The Cloud9 Mission - News Blog http://www.cloud9mission.com/blog Jazz, Soul and Funk Project Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:27:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Pre Release Demo Re-Released http://www.cloud9mission.com/blog/2008/07/01/pre-release-demo-re-released/ http://www.cloud9mission.com/blog/2008/07/01/pre-release-demo-re-released/#comments Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:27:59 +0000 Lewis Partridge http://www.cloud9mission.com/blog/?p=104 The Pre Release Demo is the debut release from The Cloud9 Mission. This demo was discontinued as of December 1st 2003 but is now available once more via iTunes, AmazonMP3, Rhapsody, Napster and Emusic. Designed to give listeners a taste for the double album - Cloud9, The Pre Release Demo contains 6 tracks including:

  1. Power
  2. Lay It Down
  3. A Moment Of Your Time
  4. 3 Wishes
  5. With Love
  6. Mission

]]> http://www.cloud9mission.com/blog/2008/07/01/pre-release-demo-re-released/feed/ New album from New Groove Formation http://www.cloud9mission.com/blog/2008/07/01/new-album-from-new-groove-formation/ http://www.cloud9mission.com/blog/2008/07/01/new-album-from-new-groove-formation/#comments Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:56:58 +0000 Lewis Partridge http://www.cloud9mission.com/blog/?p=103 Crowd Control is the debut EP from New Groove Formation. Featuring 10 tracks, the EP contains both old favourites and new tracks alike:Track Listing: 

  1. Serious
  2. Always
  3. Let Go
  4. Love Is Funky
  5. Human Race
  6. Bedford Street
  7. International Waste Of Time
  8. Music
  9. Didgeridoo
  10. Once In A While

Now available from:

Download New Groove Formation music at iTunes Download New Groove Formation music at Amazon MP3 Download New Groove Formation music at Rhapsody

Download New Groove Formation music at Napster Download New Groove Formation music at Emusic Download New Groove Formation music at Lala

Crowd Control

]]> http://www.cloud9mission.com/blog/2008/07/01/new-album-from-new-groove-formation/feed/ More Drum Videos http://www.cloud9mission.com/blog/2008/05/12/more-drum-videos/ http://www.cloud9mission.com/blog/2008/05/12/more-drum-videos/#comments Tue, 13 May 2008 02:09:44 +0000 Lewis Partridge http://www.cloud9mission.com/blog/?p=102 Heres a few more recent videos. Please visit the video page for more information.

One Handed Roll (Push-Pull Technique)

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Paradiddle Independance Exercise

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Gospel Lick (part1)

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Gospel Lick (part2)

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]]> http://www.cloud9mission.com/blog/2008/05/12/more-drum-videos/feed/ Royal Marsden Cancer Campaign http://www.cloud9mission.com/blog/2008/04/28/royal-marsden-cancer-campaign/ http://www.cloud9mission.com/blog/2008/04/28/royal-marsden-cancer-campaign/#comments Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:03:40 +0000 Lewis Partridge http://www.cloud9mission.com/blog/?p=101 I have replaced the old donate link with my justgiving.com page. If you would like to make a donation to The Cloud9 Mission - Jazz, Soul and Funk Project, please give to The Royal Marsden Cancer Campaign.

Click here to make a donation

]]> http://www.cloud9mission.com/blog/2008/04/28/royal-marsden-cancer-campaign/feed/ New Groove Formation at Penstowe Manor http://www.cloud9mission.com/blog/2008/04/22/new-groove-formation-at-penstowe-manor/ http://www.cloud9mission.com/blog/2008/04/22/new-groove-formation-at-penstowe-manor/#comments Wed, 23 Apr 2008 05:54:58 +0000 Lewis Partridge http://www.cloud9mission.com/blog/?p=100 Heres my band - New Groove Formation playing at Penstowe Manor, Cornwall.

More Videos from this gig at http://www.youtube.com/user/notouchmonkeyfilm

More videos of the band in general at http://www.youtube.com/newgrooveformation

]]> http://www.cloud9mission.com/blog/2008/04/22/new-groove-formation-at-penstowe-manor/feed/ Two More Drum Videos http://www.cloud9mission.com/blog/2008/04/22/two-more-drum-videos/ http://www.cloud9mission.com/blog/2008/04/22/two-more-drum-videos/#comments Wed, 23 Apr 2008 05:24:43 +0000 Lewis Partridge http://www.cloud9mission.com/blog/?p=99 Had to post this nifty little trick I picked up from Jojo Mayer. The right hand may look a little strange here but Im muting the snare while playing the hi hat and rim clicks. Im also pressing the stick into the snare which causes a slight overtone when you hit the hi hats. Towards the end I am muting the snare on and off which changes the pitch/timbre slightly.

The first video shows this technique being used to play Drum n Bass/Jungle while the second one is more straight Dance/Electronica.

Left hand wise its mostly all Moeller technique for the fast 16ths and a bit of Gladstone technique for the singles and doubles. Im also trying to learn a bit of KJ Sawka’s technique too, he has such a nice touch on the snare that seems to suit the genre better. Check him out if you havnt already, sick!


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]]> http://www.cloud9mission.com/blog/2008/04/22/two-more-drum-videos/feed/ New Drum Video http://www.cloud9mission.com/blog/2008/04/17/new-drum-video/ http://www.cloud9mission.com/blog/2008/04/17/new-drum-video/#comments Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:52:01 +0000 Lewis Partridge http://www.cloud9mission.com/blog/?p=98 Sorry I havnt posted a video for a while. Still need to get a better camera but my new phone seems to have slightly better audio than the previous videos, the quality is still pretty crap though lol. Anyway, hopefully getting a digital camera soon so hopefully that will be better.

The kit Im playing has sadly seen better days. Its the practise/teaching kit at Greenbank Music Village where I work and its in dire need of some new skins. But hey, a bad workman blames his tools.

Drumming wise, Ive been hugely into Gospel Music for a few years now and Im hoping some of that awesome drumming style is beggining to creep into my playing. Search for “gospel drums” to see how its really done, theres some seriously sick drummers out there.


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