Beatz and Cadence Etc

A song I wrote for my good friend, Drake.
I have been working on this song for a while now, and here are the final results. Its mainly a complextro style but i used many different techniques that I've picked up from learning other genres of EDM and other dance music. I hope you enjoy this song!

Ranger

Army Cadence Drills

Baby elephant walk cover by Via Sonika Bass & Drums Duo
"Baby Elephant Walk" is a piece of music written in 1961 by composer Henry Mancini, for the 1962 release of the movie Hatari! The composer combines brass instruments (including repeated blasts from the tuba) and woodwind elements to convey the sense of a toddler that is large and plodding, but nonetheless filled with the exuberance of youth. The catchy, jazzy simplicity of the tune has made it one of Mancini's most popular works, prompting its appearance on nearly twenty later compilation and best of/greatest hits albums. As the allmusic.com album review states, "if Hatari! is memorable for anything, it's for the incredibly goofy 'Baby Elephant Walk,' which has gone on to be musical shorthand for kookiness of any stripe. Get this tune in your head and it sticks." Hal David reportedly composed lyrics to Mancini's tune, which were never used.
In 1963, Brazilian pré-Jovem Guarda group Trio Esperança recorded a vocal version of this song, titled "O Passo do Elefantinho", with lyrics written by Ruth Blanco. This version was a great hit in national radio performances in Brazil. But the original song by Henry Mancini is popularly recognized by common Brazilian listeners as the Brazilian version title.
The cheerful tone, like that of Mancini's "The Pink Panther Theme", presents a stark contrast to more melancholy Mancini standards such as "Moon River". Due to its "goofy" sound, it is often used in a humorous context. It was also covered by a number of performers in the 1960s, including The Fabulous Echoes on their LP album Those Fabulous Echoes with the Hong Kong-based Diamond Records in 1963 and Bill Haley & His Comets who recorded a version for Orfeon Records in 1964. It was the closing song at the end of The Lemonwheel, the August 1998 music festival that ended the summer tour of jam band Phish. Mancini's version was not released as a single. The Billboard Top 100 singles were Lawrence Welk, and the Miniature Men.
The Nickelodeon animated series The Angry Beavers features a sped-up version of "Baby Elephant Walk" for the show's end credits. For a period of time, it was used as the theme song to The Ramblin' Rod Show, a children's morning cartoon show. The first few notes were used at the start of play in the video game Crazy Climber. The tune is commonly heard throughout Philadelphia Phillies games at Citizens Bank Park. In The Simpsons, it is used by Homer Simpson in the season 2 episode "Dancin' Homer" where he dances as a mascot for the Springfield Isotopes baseball team. During an episode of Minor Adjustments, Darcy (Sara Rue) observes that the cadence of the song allows one to hum it while watching Dr. Hampton pace nervously. In an episode of Friends (episode 7 of season 3, "The One with the Race Car Bed"), Joey hums the song in his head.
The song is currently used as the theme for the character The Virus, played by senior producer Erik "E-Rock" Nagel, on the Opie and Anthony show. The song serves as the musical bed for The Virus as he attempts futilely to come up with just one punchline, hilarity ensues because he is, admittedly, "not very good at this."
The song was prominently featured in the pilot episode of 2012 NBC sitcom, The New Normal.
Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra covered the song as "Tiny Elephant Parade" on their 1990 album Ska Para Toujou.
The Earwolf podcast Who Charted? uses the song underneath their live commercial reads; the song is also frequently used on the Nerdist podcast The Todd Glass Show.

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09) Baby Elephant Walk (Henry Mancini 1961)

Since I'm in the army and all, I might as well start posting cadence songs. This is a cadence song from Singapore...Training To Be Soldiers, or Patriotic Song Number One. In trying to be as realistic as possible I included the leader's voice echoing (off empty buildings, in camp) and the clusterfuck that occasionally happens when fifty-odd guys (who may or may not be able to sing on key...or even open their mouths) try to follow one not-very-enthusiastic leader.

160411 (For the beautiful insomniac-who-is-no-longer-having-problems-falling-asleep)

Training To Be Soldiers

This is a cadence I wrote for the summer of 2012 for the Davis High school Drum line, they went to the rose parade that year. This cadence was played in the parade. This was my attempt at the time to pay homage to the old school sound of drumming, hence the electric wheelchair quote in the beginning, which was a quote of something older. At the time it felt like I was writing a stereotype, however this was one of those pieces I fell in love with and went so well for the hands.

Ropeadope

This intermediate cadence was orrigianally written for my friends at the Bonneville High School Drum line in 2007, Years later I got it out for the Davis High Drum line in 2012. It ended up being played in that years Rose Parade, when it's played it'll groove your pants off.

Rumpus!

#LabRatzBeatBattleZone
Nameless Muzic vs Crafty
Producers were given The drum kit and sample for this #MysteryBoxBattle
Sample Flipped: U.S. Army "Hard Work" cadence

Beat 2

Beat 1

This cadence is my longest yet, and is centered around a main groove that I wrote while eating toast with butter (hence the name). It was commissioned by Ranchview High School is Irving, TX and is simpler than my other compositions so as to be easy to learn but fun to play. The tempo is 116 so it can be used for a parade and with multiple repeated sections, the performers can make it last as long as they want. Enjoy!!!

Image credits: http://blog.naturalinsight.com/task-management/the-proper-method-to-butter-toast-and-other-execution-intelligence-lessons…/

Buttered Toast

Steet beat written for the Southmoore HS Drumline as a parade cadence. 

SHS Street Beat '14

A snare transcription of Penn State's Parade Order cadence from 1997.

Parade Order Snare Transcription '97

Set of recordings from the Sharpsville Marching Band. These are actual recordings, although the fact that this is an album really shouldn't be a thing.

Cadence (Live From The Hermitage Veterans Day Parade)

Cadence Shu (2011)

Dedicated to the men and women of our Armed Forces.

Lyrics:

JB Envy Verse:
I'm living representation that freedom ain't free/ I feel the spirits of the patriots is speaking thru me
What's the use of free speech if we're just speaking thru our muzzles/ Everyone's packing something. Get it
Speaking thru our muzzles/ Occupying streets in hopes of a resolution
No I'm just praying for a diddle change not revolution/ We hold parades on streets to remember lives lost
I'm just praying my sons generation ain't a lost cause/ The nations running out of gauze for its war wounds
Terrorist making car bombs/ My sons watching cartoons
I pray he never sees the day of a world war/ I'd rather see him stage right 
His dad rocking world tours/ This nations what I put my life on the line for
I eat, breathe, sleep, live and I die for her/ You never see these colors run 
You'll never see me fall /For this I pledge allegiance one nation under god

**Chorus**
Pick it up on ya left right left/ 
March it to the cadence everybody in step/c'mon/ Pow - Mia / lost but never forgotten/ souls astray /who we do it for /
life what we live it for 
Jesus Christ tell me what we sinner for/
To troops we salute to the vets we respect 
This is cadence everybody in step

Apprentice Verse:
Gave you the right to bear arms Not the police
I gave you freedom of religion Not the priests
I gave you freedom of press Not tv
Or the journalists or anchors I'm the soldier that was me
And now it's peace Mom screams peace 
Pops screams war blow their tops off
Jeeps
Wrangler so my genes One part ammonia 
Other part bleach So it's hard to breathe
So it's hard to see The woman in the sheets
The 10 year old kid in the passenger seat
Reaching in his sleeve Just to grab a piece 
Of gum. 
Jeez
Damn I miss ya nick's 7000 miles away belly of the beast
At least sometimes it seems
I still have dreams I still hear screams
Save me from the bells in my head
Screech
Cadence 
Jar head waiting Desert still praying
Praying for the rain 
Maybe I'll come home to a ticker tape parade Kiss my girl on maddison Ave
Infront of millions have it framed Na.  Probably not Different kind of war
Thought I heard shots when my wife shut the drawer 
Got up around 4
And even though I'm home 
The war is home with me
That piece of me is gone
 

JB Envy ft. Apprentice "Cadence" (Prod. by Ante)

The title It's in 4 comes in the form of an answer to a question that was posed during a parade in which this cadence was utilized to "coordinate" the footsteps of the performers. In this case, the performers were the members of the Santa Clara Vanguard, the questioner was an SCV staffer (who shall not be named), and the "questionee" was drumline instructor Murray Gusseck. The dialog went something like this: "That sounds like $&#. What $*%*#@^ meter is that in??"

Gusseck's answer became the new name for the cadence. And now It's in 4 has been refurbished and shined up with new life for your listening and downloading pleasure. Clocking in at over two minutes, this behemoth has some old school and some new school mixed together that would challenge anyone. The piece has been tweaked for increased playability and less ticks, so don't be afraid to dive in and start swimming.


It's in 4 (Murray Gusseck)

This cadence was extracted from the popular book compilation of stadium grooves and streetbeats, Stadium 54, by veteran Tapspace artist David Reeves. Whether for parade purposes or just for fun, add a little funk to your musical arsenal!

Purchase the sheet music at http://www.tapspace.com

Streetbeat 1 (from "Stadium 54" by David Reeves)

Streetbeat 2 (from "Stadium 54" by David Reeves)

Streetbeat 3 (from "Stadium 54" by David Reeves)

Streetbeat 4 (from "Stadium 54" by David Reeves)

Originally written for the WCSD 4th of July Parade band, this cadence has the perfect military feel for any patriotic event.

Patriotic Cadence

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Beatz and Cadence Etc

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