extra videos & pics of 351 will be up mid next week - link in bio. Past beats & scores for all solo pieces are on my website & vids on my youtube channel. @clark.hubbard #ABeatAWeek #drumbeatimmersion #drumbeattheory drumbeatproject loveyourneighbor

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Beat 347 of my #DrumBeatProject 8.26.26 on stage in Antwerp. I was liking last week's beat enough that I decided to do a variation using more of the kit but keeping the same basic compositional structure & wands as stx. I changed the open hi-hat hemiolas to Swiss triplet sweeps between the ride & toms and snare. I added the flat ride & 2nd floor tom to lead into the final 2 wand-on-wand 8th notes to finish the phrase. I kept the little 32nd figure that begins both mea. but split that between the HH & ride. Same sparse but impactful bass drum part as last week. 1st vid is w/my monitor on, 2nd is a front view, 3rd is from the other side, 4th is slower in case you're trying at home & 5th w/ @rootseq so you can hear the wand sticks better.
Thx to @drmtech_ for the videography! Full length videos, wand talk and xtras of sibling Beat #346 up now on my Substack page & extra videos of #347 will be up mid next week - link in bio. Past beats & scores for all solo pieces are on my website & vids on my youtube channel. A few shows remaining w/ @wilco this week in Italy & Croatia & 2 shows @munchmuseum Oslo 9/12 w/Karl Ove Knausgård. @clark.hubbard #ABeatAWeek #drumbeatimmersion drumbeattheory drumbeatproject loveyourneighbor

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Beat 346 of my #DrumBeatProject 8.17.26 on stage in Nijmagen, NL. I was messing around with my wand sticks and this one happened. I chose to include it for the Hi-hat openings hemiola and the sparse but impactful bass drum part. Those combined w/the tinging wands give this one a certain charm that I really like. My wand supply just got replenished thx to a gift from my college professor, Jim Campbell. Since I now have plenty of backups, I wasn't hesitant to lay into the drums w/these brittle beauties. TY Jim! And thx to @drmtch1 for the videography! Full length videos, writings and xtras of Beat 345 up now on my Substack page & extra videos and variations of 346 will be up mid next week - link in bio. Past beats & scores for all solo pieces are on my website & vids on my youtube channel. Many shows w/Wilco this month in Europe & 2 shows @munchmuseum Oslo 9/12 w/Karl Ove Knausgård. @clark.hubbard #ABeatAWeek #drumbeatimmersion
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Beat 344 of my #DrumBeatProject 5.31.26. This is a sibling beat with Beat #335 written (improvised) minutes after that one & notated later. This one forgoes the tongue drum for @aluphone bells, but I’m still keeping time w/the wisteria branch (noticed it’s sound while cleaning up the yard and had to try it out) as a rattle/brush/mallet. The left foot is playing @upcycledpercussion key-chime via @dixondrums foot pedal. The bass drum part is a steady answer to the aluphone melody. In the 1st video I’m playing the branch with the right hand on the ride and in the 2nd w/the left hand on the rack tom. It’s a simple enough melody to execute with either hand depending on what instrument/surface you want to play the branch (brush, broom) part with, so play around and have fun customizing it. Longer & additional video examples of how this one quickly evolved will be up on my Substack page midweek, check it out! Btw, xtra videos and a look at how I develop these beats from last week’s beat up there now - link in bio. Past bests & scores for all solo pieces are on my website & vids on my youtube channel. @clark.hubbard #ABeatAWeek #drumbeatimmersion
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Beat 343 of my #DrumBeatProject 7.14.26. The rhythm for this one popped into my head when I was walking in Virginia Beach on @Wilco tour, so when I got back to The Dome, I worked it out (orchestrated it) backstage. Later, I went to stage to record it (vids 3 & 4). I also tried it onstage in Wheeling the following day and it locked in a bit more (vids 1 & 2). I decided to post this one mainly because I really like the hi-hat part - played with the LF & using a custom @keplingerdrums jingle attachment. It provides a rhythmic punctuation line on top of the ‘patternistic' beat underneath. That's the other reason I chose this one. I love pattern beats (which are distinctive from linear beats imo). Think @ringostarrmusic on "Come Together” or "Mystic Rhythms" by @Rush. Not the most popular Rush song, but that pattern approach left an indelible mark on my drumming in high school (as did "Tom Sawyer" & learning to play in 7/8 too!). I started creating these types of beats in songs for my high school rock band and loved playing them. A good Wilco ex. are the choruses to “Deeper Down” & several ex. are in this project as well. Technically, only the 2nd half of this one (if you think of the beat more as 2/4 + 3/8 than 7/8) is a pattern beat. The 1st 4 counts are FT ride & more traditional/ backbeat oriented. 1st vid is trad grip, 2nd matched. 3rd vid is without HH jingles and 4th is a close up of the hands part. More video examples & explanations will be up on my Substack page midweek - check it out! Btw, there’s an essay on Rush and lots of vids from last week’s beat up there now - link in bio. Scores for all solo pieces are on my website & vids on my youtube channel. @clark.hubbard #ABeatAWeek #drumbeatimmersion
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Beat #342 of my #DrumBeatProject 7.15.26. This one features a pitched melody (wooden tone drum) against a complementary rhythmic melody (BD). This idea has been floating around since April when I was given the tone drum. I wrote the beat back then & it grew into a longer piece still in progress. I finally got around to trying it out & ended up changing it slightly for a better feel - that's the main beat here. I'm also including the original which just has a different LF / HH part, that's the 5th vid here - notations for both beats are at the end. The 1st vid is a view from above. You can hear the slit drum better in the 2nd, side view vid. The 3rd is what it sounds like if you play the ride instead of the slit drum so you can really get a sense of the BD rhythmic melody (and it's the best way to try it at home). The 4th vid shows that BD part nicely. And the 5th vid is the original beat w/the HH part moved from the upbeats to the downbeats. The LH/SD voicing can use brushes, brooms or cross-stick, w/snares on or off. More video examples & explanations will be up on my Substack page midweek - check it out! Scores for all solo pieces are on my website & vids on my youtube channel. Lots of xtra video clips & lessons from previous posts on my Substack as well, link in bio. @clark.hubbard #ABeatAWeek #drumbeatimmersion drumbeattheory drumbeatproject loveyourneighbor

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Logan's Rock N Roll Tranquil Garden

Here's the second style panel dedication to @logan.scott429.

Logan is looking for a place to plan his rock n roll empire with a touch of folk edge. Sharing good things that are needed in this world. Write a song that has depth that brings things in life into a perspective. Mixing emotions with feelings to show how we feel amidst these unpredictable times. Also being in a place that is peaceful and tranquil that he could be real focused on making magic for his music.

This outfit would be one of his best looks. The jacket along with the henley shirt, jeans and his signature welding hat brings a unique mixture of rock and folk vibes. A pair of cowboy boots would make a strong statement that rock and folk artists would rock them with confidence. A few pieces of accessories and a guitar are must haves to include. A great look to wear on stage and also for going out as well.

His Rock And Roll Tranquil Garden will be his dream come true.

-Pewter Cream Harrington Jacket and Long Ryder Model 2 Jeans by @dearborndenim and Gray and Black Henley Shirt
-Brown and Gold Pistol Belt, Black Stack N Dimes Printed Reversible Welding Cap by @comeauxcaps, Royal Blue Bastia Automatic Watch by @duxotwatches, Loaded Punk O-Link Bracelet, White Eye Moonlit Drifter Ring and Geo X Ring by @rebelsaint_co, Black Doghair Fiore Guitar by @prsguitars, Bourbon Street Cologne by @aromademerrie
-Grey and Blue Cowboy Boots by @tonylamaboots

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