A new instructional DVD has just been released by IMV called "Tommy Clufetos: Behind the Player". It is available from IMV's online store or from Guitar Centers (and other online retailers).
Detroit basher Tommy Clufetos has played drums for Ted Nugent, Alice Cooper and currently Rob Zombie. In his IMV "Behind the Player" DVD, Clufetos gives an intimate behind-the scenes look at his life as a professional musician – including rare photos and video footage.
Clufetos then gives in-depth drum lessons for how to play "Lords of Salem” and "American Witch" by Rob Zombie and jams the tracks with Rob Zombie guitarist John 5 and Ozzy Osbourne bassist Blasko.
IMV's Behind The Player DVD featuring Tommy Clufetos is now available for purchase direct from the official Tommy Clufetos store.Priced at $25.00 it is available for US and International orders.Go to the store now: tommyclufetos313.com/store.
Instrument: DRUMS Lessons 1: “Lords of Salem” by Rob Zombie Lessons 2: 'American Witch'; by Rob Zombie Special Guests: Rob Zombie guitarist John 5, and Ozzy Osbourne bassist Blasko. Run Time: Approx. 72 Minutes
Tommy talks about his background, influences and gear, gives in-depth drum lessons for how to play the two
tracks and reveals some of his tricks and techniques
Photo by Kristin Burns - Used with kind permission
Detroit native Tommy Clufetos is a thinking man's groove master in hyper-adrenaline mode?at once clever, perfectly timed, and theatrical.
It takes a special man in the tradition of the western hero to ride with Ted Nugent. A man's gotta shoot pistols, shotguns, and even machine guns. It's the same story with him playing with Alice Cooper and Rob Zombie. If you want to share their plank stage, stay in the raw leather saddle, you stay on the attack and frighten off the bad guys with incessant barrages of high SPLs.
But, you know, it's more than stratospheric sound pressure levels. Arm chair analysts may not admit it, but drumming at the very edge of human capabilities is as much an art as the heavily-ornamented (read “cluttered” fusion thing). When you play as tightly, as in-time when utterly complex, and as dynamically as Tommy, you display something that transcends mere drum licks. Tommy's ingenuity, technique, musicality, and sense of humor are developed to super-human heights.
The music I love:
Chuck Berry,Little Richard,Jerry Lee Lewis,Elvis,Roy Orbison,Buddy Holly,Ike &; Tina Turner,Bo Diddley ,Muddy Waters,JohnLee Hooker,Hank Williams Jr,Louis Armstrong,Maynard Ferguson,Woody Herman,Van Halen,The Rolling Stones,T-REX,Guns &; Roses,Bob Seger &; The Silver Bullet Band,Iggy Pop,The MC5,Mitch Ryder &; the Detroit Wheels,Ted Nugent,Alice Cooper,Rob Zombie
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