Welcome back to Drummers on Drumming, a podcast powered by Big Fat Snare Drum. I’m Ben Hilzinger, and this is another installment of Big Fat Five—where I ask my favorite drummers (and, honestly, just favorite people) to break down the five records that shaped how they approach the instrument.

Today’s guest is Cain Daniel. You might’ve caught him on a recent episode of The Drum Panel, but this time he’s here for the Big Fat Five treatment.

I first saw Cain play with Jesus Molina, and his creativity, clarity, and confidence behind the kit instantly stood out in the sea of drum videos I scroll through every day. He’s an LA-based drummer, a Berklee College of Music grad, and in recent years he’s played with Chappell Roan, Derek Hough, Engelbert Humperdinck, and plenty more.

So let’s get into the five records that helped shape Cain Daniel into the drummer he is today. And while this isn’t a Drum Panel episode, we still take a few fun side quests along the way.

CAIN'S BIG FAT FIVE:

Artist - Dave Weckl

Album - Master Plan

Release Year  - 1990

Drummer - Dave Weckl

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Artist - Dave Matthews Band

Album - Busted Stuff

Release Year - 2002

Key Track - "Grey Street"

Drummer - Carter Beauford

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Artist - Tigran Hamasyan

Album - Mockroot

Release Year - 2015

Drummer - Arthur Hnatek

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Artist Rufus & Chaka Khan

Album - Stompin’ at the Savoy

Release Year - 1983

Drummer John "JR" Robinson

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Artist - Tower of Power

Album - Back to Oakland

Release Year - 1974

Key Track(s) - "Don’t Change Horses (In the Middle of a Stream)"

Drummer - David Garibaldi

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HONORABLE MENTIONS:

Artist - Avishai Cohen

Album - Gently Disturbed

Release Year - 2008

Drummer - Mark Guiliana

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Artist - Dirty Loops

Album - Loopified

Release Year - 2014

Drummer - Aron Mellergard

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