Solo · Odd-subdivision groove writer — quintuplets, septuplets and hybrid grooves that still feel like pop
A five-note grouping played across the snare and one tom, resolving cleanly on the one
Practise: Sing 'one-two-three-four-five' evenly before ever picking up sticks
Comes out of: Stage 1 — Foundations — clean subdivision control
Heard in: Alter Ego · Perpetual Free · Extrovert
WorkoutA 16th-note pattern split unpredictably between snare and kick rather than played on one voice
Practise: Write the pattern out first, then play hands-only and feet-only before combining
Comes out of: Stage 2 — Core grooves — hybrid hands and feet
Heard in: Wobble Frame · Waiting 2 · Yala
WorkoutA seven-note grouping stretched across two beats, used to create a brief odd-feeling lift
Practise: Loop the seven slowly against a steady quarter-note click until it locks
Comes out of: Stage 3 — Signature techniques — quintuplet phrasing
Heard in: Alter Ego · Perpetual Free · Mono Poly
WorkoutThe snare backbeat shifted off beat 2 and 4 using an odd grouping, then resolved back
Practise: Play the straight groove first, then nudge the snare later by the grouping's length
Comes out of: Stage 1 — Foundations — clean subdivision control
Heard in: Alter Ego · Extrovert
WorkoutA groove where the accent pattern moves around the kit like a melody line
Practise: Map the accent pattern on paper first, then play it slowly moving hand to hand
Comes out of: Stage 1 — Foundations — clean subdivision control
Heard in: Alter Ego · Wobble Frame · Puzzle
WorkoutUsing the hi-hat's open and closed states as a dynamic colour inside a steady groove
Practise: Practise opening and closing the hat independently before adding the rest of the groove
Comes out of: Stage 1 — Foundations — clean subdivision control
Heard in: Wobble Frame · Extrovert · Abbey Road Medley (live arrangement)
WorkoutA steady kick ostinato in four with the hands phrasing a five-note pattern on top
Practise: Isolate each limb fully before combining, starting far below performance tempo
Comes out of: Stage 3 — Signature techniques — quintuplet phrasing
Heard in: Puzzle · Perpetual Free · Mono Poly
WorkoutA short composed fill that directly answers the rhythmic question posed by the groove before it
Practise: Play four bars of groove, then compose a fill that completes its phrase, not just fills space
Comes out of: Stage 4 — Septuplet phrasing and odd fills
Heard in: Alter Ego · Perpetual Free · Abbey Road Medley (live arrangement)
WorkoutAlternating rapidly between a straight-feel groove and an odd-grouping fill mid-phrase
Practise: Loop two bars straight, two bars odd, gradually shortening the straight section
Comes out of: Stage 3 — Signature techniques — quintuplet phrasing
Heard in: Alter Ego · Perpetual Free · Extrovert
WorkoutA groove built primarily from tom voices with the snare used sparingly as an accent
Practise: Build the tom pattern first, then add snare accents only where the phrase needs punctuation
Comes out of: Stage 2 — Core grooves — hybrid hands and feet
Heard in: Alter Ego · Wobble Frame · Puzzle
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