Bryan Devendorf

Q : I hear a lot of creativity in your beats. They often include a signature syncopated tom phrasing. What is your process of coming up with drum arrangements, and how do you approach songwriting within the group?

I don’t really have a specific process for the beats and arrangements. It’s trial and error usually. For this record I was “composing” a lot on two very approachable drum machines, the Roland TR-8 and the Korg Volca Beats.

Q: On the new album, the song “I’ll Still Destroy You” has an arrangement that begins with electronic beats and marimba. How much input did you have on the arrangements that include electronics? And what about the percussion on this track, the marimba and metal percussion elements?

On “I’ll Still Destroy You,” I think the electronic beat is something I programmed on a Korg Volca Beats [drum machine] that was then run through Ableton by Bryce. The marimba and metal were played by Jason Treuting and Eric Cha-Beach of So Percussion.

According to this article that discusses the kit that Bryan uses, Radial Engineering ProD2 direct box is one of the items he carries during touring.