"In My Place" - Coldplay | Ben Wirjo Drum Cover

Coldplay - “In My Place” - Drum Cover

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Hey everyone! My name is Ben Wirjo and I'm a professional drummer from the USA currently living in Spain. I'm available for online recording sessions, touring, and private lessons; both in person and online. Able to travel around the world.

In collaboration with Meinl Cymbals, Sonor Drum Co., and Union Musical Española, I've started a video series where I cover various songs from the different styles that have influenced me as a drummer throughout my early career. While recording, I'm trying to respect both the musical composition of the original song and the original production of the drums. At the same time, I'm trying to showcase the versatility of both Meinl Cymbals and Sonor Drums, and my ability as a player to transcend many different styles of music.

In this second edition, I'm keeping things simple with Coldplay's "In My Place." Coldplay was probably the first indie band that I ever got into as a kid and Will Champion's drumming on their album A Rush of Blood to the Head really impacted me as an early learner of the instrument. His musical phrasing and simplicity taught me to keep things simple and let the song breathe. Champion's drumming also taught me that every instrument has its role in the overall composition of the song and that as a drummer, it's fundamental to respect that role. In this song, I always admired the simplicity of the beat and the subtle changes in dynamic, tempo, and the lonely-simple break into the final stretch of the song. This song may seem boring to some of you out there as far as drum parts go. But sometimes the simplest parts are the hardest to execute.

Drums recorded and mixed by Guillermo Sanz in Carcosa Studios in Valencia, Spain.
Video recorded and edited by Fan Fatal Studio (  / fanfatalstudio  )

Thank you so much to Union Musical for supplying all of my Meinl Cymbals and Sonor Drums for this session!

Meinl Cymbal Setup (from left to right):
-14" Byzance Dark Hihat
-16" Byzance Medium Thin Crash
-20" Byzance Medium Ride
-18" Byzance Sand Medium Crash

Drums Setup:
-Sonor Vintage Series
--Bass drum 20" x 14"
--Rack tom 12" x 8"
--Floor tom 14" x 12"
--Snare: 12" x 5" Sonor AQ2 Chrome plated maple shell

Sticks: Meinl Stick & Brush 5A Standard

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