dave dicenso's update! and old video

[Gaddabout]

Interesting that Dave talks about time being best mastered with the mind, and, in the Robert Frip thread he catagorizes different types of musicians by where their sense of time comes from: the body, heart or mind.

I was thinking the exact same thing.

I'd really like to read DiCenso's and Frip's explanation of what keeping time in the mind is as a practical matter. I'm not exactly sure what it means. I don't think I could keep good time without some physical reference, even if it's just nodding my head or my breathing rate. If I try to think about keeping time only in my mind, I still find myself thinking of some physical motion as a reference, even if I'm just singing the beat in my mind.

A couple of weeks ago I was trying out the Vinnie solo from Against the Clock. The 5's in that solo have always mystified me the way their broken up. Then I realized if stopped thinking about the drumming and just felt them, I realized I was listening to the resolution of the keyboard and not even thinking about what I was playing. I started to execute those passages. I have no idea if that's what DiCenso meant, but it sort of opened some new doors to me in how I play ... I feel more courageous to stretch more because I'm not thinking about subdividing what I'm playing, but in my head I guess I'm multi-tasking ... feeling my playing while keeping time in my head listening to something else.

[Old Pit Guy]

Dave DiCenso with The Steve Morse Band '98 >>>

This footage is a first-run-through-no-rehearsal rendition of the amazing Morse tune "On the Pipe".

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPXkl72heZM[/youtube]

Great old clip. Thanks! It reminded me of this one - I went to school with this guy, you may know him

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-Ee2DHwTVs[/youtube]

[gretsch-o-rama]

Dave DiCenso with The Steve Morse Band '98 >>>

This footage is a first-run-through-no-rehearsal rendition of the amazing Morse tune "On the Pipe".

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPXkl72heZM[/youtube]

Great old clip. Thanks! It reminded me of this one - I went to school with this guy, you may know him

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-Ee2DHwTVs[/youtube]

Jimmy Herring? Cool!

[Brandon Burr]

How about a Dave DiCenso photo addition to the HOD banner? I think he's earned it.

This.

I'm totally late with chiming in on this thread, but I had to do it. In my mind, this is the guy who's carried the Vinnie/Gadd/Weckl crown while simultaneously making it his own, and I really don't believe that it's a stretch to say that. We can all clearly see that his licks are based on the Big Three (sorry, Boston/Miami), but the difference with him and some others is that it doesn't detract one bit from what he does. Over the years, we've heard people use terms like "Vinnie Stuff"; DiCenso's in that ballpark, folks. (no, he's not the innovator that VC and the others are, but he's earned a seat in the stadium). I would be every bit as excited to see Dave in a Baked Potato-type of setting as I would any of the others. I first saw clips of him on this forum years ago, and it's easily been my favorite drum discovery since that time. Anyway, I just had to type.

[Pocketplayer]

Interesting discussion regarding Effortless Mastery...another thread probably.

When does it come a time that you play out of your strengths rather than focus on weakness?

Strength development is a hot topic today is you read Marcus Buckingham or heard about
StrengthsFinder 2.0. A friend of mine lectures to Fortune 500 companies all over the US
on this stuff. I think it is relevant for the musician as well as the employee.

[james]

looks like he'll be touring with josh groban for the rest of '11.

[bananajou]

Hey guys, I lost my old Two Ton Shoe shows featuring Dave on drums, does anyone have them and want to share by any chance?

[Julián Fernández]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRl5Vw2AaHQ

[sjj123]

Steve, do you still have some vids from when you and Dave got together? Just curious if we will ever see any of it.....

[Julián Fernández]

180 Drums:

https://180drums.com/Dave-DiCenso