October 1, 2006

HI !!!

Have NO FEAR, The Daddy Funk RETURNS for a Brand NEW Autumn Season>>> Back from Holidays, Refreshed, Renewed, Rebuilt!!!>>> STRONGER, FASTER, BETTER, FUNKIER, COOLER!!!

Did You Miss Me??

I Missed You!!! >>> SORRY to be Out of Action for SO LONG, MaNy things went down in My Life in the Last Couple of Months….Some GOOD….Some BAD…..but I’ve learnt from it ALL & I’m Older, Wiser, More Shrewd & MUCH More Content!

I can Promise Y’All MORE COOL BLOGS, MORE GREAT MUSIC & MORE FUNKY VIBES Coming at You LIVE from PLANET DF, Somewhere in the Solar System of GROOVE!!!

I LOVE the onset of these Wintery Months because Us Musician Types Kick into Gear & Get SO MUCH DONE!!! >>>

The 3rd Daddy Funk Album is back on Track with the Injection of NEW SEXY Recording Equipment & a NEW Attitude from Producer Jamie King ( Check Out the “Signs of LIFE” Page on daddyfunk.com )

Look Out for NEW MP3 ON THIS SITE SOOOOOOOOON!!! >>> First Tracks off the Press will be “Superhero” & “The Fear of Sucess”>>> So KEEP IT HERE!

Also the 3rd Friendship & Respect Album is WELL UNDER WAY, with the First of a Quartet of MIGHTY Tracks ALREADY COMPLETE!!! >>> & the Great Second Track is Out of the Pre~Production Stage, DEMOs DONE & Recording Starts NEXT TUESDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!>>>

“F&R 3″ is a Multi~Tracked, BIG Production Album Recorded, Produced & Performed ENTIRELY by Andy Stone & Simon Greenhill (Me!) >>> The Theme of this CD is the 4 Seasons of the Year in Key Locations around the World >>>

“Spring in Rio” is COMING SOON TO THIS SITE as a Dazzling NEW MP3 & “Summer in Central Park” as I have already said, Begins Final Recording of the Drum & Initial Guitar Tracks NEXT WEEK!! >>>

I can Promise MORE COOL RUDIMENT IDEAS COMING SOON!>>> So get those Practice Pads & a Fresh Pair of Drum Sticks READY!!! >>>

Finally I’d like to WELCOME My New Drum Students to My Teaching Practice in the UK & Thank My Long Standing Guys for Sticking with Me>>> You Guys ARE THE BEST! >>>

A VERY BIG HELLO to All of You Out there in Internet Land (Yo,Yo Capt.& Louis!!)…..ALL My DRUMMERS PARADISE FRIENDS! >>> KEEP IT HERE & KEEP IT REAL!!!

Check Out the DRUMMERS PARADISE FORUM!!! >>> Click the Link at the top of this Page & Join in the ONGOING CHAT!!!

PeaCe & ReNewed PASSION,

*** <<< SiMoN GreeNHiLL the Daddy FuNk >>> ***

June 14, 2006

So, Hi AgaiN DruMMers Paradise Folks! >>>

Here is Another GREAT Rudiment ExCercise for Y’All to get Your Hands (or Feet!) Around!!! >>>

On June 1st I Wrote a VeRy Popular Blog oN My VersioN of a SimoN Phillips Rudiment Idea whiCh I caMe acrosS oN a Video Cassette “Zildjian Day in LONDON” >>> On this Tape Mr.Phillips demonstrates (at Absurdly FAST Speeds!) soMe Really GoOd Rudiment Ideas oN a Snare Drum infront of a Large Audience of KEEN DruMMers >>>

One of MY FAVOURITE RUDIMENT EXCERCISES OF ALL TIME (!) was Shown oN this PerformaNce.

It is such a Simple Yet effective Idea & as ALL My MaNy Students oVer the Years will contest, iS oNe that I TeaCh, Practice & LOVE!!!!!>>>

“The 9/8 Paradiddle Excercise”

This Brilliant Idea Consists of 1 Pair of Each Type of Paradiddle >>>
2 Single Paradiddles/2 Double Paradiddles/2 Triple Paradiddles, Played TOGETHER as ONE FLOWING Piece, Like this………

RLRR LRLL RLRLRR LRLRLL RLRLRLRR LRLRLRLL >>>Repeating as a Continuous Loop

To make this Smooth & Effective Play it IN TIME with a Strong Accent (Louder Note) on the Leading Hand of EVERY Paradiddle
>>> Something like this :

(R)LRR (L)RLL (R)LRLRR (L)RLRLL (R)LRLRLRR (L)RLRLRLL etc.

(I WISH there was a NiCer LoOKing way of Showing You that oN My Mac!!! SeXy as this Computer IS, It’s difficult to show Accents NICELY!…..Ah Well !!!)

If You are Left Handed, Start the Sequence from the Left Hand. >>>

This Rudiment is iN the Time Signature of 9/8 >>>
This is BeCause the Single & Triple Paradiddles are iN 4/4 while the Double Paradiddle is iN the 6/8 Signature, Therefore the Whole ExCercise wheN Played as oNe becomes 9/8 (as if by MAGIC!!!)

So Go for it Folks!! >>> Get Your FaVourite Practice Pad (& if You Don’t HaVe a DeCent Pad…..Get One!) Grab Your Best StiCks (Trueline make soMe Very NiCe oNes!!!) >>> & GET PRACTICING!!!!!

I GUARANTEE You WILL LOVE this ExCercise as MuCh as I DO!!!

For all You Double Pedal Boys & Girls, How about trying this WITH Your FEET!!!>>>

PeAcE, PasSioN & MORE Inspiring Ideas,

*** <<< Si THE FuNk >>> ***

June 8, 2006

Hi to ALL You Drummers & PerCussionists WORLDWIDE!!!

On ALL My DF WEAR T-Shirts & Some Hoodys it Says “Play with Feeling from the Heart” >>> So what do I Mean by this???

“Play with Feeling from the Heart” is oNe of My Big Catch Phrases as a Drum TeaCher & SessioN Drummer (My other Big oNe is “Make it Groove!”) >>>

So what do I MEAN by this???

I’m refering to a WAY of Playing Drums or Percussion, aN APPROACH to Music & Infact LIFE! >>>

SO MANY Rhythm Players out iN the World of Music these Days aRe So Busy being Obsessed with PRACTICING Killer TeChniques & Developing “Monster Chops” that they COMPLETELY MISS THE POINT of GREAT DRUMMING & GREAT MUSIC!!!! >>>

Which is SOUL, FEEL, FLOW!!! >>> ELECTRIFYING the Music You are a Part of !!!!!!!!! >>> Making the Drums or Congas SING!!! >>>

Transfer the JOY & PASSION that is in Your Heart INTO Your Chosen Instrument & theN Share that GREAT VIBE Amongst the other Musicians around You & the Audience infront of You! >>>

I was Watching a Very CoOL Interview with KEITH CARLOCK (Drummer for Steely Dan & Sting) on the “Modern Drummer Festival 2005″ DVD & at the End of a Very EnLiGhteNing Chat about IDEAS & INSPIRATION (on the 3rd Special Features Disc) He Said the Very self~Same Thing! >>>

Keith would Rather See a Drummer Playing with LESS Amazing TeChnique & “Chops” & “More Heart & Soul” because it Sets Up an Atmosphere & GREAT VIBE Up oN the Stage which is INFECTIOUS!! >>>

It Makes EVERONE Around that Type of Player FEEL GOOD & iN the Case of the Other MusiciaNs it”ll Make EVERYONE PLAY BETTER & Have a MUCH Better TiMe!!! >>>

So My AdViCe to EVERY ONE of You Out There, iN WHATEVER Type of Music You are Playing IS “Play with FEELING from the HEART!!!” START TODAY!!! >>>

As My Great Friend Andy Stone once said “Techninique then occupies it’s proper Role, that of Servant” THIS IS REAL MUSICAL WISDOM! >>>

ENJOY Your Music & LOVE LIFE,

PeAcE & FuNky PasSioN,

*** <<< SiMoN The Daddy FuNk >>> ***