For as long as I've been a drummer, I've always thought about what kind of videos I could make of myself playing. I'm a big fan of live performances and instructional videos but I also like behind-the-scenes stuff, shot in the studio during the production process. I'm also a major Star Wars fan and wanted to find a way to incorporate my love for the Lucas legacy into my love for this awesome instrument. Most importantly, I wanted to do something different and unique that would showcase my playing but also give people a taste of my personality and stage presence.
With a little (ok, A LOT of) help from my good friend and mentor, Charlie Waymire, the first Jedi Drummer video was created and unleashed on my YouTube channel at the end of July in 2010. The immediate response from my friends and family was awesome so I decided to promote the video at the Star Wars Celebration V convention in Orlando and The 2011 NAMM Show in Anaheim as well as online through the usual channels. I'm glad I did it because after each of those conventions my views went up considerably and I started getting comments from people that I didn't know personally. It seemed they loved it just as much as my friends and family did and so the video began making its rounds through the inter-webs.
Many of my friends have told their friends about the video, posted links on their facebook pages, twitter feeds, etc and Jedi Drummer still gets great responses from people over and over again. I'm lucky that John Williams gave us such an amazing and inspirational cue (and that Lucas' lawyers tend to look the other way on these kinds of things) but I'm even luckier that I was able to do my thing musically and have it be so well-received by musicians and Star Wars fans alike. I hope you guys continue to have as much fun watching it as I did making it. To all those who have been asking - yes, there will be another one.
May The Force Be With You!
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