Mark Guiliana

[BackStreetDrums]

Have been watching some youtube videos of his jazz drumming.

He does not seem to use a mounted tom. Looking at his website, his gear indicates just snare, FT, and kick.

Very interesting. I don't think I could ever play without a mounted tom...a FT, perhaps, but not one up.

[kay-gee]

Have been watching some youtube videos of his jazz drumming.

He does not seem to use a mounted tom. Looking at his website, his gear indicates just snare, FT, and kick.

Very interesting. I don't think I could ever play without a mounted tom...a FT, perhaps, but not one up.

I can pretty much play anything right down to nothing but a snare drum.

all the best...

[BackStreetDrums]

I can pretty much play anything right down to nothing but a snare drum.

all the best...

yes, but my input was not, 'how' he does it, but more of a 'why'

[kay-gee]

In all likelihood that is just one photo/video of him playing. Probably plays in conventional configs when he's gigging.

all the best...

[dt344]

I love Mark Guiliana. He's an off-the-wall genius. I saw him play at the Blue Whale in LA, and the control he had over his drum's sound was remarkable - just with his hands alone, but also he would throw tambourine rings or paper on the drums for different songs to create alternative sounds. It was incredible to watch him play.

You're right that normally he only uses the one floor tom, but he normally also has an alt snare and a trigger pad of some kind and uses a lot of midi instruments as a part of his kit. I think that what's he's doing is some of the most interesting and creative new stuff in drumming that I've seen in a while.

You should check out his album Beat Music: The Los Angeles Improvisations. Gnarly.