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Drummer Daily — 290 episodes
How to Charge Whatever You Want as a Drummer
Running Your Drumming Like a Business
If I Gave You a Gig, Could You Even Take It?
Is This Show Right for You?
Protect Your Most Valuable Instruments!
How to Erase "Groove-Killers"
How to Turn One Gig Into Many More
Bonus Tutorial: How to Make Your Drum Recordings Groove More
How to Prepare Quickly
I Practice What I Preach and It Worked
Creating New Problems for Yourself
Want to be the Amazon of Drumming?
The Other Half of a Pro Drumming Career
How to Stay Motivated to Practice
A Simple Hack to Make Your Drum Tracks Feel Better
Addicted to Learning
One Trick I Use to Get Out from Behind the "Drum Cage"
How to Built Your Drumming Career During a Pandemic
How I Get My Snare Sound Part 2
How I Get My Snare Sound Part 1
Removing Obstacles to Unlock Your Drumming Potential
Find the Right Guidance in Your Drumming Career
Why Does My Drumming Not "Feel" Good?
How to be Seen as a "Versatile" Drummer
Stop Doing this with a Big Fat Snare Drum
The One Time I Almost Got a Gig I Would've Regretted
Why I Got That Gig and You Didn't
Are You Learning or Just Playing Trivia?
Running Your Drum Career Like a Business
Let's Talk about Phase in Drum Recordings
Want to Get Paid for Drumming? Do this...
One Difference Between "Making It" and Not
Use the Same Unfair Advantage as Me
Creating Your Own Drumming Opportunities
The Right and Wrong Ways to Use Drum Tutorial Sites
Should I Quantize My Drum Recordings?
The Solution for Your Drumming Career
Drummers Listen Up!
Broken Toilet Paper and Constantly Improving
What I Learned from Harry Styles
Buy the Right Gear for You!
I Don't Get Paid Enough for This
Networking the Right Way
Dealing with Unsupportive Friends and Family
Stop giving your bosses what they want
Making the Most of Practice Time
Put on Your Practice Pants!
Don't Create the Perfect Plan!
How to Afford That New Piece of Gear
Let Your Playing Do the Talking
Touring Messed Up My Brain!
The Simplest Way to Figure Out Where to Start
A Weird Story I've Never Shared
2 Secrets from the Very Top of the Music Business
If I Had to Start Over
Getting Gigs Isn't Hard
Take a Shortcut in Your Music Career
Getting Paid in a Scene Full of Freebies
It Only Takes One Connection
How to Get Past Being Shy So You Can Network
What I Did Immediately After Getting Fired
Count the Cost of Your Music Career
4 Lessons from Getting Fired
I Hate Networking!
Let's Talk About M-O-N-E-Y
The First Step Towards Progress In Your Music Career
Don't Be Fooled by the Wrong People
Preview: The Practical Pro Musician
The (Sort of) End of Drummer Daily
Do This Before You Charge for Drumming
Dealing with Anxiety About Drumming
Overcoming Politics and Bureaucracy in the Music Business
Balancing a Music Career with Family
The Key to Becoming a Pro Drummer
Drumming in Unfamiliar Genres
Breaking Musical Language Barriers
Sometimes It's Best to Take a Break
How to Stand Out in Your Music Scene
Separate Your Dynamics and Intensity
How to Become More Efficient with Your Drumming Development
Social Media and Professional Drumming
Starving Artist? Not Necessarily...
Are You Willing to Do What it Takes?
You Gotta Play the Bad Notes to Get to the Good Ones!
Steal Like an Artist!
Taking a Break from Drumming - And Making it Count!
My "Magic" Networking Phrase
Drum Clinics and Videos: How to Actually Learn Something
What Charles Schwab Can Teach Us About Drumming
Special Edition: How to Play Accurately Without Sounding Robotic
Walkthrough: My Drum Recording Setup
3 Tips for Tuning Toms
How I Make My Drum Tracks Feel Better - Even AFTER I've Recorded Them
A Special Opportunity for You
One thing you can do to get on the path to becoming a pro drummer.
Should I Leave My 4 Bands to Join a Pro Tour? Also How do I get on a pro tour?
Tips for Transitioning from Marching Percussion
My Process for Remote Recording Sessions
How to Get Discovered as a Drummer
When do you go "full time" as a pro drummer?
How to Blend in with a Band When You're the New Guy
Don't Say "It Doesn't Work" If You Haven't Tried It
Get Obsessed and Find Your Drumming Voice
#187: 3 Ways to Get Clarity on What Artists Want From You
#186: Let's Hang Out this Year
#185: How to Network for Gigs the "Right" Way
#184: How to Start Charging for Your Drumming
#183: Are You a Cool Runnings Type of Drummer?
#182: Getting Hired and Fired from My First "Big" Gig
#181: How Do I Even Know if I'm Getting Any Closer to Going Pro?
#180: I'm 16. Where Do I Start? And What Recording Gear Do I Need?
#179: An Important Update About My Future
#178: What Does College Football Have to Do with Drumming?
#177: What Kinds of Compromises Should You Make?
#176: Stop Asking Me How to Get Famous!
#175: What Will You Stop Doing This Year?
#174: Having Vision for Drum Parts in the Studio and Live
#173: Are You Aligning Yourself with the Market?
#172: The Money Perils of Being a Pro Musician
#171: If It's So Easy, Why Haven't You Done It?
#170: Why Becoming a Pro Drummer is Easy (Maybe)
#169: Stop Listening to this Podcast and Do Something
#168: A Different Approach to Playing the Kick Drum
#167: Does your drumming have this one fatal flaw?
#166: How's Your Drum Diet?
#165: Don't Give Them What They're Asking For
#164: What's Your 4-Minute Mile?
#163: How to Strategically Network and Promote Yourself
#162: Leverage Your Weaknesses to Develop as a Drummer
#161: Don't Have Much Time to Practice Drums? Do This One Thing
#160: Shift Your Mindset About Creating Drum Parts
#159: The Battle of "Can" Versus "How"
#158: How to Get Recognized and Noticed as a Drummer
#157: Buy This Gear to Start Recording Drums
#156: How NOT to Get Hired for More Gigs...
#155: How to Find a Balance Between Pursuing Drumming, Family, Work, and Life...
#154: What's Up with Having a Bunch of Different Drummers on an Album?
#153: Becoming a Drummer of Value
#152: Crashing on a Ride vs. Riding on a Ride
#151: How to Decide When It's Time to Change Drum Heads
#150: You Don't Get to Give Up!
#149: Why would anyone hire a remote session drummer?
#148: How Can I Get Started in the Music Business as a Drummer?
#147: How to Get Your First Paid Drumming Gig
#146: What's the Most Efficient Way to Network for Gigs?
#145: Tips for Practicing for Improvement - While Still Having Fun
#144: How to Pursue a Pro Drum Career without Feeling Selfish
#143: How Do You Actually Make Money Playing Drums?
#142: It's Not Perfect But It Counts
#141: Do I Focus on Live Jam Sessions & Networking or Playing With a Click and Studio Work?
#140: How Do I Find People to Make a Band or Play Music With?
#139: If I Define My Sound, Will I Pigeonhole Myself as a Drummer?
#138: Want to Be a Pro Drummer? You Have a New Job
#137: Do you have a dream or just a fantasy?
#136: How many takes does it usually take professional drummers to get a solid track in the studio?
#135: Can I actually make an income by recording drums at my house for other people?
#134: How to Get Involved in a Music Scene When You're the New Guy on the Block
#133: How can I record myself playing drums without a ton of gear?
#132: Do I Need to Move to a New City to Become a Pro Drummer?
#131: How Can I Get Started As a Pro Drummer if I Don't Know Anyone?
#130: When Should I Quit My Day Job?
#129: Should I Mix and Match Cymbals?
#128: What Does Luck Have to Do with Becoming a Professional Drummer?
#127: What to Say to a Producer Who's Looking to Hire a Drummer
#126: 3 New Ways to Check Your Drum Tuning
#125: The Secret to Finding Inspiration and Creativity on the Drums
#124: You're Better Than You Think Sometimes
#123: Stop "Learning" and Start Making Something Happen!
#122: How I Memorize Songs Quickly
#121: I Want to Be a Pro Drummer - But Where Do I Even Start?
#120: Who is the Best Musician in the Room?
#119: Help! My Kick Drum Sounds Like a Basketball!
118: How to Become a Professional Drummer
#117: Better Drumming Through Better Sounding Drums
#116: The Discipline of Drumming
#115: The Nashville Numbers System and What it Can Do for Drummers
114: The Number One Reason Your Snare Sounds Like Garbage
I Have an Idea to Run by You
Is Drumming a Matter of Life and Death?
No One is Paying Attention
Take Your Drumming Ability Back from Your Gear!
The "Other Way" of Drumming
Drum Sound Obsession!
Listen With Your Ears, Not Your Hands
How I Treat Other Musicians Matters
Drummers Who "Don't Play With a Click" Are Bad Drummers
Drummers That Show Off Don't Get Hired
I Am Not a Drummer... I Am a Musician
The Two-Thirds Rule and How it Will Unlock Your GROOVE as a Drummer
3 Techniques You MUST Master as a Drummer
EPISODE 100!!!!!!!
My Favorite Alternative Percussion Pieces
Differences in Recording in a Home Studio vs a Pro Studio
The Difference Between Studio and Live Drumming
Weekend Bonus - Drum Clinic 1
Let's Hang Out Online Every Week
Playing on a Small Drum Kit vs. a HUGE One
Don't Be a Deaf Drummer!
A Fun Drum Fill to Add Interest to a Repetitive Beat
Tales of a Barefoot Drummer
"I Need More Hi-Hat" Said No One Ever
Your Drumsticks are Great! Your Drumsticks are Terrible!
Tips for Getting that Perfect Drum Sound
Drumming is a Non-Zero-Sum Game
Are You Working Hard at Being an Average Drummer?
Imitation is the Sincerest form of Flattery
Dealing with Coming Back to the Drums After a Break
Getting the Best Sound from Your Drums on a Limited Budget
Your Drum Gear Isn't the Problem... You Are!
You Might be a Better Drummer Than You Think!
How Can it Become Possible?
The Details Within the Details
3 Keys to Making Your Drums Sound Better in Any Room
Are You Drumming Just to Better Than the Other Guy?
What to Do When You Aren't "Feeling It"
Are You Serious About Becoming a Professional Drummer?
Strengthening Your Snare Hand
Unlock Your Hidden Groove by Focusing on Details
Getting the Most Out of Electronic Drums
Why I Stopped Using Charts
The Dirty Secret of Professional Studio Drummers
The Single Biggest Mistake Drummers Make When Tuning Toms
How to Pick Out a New Kick Drum Head
What I Learned from Show Choir About Drumming
The Secret to Getting More Drumming Gigs
Inside a Professional Drum Audition
What's Coming Up From Me in 2017
Don't Make a New Year Resolution...
A Quick Trick for Really Critiquing Your Drumming
What is Drumming Costing You?
Are You a Squirrel Looking for a Nut or a Pumpkin?
Do you really need new drums or cymbals?
Unlock that Non-dominant Hand!
Drum Better Just by Looking Better?
9 Drum Gift Ideas (That Won't Break the Bank)
Do you want to be a professional drummer, or just a YouTube star?
5-Piece Drum Kit with No Cymbals?
Haters Gonna Hate...
(Part 5 of 5) How to Get Drastically Better with a Click Track in 2 Weeks
(Part 4 of 5) How to Get Drastically Better with a Click Track in 2 Weeks
(Part 3 of 5) How to Get Drastically Better with a Click Track in 2 Weeks
(Part 2 of 5) How to Get Drastically Better with a Click Track in 2 Weeks
(Part 1 of 5) How to Get Drastically Better with a Click Track in 2 Weeks
How to Quickly Tell If You're Ahead or Behind the Click Track
More About Muffling Drums
How to Be a Drummer in a Glass Cage of Emotion
Tips for Picking Out New Drum Sticks
What it Feels Like to Have Your 10,000 Hours of Drumming
Consider This When Muffling Drums
My Snare Drum Recommendation
A Quick Tip for Enjoying Drumming with a Click Track
What to Do When You're In a Bad Band
How I Tune My Toms
An Unexpected Benefit of Getting Great with a Click Track
How to Choose New Drum Heads
How to Determine It's Time for New Drum Heads
Welcome Back, Kotter
Dependability as a Drummer
For Worship Drummers: Playing with Dynamics
For Worship Drummers: How to Play Drums with more Sensitivity
Behind the Scenes of Major Tour Rehearsals
We're Talking About Practice
New Drum Day!
One Secret to Locking in with a Bass Player
Unlocking Your Genius as a Drummer - Are You Willing to be Terrible?
My Recurring Drum Dream
Another Magic Trick on the Drums!
Stroke Your Rolls!
Questions to Ask Before a Studio Session
Can You Play Better Just By Looking Better?
Practice for the Gig You Don't Have Yet
Why It's Better to be Late than Early
In Which I Might Make You Angry
A Magic Trick on the Drums
ALWAYS Repeat Your Mistakes
The REAL Truth Behind Being a Studio Drummer
Losing Han Solo in the Bushes
3 Ways to Have More Fun Practicing Drums - Part 3 of 3
3 Ways to Have More Fun Practicing Drums - Part 2 of 3
3 Ways to Have More Fun Practicing Drums - Part 1 of 3
The 80 Percent Rule
Developing Your Drumming Vocabulary
3 Tips for Tuning Your Snare Drum
Are Flams Killing Your Groove?
Most People Aren't Willing
The Shortcut to Getting Better at Drums
One Common Trait Professional Drummers Have
003 - It's Always the Little Things
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