Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Josh Freese, "Since 1972"

So, Josh Freese. Awesome drummer! Josh is a mighty studio drummer who has worked with so many huge names in music that I'm not about to attempt to list them all, but to name just a few... Sting, Devo, Avril Lavigne, Nine Inch Nails, 3 Doors Down, A Perfect Circle, the Offspring, Chris Cornell (Soundgarden, RATM), the Vandals, Slash, Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top), Kelly Clarkson, Clay Aiken, Rob Zombie, Miley Cyrus, Weezer, Guns & Roses, and the list goes on. Josh has also put out two of his own albums: "Notorious One Man Orgy" and his new one, "Since 1972". Josh has come up with some original marketing for "Since 1972". If you decide to buy "Since 1972", you'll be presented with eleven different packages, priced from $7 to $75,000. For $50 you'll get a personal "thank you" phone call from Josh, which gives you the opportunity to ask Josh whatever you want to know. For $5,000 Josh will give you a private tour of Disneyland where he used to gig. For $75,000 you get a choice of a) any one of Josh's drum kits, you pick b) Josh as a member of your band for a month c) a ride in Danny Carey's Lamborghini or d) a flying trapeze lesson with Josh and Robin Finck (NIN) which includes dinner made by Finck's wife. Crazy! As a kid Josh practiced what he calls "the most basic rudiments": double stroke rolls, fives and sevens, paradiddles, flam taps and flamadiddles. He recommends recording yourself playing along to drum machines and pre-recorded music, and then listening back. Also he highly recommends playing with other musicians, "you have to play with people".

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