Isaku Kageyama: Projects, Workshop Notes, Gear Reviews

Taiko Drumming Books

June 1, 2018isakukageyamaGearasian, asian american, books, education, Japan, Japanese, japanese american, taiko, taiko drum, taiko drumming, taiko drums, wadaikoNo Comments

Taiko Drumming Books Are you looking for taiko drumming books? Taiko Drumming is a unique and interesting art form that hails from Japan. The word taiko means "drum" in Japanese, and refers to any type of drum including snares and...

Record Taiko Drums – Lessons Learned

March 8, 2018isakukageyamaProjectsrecord taikoNo Comments

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”

March 1, 2018isakukageyamaProjectshiroshima, one wish, smooth jazzNo Comments

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”

February 22, 2018isakukageyamaProjectsbeyonce, countdown r&b, top 40No Comments

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”

February 15, 2018isakukageyamaProjectshigher brothers, hip hop, made in china1

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”

February 8, 2018isakukageyamaProjectschange, monkey majik, pop rock, yoshida brothers2

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

February 1, 2018isakukageyamaWorkshopbon daiko, obon1

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”

February 1, 2018isakukageyamaProjectsj-pop, merry christmas mr lawrence fyi, utada2

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”

January 25, 2018isakukageyamaProjectsindie pop, japanese breakfast, machinist2

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”

January 18, 2018isakukageyamaGear, Projectsblackpink, drum tuning, kpop, Percussion, taiko2

Request a Drum CoverRequest 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...

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