FINAL?

STEP 1: Character Design

Can't wait to animate this mother!

STEP 2: Instruments

STEP 3: Count It Off

Choosing a drummer wasn't the best choice. Also, using Rubberhose for the first time on a drummer is giving me some interesting challenges. Finally got autoflop dialed in so his elbows don't go all wacky on me when I have him going from the count down to playing the drums.

I animated how each of the drums will react when they're hit so now I can just move his drumstick (which are the parent of the rubberhose wrists) and drop in the keyframes for the drum reactions, finess, and call it good...