DAVE LOMBARDO – “All A Drummer Needs To Do Is Probably Play Two Bars Of A Rhythm, Or A Beat And The Engineer Copy-Pastes That; It’s Not Real”

On August 2, drum legend Dave Lombardo (Philm, ex-Slayer) debuted his collection of rhythm­on-canvas art for the first time on the East Coast with an in-person appearance at Art On A Gallery.

A video interview with Lombardo conducted at the event by the No Limits Music Show can be seen below.

Speaking about how advancements in technology have changed the way music is being made, Lombardo said: “The process in which we record music is different; now it’s recorded onto a computer. When I recorded Reign In Blood, I recorded on tape, so those were one take. Those songs, you know, we didn’t put ’em through Beat Detective (the extremely powerful beat-slicing tool) or any type of quantizing… I mean, all those songs back in those days. All those albums up to Seasons In The Abyss were recorded onto tape, so technology has changed. It’s a little easier for drummers now. All a drummer needs to do is probably play two bars of a rhythm, or a beat, and the engineer copy-pastes that and… It’s not real.”

Lombardo unveiled his art collection on November 21st, 2014 and is working with art team SceneFour on the creation of an art collection built from the new medium of rhythm-on-canvas. In this short video, Lombardo discusses creating a collection of artwork through rhythm: