Danny Carey, drummer of Tool and Volto, and pioneering musician when it comes to the intersection between technology and music, recently spoke out in an interview with Synesthesia Corporation, the creators of the Mandala drums.
"The drums can get pretty boring as a solo instrument", says Danny. In the video interview, he demonstrates how electronic drums have changed the way he performs, both live and in the recording studio.
Danny talks about anticipating chord changes and setting up a song's nuances and changes while leading people into a new space, all with the help of his Mandala drums.
For Danny, it's the very action of 'leading' the audience through a song that marks a great artist. Artfully carrying people through the pathways of a piece to that 'new space' that they're expecting to reach is, in fact, the core of the art form.
You can take that thought even further – it's not about being different for the sake of being different, or creating sounds for the sake of creating sounds. It's about exploring music with an open ear, but still listening for those specific sounds, beats, and rhythms that ring true and stir something universal in everyone.
