Danny Carey - Drummer of Tool
Danny Carey
Video Lessons on Danny Carey Concepts! - 15 More are Coming in August!
Lesson on Lateralus Concept by Tool (10 Minute Lesson!)Lesson based on Lateralus Album (8 Minute Lesson!)
Lesson based on Danny Carey & Billy Cobham Concept
Danny mentioned in this lesson on a 6 Feel
Danny Carey/Tool Drum Transcriptions!
Drum Transcription of Danny Carey on Schism by Joe BergaminiDrum Transcriptions of Danny Carey (Stinkfist, Eulogy, etc) by Dan Britt
Videos of Danny Carey!
Danny playing Forty Six & 2 SoloDanny Carey Playing End of Lateralus & his Drummerworld Page
Danny Carey in Clinic at Overland Park High School Fall 2003
Danny playing Schism
"This beat was composed to be a simple accompaniment to Justin's beautiful bass line. Being in a compound time of 12/8 (5/8 + 7/8), the main goal was to let the natural pulse of the melody come through and keep it simple enough to let Maynard's polyrhythmic phrasing in 3 come through unscathed. The transition into the pre-chorus was done with the same intent but was a little more jerky due to the added beat that moved the time into 13/8 (6/8 + 7/8)."
('Schism'/Lateralus) DC
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Danny Carey's Influences
"In the drumming world I would count Ringo Starr, John Bonham, Bill Bruford, Carl Palmer, Billy Cobham, Tony Williams, Alan White, Barrymore Barlow, Clive Bunker, Lenny White, Terry Bozzio, Vinnie Coliauta, Steve Jansen, Pat Mastalotto, Louis Bellson, Buddy Rich, Omar Hakim, Alex Acuna, Zakir Hussain, Aloke Dutta, Paco Sery, Elvin Jones, Peter Erskin, Steve Gadd, FM Einheit, Chad Wackerman, Martin Atkins, cEvin Cey, Yukihiro Takahashi, Stewart Copeland, Tommy Aldridge, and Dennis Chambers as my major influences."
Danny Carey's Teachers
Keith Murray. Bryan Ayers, John Whitney, Allen Carter (a student of Joe Morello), Rex Stone (College), Charmaign Asher-Wiley (4 years), and Aloke Dutta (Classical East Indian Drumming).
Danny's Tuning
Brand: Evans HeadsSnare: A power center head on top with a medium or thin snare head on the bottom.
Toms: A clear G2s on top and clear G1s on the bottom
Bass Drums: EQ 3 heads on the batter side and retro screens on the front.
Studio: Tune the toms to the key of the song. Doesn't work to well because all drums have a very limited range that they will resonate and project in, usually it gets close to one of the notes in the dominate triad.
Live: Because 90% of Tools songs are in D, Danny tries to tune them to to D, F, and A when playing live. When tuning a drum to a definite pitch, it is easiest to aim at a whole step below the desired note and then carefully bring it up to it. It also helps tremendously to stretch the head by occasionally pushing down on it firmly with your hand along the way.
Danny Carey Biography
Danny began playing drums at the age of thirteen. As Danny progressed through high schooland then college at the University of Missouri in Kansas City he began supplementing his studies in percussion with speculation into the principles of geometry, science, and metaphysics. A commitment to life as an artist brought Danny to LA where he was able to perform as a studio drummer with projects like Carole King and play around town with Pygmy Love Circus. He would later find an outlet for addressing a fuller scope of his potentials in Tool and another project operating under the title of Zaum. Despite not becoming a Mason or aligning himself with any other school of religion, Danny has maintained his heritages interest in occult studies. Endeavors into this realm have manifested periodically, such as the time he achieved insight into a hidden aspect of the unicursal hexagram utilizing an astral journey initiated through meditation and DMT.
Danny then set up his drums into proportions utilizing the circle and square of the New Jerusalem and uttered a short prayer relating to the principles of the ace of swords from the book of Thoth. He then performed a ritual utilizing his new found knowledge of the unicursal hexagram to generate a pattern of movement in space relating to Fuller's vector equilibrium model. The resulting rhythm and gateway summoned a daemon he has contained within "the Lodge" that has been delivering short parables similar to passages within the Book of Lies. Danny recommends as a device of protection and containment a thorough study and utilization of the underlying geometry of the Temple of Solomon for anyone purchasing their next record. Danny has performed with: TOOL, Paul D'Amour, Adam Jones Maynard James, Keenan Justin, Chancellor, Sylvia Massy, Adrian Belew, Les Claypool, Kirk Covington, Jamie Sheriff, Adam Jones, Airiq Anest, Henry Rollins, Pigmy Love Circus, Carole King, and many more.
Danny's Cymbal Setup
