Meet the drummers whose beats became the soundtrack of generations.
The Funkmasters EZX was recorded in Nashville’s renowned Sound Kitchen Studios and captures the legacy of two of the most innovative, inspiring and influential instrumentalists of our time. Meet the principal drummers in James Brown’s band: Clyde Stubblefield and John “Jabo” Starks.
Fans and critics cite the collective era of these two drummers, who often played in tandem, as the pinnacle of funk music. Samples and looped audio of their original beats would go on to become the foundation of hip hop, their grooves gave birth to countless genres and the use of their breaks inspired innovation within the techniques of DJ-ing.
This product doesn’t only unveil the audio legacy of these two remarkable artists, it captures their touch, feel and timing in a MIDI library with signature grooves, played by the masters themselves.
KICK
22″ Yamaha Maple Custom
SNARE
6×14″ Yamaha Mahogany
RACK TOM 1
12″ Yamaha Maple Custom
RACK TOM 2
13″ Yamaha Maple Custom
FLOOR TOM
16″ Yamaha Maple Custom
HATS
14″ MEINL Byzance Medium Hihat
CRASH
16″ MEINL Byzance Medium Crash
RIDE
18″ MEINL Medium Ride
WOODBLOCK
MEINL Woodblock
KICK
20″ Yamaha Birch Custom Absolute
SNARE
7×14″ Yamaha Birch Custom Absolute
RACK TOM 1
13″ Yamaha Birch Custom Absolute
RACK TOM 2
14″ Yamaha Birch Custom Absolute
FLOOR TOM
16″ Yamaha Birch Custom Absolute
HATS
14″ MEINL Byzance Medium Hihat
CRASH
18″ MEINL Thin Crash
RIDE
20″ MEINL Medium Ride
WOODBLOCK
MEINL Woodblock
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The music demos for the Funkmasters EZX were played and produced by: Alana Rocklin (bass), Brad Bowden (keys/synths, drum programming, production), Jeff Coffin (tenor sax), Akil Thompson (guitar, keys/synths, bass, drum programming, production). Track 2, 4 and 5 produced by Henrik Kjellberg using the Funkmasters EZX MIDI files.
Clyde Stubblefield and John ”Jabo” Starks use Yamaha (trademark property of Yamaha Corporation) drums with Remo (trademark property of Remo Inc.) heads, MEINL (trademark property of Roland Meinl Musikinstrumente GmbH & Co. KG) cymbals and Vic Firth (trademark property of Vic Firth Inc.) drumsticks.
1.2 GB of free hard disk space, 1 GB RAM.
A working EZdrummer 1.4 (or above) or a Superior Drummer 2.3 (or above) installation.
