Billy Cobham Discusses The Importance Of Teamwork Within Music
Release Date: 04/18/2021
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Billy Cobham is a name that echoes throughout the history of drumming. Known for his power, finesse, dynamics, speed, musicality, metric modulation, and well just about every attribute that we drummers admire, it is impossible not to recognize the impact Billy had on music. Whether it was his work on several of Miles Davis’ records including Bitches Brew, Mahavishnu Orchestra’s early recordings, several Stanley Clarke records, Billy always brought a certain energy and sound that could be identified rather quickly. While he worked on many important early fusion recordings and beyond, he also led bands that produced important works, in particular the 1973 record Spectrum.
Billy has also been quite involved with drum education as well. In fact, he was performing educational drum clinics back in the early ’80s. He has also hosted drum retreats and masterclasses as well. Currently, he is hosting a masterclass series titled, “Billy Cobham’s Guide To Stress-Free Drumming” which consists of ten classes that are three hours in length. He is joined with his co-host Dom Famularo each month and there are two classes each where special guests Dennis Chambers, Will Calhoun, and Gary Husband offer their expertise.
Click here to sign up for Billy Cobham’s Guide To Stress Free Drumming
You Will Hear About….
- Knowing what you are playing to maximize your sound.
- How to deploy rudiments musically.
- The problems with alpha dominant musicians and how to deal with them.
- Are musical choices like opinions?
- Making the band comfortable and creating great feeling music.
- Billy’s out-of-body experiences with Horace Silver and Mahavishnu Orchestra.
- Do artistic compromises create a long-lasting negative impact on musicians?
Why Should You Listen?
Billy and I really dove headfirst into a dialogue about how musicians can better serve a band. This isn’t about how we become better drummers through exercises and practice. This is about taking what you know and utilizing it tastefully to create great music. Forget the thrills of speed and complex patterns, while they have their place once we have a firm grasp on their musical qualities, just laying it down and making our bandmates comfortable is critically important if we want to become great musicians. This is a beneficial message to any musician.
Music Featured In Today’s Show
George Duke and Billy Cobham Band - Hip Pockets: 1:40
Billy Cobham - Red Baron: 8:40 & 9:52
Billy Cobham - Life & Times: 18:15
Billy Cobham - Stratus (Intro): 18:42
Billy Cobham’s Glass Managerie: AC DC 24:27
Billy Cobham - Stratus: 29:54
Billy Cobham - Le Lis: 43:15
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