Great Solos on DrumSoloArtist.com

In my search today for something new and interesting in the world of drum sites, I discovered DrumSoloArtist.com.  It ain’t pretty, but neither is my favorite genre of drumming.  My favorite section of the site is as you might expect…the Drum Solos page.  Among the solos that I viewed today were Benny Greb and Buddy [...]

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Cadbury Chocolate’s Drumming Gorilla

At a recent rehearsal with new Redwood band members, I played one of my favorite fills-for-laughs, the intro to Phil Collins‘ In the Air Tonight. The following day, I received in my inbox a fantastic video advert from Cadbury Chocolate’s 2007 brand revival campaign. It’s a must watch for almost anyone, especially if you’re familiar [...]

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Drum Making and Customization

I recently previewed the how-to DVD published by Guerilla DrumMaking. As an owner of vintage drum kit, I was immediately drawn to the idea of customizing a single drum or even designing my own custom kit. The tools required are nowhere near the expense that I would have guessed. A basic workshop can probably be [...]

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Top 10 Drum Lesson Sites

I spent the afternoon scouring the web for learning drum sites today. It wasn’t as easy to find ten good one’s as I thought it might be. My goal was to put together a top 10 list. In order to do so, I found it necessary to include content from video channels and MySpace.
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It’s Tough to Find Quality News on Great Drummers Like Phil Collins

It’s tough finding music news on the great ones. Take Phil Collins for instance. Rather than easy to find news on touring with his former bandmates Genesis or his session with son Simon, readers get front page news on his divorce settlement. Years ago, Phil released a groundbreaking recording called I Don’t Care Anymore and [...]

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American Idol Drummer Teddy Campbell Shreds

I forced my wife to watch American Idol with me this week. (She can’t stand Simon.) Drummer Teddy Campbell really caught my ear during the performance of some Evanescence tune. This guys is phenomenal! His resume is almost a huge as his sound. You can see a great video of [...]

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John Mayer Drummer JJ Johnson, Shows Form and Function

I recently caught John Mayer’s performance on DirecTV’s Control Room. Having never seen Mayer in concert live or otherwise, I immediately took notice of what a great guitarist the guy is. The very next thing I noticed was drummer JJ Johnson, who plays well throughout the show. His grooves are fantastic, his timing flawless and [...]

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Drum and Piano Editing

This video is comprised of editing and original sounds. Comedic and editing genious!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Rlc2XTbPA8
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