The Code Of Funk

This cutting-edge book and audio package brings the drumming of David Garibaldi and the music of Tower of Power to your practice room and provides an in-depth look at the concepts that David uses to create his futuristic, yet old-school, grooves. Includes: Eighty page book with detailed transcriptions by David of his drum performance in each of eight tunes from T.O.P's most recent album ?Oakland Zone? (Or Music), incisive commentary, photos, a biography,a suggested listening list and more. A CD with all 8 tracks minus David's drums, allows you to ?sit in? with this legendary band. Each track provides ?clicktrack? count-in, followed by a complete ?music minus drums? stereo mix including the lead vocals and solos. Two bonus DVD-ROMs with instrumental versions of these tracks in file formats that can be looped, slowed down using programs such as Acid and GarageBand and remixed using multi-track studio software such as ProTools, Cakewalk, or Nuendo for further exploration and study. Includes a ReadMe file and also a video tutorial with detailed instructions.