Working Drummer

503 - Ben Hilzinger: Playing With Cannons and Eve 6, His New Book and New Podcast, Harnessing His ADHD For Good

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Ben Hilzinger is a Los Angeles-based drummer and songwriter with 20+ years of performing, recording and teaching experience. 

Currently the drummer for Eve 6 and Cannons, Ben has also written, recorded, and/or toured throughout the USA/internationally with MXPX, Fitness, Mike Herrera, Party Nails, We Shot The Moon, Glorybots, Ever So Android, Jake Cummings, Josh Eacrett, Dave Cavalier, and many more.

In addition to performing and teaching, Ben is the Director of Artist / Client Relations for Big Fat Snare Drum and hosts the ‘Big Fat Five’ podcast. Before moving to Los Angeles in 2016, Ben also taught drums/percussion/music theory both privately and at Off The Wall school of music in Seattle, WA. 

In this episode, Ben talk about:

  • His new book, “Drummers On Drumming,” a compilation of content from his podcast of same name
  • Giving yourself grace about your path, approach, etc. 
  • Taking self-inventory about how your skillset, learning style, and goals overlap
  • Being diagnosed with ADHD and imposing structure on himself to stay engaged and productive 
  • The pros and cons of drumming for the ADHD brain
  • The idea of “channeling” a drummer without transcribing or copying them exactly
  • Staying in touch with the spark that made you want to play drums in the first place
  • Finding identity, perspective, and security as Ben the person, not Ben the drummer 

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