Todd "Vinny" Vinciguerra | Official Site http://www.anotherstateofmind.com Drummer, Author and heck of a nice guy! Sat, 04 May 2013 23:44:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 New CD progress http://www.anotherstateofmind.com/new-cd-progress/ http://www.anotherstateofmind.com/new-cd-progress/#comments Sat, 04 May 2013 23:44:58 +0000 Todd "Vinny" Vinciguerra http://www.anotherstateofmind.com/?p=332 Competed the drum tracks for my new EP. Heard the rough rhythm tracks…great work by Tony Franklin. Sent the first 2 songs off to guitar monster Joel Hoekstra
Cannot wait to hear the finished product….pretty trippy grooves…rock on.

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]]> http://www.anotherstateofmind.com/update-feb-2013/feed/ 0 Adding a variation to a basic Chop Builders lesson http://www.anotherstateofmind.com/adding-a-variation-to-a-basic-chop-builders-lesson/ http://www.anotherstateofmind.com/adding-a-variation-to-a-basic-chop-builders-lesson/#comments Wed, 31 Oct 2012 21:13:40 +0000 Todd "Vinny" Vinciguerra http://www.anotherstateofmind.com/?p=306  

8th note16th chop builder

Click on the link to view a new variation to a classic chop builder exercise!

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Tony and I hanging out before jamming at a party.

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I like to add this type of pattern to spice up shuffles, blues and swing. Try going over the bar line for added oomph…..just make sure you hit 1 so you do not throw off the rest of the band…..

]]> http://www.anotherstateofmind.com/nanigo-pattern/feed/ 0 Drums all mic’ed up for the Captain Zapped recording session http://www.anotherstateofmind.com/drums-all-miced-up-for-the-captain-zapped-recording-session/ http://www.anotherstateofmind.com/drums-all-miced-up-for-the-captain-zapped-recording-session/#comments Mon, 03 Sep 2012 19:10:17 +0000 Todd "Vinny" Vinciguerra http://www.anotherstateofmind.com/?p=282

]]> http://www.anotherstateofmind.com/drums-all-miced-up-for-the-captain-zapped-recording-session/feed/ 0 My new Promark Custom TX526W sticks are here! http://www.anotherstateofmind.com/my-new-promark-custom-tx526w-sticks-are-here/ http://www.anotherstateofmind.com/my-new-promark-custom-tx526w-sticks-are-here/#comments Fri, 15 Jun 2012 02:22:19 +0000 Todd "Vinny" Vinciguerra http://www.anotherstateofmind.com/?p=276

]]> http://www.anotherstateofmind.com/my-new-promark-custom-tx526w-sticks-are-here/feed/ 0 Update http://www.anotherstateofmind.com/update/ http://www.anotherstateofmind.com/update/#comments Thu, 24 May 2012 16:10:42 +0000 Todd "Vinny" Vinciguerra http://www.anotherstateofmind.com/?p=270 Continue reading →]]> I have been writing tons of double bass drumming exercises. Several will be published in upcoming Modern Drummer magazines. Breaking in my new Ludwig Atlas Pro double pedals in the process. Hands down, they are simply the best pedal I have ever played!

]]> http://www.anotherstateofmind.com/update/feed/ 0 June 2012 Modern Drummer Article http://www.anotherstateofmind.com/june-2012-modern-drummer-article/ http://www.anotherstateofmind.com/june-2012-modern-drummer-article/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 22:22:56 +0000 Todd "Vinny" Vinciguerra http://www.anotherstateofmind.com/?p=261 MD Article June 2012

Please click on the link to view the article I wrote for Modern Drummer magazine.

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