February 2018 - Isaku Kageyama

Top 40 Pop Taiko Experiment: Beyoncé “Countdown”

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Request a Drum CoverMore Drum Videos Top 40 Pop Taiko Experiment: Beyoncé "Countdown" A Mixing Challenge One of the unique challenges of the Top 40 Pop Taiko Experiment was the rim playing. The rim is much quieter than head, but...

Hip-Hop Taiko Experiment: Higher Brothers “Made in China”

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Request a Drum CoverMore Drum Videos Hip-Hop Taiko Experiment: Higher Brothers "Made in China" Goals This Hip-Hop Taiko Experiment comes via a request from Nathan Wong who watched the Rich Chigga "Dat $tick" recording. Over the past few sessions, I've...

Pop Rock Taiko Experiment: Monkey Majik & Yoshida Brothers “Change”

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Request a Drum CoverMore Drum Videos Rock Pop Taiko Experiment: Monkey Majik & Yoshida Brothers "Change" Goals There were a lot of things I gained from the J-Pop Taiko Experiment, and I'm beginning to feel I'm somewhat on the right...

Bon Daiko Lesson – Song Analysis – Online Taiko Lesson

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Advanced Bon Daiko – Song Analysis In this lesson, I'll be going over how to figure out a drum arrangement for a Bon Daiko song. Many good Bon Daiko players - my teacher included - will tell you to sing the...

J-Pop Taiko Experiment: Utada “Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence FYI”

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Request a Drum CoverMore Drum Videos J-Pop Taiko Experiment: Utada "Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence" Goals The biggest change from the past three recordings (Rich Chigga, BLACKPINK, and Japanese Breakfast) is the addition of a few microphones. I now have a...

Month: February 2018

Top 40 Pop Taiko Experiment: Beyoncé “Countdown”

Hip-Hop Taiko Experiment: Higher Brothers “Made in China”

Pop Rock Taiko Experiment: Monkey Majik & Yoshida Brothers “Change”

Bon Daiko Lesson – Song Analysis – Online Taiko Lesson

J-Pop Taiko Experiment: Utada “Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence FYI”

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