Accordin’ to Jordan

On this thanksgiving I am thankful for the drums. Today, I played drums and it felt awesome, so find out more

I like keeping it simple, simple cymbals, especially when playing with a singer. Because sometimes the more “sophisticated” cymbals have too many overtones and drown out the singer or the other members. There is a time and place for the complicated cymbals, but I found that I often like to keep it simple.

With guest Sujoy and Sean Lee. Good talk about life, plans, and how music styles have changed and influenced each other.

. Often times practice is about maintaining the fundamentals over a long period of time, so that you have no hang ups in your playing. Sometimes deep practice involves a lot of repetition. It’s important not to be too much of a perfectionist while recording or performing, but when you’re practicing, that’s the time to be a perfectionist.

Ive got mad respect for music producers. the skills of an artist and producer often overlap, but the producer is the last line of defense who ensures the artist and/or label that this project will be successful.

My high school band teacher said he only felt satisfied with his saxophone playing twice in his whole life! As musicians, can we sometimes be too critical of our selves? How do we find the right balance?

Have you noticed how different tempos change the feel of a song? Do you have some temples that you feel most comfortable in? How do the great drummers like Tony Williams relate to tempo and the beat? *** I meant to say, “if I am not careful, I personally, may tend to play slightly on the BACK END of the beat” not “slightly behind the beat”;)

Who’s to say what makes some music better than others?

Episode 1 of “Acordin’ to Jordin’” (title coined by Donald Fisher) ... Some thoughts about why pop music is so cool.