Q: Do you feel any pressure when recording to make an album as commercially successful as your previous one?
A: After Dave Navarro left the band and John came back, no one really knew what was going to happen. We just started making (more…)
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Asking Chad Smith: Do you feel any pressure when recording to make an album as commercially successful as your previous one?
Posted: June 12, 2012 in Acoustic drums, Amazing COOL drummers, Ask a drummer, Pearl, SabianTags: Bass drum, Chad Smith, Cymbal, Drum kit, drummer, Hi-hat, Music, Pearl, Pearl Drums, pressure, recording, recording drums, Recordings, Red Hot Chili Peppers, RHCP, Snare drum, stress, studio
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Grooves from the past: Daniel Rodriguez – Guitar Center’s Drum Off 2006 Champion
Posted: April 22, 2012 in Amazing COOL drummers, Drum Grooves from the Past, Drum solosTags: 2006, Bass drum, champion, cymbals, Daniel Rodrigues, Drum grooves from the past, Drum Off, drum solo, Funk, grooves from the past, Guitar Cente's Drum Off, Guitar Center, Latin, Music, Percussion, Snare drum, Tito Puente
Well, not so much time has passed, we know… 2006 was ‘yesterday’ but some groovers must be reminded and never forgotten! With some close attention to his solo, we feel a bit of the classic Tito Puente‘s (more…)
Asking Mike Mangini: How about a complete break down of all of your Dream Theater touring drum kits?
Posted: April 8, 2012 in Acoustic drums, Amazing COOL drummers, Ask a drummer, Drum porn, Pearl, ZildjianTags: Bass drum, Cymbal, double bass, double bass drum, Dream Theater, DreamTheater, Drum kit, drum porn, drummer, gigantic drum kits, gigantic drums, Hi-hat, John Petrucci, Mike Mangini, Mike Portnoy, Pearl, Pearl Drums, Snare drum
Q: How about a complete break down of all of your Dream Theater touring drum kits?
A: I’m using either a Pearl Reference Pure kit or a Pearl Masterworks kit. The two 22″ center bass drums are identical in size in order to play typical double bass patterns and to be able to play single kick patterns with either foot. And sometimes I want to free (more…)
Asking Stewart Copeland: How do you tune your drums?
Posted: February 10, 2012 in Acoustic drums, Amazing COOL drummers, Ask a drummer, Drum solos, Outstanding drum news, Paiste, Tama, Virtual WorkshopTags: Andy Summers, Bass drum, drum tunning, drums, Jeff Beck, Music, Paiste, Percussion, Snare drum, Stewart Copeland, TAMA, Tama drums
Q: How do you tune your drums?
A: Until the thing’s about ready to pop. Because I discovered two things – first, the response is much better. And also, when you have the drums tuned to a high pitch, there’s still in that sound a lot of low end. Your ear responds to the high end, but the low end is still in there, and since it still exists, through equalisation of the PA you can can roll off a lot of the high end and roll on a lot of bass, and you can get that thick boom, but still have that attack, that cut. (more…)
Great new drumming products: Ahead Armor drum cases
Posted: February 1, 2012 in Cool new gear, HardwareTags: Ahead, ahead cases, Ahead drumsticks, Bass drum, bass drums, custom earplugs, Cymbal, cymbals, drum, drum cases, drum gear, Drum kit, drum products, drummers, drums, drumsticks, Earplug, earplugs, hardware, molded earplugs, Music, noise reduction rating, suspension mounts, tom drum, true shape
Asking Dave McClain: How did you develop your speedy double bass drum technique?
Posted: January 30, 2012 in Acoustic drums, Amazing COOL drummers, Ask a drummer, Drum solos, Yamaha, ZildjianTags: Andy Summers, Bass drum, Dave McClain, double bass drum, Drum kit, drum tunning, drums, Floor tom, Music, Percussion, single strokes, Snare drum, stroke rolls, Tama drums
Q: How did you develop you double bass drum technique?
Dave McClain: “I practice a lot just by myself. When we’re home, I practice at least three days a week, usually four or five. I’ll play our songs or geek out and play solos or just work on things. I’ve had this double bass breakthrough in the last couple of years. I started doing heel-toe doubles on the kick drum. On our last Machine Head album, Rob wanted me to (more…)
Grooves from the past: Gene Krupa vs Buddy Rich drum battle
Posted: January 28, 2012 in Acoustic drums, Amazing COOL drummers, Cymbals, Drum Grooves from the Past, Drum solos, Rogers, Slingerland, ZildjianTags: Bass drum, Buddy Rich, cymbals, drum, Drum grooves from the past, drum solo, drummer, Gene Krupa, grooves from the past, Music, Percussion, Rogers, Rogers drums, Rogers percussion, Slingerland, Slingerland drums, Snare drum, zildjian, zildjian cymbals
One of the most famous drum battles ever! Two legends on the same stage!
Funny is that it seems that on that particular day, Buddy Rich was showing absolutely no (more…)
Asking Todd Sucherman: What are the most important technical aspects to know as a drummer?
Posted: January 27, 2012 in Acoustic drums, Amazing COOL drummers, Ask a drummer, Drum porn, Pearl, SabianTags: Arts, Bass drum, Cymbal, double bass, double bass drum, Dream Theater, DreamTheater, Drum kit, drum porn, drummer, drums, gigantic drum kits, gigantic drums, Hi-hat, John Petrucci, Mike Mangini, Mike Portnoy, Music, Pearl, Pearl Drums, Percussion, Snare drum
Q: What, in your opinion, are the most important technical aspects to know as a drummer?
A: It’s important to really understand that technique is only a means to an end. I’ve heard that phrase over the years but the older I get, the truer it seems to ring. Everything we learn as a drummer from the (more…)
Great news from Yamaha: Recording Custom Limited Edition reissue
Posted: January 23, 2012 in Acoustic drums, Outstanding drum news, YamahaTags: Arts, Bass drum, birch, birch drum, birch drums, Certificate of Authenticity, Cymbal, drum, Drum kit, drums, Floor tom, Hard Rock, limited edition, Mellow Yellow, Music, Percussion, recording custom, reissue, Rock, Shopping, Snare drum, Tom, tom drum, yamaha, yamaha drums, yamaha recording custom
Stanton Moore Groove Alchemy Video Contest – Submit your video and win amazing prizes from top drumming brands!
Posted: January 5, 2012 in Amazing COOL drummers, Outstanding drum newsTags: Bass drum, Bosphorus Cymbals, contest, cymbals, drum contest, Drum hardware, Drum Workshop, drums, Gretsch, groove, Groove Alchemy, New Orleans, prize, Stanton Moore, Vic Firth
Hello drummers! Stanton Moore Video Contest is on!
Submit your video performing one of Stanton’s tunes from Groove Alchemy and enter your chance to win amazing prizes from Gretsch, Gator Cases, DW, Bosphorus Cymbals, Audix, Vic Firth, Zoom (Samson) Remo, Drum Channel and Hudson Music.
For more information and official rules click here and start submitting your videos!
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