Chris Coleman had a fight with a metronome at the London Drum Show 2016 – he won. Afterwards he took some time backstage to explain why counting is so important.
I have five golden hats, Schlagwerk has the golden cajon or rather the Golden Cajon Award 2017. I feel honored to be one of the three jurors of this online competition.
Yamaha Drums celebrate their 50th anniversary this year. Guess which company I visited first at the NAMM Show 2017? I got to see their new stuff as well as some of their legendary endorsers.
Playing a Double Stroke Roll is super easy – at least for Jason Sutter. Although known for his rock drumming, he’s a jack of many trades.
Russ Miller is one of the first call studio drummers in Los Angeles. He knows the difference between honesty and dishonesty behind the drum kit and much more. Watch what it sounds like.
Eric Moore is a flashy, extremely energetic dead-aim drummer with fast hands, sure. As a musical chameleon with a deep pocket and a clear mindset he keeps pushing forward.
Mark Guiliana is the personification of a modern drummer. He might also be one of the most creative drummers these days. When he enters the stage his presence hits everybody.
A new post from a new keypal, this time from Ukraine. Read from Khosh, a percussionist Dmytro Khoroshun. He combines old and new, accoustic and elctronics, as well as various instruments, sounds and styles.
Brian Frasier-Moore looks back to 25 years of touring. Artists who call him for gigs are Madonna, Justin Timberlake, Adam Blackstone, Janet Jackson and other big shots. What’s his secret? He told me.
How many Jazz-Metal drummers do you know? I ran into Adam Marko of the band Special Providence in Switzerland. Adam had just enough time to also demonstrate one of his favorite warm-ups: a progressive Paradiddle.