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‘Concepts: A Guide to Essential Drumset Processes’ Book Launched
Chops Are Out, Concepts Are In! Social media has distorted the reality of playing drums, giving chops, licks and patterns too
Hudson Music releases ‘Trap Style Drumming for the Acoustic & Hybrid Drumset’ Book
The first ever instructional book on how to play Trap style beats – Trap Style Drumming for the Acoustic and Hybrid Drumset – written
Pete Lockett Releases ‘Symmetrical Stickings’ Book
With his new book, Symmetrical Stickings, Pete Lockett takes a deep dive into paradiddle grooves Starting with the very basic paradiddle
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Simon Phillips
Simon Phillips was born in London on February 7th, 1957 which makes him considerably younger than me. However, I’ve known him since he burst onto the music scene at a very precocious age. He went
Mike Dolbear Web Show – S3 E4
Season 3, Episode 4 of The Mike Dolbear Web Show - again filmed at EastWest Studios in Los Angeles. This time, Mike catches up with two very different players who really are at the top
Fibes Drums
Looking back at our discussion of Vistalite kits a couple of months ago, I touched on one of the lesser know American drum manufacturers, Fibes. Bob Grauso was the drummer for Connie Francis, a top-selling
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