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Drum Set Fills & Grooves
Apr 13th
Drumming DVD, “Practical Drumming” with Brian Lutz, is an all-around Drumming DVD featured in DRUMHEAD MAGAZINE & MODERN DRUMMER MAGAZINE!
The DVD covers a wide range of topics and skill levels. There are some foundational portions there were surprisingly new to me. It is critical to build on a solid foundation, so I feel this alone helped me progress and break some old habits that were holding me back.
It includes a 12-page booklet of P.A.S. Essential Snare Rudiments & Drum Set notation (printable in full-page format), 3-Hours of Snare & Drum set Instruction & Live-Performances. Musical Performances in 21 Different Playing Styles PLUS More >
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DDrum Kit for Under $350!
Apr 11th
I’ve been checking out a few online drum shops lately – just seeing what’s around really, and I came across this awesome looking drum set. I can’t believe how good it looks for a drum set that’s under $350!!! It’s the DDrum DBOP20 4-Piece Drum Shell Kit.
This DDrum DBop 20 includes a 20 x 18 inch kick, a 12 x 8 inch rack tom, a 14 x 13 inch floor tom, and a 14 x 5-1/2 inch snare. The kick and snare drums are constructed of 8 plies of basswood and the toms are made of 6 plies. Each drum shell in More >
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SABIAN Cymbals Set-Up Builder
Feb 23rd
I guess this has been around for a while, but I only recently discovered it and I’d wish I knew about it when I was in the market to buy a new Drum Set with Cymbals.
It’s the Cymbal Set-Up Builder by SABIAN.
All you need to do is:
- Create your set-up from scratch OR
- Choose your favourite Sabian artist template, OR
- Choose a Genre template.
Then you can move things around, edit what drums you prefer and best of all, you can save your Sabian Cymbal Set-up and play the kit so you can find out what each cymbal sounds like. The only downside with More >
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Get Your Own Custom Signature Drum Sticks and Showoff Like an Endorsed Drummer
Jan 17th
KINGFIELD, MAINE – Let’s face it: there are hundreds of thousands of drummers in the world and only a few dozen will ever see their name and signature on a drumstick. Large drumsticks corporations can only afford to print custom logo drumsticks for the most popular drummers, leaving the vast majority of drummers out in the mud. However, Foxy Drummer is trying to change that by offering each and every drummer the opportunity to get their artwork/signature on their own drumsticks – at a price that is less than what they would pay for a typical store bought pair. For the last few More >
(2 votes, average: 3.50 out of 5) Loading ...How To Sing And Play The Drums At The Same Time.
Oct 18th
I’ve recently taken the plunge to learn How To Sing And Play The Drums at the same time. It’s been hard but I think I’m getting the hang of it.
So, I thought I would share how I did it and what I think are the best ways of learning how to do it.
1. First of all, I’d recommend picking a song that you know quite well and that will be easy to play along to. 2. Play along to the same beat of the song or if you have another simpler beat that works with the song, use that. 3. Now try humming More >
(1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5) Loading ...Xbox 360 Rock Band Special Edition
Sep 16th
Time to release your inner rock star! Dive into Rock Bands challenging and addicting game modes and rock out to your favorite tunes. Put together a band, play in it, and tour for fame and fortune- all while learning to master lead/bass guitar, drums and vocals.
Major record labels and leading music publishers have signed on to provide unrivaled access to master recordings and legendary rock artists – from punk, metal and alternative to classic and southern rock – including many master recordings from legendary artists, including acts like Metallica, Bon Jovi, Stone Temple Pilots and the Ramones!
Learn to play songs spanning More >
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Steve Smith: Legendary Drummer of ‘Journey’
Mar 1st
Today I discovered a drummer I had never seen before and was mighty impressed by his incredible drumming ability. His name is Steve Smith.
Steve Smith became famous for being in the successful rock band called Journey, back in the 1980s. Journey had several successful albums including the immensely popular “Escape” and “Frontiers“, both which had their own Top 40 Hits. With his inventive timekeeping and massive tom-toms, there’s no doubt Steve Smith’s ability helped drive Journey to success.
Check out this awesome drum solo by Steve Smith.
If you’re not too familiar with Journey’s music ,check out this vid and it might spark More >
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...The Popular Syndrome Of Shrinking The Drum Set And Cymbals
Jan 15th
Today I came across and interesting thread about why modern drummers are shrinking their drum set and cymbals.
It seems that there is a common trend these days to reduce the number of drums and cymbals on the drum set. This is particularly interesting given that during the 70′s and particularly 80′s, many rockstar drummers had massive drum sets that sometimes seemed a little over the top. This trend was seen especially among heavy metal and hard rock drummers such as Van Halen, Neil Peart, and Simon Phillips and I suppose even Phil Collins from Genesis was up there.
Phil Collins (In The Air More > (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...
