Rankings and records
Davis was ranked as one of the top 10 fastest drummers in the world [11] during the 2002 Vans Warped Tour by the World's Fastest Drummers Org. [12] He was accepted into "The Thousand Club", said to be an elite group of drummers who can play 1,000 single strokes in 60 seconds. [13]
By permission of the WFD, Davis was allowed to create the double stroke category to teach how to play a clean open drumroll, as well as perform various accuracy demonstrations with drum rudiments from multiple sticking families. During these exhibitions, he set 3 world speed records for the double stroke roll. [14] [15] [16]
Seth's official hand speed rankings and records:
Single Strokes: 1,005, 1,024, 1,044 strokes in 60 seconds. (2002)
Double Strokes: 1,021, 1,084, 1,200 strokes in 60 seconds. (2003–2004)
(Rankings and records were executed live at WFD competitions at a stick height of 10-12" with marching sticks.)
Davis was the first person in history to officially play a double stroke roll over the 1,000, 1,100, and 1,200 strokes per minute mark.
Ineligible to compete in NAMM WFD finals for single strokes after securing his first double stroke title, from 2005 to 2006, he co-hosted the WFD competitions alongside multi-speed world champion Mike Mangini at the Nashville, Los Angeles, and Indianapolis NAMM Show. [17] [18] Davis retired from the World’s Fastest Drummers Organization in 2006. [19] However, from 1999 to 2019, he continued to perform 1,000 stroke-per-minute demonstrations, culminating in a final single stroke roll demonstration in 2019.
While Davis's focus is composition, he is acknowledged as one of the pioneers of the elite speed drumming movement.
