ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Clayton Cameron - Drummer
A pioneer in brush technique, drummer Clayton Cameron has toured with Sammy Davis Jr., Tony Bennett and jazz legend Kenny Burrell.

Why you should listen

Clayton Cameron holds a unique title: Brush Master. That's because this percussionist prefers brushes to sticks, and has spent his career perfecting the art of brush technique. Cameron grew up in Los Angeles and started drumming at a young age on empty oatmeal boxes. After college, he moved to Las Vegas, where he was hired as the drummer for Sammy Davis Jr.'s big band. "It would be Sammy's tap dancing night after night that would inspire my brush playing," says Cameron.

During his tenure with Sammy Davis Jr., Cameron played with Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra. And, after moving to New York, he struck up a longterm friendship with Tony Bennett, and spent 15 years touring with the master. Cameron recorded 15 albums with Bennett, including his Grammy-winning Tony Bennett Unplugged.

Cameron has also worked with jazz legend Kenny Burrell, who encouraged him to teach at UCLA's Herb Alpert School of Music. In addition, Cameron released his debut album in 2012, Here's to the Messengers: Tribute to Art Blakey, and formed his own group, Jazz eXplosion. Cameron has also released several DVDs over the years as well as a book, Brushworks

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TEDYouth 2013

Clayton Cameron: A-rhythm-etic. The math behind the beats

Clayton Cameron: Ritematika. Matematika ritma.

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Ste pripravljeni plesati na stolu? Bobnar Clayton Cameron razčleni različne žanre glasbe - od R&B-ja, do latina in popa - po ritmih. Govor, ki dokaže, da hip hop ali jazz nista bolj kul od matematike, ampak na njej temeljita.
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A pioneer in brush technique, drummer Clayton Cameron has toured with Sammy Davis Jr., Tony Bennett and jazz legend Kenny Burrell. Full bio

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How manyveliko of you love rhythmritem?
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Koliko izmed vas ljubi ritem?
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Oh yeah, oh yeah. Oh yeah. (CheersŽivjo)
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Oh ja, o ja, o ja. (Aplavz)
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(DrummingBobnanje)
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I mean, I love all kindsvrste of rhythmritem.
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Mislim, jaz ljubim vse vrste ritma.
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I like to playigraj jazzjazz,
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Rad igram jazz,
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a little funkfunk,
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malo funka,
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and hipkolk hophop,
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hip hop,
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a little poppop, a little R&B,
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malo popa, malo R&B-ja,
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a little LatinLatinski,
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malo latino glasbe
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AfricanAfriške.
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in afriške.
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And this groovežlebič right here,
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Ta ritem pa
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comesprihaja from the CrescentPolmesec CityMesto,
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prihaja iz Crescent City-a,
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the oldstar seconddrugič lineline.
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stara druga vrsta.
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(CheersŽivjo)
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(Aplavz)
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Now, one thing all those rhythmsritmi have in commonpogosti
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Ena stvar, ki je skupna vsem tem ritmom,
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is mathmatematika,
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je matematika,
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and I call it a-rhythm-etica-ritem-moja energijska.
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ki jo jaz imenujem ritematika.
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Can you repeatponovite after me? A-rhythm-eticA-ritem-moja energijska.
AudienceObčinstvo: A-rhythm-eticA-ritem-moja energijska.
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Ponovite za mano: Ritematika.
Publika: Ritematika.
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ClaytonClayton CameronCameron: A-rhythm-eticA-ritem-moja energijska.
AudienceObčinstvo: A-rhythm-eticA-ritem-moja energijska.
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Clayton C.: Ritematika.
Publika: Ritematika.
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CCCC: A-rhythmA-ritem a-rhythmna ritem.
AudienceObčinstvo: A-rhythmA-ritem a-rhythmna ritem.
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CC: Ritem-a-ritem.
Publika: Ritem-a-ritem.
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CCCC: A-rhythm-eticA-ritem-moja energijska.
AudienceObčinstvo: A-rhythm-eticA-ritem-moja energijska.
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CC: Ritematika.
Publika: Ritematika.
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CCCC: Yeah.
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Jaaa.
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Now all those stylessloge of rhythmritem
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Vsi ti stili ritmov
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are all countedštetje in fourštiri
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se štejejo v štiri
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and then subdividedrazdeljena by threetri.
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in se delijo na tri.
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What?
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Kaaaj?
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Yeah. ThreeTri is a magicmagija numberštevilka.
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Ja. Tri je magično število.
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ThreeTri is a groovin'groovin' numberštevilka.
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Tri je ritmično število.
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ThreeTri is a hip-hophip-hop kindvrste of numberštevilka.
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Tri je hip-hop število.
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But what does subdividingrazdelitvijo by threetri mean?
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Ampak, kaj pomeni delitev na tri?
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And countingštetje off by fourštiri?
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In štetje na štiri?
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Well, look, think of it this way.
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Glej, predstavljaj si na tak način.
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A measureukrep of musicglasba as a dollardolar.
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Merilo glasbe kot dolar.
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Now a dollardolar has fourštiri quartersčetrtine, right?
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Dolar ima štiri četrtine, a ne?
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And so does a 4/4 measureukrep of musicglasba.
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In prav tako jih ima 4/4 merilo glasbe.
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It has fourštiri quarterčetrtletje notesopombe.
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Ima štiri četrtinske note.
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Now, how do you subdividerazdelijo?
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Kako jih razdeliš?
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Now let's envisionIsplanirati this:
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Predstavljajmo si:
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threetri dollars'dolarjev " worthvredno of quartersčetrtine.
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četrtinke dolarjev vredne tri dolarje.
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You would have threetri groupsskupine of fourštiri,
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Imel bi tri skupine štirih kovancev,
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and you would countšteje it,
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ki bi jih preštel,
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a-one-two-three-foura-one-dva-tri-štiri, one-two-three-fourOne-dva-tri-štiri,
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en-dva-tri-štir', en-dva-tri-štir',
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one-two-three-fourOne-dva-tri-štiri. TogetherSkupaj.
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en-dva-tri-štir'. Skupaj.
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All: A-one-two-three-fourA-one-dva-tri-štiri,
one-two-three-fourOne-dva-tri-štiri, one-two-three-fourOne-dva-tri-štiri.
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Vsi: en-dva-tri-štir',
en-dva-tri-štir', en-dva-tri-štir'.
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CCCC: Okay, now you feel that?
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CC: Ok, čutite zdaj?
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Now let's take those threetri groupsskupine of fourštiri
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Vzemimo zdaj te tri skupine četrtink
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and make them fourštiri groupsskupine of threetri.
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in jih razdelimo
na štiri skupine tretjink.
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And listen to this.
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Poslušajte zdaj.
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A-one-two-three-fourA-one-dva-tri-štiri, one-two-three-fourOne-dva-tri-štiri,
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en-dva-tri-štir', en-dva-tri-štir',
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one-two-three-fourOne-dva-tri-štiri, with me.
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en-dva-tri-štir', z mano.
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One-two-three-fourOne-dva-tri-štiri, one-two-threedva-tri, come on, y'ally'all!
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En-dva-tri-štir', en-dva-tri, dajmo, vsi!
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All: One-two-three-fourOne-dva-tri-štiri,
one-two-three-fourOne-dva-tri-štiri, one-two-three-fourOne-dva-tri-štiri, ahah.
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Vsi: en-dva-tri-štir',
en-dva-tri-štir', en-dva-tri-štir', ah.
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CCCC: There you go.
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CC: Vidite.
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All right, seconddrugič lineline.
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Dobro, druga vrsta.
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One-two-three-fourOne-dva-tri-štiri, one-two-threedva-tri.
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En-dva-tri-štir', en-dva-tri.
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One-two-three-fourOne-dva-tri-štiri, one-two-threedva-tri.
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En-dva-tri-štir', en-dva-tri.
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One-two-three-fourOne-dva-tri-štiri, one-two-threedva-tri.
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En-dva-tri-štir', en-dva-tri.
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One-two-three-fourOne-dva-tri-štiri, one-two-threedva-tri. Yeah.
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En-dva-tri-štir', en-dva-tri, jaaa.
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Now, that's what I call a-rhythm-etica-ritem-moja energijska.
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To imenujem ritematika.
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Can you say it? A-rhythm-eticA-ritem-moja energijska.
AudienceObčinstvo: A-rhythm-eticA-ritem-moja energijska.
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Lahko ponovite? Ritematika.
Publika: Ritematika.
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CCCC: A-rhythm-eticA-ritem-moja energijska.
AudienceObčinstvo: A-rhythm-eticA-ritem-moja energijska.
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CC: Ritematika.
Publika: Ritematika.
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CCCC: A-rhythmA-ritem a-rhythmna ritem.
AudienceObčinstvo: A-rhythmA-ritem a-rhythmna ritem.
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CC: Ritem-a-ritem.
Publika: Ritem-a-ritem.
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CCCC: A-rhythm-eticA-ritem-moja energijska.
AudienceObčinstvo: A-rhythm-eticA-ritem-moja energijska.
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CC: Ritematika.
Publika: Ritematika.
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CCCC: Yeah. Now pickpick the swingswing
beatpremagati, and do the sameenako thing.
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CC. Jaaa. Zdaj vzemimo swing ritem
in naredimo isto.
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One, two, one, two, a-one-two-three-foura-one-dva-tri-štiri.
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Ena, dva, ena, dva, ena-dva-tri-štir'.
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Yeah. MmMm.
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Ja. Mmm.
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One-two-threeDva-tri, one-two-threedva-tri,
one-two-threedva-tri, one-two-threedva-tri. WhooVau.
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En-dva-tri, en-dva-tri,
en-dva-tri, en-dva-tri. Uuu.
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So I want to take the seconddrugič lineline beatpremagati
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Želim vzeti ritem druge vrste
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and the swingswing beatpremagati and put them togetherskupaj,
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in swing ritem, jih združiti,
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and it soundszvoki something like this.
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in sliši se nekako takole.
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AhaAha.
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Aha.
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A-rhythm-eticA-ritem-moja energijska.
AudienceObčinstvo: A-rhythm-eticA-ritem-moja energijska.
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Ritematika.
Publika: Ritematika.
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CCCC: A-rhythm-eticA-ritem-moja energijska.
AudienceObčinstvo: A-rhythm-eticA-ritem-moja energijska.
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CC: Ritematika.
Publika: Ritematika.
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CCCC: A-rhythmA-ritem a-rhythmna ritem.
AudienceObčinstvo: A-rhythmA-ritem a-rhythmna ritem.
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CC: Ritem-a-ritem.
Publika: Ritem-a-ritem.
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CCCC: A-rhythm-eticA-ritem-moja energijska.
AudienceObčinstvo: A-rhythm-eticA-ritem-moja energijska.
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CC: Ritematika.
Publika: Ritematika.
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CCCC: Yeah. Hip-hopHip-hop.
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CC: Jeee. Hip-hop.
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Now it's usinguporabo a fasterhitreje groupskupina of threetri
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Zdaj se uporabi hitrejša skupina tretjink,
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we call a triplettrojček.
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ki se imenuje triola.
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Triplet-tripletTrojček-trojček. Say it with me.
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Triola-triola. Recite za mano.
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All: Triplet-tripletTrojček-trojček.
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Vsi: Triola-triola.
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CCCC: Triplet-tripletTrojček-trojček. Triplet-tripletTrojček-trojček.
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Triola-triola. Triola-triola.
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CCCC: So I'll take all the rhythmsritmi
that you heardslišal earlierprej,
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CC: Zdaj bom vzel vse ritme,
ki ste jih prej slišali,
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we'llbomo put them togetherskupaj, and they soundzvok like this.
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jih združil in sliši se tako.
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A-rhythm-eticA-ritem-moja energijska.
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Ritematika.
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(ApplauseAplavz)
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(Aplavz)
Translated by Metka Hercog
Reviewed by Nika Kotnik

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Clayton Cameron - Drummer
A pioneer in brush technique, drummer Clayton Cameron has toured with Sammy Davis Jr., Tony Bennett and jazz legend Kenny Burrell.

Why you should listen

Clayton Cameron holds a unique title: Brush Master. That's because this percussionist prefers brushes to sticks, and has spent his career perfecting the art of brush technique. Cameron grew up in Los Angeles and started drumming at a young age on empty oatmeal boxes. After college, he moved to Las Vegas, where he was hired as the drummer for Sammy Davis Jr.'s big band. "It would be Sammy's tap dancing night after night that would inspire my brush playing," says Cameron.

During his tenure with Sammy Davis Jr., Cameron played with Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra. And, after moving to New York, he struck up a longterm friendship with Tony Bennett, and spent 15 years touring with the master. Cameron recorded 15 albums with Bennett, including his Grammy-winning Tony Bennett Unplugged.

Cameron has also worked with jazz legend Kenny Burrell, who encouraged him to teach at UCLA's Herb Alpert School of Music. In addition, Cameron released his debut album in 2012, Here's to the Messengers: Tribute to Art Blakey, and formed his own group, Jazz eXplosion. Cameron has also released several DVDs over the years as well as a book, Brushworks

More profile about the speaker
Clayton Cameron | Speaker | TED.com