by Per Ulfhielm | May 14, 2010 | Articles and Tutorials
By Magnus Brandell To understand the theory about FIVES and how you can learn to play them and hear what they sound like I will explain how I teach them to my students. This is from a drummers point of view but guitarists just use up and down stroke instead of my...
by Per Ulfhielm | May 3, 2010 | Blog
We have now launched our tribute to the great LA session drummers in the late 70’s to early 80’s – [intlink id=”42″ type=”page”]OddGrooves Westcoast Drumming[/intlink]. It’s out, it’s available – go grab it...
by Per Ulfhielm | May 2, 2010 | Blog
We recorded a couple of cover versions of westcoast classics, and here is one of them! All drum performances in this clip are included in the [intlink id=”42″ type=”page”]Westcoast Pack[/intlink]. Lineup: Karin Ulfhielm: Lead and backing vocals...
by Per Ulfhielm | Apr 21, 2010 | Blog
Now this is what I call a great westcoast groove! Boz Scaggs with the song Jojo from 1980. It features Carlos Vega on dums, Lenny Castro on percussion, bassist Mike Porcaro and Mike Landau on guitar. Classic! It’s songs like this that inspired us to do a...
by Per Ulfhielm | Apr 20, 2010 | Blog
You guessed it – from the Westcoast pack! oddgrooves-westcoast-sound-clip-3.
by Per Ulfhielm | Apr 19, 2010 | Blog
Our Free Drum Loops pack now contains two brand new loops from the [intlink id=”42″ type=”page”]Westcoast Drumming[/intlink] pack. Both loops are arranged as “song sections” which means that they are longer than usual. They are...
by Per Ulfhielm | Apr 18, 2010 | Blog
Westcoast Pack Launch day is just around the corner, and all of the MIDI mappings (EZdrummer/Superior Drummer, Addictive Drums, Steven Slate Drums, I-MAP and General MIDI) are now in place. For our subscribers there will also be a very cool bonus, so make sure you are...
by Per Ulfhielm | Apr 14, 2010 | Blog
This sound clip from the Westcoast Pack features a slight shuffle feel: Laid Back Westcoast Sound Clip
by Per Ulfhielm | Apr 10, 2010 | Blog
Which time signatures will be included in the Westcoast Pack? While our reputation was built mostly on odd meter drum loops, the Westcoast Pack is all about straight 4/4, 4/4 shuffle and some 6/8. It’s true that westcoast music may have some odd quirks from time...
by Per Ulfhielm | Mar 31, 2010 | Sound Clips
Here is a sneak peek of our new Westcoast Drumming Pack! The new drum loops will be available in April 2010. Toontrack Superior Custom & Vintage was used on these tracks. Westcoast Shuffle A steel clip