Futureman (Part 1)

The Past, Present, & Futureman

As percussionist and member of the Grammy Award-winning jazz quartet Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, Roy “Futureman” Wooten, loves walking on the high wire of musical experimentation. And, if you’re familiar with the music of the Flecktones, you know exactly what we’re talking about. Futureman, Victor Wooten (Roy's brother), Béla Fleck, and Jeff Coffin have been creating music from the inside out for twenty years…and the music they create is like nothing else out there. Much more than a musician and composer, Futureman also is an inventor. He plays a modified MIDI-based, SynthAxe dubbed a “Drumitar” that triggers digital percussion modules along with acoustic drums while performing. The sounds, textures, time signatures, and overall rythms of his musical creations border on genius. His amazing musical knowledge on theory, composition and rhythm leave you speechless. Prepare to learn a little more about music…because the future has arrived….that is, Inside MusiCast welcomes Futureman.