drums.

sunday morning was watching some drum videos that i kept from last time as well as on youtube. brought back memories of the fun times i had playing sherman, aaron, victor and clarence. had loads of fun playing in church during camps, for mass and even a wedding. then came the gigs in pubs, youth park and eventually esplanade. even made a cd with sherman and aaron. oddly i wrote the songs instead of playing drums in them. but that said, sherman is one musician whom i'll always be in awe of. being able to be gifted with one instrument is one thing, two is a feat. but being gifted with almost 10 different instruments, i don't know what to make of it other than to call him a musical genius of sorts. in any case, learnt a lot from him.

was playing loud and fast songs (aka rock) before i switched over to jazz and eventually settling on alternative rock. but no more loud and fast songs for me. i settled on songs that have a constant rhythm, a steady beat and has the right breaks to throw in something special. songs done by dave matthews band, lifehouse, coldplay, dishwalla all fall into that category. so yeah. the right amount of fun and musicianship.

one can really get a lot of satisfaction, sitting on the drum chair behind the set, listening to the applause and the cheers. more so when it's an open gig. none more satisfying than the one at the open field next to wisma atria. that night was wild beyond wild. never played in front of such a crowd before nor did i expect that many people. play we did and it was great.

the only time i played funk was when i was in year one of poly. cedge joined in and the four of us went on to get 2nd in my school's talentime. so yeah. for someone who isn't musically-inclined in any way, someone who doesn't know how to read notes and is self-taught in drumming, i think i did alright. had a lot of fun along the way and man, i wish i had a drum set now..