Gretsch Drums is proud to introduce the Ash Soan Signature Snare drum. The U.K. based session ace has been putting the prototype through its paces for some time using it as his go-to snare on a host of recordings and Instagram videos. Gretsch is truly delighted to unveil this unique collaboration...
Join drummers David Frangioni and Dom Famularo on December 4th at 3:00 PM EST, as they dive deeper into the lessons, stories and personal experiences that made the first Master Studies MasterClass an overwhelming success! The MasterClass series is aimed at all skill levels and is designed to be fun,...
Aside from the obvious benefits of filling your home with the sounds of live drums played by you, learning to play an instrument offers many other benefits for your mind, body, and soul. It’s a great cardiovascular workout, so beats the gym. Learning it can be fun, too. Practicing drums each...
Hit Like A Girl 2021 is the tenth annual international contest for female drummers, percussionists and beat makers. Its purpose is to showcase and encourage drumming and lifelong musicianship for girls, women and gender expansive individuals, regardless of age, playing level or geographic location....
Drummer Dave Schoepke will be releasing his 1st solo drum CD titled “Drums On Low” on 15th July 2019. Schoepke is an accomplished American drummer, who has had the pleasure of working with the legendary Jethro Tull guitarist Martin Barre. Dave toured with Martin’s band in 2017 and in 2018...
Stewart Copeland will be bringing his ‘Lights Up The Orchestra’ concert to the UK for March ’19 dates. The performance will be a celebration of the legendary drummer’s musical career. Along with other band members, sticksman Copeland formed The Police in 1977. The rock trio went on to become...
So you want to become a regular session drummer but you don’t know where to start? Here is the definitive list of what makes a good session drummer excel, meaning more work and more money for your drumming skills. And hopefully you can use this for your drum teaching too.
1. Hone Your...
Wouldn’t it be great if there we tracks out there that you could play along to without drums, just with other musicians (without them being physically there? This has led us to doing a project, with young musicians starting out in mind. We have decided to create some free drum loop packs so...
Are you a drummer with a home studio who would like to develop your techniques and get more from your drum recordings? The Musicians Union have developed a one day intensive course to give you an overview of each piece of equipment used in the recording chain, best practices for recording, and...
My Drum Lessons asks Emily Dolan Davies Where did the name Feathers And Drums come from? Emily tells us how she came about with the name Feathers and Cogs for her new one woman drum show starting in London at the end of 2015. The Garage in London on the 16th December. Get your tickets
Read More >Drummer Emily Dolan Davies is doing a one woman drum show in London in December 2015 at the Garage in Highbury, London. Hear all about the show and its conception here. It sound amazing but see what she says about it here in our video interview. Keep logging on to...
My Drum Lessons Asked Emily Dolan Davies Have you played with your drum hero’s? Steve Gadd, Levon Helm and many others have been hero’s of Emilys but has she ever jammed or met any of them? See her answer here in our video interview. Keep logging on to see more Emily interview video’s....
Did she pick John Bonham, Keith Moon or Steve Gadd as her favourite all time drummer or did she pick herself (although we did say she couldn’t). Find out which drummer is the best ever in her opinion. Keep logging on to see more Emily interview video’s....
Is it her OCD or just her general craziness that lead Emily to play the drums as a beginner? In this video Emily tells us what got her playing drums in the first place and lead to playing with Bryan Ferry and more. Keep logging on to see more Emily interview video’s....
Just imagine this – your in your practice room. Everything sounds immaculate. Hands and feet are comfortable, you feel you can play anything you want. You are on fire! Just then your mate comes in and says he wants to film you and suddenly everything comes down like a deck of cards. ...
