RATIONAL FUNK

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Intro / The Drum Is a Telephone / Tell YOUR Story
Episode overview
In this episode, Dave talks about: • the purpose of this video series • the drum as the human race's' earliest communication device • the importance of using music as a vehicle to tell your own unique story.
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Ignore The Audience / Know Your Brand / One-Handed Snare Roll
Episode overview
In this episode, Dave talks about: • how to interact with your audience while playing, and how to handle mistakes • the importance of establishing your personal brand and separating .. show full overview
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Call & Response / New Orleans / Ants On A Log
Episode overview
In this episode, Dave talks about: • the call & response tradition in music • the dark sexual chasms of New Orleans • celery & peanut butter
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Artisanal Drumming / Making An Entrance / Emoting
Episode overview
In this episode, Dave talks about: • infusing music with an artisanal human spirit • how to make an assertive entrance in the studio • dimensions of emoting from behind the kit
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Individuality / Creating Tension / Brushes
Episode overview
In this episode, Dave talks about: • the importance of musical individuality • the power of abstraction and discomfort • playing with brushes
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STOMP / Military Drumming
Episode overview
In this episode, Dave talks about: • the artistic significance of STOMP • how to incorporate military drumming concepts into your soloing
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Rap Rock Feel / Drummer as Writer
Episode overview
In this episode, Dave talks about: • the secrets behind 1990s rap-rock • how drummers can also be writers, producers, etc. • drawing inspiration from classic adages
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Get Called Back / "Multi-tasking" on Drums
Episode overview
In this episode, Dave talks about: • how to make yourself the only drummer for the job • the art of "multi-tasking" behind the kit • rhythmic meter and marital finances
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The Beginning of the Dream / Pots & Pans
Episode overview
In this episode, Dave talks about: • childhood drumming aspirations • exploring rhythm with kitchen tools • wood vs. metal/plastic
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Warming Up / Independence / Sound Check
Episode overview
In this episode, Dave talks about: • warm-up techniques • rhythmic independence • shredding at music stores • exerting dominance at sound check • transcription of "Renegade"
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The Mystery of Improvisation
Episode overview
In this episode, Dave talks about: • finding inspiration away from the drum kit • his tenuous friendship with Joe • the elusive science of improvisation • prop comedy
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Mentoring / Meet "The Professor"
Episode overview
In this episode, Dave talks about: • the influence of "The Professor" • pectoral paradiddles • getting your mind right
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"The Professor" Pt. 2 / 9-Stroke Roll / Hit a Mic
Episode overview
In this episode, Dave talks about: • respecting audience conversations • the one-handed 9-stroke snare roll • how to handle it when you hit a mic mid-gig
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Access the Past / Auditioning / Independent Rock
Episode overview
In this episode, Dave talks about: • mining the past for musical influences • audition strategy for The Black Crowes • auxiliary drum tropes in the sphere of independent rock 'n' roll music
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Rethinking the Drum Solo
Episode overview
In this episode, Dave talks about: • distinctive approaches to the act of drum soloing • blowing over ZZ Top's "Legs" • branding yourself above any/all other creative priorities
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Seuss Riffs / Reclaim the Cowbell
Episode overview
In this episode, Dave talks about: • the deeply sophisticated rhythms of Dr. Seuss • proper understanding of the cowbell • the importance of major U.S. coastal cities as purveyors of culture
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Keeping it Fresh / Electronic Music
Episode overview
In this episode, Dave talks about: • finding fresh inspiration in your physical surroundings • the Mississippi River • Guy Fieri • not being intimidated by electronic drums
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Playing Melody on the Drums
Episode overview
In this episode, Dave talks about: • the drums as a melodic instrument • ignorance in 1970s America • Bret Michaels
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Complexity
Episode overview
In this episode, Dave talks about: • complexity and why it is important • "Back in Black" and why it is important • Schoenberg • Tom Petty
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Drum Hygiene
Episode overview
In this episode, Dave talks about: • keeping your kit clean • a Bruno Mars audition scenario • professional Do's & Don'ts
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Lady Gaga / Laptops
Episode overview
In this episode, Dave talks about: • making an audition memorable • the paradoxical relationship between image and music in the work of Lady Gaga • using a laptop to raise your game behind the kit
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Rudiments in My Head / Hambone
Episode overview
In this episode, Dave talks about: • productive visualization • playing rhythm with your hands • ham
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Extended Technique & the Avant Garde / Jackson Pollock
Episode overview
In this episode, Dave talks about: • keeping Ron Miles on schedule • extended technique • abstract expressionism • the spiritual cost of child-rearing • purity and the avant garde
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Metal Drums / More Runnin' & Gunnin'
Episode overview
In this episode, Dave talks about: • Ron Miles' ongoing difficulty in staying on schedule • metal drumming technique • use of a muted floor tom as an alternative to a double kick drum • drinking wine at 1:00 in the afternoon
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Modern Country / "Whiplash"
Episode overview
In this episode, Dave talks about: • Ron Miles' uncanny penchant for tardiness • how to get the gig with Rascal Flatts • proper jazz technique as captured in the Academy Award-winning motion picture "Whiplash"
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Hip-Hop
Episode overview
In this episode, Dave talks about: • Ron Miles' vacation being totally over • how to get the gig with a major international hip-hop artist • Jay-Z and American capitalism • being yourself and taking compliments (or not)
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More Hip-Hop
Episode overview
In this episode, Dave talks about: • Kendrick Lamar • additional tips on how to handle yourself at a big hip-hop audition • the evolution of hip-hop time feel • how to "meta" the s***
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Special guest "Mark Guiliana"
Episode overview
In this episode, Dave talks about: • supporting your fellow musicians • another person who plays the drums • Super Bowl ads
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John Williams / Charting Riffs
Episode overview
In this episode, Dave talks about: • John Williams (again) • riffs • the act of charting the aforementioned riffs (or not)
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Happy 30th episode / Thank you!
Episode overview
In this episode, Dave talks about: • thanking all the supporters • Rat Rod drums • cheddar cheese potato canoes
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Deal with Distraction
Episode overview
In this episode, Dave talks about: • readiness for survival in the animal kingdom • Dr. Oz • how to handle distractions when playing a gig
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Test Your Independence
Episode overview
In this episode, Dave talks about: • owning mistakes • testing your cognitive independence • state capitals • making a delicious home-cooked meal for Joe
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Mallets / Back to the Future
Episode overview
In this episode, Dave talks about: • playing with mallets • Christopher Lloyd • division of 18th-century land holdings in the United States
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Brushes / Warming Down (Netflix)
Episode overview
In this episode, Dave talks about: • playing with brushes • warming down (as opposed to warming up ... right?) • the significance of on-demand video streaming services for the touring musician
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Book Yourself
Episode overview
In this episode, Dave talks about: • booking your own gigs • proper attire for working the phones • pizza toppings
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The Truth About Tuning
Episode overview
In this episode, Dave talks about: • smart approaches to tuning your drum kit • the mysterious disappearance of his father • modern travesties in the mobile deployment of frozen treats
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Know Your Ride Cymbal / Male Shame
Episode overview
In this episode, Dave talks about: • pharmaceutical abundance in the United States • knowing and befriending your ride cymbal • the fractured nature of cultural education on male intimacy
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Band Moms
Episode overview
In this episode, Dave's mom talks about: • Dave • feeding teenage boys • bandleaders
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Espresso Rants (Uncensored)
Episode overview
In this episode, Dave uses very strong language while talking about: • the music of the natural world • guys who get off on absurdly loud motorcycles • the long-term efficacy of broadcast advertising on a leading salsa brand • the Italians
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Highbrow & Lowbrow / Quarks
Episode overview
In this episode, Dave talks about: • assertive juxtaposition of "high" and "low" art • avant-garde contingencies of "The Family Feud" • viewer Q&A In this episode, Dave's dad talks about: • quarks
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Trading 8s / Memes
Episode overview
In this episode, Dave talks about: • his vintage Earl Campbell rookie card • practicing the time-honored jazz tradition of "trading 8s" • subverting the time-honored jazz tradition of .. show full overview
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Viewer Q&A #1
Episode overview
In this episode, Dave talks about: • metronomes • human evolution and the avant-grade • the video for Van Halen's "Hot for Teacher" In this episode, Dave's dad talks about: • Social Security
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Professional Sports
Episode overview
In this episode, Dave talks about: • athletics and vulnerability • getting beaned • the need for ball to go far In this episode, Dave's dad talks about: • classic cinema
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About Town / Blinker Sequencer
Episode overview
In this episode, Dave talks about: • taking inventory in your personal identity • Sting • Guy Fieri • the cultural and meteorological legacy of Minneapolis • dead birds • the turn .. show full overview
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Auxiliary Percussion / Fast Food
Episode overview
In this episode, Dave talks about: • modern applications of auxiliary percussion • his thick neck • fast food In this episode, Dave's dad talks about: • the "base 13" mathematical construct
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Viewer Q&A #2
Episode overview
In this episode, Dave talks about: • Phil Collins • Joe Johnson • Joshua Redman • Spider Hopkins In this episode, Dave's dad talks about: • gravitational lensing
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Drummer Jokes
Episode overview
In this episode, Dave talks about: • the vacuous comedic tradition of drummer jokes • his anger • Neil Peart's limitations In this episode, Dave's dad talks about: • "event horizon" phenomena
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Abstraction / Pills
Episode overview
In this episode, Dave talks about: • the ubiquity of abstraction in our shared culture • David Lynch • medication and sexual readiness
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Holiday Special feat. "Dave Elitch"
Episode overview
In this episode, Dave and the acclaimed Jewish drummer "Dave Elitch" talk about: • their lack of competitive feelings toward each other • nailing an authentic gentile feel • heavings of Christmas joy
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Dave's Kids (Family Time)
Episode overview
In this episode, Dave talks about: • the needless complexity of modern drum hardware • his children • filling on bar 5
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Play Standing Up
Episode overview
In this episode, Dave talks about: • playing the drum kit while seated • playing the drum kit while standing • functional and symbolic implications thereof
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Year in Review / Thanks
Episode overview
This highlight reel celebrates a full year of RATIONAL FUNK. If you've been watching, thanks! If you're new to the series, check out all the episodes on this YouTube channel.
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Winter Jazz Fest / "Jim Black"
Episode overview
In this episode, Dave talks with avant garde drum icon "Jim Black" about: • dead painters • playing without cymbals • not being threatened by "Jim Black"
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Electronic Drums
Episode overview
In this episode, Dave talks about: • technology • blop blops and blip blops • native arboreal specimens of Northern California
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Dr. Kalstrup / Tim Berne
Episode overview
In this episode, Dave talks about: • day drinking • Dr. Kalstrup • Tim Berne
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Odd Time / David Bowie
Episode overview
In this episode, Dave talks about: • a presumed Eastern European perspective on American rhythmic consciousness • Promark Hot Rods • art creatures from other galaxies
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Ruler Rudiments (Joe's Porch)
Episode overview
In this episode, Dave talks about: • cultural dissonance in furniture design • the genesis of "ba-dat-ding" • the critical importance of tightly controlled drum rudiments and punitive ruler tactics
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Ruler Rudiments Part 2 (Marshmallows)
Episode overview
In this episode, Dave talks about: • that marching band s*** • "Lemon Laws" • roasting marshmallows
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The Rhythm Section (feat. Reid Anderson)
Episode overview
In this episode, Dave and a bassist (Reid Anderson) talk about: • The Engine Room® • not needing to express yourself all the time • 30+ years
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Finale
Episode overview
RATIONAL FUNK was a complete instructional program for musicians of all skill levels, featuring tips, tricks, inspiration, and industry secrets from acclaimed drum professional Dave King (The Bad Plus).