Author: chusmaestro

Der Doppelgänger

Der Doppelgänger is a Twin Peaks tribute project formed in 2017 with Óscar Martín, multi-instrumentalist and fellow musician in other bands such as Hybrid, As Light Dies and Aegri Somnia. “Owls are not what they seem” was released on october…

Muay Thai

Muay Thai is a traditional martial art from Thailand I’ve been obsessed with since I was a kid, when I stayed awake some nights watching fights on TV. Later on appeared some fictional pop icons who kept the flame alive,…

3 new videos / 3 different styles

I’ve been working recently on some techniques which I could apply by playing songs from different genres (almost opposed) boosting the contrast-based versatility. From the 70’s funk of The Bamboos full of nuances, rudiments and linear drumming rhythms…    …

Into The Wild

When I’m not surrounded by drums, I can be found surrounded by sharks or exotic animals in remote jungles; one of my hobbies is to get lost with my camera within faraway wilderness and photograph fellas that come up to…

Playing live with Aegri Somnia

This month I begin my collaboration as a live percussionist with Aegri Somnia, a neofolk act from Madrid formed by musicians from As Light Dies and Autumnal  which edited their debut album last year. Ad augusta per angusta by Aegri…

More polyrhythms with Meshuggah

New drum cover playing an old groovy Meshuggah song from their 1994 EP “None”. The drum beats have an interesting progressive/fusion approach plus their signature polyrhythms:   More videos at Chus Maestro’s youtube channel

Dinodrummer!

Just having fun stuffed inside a dinosaur costume practicing ambidextrousness. John Stanier from Helmet has an unique style and sound which was the reason to play this tune. The main rhythm may seem simple and mechanic but is groovy and…

Playing one-handed

A couple of months ago I broke a finger of my right hand and when the doctor wrapped my arm with paster I knew that I won´t be able to play for at least two months… But instead of feeling…

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