Martha's Vineyard Teen Seeks Girl-Drummer Title in National Contest

More than 1.3 billion people have watched the "Gangnam Style" music video, with its stylish outfits, cavorting dancers and synthesizer-propelled beat. 

Just a few hundred have viewed Maddie Scott's version of the song, performed solo in a snowy West Tisbury driveway a few weeks ago.

But this 16-year-old Martha's Vineyard girl has given Psy's K-Pop megahit one thing it lacked: Real drums.

She hits like a girl

"DRUM MACHINES HAVE NO SOUL" reads a sticker on Maddie Scott's bass drum, seen in the video her parents helped her make for the "Hit Like a Girl" drumming competition sponsored by DRUM! Magazine.

Scott picked "Gangnam Style" for her competition video after hearing it at the music space at the Martha's Vineyard YMCA, "Alex’s Place at the Y," where she often plays, she said.

Her father, Nik, helped her set up her drums in the snow and her mother, Pauline, videorecorded Scott's performance.

Kyle Kotarski of Island Music edited the video with sound from Scott's previously recorded studio performance, the MVRHS junior said.

The contest is open to voting through the end of March. Winners receive drum equipment and accessories, according to the contest website.

Watch Scott's video and vote for her in the contest here. You can vote once a day through March 31.

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