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Record Taiko Drums – Lessons Learned

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Learning How to Record Taiko Drums for Pop Music Are you an engineer that wants to record taiko drums? Are you a taiko drummer interested in collaborating with artists from other genres? Or are you just a taiko nerd like...

Smooth Jazz Taiko Experiment: Hiroshima “One Wish”

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Request a Drum CoverMore Drum Videos Smooth Jazz Taiko Experiment: Hiroshima "One Wish" This project would not be complete without a tribute to Hiroshima. Hiroshima is one of the first (if not the first) successful band to feature Japanese instruments...

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...

Indie Pop Taiko Experiment: Japanese Breakfast “Machinist”

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Request a Drum CoverMore Drum Videos Indie Pop Taiko Experiment: Japanese Breakfast "Machinist" Goals There were a few things from the previous K-Pop Taiko Experiment that I wasn't very satisfied with. In a nutshell, it was too close to a typical...

K-Pop Taiko Experiment: BLACKPINK “Whistle”

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Request a Drum CoverMore Drum Videos K-Pop Taiko Experiment: BLACKPINK "Whistle" Goals For the K-Pop Taiko Experiment, I focused on getting a wide range of sounds from the drums. At this point, I was still thinking of the Hybrid Pop...

Online Taiko Lesson – Tanko Bushi

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Online Taiko Lesson – Tanko Bushi Tanko Bushi is one of the most popular Obon songs. It's from the Kyushu region of Japan, specifically from Fukuoka. You may be familiar with the dance, which mimics the motions of coal mining. Tanko...

Posts by isakukageyama

Record Taiko Drums – Lessons Learned

Smooth Jazz Taiko Experiment: Hiroshima “One Wish”

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”

Indie Pop Taiko Experiment: Japanese Breakfast “Machinist”

K-Pop Taiko Experiment: BLACKPINK “Whistle”

Online Taiko Lesson – Tanko Bushi

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