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
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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.
