VIDEO - Drummer/Educator Ralph Humphrey Discusses Creative Practicing At PASIC 2013 buff.ly/MJ47xT Ralph Humphrey is a professional drummer and teacher in Los Angeles, California. His background includes a variety of drumming experiences. His early with the Don Ellis big band and Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention has given him the knowledge and expertise to speak, teach, and write on the subject of rhythm and its application in modern drumming. Ralph maintains a very active career in the recording industry, playing for a variety of motion picture and TV and record projects. Most recent productions include the hit show Americian Idol (2002-2004), American Jrs. (2003-2004), The Emmys (2002-2004), Star Trek Enterprise, the Simpsons, Charmed, Family Guy, and American Dad. His recording and touring career spans nearly forty years and includes performing with jazz notables such as Wayne Shorter, Al Jarreau, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Lou Tabakin, Manhattan Transfer, Natalie Cole, Joe Farrell, Tierney Sutton, Alphonso Johnson, Milcho Leviev, Alan Pasqua. Hes also performed with an assortment of mainstream artists, including Seals and Crofts, Barbara Streisand, Bette Midler, Captain and Tenille, and Richard Carpenter. In addition to his performing career, Ralph teaches and heads the drum department at the Los Angeles Music Academy, an accredited one-year vocational school for drums, guitar, bass, and vocals, located in Pasadena, California. Humphrey and longtime business partner Joe Porcaro were also responsible for creating and designing the drum program for the Percussion Institute of Technology, a part of the Musicians Institute. Ralph headed the department from 1980 to 1996. Ralph Humphrey is an endorsing artist for Yamaha, Zildjian, Remo, and Vic Firth. #drums #drummers #drumming #video #vid #youtube #moderndrummer #modern #drummer #pasic #RajphHumphrey
Posted on: Tue, 11 Feb 2014 21:37:18 +0000
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