drumFunny – percussive comedy & music humor

Volkswagen, with the help of ad agency DDB Stockholm has created this gem of a viral video. It’s all part of a new campaign called, “The Fun Theory,” which attempts to find out if making the world more fun can improve people’s behavior.

This experiment: will more people choose stairs over an escalator if the stairs are more fun to walk on?

From the Madison Scouts website:

Chris Komnick, Executive Director, and James Mason, Artistic Director of the Madison Scouts are pleased to announce Thom Hannum as the Percussion Arranger and Consultant, James Ancona as the Percussion Caption Supervisor and Front Ensemble Arranger and Nick Angelis as the Percussion Caption Head.

Read the full release on the Madison Scout’s very generic wordpress blog here.

Thanks, Nate!

Thanks, Mike!

(via ICHC)

Free plug time!

Hey Houston people (and I know there are a lot of you)! If you’re into arranging and writing percussion (or just any music in general) and want to hone your skills using the most badass piece of percussion arranging technology to date, check out Bryan Harmsen’s Master Class on Virtual Drumline and Sibelius October 7th in Houston, TX. Official link is here.

Address:
Seven Lakes High School Band Room
9251 S. Fry Rd. Katy TX, 77494

Any person willing to sit and show you how to the intricacies and operation of a program like VDL and Sibelius is well worth your time. Take my word for it.

A good interview with The Police’s Stewart Copeland about his time in the band, his middle eastern music influences, and his upcoming book.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/10/05/stewart.copeland.police/index.html

You can download the mp3 to “32 Songs in 8 Minutes” here and see the basic chords here. You can find the spoiler list of songs below the video.

Billie Jean (Michael Jackson)
Jizz in my pants (Lonely Island) - 0:19
Wannabe (Spice Girls) - 0:23
Mario Kart Love Song (Sam Hart) - 0:39
Over the Rainbow (Judy Garland) - 0:50
Girlfriend (Avril Lavigne) - 1:00
No woman no cry (Bob Marley) - 1:12
Never gonna give you up (Rick Astley) - 1:16
Harder, better, faster, stronger (Daft Punk) - 1:34
White&Nerdy (Weird Al Yankovic) - 2:03
Tribute (Tenacious D) - 2:18
Numa Numa/Dragostea din tei (O-Zone) - 2:28
Angry video game nerd (Rolfe & Justin) - 2:42
Mamma Mia (ABBA) - 3:03
Smoke on the water (Deep Purple) - 3:37
A whole new world (Disney) - 3:59
Let it Be (The Beatles) - 4:14
Eye of the tiger (Survivor) - 4:26
Leave Britney Alone (Me / Chris Crocker) - 4:45
Thunderstruck (AC/DC) - 5:02
Feel good inc. (Gorillaz) - 5:15
Metropolis (Dream Theater) - 5:30
Pokemon Theme - 5:48
Through the fire and flames (Dragonforce) - 6:00
Chocolate Rain (Tay Zonday) - 6:09
Listen to your heart (Roxette) - 6:22
Hips Don’t Lie (Shakira) - 6:31
Killer Queen (Queen) - 6:38
Time is running out (Muse) - 6:55
When you say nothing at all (Ronan Keating) - 7:14
Road Trippin’ (Red Hot Chili Peppers) - 7:24
Power Rangers Theme - 7:33