![]() ![]() J also put carpeting on the floor to absorb sound and bought an old, cost-effective Tascam mixer from the 1980s. To get him started RJD2 provided some helpful information about specific mics best used for self-recorded drums. But it wasn’t as simple as re-purchasing all of his previously owned gear-getting drums to sound just right is a different process than building a sample-based home studio setup. He had unloaded much of his studio gear prior to self-publishing his memoir and his studio setup needed some work. And my father's buying me a drum set.”Īs J’s practice and study habits become increasingly laser-focused, he faced a bit of a dilemma. “I was 34 years old, but I felt like I was like six when you get a drum set at Christmas from your parents,” he says. ![]() ![]() It was an inexpensive drum kit his father had purchased him. On October 5th his late grandmother, roomate, and personal hero Edith “Evil E” Mumford told him he had a surprise waiting for him downstairs when he got home from his teaching gig. Though the publication of his book was no doubt an important career milestone, a true watershed moment was just around the corner. His commitment paid off when his self-published memoir Root for the Villain: Rap, Bull$hit, and a Celebration of Failurewas released to rave reviews from his musical peers on October 3rd, 2011. Despite his interest in percussion, he first decided to focus on teaching and an emerging career as a writer. Burned out on a decade-plus of rapping and producing and in need of a new artistic direction, he picked up a pair of drumsticks and started tapping along to YouTube videos of Buddy Rich, Max Roach, Clyde Stubblefield, and other celebrated drummers. Queens-based renaissance man J-Zone was at a unique crossroads a decade ago. ![]()
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