Beat Roots by Steve Powell
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We have some really exciting news! We’ve just put out a brand spanking new drum book by Brisbane drummer and funk scholar Steve Powell. It’s entitled “Beat Roots“. Read on!
Many years in the making, Beat Roots is a collection of well-known and rare R&B/soul, funk and rock drum beats from the late 1960s to early 1980s.
It features:
– Accurately notated drum beat transcriptions
– Drummer profiles
– Information about the songs and the artists who have sampled them
– Overview of American R&B/soul and funk origins, styles and artists
with beats by:
… and many more!
Beat Roots is a dedication to the drummers who created these intoxicating grooves. It is also a source from which today’s drummers can faithfully recreate some of the funkiest and most important drum beats in popular music.
Whether you’re into funk, soul, jazz, R&B, disco, fusion, rock, psychedelia, funky 60’s movie soundtracks, hip-hop or electronic dance music – it’s all here.
Check out what these amazing drummers are saying about the book:
“What an epic project! Absolutely love it!”
Terepai Richmond (Directions in Groove (DIG), The Whitlams)
“Steve has collated a trove of excellent groove transcriptions — some classic, some obscure, all hip — from well-known and lesser-known studio drummers, presented in a really accessible format. Great job.”
Andy Gander
“Through the window of the past Steve brings us a wealth of inspiring information we can apply right now. Feel, swing, groove — just listen — these cats will ‘sock it to ya!’”
Hamish Stuart (Jackie Orszaczky, Lucie Thorne, Ian Moss, Renee Geyer)