It’s not every day you get to experience electronic music live. While this style usually features a drum machine, get ready to have your mind blown by a living and breathing drum machine: Jojo Mayer!

Along with his band Nerve, Jojo brought some incredible hybrid drumming to the 2020 Drumeo Festival, combining acoustic playing with effects and samples. In this song, “Ghosts Of Tomorrow”, he uses rhythm to create a hypnotic energy, build tension, and come down with a crushing release. You need to watch to understand.

Nerve is Jojo Mayer, John Davis (bass), Jacob Bergson (keys) and Aaron Nevezie (programming).

Did you miss this year’s Drumeo Festival and you’re wondering what other epic things happened? Read the Day 1 Recap and the Day 2 Recap here.