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Live from a pad interviews In this new series of interviews Mike strips back to basics creating content in a room with no extra lights, flash camera or microphones, filmed on a phone whilst a guest plays a sticking pattern and answers some fun questions relying on good content, just 2 drummers talking over a
The 2023 Young drummer of the year competition was held on the 19th February at a fantastic new venue, The Lighthouse, Poole. The 10 finalists played in front of a live audience and our judges Geoff Dugmore, Simon Hanson, Eddy Thrower, Cherisse Osei, Reto Wild (from Paiste Switzerland) and Nico Neverman (Gewa Germany), this was
Sunday 6th February was the 20th Young drummer of the year final and this year 16 year old Jeremie Animan was the winner (video performance can be seen here) All entrants are normally under 16 but this year the age was raised to 17 due to the event not being able to happen in 2021. Each
I first heard John Tempesta’s name in the late 1980s when he was Charlie Benante’s (of Anthrax) drum tech. I next heard he was playing with thrash metal band Exodus, and then I kept hearing his name and seeing his photo everywhere. Fast forward many years and I saw John Tempesta has his own signature
Brady, a classic name in drums and drumming. I still vaguely remember buying this drum from eBay UK. I had it for, I think, the better part of 20 years before I recently sold it on to a very nice man in the US. The 12x7” shell is made from the Jarrah wood that Brady
Yep, I bet I can guess what you’re thinking after seeing the title; Lars… St. Anger… Horrible ring… But, I really think this snare drum actually has more to it than that, especially for someone looking for a good, rugged gigging drum. So first off, the St Anger snare sound was a Ludwig Vistalite, not
I’ve been doing reviews on this website for nearly 20 years now and over that period I’ve reviewed a lot of Gretsch drums, mostly kits, and I don’t recall really ever having a bad experience with them. After all, they’re one of the classic American brands and have been around longer than most. With that
About ten years ago, Mike arranged for me to review some drums from Canopus; these were a kit - I cant remember what model - and two Zelkovas, a 14x5.5” and a 14x6.5”. It was the first time I’d tried anything from the company. I can’t recall if I’d heard of the Zelkova snare drum
I’m guilty of having a few snare drums. I’m also guilty of sometimes getting a new drum, playing it for a week or two in my studio and then swapping it out on the kit for something else. That’s what happened with this drum. Now, this occurs for many reasons and it’s quite often because
I’ve said to many people over the years that I think this drum is a bit of a sleeper. And, funnily enough, I also said the same about another aluminium Pearl drum about a year ago, on that occasion, the Tico Torres model. Someone asked me recently what my favourite snare drum shell material was
