There’s never been a better time to assert your status as a bona fide riff lord. Isolation is hitting hard and we’re all picking up that shitty Fender Squire that we bought on Gumtree five years ago in the hopes of becoming the next Thurston Moore. Luckily we’re in good company; members of Tool, Megadeth and Korn are teaming up with the Berklee College of Music on a live stream webinar on bass and drums.
The event will feature bassist Justin Chancellor of Tool, Dave Ellegson of Megadeth and Billy Sheehan — who has cut his teeth with David Lee Roth and Steve Vai. If you have a penchant for percussions drummers Danny Carey of Tool, Ray Luzier of Korn and Dirk Verbeuren of Megadeth will be joining the party.
The session — hosted on Zoom — is set to “explore the evolution of their musical journeys” in order to “better understand this ‘Heavy’ drum/bass relationship where groove, precision, and intensity are key.” Along with some tutorials, the program promises “education, conversation, career advice, and gig stories.”
The Zoom session will go live on Thursday, April 16th at 1PM. It’s free and open to everyone, you can find all the relevant information here.
In other news, Maynard James Keenan of Tool recently let on that he plans to enter the business of roasting coffee beans. If you weren’t already aware, the industrial icon owns a winery, Caduceus Cellars.
Back in January, a tweet from Cadecus Cellars incited a reply from Twitter user suggesting that “If Maynard really wants to take over the world, he’ll start selling Caduceus gourmet coffee.”
Keenan replied to the tweet, confirming that he was currently working on his own brew, set to arrive by 2022.
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“Two years,” Keenan responded. “Heard it here first. Mark it.”
Whilst us normal folk are dedicating this bizarre time to becoming the next Maynard James Keenan, it looks as though Maynard James Keenan is dedicating this time to be more like us normal folk.
