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Drum Education LiveBart RobleyIt seems that some our most influential artists are born in small, quiet towns, and Robley’s story is no different. Raised on a cattle ranch nestled in the foothills of Littleton Colorado. Bart felt his calling very early. Perhaps it was the peaceful mountain air, or the fact that his mother had Elvis blaring from the time he got out of bed in the morning, somehow he was able to concentrate on the music that he heard in rhythm. Naturally, when it came time for him to choose an instrument in elementary school, he chose the drums, and never...
2023-04-0544 minDrum Education LiveVicky O'NeonVicky is known for her musicality and immaculate timing, with the ability to reproduce authentic grooves of popular music genres like funk, hiphop, pop, rock, reggae and ska. One of her specialities is electronic drum programming and she loves to collaborate with other artists and musicians.She started her musical journey as a 4-year-old playing classical piano in her small hometown in Finland. As a young teenager she got her first drum kit and soon after discovered punk and formed a local all-female punk band. Vicky studied at Drum Tech in London (now called BIMM) from 2010-2013 t...
2023-03-2944 minDrum Education LiveMartina BarakoskaMartina is a drummer and musician who in her considerably short career has gained notable achievements. Deep and thoughtful yet energetic and playful, her style reflects her love of modern music and her fascination with the power of the drums. Throughout the years, she has maintained continuous growth of success preaching individuality, quality, and persistency.Winning an award for the best drummer at “T’k Tak” drum competition when she was only 17 was followed by many successful music projects. She is quite active in the music scene of North Macedonia having played with Duper, Vladimir Chetkar, Luboyna, Skopje Brass...
2023-03-2342 minDrum Education LiveCiara and Felipe Christmas special 2022In this last episode of 2022 we talk about our achievements, what we've learned in the last 12 months, and goals for the new year.Next year we'll be back with a lot more!Happy 2023, everybody!Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/drumeducati...Ciara's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ciaradrums/Felipe's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dragodrumsl..
2023-01-2524 minDrum Education LiveRichard SpavenWith roots in the U.K. club and hip-hop scenes, Richard Spaven brings a fresh approach to the instrument that’s at once modern and traditional.Combining machine-like accuracy with jazz-influenced improvisational sensibilities, Richard Spaven’s drumming has landed him gigs with vastly varied artists such the late Guru of the hip-hop duo Gang Starr, producer Flying Lotus, electronica/jazz group the Cinematic Orchestra, jazz/hip-hop vocalist José James and Brainfeeder artist Jameszoo. Spaven’s brilliance is evident beyond his world-class performance abilities; he’s equally impressive in production and compositional territories. And most recently, the drummer released his fourt...
2023-01-2048 minDrum Education LiveTim BuellTim Buell is a modern day drummer, educator and author.In this chat he let us know all the scope of his work, what moves him, what he thought was success when he was 10 and what it actually turned out to be.Enjoy!Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/timbuell/?h...YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@TimBuell/videosWebsite:https://www.timbuellmusic.com
2023-01-1853 minDrum Education LiveTim BaltesTim Baltes is a drummer, writer, social strategist and all around drum history nut too. Everything that’s carried him to this moment as a performer and a brand now drives his work with several clients.His history in MI spans work with retailers, distributors, manufacturers, and players alike. Whether supporting local drummers or multinational corporations, Tim brings a malleable approach ready to execute on any goal for any org in any realm, online or otherwise.To market and successfully move product, there’s one element every business needs to foster with their customer base – authenticity. Baltes brings...
2023-01-1349 minDrum Education LiveAdam BondAdam Bond is an accomplished drummer and entrepreneur, owner of The School of Drumming and many other projects.After graduating from the Academy of Contemporary Music (ACM) he realised life was going to be a little bit harder than expected. After graduation he only found work i hospitality but after being fired he realised this was an opportunity to go back to what he prepared himself for and loved.Taking advantage of the business lessons he had at college and his hard work and started to wrk smarter to build a solid career in music....
2022-11-0926 minDrum Education LiveAlex Cohen & Ramon MontagnerAlex Cohen is from New York City (US) and Ramon Montagner is from São Paulo (BR). They met through social media and due to their high technique level and innovation were featured on the cover of Drumhead Magazine. They met in person for the first time at the NAMM Show in Anaheim in 2019 and haven't been together since but this hasn't stopped them to write a book together. The book isn't quite ready yet but during this podcast they talk about it. It'll be a great one!Instagram:Alex Cohen https://www.instagram.com/alexcohendr...
2022-11-0239 minDrum Education LiveDerrick McKenzieThis week we had the pleasure of chatting with legendary drummer Derrick McKenzie. We talk about everything from his audition with Jamiroquai, practice routine and his DJ career. Enjoy!Follow Derrick on his website and also his socials:http://www.derrick-mckenzie.com/https://www.instagram.com/degzy99/https://www.facebook.com/degzy99
2022-10-1935 minDrum Education LiveGemma HillThis week we speak to the brilliant Gemma Hill. We talk about her beginnings into drumming, being editor of DRUMMER magazine, sessions, tours and cosmic ordering. ENJOY!
2022-10-1231 minDrum Education LivePaul QuinThis episode we speak to drummer and music lawyer Paul Quin. Such a fascinating conversation about how Paul started drumming, his transition into becoming a lawyer and lots of amazing advice for young drummers out there.
2022-10-0552 minDrum Education LiveMike Johnston It's not by chance that he became one of the top educators in the world.Mike is passionate about drumming and teaching, so much that he even considered quitting teaching it altogether. Yes! That's exactly it!Watch this podcast to find out what happened and what made him change his mind.
2022-09-1453 minDrum Education LiveJoel RothmanJoel Rothman is the renowned author of almost 100 drum and percussion method books, many of which are among the most popular books used by teachers in private music studios as well as schools and universities worldwide.Born in Brooklyn, New York, Joel studied drums and percussion, as well as piano, with well-known teachers such as Sam Ulano, Ed Shaughnessey, Jim Chapin, Joe Morello, Saul Goodman, and others. He first opened his own private drum studio, then later, after graduating from university, he taught in the New York City school system for many years. During that time Joel was...
2022-09-0749 minDrum Education LiveDimitri FantiniDimitri was given a set of drums for his first birthday, and that’s when his musical journey began. Initially, he was self taught, playing along to records until the age of eleven when he began studying with Woody Sutton, who was a student of Chester Thompson—best known as the drummer for Genesis and Phil Collins. The knowledge Woody passed on helped Dimitri to build a foundation of technique, independence, and musicality on the drums.Dimitri went on to study percussion, piano, and music theory at Cab Calloway School of the Arts in Wilmington, Delaware, one of the...
2022-08-3142 minDrum Education LivePaul Hose pt 2Paul is back!Two years ago, Episode 12, we had an amazing chat with him about music education and other topics.Now he's back and we talked about music education and the future.Unmissable!Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/paulhosedru...YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/c/paulhoseWebsite:https://paulhose.com#paulhose #education #drumeducationlive #future #industry #musiceducation #natal #alfredmusic #mlc #success #fame
2022-08-241h 01Drum Education LivePaul Hose Pt 1In this episode we talk to Paul Hose who is the founder of MLC Academy. We really get stuck into important topics such as being a good teacher, career expectations vs reality plus lots more! We all found this such an inspiring talk and hope you enjoy too!
2022-08-1756 minDrum Education LiveFelipe AmorimFelipe Amorim is a Brazilian drummer who came to London in 2014 to study at ICMP (Institute of Contemporary Music Performance) for a Degree in Music Performance. After all the challenges of being the new guy in London, 8 years on and his a stablished professional drummer and teacher. He's currently on the drum chair with Jake Vegas & The Black Diamonds, besides being the house drummer in three weekly jams in Soho.Watch this episode and hear Felipe's journey since his first experience with a drum kit until now.In the chat Amorim mentions João Barone, one o...
2022-08-1043 minDrum Education LiveJono HealeJono Heale is the director of communications at ACS (Advanced Communication Solutions Ltd.) a company established in 1994 dedicated to hearing conservation and the manufacture of custom-fit products for hearing protection.In this episode he talks about his beginning in music and what made him so passionate about hearing protection.Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/FallenMonk67/Linktree:https://linktr.ee/jonoheale#hearing #protection #acs #education #health
2022-07-1153 minDrum Education LiveSarah ThawerSarah Thawer is a drummer and vocalist based in Los Angeles, California, originally from Toronto, Canada. She started playing drums at 2-years-old and her first stage performance was at 5.Sarah works with different artists and musicians, as well as solo and with her own band. She is known for her versatility, playing a wide range of genres from jazz and fusion to Indian/world, funk, r&b, and hip-hop.Sarah has performed and worked with various artists including Teyana Taylor, Jacob Collier, Steve Vai, Jon Batiste, Sheila E., A.R. Rahman, Alex Isley, George Watsky...
2022-07-0739 minDrum Education LiveMike BarnesMike's an experienced freelance professional drummer from the UK, who has been lucky enough to perform live and on recordings with many great artists, across a vast range of musical styles.As an online session drummer, he plays and records drums in his studio for musicians and producers making music projects all over the world. He's also a passionate drum teacher working in Wilburton, Cambs, UK. Mike teaches private drum lessons from my studio five days per week. He also co-runs one of the UK's leading party bands The Headliners; which plays at weddings, corporate ev...
2022-07-0745 minDrum Education LiveMichèle DreesWe had the pleasure of having Michele as our guest in this episode. We talk about Michele's love of tap, how she got started drumming, Brazil and upcoming projects plus much more. London based Michèle Drees is an established drummer, latin percussionist, vocalist, guitarist and composer and has been active on the Music scene for more than 30 years.During this time Michèle has played with top Artists across a wide variety of genres including Marc Almond, Kirsty MacColl, Seal, Badmarsh and Shri, Ive Mendes, KD Lang, Susanne Vega, Candy Dulfer, Ian Shaw, to name...
2022-06-1343 minDrum Education LivePenny LarsonThis week we had the pleasure of having the amazing Penny Larson as our guest. We talk about her career, winning 'Hit Like A Girl', having two bass drums and much more. Enjoy!Penny Larson is a founding member of Boston-based instrumental progressive rock trio Hypaspace. With the group, Penny has recorded four studio albums and toured the United States and Canada. She has in the past recorded and toured with American troubadour Bryan McPherson. Over the years she has played with many artists in an around Greater Boston and was the first call house drummer for I...
2022-06-1338 minDrum Education LiveColin WoolwayThis week we have Colin Woolway with us as we discuss his career, teaching methods and some cool practice ideas.Colin Woolway is a well known drummer, teacher and the author of Drumsense Volumes 1 & 2, which are rapidly becoming the standard books for teaching beginners to play the drum kit. As a professional drummer he toured the world for 20 years, including eight years as Suzi Quatro´s drummer, and then hung up his touring boots to concentrate on teaching. This resulted in a very busy teaching studio, the aforementioned books, a percussion video and more recently, the Drumsense T...
2022-06-1337 minDrum Education LiveJanine Canino FoxThis episode we invite drum student Janine to join us and we try and help her with some frustrations she's facing on her drumming journey.Janine started drumming later in life and has an amazing story you can see here on her instagram:https://www.instagram.com/janine.c.fox/
2022-06-1342 minDrum Education LiveDorothea TaylorThis week we had the pleasure of talking with the 'Godmother of Drumming' Dorothea Taylor! What a treat it was to speak with her about her life, drum corps and her career so far.Dorothea has been drumming since she was 13-years-old - became an internet sensation after uploading a video of herself playing paradiddles to Instagram in 2019. Her demonstrations and explanations of rudiments caught the attention of online drum lesson site, Drumeo, and Dorothea was invited to become a Drumeo coach.
2022-06-0636 minDrum Education LiveDom FamularoThis week we speak to Dom Famularo about living in the moment, playing open handed and why exactly rehearsals are for cowards. We hope you enjoy this as much as we did!His sensational drumming and brilliant communications skills have earned Dom Famularo a reputation of being the world’s leading motivational drum set artist / educator. Through history-making tours of China and the Far East, and with standing ovations to capacity audiences at virtually every major drumming event in Europe and the Americas, this vibrant performer from Long Island, New York is renowned for delivering entertaining and aw...
2022-06-0636 minDrum Education LivePete CaterIn the first episode of Drum Education Live we speak to the amazing Pete Cater.Pete took us through his early beginnings on the drums and gave insight in to his fantastic book "On Drums". Pete is a freelance drummer specialising in acoustic jazz and big band music although not exclusively. Leader of the Pete Cater Big Band since 1982. This band has produced 3 highly acclaimed CDs, broadcast on BBC and has appeared in theatres, concert halls and jazz festivals all over the UK.
2022-06-0635 minDrum Education LivePete RileyThis week we chat to Pete Riley about his influences, what he's practicing, his studio set up and more.Pete is a highly-respected drummer and educator, having worked with the likes of Republica, Guthrie Govan (The Aristocrats), Billy Sheehan, and Keith Emerson. He's also known for a twenty-year-plus tenure as a content creator for Rhythm magazine.
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