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Eric Ramirez
May 12, 2014
Spanish-P3
Jose Pasillas
My creative master is Jose Pasillas II. I chose him to be my creative master because he is
a drummer in the Incubus alternate band
Jose Pasillas is an American drummer whose love for music won him a place among the
best drummers today. Jose, a drummer for the alternate rock band Incubus, neither had a chance
to go to a music school nor get an instructor to give him formal education in drums. But through
the hardship, his undying determination has seen him through.
Jose was born Jose Pasillas II on April 26, 1976 in Calabasas, California. His family is
originally from Mexico, but are settled in the United States. He is the son of Jose Pasillas I. Jose
loved drums since when he a little boy. He started playing air drums when he was 12 years old
and by 14, he was a good drummer on regular kits. Jose confesses the fact that in the entire
period of nine years of playing drums he never had any formal training.
Jose learnt his drumming techniques by listening and learning the skills of his favorite
drummers who includes Stewart Coperland, Tim Alexander and Chad Sexton. He has always
maintained the habit of listening to and appreciating his favorite music since he believes that is
the best way for one to perfect skill. Jose has mastered many techniques from various artists and
has amalgamated all these to make him top class drummer he is today.
Jose first met his Incubus band while in school. The school was located in the San
Fernando Valley near Calabasas. His first band member he got to know was Brandon Boyd, who
he first met when they were in 4th grade. Brandon became Joses best friend and the two spent a
lot of time together playing commando games in the near by bushes. Two years later, they met
Mike Einziger who shared with them his hobby, skating. The three friends later linked up with
Dirk Lance through Mike when they were in senior high school. This gang of friends had each
learnt how to play instruments and so they spent time together experimenting on various
melodies, and trying songs from notable bands like Metallica and Megadeth.
Jose, Mike and Dirk were more passionate about heavy metal bands. The trio found
chances to perform at a few parties and Brandon later joined them. In 1998, Killmore joined the
group and this was the beginning of what came to be called the Incubus. In 2003, Dirk Lance left
the band and later his place was taken by Ben Kenney, a former bassist with another band, The
Roots.
Incubus has been performing and releasing albums for over a decade. The members have grown
together, learning from their mistakes and working hard to reach their goals. They have so far
released eight studio albums, which include Fungus Amongus, Enjoy Incubus, S.C.I.E.N.C.E.,
Make Yourself, When Incubus Attacks Volume 1, Morning View, A Crow Left of the Murder...,
and Light Grenades.
A number of their hits singles have increased the groups pool of fans worldwide. Some
of their unforgettable songs are Take me to Your Leader from their 1996 album Fungus
Amongus; A Certain Shade of Green from the album S.C.I.E.N.C.E ; Warning, from Morning
View; Make a Move which was a soundtrack of the Sony hit movie, Stealth. The Band has
been touring many parts of the world and their fans have been increasing each day. They are
scheduled to be a top group at the Sound Wave Festival in Australia in 2008.
Para mi proyecto de maestra creativa Hice una forma de vdeo sobre cmo hacer un
golpe simple en los tambores. Esto ayudar a la gente a entender las tcnicas de percusin y
tambin las partes de una batera. Este proyecto me ayud a aprender ms acerca de tambores y
un par de personajes famosos, sobre todo Jos Pasillas el II. Yo no saba nada de l hasta este
proyecto porque nunca me tom el tiempo para descubrir otros bateristas famosos. Sobre todo
porque yo realmente no escucho rock alternativo.