From Dev's Twitter Interesting to see interviews I’ve been doing recently. I decided to ‘drop the act’ over the past while and just be what I am, and the reaction has often been concern that I’m not doing well. The fact of the matter is I’m doing better than I have in ages...

@mattvdh

5 жыл бұрын

i always knew he was like this underneath it all. He's an introspective type

@GoatMee

5 жыл бұрын

We love Dev in all shapes and forms, but most of all in the form he loves himself.

@Pure_KodiakWILD_Power

5 жыл бұрын

so what was "the act"?

@GoatMee

5 жыл бұрын

@@Pure_KodiakWILD_Power the goofball

@behindthen0thing

4 жыл бұрын

What an asshole. Being all confident and such

You are probably the best informed interviewer i've ever seen. Thank you for your work!

@drumtalkofficial

5 жыл бұрын

hey Matthias! that only proves that you haven't seen enough =D but thank you! much appretiated!

@trevorgardner1932

5 жыл бұрын

Watch some Nardwuar interviews.

@behindthen0thing

4 жыл бұрын

That's because he's German

It's always a wee bit sad hearing Gene or Dev talk about each other, there's always such genuine emotion and connection there. I get why they went their separate ways, they were such good friends and musical soulmates. I'm aware it'll probably never happen again, but to hear Dev and Gene together would be astounding.

@TheAqualegend

3 жыл бұрын

I disagree. After listening to Devin's podcasts especially I think they will certainly reunite for either an album or some sort of tour. Maybe not SYL necessarily, but Gene and Dev specifically. There's too much of a connection to leave it as it was left 15 years ago. Mark my words.

@thalamusDecimation

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheAqualegend It already happened! They played together on Devin's Crappy Halloween Party (A 2020 digital concert) kzread.info/dash/bejne/qKls3NyzmKzRg7A.html

@Ravelle17

Жыл бұрын

@@TheAqualegend they did! Gene played “Skeksis” and “Vampira” on Dev’s Halloween 2020 stream: m.kzread.info/dash/bejne/qKls3NyzmKzRg7A.html

Devin Townsend - Marco Minnemann (jazz, swing, death metal, consistent, all of the above)

@jamesjackson4210

5 жыл бұрын

I would add Kai Hahto that list as well

@S3lvah

5 жыл бұрын

I came back to this video to write exactly this! Minnemann would be a fantastic match. I can't think of anyone better suited for the described job. As long as their personalities match, I don't see why it wouldn't work. Kai Hahto is indeed also a good extreme metal drummer with swing and capacity to do complicated things, but he might already be busy with Nightwish and Wintersun.

@Psymon1471

5 жыл бұрын

yes! Also, Martin Axenrot

@dirtpile

5 жыл бұрын

that would be awesome!

@FanaticDrummer

5 жыл бұрын

I prefer Peter Wildoer more. Marco is good, but he tends to over play, A LOT.

aw man... talking about the prospect of Gene doing empath at the end, I was just about tearing up.

@7thwave42

5 жыл бұрын

Aye mate I was the same. I've been a huge fan of Dev for nearly 22 years and his connection with Gene was always outstanding. Maybe one day they'll make something together again. Cheers.

@cobhcxiii

5 жыл бұрын

You could see the sincerity Dev has when mentioning Gene or like when dude told Dev how long Gene talked about him for. I'd like to see Gene and Dev jam again.

@MooseyFate100

5 жыл бұрын

Gene and Devin clearly have a thing that's apart from Devin and any other musician. If they don't work again, it'd be a huge tragedy of music.

@rapscallion52

5 жыл бұрын

I hope Gene sees this, calls devin up and says "man, I was just super tired when you called, I would love to play this stuff"

@SKaDK

5 жыл бұрын

I would probably die if he announced Gene as the drummer for Empath. He plays on my two all time favourite albums - City & Terria. His drumming on both albums is beyond perfect.

SO much credit to the interviewer. What a great, tasteful interview. One of the best I've seen of Devin.

@drumtalkofficial

5 жыл бұрын

thanks mate great compliment!! much appretiated!

@gringochucha

5 жыл бұрын

I think it's the most interesting interview of his I've seen. I think the fact that he decided to drop the shtick helped a lot as well.

@drumtalkofficial

5 жыл бұрын

to be honest I prefer the pre-goofy character material to all of the work he released after his 4 piece coming of age release-a-thon (Ki/Addicted/Deconstruction/Ghost). Ocean Machine, City & Terria still give me massive chills...

@gringochucha

5 жыл бұрын

@@drumtalkofficial Yeah, I agree. I still really like most of Dev's music (except for Deconstruction), but there's a certain edge to his earlier work that just can't be replicated. I'd argue, however, that this happens with almost all artists. Most really great music is made by people under 30, before "responsible adult life" kicks in.

@BunsenMusic

5 жыл бұрын

@@gringochucha I fully enjoy his goofy antics. Adds a touch of spice to the serious talk. But this interview is so informative and in depth. I love it. Hope is still silly live. When I saw him in Toronto he made me laugh at least once in between and sometimes during songs.

One of the best interviews ever done with Devin. Thumbs up !

@drumtalkofficial

5 жыл бұрын

thank you so much Johan! There are quite a few out there so -- much appretiated!

Sounds like Gene was the closest thing Devin has had to a musical soulmate. I ship it.

@newbreednet

5 жыл бұрын

Would so love to hear Gene's 38 minutes of chat about Strapping and Dev

@Mikok1234

5 жыл бұрын

You what it?

@all_invite_0hm

5 жыл бұрын

I was gonna say the same thing hahaha... You "ship it"!?

@Glumurphonel_64

4 жыл бұрын

@@Mikok1234 Shipping is a term usually used for romance. Like two characters or two people that seem to have a good chemistry, people will say "I ship them" meaning they essentially want to see them get together, in a relationship. But it can also apply to platonic relationships as well.

@RohannvanRensburg

4 жыл бұрын

That saying is streets ahead

You could see the sincerity Dev has when mentioning Gene or like when dude told Dev how long Gene talked about him for. I'd like to see Gene and Dev jam again.

Amazing interview. At times, you could see him really start to well-up and could tell that everything he was saying was coming from the heart. Such an amazing person.

Always a pleasure to hear this guy talk!

@AB-ro3fu

5 жыл бұрын

My guilty pleasure

Great interview! It was so fascinating listening to Devin speak about drums, writing mindset, and how open he was with his history with many different drummers. 40 minutes flew by.

Wow, never knew he asked Gene for Empath. That would've pushed it over the edge for me to top 3 Devin records for sure - nobody can play metal with groove like Gene does. I can see them playing together again in the future, especially after Gene's Halloween cameo last year. Hopefully they're able to find the common ground emotionally to make something like that happen, because the work they did together can be transcendent.

All in all one of the best interviews I've ever seen. Knowledge/preparation of drumtalk is way beyond the usual and Devin is the perfect interviewee being so honest and open. Now only if we could hear the 38 minutes from Gene about being on the other side of the drums.

@drumtalkofficial

4 жыл бұрын

hey riku! thanks for you comment, I really appretiate it a lot. Actually I have a better idea than getting Gene's audiofile out there, but that will take a little while.... :-)

I'm just now getting around to listening to Dev's music, but as a person, I feel a crazy kinship with him in a way. I really appreciate this interview for reminding me of that. He seems like one of the nicest guys in the world who also happens to be a badass, creative musician who's constantly pushing himself. This is why I love progressive music.

@rustyshackelford4503

4 жыл бұрын

Mike Durrett same. I don’t know that I’ve ever “got” a musician quite like Devin.

A truly insightful interview. I can't wait for the tour!

Devin Townsend on Drumtalk... oddly makes perfect sense! Woohoo! Thank you :)

66samus is amazing

This was so nice to watch. The warmth, sincerity and openheartedness from Devin is very inspiring. Looking forward to Empath!

The Dev on Drumtalk? Hell yeah !! I can't help but wish Devin chose someone like Marco Minnemann for this "positive" phase of his music :)

I love Devin's music and his willingness to share his insights about his creative process, but I must say that above all I love how REAL he is. Fantasic interview and kudos to the interviewer for all the preliminary research he did, that's very inspiring as an aspiring interviewer. :)

Best interview I've ever seen with Dev. Well done.

great interview man you did really good with the research and questions!! my god do i love this man....

Wow what an incredible insight into the Mind of Devin. Definitely inspiring to be more critical of my own drumming and attitude.

Great interview as always. Devin being a very interesting person adds a lo too.

Loved this interview ❤️

I love you Devin. I hope you find who you are looking for and i can't wait to see you again my friend.

Love this man’s work so much

An amazing guest. Love him.

This is a superb interview, cheers!

Great interview, really love seeing Devin's honesty, especially when it comes to things that weigh on him in such a way as having to giving up part of the creative process in order to actuate his work. He's such a thoughtful, introspective guy and his grace combined with his talent has been a huge draw for me. I hope he finds who he's looking for, but in the meantime I am so stoked to see him again in June for his acoustic show. :)

An amazing person... Thanks for this

Some of my favorite Dev songs are the ones he programmed the drums himself with ez drummer. He knows exactly what he want'a to make the song work. Gene is a damn machine so it's understanding Dev connected with him.

its so cool he interviewed the people Devin has worked with before hand

@drumtalkofficial

5 жыл бұрын

you just gotta be prepared if you want things to turn out good

@robbierob106

5 жыл бұрын

@@drumtalkofficial Dude! if only more interviewers were as professional and awesome as you

@drumtalkofficial

5 жыл бұрын

on the other hand it's kind of a selling point for my stuff isn't it? :-)

Fantastic interview! Thank you Philip for all your preparation. I like that you incorporated questions pertaining to the human aspect of Devin's experiences in having worked with such a great cast of drummers throughout the years. This interview touched on a lot more that just "drum questions". (Those are great too though- I'm a drummer also.) Devin is thoughtful and honest in his responses. I really appreciate hearing his thoughts and how his overall philosophy and values have developed over the course of his Epic career. He seems very self aware and forthcoming, and, of course- He's an absolutely brilliant and prolific musician. I admire how he's learned to stay grounded while working with so many musicians and their different unique personalities. I would struggle with the difficult personnel decisions that he's been forced to make as a creative director. Fortunately, he's so genuine that I can't imagine anyone harboring a grudge against him no matter how their musical paths have intersected or diverged. Great stuff. It was a joy to listen to this interview. Thanks to you both for making it an enlightening and captivating watch. Mint!

@drumtalkofficial

5 жыл бұрын

hey hey kahaunds! thank you so much for your comment! I know that the easiest comments are those that are bashing or simply praising the artist/the vid -- but actually taking time to write a little review because the video meant something to you is the biggest compliment! I always try to not focus to closely on drums but rather use them as a starting point for questions and thoughts that are touching a bigger picture so the answer might be worthwhile not exclusively for drummers. And I must say I was surprised how honest he was the entire time even though I met him before a couple of times. Great musician, great guy! thanks again! cheers/phil

This channel is absolutely amazing. You are one of the best interviewers for drums. Keep it up!

@drumtalkofficial

5 жыл бұрын

thanks a bunch buddy! :-)

Devin seems so serene in this interview. It makes me happy.

Best interview with Devin in a long time! Congratulations!

@drumtalkofficial

5 жыл бұрын

thanks a lot Ramon!!

i Haven't even watched the first 10 seconds but it says Devin Townsend so i gave it a like already.

Canadians always dress like they manage a Bass Pro Shop

@trevorgardner1932

5 жыл бұрын

Dammit im wearing a toque, plaid and jeans. And yes im canadian

@MM-jh6tf

4 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@thealchemist7819

4 жыл бұрын

Hahahahahaha!

@paulmerritt8593

4 жыл бұрын

Those zip off pant legs are terrible. I can't believe he wears those still lol

@RohannvanRensburg

4 жыл бұрын

Sitting here with a guitar wearing fleece. You caught me.

This is such a great interview, thank you!

@drumtalkofficial

5 жыл бұрын

you're welcome! glad you dig it!

How can you not love Hevy Devy. Methinks, he is the most important person in metal right now. Truly progressive.

I just love Devin so much, such a cool person!

Geeez… Before watching I was thinking, do I have time for 40 minutes right now? Now I’m thinking, how the hell was that 40 minutes? It felt like 5!

@drumtalkofficial

6 ай бұрын

😘

What an amazing dude! Drum talk never disappoints!

@drumtalkofficial

5 жыл бұрын

thank you Eddie! so nice of you to say that

@blastbeetus

5 жыл бұрын

Oh hey Eddie. Lol.

You can see his feelings pour out about Gene, that's deep. I've got a huge amount of respect for that.

This is an amazing interview

@drumtalkofficial

5 жыл бұрын

hey Jeremy! thanks for stopping by and leaving your nice comment! Maybe I will continue these out of the box drumtalks in the future. let's see what happens...

@drumtalkofficial

5 жыл бұрын

haha, you definitely gotta lower your standards from amazing to 'just drummer' before I fit into the equation buddy :-)

You did an excellent job Phil! Very very difficult to talk to a musician about an instrument he/she doesn’t play. Super cool. I loved his ability to connect a personality to a snare hit. Very interesting.

@drumtalkofficial

5 жыл бұрын

thank you for this comment Anthony! that snare/character connection is definitely a highlight in this vid. never thought about it that way before

Brilliant interview.

@drumtalkofficial

5 жыл бұрын

much appretiated!!!

Fantastic interview! Someone else said that they thought Bobby Jarzombek would be a great choice for Devin's music. I wholeheartedly agree. It would be a perfect match. But I would also love to hear what Kenny Grohowski would do with Devin. That would be interesting!

Morgan Agren is a great choice !! He can play anything.

Interviewing intelligent composers and bandleaders about drummers and drumming is a great idea! Keep 'em coming! I really enjoy this channel :-)

@drumtalkofficial

5 жыл бұрын

Moin Andi! Klappt sicher nicht mit jedem, sowohl was die Bereitschaft dazu, als auch was die Ergiebigkeit angeht. Aber ja, ich versuche das nochmal, wenn es sich irgendwie anbietet.

@AndiRohde

5 жыл бұрын

@@drumtalkofficial Super! Ihsahn wäre da sicherlich sehr spannend, Jan Zehrfeld (Panzerballett) oder Tom Fischer (Triptykon/Celtic Frost) ebenso.

The man you are looking for is Sean Reinert. You're welcome. Also, this man had the opportunity to work with the very best of drummers. Hoglan, Agren, RVP and Dirk, so I can imagine it is becoming harder and harder to find the next one.

@drumtalkofficial

5 жыл бұрын

watch my episode with him and find out what he thinks about blastbeats...

@cyanhobbit

5 жыл бұрын

@@drumtalkofficial I know, best episode imho. I'm just saying Reinert is more than capable.

@theHumanBryno

5 жыл бұрын

When Devin mentions a drummer who swings, I think Sean fits that.

@morphe000

5 жыл бұрын

Cyanhobbit, I logged in just to write the same comment.

@CarcPazu

5 жыл бұрын

Reinert is not a blast guy. I don't think he can turn the swing switch off for a solid blast.

fantastic interview, well done

@drumtalkofficial

5 жыл бұрын

thanks a bunch!!!

That's a phenomenal interview. Thank you so much. New subscriber here

@drumtalkofficial

5 жыл бұрын

you're welcome jxfine ;-) thx a lot!!

This was unexpected and appreciated.

Awesome video! Really great questions. Devin is one of my absolut favorite musicians. And as a drummer myself, this was very interesting to watch! So thank you. Also, to point out a drummer as well that could do the job: Blake Richardson from BTBAM. In my opinion he is hands down one of the best (if not THE best) drummers in metal and also in the world.

@drumtalkofficial

5 жыл бұрын

thank you hevydude3k! glad you guys dig it!

@BUCKYWHEATS

5 жыл бұрын

agreed. they toured together though, so seemingly he didnt quite fit

Love this guy!

Bobby Jarzombek would be a good candidate for his next drummer.

@theadamblock

5 жыл бұрын

Oh snap! Yes!

@snail415

5 жыл бұрын

I’ve had the pleasure of seeing Bobby’s metal drumming capabilities, but also knowing he is one sick-ass Country drummer. He has depth in spades, and working with Devin would be an unbelievable pairing.

@sethcashman1011

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed.

Man, I love your content.

@drumtalkofficial

5 жыл бұрын

thx mate!! next season is gonna be friggin' awesome, I promise!!

Think Ryan is underrated and he served DTP perfectly - will hope Dev revisits the band one day

Kai hahto and Romain Goulon are really great for what you need. Romain Goulon he is one of the most versatile, and creative drummer I have ever heard, he can play almost every style of music with a good control and he has a good sense of improvisation.

I think i could listen to devin all day! He is a smart guy with an amazing passion. But also the buffoon comes out and is refreshing.

Great in depth interview here! It sounds like Devin might benefit from playing with Marco Minneman or Hannes Grossman :)

Devin is one of the finest people on the planet!

Just take 66SAMUS with you everywhere! You guys mesh so well from what we all saw on his vlog. He's got a super prog background along with his blast beats and cuddy, not to mention all the sex with al

@ThomasLeDreamer

4 жыл бұрын

must agree ! SEX

@thedronedownunder3919

4 жыл бұрын

Sex!!

@stinkfloyd1

4 жыл бұрын

He's great doing the all out death metal, but too vertical based & robotic. I've watched him take on covers & knowing or not knowing he'll throw in a quick feel. As a drummer, I'm FAR from these great drummers, but I play to the atmosphere & emotion. So, Samus is a killer drummer, but playing with swing isn't who he is playing-wise

@stinkfloyd1

4 жыл бұрын

Sorry, I mean quick fill, not quick feel.

@behindthen0thing

4 жыл бұрын

Samus is too annoying to be around for an extended period of time

Would love to see Dev work with Marco Minnemann! Insane blasting and jazzy groove rolled into one of the happiest drummers I've ever seen!

Hannes Grosmann sound like what he is looking for? Great interview as always!

@unkind78

5 жыл бұрын

but can he swing?

@ieb994

5 жыл бұрын

@@unkind78 I'm sure if his missus is into it he might be down.

I would love to hear Devin wrote a multi drum piece for the all the GOAT.. it would be beyond epic

A drummer with a great personality who can improvise inhumanely and handles extreme metal as well. So, Marco Minnemann, basically.

Empath is brilliant. Brilliant.

The very, very last thing he says here, just encapsulates all that Devin is about, and why his music really is unique and inspiring on multiple levels; it says everything you need to know: "Man, I have got the farts, something wicked, man..." Hah!

Marco Minemann would be the guy Devin is looking for.

@KLTrainz

5 жыл бұрын

I thought the same thing! He's a beast of all trades with drumming!

Great interview! Dirk falls in place with all those styles but I know he's busy with Megadeth. Surprised to see no mention of Daniel Presland of Ne Obliviscarus, he also encompasses it all. Blake Richardson is also another one that does. Those 3 to me are the best choices. I'd also say Baard Kolstad but on some of the Borknagar live videos I surprisingly saw him be a little sloppy on the extreme fast double bass.

@rushzil2112

5 жыл бұрын

I forgot to mention Alex Bent who could definitely handle all styles. Such a great young up and coming drummer. Hannes Grossman of course could handle it all. So many amazing drummers out there!

Interesting how he references RVP. It sounds like they really didn't get along musically...like it was a bit of a professional strain. Interesting to me because I always thought they played so well together and RVP's parts were incredibly interesting.

@behindthen0thing

4 жыл бұрын

What's rvp

@spinadude

4 жыл бұрын

@@behindthen0thing RVP = Ryan Van Poederooyen, his drummer in the Devin Townsend Project, Synchestra and I think Terria.

@XFC856

2 жыл бұрын

@@spinadude both DTB (so Accelerated Evolution and Synchestra) and DTP (Addicted, 3,5 songs on Deconstruction, Epicloud, Sky Blue (Z2 disc 1), Dark Matters (Z2 disc 2) and Transcendence). Terria’s drumming was done by Gene Hoglan

I sure hope those drummers Dev is auditioning watch this... its a template for working with him! Also, anyone looking to work with him now knows EXACTLY what to practice on. Good luck, folks!

Love rvp

21:14 Singularity intro.... thats a monster of a song, beautiful journey

Dev's the man in today's music. There's no one like him.

Maybe I missed it, but how has no one mentioned Flo Mounier as the drummer Devin is looking for? He obviously can blast with the best of them, having become one of the world's most renown death metal drummers in Cryptopsy. He's also an avid jazz drummer in Montreal's jazz scene... He's unique, incredibly technically proficient, has an impeccable sense of timing, smashes his drums HARD, has a great groove in his style and he's easy to work with. He's also one of the most laid back people I've ever met; everyone loves Flo. And he even did a cover of "Oh My Fucking God" with Cryptopsy for Century Media's anniversary... To me, the choice is obvious...

@AUM_-po9sc

4 жыл бұрын

He is busy with Vltimas now.

Has Devin worked with Hannes? I think it's time, if not.

I would love to see what would happen if Devin Townsend and Danny Carey got together on some projects. Even just one song together would probably be super clever.

Matt Garstka, a brilliant drummer for almost every genre

Thank You, All.

0:44 - 0 50 He sure is. Very relaxed and down to earth

im a guitarist, but i love bangin on dem drums when my drummer goes on a smoke break xD generally ill start groove some halo reachesque tom work then some paradiddles lol. you guys have a much more ehhh...primitve instrument then us hoity-toity stringmen but damn is it instantly gratifying to hear all those big booms,clangs,bangs,kas,bapapas, and stuff.

@Jellybeantiger

4 жыл бұрын

“drummers are the quarterback of the band” Buddy Rich

Samus and Devin are an amazing match and Devin knew this, musically and personality. I'd love to see him work with Martin Lopez or Eloy Casagrande.

@behindthen0thing

4 жыл бұрын

Fuck Samus

@mapinguarimonster

3 жыл бұрын

Eloy would be such a cool addition to Devin ...

oh yurrrrr

All these comments and not one about Dirk Verbeuren?? Arguably the best modern drummer ever with an insane creativity and timing

@drumtalkofficial

3 жыл бұрын

well he played for and with Devin a couple of times -- I guess Dev would have contacted him if he felt he was the one to ask

Peter Wildoer. Seriously over looked metal drummer, who is capable of SO MUCH

@behindthen0thing

4 жыл бұрын

He's incredibly good

devin is awesome

Sebastian lanser probably would be the perfect guy

@drummerdan95

5 жыл бұрын

Yes! He can pull off the fast stuff no problem but has great jazz chops too. C'mon Dev!

It's so very fitting the video ends with a fart joke

As others have said here, I'd definitely love to see Dev work with Marco Minneman at some point.

I've always really enjoyed Marty Chapman's work on Ocean Machine. Too bad he passed away.

If Devy is looking for an all-around drummer, get Marco Minnemann or Thomas Lang or Virgil, but im not sure budget-wise if that would be possible... Probably not as prohibitively expensive options could be: Derek Roddy, Matt Gartska, Sean Reinert, Stef Brooks, Mike Heller, Travis Orbin, Jeff Sullivan...

@UtherSayer

5 жыл бұрын

Roddy would be a great option

@sega.milkis

5 жыл бұрын

TRAVIS ORBIN TRAVIS ORBIN TRAVIS ORBIN!

@josecabildo1207

5 жыл бұрын

Wow comparing drummers on that basis.... they are not baseball cards you know?

@JohannesParra

5 жыл бұрын

@@josecabildo1207 There's always that one guy that shitposts. Congrats.

@UtherSayer

5 жыл бұрын

@@josecabildo1207 Well considering Devin said he was wanting a drummer that could play all of his material, i think a discussion is justified...

22!

💜💜💜💜💜💜

Marco Minneman, Travis Orbin, Matt Gartska, Hannes Grossman, Lyle Cooper.

Devin in brutally honest!