NAMM 2012
This time last year I was on a plane, probably half asleep (definitely NOT drooling on myself) and on my way to my very first visit to America. I get a little nervous even just thinking back.. I was anticipating my first visit to NAMM, my first visit to DW, and my first In & Out burger experience.
I arrived in the States on the Tuesday before NAMM, tried getting rest and recovering from jet-lag on the Wednesday (did not work. at all or even close.) and then attended NAMM starting that Thursday. Obviously, for a dude from a small town in South Africa, NAMM is absolutely and beyond overwhelming. The fact that I was jet-lagged to the point of having my IQ knocked down to the intellectual capability of a table did NOT help. I remember the whole thing being a blur.. doing an appearance at TRX Cymbals, having to talk incredibly loud all the time due to the insane volume inside the convention center, signing autographs for pretty much the first time ever and concentrating on not falling asleep. It was awesome, but it was incredibly intense. I'm not an extrovert at heart, and although I love people and conversations I'm not really an out-going attention-seeker.. so being in that kind of environment really stretched me, and it proved to be indicative of what was to come for 2011.
That was a year ago, and I can freakin NOT believe that a year has gone by so fast.. because today is Monday, and in three days NAMM 2012 will be underway. If any of you guys attend I would LOVE to meet you and hang out, you guys make all of this possible and it's always so surreal for me to meet you guys and get to know you a bit better. Sometimes the Internet has this horrible way of isolating people and just making people names on a screen, but meeting you guys in real life totally shatters that and makes it unavoidable that people support my career and dig what I do and are as passionate as I am about all of this. I can never EVER get used to that and I appreciate it so much. So if you're at NAMM this year, please come and hang out if you see me around! I'll be at the DW booth a lot, as well as the TRX Cymbals booth doing some appearances.
If you've been following my story and videos and posts you'll know that 2011 was a very big year for me. I came over to join the guys at Drum Channel as an intern, met some of my all-time favorite drummers, even got to jam with some of them, sold 3,000 copies of The Cobus Method, and experienced more support on my YouTube channel than ever before. I don't feel entitled, I don't feel super proud, but I do feel incredibly thankful and incredibly blessed. You guys are carrying me to unbelievable places and I am very excited for 2012!
And just because you are a trooper and you actually read to the end of this post, I'll give you the low-down: new series is recorded. Post production is underway. The mix is freakin insane and this is the BEST drum sound I have ever gotten, no contest. I might drop a video in the next week or so as a surprise.. but we'll see :) Otherwise the series will hopefully launch early February, but I'll keep you guys posted. I also have another HUGE project underway that I'll announce soon.. something I've been wanting to do for years and something I am very very veeery excited about. It will involve millions of musicians from all over the world and it's going to be HUGE.
Thanks again, from the bottom of my South African heart, for making all of this possible. I appreciate it!
NAMM2012.. amped.
Much love.
Cobus.
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