Blending Drumline and Drum Kit: Rudiment-Heavy Drum Cover of ODESZA's 'Loyal'

[gobears10]

Hey drumming community!

I've funneled my years of drumline experience into my latest drum remix of ODESZA's 'Loyal.' ODESZA is unique for being an EDM/electronic artist that features a live drumline in their shows.

This cover's rich in rudiments—think single strokes, paradiddle-diddles, flam taps, six-stroke rolls, and double-stroke rolls. I also got creative with the video production.

Would love your feedback!

[drummer]

Wow, that was really nice. I've never considered this approach to drumset. It's not as much my style but I really appreciate what you're doing. Also, I had never heard of ODESZA. Cool to see what they're doing with EDM.

[gobears10]

Wow, that was really nice. I've never considered this approach to drumset. It's not as much my style but I really appreciate what you're doing. Also, I had never heard of ODESZA. Cool to see what they're doing with EDM.

drummer, thank you for the kind words! I always appreciate how active you are on this forum, and how you have consistently provided feedback for my videos even in the past (the last time I posted on here was 2020 pre-COVID)!

Yes, ODESZA is super cool. Their main genre is electronica/indie electronic and some EDM, but they have live marching snares as well as horns in their shows. Maybe they were bandos in high school or something? They might be the biggest electronic artist right now, so it's really cool they blend that with acoustic instruments.

Here's a live performance of the song I covered in Coachella 2018

[Bish]

Crazy good. Education day for me. Great playing, cool E-kit. Thanks for the live link! I was memorized by the entire performance. Think I sweated a little, as well!