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A Drummer’s Guide To...199 - Getting Called Out!Welcome to Episode 199 of A Drummer’s Guide To… Getting Called Out!
This week, I’m sharing a raw and uncomfortable part of my journey — when I was publicly called out for not being authentic online. At first, it felt humiliating…but it became one of the most powerful lessons in vulnerability and accountability I’ve ever learned.
Inside this episode, I’ll cover:
😳 What happened when I was exposed for fake followers and automated comments
💡 Why accountability creates deeper trust than perfection ever could
🎶 How mistakes on stage (yes, I’ve made plenty!) actually...
2025-09-0635 minA Drummer’s Guide To...198 - Rejection RedefinedRejection stings. It’s personal, it’s painful, and it can leave you questioning whether you’re good enough. But here’s the truth: rejection isn’t a dead end — it’s data.
In this episode, I share the rejections that shaped my career (and nearly broke me), and how I reframed them into lessons, resilience, and growth. From missed gigs to failed auditions, every “no” carried a hidden “next step.”
✅ Why rejection hurts so much — and how to take back control
✅ The hidden reasons you might get turned down (that no one tells you)
✅ How to turn setbacks...
2025-08-3033 minA Drummer’s Guide To...197 - Posting Isn't Enough🔥 Think posting on Instagram is enough to grow your music career? Think again.
In episode #197 — A Drummer’s Guide To... Posting Isn’t Enough, I’m breaking down the real reason musicians get stuck at “likes” and never land the gigs.
You’ll learn:
🎯 The biggest Instagram mistakes that quietly cost you opportunities
🤝 How to turn followers into paying clients without feeling salesy
📲 My exact networking strategy that got me gigs straight from my phone
💡 How to make your profile a magnet for the RIGHT people If you’ve been posting and prayi...
2025-08-2331 minA Drummer’s Guide To...196 - Letting People DownEver found yourself stuck between your own career goals and commitments you've made to others?
You're not alone.
In this episode, I’m talking about one of the hardest parts of building a career in music: letting people down.
Whether it’s leaving a band, turning down a gig, or backing out of a commitment that no longer serves you — this one’s for you. I’ll walk you through:
• Why disappointing others is sometimes the right move
• How to handle guilt and anxiety when choosing yourself
• The mindset shif...
2025-08-1628 minA Drummer’s Guide To...195 - Self-Inflicted Failure🎧 This one’s a wake-up call. In this episode, I’m breaking down the sneaky ways we self-sabotage in our music careers — and how to stop.
From fear disguised as logic to procrastination dressed up as “research,” this is a raw, real talk on the hard truths most musicians avoid. If you’ve ever said:
👉 “There’s no work out there”
👉 “I’m just not ready yet”
👉 “I’ll focus on this after [insert excuse here]”
...then this episode is a must-listen.
Inside, we’ll talk about:
🔥 Why confirmation bias is stalling yo...
2025-08-0938 minA Drummer’s Guide To...194 - Is It Too Late?If you’ve ever looked at your age or your past and thought, “I’ve missed my chance,” this episode is for you.
👀 I’m diving into one of the most common fears I hear from musicians: "Is it too late to make music my career?" In this episode, I’m sharing:
🎵 Why your age isn’t a barrier — it's actually a superpower
💥 How life experience adds emotional depth to your playing
🧠 The subtle ways stereotypes around age, gender, race & goals limit us
🎯 How to reframe “missed opportunities” and start fresh — at any age Whether you...
2025-08-0236 minA Drummer’s Guide To...193 - Hard TruthsLet’s be honest: sometimes what’s holding us back isn’t lack of talent, it’s avoiding the truth.
In this episode, I’m sharing the unfiltered advice I’d give you if I wasn’t afraid of hurting your feelings — because sugar-coating doesn’t create progress.
We’ll talk about:
• Why talent doesn’t guarantee success
• The difference between busy and effective
• How avoiding discomfort is secretly costing you gigs
• The harsh realities of professional musicianship no one talks about
• And what to actually do if you feel stuck ri...
2025-07-2647 minA Drummer’s Guide To...192 - Rehearsal Rundown 101😬 Got rehearsals coming up for a big gig… and no idea what to expect? You're not alone — no one teaches you what actually happens in pro rehearsals. That feeling of “I hope I’m doing this right”? I’ve been there — and this episode is here to help you ditch the panic and show up ready.
In A Drummer’s Guide To... Rehearsal Rundown 101, I cover:
🥁 How to prep before you even walk in
🤐 What happens when you don’t ask questions (and how to fix it)
📋 What MDs and artists expect from you
🍱 Why a...
2025-07-1242 minA Drummer’s Guide To...191 - The Lone Wolf Trap🐺 Think you have to go it alone in music to prove yourself?
In this episode of A Drummer’s Guide To... The Lone Wolf Trap, I’m breaking down the hidden cost of trying to build your career solo — and why real success is built with other people, not in isolation.
🎯 You’ll learn:
• Why isolating yourself slows your progress
• How to find your people (even if you’re shy)
• The difference between using contacts and building genuine connections
• What healthy networking looks like — without the cringe
• How mentors, bandmates, and...
2025-07-0529 minA Drummer’s Guide To...190 - Broke, Big and the Bit In-Between🎯 Think you're either broke or famous if you want a career in music? Think again.
In this episode of A Drummer’s Guide To..., I’m sharing the truth about the bit in between — the one no one talks about, but where most of us actually live (and thrive).
🛠️ You’ll learn:
• The real range of sustainable music careers
• Why viral fame doesn’t equal happiness (or money)
• How to define success for your life and your values
• Ways to diversify income streams without losing your creativity
• How I’ve built a fulfilling...
2025-06-2830 minA Drummer’s Guide To...189 - A Social Media Deep DiveFeeling overwhelmed by social media as a musician?
This episode is your deep dive into crafting a clear, professional, and magnetic online presence.
I share proven strategies for optimising your profiles, creating compelling content, and building real connections in the music world.
Whether you’re a beginner or looking to sharpen your social game, this episode is packed with actionable tips to help you stand out and grow your career.
🔔 Don’t forget to subscribe for more practical music career advice every week!
#SocialMediaDeepDive #MusicCareerTips #MusicianGrowth #DrummingCommunity
2025-06-1438 minA Drummer’s Guide To...188 - The Overwhelm FixFeeling overwhelmed by all the things you need to do as a musician?
Between teaching, performing, creating content, and managing your actual life… it can feel like you’re constantly behind or burning out. In this episode of A Drummer’s Guide To…, I’m sharing the systems and mindset shifts I’ve used to go from chaotic and overstretched, to focused and fulfilled in my creative work.
In this video, you’ll learn:
✅ How to prioritise when everything feels urgent
✅ Simple tools to reduce decision fatigue
✅ The real reason you're overwh...
2025-06-0734 minA Drummer’s Guide To...187 - Reigniting Your Spark🔥 Feel like your creativity’s dried up? You’re not broken—this is part of the process.
Whether you’re a drummer, musician, or creative of any kind, it’s normal to go through phases where inspiration feels completely out of reach.
I’ve been there—burnt out, bored, and wondering if I’d lost my spark for good. In episode #187 of A Drummer’s Guide To... Reigniting Your Spark, I’m sharing:
🎯 Why periods of low motivation are actually necessary
🛠️ Simple, real-world strategies to reignite your inspiration
🧠 How to spot patterns in your creative...
2025-05-3130 minA Drummer’s Guide To...186 - Shaken, Then Stronger💥 This is the real reason you’re feeling lost in your music career right now...
💔 Are you a musician who's been through big life or career changes—and suddenly feel like you don’t even know who you are anymore?
😔 I’ve been there. From leaving a high-profile gig, to divorce, to a total career and identity shake-up… I know what it’s like to feel completely untethered.
🙌 But here’s the good news: those moments don’t have to break you—they can build you.
🎙 In episode #186 of A Drummer’s Guide To... Shaken, Then Stronger...
2025-05-1741 minA Drummer’s Guide To...185 - The Skill of Being Seen📌 The REAL reason you're not getting hired as a musician… isn’t your playing.
🎯 Are you a talented musician, putting in the hours, but still struggling to land gigs, connect with the right people, or build momentum in your career?
😬 I’ll be the first to admit — for years I thought my playing would speak for itself. But in this episode, I reveal why that mindset kept me invisible to the very people I was trying to impress.
🎙 In Episode #185 of A Drummer’s Guide To... The Skill of Being Seen, I’m breaking down:
...
2025-05-1034 minA Drummer’s Guide To...184 - Showing Up Strong🎯 Is this the REAL reason you’re not landing the gigs you want?
✨ It’s not just about chops—it’s about how you show up.
🎸 Are you a musician who’s “good enough” but still struggling to get hired – especially when it really counts?
😬 I’ll be the first to admit, for years I unknowingly gave off “don’t trust me” energy. I was insecure, doubting myself, and wondering why the opportunities weren’t coming.
🎙 In episode #184 of A Drummer’s Guide To… Showing Up Strong, I share:
🔹 What showing up strong actually means
🔹...
2025-04-1230 minA Drummer’s Guide To...183 - From Hobbyist To Hired📣 Are you a musician playing with mates, but don’t know how to pivot into the pro world?
👀 If you’re a musician who is confident in their skills and playing with friends but want to take the leap into the professional world without knowing where to start, then you might like my podcast episode #183 - A Drummer's Guide To... From Hobbyist To Hired
🤯 For me there is definitely a mind-shift that had to happen from playing with friends to wanting to pursue music as a profession
🎧 In this episode, #183 - A Drummer's Guide To... From Hob...
2025-04-0537 minA Drummer’s Guide To...182 - Gig Vid Glow-Ups🚨 If you are a musician wanting to level up your socials video game, then my podcast episode #182 - A Drummer's Guide To... Gig Vid Glow-Ups could be for you!
👀 Are you a musician who is trying to post videos to showcase yourself, but…
😫 you feel you’re not getting any traction
😖 you feel that the quality is too low
😤 you just have no idea what to post!
🙈 Let me tell you, I’ve been there, trying to find some decent footage to post, or create my own, and then by the time I actually get...
2025-03-2926 minA Drummer’s Guide To...181 - Before You Quit...🚨 If you’re a musician and thinking about quitting, STOP, and listen to this!
👀 If you’re a musician that has been grinding away doing, or trying to do the pro thing, but feel like the only thing you're getting closer to is throwing in the towel, then my podcast episode #181 - A Drummer's Guide To... Before You Quit… is for you!
🏳️ I’ll admit, there have been many times I’ve come so close to just giving up, tired of it all, ready to be defeated, and literally going to grab my white flag of sur...
2025-03-1542 minA Drummer’s Guide To...180 - The Invisible Goal Gap🚨 Do you feel there is a gap between your goals and where you are right now, but you don’t know what the in-between contains?
😩 Are you a musician who doesn’t know the components that need to be in place to obtain your goals?
🧐 Or maybe you know the skills needed but are waiting to ‘get the call’ before you get good at those skills?
😖 Or maybe you’re working on the skills, but you don’t know what level they need to be at before you can start looking for opportunities? 🎙 If any of this is resonating wit...
2025-03-0845 minA Drummer’s Guide To...179 - Hyper-Focus Highs and Lows🚨 Are you a musician who is becoming burnt out from your hyper-focus sessions?
😩 Do you wear your hyper-focus sessions and work yourself to exhaustion as a badge of honour? I know I absolutely did! I only ever felt like I had done something productive if I had driven myself to the point of exhaustion through hyper-focusing on tasks?
🎙 If you can relate to this, then check out my podcast episode #179 - A Drummer's Guide To... Hyper-Focus Highs and Lows
🧐 In this episode, I share:
💪 The massive benefits of hyper-focus - let’s not throw the bab...
2025-02-2249 minA Drummer’s Guide To...178 - Pricing Your Passion💰 If you’re a musician who is struggling to know what to charge, then my new episode #178 A Drummer's Guide To... Pricing Your Passion could be for you!
💸 Are you a musician who is playing with artists but finding you’re doing it for little or no money, or maybe don’t know how to even approach a conversation about money.
💵 I’ll be the first to say, I find conversations about money HAAAARDDDD!!! I’m much better than I used to be, but has been and continues to be a process for me!
🎧 In my podcast ep...
2025-02-1542 minA Drummer’s Guide To...177 - Building Confidence After Criticism😬 Are you a musician that has dealt with unsolicited criticism?
👀 If the answer is yes, then you are not alone, and the lovely Greg shared with us his exact experience of getting criticism during a gig, how they dealt with it, and my own experiences of similar situations (of which there have been many!)
🎙 If you’re part of this club too, then come join me in my podcast episode #177 - A Drummer's Guide To... Building Confidence After Criticism.
🎧 In this episode, I share how I have dealt with moments of criticism, in the moment and lon...
2025-02-0844 minA Drummer’s Guide To...176 - Teaching, Touring and Transitions🚨 Are a musician who is wanting to transition from a ‘stable’ job to following your passion and making music your career?
☺️ Well, if it is, you’re in luck because the awesome @zachondrums asked me a question on this very subject and so I gave him some steps to make this scary step more manageable, and you can hear all about it on my podcast episode 176, A Drummer's Guide To... Teaching, Touring and Transitions.
🙋♀️ If you’re a musician who is also struggling with this step and want to know how to give yourself the best chance of success, th...
2025-01-2534 minA Drummer’s Guide To...175 - Sacrifice🧐 Are you wondering the level of commitment needed to pursue a career as a session musician?
🎙️ If you’re wanting to make music your career then my podcast episode #175 - A Drummer's Guide To... Sacrifice is for you
🏞️ In my experience I feel sacrifice is necessary if you’re looking to excel into spaces that are off the beaten path, however, too much sacrifice in the name of music can make you fall down injured on that path and come crawling back to the mainstream!
🎧 In my podcast episode #175 - A Drummer's Guide To... Sacrifice I share...
2025-01-1842 minA Drummer’s Guide To...174 - Big Gig Ready😱 So you get the call for the big gig, but then what?!
🤔 Are you a musician, aiming for a professional career, but maybe you don’t actually know what is expected from you, and are too embarrassed to ask, because you’re meant to be acting like a professional after all!
😳 That was me, embarrassed to ask what the job actually meant, and kind of guessed a lot of it, and when I say I took a path SO MUCH HARDER THAN IT NEEDED TO BE!!!! I want you to have the easier path.
🎙 In my pod...
2025-01-1138 minA Drummer’s Guide To...173 - Where Are All The Musicians?!😩 Are you struggling to find other musicians to play with?
🎧 If you’re a musician wanting to play with more people and expand your network and grow your career, then my podcast, and episode #173 - A Drummer's Guide To... Where Are All The Musicians?! could be for you!
👀 In this episode I cover how important other musicians are to our careers (sometimes even those playing the same instrument!)
🔥 I share the top places and scenarios I have met musicians that created seminal relationships within the industry and ultimately led me to my career flourishing.
2025-01-0430 minA Drummer’s Guide To...172 - Pro Procrastination👀 Are you a musician putting the pro into procrastination?!
🙋♀️ Let me tell you, just before recording episode #172 - A Drummer's Guide To… Pro Procrastination that was ME!!!
😵💫 I share my struggles with procrastination in real-time and the ways I get over myself. This includes:
💥 Creating as little friction as possible to do the action
😍 Using rewards
😈 Telling people how naughty I’m being by procrastinating
💪 Looking at the bigger picture
🤏 (Paradoxically) Looking at the smallest picture possible
⏱ Using the ‘1 Minute Rule’
🫠 Using procrastination to your advantage
🎧 So...
2024-12-1432 minA Drummer’s Guide To...171 - Playing vs Posting🚨 If you are a musician who believes that your playing ability can supersede your need to use social media in order to build a sustainable career then I have an episode for you! (and some bad news!)
🎙 In my podcast episode A Drummer's Guide To… playing vs posting I answer Phill V’s question addressing his struggle to come to terms with dedicating time to social media and content creation over becoming a better player.
👀 The reality is, we only have so much time in this world, and we’re all striving to be the greatest players...
2024-12-0742 minA Drummer’s Guide To...170 - Creating Brilliance from Bias😳 Do you feel like your career in music is affected by the biases of others?
🎙 If this resonates with you then check out my podcast episode A Drummer's Guide To… Creating Brilliance from Bias
✏️ Thank you to this anonymous person who reached out via my ‘suggestion box’ (check out my highlights if you want to add your own).
❓ They shared that they have been struggling as an ‘international non-white female drummer’ in what they see as a ‘boys club’ and although they work to the highest professional standard, they feel they’re o...
2024-11-3043 minA Drummer’s Guide To...169 - Making Space😵💫 Are you a musician feeling disappointed with the opportunities available to you?
😫 Are you super busy, filling all your time, but instead of feeling like you're making progress, you’re overwhelmed and stressed?
🎧 If that sounds like you, then check out my podcast episode A Drummer's Guide To… Making Space
💪 In this episode I cover the 3 most important areas to create space to cultivate the best shot at becoming a professional musician.
1️⃣ Create Space Mentally:
🧘♀️ Take time to work out exactly what the goal is and the steps you need to get there.
🏆 (If you want...
2024-11-2335 minA Drummer’s Guide To...168 - 5 Destructive Beliefs😱 Are one of these beliefs holding you back without you knowing it?
😵💫 There’s so much information flying about, and people have so many opinions, and sometimes we pick up beliefs about things that we think are absolute, but actually are holding us back. For. No. Good. REASON!
🎙 If this sounds like you may have been a victim of this, then check out my podcast episode A Drummer's Guide To… 5 Destructive Beliefs
🧐 These are the 5 most destructive beliefs I have come across from musicians I work with that are trying to move into the professional space…
2024-11-0925 minA Drummer’s Guide To...167 - 3 Signs of Perfectionist Sabotage👀 Do you have a suspicion that perfection may be sabotaging you?
🚨 If you’re a musician who is striving for perfection, it may actually be undermining your progress creatively, professionally and connecting with others.
🎙 If this resonates with you, then check out my podcast episode A Drummer's Guide To… 3 Signs of Perfectionist Sabotage
🛑 Here are the 3 most prominent signs for me that I see within myself and students that perfectionist tendencies are creating a big old BLOCK!
1️⃣ Not posting to social media when you know it will benefit your career and...
2024-11-0245 minA Drummer’s Guide To...166 - Developing Your Inner Compass🚨 If you’re struggling looking to others for what you should be doing in your career, then this could be for you!
👀 Are you a musician looking for external validation, guidance, and worth? If something in you is feeling uncomfortable reading this, then my podcast episode A Drummer's Guide To… Developing Your Inner Compass could be for you.
💜 I think although it’s great to get some guidance from others who have been successful in the area you want to be in, to define that area must come from within first and foremost!
🙋♀️ Here are some ways to dev...
2024-10-2639 minA Drummer’s Guide To...165 - In-Between The Big Gigs🤨 If you think that getting to play with a ‘named artist’ is the end game for your career, and that you’ll be set for life, think again!
🎧 Musicians, if you want to know the reality of playing with named artists and all the stuff that goes on in between that you may not know about, then check out my podcast episode A Drummer's Guide To… In-Between The Big Gigs
👀 You may see musicians you aspire to be like on huge stages, touring the world, playing with renowned artists with massive adoration and massive followings…
🤨 What you don’...
2024-10-1945 minA Drummer’s Guide To...164 - How I Got My Gigs🚨 If you’re a musician looking to get on a named gig, then this may be for you!
🎙 If you’re a musician wanting to get some intel on HOW to actually get on a tour with an artist people have actually heard of, then check out my podcast episode A Drummer's Guide To… How I Got My Gigs
🧐 In this episode I go through how I got on the radar of the various artists I’ve worked for, to give you some intel to bring into your own journey.
😖 I’m not gonna lie, I felt weir...
2024-10-1226 minA Drummer’s Guide To...163 - Instagram🚨 If you’re a musician who is lost on what you should be posting on Instagram, then this is for you!
🙋♀️ Are you struggling to know what to post on Insta, are you overwhelmed, are you unmotivated or just are thinking ‘what’s the point?!?!’ then check out my podcast episode A Drummer's Guide To… Instagram
💪 For me, I see using Instagram as my personal marketting platform that I get to ‘speak’ to my ideal follower, with a view to them becoming the ideal musician, artist, or student I get to work with!
1️⃣ So first things first, WHO are you po...
2024-10-0534 minA Drummer’s Guide To...162 - Burnout😥 If you want to eliminate burnout, then this is for you!
🎙 If you’re a musician who is suffering with feeling burnt out, then check out my podcast episode A Drummer's Guide To… Burnout!
😬 In this episode I go into how I tackle my endless battle with burnout as my body and mind seem to be in a constant battle with each other! And fun fact, it’s another real-time situation as I was suffering whilst recording this episode!
🤔 My recovery plan when dealing with burnout is:
1️⃣ I only tackle ONE essential thing every day a...
2024-09-2825 minA Drummer’s Guide To...161 - (are you) Pro Gig Ready?👀 Are you ready for a pro gig?
🧐 Are you ready for that audition?
😳 Are you ready to tour?
😵💫 Are you ready for recording sessions?
🎙 Musicians! If you want to know if you’re ready to get on a pro gig then check out my podcast episode A Drummer's Guide To… (Are You) Pro Gig Ready?
💪 Here’s how I get as ready as possible for a gig, tour or session, and I’ll never feel 100%, but here’s my process:
1️⃣ Learn the material
2️⃣ Research past performances for live work (if they exist...
2024-09-1435 minA Drummer’s Guide To...160 - Common (mis)BeliefsIs what you believe holding you back?
Are you a musician that has certain beliefs about yourself or others and what you should be doing to move your career forward?
Ellusive I know, well in my podcast episode A Drummer's Guide To... Common (Mis)Beliefs I address topics that seem to be coming up again and again in my one on one coaching sessions, and let me tell you, they’re not only not serving my students, they’re actually undermining them and creating unnecessary barriers in moving themselves forward, and I’d like to share...
2024-09-0732 minA Drummer’s Guide To...159 - Saying No😵💫 How good are you at saying no?
😬 Are you a musician that feels they have to say yes to everything, leading to overwhelm, burnout and just generally bad mental health?
🫵 If the answer is yes, then my podcast episode A Drummer's Guide To... Saying No might be for you
🙋♀️ Personally, saying no is something I struggled with for DECADES! I just couldn’t say no to things through mainly fear of missing an opportunity, so I guess FOMAO!
💪 As I progressed, I realised i can’t do all the things, I’m just one person, so it became...
2024-08-3131 minA Drummer’s Guide To...158 - Professional Musician Myths😩 I can’t be a professional musician because…
🤔 What’s the end of that sentence for you?
🎙 If you have a solid belief that something is holding you back from being a professional musician, then my podcast episode, A Drummer's Guide To... Professional Musician Myths is for you!
🙅♀️ I debunk some of the most common (mis)beliefs I come across with my students and give you evidence for why they just aren’t true! Here are some of the most common:
1️⃣ You have to be a flashy player with lots of chops.
❌ Absolutely NOT! As...
2024-08-2441 minA Drummer’s Guide To...157 - Mistakes😱 If you’re a musician who hates making mistakes, then this is for you!
😬 Are a musician who is feeling paralysed by the fear that you might make a mistake?
🫣 Or do you feel you may ruin the reputation you’ve built if you’re not perfect 100% of the time?
🙋♀️ If you do feel like this, you are not alone!!! 🎧 Check out my podcast episode, A Drummer's Guide To... Mistakes
😳 The fear of making a mistake informed so many of my life decisions in both a positive and negative way throughout my life.
🥺 I thought by maki...
2024-08-1732 minA Drummer’s Guide To...156 - Being Sick As A Session Musician📣 Calling all sick musicians!
🫣 No I’m not talking about awesome musicians - you can be awesome too, but I want to share what I do when I’m ill as a session musician!!!
🎧 Listen to my episode A Drummer's Guide To... Being Sick As A Session Musician
😱 So on the road is the worst version of events - not only are you a victim to the schedule, you’re around people that you desperately don’t want to get ill, but chances are you’re in close quarters!!! It’s a...
2024-08-1023 minA Drummer’s Guide To...155 - Optimising Instagram For More Gigs📣 Musicians! Is this the REAL reason your Instagram might not be hitting the way you want it to?
👀 Are you a musician finding it hard to use Instagram as a tool for getting work, getting more gigs, recording sessions and ESPECIALLY at a professional level?
🎧 If you're struggling then check out my newest episode A Drummer's Guide To... Optimising Instagram For More Gigs
💪 Personally it’s only when I worked out that social media was actually an empowering platform to showcase myself exactly how I wanted to that I got really inspired about it!
2024-08-0236 minA Drummer’s Guide To...154 - Balancing Creativity Day-to-Day📣 Musicians, if you want to balance your creative aspirations with your day to day duties, then this is for you
🤨 Are you someone who is finding it hard to balance your need for creative growth and daily responsibilities?
🎧 Join me on this week's podcast episode - A Drummer's Guide To...Balancing Day-to-Day Creativity
⏳ Personally I’ve managed to bring an emphasis on creative growth into my life by carving out little pockets of time to allow myself to be creative as ‘waiting for creativity to strike’ is a little too elusive for me. I find by doing t...
2024-07-2719 minA Drummer’s Guide To...153 - Performance Anxiety🚨 Musicians, if you want to destroy your performance anxiety, then this is for you!
😖 If you’re finding yourself side of stage, with knots in your stomach, worrying that everyone will be judging you, and that you will be ‘found out’ as an imposter, you are not alone!
🙋♀️ I’ve experienced all these things in some way or another, and as it turns out, so have other listeners of my podcast A Drummer’s Guide To...
👀 Personally the way I tackle performance anxiety is by noticing what is causing it, e.g. I will notice I’m imagining the sce...
2024-07-2042 minA Drummer’s Guide To...152 - Uncomfortable Truths🚨 Is avoidance of pain keeping you from success? 🚨
🙈 There’s a common misconception that I’ve seen flying around that if you do everything ‘right’ you’ll breeze into being a pro, and stay there as long as you stay consistent.
❌ Nope ❌
😖 It’s HARD - I don’t know any session musician that hasn’t gone through feelings of doubt, imposter syndrome, not feeling good enough, and then losing gigs, not getting auditions, and feeling embarrassed and humiliated. It’s part of the job, it’s part of life.
🤔💭 You should expect all these things and rather...
2024-07-1331 minA Drummer’s Guide To...151 - Acceptance🚨 Are you in control of your career? 🚨
🫣 To a point you may be, but honestly, with all the moving parts of this life, it would be arrogant for us to think we could control all the outcomes
😩 In reality, you will just be burnt out, unable to perform at your best, and take advantage of opportunities if they do arise.
😔 Accept that there is only so much you can control, things will go ‘wrong’ and it’s how you react to that that will make the difference.
🙏How do I accept things going wrong in ca...
2024-07-0338 minA Drummer’s Guide To...150 - Embarrassment🙅♀️Is fear of looking or sounding stupid keeping you from a successful career?
🙈 It certainly was for me for many years!!!
🤔What do you think will get you more work… someone watching you perform and being like ‘oooof that’s a lot!’ or not even notice you when you’re on stage?
😩Yea ok, both aren’t ideal, but the first version is waaaaayyyy better because they’re noticing you, which means that so are other’s in the audience, and although we as humans are great at focusing on the negative and ‘threats’ (it’s literally biological...
2024-06-2936 minA Drummer’s Guide To...149 - Patience🤔 ‘If I work harder, I will be successful’ - is this what you believe?
❌ I did - I was WRONG! Well not entirely… but there was another part to that puzzle that I was no good at, and arguably am still working on!
🧘 Patience
😬 is this one skill keeping you from success too?
3 ways to develop patience
1. Falling in love with the process
2. Diverting your attention to other areas such as fitness, education in other areas, hobbies
3. Getting curious about others’ stories, and remind yourself you’re not the only one
...
2024-06-2235 minA Drummer’s Guide To...148 - CommunityJoin me in this episode, A Drummer's Guide To... Community as I share how important a sense of community has been in my pursuit of being a professional musician, even when it was just a community of 2!
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2024-04-2720 minA Drummer’s Guide To...147 - Navigating Egos and PersonalitiesJoin me in this episode, A Drummer's Guide To... Navigating Egos and Personalities where I share how I choose to see and react to 'bad behaviour' or difficult people on the road as well as sharing some of my own shortcomings (of which there are many!!!)
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2024-04-2025 minA Drummer’s Guide To...146 - Job InsecurityJoin me in this episode, A Drummer's Guide To... Job Insecurity as I share with you how to make your job as a professional musician more consistent, stable and reliable, and I even talk about a massive shift that is on it's way with my career! Chaos has ensued!!!
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2024-04-1331 minA Drummer’s Guide To...145 - Session Musician MisconceptionsJoin me in this episode, A Drummer's Guide To... Session Musician Misconceptions as I address the reasons people claim they can't be a session musician, as well as some of the incorrect assumptions I made as a musician coming up to being a professional. Hopefully this will help you get over those barriers too so you can keep striving towards 'the dream'.
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2024-04-0635 minA Drummer’s Guide To...144 - Introverts Unite!Join me in this episode, A Drummer's Guide To... Introverts Unite! I share how I navigate being an introvert in the extroverted world of music, and the drawbacks, benefits, and tricks I have to thrive in this space. I also share how I have cultivated an extroverted persona on stage and on camera, but rest assured, at my core, I am an introvert too! Weird I know!
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2024-03-3048 minA Drummer’s Guide To...143 - The 6 Human NeedsJoin me in this episode, A Drummer's Guide To... The 6 Human Needs as I talk about the filter I run all of my career choices through to make sure I'm the most fulfilled I can be, or if I'm feeling down or empty what needs aren't being met so I can change it! I've found this very useful, and I hope you do too :-)
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2024-03-2341 minA Drummer’s Guide To...142 - My Favourite MantrasJoin me in this episode, A Drummer's Guide To... My Favourite Mantras as I share the MAIN things I tell myself, my inner workings and beliefs that help me stay on track with my career, goals, and in my personal life too. I've always been fascinated by what people tell themselves, so thought I'd share my side of things. I'd love to hear some of your favourite mantras too, so please feel free to share :-)
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2024-03-1652 minA Drummer’s Guide To...141 - Process GoalsJoin me in this episode, A Drummer's Guide To... Process Goals, where I turn goal setting on it's head, and reverse them, to make them more achievable, fun, and allow for all the uncontrollable elements that come with pursuing a creative career :-/
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2024-03-0934 minA Drummer’s Guide To...140 - ShortcutsJoin me in this episode, A Drummer's Guide To... Shortcuts where I share some proper cringey things I used to do when I was younger to find the 'most effective' route to becoming a professional drummer, as well as some useful things, but the reality of trying to get past the hard work that is necessary to a career in this industry. So if you'd just like to come and laugh at a past version of me, then this is the episode for you, and you're more than welcome to join! :-)
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2024-03-0245 minA Drummer’s Guide To...139 - Hot Cross Buns!Join me in this episode, A Drummer's Guide To... Hot Cross Buns! Is it about food?! Nope, I wish! This is a CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) method that is widely used to help with moments of anxiety by noticing what's actually going on within you. I share how I apply it to auditions, rehearsals, social situations, and I hope it helps you too! Also would highly recommend you look it up for a visual too :-)
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2024-02-2444 minA Drummer’s Guide To...138 - Hyper-Focus and FlowJoin me in this episode, A Drummer's Guide To... Hyper-focus and Flow as I share the benefits of getting into those states and how I use them to 'move the needle' as it were towards my goals. If you want to delve deeper, the books I talk about that are 2 of my favourites are Deep Work by Cal Newport, and Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. Would highly recommend both! :-)
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2024-02-1733 minA Drummer’s Guide To...137 - Perfectionism RevisitedJoin me in this episode, A Drummer's Guide To... Perfectionism Revisited where I share about my bloomin perfectionist attitude and negative self talk rearing it's head once again in my life. Coming off the back of a fight or flight situation (it's not really but could seem that way in the moment), it's so unexpected and so disruptive! Hopefully this makes you feel less alone if you're suffering with perfectionist tendencies.
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2024-02-1023 minA Drummer’s Guide To...136 - Identity PitfallsJoin me in this episode, A Drummer's Guide To... Identity Pitfalls where I share the dangers of identifying yourself in certain ways, vs empowering yourself. As always there's a lot of tangents, ramblings, and some real time realisations... you love to see it... kind of!
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2024-02-0336 minA Drummer’s Guide To...135- Developing Complexity in your Playing (Question from Lindsay Roberts)Thank you to Lindsay Roberts who inspired this episode of A Drummer's Guide To Developing Complexity in Your Playing. Whilst I don't actually consider myself a complex player, I kind of realised through the episode that maybe I am, how I developed that, and liken it to other aspects of my life. Come join me :-)
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2024-01-2733 minA Drummer’s Guide To...134 - Finding Your RhythmJoin me on A Drummer's Guide To... Finding Your Rhythm where weirdly I won't be talking about drumming or even music, but working within your constraints to make the most of the time, energy and resources you have day to day to get stuff done without absolutely killing yourself!!! If you're the kind of person who has tried and failed at the 5am club, or can't get with the grind culture so many people preach about, then maybe this episode is for you! Come join the 'sustainable individual routine' club!!! So rock n roll!!!!!! Ha!
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2024-01-1336 minA Drummer’s Guide To...133 - Setting Goals for 2024Join me on this episode of A Drummer's Guide To... Goal Setting for 2024 as I share how I create, implement and maintain my goals for any given year and beyond. This is an amalgamation of many years of trial and error, and I'm loving this hybrid version I've created for myself! Hope it inspires you in some type of way too :-)
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2024-01-0631 minA Drummer’s Guide To...132 - Looking Back At 2023Join me in this episode of A Drummer's Guide To... Looking Back At 2023 as I... look... back... at... 2023 funnily enough! I share some of the insights I gained as well as what I'll be taking into 2024! What have you learnt about yourself in 2023? Also, I'd like to say a massive thank you to you for listening, and supporting this podcast!xxx
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2023-12-3038 minA Drummer’s Guide To...131 - NormalisationJoin me on this episode, A Drummer's Guide To... Normalisation. This is exploring the approach I take when deciding to tackle something, develop a new skill or want to achieve a goal. Hope it gives you some inspiration and ideas to level up parts of your playing or life!
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2023-12-2346 minA Drummer’s Guide To...130 - RestJoin me on this episode, A Drummer's Guide To... Rest! I was knocked out with a cold/flu bug last week - soooo annoying! As you know, I like to be on the go doing stuff, so I found it hard to stop and actually succumb to the fact I am in fact human, and need to recover! Annoying! Anyways, as someone who is rubbish at resting, this episode is kind of an exploration on the subject as it's an area I'm not great in! I hope you find something useful in it, and any ideas on a postcard...
2023-12-1626 minA Drummer’s Guide To...129 - Recent MusingsJoin me on this episode, A Drummer's Guide To... Recent Musings as I share some of the thoughts I've been having the last few weeks, and talk about nothing in particular! It's a rambling ramble y'all! Let me know if any of it resonates with you, and I'll flesh out some full episodes for you delving further :-)
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2023-12-0229 minA Drummer’s Guide To...128 - Self TalkJoin me on this episode, A Drummer's Guide To... Self-Talk as I share the things the voices in my head tell me! Yep, a reaaaaallll insight! I also share how I've gone from letting them sabotage me, to actually becoming friends with them. I hope this resonates with you cause my biggest fear is people finding out how insane it is in my brain at any given time!
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2023-11-2527 minA Drummer’s Guide To...127 - FaffingJoin me on this episode, A Drummer's Guide To... Faffing as I talk about what faffing around, or tinkering with little almost inconsequential things is a sign of for me and how I stop myself so I can address what's ACTUALLY important! Thanks to Kevin Cook for the inspiration for this episode! :-)
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2023-11-1140 minA Drummer’s Guide To...126 - Feathers and CogsJoin me on this episode, A Drummer's Guide To... Feathers and Cogs as I share a concept to illustrate the reality of what it takes to become great at your instrument, or anything for that matter! I share my own cogs that I'm still calibrating, and some of my favourite books that have helped tackle the realistic (often boring!) day to day tasks that must be done to ensure a better future me! ---If you'd like to support this podcast, now you can at https://www.patreon.com/emilydrums--- #ADrummersGuideTo #Podcast #promusicians #musicianproblems #musiciansofig #sessionmusician #musicianlifestyle #sessiondrummer #musiceducation #musicianslife...
2023-11-0437 minA Drummer’s Guide To...125 - Positive Imposter SyndromeCould imposter syndrome be positive?
Join me in this week's podcast episode of A Drummer's Guide To... as I explore this idea, and share how I use my imposter syndrome as a force for good in my own life (whilst getting a bit agro with it sometimes too!)! I'd also love to hear how you've used it in a positive way for yourself too!
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2023-10-2838 minA Drummer’s Guide To...124 - Feeling Unmotivated And DefeatedJoin me as I share how I deal with feeling unmotivated and defeated, and yes I get those feelings as we all do! In fact I start the episode feeling rather flat, and you can see the physical change happen in me as the episode goes on! Real-time baby! Hope this helps gives you some ideas for yourself, and at the very least make you feel less alone in the way you might be feeling right now. We're all in this together!
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2023-10-2128 minA Drummer’s Guide To...123 - Your Inner Critic CompassWhat is your inner critic trying to tell you?
In this episode I share how I turned my inner critic into one of my best friends, and use it as one of my greatest resources to take action in a way that is in line with what I truly want in my life. I hope this resonates with you, and the book I cite is The Chimp Paradox by Professor Steve Peters: https://chimpmanagement.com/books-by-professor-steve-peters/the-chimp-paradox/
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2023-10-1439 minA Drummer’s Guide To...122 - Finding Your SuperpowerWhat is your greatest superpower?
Join me as I share what I think mine are, and hopefully inspire you to explore your own strengths along with the 'Kryptonite' element that comes with every superpower. Confused? Awesome! Welcome to my brain - come on in :-)
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2023-10-0735 minA Drummer’s Guide To...121 - CreativityJoin me on this episode as I explore my own journey with creativity, how I harness my creativity, and expand its definition past where most would!
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2023-09-3044 minA Drummer’s Guide To...120 - Successful Musician TraitsWhat are some of the common traits that all musicians posses?
This was a question I obsessed over (I know, doesn't sound like me) for many years! Join me as a share my research and findings from about age 17 to present day (ABL - Always Be Learnin!)! Let me know if it resonates with you too :-)
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2023-09-2334 minA Drummer’s Guide To...119 - Social Media - What’s The Point?!Social media! What's the point?!?!
In this episode I let you into my train of thought as to why anyone should bother posting on social media! It's oversaturated, so much noise, and compared to others it's easy to feel very VERY inferior! So what keeps me going? WHat could you have in your minds eye to keep you motivated, centered and avoid all the drudgery that posting can create.
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2023-09-1633 minA Drummer’s Guide To...118 - Staying PresentHow do you stay present when you play?
In this episode, I share how I stay present on a gig so I can truly be in the moment, and give everything to what I am playing and feeling fulfilled to the brim!
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2023-09-0940 minA Drummer’s Guide To...117 - Real-Time Change - The Voice Kids is CancelledHow do you deal with change?
Well, this is a unique opportunity to let you into how I deal with change in actual real-time! 2 hours before filming this episode, I found out The Voice Kids wasn't going to be coming back for 2024. Instantly out of the job! I wanted to share with you my thoughts, how I'm coping and give you the rawest, most honest reaction to the situation to hopefully give you some insight, as well as comfort that we all go through this in one way or another!
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2023-09-0239 minA Drummer’s Guide To...116 - The Power Of You!What is it that YOU want?
I spent the first 15 years of my playing (and arguably 26 years of my life!) looking to everyone else to find what would make me happy, where I should be putting my energy and how I should be living my life. It was only at a crisis point that I chose a different way, and started looking inside and listening to that little voice inside. Turns out that was the most important voice of all. In this episode I share my journey with it all, and the pain and struggle that still...
2023-08-2638 minA Drummer’s Guide To...115 - Staying PositiveHow do you stay positive?
This is a quesiton I get asked a lot, and in this episode I go deep into why I HAVE to find the positive, my struggles when I can't, and hopefully give you some insight into how you can also be more empowered in your thinking.
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2023-08-1941 minA Drummer’s Guide To...114 - Eating Well On TourHow do you eat well on tour?
Keeping on top of eating fairly healthily on the road can be a nightmare! There's not always great options, or sometimes there's great and very tempting options, plus you're working, so you deserve a treat every now AND then, or just all the time! We're tired, we just want something nice, easy, breezy, beautiful, and if often affects out waistlines, energy levels, and general mood.
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2023-08-1233 minA Drummer’s Guide To...113 - Trolls and HatersHow do you deal with online trolls?
In this episode, I share how I have dealt with haters and trolls and try to keep my composure and self-esteem intact. Hope it helps, and please share your tactics in the comments too :-)
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2023-08-0533 minA Drummer’s Guide To...112 - Gamify Your LifeWhat are/were some of your favourite games, and why? Can you think of a way to reverse engineer your love of those games into areas in your life you want to build upon? Share your thoughts in the comments :-)
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2023-07-2925 minA Drummer’s Guide To...111 - Fear, Avoidance, and Loss Oh My!How do you get past your own fears when you come up against something that triggers nothing but a want to run away from a situation?
Join me as I share how I make the potential for opportunity outweight the fear I feel in taking action.
Hopefully this episode will inspire you to find your own way to say yes to more opportunities despite the fear you may feel.
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2023-07-2233 minA Drummer’s Guide To...110 - Dealing With RejectionHow do you deal with rejection?
Ah it's a tough one, and it's inevitable if you want to move forward in anything, so in this episode I lay out how I personally deal with rejection and try to take some positives from every situation.
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2023-07-1520 minA Drummer’s Guide To...109 - Getting Stuff Done!One of the questions I get asked the most is, 'how do you do so many things?!'
Well the answer isn't big, clever, or sexy... what a great way to entice you into this episode eh?! What I can tell you is that what I do WORKS, and if you want to do more, then take these lessons away and take action on them!
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2023-07-0821 minA Drummer’s Guide To...108 - Not Quitting! (Welcome Back)Welcome back to A Drummer's Guide To... !!!
It's been a 2 year hiatus (I can hardly belive it!) and now I'm BACK! Tacking all the subjects surrounding what it takes to be a professional musician that ISN'T playing your instrument! (Well maybe there's a bit of that, but not much!)
This week, I am mainly talking about why I stopped doing episodes, and how I have decided to tackle those things head on so I can be doing more of what I love in life, which is helping you essentially! :-) It's inevitable that when you d...
2023-07-0117 minA Drummer’s Guide To...The Power Of RoutinesSubscribe so you don't miss out on a subject
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Join me as I geek out about routines and how it's made me the person that I am today for all the good and all the bad!
I also share how I'm trying to maximise my routines as in these crazy times to give me focus, purpose and hopefully keep me sane (although you wouldn't think it looking at me! Ha!)
PS If you wanna read a great book on routines, check out John Lamerton's Routine Machine:
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2020-11-2306 minA Drummer’s Guide To...10,000 HoursSubscribe so you don't miss out on a subject
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Join me in this episode as I talk about one of my favourite books - Malcolm Gladwell's, Outliers, which talks about the 10,000 hours to master a skill.
I share with you the moment I was nearing this milestone but was nowhere near a master of the drums. Then, how I changed my trajectory to make sure that the next 10000 hours counted to my successful career.
2020-11-1610 minA Drummer’s Guide To...WAP - Cardi BSubscribe so you don't miss out on a subject
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Well, I bet you thought I'd never be talking about Cardi B's WAP, but here we are!
It made me really think about my attitudes and reactions to certain things, how they've changed, why they've changed and why I'm so happy that's the case!
I've officially gone from feeling very angry and upset, to taking lots of positive action, and it feels GREAT! Would recommend :-)
2020-11-0906 minA Drummer’s Guide To...Perfection ParalysisSubscribe so you don't miss out on a subject
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Join me this week as I talked about the Curse of perfection, and how it breeds overwhelm, anxiety, and complete inactivity! So useless! I share with you exactly how I stop myself from being perfect, and as you can see I'm doing a great job! :-D
Don't be perfect, it means you can't grow any more, and growth is so much more important and INTERESTING!
Hope this helps you take that next step from going from a scared perfectionist, to brave action...
2020-11-0208 minA Drummer’s Guide To...Choosing Your FocusSubscribe so you don't miss out on a subject **********************
In this episode, I wanted to address the idea of having a choice on what you can focus on in this life and how to get through tough times especially in relation to the current global pandemic.
I share how I literally employed the process of wearing blinkers when it matters (to me), affording me the energy and motivation to do the things that truly matter to me - like being here for you.
Sending you lots of love Em x
2020-10-2610 minA Drummer’s Guide To...Being 1% BetterSubscribe so you don't miss out on a subject **********************
Join me as I geek out about marginal gains, a concept about taking the parts of you as a musician, or even as a person that you'd like to improve, breaking them down into tiny pieces and then just focusing on getting 1% better at each.
In theory, upon putting all those 1% better parts back together you will become an absolute monster! This is something I've been learning about on my daily walks from a book called Routine Machine by John Lamerton I lo...
2020-10-1909 minA Drummer’s Guide To...How To Spend The Next 6 Months (Another Pandemic Special)Subscribe so you don't miss out on a subject
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Join me in this week's episode as I talk about what to do for the next six months upon the news that we are not going to be moving much further forward especially in the live music sector where most of us were earning our living up until March 2020.
I share what I'm doing to keep as sane, inspired and as hopeful as possible in this unprecedented time. I share what my focuses are, and I hope I can give you some i...
2020-10-1210 minA Drummer’s Guide To...10 Steps To Learning Any Song!This is what I do to learn any music for any job, and have done for over 10 years! Let's share this so we can all be the best version of ourselves, especially when it comes to music, songs and creativity!
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