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You're Good. Get Better. — 182 episodes
2,261 days later.
Sungazer, Touring Chaos, and YouTube (with Shawn Crowder)
Commit and FIX in the Moment (with Aaron Sterling)
Managing Burnout and Stress (with Bryson Nelson)
Drumming for Phil Collins (with Chester Thompson)
How to Get Gigs and Stay Booked (with Stanton Moore)
Secrets for Nailing Big Gigs (with Brian Frasier-Moore)
Drumming for Lizzy McAlpine (with Remy Morritt)
Drumming at the Golden Globes (with Adam Alesi)
The Worst MYTH About Snare Drums
Music (and Drum) Trends of 2025
Secrets of Remote Recording (with Kyle May)
5 Musical Lessons 2024 Taught Me
How to Quiet Your Mind on Stage (with Jordan Rose)
Finding Your Voice in Any Musical Situation (with Madden Klass)
Content Creation vs Musicians
Electronic Drums: 5 'pro tips' (no one else will tell you)
Apps You Need as a Musician (and ones to avoid)
Dealing with Clients (even the crazy ones) as a Freelance Musician
Networking and Navigating Clients (with Dre Energy)
Drummers You Should Know
The Music Industry and Social Media (with Wiktoria Bialic)
Hybrid Drum Setups (Acoustic + Electronic Drums)
Drum Recording...the Easy Way (with Eric Proctor)
Faster Hand Speed On the Drums (3 Workouts)
Your Mount Rushmore of Drummers (with Scott Pellegrom)
How to Start a Music Career (with Siros Vaziri)
Are Drum Samples Bad?
Why Your Paradiddles Are Bad
Bet on Yourself (with J-Rod Sullivan)
Let's Hang Out (at a Masterclass)
Top 3 Uses for the Roland SPD-SX
How to Make Money As a Musician
Drum Lessons for YOU (1 slot left...)
ZERO TALENT Tricks for Better Musicianship (feat. Dennis Leeflang)
3 Bass Drum Exercises (for faster kick drum speed)
The Song Doesn't Need Your EGO (with Lee Smith)
My Embarassing Musical Moments
Using Critiques as Fuel (with Petar Janjic)
The MYTH about Drum Dampening
What "Flow" Feels Like On An Instrument
Touring Horror Stories (with Brandon Hays)
MUSICIANS: Follow Through is KEY
I Drove a Tour Bus the WRONG WAY on the Interstate
How to Practice Drums
10 Drum Fills (and Grooves) for Your Next Practice Session
Solving a Sonic Mystery (The "Goldeneye" Sound)
Best Software for Recording? (Logic vs Pro Tools vs Ableton)
2 Insane Crossover Drum Fills
SECRETS for how to groove (with a band)
Read the Room (to get better at music)
Musical Clichés are...Good? (Making Music with Humans, Pt. 1)
Will Drum Cover Videos Get You Sued? (music copyright 101)
Steve Smith (Journey, Vital Information, and more)
Leave People Wanting MORE (with Billy Ashbaugh)
Q&A (plug-ins, practice, gigging and more)!
Ringy Drums vs Dead Drums
Let's Talk Backing Tracks (everything you need to know)
Get Out of Your Head (with Mike Dawson)
Battling Perfectionism (with Kristen Rogers)
The Art of "Team" Is Dying (with Chris Coleman)
Get Back to WHY YOU STARTED (Live from Nelson's Drum Shop)
Can you actually practice improvising? (with Mark Guiliana)
Blushda (Drum Fill I stole from Vinnie, Tony, and Sucherman)
Benny Greb (Groove, Practice, Communication, and MORE)
I Was Nominated for a Grammy (what I learned from it)
Getting Gigs Through Instagram (feat. Derrick Sepnio)
Repurpose Your Old Drum Fills (for more creativity)
Technical Skill vs Emotional Intelligence (with David Zach)
Make Music that IMPACTS People (with Terry Hsieh)
Did I WASTE 20 YEARS Trying to "Go Pro"?
FIXING My FIRST Session (Remote Drum Recording)
Do You Even NEED Rudiments or Notation? (with Lina Anderberg)
How to Make a Drum Fill (out of any basic rhythm)
What's Missing in Music (with Cymbal Craftsman Paul Francis)
Setting Boundaries and Finding Your Worth (with Dustin Ransom)
SIMPLE Exercise to Boost Musical Creativity
How to Not Be "In Your Head" When Playing (with Camille Bigeault)
Stop Playing "Patterns", Start Thinking in Melodies
Deeper Music from Learning History (with Jake Reed)
5 Mistakes Drummers Make Recording from Home
Defying Musical Expectations (with Mason Self)
What Music Notation Software Should You Use?
Artfully Disagreeing to Improve (with Tantacrul)
Do You Listen to Enough Music?
I'm Going on Tour! (let's hangout)
Drum Meditation Daddy (Tim Baltes RETURNS!)
Effortless Mastery (practicing less is better)
Playing Drums on Olivia Rodrigo's "deja vu" (with Sterling Laws)
The Universal Mind of Bill Evans (from a Drummer's Perspective)
JP Bouvet (Creativity, Freedom, and Flow on the Drums)
Bryan Carter (Juggling Many Talents and Dealing with Online Hate)
Brian.
What's Next?
Make Music with your Gut (feat. Dan Mayo)
How to Learn Music Quickly
What If Your Drumming Isn't Progressing?
I LOVE Sugar Percussion Drums (aka Jefferson)
Why You Should Record Yourself
Logic Pro vs Pro Tools (which recording software is better?)
GEAR: Expensive instruments = better music?
Are Your Paradiddles Boring?
The Dangers of Absolutes in Music (with Dan Bailey)
The World of Home Studio Recording (with Andrew Galucki)
How to Hear Music Better (critical listening exercises)
Phone Screen Time = BAD
3 Easy Ways to Improve Your Timing (and Groove)
Success in Music = Teaching Yourself (with Phoebe Katis)
Are you REALLY listening? (Critical listening and the music of Mad Men)
Drum Set Audition Tips, Drum Ergonomics, and Tips for Mixing Drums
Is Music a Competition? (feat. Tim Baltes)
Broken Drums, Affordable Mics, and "Networking"
How to Practice Better (for more progress in your drumming)
Working with Your Drumming Heroes (with Ross Rothero-Bourge)
How to Drum Solo
STOP Trying to Be Cool
Aaron Sterling Interview
5 Albums You Should Listen To (Brian Blade, ?uestlove, and more)
Steve Goold Interview (Owl City, Sara Bareilles, Ben Rector)
Drumming, Mental Health, and More (What 2020 Taught Me)
State of the (Podcast) Union
Is Music School Worth It? (Reflecting on my College Music Degree)
#1 Skill Drummers Need: Internal Dynamics
Letting Creativity Lead (with Caleb Crosby)
Your Brain is a Parachute (with Dom Famularo)
Juan "Carlito" Mendoza
Linear Drumming, How Many Drums Do You Need, And More...
How I Notate/Transcribe Drum Solos and Grooves
Creating from the "Grey" In Life (with Daniella Mason)
Live Drumming vs "The Record" (How to adapt parts when playing live)
Putting Life Into Perspective (with Brandon Combs)
Hobbies Make Your Music Interesting (with Eman)
Should You Move to Nashville to Pursue Music?
Drums, Whiskey, and NBA (Instagram Q&A)
Does Social Media Help Your Music Career?
Finding Common Ground (with Hubert Payne)
Developing Better Feel and Touch on the Drums (with Dimitri Fantini)
Make Your Drums Sound Better (with David from HRME podcast)
Finding Your Voice (with Ulysses Owens Jr.)
Learning the drums...without any drums.
Talent vs 'Your Network' (what REALLY makes a successful music career?)
What Music School DIDN'T Teach Me (with David Cola)
What winning a GRAMMY is REALLY like (Seth Bolte)
You Need a Creative Escape (Metric Deception Pt. 2)
Recording and Mixing Drums (with Brody Simpson, Pt. 2)
Recording and Mixing Drums (with Brody Simpson, Pt. 1)
Drummers Play the Same Groove (Hear a Difference)? - feat Stephen Taylor
Are Chops and Fills "Bad"?
My Top 3 EPIC FAILS as a Professional Musician
Jeff Porcaro vs. 2020
Stan Bicknell Interview: The Intersection of Life, Drumming, and a Career
What 2019 Taught Me... (the good and the bad)
Top 10 Drum DVDs (Drum History Podcast collab)
The Perfect Snare Sound, Tuning, Instagram, and Mixing Drums
JAZZ (comping, soloing, and quintuplets)
Are Drum Samples BAD?
Sci-Fi and Drums: Part 2 (with Joseph Arrington)
Sci-Fi and Drums: Part 1 (with Joseph Arrington)
Networking, Music College?, and Getting Paid to Tour
Ep. 23 - Decluttering and Staying Focused (with Austin Burcham)
Ep. 22 - Top 5 Gear Purchases (with RJ)
Ep. 21 - Driving the Wrong Way on The Interstate: Part 2 (with Remedy Drive)
Ep. 20 - Driving the Wrong Way on The Interstate: Part 1 (with Remedy Drive)
Ep. 19 - Get More Done (Organization and Efficiency Tips)
Ep. 18 - 5 Apps Every Musician Should Own
Ep. 17 - Talent vs Hardwork, Time Management, and More
Ep. 16 - Is Pop Music Getting "Less Intelligent" (with Nate Onstott)
Ep. 15 - Cody Fry Interview
Ep. 14 - Calvin Rodgers Interview
Ep. 13 - Guess the Time Signature
Ep. 12 - Eman Cervantes (Part 2)
Ep. 11 - Eman Cervantes (Part 1)
Ep. 10 - Metric Deception (Part 1)
Ep. 9 - How Your Bass Player REALLY Feels (with Nigel Knop)
Ep. 8 - Mike Dawson Interview
Ep. 7 - Can You Guess The Drummer? (drum trivia part 2)
Ep. 6 - Can You Guess The Drummer? (drum trivia part 1)
Ep. 5 - Benny Greb Interview (part 2)
Ep. 4: Benny Greb Interview (part 1)
Ep. 3 - Top 10 Favorite Drummers (with Stephen Taylor)
Ep. 2 - Dennis Chambers Interview
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