I think most people can agree that the idea of being a drummer is super cool, but it’s still an instrument that lacks the same popularity in lessons and willingness to get started as—say—piano and guitar. Even culturally, I can say that as a musician, I know far fewer drummers than other instrumentalists, and they
I had a very interesting music experience recently that really got me thinking about practicing. I went out to see a band play in Miami and was completely blown away by the drummer. He was playing with perfect precision, in a style that I had really never heard before. There weren’t a lot of dynamics
Maintenance – Everything in life requires it. Your musical instrument requires it. Your drum set, unfortunately, requires a whole lot of it. The drum set is perhaps the most logistically painful instrument to play. It’s big, it’s loud, it’s got a lot of parts, and it can constantly be updated. Luckily, it is the most
This family was about to buy a completely new drum set when all they really needed to get their drums sounding great is some new heads. Luckily, I’m an honest mechanic!