Drummers – remember when your school teacher let you know that you needed to share your toys to with the other kids! Well sharing a backline at a music festival or gig with a different group is a tad bit like that, however it doesn’t need to be an upsetting time. Here you will locate...
The Disco drum revival is in full swing and Sampletronics are excited to bring you this glitter dusted pack of gorgeously recorded, expertly played live sparkling disco drum and percussion loops! Recorded with vintage gear through a silky smooth SSL console, this huge collection of disco drum samples...
As a drum teacher, I get requested many times to answer who my favorite drummers are. I usually answer with Stewart Copeland of the Police and Chad Smith of the Chili Peppers. The actual real reply, though is Led Zeppelins John Bonham. I don’t think he must always be said first however John...
My Drum Lessons attended the MIRC Conference and Expo today. The main guest speaker was Simon Gilson who is the co-owner of retail giant PMT. Never one to mince his words he started off his speech with backing music to Dads Army and had a Hitler mustache on emulating the Nazi lead!
His main...
Without doubt one of the UK‘s most extraordinary drumming talents, Mark Mondesir is simply a master of the kit. Born in East London, Mark is largely self-taught, a surprising fact to those who witness his incredible drum independence in action. His career really took off when he turned 20 and he...
YMES – Yorkshire Music Educational Services are seeking to appoint dynamic, highly skilled drum teachers at Chevin Music Centre from September 2015. They will be required for Wednesday evenings. 1 hour per week in the first instance, with potential to increase over time. They offer pay rates...
We have been asked by several tutors and students about what advice to give to any person thinking of taking up playing drums as a full-time job. Here are a number of thoughts and things you can do to survive as a drummer. Some you may already be doing as a drummer and some may come as a great...
Drummer Jeff Davenport and others shall be taking all of your drum tuning questions, answered through a 15 minute session and talking about live and studio tuning demonstration in real-time, adopted by way of a 30 minute dialogue with 2 top drummers about their tuning and drumhead talents for studio...
So what makes a good drum book? Well for starters, many of the books that have stood the test of time and are now considered classics have many applications. You can play just what’s on the page and learn a lot, but you can also apply the exercises to different styles and musical situations. Another...
So what makes a great drum solo? Speed, or perhaps technique or feel. There are a lot of things that go into the best solos but in the following video we believe its not what is played – but what isn’t played. Its the space and dynamics he creates between the fills that really knocked...
Fans of iconic Canadian rock band Rush will enjoy a once-in-a-lifetime chance to pose for a picture behind legendary drummer Neil Peart’s one-of-a-kind, Collector’s Series® Drum Workshop (DW) hockey-themed drumset on the band’s upcoming R40 Live Anniversary Tour. Highly recognized by hockey...
QUILL is a well-established, 7-piece country/folk/rock band based in Birmingham, England, from the same stable as ELO, Black Sabbath, The Moody Blues, Led Zeppelin, Christine McVie (Fleetwood Mac) and more, have been wowing audiences for many years. In the past, all of these musicians played in and...
Living up to their name, these cymbals are extremely dry, with low-pitched, trashy sounds and short sustain. The raw unlathed surfaces and extensive hand hammering suggest that their sound might be loud and fierce. In reality, the Extra Dry series reveals its dark, earthy tones and comes to life when...
To concur with the release of the drummer film Whiplash , Yamaha Drums are giving away seven great Gigmaker drum kits. Yamaha have been building professional drums and hardware since 1967. With a philosophy of quality, consistency and reliability, along with the company’s innovative approach....
With the TD-25KV, serious drummers can tap into high-end V-Drums playability in a mid-level kit for home and studio. Equipped with a sound engine derived from the flagship TD-30, the TD-25KV delivers all the acclaimed expressiveness that makes Roland’s top-line V-Drums the undisputed choice of pro...
