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Welcome to The Drum Beats Podcast Season 2!! Holy smokes Mark and I (see Mark I said it right this time) are SO excited to be back (Gabe and Mark are back baby!) and we have some new exciting things coming your way! But first let’s talk about all of the unhealthy drum habits that […]
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The drums are supposed to be fun, so why the heck do we keep feeling frustrated behind the kit?! Well today we are going to change all of that and give you some easy ways to start having more fun right away! Plus we have Dan Mayo as our drummer of the week and we […]
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Alrighty friends, it’s time to answer the age old question: “How Many Hours A Day Should You Practice Drums?” I’ve heard so many different answers throughout my lifetime and honestly a lot of them have freaked me out! But rest easy because today we are going to walk you through this process and help you […]
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Today we are taking a look at how to survive in the competitive world of being a session drummer. And there is no one else that I’d like to talk to more about this topic (sorry Mark) than Eman Cervantes! Eman is an incredible drummer who has pretty much done all if the things that […]
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Let’s not lie here. We all know that getting critiqued sucks. It hurts our ego and it can send us down a spiraling path of despair leading you to live off of pizza rolls forever and never leaving your moms basement. Too dark? Yeah you’re right. But at some point or another your drumming will […]
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Today we are doing a deep dive on some of our favorite drummers that influenced us in a big way. This is a nostalgic episode that’s for sure! This episode was also really hard to edit, which means that you better love it! I’m just kidding I know that you will. So sit back, relax, […]
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Holy smokes, it’s been way too long. Today Gabe and Mark and back (baby) to talk about a whole bunch of drums! What types of gigs Mark has been playing, using the Yamaha EAD10 in a live setting, all of Gabes new Meinls, and his show in Montreal with I Prevail. Then we are answering […]
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Alright friends, it’s time to take it to the big leagues! Today we are talking about what it takes to become a professional drummer in this crazy world that we live in. There is a lot of mystery surrounding this topic and Gabe and Mark are going to take a deep dive into their own […]
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Pockets. They are super cool for storing stuff such as cell phones, wallets, ect. A great innovation for all pants/shorts alike. I’m just kidding you idiot I’m talking about your grooves! Making your pocket feel good is probably one of the most important parts of your drumming as a whole! But this is another illusive […]
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We have all been there, dropping a stick in the middle of a song, having a floor tom roll away during a solo, pooping our pants on stage…wait that last one was weird. But it legitimately happened and we are going to talk about it all! We all have made some pretty horriffic (or super […]
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We have an awesome episode for you today! All the way from Sweden we have special guest Siros Vaziri dropping some amazing knowledge on how to become a better instagram drummer. I’m sure this is something we could all use a little help with and Siros has about 100k followers on instagram, so he knows […]
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What the heck?! Who wants to make money playing drums? Probably no one. But honestly, there is a lot of murky waters when it comes to this topic. Do drummers make a lot of money? Do drummers make no money? Should you try to start drumming to make money? Gabe and Mark are going to […]
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I know we all want to just play drums, but is there value in teaching as well? Spoiler alert: yes there is. Today Mark and Gabe are talking about why teaching drums can be a super important tool that you can use to not only learn more about yourself and drumming as a whole, but […]
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We all know it’s fun to play drums by ourselves, but what the heck are we supposed to do when other musicians are involved? Should we shift our playing for other people, or just keep doing what we always do? A lot of people talk about how to play along with a bass player, but […]
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There is a bunch of brand new gear that was announced at NAMM a couple weeks ago. Gabe was there checking out all of the great stuff while Mark has been quietly judging at home. So in todays episode we take a deep dive into some of our favorite new gear and Mark goes on […]
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Gabe and Mark are freaking back! So sorry for the long break, but we are back and better than ever but not really. Todays episode is just a freeform episode of Gabe and Mark catching up about all of the cool drum stuff that has come out in the past month. We are talking new […]
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It can be extremely difficult to become a touring drummer. And not only that, but to be a successful one! Today we have our good friend David Puckett of We Came As Romans here talking about some of the best life choices that he made when trying to break into the touring world and staying […]
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Music college is expensive. Like freaking expensive. But is it worth it in the long run? Today we have our good friend (and ridiculously talented drummer) David Cola to share with us some of his wisdom on the matter and to give us more of an insight of what his experience was like at Berklee […]
The post 16. Is Music School Worth It? Ft. David Cola. + Benny Greb’s Tribute to Vinnie Colaiuta. appeared first on Drum Beats Online.
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Today we are talking gear. But more specifically, we are talking about what drum gear we would get with a budget of $50! Spoiler alert: Gabe and Mark disagree on some things. We are also talking about the ridiculously talented Juan Carlito Mendoza in his crazy new MEINL videos and we talk about Marks new […]
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Hey Friends! The question of the day is “what makes a drummer good or bad?” I’m sure you are thinking us drummers are going to answer that, but you’re wrong! We thought it could be even better if we talk to the industry professionals who actually have to play with us! And that’s why we […]
The post 14. What Makes A Good Drummer? – Ft. Steve Menoian of I Prevail appeared first on Drum Beats Online.
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