‘The DrumBuddha’ Online – Welcome to 2024…!

BobBB ‘The DrumBuddha’

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Ben busy recording numerous Recording Projects in Studio and TWO Special All-Star Big Band / Vocal Projects LIVE… New Music and Videos posting soon, Stay Tuned…!

ANNOUNCING… All-New CrossFire Big Band / Crossfire Jazz Orchestra…! More Photos / Videos and 2024 Concert Listings coming soon, Stay Tuned…! 

Drummers & Drumming Fans! It’s Back! Tune in to Joe Gansas’ ‘Around The KitDrum Talk Radio Show Sunday Nights 8:30-11:00pm ET / 5:30-8:00pm PT, every week features great Drumming conversations galore…

ATK Episode #206 – Talking with Gary Husband, Jon Berger, and my longtime drumming friend, the amazing Mickey Curry, drummer for Bryan Adams, Hall & Oates, and the Cult…

ATK Episode #198 – The Dr. Steve Gadd Tribute (click for replay) featuring Dave Weckl, David Garibaldi, Dave DiCenso, Daniel Glass, Kenny Aronoff, Kelli Rae Tubbs, John Favicchia, Rick Latham, and Yours Truly, BobBB Bachtold…

ATK Episode #149 featured Nate Morton from ‘The Voice’ and Dave DiCenso from MA, along with BobBB, talking about Everything Drums SOTU 2019…

Also check out BobBB on the ATK Episode #107 from Sunday, January 14th 2018, and ATK Episode #89 featuring a Tribute to Ringo Starr with Kenny Aronoff and BobBB calling in…

Currently Playing LIVE and In The Studio with: 

  • The POWER of MUSIC Show — Featuring Marty Edwards… Stay tuned for more details, Full Band Benefit Shows Feb 16th (Sold Out) , April 7th, and April 14th 2024, Tickets still available…
  • CrossFire Big Band — Kelowna’s newest All-Star Big Band, led by Malcolm Green / Bruce Dougall / Angus Armstrong, featuring original tunes and arrangements from Malcolm, along with your favourite Classic and Modern Big Band Arrangements (Sammy Nestico, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Neal Hefti, Bill Conti, Maynard Ferguson, Bill Chase, Gordon Goodwin, Louis Dowdeswell, Etc…)… More Live Shows now being booked for 2023, 2023 Concert Schedule posting soon, Stay Tuned…

 

BobBB’s New CrossFire Big Band Drumset 20230531

BobBB & Dave Mihal (Cod Gone Wild, Hip Replacements, Nashville Session / Live Drums) with the Great Mickey Curry (Longtime Drummer for Bryan Adams, Hall & Oates, The Cure, Et Al) 2017…

(BobBB directly behind Dr. Steve Gadd and Dave Weckl, at their personal Invitation — Official Yamaha Family Photo, Winter NAMM 2017 LA, CA USA)

Themes From 007 Medley – performed by Maestro Leonard Camplin’s Kelowna Pops Orchestra, Featuring Guest Conductor Heather Davis, Prospera Place, Canada Day 2016 (featuring BobBB on Drums)

Wichita Lineman – performed by Maestro Leonard Camplin’s Kelowna Pops Orchestra, Featuring Guest Conductor and Arranger Heather Davis, Guest Vocalist Marty Edwards and The Revival Band (featuring BobBB on Drums), Prospera Place, Canada Day 2015…

The Jazz Police performed by Dreamland Big Band, Featured solos by Malcolm Green on Alto Sax, Gary Taylor on Guitar, and BobBB on Drums, Freedom’s Door Gala Benefit, 12th May 2018… Originally written & arranged by Gordon Goodwin for his Big Phat Band…

Basie Straight Ahead performed by Dreamland Big Band, Featured solos by Vivien Farr on Piano and Steve Walden on Tenor Sax, Freedom’s Door Gala Benefit, West Kelowna BC, 12th May 2018…

Don’t Pull Your Love (Out On Me Baby) – performed by Marty Edwards & The Revival, Centennial Place, Fort Saskatchewan AB, May 2015…

Woman, Woman – performed by Marty Edwards & The Revival, Centennial Place, Fort Saskatchewan AB, May 2015…

Also Playing Live & In Studio with: 

And Coming Soon…

  • Featured Master Classes & Instruction Videos back for 2022…!) 
  • ‘It’s all Twos and Threes’ — and THE MAGIC (‘Grease’) in the Infinite Spaces In-Between… The Pulse of ‘The Grease’ as ‘The Secret Sauce’ of ‘The Groove’…
  • The Power of Para-Paradiddles (RLRRLL / LRLLRR) —  and Leading Hand Sticking (asymmetrical sticking) vs Hand-To-Hand Sticking (along with Paradiddles of all shapes and sizes…
  • Audio / Video / Play-Along Multimedia Tracks & Samples
  • Musical Drumming to Support & Enhance Vocalists, Soloists, and Ensembles — ‘Music First, ALWAYS SERVE The MUSIC’…!
  • BobBB’s ‘Rubik’s Cube Model‘ for Shots & Accents in Big Band / Jazz / Fusion / Rock Contexts (Thanks Ted Reed, for the inspiration and initial ‘2x2x2’ Concept) 
  • Musically Effective & Stylistically Appropriate Chart Interpretation — Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced / PRO Levels
  • Advanced Applied Rhythmic Concepts & 4 Limb ‘Ambi-Sticking’ 
  • Linear vs Layered Grooves — Their respective uses for optimal musical effect (along with the advantages and disadvantages of each, live & studio — very different…!)
  • Creating Layered Simultaneous Half-Time & Double-Time Grooves, using Linear Funk and reassigned rudimental sticking principles 
  • Stylistic / Genre Mashups for Enhancing Creativity 
  • Complete Discography (200+ Album Projects and counting…)
  • Designing Ergonomic Drumset & Integrated Percussion Setups for Maximum Efficiency / Comfort / Sonics – Live & Studio
  • Developing Enhanced Improvisational Skills via ‘In-The-Moment’ Zen ‘No-Mind’ Exercises & Practices
  • And So So Much More, Please Stay Tuned…!

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Contact BobBB for Studio Sessions, Drum Tracks (@DrumBuddhaCaveStudios or elsewhere), Live Concerts (Starting Q4-2022), or Private / Group Master Classes @: 

BobBB-KennyA-KirkB 2007

BobBB K&TC Ricardos 2007

BobBB ME&TR 3


More Videos Featuring BobBB on YouTube:



“Learnin’ The Blues” – Dreamland Big Band, Featuring ‘The Sinatra Guy’ Robert Fine, 2011 Bridges Benefit, Kelowna Community Theatre, BC…


Sax For The Soul” – Dreamland Big Band, Featuring Malcolm Green, Sax / Composer, 2011 Bridges Benefit, Kelowna Community Theatre, BC…

Lots more videos coming soon, stay tuned!

Bob ‘BobBB The DrumBuddha’ Bachtold has over three decades of experience as a first-call live & studio drummer / percussionist for top Classic & Modern R&B, Jazz, Funk, Rock, Blues, Big Bands, Latin, Fusion, and Pop / Symphonic Orchestras throughout North America. 

BobBB is best known for his tone, taste, touch, intense groove, and uniquely uncanny ability to lift any size and type of musical group to new musical heights – making the music come alive with that ‘extra special something’ that discerning artists and audiences crave and live for – regardless of how demanding the performance, group, situation, or environment. 

BobBB has also played or recorded with Harry Nilsson, The Platters, Leonard Camplin & Kelowna Pops Orchestra, The Cruzeros, Julie Masi (Parachute Club) & Half A Quorum, Studebaker John, Michael Garding Big Band & Quartet, George Robert (RIP), Cat ‘Phat Betty’ Wells, Metal Stiletto, EasyFix, MoniFunk, Danny McBride, Steve Soucy (RIP), Robbie Buchanan, Blue City Trio & Quartet, ‘Harpdog’ Brown (RIP), Dan Engelland (RIP), Uptown Hornz, Gino Monopoli & ‘Almost Elvis’ Revue featuring The Uptown Hornz, Oz Fritz, Ivan Lourie, Stan Ross, Henry Piovesan & His Heroes, Kath Raeber & Her TomKats, Sonny Rhodes (RIP), Cal Batchelor, Jason Buie (RIP), Rick ‘Poppa Dawg’ Halisheff & Dogskin Suit, Sherman Doucette, Kenny ‘Blues Boss’ Wayne, Blues Tribe, Tony Coleman, Jimmi Accardi (Monkees, Chuck Berry, The Kojaks, CBGBs, Rock N’ Roll Party), Nolan Murray (Tiller’s Folly), Jon Memolo & The Popoffs, MarvinJ & Friends, Redfish, Johnny Ferreira, Gary Tackett & The California Cowboys, Bobby Black, Paul Sorensen Big Band & Orchestra, Leroy Wiens Orchestra & Okanagan Valley Singers, Katherine van Kampen & Celebration Singers, The Lounge Lizards, Heavy Weather, Saxissimo, Let’s Dance, The Kojaks, EJ Gold, Jan Cox (RIP), Terry Blankenship & Daemon, Cuban Jazz pianist legend Panchito Calimano, Al Downing, Smiley Ortiz & Trio, Hal Harvey & The Affair, Rod Griffith Show Band (RIP), John Stamos, Martha Raye (RIP), The Chambers Brothers (Brian Keenan RIP), SunRidge Church, Christ The King Community Church, & Saddleback Community Church Choir & Band, among many others during the past few decades… 

BobBB has studied formally with Ted Reed (of ‘Syncopation’ fame) and Al ‘Hoot Gibson’ Rudkin (The Revlons / Motown), and has also done formal / informal Master Classes with Dr Steve Gadd, Louie Bellson (RIP), Tony Williams (RIP), Larrie Londin (RIP), Martin Drew (RIP), Ricky Lawson (RIP), Jeff ‘Tain’ Watts, Trevor Lawrence Jr,  Ed Shaughnessy (RIP), Freddy Gruber (RIP), Ed Thigpen (RIP), Jim Chapin (RIP), Joe Morello (RIP), Airto Moreira, Trilok Gurtu, Tris Imboden, Walfredo Reyes Jr, Manolo Badrena, Mino Cinelu, Ramon Lopez (RIP), and many other drumming & percussion Masters over the years. 

BobBB endorses Dunnett Custom Snare Drums and George Way Drums (Thank You Ronn for your sonically and visually amazing Drums), Paiste Cymbals (Many Thanks to the Paiste Family, Franklin Vanderbilt, JR RobinsonAbe Laboriel Jr,  Dave Karasony, Vinnie Colaiuta, & Ricky Lawson), Tama Pedals & Hardware (Thank You, Kenny Aronoff), Remo Drumheads & Ethnic Percussion, Vater & Ahead drumsticks & accessories, and Vic Firth specialty sticks, mallets & brushes

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