Headstock Distribution has appointed Ian Aguado-Bush as product manager of its percussion division, which represents Zildjian and Tama in the UK and Ireland. The appointment comes as part of the company’s ongoing strategy to grow its roster of distributed brands, having invested in the expansion...
So what is the key to becoming a versatile drummer and being proficient in one or more musical styles? Simply – listening! Listen to the music, research and studying the history of the genre and understanding what makes those performers sound the way they do. And that’s the starting point.
Afterwards...
Drummers love to save money, but sometimes it can be an expensive business playing drums. Here is My Drum Lessons guide showing you it could be one of the cheapest musical instruments to play if you think creatively and follow some simple money saving tips for drummers. Download the guide for FREE...
Vic Firth wanted to drop you all a note to say a huge THANK YOU for coming along to the first Korg UK run Vic Firth PDT event. Your attendance truly made the day, to see so many of you on a Sunday was fantastic (when we’re sure a lazy day at home was seriously welcoming), we just hope hope...
So what exactly is finger drumming? Well its when you use finger pads to set off drum samples and played well they can sound pretty realistic as the video below shows. But is this really a good alternative to an analogue drum kit and a pair of sticks? This is what Xpress Pads (manufacturers of the...
Top session drummer Andy Bauer was seriously injured when the group’s tour bus was involved in a road-traffic accident when it hit a tractor-trailer and left 12 people requiring hospital treatment. My Drum Lessons found out that Bauer has remained in hospital since the incident, but his fellow...
We all have our top lists of favourite drummers and we are no exception. But what do other drummers think? Well here is a list published by LA Weekly showing their top 20 and the reasons why. Here are LA Weekly picks for you the 20 greatest drummers of all time, in any genre. Let us know below what...
We all know that Ronnie Scott’s is one of the world’s most famous jazz clubs. Attracting full to bursting audiences practically every night since the early days of Sarah Vaughn, Count Basie and Miles Davis And the club continues to present the biggest names in jazz including Wynton Marsalis, Cassandra...
Hearing is a basic tool for all drummers and musicians. The effect of hearing loss for a drummer can be a profound and sensitive issue, and yet is more common than you might think. Help Musicians UK is conducting a survey to learn more from musicians and how they can help. You may remember in 2014...
According to a number of studies, drummers are very smart, due to a number of factors relating to being playing in the rhythm section. The news comes courtesy of Polymic, who have compiled a series of reports from Oxford and Harvard universities to name a few. What they found was that the drummer at...
This fake drum video was shot by fashion label Pepe Jeans to promote their new collection of music-inpired clothing. The brief given to the film crew to coach a model that had never played drums before to look convincingly as though she was playing the fairly complex beats in the sound track.Bearing...
It’s not uncommon to hear about people balancing two different jobs. There are those occasions, though, when you’re surprised by how different the roles are. That is often the case when people find out that drummer with the band Boston is also a history teacher. Jeff Neal has been drumming...
Want to know how to read drum notation and tabuture more easily. Here are some great tip to help you drum and read more quickly and easily. Lets start off with this exercise. Try reading this piece without thinking too hard about the words or spelling and try and make sense of it;
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The new Drummer in The Darkness Emily Dolan Davies has quit the band, after only joining earlier this year. Emily made her live debut on 6 March but is already departing to pursue “new projects”. The group said in a statement: “We part ways with fond farewells. Emily played a huge...
My Drum Lessons have compiled a list of the world’s 30 richest drummers. We guessed 6 of the top 10 before we started researching it, so before you click to look have a go at guess the top 10 rich list of drummers and see if you can beat us. There are no real surprises in the top 10 but after...
