DAVE HOOPER
Dave attended North Texas State University for 2 years, and then realized college was for sissies. Not really. He studied with Peter Erskine, Gregg Bissonette, Steve Houghton, Joe Porcaro, David Garibaldi, Tom Brechtlein, and spent many hours jamming in his garage with roommate, Gary Novak.
Dave’s Dad couldn’t wait to use him as a drummer on his commercials, so at the age of 17, Dave began his studio drumming career.
Some of his career’s highlights have been working with Toni Braxton, Larry Graham, Herbie Hancock, Sheryl Crow, David Sanborn, Marcus Miller, George Duke, Lee Ritenour, The Rippingtons, David Byrne, Joe Sample, The Manhattan Transfer, Chaka Kahn, and James Ingram.
Artists Dave has worked with:
Toni Braxton, George Duke, Sheryl Crow, Manhattan Transfer, Jody Watley, The Rippingtons, Eric Benet, Diane Warren, Due Voci, Arturo Sandoval, James Ingram, Griffith Frank, Lee Ritenour, Marcus Miller, David Sanborn, The Rippingtons, Herbie Hancock, Donny Osmond, Gregg Allman, Don Grusin, Joe Sample, Max Bennett, David Frank, Alex Acuna, Chieli Minucci, Wilton Felder, Chuck Loeb, Brian Hughes, Jonathan Butler, Wayman Tisdale, Warren Weibe, Preston Smith, Phil Upchurch, Tim Landers, Brian Bromberg, Bill Watrous, Les Hooper, Dave Samuels, Jeff Kashiwa, Steve Cole, Eric Marienthall, Kirk Whalum, Jeff Golub, Allen Hinds, Jeffrey Osborne, John Pattitucci, David Byrne, James Ingram, Wallace Roney, Tom Scott, Chaka Kahn, Russell Ferante, Wayne Johnson, David Benoit, Dan Seigel, Warren Hill, Luis Conte, Marc Antoine
TV spots: (jingles)
Visa, Hertz, Coke, Nissan, Ford, MCI, Sears, Delta, Buick, Sudafed, Timex, Honda, Alaska Airlines, ArmorAll, VanDeKamp, RanierBeer, Oldsmobile, OreIda, Lawry’s, Mercedes, AMEX, DietPepsi, Neon, P.G.A., Coors, Avia, GTE, F.H.P., Toyota, Suzuki, Qantas, Texaco, Lexus, Budweiser, Levis 501, Reebok, Pac Bell, Knudsen, Miller Lite, TrumpAir, Bally’s, Yugo, K.F.C., N.B.A., IBM, TWA, Chevy, Gatorade, 3 Muskateers, Red Wolf Beer, Aids Awareness, Range Rover, Hawaiian Punch, Word Perfect, Carl’s Jr., Chili’s, Very Fine, Peter Pan, Kid, Cuisine, O’Doul’s
Credits:
Produced by Dave Hooper & Nomad
Drums: Dave Hooper
Bass: Smitty Smith and Tommy Hooper
Piano: Mike Ricchiuti
Guitars: Allen Hinds & Nomad
Percussion: Ronnie Guttierez
Endorsements:
PRO MEMBER LESSONS
Dave Hooper fun with 32nd notes
Dave Hooper Lessons: Regular Speed & Half Speed: Transcription:
Dave Hooper 36hd mixed fill
Dave Hooper 37hd funk backward flam variation
Dave Hooper Lessons: Regular Speed & Half Speed: https://vimeo.com/251057257 Transcription:
Dave Hooper 41hd snowball
Dave Hooper 42hd weckl thing
Dave Hooper 43hd fun with 32nd notes II
Dave Hooper 31 snare-ride thing
Transcription:
Dave Hooper 28hd tripkick in the middle
Dave Hooper 38hd strange triplet floor-hat
Transcription: The executions of this chop is "flattened" a bit. It is written out metrically even but to pull this off you'll need to experiment with the...
Dave Hooper 32hd upbeat roll
Dave Hooper 30hd Vinnie r-paradiddle
Dave Hooper 29hd triplet turnaround
Dave Hooper 28 – tripkick in the middle
Dave Hooper 27 – funk backward flam
Dave Hooper 26 – funky cowbell
Dave Hooper 25 – building
Dave Hooper 24 – crazyfill
Dave Hooper 23 – hat…mostly
Dave Hooper 22 – hiphop overthebar
Dave Hooper 21 – gospelchop
Dave Hooper 20 – swingfill 4
Dave Hooper 19 – swingfill 3
Dave Hooper 18 – swingfill 2
Dave Hooper 17 – Carlin’s Fill
Dave Hooper 16 – swingfill 1
Regular Speed: http://youtu.be/KwNnNdG7jTQ Transcription: Notes: I didn't transcribe the hi hat foot on this one. I've always thought my left foot was pretty random and you'll probably find your own way with that. I didn't think it was that important to...
Dave Hooper 15 – Dennis Chambers Groove
Dave Hooper 14 – floortomsix
Dave Hooper 13 – funkgroove fillage
Dave Hooper 12 – songo
Regular Speed: https://vimeo.com/160272874 Transcription: Half Speed: https://vimeo.com/160272889
Dave Hooper 11 – tricky hat
Regular Speed: https://vimeo.com/160272884 Transcription: Half Speed: https://vimeo.com/160272882
Dave Hooper 10 – kikfloor
Dave Hooper 09 – gospel fill 1
Dave Hooper Lessons: Regular Speed: https://vimeo.com/160272879 Transcription: Half Speed: https://vimeo.com/160297800
Dave Hooper 08 – upbeat paradiddles
Dave Hooper Lessons: Regular Speed: https://vimeo.com/160272878 Transcription: Half Speed: https://vimeo.com/160299299
Dave Hooper 07hd – hatkickfloor
Dave Hooper Lessons: Regular Speed & Half Speed: https://vimeo.com/160295491 Note: This lesson was taken with our new HD camera. Shot at 60 frames per second, the half speed video is super clear. (there is still some compression on the video as we prep it for...
Dave Hooper 02 Grouping of five
Dave Hooper Lessons: Regular Speed: https://vimeo.com/160274797 Half Speed: https://vimeo.com/160274794 Notes: The key here is to play the notes as written to understand the underlying anchor rhythm. Then play the tom part in front of the snare part (like a flam)....
Dave Hooper 01 Right Handed Paradiddle
Dave Hooper Lessons: Regular Speed: https://vimeo.com/160274792 Half Speed: https://vimeo.com/160290358 Transcription:
Dave Hooper 06hd Triplet off the hat
Dave Hooper Lessons: Regular Speed & Half Speed: https://vimeo.com/160294989 Note: This lesson was taken with our new HD camera. Shot at 60 frames per second, the half speed video is super clear. (there is still some compression on the video as we prep it for...
Dave Hooper 05 Cobham “brrta”
Dave Hooper Lessons: Regular Speed: https://vimeo.com/160274789 Half Speed: https://vimeo.com/160294431 Transcription:
Dave Hooper 04 Aaron Spears Fill
Dave Hooper Lessons: I took some time to transcribe some Aaron Spears chops from an Usher board tape and this was one of his licks. Thanks Aaron! Regular Speed: https://vimeo.com/160274796 Half Speed: https://vimeo.com/160274786 Transcription: [pdf-embedder...
Dave Hooper 03 Hat/Snare drag
Dave Hooper Lessons: Regular Speed: Regular Speed: https://vimeo.com/160290975 Half Speed: https://vimeo.com/160272873 Transcription: