{"id":25156,"date":"2020-09-07T08:11:49","date_gmt":"2020-09-07T15:11:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/?p=25156"},"modified":"2022-08-19T13:22:29","modified_gmt":"2022-08-19T20:22:29","slug":"jt-bates-interview-drumeo-gab-podcast-183","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/jt-bates-interview-drumeo-gab-podcast-183\/","title":{"rendered":"JT Bates: The Art Between Man And Machine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/15874526\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/87A93A\/\" width=\"100%\" height=\"90\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5><em>\u201cYou can never forget that a technique book is someone else\u2019s ideas that they actually put on paper. Those aren\u2019t your ideas.\u201d<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>JT Bates is a drummer from the Twin Cities area (Saint Paul, to be specific). He was recently informed (by Aaron Dessner from The National) that three tracks he&#8217;d been asked to perform on earlier in the year were actually for the new Taylor Swift record, <em> Folklore<\/em>. That seems like an opportunity that could potentially heighten JT\u2019s career. So, naturally, I had to feature him on the podcast to discuss this massive opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>But this is just a small part of what JT is about. It is really JT\u2019s skills and fortunate networking situations that made this opportunity possible. JT has the incredible ability to add the human touch of drum set playing to music featuring programmed drums. He is a very conscientious drummer who knows exactly how to fill that space. I also encourage people to check out the drum duets that he has performed with his long-time friend Dave King on YouTube.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>In this episode:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>You will hear about&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>JT\u2019s game-changing moment where he learned that his drumming was featured on Taylor Swift\u2019s new record \u201cFolklore\u201d<\/li>\n<li>If he knew the gig was Taylor Swift, would he have performed differently<\/li>\n<li>JT\u2019s passion projects and how these have been a great study to learn what he has applied on several projects for other artists<\/li>\n<li>Our mutual love for ambient music<\/li>\n<li>Rates and whether a big recording gig like Taylor Swift changes anything<\/li>\n<li>Embracing our true selves and experimenting regardless of if it is right or wrong<\/li>\n<li>The relationship between sound and emotional response<\/li>\n<li>How day to day events affect our creative output<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Why you should listen:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The big takeaway in this episode, in my opinion, is the idea of creating full\/complete music or drum parts with very few ingredients. This is one form of mastery that is often overlooked. We often look at adding rather than subtracting to create something that we believe feels finished. While this is a small portion of the episode, I think it is the most interesting concept for drummers to examine and apply in certain situations.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Music used in this podcast comes from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/jt-bates.bandcamp.com\/album\/open-relationship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JT Bates&#8217; \u201cOpen Relationships\u201d.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Follow JT:<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jt_bates_\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instagram<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jtbatesdrums.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Website<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Follow Drumeo Gab:<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/drumeogab\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instagram<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/drumeogabpodcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UClVNG62FcO82sRtmAzmoNXA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">YouTube<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JT Bates found out after the fact that three tracks he&#8217;d recorded were for Taylor Swift&#8217;s album, Folklore. 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