Episodes

  • How to Charge Whatever You Want as a Drummer

    How to Charge Whatever You Want as a Drummer
    Feb 2 2021

    The recent excitement and controversy over the Gamestop stock reminded me of an old adage that applies to both the stock market and the music business: a product (like your drumming) is only worth what someone else is willing to pay for it.


    So if that's the case- how can YOU as a drummer take back that control, and charge whatever you like as a drummer?


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    12 mins
  • If I Gave You a Gig, Could You Even Take It?

    If I Gave You a Gig, Could You Even Take It?
    Jan 15 2021
    So many drummers complain about a lack of opportunity- and yet they aren't prepared for a potential gig. If you aren't ready for an opportunity right now, then you don't deserve the opportunity yet! But that can change! Start today by preparing for the gig you WANT as if the gig is already yours!

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    11 mins
  • Protect Your Most Valuable Instruments!

    Protect Your Most Valuable Instruments!
    Oct 16 2020
    We're going to talk about something today that many of us are reluctant to address: our health as drummers. Particularly our hearing health and protecting our hands, feet, and joints. The only thing less exciting than warming up/stretching before playing, is the thought of being injured and unable to drum at all! So while this may not seem like a super-exciting topic, let's spend 10 minutes today on something that can save you years of heartache down the road.

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    12 mins
  • How to Erase "Groove-Killers"

    How to Erase "Groove-Killers"
    Oct 13 2020
    I went on a YouTube bender recently, and rediscovered one of my biggest pet peeves about amateur drummers. So today I thought I'd offer some advice on how to fix this issue, if you suffer from it too- AND how to figure out if you have it!

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    12 mins
  • How to Turn One Gig Into Many More

    How to Turn One Gig Into Many More
    Sep 30 2020
    So let's say you get that first paying drumming gig. What can you do during, before and after that gig to turn that one opportunity into more opportunities? In today's show I'm going to share several things I either do myself on every gig, or things I've directly seen other pro musicians do on gigs- that help turn one gig into many more!

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    15 mins
  • Bonus Tutorial: How to Make Your Drum Recordings Groove More

    Bonus Tutorial: How to Make Your Drum Recordings Groove More
    Sep 23 2020

    I take this approach in nearly every recording session I play on- so I thought today we could put it in to practice, and you can follow along in realtime. So let's do an experiment today!


    We're going to play an over-simplified drum part, with the VISION that we can make it feel/groove harder by complementing the drum tracks with additional loops after the fact.


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    27 mins