Drum and Drummer

If you’ve ever lost something, check your shoes! On this week’s show a listener email gets us chatting about writing drums charts, learning by ear, isolating parts and how much do we stick to the original version. George popped into Kingston to see Royal Blood and Ben hates a particular type of t-shirt. Enjoy!

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This week we are joined by Connor Hopkins who is the drummer for Dylan. We get straight into Connor’s hefty practice routine, getting into drumming and heading to the Academy of Contemporary Music aged 16. Connor tells us how his jeans nearly didn’t land him the Dylan gig and he runs us through his kit set up and his plans to expand it. With a busy rest of 2023 ahead we ask his thoughts on the risks of being a freelancer and what he thinks his strengths and weaknesses are as a drummer. Enjoy!

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Did you know there is no Burger King on the Isle Of Wight? Welcome to another episode of Drum and Drummer. George had a busy bank holiday weekend where he was a guest at a wedding which involved camping, drinking and ‘handfasting’. Ben went to the Isle Of Wight to play a wedding to the ‘locals’. Enjoy!

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This week we are joined by the J2O swigging legend that is Dane Earl. Dane is currently the drum tech for previous guest and friend of the show Ben Thomas (Rag’n’Bone Man). We chat about how he got the job, a day in the life of a touring drum tech, tuning drums and what’s required during the show. Dane is also the drummer for rock / nu-metal revivalists Weller. We find out how he got into drumming after having his goals set for a completely different career plus much more. Enjoy!

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Weller’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wellerofficialuk/

Weller: https://shorturl.at/aEJN5

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Ben’s been busy gigging those darn weddings and George has been up to Londinium for a jam night that didn’t quite go as planned. There’s also chat about tom tuning and size after Ben got his Yamaha Stage Custom and used it in the studio straight away. We also chat Drumeo videos and George gets a full on description of The Crystal Maze from Ben as HE’S NEVER SEEN IT! Enjoy!

Larnell Lewis Hears “Enter Sandman” For The First Time: https://youtu.be/Zd_UcjMusUA

Megadeth Drummer Hears “Mr. Brightside” For The First Time: https://youtu.be/tbUYVcaF_l0

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Hello! George has taken his maiden voyage down to Cornwall to play at a farm shop with Elliott Joseph and enlightens us to the three M’s that make up a good gig. Ben’s been busy with wedding gigs but more importantly welcomes new hamster Princess Bubblegum to the family. George takes us through getting to grips with Ableton and could Ben be getting a new kit? Enjoy!

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We just did a gig together so we’re talking about that; ruining carpets, too much BBQ food and a very drunk groom. George has also gone and grabbed a new snare (can you guess which one?) and an actual drum mat to replace the Ikea rug. We also chat about grace vs ghost notes and what makes gear ‘industry standard’. Enjoy!

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Good morning! Welcome to another episode of Drum and Drummer. Ben’s got a new snare drum and while at the drum shop he bumped into an old friend he hasn’t seen since the infamous ‘Corfu 2003’ holiday. George has also picked up some new skins and ordered some drum cases but paranoia is kicking in about the sizes. There’s also a trip to space in the Drum Dumpster. Enjoy!

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After a quick game of ‘guess what I had for breakfast’, George tells us about his cancelled gig at Jurassic Fields festival and Ben’s got some new drumming shoes. There’s more food complaints about McDonald’s delivery and wedding curry and has ddrum been ahead of the hybrid kit curve this whole time? Enjoy!

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This week we air our frustrations with open air gig crowds and wedding pizza vans. Ben is very jealous of Elton John’s travel arrangements and why do a bride and groom insist that Brown Eyed Girl isn’t played at their wedding? Also there’s online hate for Zak Starkey’s electronic kit, our plans for some exclusive YouTube content and something’s made its way into the Drum Dumpster. Enjoy!

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