The Best Of Jimmy Chamberlin

Session Drumming...

http://www.musicradar.com/news/drums/what-makes-a-great-session-drummer-the-guitarists-perspective--572485

Jimmy Chamberlin on working with Gannin on the 5 World Class Drummers DVD. "It's a great educational tool for drummers to hear what an influence a drummer can have on a song. When you hear Ian Paice play a Deep Purple song you feel that interpretation and we as listeners tend to embed that stuff in our brain like it's written in stone. Certainly if you hear 'Take Five' with Joe Morello there's a certain expectation in the listening and our brains are used to being satisfied in a certain way.

What it does is tell you there are so many ways to interpret a song. Listening to Terry [Bozzio] play some of those songs with his ability to listen and re-interpret on the fly, it just tells you there really are so many ways to skin a musical cat and that the beauty of all of our playing is that no two drummers are even remotely alike. The five guys playing the same song are completely different interpretations of that song.

The beauty in drumming is really in the personality of the person holding the sticks and how the sound comes out through that personality, not really the technical proficiency. "We as humans get into this 'oh it's sacrilegious, it can't be this way'. What we have to get into our heads as artists is that really change is good and it doesn't have to feel uncomfortable.

A lot of times we get comfortable in our listening and it's a good way to push ourselves out of our comfort zone."

WIN:

Jimmy Chamberlin Wraps Recording on New Album

The album Jimmy Chamberlin has been working on with Frank Catalano and Percy Jones is in the bag. Since announcing on Friday the 15th of November that he was "Up early this morning to set up drums for a recording session with Jimmy Chamberlin... [who is] tracking a new album" drum tech extraordinaire Vic Salazar has been keeping us updated with a couple of photos here and there.  Today he reports that the recording session has wrapped;  "It's all done. Time to mix!". 

For those of you scratching your heads regarding the kit Chamberlin has been snapped playing, no he hasn't re-signed with Yamaha - he's just playing the studio's kit.  Interestingly, to me at least, in none of the photos that I've seen posted has [standard] close-miking been evident.  I'll speculate a little here - but judging by the musicians, coupled with the ambient miking - I'm getting the distinct impression that this is going to be quite an improvisational jazz record...  Unless they've been rehearsing for months of course and lest we forget Life Begins Again took what 40 odd days to write and record, with only 10 days in the studio proper...

Anyway, I'll keep you posted as we learn more.

Tonight Tonight, Chamberlin Leaves Skysaw

Skysaw is no-more, Chamberlin demo's Tonight Tonight, Geek U.S.A and Complex tracks.
Get the full lowdown over at HU.

Here's a couple of vids that have appeared, both of SP drumming masterclass Tonight/Tonight





Fingers crossed for a couple more... I'll keep you guys posted. Cheers.

BAM: BOO-YA: Streetcrawler

Jimmy Chamberlin Drum Clinic

 

http://jimmychamberlinchicago-zvents.eventbrite.com/

Modern Drummer Reprints an Old Interview with Jimmy Chamberlin

http://www.moderndrummer.com/site/2011/10/drummer-to-drummer-jimmy-chamberlin-and-william-mohler/#.To4mknJ-zcx

William [Billy Mohler]: What advice would you give up-and-coming drummers searching for their own voice?
Jimmy: Don’t go too far into someone else’s trip. Be your own player. You have something inside of you that is special and unlike anything else in this universe. Tap into it. Practice until you can release it. And then unleash it on the world. We’ll be listening!

Take heed, Mike Byrne. 

They also have a cool clip from Gannin Arnold's DVD, if you haven't seen that...

[http://moderndrummer.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/JimmyChamberlin.m4v]

Interview with Jimmy Chamberlin - Dynasty Podcast

CVU86 - Jimmy Chamberlin by DYNASTY PODCASTS

In this, one of the last ever Local Q101 interviews (?), Chamberlin talks about the current state of the music industry, touring, the future of Skysaw and more.

Gannin Arnold DVD - 2 Weeks...

I just got word that the Gannin Arnold live DVD, featuring Jimmy Chamberlin on 5 tracks, will be out in about two weeks.

Whoop

The Answer to Your Question, the Answer to Your Guess...

Jimmy Chamberlin and Mike Reina talk SKYSAW, Smashing Pumpkins, Jimmy Chamberlin Complex, SP Archives and... Mike Byrne

Special thanks to John Prinzo we've got a couple of your questions answered below.
Check out his site or the suburbanapologist.com for the full interview. The whole thing is most definitely worth a read.

The typical trajectory of a band starting off is to tour then record – how does it feel to turn that concept on its head?

MR: It’s interesting to construct tightly wound songs and then go looking for the places where they can stretch out a bit live.

Who put together the orchestral arrangement on “Am I Second?”

MR: Jimmy wrote the orchestral arrangement, Anthony transcribed it and we recorded it at my place.

How many songs have you recorded as SkySaw?
MR: Eleven – I think and demoed probably 12-15 others.

What was Roy Thomas Baker’s involvement with the record?

JC: We worked with Roy early on.  Jimmy sent him “No One Can Tell” and asked if he wanted to be involved.  He loved the song and came out to my place to work with us for two weeks.  After the first two weeks we decided to remain insular and produce the record ourselves.  We started from scratch and continued working together as we had previous to our stint with Roy.  He was hilarious, by the way.

Have you changed up your kit for SkySaw? I noticed a few pictures that didn’t seem to have the left mounted 14” tom or quite as many cymbals. If so, is this a reflection of your approach to this sound or brand of music?

JC: I moved things around for one show. My configuration is the same.

(DP: The drummer for the Constellations, who are joining Minus the Bear and Skysaw on tour tweets: "Wanted 2 clarify-he's still using yellow Yamahas while his DW kit is being made."

What is the name of this song…

…and will it see a release?

JC: “Cathedral.” It is fairly new, not yet recorded and will be on the next release following Great Civilizations

Rumors are that the Jimmy Chamberlin Complex had a couple of tracks in the works, details?

JC: The complex lives and will rise up again at some point. Mohler and I started working on stuff before I left the Pumpkins and we continue to do so.  It’s really just a time issue. We are both very busy these days.

What, if anything, can you say about the upcoming Smashing Pumpkin re-masters and re-releases?

JC: I am very excited.  Those records are sacred to me and I’m thrilled that they will be Repackaged and marketed to another generation. The Pumpkins still have a lot to offer, old and new I’m sure.

As a respected musician and accomplished drummer, what is your summation of Mike Byrne? Ya know, if you were evaluating him or grading him or just your opinion.

JC: I think Mike is perfect for what Billy is doing now; a great drummer with an extremely bright future.

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 Again, check out the full interview right, here

New Jimmy Chamberlin Complex Tracks in the Works???

 Gannin Arnold, Jimmy Chamberlin, Billy Mohler 

(Drum Channel, December 2010)

Well, according to this (now tight lipped*) poster on the official and Absolutely Ground-Breaking SP.com messageboard, Mohler and Chamberlin worked on 3 new Complex songs back in November last year... Makes sense as this was the time members of the Jimmy Chamberlin Complex (Jimmy Chamberlin, Billy Mohler and Gannin Arnold) got together to play for the Drum Channel for Gannin's solo record and the 'Art of Drumming'

*sort of ;)

Jimmy Chamberlin Complex with Tears for Fears...

Saw this for the first time today, JCC with Tears for Fears, back in 2005 yeah...

Full Pukklepop Concert

Here it is, in it's entirety.

If you want to download the audio, its always been under the download tab - grab it here

Jimmy Chamberlin Complex, Live at Pukklepop - 2005



















Full kudos to Cosmonautico. Thanks again boss.

Jimmy Chamberlin Complex Live

A little blast from the past. A man, possessing some little technical wizardry, has upped this track from the Jimmy Chamberlin Complex's set at Pukkelpop festival, from all the way back in 2005...

ENJOY



Hopefully the first of more please :)

Cheers M

Edit: Keep your eyes peeled right here for moar

Up Close and Personal...

Nowt better to post than this... But it doesn't get much better... enjoy.

Learn how to play like Jimmy Chamberlin

In this months' issue of Rhythm Magazine in their Drum Lessons "Rock" section, you can "play like" Jimmy Chamberlin. 

Perhaps Taylor Hawkins should take a look. 

Anyway, there's a neat little write-up, some drum tab (Including; "a classic Chamberlin power grove - like the verse in Cherub Rock", "the closing four bars of Geek U.S.A" and "a segment from Life Begins Again" [DP - It's Loki Cat]) and a free video tutorial with Adam Bushell.

Go buy it.

'Not From Here' - featuring, you guessed it, Jimmy Chamberlin

Anyone paying attention to JC's cohorts of the 'Jimmy Chamberlin Complex' will be please to learn that guitarist Gannin Arnold has, finally, released his debut album 'Not From Here'.

Jimmy features on the title track and one other - 'Get On With It' currently streaming over on Gannin's Myspace

Buy the album here if you want

For old times' sake, Jimmy Chamberlin Complex rocks Allan Holdsworth's Fred:

This

So, to date we know Mike Reina, Anthony Pirog and Roy Thomas Baker are involved thus far. Sounds promising to me judging by their respective works. I wonder if there'll be more to come?

I've added a couple of audio rips of the new This demo from the Big Beat and Clinic events in the download section if anyone wants them.

Until there's some more news, here's Jimmy demonstrating the drums to 'PSA' (Psycho Sonic Anomaly) by The Jimmy Chamberlin Complex at the SEE Drum Clinic.

Jimmy Chamberlin Drum Clinic - 03 December 2009

From the afore mentioned clinic at SSE Music.

I'm not sure if these are in the right order:

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5


Part 6 - includes playing around with ideas on a new demo! :) Which turns out is the same song played at the Big Beat Clinic



Part 7


Part 8


Part 9


Thanks http://www.youtube.com/user/LaCrosseMusic

Big Beat 2009 - Jimmy Chamberlin Videos

Owed to Darryl > JCC

NEW SONG! :)


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Jimmy Chamberlin Complex - Streetcrawler Live 2005

Just because.