Vic Firth collected several successful drummers that have all been very active in the Nashville music scene for a roundtable session. These drummers come from very different backgrounds and have much to offer drummers interested in breaking into the music scene and learning what needs to be done to prepare for life as a session […]…
Learning how to play with a bass player is one of the most important lessons for any drummer interested in playing in a band. The drummer/bass player relationship has to be locked down tight to build anything close to a successful groove for a song. I recently came across a video that inspired this post […]…
Mickey Hart, known mostly as one of the two drummers of the Grateful Dead, has studied vigorously the relationship between drumming and neuroscience. I came across an article by Karen Dalton of the Huffington Post that features an interview with Mickey Hart about this specific relationship and all he is doing to help further the […]…
One of the things that I would have liked to get into while I was younger is creating drum loops. Drum loops, whether created live or on a workstation, are essential for musicians in their home recording studios. Often times, songwriters are not in a position to hire a professional studio drummer to play on […]…
In this article I would like to go over the benefits of protecting your hearing as a drummer. A drum set produces very harsh frequencies for your ears and the ears of anyone else around the drum set while it’s being played. This article will give you reasons to use ear protection and suggested ear […]…
So you have a drum set, a filled stick bag, and a dream to be a professional drummer. What’s the next step? And when you get that first paid gig on the drums, how do you make sure you get hired back on the drums? These questions are on the minds of every drummer that […]…