... life was as simple as a 5 gallon plastic bucket?" Todd Irving of FunkPlastic.
I saw this guy yesterday on AMNW, a local morning TV show; he drums on 5 gallon plastic paint buckets. I know he's not the first person to do that, but I liked his style. I couldn't remember his name, so I e-mailed the show, and lo and behold, they got back to me the very next day, today (kudos AMNW).
The reason this interested me, of course, is that my husband is a drummer. So we can usually appreciate all things "beat", especially people who are original. Alas, hubby was at work when this show aired, so he was unable to see it. So this morning we looked him up.
He's got a MySpace and a website, though it seems the website is down. You can also find him on YouTube, search for FunkPlastic. Last summer, he opened here for Erykah Badu. He also mentioned that he has an audition with Stomp next year.
From the Portland Trailblazers website interview (he plays at Blazer games from time to time) :
"I was trained in the Pentecostal church as a drummer. Our gift is natural. My grandfather prayed for my Dad when he was 11. My Dad has been playing the piano every since. I have three brothers that are musicians. My Dad prayed for us and we picked up our designated instruments and we’ve been playing every since."From Willamette Week:
"He's a 38-year-old father, a former business and theology student, son of a long-rooted Portland family, active in the church where his father's the Pastor."Anyhow... check out this vid if you're so inclined. Oh, and did I mention he's a believer?
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ReplyDeleteGood post always cool to find people like this guy. i told barbara if she comes up here hopefully all us portland peeps can have lunch together. Just so you know i live right down the street from clackamas town center and right next door to my church lol cant beat that!!! have you ever been to new Hope or Rolling Hills??? just curious. Huge huge bldgs Hope all the ice melts before saturday!!!
I haven't ever been to New Hope or Rolling Hills, but I've heard good things about both (I'm not just saying that). It's interesting that even having lived all my life here in unchurched country, there are still so many churches I have never been to.
ReplyDeletehmmm,he only practices 6 hrs a day.....I'm sure my wife won't mind me practicing for hours every day...it won't bother her at all right! And we all know our neighbors to the North love it...LOL! Maybe I can get our dogs to stand on the deck and howl while I pound the drums.
ReplyDeleteSeriously though, that's really cool what that guy is doing and the heritage behind it. I love the simplicity too of taking something something so humble like a 5 gallon bucket and turning it into an instrument of praise....hmmmm, I'm seeing a parallel here - so are we all a bunch of 5 gallon buckets who think we're just here to work and carry heavy loads? Even an old bucket can be glamorious in God's hands, but sometimes he has to turn us upside down!
Hey, This is FunkPlastic. I appreciate your blog. I will be auditioning for stomp next week and hope to do well. Please pray for me that Gods anointing on my life takes over while I'm playing. Are you guys believers?
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