It isn't just his technical facility that amazes and inspires me, it's his musical vocabulary. The way he strings ideas together, it's like poetry to me. He has so many amazing ideas, and he strings them together in such musically inventive ways. I always feel inspired after watching Jojo Mayer! The fact that his cymbal setup sounds awesome is definitely a plus too! Love those AAX Omni cymbals.
You're not wrong, they were slightly off at times. Still pretty cool though. Considering the audio (or lack of) setup they had I'm surprised Jojo could hear anything at all.
That was such an incredible progression from the start of his soloing around 3:30 until the end. The entire time his solo is getting slightly more intense and quite obviously he does it amazingly well
Incredible drumming and sick pocket! Btw- the bass player was on time the whole way. All musicians need to remember: it is EVERYONE's job to keep the pulse. Even when there is silence the pulse is in everyone's head. There is no such thing as a 4/5 rhythm... the time signature is 4/4, somewhat of a reggae feel. The true sense of mastery lies in how Jojo comes up with so many creative and exciting ways to embellish a simple, repetitive bass line. Loop a simple bass line and see how long you can groove and embellish on it until it gets old...great way expand your creativity, and musicality.Peace, drummers....and make sure to practice!
A wee fact I learned playing in a jazz band was that it was the bass players job actually to keep time, not the drummers (as much, he/she still had a wee bit of work) but the drummers main job was to provide a back beat or on beat pulse
+Gregor Wlliamson But Jazz, especially the one that is close to the Bebop tradition is quite special in that regard. I'm not sure if it applies equally well to other genres.
two things that tell you Jojo mayer is one of the best drummers that has come around. One: I cant find a single negative comment about him on a TH-cam COMMENT SECTION...that takes skill. two: just...for christ sakes its mayer
In straight ahead the bass player plays almost strictly quarter notes so that makes sense that their job is to keep the time. The drummer is much more free to make rhythmic variations and dance in and around the pocket. There are times during the Miles Davis Quintet albums where Tony Williams (drummer) completely drops out abruptly and the rest of the band continues with the same deep pocket, then he makes rhythmic stabs and accents before building up to the full groove again. That's what you call a band, total trust in each other!
He could very well have PhDs in cultural anthropology and music history & theory and a MA in electrical engineering; the depth and the manner in which he articulates his ideas and methods is most impressive. The speculative hyperbole notwithstanding, he is an absolute beast on the kit with the rare ability to find the grey, improvisational spaces and translating his many, perhaps conflicting ideas into a cohesive and innovative product without compromising the piece or technique. This is the mark of a true innovator.
Metric modulation is an actual change in meter from fast to slow or slow to fastHowever, implied metric modulation is a trick or an illusion. We're PRETENDING to speed up or slow down by basing our groove and feel on a different subdivision than we were using originally. JoJo subdivides the 16th and 32nd notes into abnormal groupings then resolves the phrase and drops back on 1 every time. If you watch his hihat it stays on the actual meter along with the bass player. It's absolutely insane..
JO JO MAYER is the ONLY drummer ive ever seen who truly does NOT need a double pedal to make it sound like hes playing POWERFUL double bass GrOOves. AWESOME as JO JO Always is
I agree Tim, but I must also disagree, there are a lot of drummers out there that incorporate single pedal goodness. For example, and he's in the crowd of this video, Mike Johnston. Look him up. I was also surprised to see JP Bouvet in here, I wish I was an American drummer, so many cool and inspiring dudes!
I used 5 sources total: A Sennheiser 835 mic dropped down in front of the bass drum, a Zoom H4N shoe mounted on the top of my T4i, then I blended a little bit of the T4i's camera audio and the 2 iPhone 5's camera audio as wide "ambience" mics. The key here were the bass drum mic and the H4N. I was then able to bring everything into Logic at Drumeo HQ and do a proper mix and master.
Ah, makes sense! Tetrastigm is my favorite tune by Nerve and this performance was still pretty sick. Thanks for clearing that up; I appreciate that! :]
Three things I love about this vid: 1. That secondary snare with what can only be described as an E-Ring made out of a Cymbal. 2. The Bass players QUALITY Sega Mega Drive style sound. 3. It's JoJo Mayer for christs sake... He puts the drum in drum'n'bass.
Mano, é um video de 2013 e eu descobri a recém agora. Nem consigo imaginar o que o Jojo está fazendo agora, em 2017. Vei, na boa, vai tomar no cú. O batera mais impressionante desde o Buddy. Além de toda a técnica, tem uma filosofia por trás da sua música e da sua identidade como músico que me inspira mais ainda. O maior de todos!!!
Hey buddy! the 'sunshine' cymbal you're referring to is the Sabian chopper stack www.sabian.com/en/cymbal/ch12-12-inch-vault-chopper And the side snare is the hoop crasher also by Sabian www.sabian.com/en/cymbal/hc-14-14-inch-hoop-crasher Hope this helps! :)
sorry to bust your bubble, but Janek Gwidzala (the bassist in this video) does not play with Nerve. That would be John Davis. BUT Jojo and Janek have played together before in different bands. All of the songs played in this video are in fact Nerve songs.
its a Sabian Chopper cymbal. alot like a stack, but extremely unique. Im a huge fan to tell the truth. as for the snare no clue, but he has been using it for a few years
Last video I saw of these two, the bass was distorted; the recording was too hot in general. Here, the just can't here the bass way near enough. Oh well, fun watching. Jojo's always worth the time.
It isn't just his technical facility that amazes and inspires me, it's his musical vocabulary. The way he strings ideas together, it's like poetry to me. He has so many amazing ideas, and he strings them together in such musically inventive ways. I always feel inspired after watching Jojo Mayer! The fact that his cymbal setup sounds awesome is definitely a plus too! Love those AAX Omni cymbals.
Very well said, and so true. He's saying interesting things through his playing in every performance of his that I've seen.
One of the world's greatest in my opinion
I agree man, I'd says it's more fact! Haha
Yeah, his triple-stroke roll is epic.
already?!, well then:P
Todd Lavigne Chris, steve, jojo,Thomas p and tony r... thats top 5 with dafnis and thomas L Ronald as honorable mentions.
He's definitely an amazing drummer but I would have to say Marco minnmeman does this style of drumming better
Jojo and Janek are a kick ass bass and drum duo.Thanks for sharing this.
Jojo Mayer is a funk brother from another planet - he's in his zone! I love his jams! We need another Nerve LP now!
It's coming soon!
You're not wrong, they were slightly off at times. Still pretty cool though. Considering the audio (or lack of) setup they had I'm surprised Jojo could hear anything at all.
JoJo also played "over the bar line" of 1 sometimes so each drum fill or break doesn't always drop back on 1. His technique is flawless!
mike johnston grinning ear to ear back there. it's nice watching great drummers get blown away by other great drummers.
He's probably thinking he's glad to not have to follow that!!
he's always giving jojo this "oh no, you didn't" look :D
wow good job spotting him
I love these two together, watching every video I can find of them. This one has some of the best sound quality of the bunch...
I could honestly listen to this all day. Jojo is unreal
That was such an incredible progression from the start of his soloing around 3:30 until the end. The entire time his solo is getting slightly more intense and quite obviously he does it amazingly well
This guy is a literal rhythmic robot!! But. With emotion!! Amazing!!
Incredible drumming and sick pocket! Btw- the bass player was on time the whole way. All musicians need to remember: it is EVERYONE's job to keep the pulse. Even when there is silence the pulse is in everyone's head. There is no such thing as a 4/5 rhythm... the time signature is 4/4, somewhat of a reggae feel. The true sense of mastery lies in how Jojo comes up with so many creative and exciting ways to embellish a simple, repetitive bass line. Loop a simple bass line and see how long you can groove and embellish on it until it gets old...great way expand your creativity, and musicality.Peace, drummers....and make sure to practice!
A wee fact I learned playing in a jazz band was that it was the bass players job actually to keep time, not the drummers (as much, he/she still had a wee bit of work) but the drummers main job was to provide a back beat or on beat pulse
+Gregor Wlliamson But Jazz, especially the one that is close to the Bebop tradition is quite special in that regard. I'm not sure if it applies equally well to other genres.
+andramoie yeah haha. Was less relating it to this and more just giving out a little interesting information haha. Thank you for clarifying though!
Janek Gwizdala is a beast.
janek is an AWESOME player in many contexts!
two things that tell you Jojo mayer is one of the best drummers that has come around. One: I cant find a single negative comment about him on a TH-cam COMMENT SECTION...that takes skill.
two: just...for christ sakes its mayer
This whole set was INCREDIBLE! Jojo and Janek are both animals!
love how jojo gives the bassist hand ques. these guys made my YEAR!
All I can think is, "maybe he'll hit the china this time..."
4:13 there you go
Knowing to save the thing you want to hear most for Last. The guy knows how to make some music.
In straight ahead the bass player plays almost strictly quarter notes so that makes sense that their job is to keep the time. The drummer is much more free to make rhythmic variations and dance in and around the pocket. There are times during the Miles Davis Quintet albums where Tony Williams (drummer) completely drops out abruptly and the rest of the band continues with the same deep pocket, then he makes rhythmic stabs and accents before building up to the full groove again. That's what you call a band, total trust in each other!
+Daniel Greenberg I wish my deep pockets had cash in 'em
Jojo doesn't need anyone keeping time. He can play in different time signatures/at different tempos with each limb and still keep track of everything.
JOJO MAYER & MARK GUILIANA the best at their craft! Reinventing the kit! Awesome!
Awesome jungle feel throughout. Fill at 2:54 so awesome...one of the best playing today without question.
oh my God that was just magical, so fluid and beautiful.
So much more enjoyable to watch than the Guitar Centre hopefuls.
INSANITY!!!! I've playing drums and watching drum videos since 1984 and I've never, ever seen anything like that. "Well now you have."
Jojo is a mad scientist
he is literally the Bob Ross of music. just look at his hair
jason starek going to see him at a small club in Atlanta Sept 20 ...can’t wait!!!
He could very well have PhDs in cultural anthropology and music history & theory and a MA in electrical engineering; the depth and the manner in which he articulates his ideas and methods is most impressive. The speculative hyperbole notwithstanding, he is an absolute beast on the kit with the rare ability to find the grey, improvisational spaces and translating his many, perhaps conflicting ideas into a cohesive and innovative product without compromising the piece or technique. This is the mark of a true innovator.
@@jeffreybrian2666 He can bang 'em good alright
@@jeffreybrian2666 so with all those words it took you a month to compose, what you're saying is, "he's badass"? Eh?
You guys should have Jojo come for a lesson!
yes!
Metric modulation is an actual change in meter from fast to slow or slow to fastHowever, implied metric modulation is a trick or an illusion. We're PRETENDING to speed up or slow down by basing our groove and feel on a different subdivision than we were using originally. JoJo subdivides the 16th and 32nd notes into abnormal groupings then resolves the phrase and drops back on 1 every time. If you watch his hihat it stays on the actual meter along with the bass player. It's absolutely insane..
Jojo is my favourite drummer just love it
He's so amazing.....so much to learn yet!
Two masters at work! Thank you for posting this!
I never ever tire from watching JoJo play
This is my first time watching Jo Jo and now I'm interested
Cet homme est magnifique...Dans tous mais absolument tous les aspects de sa personne...juste point.
JO JO MAYER is the ONLY drummer ive ever seen who truly does NOT need a double pedal to make it sound like hes playing POWERFUL double bass GrOOves.
AWESOME as JO JO Always is
Take a look at Damien Schmitt (here on YT), I think, he's the second single-pedal-killer. But all in all I totally agree, Jojo is freaking awesome!
I agree Tim, but I must also disagree, there are a lot of drummers out there that incorporate single pedal goodness. For example, and he's in the crowd of this video, Mike Johnston. Look him up. I was also surprised to see JP Bouvet in here, I wish I was an American drummer, so many cool and inspiring dudes!
mattyboy141 YES Mike Jonson is also Amazing with Single foot
And John Blackwell. George Kollias had a single pedal work, but he plays double bass too.
Pridgen has pretty insane single pedal work too as well as a lot of the Gospel Chop guys, although generally I don't care for their style.
Ridiculous. Jo Jo has mastered ' the groove particle'. I love Gwizdala loving it.
That was a slick groove jojo,super tight and crisp.i'm just a banger (have had my rush moment ) but the feel this guy has is pretty awesome.
absolutely insane control over the instrument ! a true master
Let’s give a shout out to bass man. He’s the only reason us drummers have the opportunity to express 🤙
Couple of those passages, JoJo sounded like a machine in a factory. Crazy how he gets sounds!
esse cara é fantástico,musicalidade na pura.
I used 5 sources total: A Sennheiser 835 mic dropped down in front of the bass drum, a Zoom H4N shoe mounted on the top of my T4i, then I blended a little bit of the T4i's camera audio and the 2 iPhone 5's camera audio as wide "ambience" mics. The key here were the bass drum mic and the H4N. I was then able to bring everything into Logic at Drumeo HQ and do a proper mix and master.
Jojo mayer just has that unspoken swag about himself! love his playing
Ah, makes sense! Tetrastigm is my favorite tune by Nerve and this performance was still pretty sick. Thanks for clearing that up; I appreciate that! :]
That was fecking AWESOME !!!
This is so good! You can see Mike Johnston in the crowd totally digging this hah!
Three things I love about this vid:
1. That secondary snare with what can only be described as an E-Ring made out of a Cymbal.
2. The Bass players QUALITY Sega Mega Drive style sound.
3. It's JoJo Mayer for christs sake... He puts the drum in drum'n'bass.
He is one of the top drummers!!
Love the sound of those toms. Especially his main rack tom
freaking LOVED this! so crisp love that hi-hat
Excellent spot, thanks for the heads up I clocked him in the frame and he's got his I am into the groove face on hehe
Matched grip! 'Cause Jojo can blow our freakin' minds with traditional AND matched grip, like a walk in the park...
+Tom Collins I was thinking the same thing, about a minute in I went "Wait....he's using matched grip?!?!?!?!?!"
oh snap, didn't notice! wtf!
That bass drum sound is all I want for rest of my life.
I love that drum & bass feel from this.
JOJO um dos meus batera favorito...
juntou a técnica apura a uma ótima sonoridade....
1:19 JP Bouvet in the background on the right behind the kid with the yellow shirt
Chris Darling a some drummer as well
Awesome*
Nice camera angles! There is so much awesome concentrated in this video! Lot's of great players!
What a great sounding drum set+ drummer!
Mano, é um video de 2013 e eu descobri a recém agora. Nem consigo imaginar o que o Jojo está fazendo agora, em 2017. Vei, na boa, vai tomar no cú. O batera mais impressionante desde o Buddy. Além de toda a técnica, tem uma filosofia por trás da sua música e da sua identidade como músico que me inspira mais ainda. O maior de todos!!!
monster grooving + mad creativity! this guy is beasting
What a gorgeous snare!
This drummer is completely off his rocker. F'n love it!!!
so many cool sounds. I wish I know what the funky looking "sun-shine" cymbal is around 3:19. Also the metallic ring he has on the side snare...
Hey buddy!
the 'sunshine' cymbal you're referring to is the Sabian chopper stack
www.sabian.com/en/cymbal/ch12-12-inch-vault-chopper
And the side snare is the hoop crasher also by Sabian
www.sabian.com/en/cymbal/hc-14-14-inch-hoop-crasher
Hope this helps! :)
Dylan Kollat I think the ring on his side snare is a 13" Sabian Hoop Crasher. great sounds, Jojo's got some of the best hands on the planet imo!
Jojo Mayer is one of my favorite drummers in the history of drumming :)
I can second all these other people saying Jojo needs to come onto drumeo! He is a fantastic tutor among other things
He's just so incredibly original to me, so damn different. WOnderful
Este señor es uno de los mejor del mundo sin duda. Es un genio =D
My fave drummer for sure
Please man COME IN GREECE ... we love you!!!!!!!!!!!
Dude is a breakbeat beast!
I will never understand the appeal of this music but I adore the drumming.
Quelle style....il déchire tout 👍👍👍
The drums are tuned amazing 👌
So sweet! :) Mike Johnston is in the crowd to Jojo's left! haha
Wow this is great, thanks for posting this!
It took me a while too, but i really like his sound now. It is surely unpredictable, but tasty!
The best drummer in the world by far
greatest drummer... of all time..legend
Looks like you guys had a great time at NAMM :)
Lord almighty, I've got goose bumps all over
sorry to bust your bubble, but Janek Gwidzala (the bassist in this video) does not play with Nerve. That would be John Davis. BUT Jojo and Janek have played together before in different bands. All of the songs played in this video are in fact Nerve songs.
its a Sabian Chopper cymbal. alot like a stack, but extremely unique. Im a huge fan to tell the truth. as for the snare no clue, but he has been using it for a few years
What a beast! Love me some Jojo
pure musical enjoyment!!!.....
My God I've found a new favorite drummer 💯
Anyone else see Mike Johnston in the crowd? It's like a Drummers' 'Where's Waldo' haha
+eaglegacb2910 haha yeah :D He's just standing there and smiling when Jojo does a nice fill or groove :'D
+eaglegacb2910 Mike is next to JP Bouvet :)
just amazed wow fluid in motion
Awesome drummer and bass player!! Great Groove!!
We had 3 people shooting in the crowd. Two people using their iPhone 5's, and one with a Canon DSLR.
In my opinion there is no drummer who understands music like Jojo Mayer does.
+Petar Pavasović wrong! Dave Weckl does
In my opinion ;)
+Petar Pavasović BENNY GREB
Well, each of us has his own opinion...
But not the first to do "reverse engineering" with DnB or Jungle. But you know that,right? (Da li ti znaš na neki drugi ritam?) :)
I just love this Guy!!
MY gawd those Sabain cymbals sound insanely amazing. Freq AAX I think
The dynamic range is insane! 😳
That stuff is Golden!
Awesome groove 👏
Jojo is a true professional!
aha JP Bouvet in the background at 1:20, I'd love to go to NAMM!
JP Bouvet Spotted ! Awesome Performance !
Last video I saw of these two, the bass was distorted; the recording was too hot in general. Here, the just can't here the bass way near enough.
Oh well, fun watching. Jojo's always worth the time.
Could someone tell me what ride he's using? It's got a decent bell, but the crash tone is really really cool.
Jadon R The Sabian AAX Omni ride. Jojo developed it in collaboration with Sabian.
We Need Jojo Mayer Drum Lesson on Polyrhythm on Drumeo! Please Jared! Make it happen Soon!
You should bring Jojo to Drumeo one day.