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Video: Tony Royster Jr. – Advanced Techniques

Tony Royster Jr. is one of the world’s most technically advanced drummers at the age of 23. He learned a lot from his dad, Tony Royster Sr., another drumming virtuouso. Tony Royster Jr. was an advanced-level drummer by the age of 12 (He started when he was three years old). Tony has continuously improved upon his technique over the years and has an exclusive contract with DW drums.

Royster Jr. is an extremely versatile drummer, seamlessly interchanging the styles of jazz, rock, latin, funk, hip-hop, and gospel music.
He has had the opportunity to play at drumming clinics with drummers such as Dennis Chambers, Billy Cobham, and Frank Briggs. He has also played with artists such as Jay Z., T.I. Jay Holiday, P. Diddy, and Envogue. He is currently playing with Jay-Z, playing for his church, and hosting drum clinics.

This video shows close-ups of his footwork on the single and double bass pedals.

Some of the component drumming techniques Tony Royster Jr. illustrates:

  • playing in odd time signatures
  • bass pedal sliding
  • single & double pedal strutter steps
  • ghost strokes
  • synchopated rhythms
  • rudiments
  • double stroke accenting
  • various paradiddles
  • the Meoller technique
  • alternating triplets
  • dynamics
  • cross-sticking

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