Drummer's Resource

It’s no surprise that if you want to make a career in the music business it would serve you best to move to one of the top 4 United States music cities like Los Angeles, New York City, Nashville, or Austin or London of you’re thinking about Europe.  There are many things to think about […] The post 072 – Moving to a New City (Part 1) appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros. .

In this podcast I talk to the legendary Pete Lockett who is considered one of the best percussionists in the world and has played with A-list acts like Peter Gabriel, Jeff Beck, Robert Plant and a slew of others.  Additionally Pete has also worked extensively in the film industry. Pete arranged and recorded all the ethnic […] The post 071 – Pete Lockett: The Relationship between Drums and Percussion appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros. .

In this podcast I talk about one of the biggest reason why people don’t succeed and that is because of fear of failure.  Fear of failure can be debilitating and crippling at times and causes people to second-guess themselves , stall, and most of the time, not take action toward their goals.  The biggest part […] The post 070 – Eliminating Fear of Failure appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros. .

in this podcast I interviewed the great Dom Famularo who is one of the most well-rspected drummers in the world. Dom Famularo is a global ambassador for drumming and has  has presented masterclasses and clinics around the globe in China, Hong Kong, Japan, Israel, England, Ireland, Scotland, France, Germany, Portugal, Belgium, Italy, Austria, Holland, Switzerland, Sweden, […] The post 069 – Dom Famularo: Embracing Change appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros. .

Over the course of my career of teaching, playing, touring and studying, one of the most common things that I hear from musicians is the issue of not getting better. More times than not people are too hard on themselves and are progressing, but much slower than they wish.  Additionally, it’s hard for most people […] The post 068 – Top 5 Reasons: Why You’re Not Getting Better appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros. .

In this podcast I talk about the most important part of music that is often overlooked buy drummers of all ages and skill level: Melody.  Playing melodically is one of the hardest things to do on the drums because of the lack of pitches and note sustain needed to play the drums.  Often times, drummers […] The post 067 – Playing Melodically (and how to practice it) appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros. .

In this podcast I talked to the one and only Colin Bailey who is best known for his work as a prolific jazz drummer.  Colin Bailey has done over 100 jazz albums, T.V. shows, and toured world wide with the likes of Benny Goodman and Joe Pass. Colin is still playing Jazz gigs and doing Master […] The post 066 – Colin Bailey: The Bass Drum Guru appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros. .

In this podcast I had the pleasure of chatting with Johnny Vidacovich who is a contemporary jazz drummer from New Orleans, Louisiana. Playing since the early 1970s with the quartet Astral Project (which includes James Singleton, Tony Dagradi and Steve Masakowski), he has become widely renowned as a prominent and sought after New Orleans musician as well as contributing to […] The post 065 – Johnny Vidacovich: Playing Between the Cracks appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros. .

In this podcast I head the pleasure of of interviewing Brian Nevin from Big Head Todd and the Monsters.  This interview was really special for me since I’ve been listening to BHTM for years.  Listen in as Brian talks about everything form the formation of the band and the success that they’ve had to his […] The post 064 – Brian Nevin (Big Head Todd and the Monsters) appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros. .

In this podcast I talked to drummer Jeff Houseman Clemens best known for his 21+ years as the drummer for G.Love and the Special Sauce.  Jeff Clemens, who has a style all of his own, is instantly recognizable on G. Love’s 12 studio records with his linear, New Orleans styled approach.  Over the course of […] The post 063 – Jeff “Houseman” Clemens (G. Love and Special Sauce): Dare to be Different appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros. .

I have been teaching privately for over 10 years and one of the things that I see my students stubble with is the daunting task of trying to learn new music styles.  They get so frustrated that they want to quit because they can’t play the style, don’t understand it or have no idea how […] The post 062 – The smart way to learn new music styles appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros. .

In this podcast I spoke with New Orleans drummer, Andrew Campanelli from The Revivalists. Andrew started the revivalist in 2007 with fellow musician in the New Orleans area and they have quickly made a name for themselves in the Crescent City as well as across the county. The revivalist approach has been to tour often […] The post 061 – Andrew Campanelli (The Revivalists): Touring for Success appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros. .

It was 2009 at I was in Los Angeles for the NAMM conference and decided to head out on the town one night for some quality music..it’s LA after all; great musicians are everywhere.  Well, the fist place I walked into was a bar called the piano bar and the band was awesome!  So much […] The post 060 – Overplaying (and how to avoid it) appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros. .

In this podcast I talked to the great Simon Phillips, best known for his work with Toto (20+ years) not to mention other musical greats such as Jeff Beck, The Who, Judas Priest, Tears for Fears, Mike Oldfield, and Gary Moore, among others.   Simon’s info (From Wikipedia) Phillips began to play professionally at the age of twelve in his father’s […] The post 059 – Simon Phillips (Toto / Protocol II): Blending Technical and Musical appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros. .

I’ve played close to a thousand gigs and have probably seen 2,000 shows and the one thing that irks me the worst is people’s etiquette when sitting in with a  band. Worst of all, what people don’t realize is that many gigs have come out of sitting in.  It’s a real-time audition whether you know […] The post 058: Sitting In With A Band appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros. .

In this Podcast I interviewed drummer / multi-instrumentalist, Chuck Treece.  Chuck is a Philadelphia legend who is known for many things, including being a founding member of Skate-Punk band, McRad, as well as his work with The Butcher Brothers, David Ivory, Sting, Billy Joel, G. Love and many other notable musicians.  Chuck Treece is not […] The post 057 – Chuck Treece: Nurturing your Playing and Mindset appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros. .

In this podcast I talk about the ever elusive groove.  Groove is something that is hard to measure because it is a feeling, an energy, an intangible object that makes a song great….but what is it?  And how can you improve your groove?  Let’s start with what it is.  The best description that I’ve ever […] The post 056 – 10 Tips to Improve Your Groove appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros. .

In this podcast I talked to the legendary Michael Carvin who has performed with a slew of A-list artists such as Dizzy Gillespie, Dexter Gordon, and Freddie Hubbard and has played on over 250 albums. Not only has Michael played with A-listers, he also developes them as  teacher. Michael has taught some heavy hitters such as Billy […] The post 055 – Michael Carvin: Meeting Your True, Inner-Self appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros. .

In this podcast I talked to drummer Carmen Intorre, who is currently part of the Pat Martino Trio.  Intorre, a Juilliard grad, has been an impressive player since he was a kid and has accumulated an amazing resume although he’s only in his early 30’s.  His credits include playing with and recording with luminaries such […] The post 054: Carmen Intorre (Pat Martino Trio) “There are no shortcuts” appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros. .

In this podcast I talked about the importance of defining your purpose in life and working towards it on a daily basis.   Far too often people have goals and aspirations to do great things but never commit to achieving them because of the lack of  defining their major purpose in life. Without clear direction […] The post 053: Defining your purpose appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros. .