You are great. I am going to do this. I am 67 and in good health and I can still play. Cruise ships, here I come!

4:58 That moongel was outta there hahah

Up until 0:33, I thought I was watching A DavidCola vid, this is really good

I play drums but can't read music like this i always find this fascinating

3 years I show band drummer. 1995 and 1999. 3 weeks on a nother ship. I'm thankful of it. Happy next thing. I wish u well.

Killing it!

You're a real pro. This type of thing isn't for everybody, but at least it pays the bills.

Incredible playing!!

Unreal drumming dude, so smooth and crisp.

Love that snare!

Great to hear 'The Chicken' featured

Strikes me two ways: First I feel like it is a J-O-B, not really emotional, just knocking it out and punching the clock, a factory job. The second thing I guess is that this is amazing training for studio work and whatnot, because you have to be incredibly accurate and dependable, and able to play a wide range of material and styles without thinking too hard about it. An interesting job for those looking to make a living as a musician, while building up their chops and accuracy.

You're a very good drummer, this is a great life experience and you've doing what you love. Good luck.

ghost notes for days

Wow! Clean and precise drumming. Very impressed!

I really like the way you play!! Nice feeling!!

Man.. I just found my new direction! Tasty fills, love your hi hat and snare work! Cruise on brother..

Superb musical drumming man really is top playing and sight reading interpretation!

Grear professional drumming,it"s all there! 👍

Incredible chops and musicianship.... Two huge thumbs up 👍🏻👍🏻 from American One Productions Rehearsal Studios in NJ

That`s a great job and a good feeling about the songs, dude. Superb!

Great video and drumming, Benjamin! Drums sound great, too!

AWESOME MAN! killin it!

Wow....very cool....and very Professional!

solid!!!!!!..takes a certain type of drummer to play all genre's..to sight read to get on with others ..its demanding...great work.!

Your so versatile! Great technical ability.

awesome drumming and great sounding snare :)

1:19 I used to love playing on those Remo Ambassador Ebony heads.

GREAT!!

sounding good, man!

Hey Ben, sounds good dude. Your 6 stroke is amazing.

Great drummer!

Great feel

the chicken is one of my favorite songs, great playing man

Damn bro your timing and execution is perfect

excellent snare tone!

Very very tasty playing indeed you got there!

Nice playing Benjamin! feel @ 2:19 is what its all about! great job :)

you play great, I was working as a drummer in a show band for NCL, without a doubt it is a great experience,

Very Nice! 👏😃😍

Congrats Dude, Very Nice.

Wow awesome

Very nice! Wonderfully tasty playing!

Solid!

Great playing bro

Really good drumming man

Hey, that's a great and realistic video. Great drumming! FINAL COUNTDOWN is winning the speed competition here ;-)

Right on.

Good playng cosiderating that the floor is moving!

Killer!! Aloha

So clean!!! I can't imagine what it's like as a gig but I've heard horror stories. Best of luck young man!

Really excellent playing, man. Did you go through one of the staffing agencies, or did you audition directly for one of the lines?

Great sight reading drumer

Yes sir!!!

That old lady loved that chicken groove ! Great

Nice drumming!

Aha, I wonder how many cruise ship musician youtube channels there are? Great drumming!

Sounds awesome man! Legend was a great ship! I played there for 2015-2016

Those HHX hats sound great

Ben, thanks so much for posting this vid. Really enjoyed your playing, and really enjoyed seeing the day-to-day of a cruise ship drummer. My question is about the staffing agencies: do you recommend one over the other? I know of Proship, Landau, and Lime Music. What's your take on them? Also, do know much about auditioning directly for the various lines? Thanks again for doing this!!!

Solid drumming my man. Sight reading level is set on jedi lol

Who else is in the cruise ship drum rabbit hole?

This is amazing! I have an audition on tuesday afternoon. Any advice? And question: once you are playing the show, can you improvise a lol, o do you have to play the fills Just as they are on the chárt?

very awesome sir.....i can not read a lick....just play every weekend as a cover '80's party band....i wish i learned how to read....so cool....one question, how far ahead are you reading when you play...?...are you allowed to "fill in" your own stuff once in a while?

Great to watch a working pro

I worked on several different RCCL ships including The Legend in both the orchestra and lounge bands.

Cooool

to all young drummers...to freelance and accept an offer like this sometimes on the spot, you MUST READ and read well. PRIMA VISTA...loosely defined is 'sight reading'..practice reading as you grow up as important as physical drumming conditioning. ♫♫♫♪

Great drumming, Benjamin ....are you with a Royal Caribbean?

Hey! Just landed a job on a ship! Quick question, what did you use to record video and audio

Benjamin, absolutely you are a super drummer! Skilled sight reading. Congrats! I have a boring questions, if you can help, surely. I know you are not technical support, but I`ve tried to apply as a drummer with my C-trac on Royal Caribean website, but there is no option to apply as a drummer, specifically. Sorry to bother you, but, do you have some suggestions for me? Wishes!

top job mate, any tips on getting chart reading ready for gigs like this? Cheers!

How much do Cruise Drummers typically make per night or trip? Just curious:)

Just curious... Who chooses what sort of music should be played on these cruises?

great brutal

Habría forma de poder ver las partituras que lees? Para darnos una idea de como están estructuradas 😬

Great, man!! I see you wearing In-ears, they provide you a pair? It must be a great experience to feel that you are really hearing all the band in you headphones

Hi Benjamin, great playing. What practice methods would you focus on in order to improve sight-reading to a high level like this? Would you read fully drum notated pieces or just focus on charts? Also, do you feel it's possible for someone to jump straight into this type of environment if their sight-reading skills are good but lack experience in these situations (in the form of previous experience in cruise ship/theatre shows etc?)

Great playing man! I have my audition on tomorrow. Any help or suggestions as I'm preparing?

Hey, I know sight reading is a big part of it. Are specific fills often notated, or would it just say e.g. 'fill for 2 bars'?

Hey do cruise lines have a drum kit for you or do you have to bring your own?

awesome drumming !! which cruise ship are u on ? liked the different angles hope more and longer videos are coming and get some pedal angles too

Oh shit! Boris!

what cymbals do you use? they sound amazing!

Question about sight reading for drumming. Is this used to learn new material and then as a refers he as to where you are in the song and sets?? I couldn't imagine have to read charts as I played, it would take all the joy out. I am used to just learning and then playing the songs in a rock band setting. I took piano lessons and always caught hell, because once I learned the song I wouldn't read along. Total respect for your performance, very versatile and looks like fun. At one time I was looking into the cruise ship thing, but as more of one man band in a pub scenario. I play guitar, sing, can drum, a little keyboard, corny jokes... - Cheers

Great sound, Ben! Are you able to record? Thanks! Jason

everything sounds great. What cymbals?

love the video man! question, do you think a lot of cruise ship gigs (for drummers) require sight reading, or depending on the band or requirement you should just be able to play (and know different grooves)?

Wow, great drumming. Seems to be an awesome thing to play on a cruise ship. How many hours a day do you spend behind the kit?

3:45 Do somebody recognize this song? Thanks in advance 💕

Hi benjamin ,i want to ask you , how can aply to this job?, which agencies do you recommend?

Did you play the drums on the song just between you and me

👍

Great drumming! How long have you been playing?

Hi Nice job. What cruise line are you on in this video?

how do you get these gigs?

Good playing and it's good to know how to read but I think having to read would take the fun out of playing. I'm a drummer and I play by ear and it's a blast!

What the first tune called?

See kids if you wanna be paid it's not about chops or licks or anything of that nature it's about holding good time and playing the song!

Which agency did you audition for?