In the episode top indie drummer/producer Aaron Gilbert Steele (Portugal. the Man, José James, Hayley Williams, etc.) talks about his recent shift away from collecting gear, transitioning into a new career direction as a producer/writer out of Nashville, and his first and favorite snare drums.

In this episode, Jean-Paul ("JP) Gaster sits down with host Mike Dawson to talk about getting back into touring, preproduction for the next record, maintain a record label during a pandemic, and his approach to getting his legendary big, beefy rock drum sound.

In this episode, Branford Marsalis Quartet's Justin Faulkner dives deep into his philosophy on making creative music on the spot, and he shares his approach to tuning and treating his drumset for different rooms. He also reminiscences about his first three snare drums.

In this episode, top session drummer Nir Z discusses snare selection, drumhead choices, dampening tricks, recording with drum machines, and more. Plus he reminiscences about his first childhood snare drums.

Top touring and session drummer Matt Chamberlain shares thoughts on gear selection, approaching music in the studio, and his first snare drum. 

NYC-based touring and session drummer/producer Gunnar Olsen shares stories about his first snare drums and recreating programmed parts live with Puscifer.

LA session drummer Blair Sinta shares insights into how he selects and chooses drums and snares, and he shares the stories on his first few snare drums.

Sugar Percussion's Jefferson Shallenberger shares his philosophies on drum building, as well as some history on his earliest custom drums. Host Mike Dawson also demos two Sugar Percussion snares: a 6x14 yellow Alaskan cedar and a 5x14 painted poplar.

Wilco's Glenn Kotche shares insight into composing music for drumset, how/when he adds gear to his collection, and some cool stories about his first snare drums.

In this episode, Death Cab for Cutie's Jason McGerr shares insights into selecting gear for recordings and touring and his first few snare drums.