Free 4/4 drum loops by Magnus Brandell

Time for some free drum loops again, don’t you think? This time we have a bunch of 4/4 loops taken from our upcoming pack with the working title “Magnus Brandell Signature Grooves”. These grooves feature a lot of ghost notes, drags, buzzes, flams,...
Interview with composer Andy Kotz

Interview with composer Andy Kotz

About a year ago, I got an e-mail saying something like “Hey guys, here’s a song I recorded using your Latin Drumming pack. Feel free to use it on your website”. The sender was Andy Kotz, a Minneapolis-based...

Download Free 7/8 Drum Loops Here

So, what’s up with 7/8? Yeah, what is up with 7/8 time? Well, for starters it’s a damn cool time signature – and a popular one if you’re into advanced music styles such as progressive rock and fusion. When OddGrooves started out back in 2008...

Free Porcupine Tree style drum loops

“The Sound of Prozak” Here at OddGrooves we absolutely LOVE Porcupine Tree, and the song Sound of Muzak is one of our favorites. So, OddGrooves Chief Drummer Magnus Brandell decided to record a version of the song and release it as a free MIDI drum jam,...

Latin Drumming updated for Steven Slate 4

We just finished updating our all of our latin drum loops to include mapping for Steven Slate Drums 4.0. f you already bought the Latin Bundle (or any of the packs Bossa, Mambo, Samba or Songo Drumming) you can expect an e-mail with a download link for the updated...

Free New Orleans Drum Loops

So many music styles have their roots in New Orleans; Ragtime, Dixie, Jazz, Marching Music, Rhythm and Blues, and some Funk to mention a few. Many great New Orleans musicians started off in Marching bands performing music for funerals and they would march through...

Customer Sound Clip – Latin

The very talented Adriaan van Niekerk was kind enough to share a short sample of a song he recorded using a couple of grooves from our upcoming Latin Drum Loops Pack. Listen to it here: SummerBreeze What do you think? Please share your thoughts!...

Latin drumming

A Brief History Of Latin Drumming And The Role It Plays In Music Today The history of Latin drumming begins with the slave trade. Drums were, and still are, a huge part of the African culture and many tribes in Africa used drums as a way to communicate with one...