[IN-IT] 'Drum' Your Life!

Since the fall of last year, the changes inside and outside have had to spend quite a bit of daily life. At that time, there was a new world that recharged the energy of subsided life. (Oh, of course, I'm not playing the drums myself.)

The meeting with the world of 'drums' began with 'genius drummer' Lee Sang-min who is pioneering his own world of music. When I accidentally watched his video, the colorful excitement of the beat, as well as the primitive excitement of the powerful percussion beat, woke me up at once.

'Duds!' The genius drummer's hitting heart hasn't left her for a while.

As an omnivorous pop music lover, it was unusual for me to have never been as addicted to music as digging into a particular genre or instrument. Of course, there was a time when I sat quietly behind the band in the hall and was fascinated by the drummer's charisma, which snatched snares, cymbals, and tamtams, but only then.


The late wind is scary ... My interests have not only limited to playing, but have been extended to the instrument itself, a drum. Every night, he talked about the drum equipment on YouTube and immersed himself in searching videos of famous drummers at home and abroad.

After watching the video for a while, I realized that it was important. The drummer is not in a prominent position even in a band performance. Often on the left and right sides, even in the center, they are often hidden by the movements of vocals and guitarists who dominate the front stage. In addition, there are many occasions when you can't see lights or stage smoke as the stage effect. (People usually remember vocals too much, and it doesn't seem to memorize drummers.)

Nevertheless, the drummer acts as a 'real leader' that captures the rhythm of the band ensemble and tunes the rest of the instrument.

Lee Sang-min, a genius drummer, said in an interview.

“In New York's music scene, where musicians from all over the world gather, the drummer seat is called the“ hot seat. ”

'hot seat' means that the person plays a role that is practically important regardless of what is seen in the seat. This is why drums are called the 'heart of the band'.


Mr. Lee also received this question from a music program DJ.

"You already have a world-renowned reputation, but do you have any regrets when you can't show up in front of another singer's session because of the instrumental nature of drums, and your thirst for your music?"

Lee Sang-min's response, which seems to have already overcome the problem, was reconfirmed in his performance.

Musicians who play musical instruments have many sessions, which should be chosen by someone, whether singer or band. I expect to be called by others without knowing, and I concentrate on it.

Lee Sang-min said. Once you get used to being called, it's easy to be central to your music life. But more importantly, before I was chosen by someone, I chose it. Even if I had no power and reputation to choose from, it seemed to emphasize the importance of active and subjective attitudes, not passive waiting. He confessed that every piece of music he plays, whether it be his solo performance or a session for someone, has lived with the idea of ​​his music.

I was able to feel the weight of the horse because I had a lot of young people who were dreaming of a successful musician. His words, which echoed awkwardly among the young musicians, overlapped the meaning of work and the role of the editor, who should always stand behind the artist's existence. It soon came to me that the nature of such a task was not limited to the editor. All the content, goods, and services we create are always based on someone's choice.

Yesterday was the man of choice, today is the man of choice, revealed to the front and hidden from the back. In a capitalist industrial society, people may constantly live a breathtaking pendulum movement between the two. More honestly, you have to wait a lot more to choose than to choose, where you stand out from where you stand out. Even if it is an unavoidable reality, the life of waiting for a choice and of trying to create my own beats and rhythms in the waiting will be different. Because we have the power to play the drums of your own life at any moment, at any moment.