Blue Man Group - 2022 Stage Drums Rundown

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Blue Man Group - 2022 Stage Drums Rundown

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Жыл бұрын

Jeff Tortora & Kalen Allmandinger of the Blue Man Group took us on an exclusive backstage tour where all their mad science percussion experiments take place.
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@GabeMillerMusic Жыл бұрын

I love these guys' enthusiasm. This whole operation looks like a drummer's paradise

@eldiablo3794 Жыл бұрын

I went to the wax museum in Las Vegas, and they have a Blue Man Group exhibit where they have that pvc pipes set up and you can play them with paddles. You can even change the pitch of the pipes by pulling the tubes up and down.. I'm a drummer and I literally stayed on that thing for like an hour while my family finished the exhibits because I had never played or experienced anything like it before lol.

@gabe_s_videos Жыл бұрын

I've wanted to play one of those things SO BADLY ever since I was 12 years old (I'm the only person I know who can say a BMG record is one of my all time favorites, right alongside Who's Next and Songs For Silverman lol)

@BryanSteacy Жыл бұрын

It's called a Drumbone. There's schematics, instructions and videos online if you want to try make your own.

@gabe_s_videos Жыл бұрын

@@BryanSteacy I dont wanna work that hard :P

@CatBot007 Жыл бұрын

So that where the old pvcs went, the Vegas show has had a new one every time they moved locations

@luisrene2633 Жыл бұрын

Blue man great show, very much for drummer's

@chefjames9085 Жыл бұрын

Too cool! Way to go, Jeff!!!! Gotta get out there to see you soon.

@jefftortora5386 Жыл бұрын

Thanks James, comon out!

@manracmolactrac Жыл бұрын

Saw them in 2010 Boston. They were doing the paint drums at the time, hilarious and incredibly musical show.

@jonnyrockets4756 Жыл бұрын

Blue men are great, highly recommended 👌

@THEADVENTURECHANNEL11 Жыл бұрын

My pleasure to see you guys two weeks ago in Vegas.

@MichaelAChang Жыл бұрын

That's artistry at a very unique level. I never had the privilege to see the show; hopefully some day. Greetings from Montreal, Canada.

@jaylasvegas8445 Жыл бұрын

JT is a LEGEND. Great dude. Blue Man Group OG. You should see him perform in the band Tinnitus ( few BMG band members rocking out together while Jeff sings it out) Love you dude!!!

@jefftortora5386 Жыл бұрын

Jay! Thanks for the props and the Tinnitus plug, sending love back to one of the best soundmen in the buis!

@colinandrewviljoen Жыл бұрын

Our band played a gig with Tinnitus in South Africa a few years back, those dudes not only rock but are such rad dudes too.

@jefftortora5386 Жыл бұрын

@@colinandrewviljoen ah thanks Colin,fun times! Rumours or the Good luck bar maybe?

@colinandrewviljoen Жыл бұрын

@@jefftortora5386 it was Rumours.

@ZaxDrumsandGolf Жыл бұрын

Cool to see Kalen explaining everything!! It all sounds and looks great!!

@jaygatesimpersonates Жыл бұрын

Hey Jeff, what a pleasant surprise when this popped up on my KZfaq feed . . . glad to see you're still mandelgrooving! I can believe it's been 20 years since you gave me the behind the scenes tour . . . rock on!

@BillRayDrums Жыл бұрын

It warms my heart to see someone else using the Mini China on an Xhat stand w/ a 12" HH top! I've been using that same setup since the mid 1990s and it's a great effect.

@timkickinkuiken Жыл бұрын

Seeing one of your shows is on my bucket list.

@RobertDorschel Жыл бұрын

Wow, Jeff from Syracuse is still with them, that's awesome

@richboshart1201 Жыл бұрын

Wow, they’ve come a long way since I saw them about twenty years ago at Luxor.

@CatBot007 Жыл бұрын

Its good to see they kept the drum wall sort of the same

@thesledgehammerblog Жыл бұрын

I saw the Luxor show too back in the day, and quite enjoyed it. Need to go back and see the current one.

@jolemite2639 Жыл бұрын

Roger that! I went around the same time. During the period when Tim “Herb” Alexander had a run with them. Got to take a pic with him in the lobby after the show. One of the best experiences ever.

@alclemist4991 Жыл бұрын

I always wanted to be a drummer for them.

@PacificNatureTV Жыл бұрын

this was dope, gave me a lot more appreciation of BMG!!

@skinbanger2112 Жыл бұрын

Great video Jeff!!! Glad to see your well and wishing you continued success!!! ✌🏻

@jasonturner1045 Жыл бұрын

very interesting. I've seen Blue Man Group live and it never occurred to me there were more drummers "in disguise"

@anothergoogleuser Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing.

@VasinYaroslav Жыл бұрын

Great episode . Thx ;)

@IIIElijah Жыл бұрын

When I worked as Light Tech assistant 1 day. I was disgusted to learn it was a show on a cd not live about 2008. Very well rehearsed. The custom light console had missle command game in it.

@Stretchwiz Жыл бұрын

Just saw them today

@drumdiscussion7776 Жыл бұрын

Very cool tour of the instruments and musicians.

@nathanwilkerson4382 Жыл бұрын

I caught Jeff with Femmes in Reno at our Italian fest last time around. Nice to see a Vegas style show in Reno and Jeff was great~

@jefftortora5386 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Nathan, the Italian fest was fun with the Femmes! ha

@nathanwilkerson4382 Жыл бұрын

@@jefftortora5386 We dug it man! Hope to catch your gig again!

@mikelawson6456 Жыл бұрын

Saw these guys in NYC. They were awesome

@AdamAarts Жыл бұрын

Greatest show I’ve seen. The BMG is obviously the ‘star’ but the band was right there killing it

@paanglin Жыл бұрын

Outstanding shipmates. Press on. USS Kitty Hawk CV-63 Jan 1980 to July 1983. Art lover for life.

@actionfigureschannel Жыл бұрын

JT is the man. fantastic drummer. Love that he's rocking the Tinnitus T shirt.

@martinkitty Жыл бұрын

I've seen the BMG show in Vegas 5 times and I loved every single performance, I also own their show made paintings, drum sticks and have their face paint autographs. Luxor 2002 Luxor 2004 Venetian 2009 Monte Carlo 2015 Luxor 2018

@jeremyb66 Жыл бұрын

Wish blue man would Come back to Tulsa ok

@matthewpaluch777 Жыл бұрын

😎👍It's not easy being BLUE man!

@greggyd321 Жыл бұрын

Love u guys!

@antonharmacinski276 Жыл бұрын

The BMG is coming to my city in a couple of weeks and I got tix for xmas. This was a cool concert psych up for me.

@waffalobill Жыл бұрын

Wish I could catch your show. Amazing stuff from what I seen of older shows.

@dirtlifemagazine Жыл бұрын

My wife and I saw Blue Man Group a few weeks ago and it is still my favorite show on the Strip! We also caught you at Todd Kern's birthday. I was the one that left the comment, I feel sorry for your cymbals LOL

@jefftortora5386 Жыл бұрын

Oh cool, haaa, I remember!

@jonny555ive Жыл бұрын

Extremely cool thanks for uploading this this was fun to watch

@zamoragera13 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the seizure at the beginning of the video Really needed that

@jeffstillwell6802 Жыл бұрын

Top 10 uses of science and engineering! (Unofficial 😂)

@MrBat60 Жыл бұрын

FANTASTIC WHEN ARE COMING IN FRANCE?

@resonanttotality8322 Жыл бұрын

A gig I would love to have...

@charlenetrawick1647 Жыл бұрын

amazing!

@TRIPPLEJAY00 Жыл бұрын

As a musician, especially a drummer. I would be deep in my element.

@matthewgonano636 Жыл бұрын

Nice

@CatBot007 Жыл бұрын

There's glass around the band members? I didn't even notice, heck I thought I was hearing the drums directly from the band towers, turns out they got some really good speakers in that theater

@frankspikes7858 Жыл бұрын

I would hate to be thier tech. Lol. That's a great deal of head changing.

@iamnoone9041 Жыл бұрын

LYNCOURT!!!!!!!

@jenko701 Жыл бұрын

Like an old school circus drummer with a three ring circus.

@robval156 Жыл бұрын

Love BMG

@mikek4288 Жыл бұрын

shawn crahan, the lost blue man

@coolhatadventures8111 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your wonderful demonstration. Can you improvise or solo at anytime during the show? And did you rehearse written music or arrangements ?

@jefftortora5386 Жыл бұрын

My pleasure, thank you for enjoying! No. There are moments of improvisation within the Blue Man estehtic/style and a specific section where its pretty crazy drumming wise. No written music, but yes to arrangements, there are specific parts and sections

@Miloshe71 Жыл бұрын

Interesting note about the show. When I auditioned many years ago, I had a conversation with a blue man and he told me the pay scale. It’s actually pretty low considering the amount of shows. The reason is, because you don’t have speaking roles, you’re considered a clown and the pay for that is something like 2k per week if I recall? Gotta be higher now, but it was way lower than I had anticipated.

@02smithm1 Жыл бұрын

That is interesting, especially with the amount of money these guys must take in Vegas. But not gonna lie, £8k+ per month for a dream job, I'd take it!

@musiqsoundsproductions Жыл бұрын

@@02smithm1 but its probably before tax, you have to pay for insurance, and no certainty how long you will be given the gig.

@02smithm1 Жыл бұрын

@@musiqsoundsproductions Even pre-tax in Nevada, it's a pretty sweet deal (for those of appropriate work ethic and stamina!). Although you'll have to excuse my ignorance, but wouldn't the 'employer' cover all insurance? That's the case in the UK where I'm at, but I know the US does have some funky laws...

@musiqsoundsproductions Жыл бұрын

@@02smithm1 even in the uk the employer doesn’t cover insurance if you are a hired gun on contract (that is if the Uk still hase the same rules after brexit) and when you do tours or shows you aren’t an empolyee but a hired contractor. And even if insurance was paid, it would be wise to set at least half of what you earn at the bottom, for downtime.

@realSethMeyers Жыл бұрын

I'd take that kind of money now.

@brentharmonmusicproduction Жыл бұрын

I wonder what I mics they use?

@weareparkerful Жыл бұрын

Probably good ones

@TM_Stone Жыл бұрын

The Blue Men aren't real? At least Santa is coming soon.

@TheLostWarriorX Жыл бұрын

Uhm.... I think you should sit down for a minute..... can I get you a straight jack... I mean blanket we have to talk

@alclemist4991 Жыл бұрын

This is sarcasm right lol.

@TheLostWarriorX Жыл бұрын

Your upset... just go with what you feel...

@marchdoesvlogs9823 Жыл бұрын

Imagine if two members of this Blue Man Group did a tour with Slipknot where they play percussion with Clown and Pfaff

@jefftortora5386 Жыл бұрын

A couple of us jammed with Clown and Chris Fehn in our rehersal room back around 2003!

@marchdoesvlogs9823 Жыл бұрын

@@jefftortora5386 you did?! If yes, you must be lucky and it must’ve been fun when you did it!

@jefftortora5386 Жыл бұрын

@@marchdoesvlogs9823 yes and yes! Was very cool.

@marchdoesvlogs9823 Жыл бұрын

@@jefftortora5386 Woah! Epic.

@ALLforROME Жыл бұрын

You gotta be a certain height to be in the BMG! I think it's like 5'10-6' ….unfortunately, I'm 5'8 soooo they told me to go fock myself! 💯

@stryker819 Жыл бұрын

Kinda reminds me of Mike Portnoy with your playing.

@StupidYTmakingNonSenceUpdates Жыл бұрын

Heyy...uhh epilepsy warning for the heavy flashing lights.

@RobCartwright Жыл бұрын

Do StikYard next.

@troykruse5161 Жыл бұрын

I thought Blas Elias was part of this 🤔

@TheHillbillyR 23 сағат бұрын

I’m Santa Claus Facebook or hillbilly rick you tube do fundraisers for st Jude’s Can you tell me the name of the big kick drum on top stage Looks five foot Hillbilly rick you tube ?

@Mikej1592 Жыл бұрын

They have come a long way since shilling for Intel back in 2000, I would love to see their show, but I still refuse to go anywhere with lots of people.

@KHH-87 Жыл бұрын

22…Bass drum? I don’t know what that other word was he used…….some ‘sound guy-‘dude’ ’ made up word, too bad.

@markallen4127 Жыл бұрын

Kick?

@musiqsoundsproductions Жыл бұрын

Its either Kick or Bass Drum. It has been for decades.

@KHH-87 Жыл бұрын

BASS drum for decades....that other word, maybe 15 years? I've never kicked my bass drums...ever since I started playing drums in '77...lol Carry on --cheers!

@musiqsoundsproductions Жыл бұрын

@@KHH-87 heard it 30 years ago already, so that is three decades.