Most drummers dream of one day being able to make a living from playing. Some want to tour with a platinum selling artist, others want to spend their days in the recording studio, while others want to stay closer to home and lead the best club band in town. The common thread that links them all is the desire to have a career in music and spend their days playing the drums.

While many succeed in making this dream a reality, others never quite get out of the starting blocks. It’s not as easy as easy as it seems and there are lots of pitfalls along the way. To make sure that you become one of the success stories here are some top tips on how to become an in-demand freelance drummer: Read More

David Garibaldi is regarded as one of the most influential drummers of all time having inspired generations of players with his innovative approach to the instrument. As long time sticksman for Tower Of Power he will forever be known as one of the true funk pioneers.

In this interview David shares some of his career highs and lows and offers some useful advice for aspiring drummers: Read More

When you talk to most top flight drummers you get inspired to go and practice harder but when you talk to Dom Famularo something else happens entirely. With the level of enthusiasm and energy that he constantly exudes you are compelled to go and take on the world.

In this Interview Dom shares some insights into his career trajectory and reveals his most important concepts and lessons. Read More

One of the most ignored drumming skills is the ability to read. Far too many drummers by-pass it early on and often regret it later in life – especially when they miss out on learning and playing opportunities because they can’t do it.

Reading drum rhythms and charts will, 1) Make your learning far easier, (because every drum book on the market has drum notation in it!) 2) Allow you to transcribe and memorize songs, and 3) Help to make you more employable.

Unless you are a top flight session guy you don’t have to read everything perfectly first time through so don’t panic. Just keep at it and you will become more fluid in time. Read More

You could be the best player in the world but if your drums are out of tune your gonna sound like crap. Unfortunately, most drummers think tuning is a bit of a mystery so they never quite get the sound they’re after.

Good news is, your not like most drummers. You’re a ninja and you have this handy guide that I’ve prepared for you to get the best sounding drums possible. Enjoy… Read More

Russ Miller is internationally known as one of the top drummers of today. As a Multi-Platinum recording artist, he has played on multiple Grammy® award winning recordings with combined sales of over 26 million copies. His musical versatility has led him to work with an incredible list of over 50 international artists from legends like Ray Charles, The Fifth Dimension, Natalie Cole, Tina Turner & Bobby Caldwell through modern stars, Nelly Furtado, The Psychedelic Furs, Hilary Duff, Steve Perry, Andrea Bocelli, Daniel Bedingfield and Meredith Brooks.

In this interview Russ shares some great insights on how he developed as a player, how he works and what you need to do to succeed in the industry: Read More