Dom Famularo embodies what the drumming community is all about. Dubbed as "Drumming's Global Ambassador", Dom has traveled to more than 60 countries to educate, motivate and inspire drummers. He studied under some of the greatest players of the 20th century including Jim Chapin, Joe Morello, and Max Roach and for 40 years Dom has been one of the most sought-after private instructors in the world. This interview focuses on the importance of living through your passions and sharing your gift with others.

Drummer's Resource podcast is likely the longest-running and most well-known drumming podcast in the world today. With over 360 episodes recorded with artists such as Chad Smith, Ndugu Chancler and Mike Portnoy, the host, Nick Ruffini has released an episode every Monday since November 2013. In this episode, we explore the beginnings of the show, Nick's advice to appreciating your audience, the current state of information overload, Nick's favorite interview and how Nick found his niche, and much more.

Today's episode is a mini podcast feature on the Canadian drumstick manufacturer Los Cabos Drumsticks. I spoke with Philip Guay about the company roots and how they went from spindle making to drumsticks. We learn what the deal with Red Hickory is and whether Los Cabos has carved out a market in what would seem like a dominated space? Want to know what they look for in potential endorsement offers? All this and more is covered in this episode.

Originally from Toronto, Randy Cooke turned pro in 1987 and exclusively crushes drum sets worldwide for a living. Randy is an enthusiastic (like really upbeat...seriously) guy that adapts to the gig, the people and the music. In this podcast we reflect on his career, we are treated to some great stories and a lot of profanity, so don't listen to this at church or in front of impressionable children. Since 2004, Randy has left Canada and now currently lives and operates in sunny California.

This podcast happened because of a trip to Culvert City and an epic drum hang. He told some stories about his clinic tour and about his experience with NAMM, up to that point, and I decided that I wanted to have him on the show. Siros has created a strong influence through social media and it is revealing an opportunity that he is now completely focused on. This episode is essential listening for musicians who are using social media for business and what can be done with it.

Meet Mark Kelso. Father, husband, bandleader, composer, head of Humber college's drum department, and sideman. With over 40 years behind the kit, Mark is easily one of the finest players in Canada. This conversation covers topics such as his acclaimed DVD "Musician First, Drummer Second" and how it almost wasn't released. We discuss his teaching philosophies, his band, and even Bruce Lee. This is a fascinating episode that goes DEEP and will leave you thinking.

Listen to me ramble about my experiences and thoughts about my first NAMM trip. I have also peppered this episode with Dan Mayo beats for your listening pleasure. The intro to this podcast was recorded while preparing for takeoff from Toronto Pearson Airport. The flight assistant was hilarious and served me good wine and cheese.

Meet Wojtek. He's a twenty-two-year-old drummer from Poland that is absolutely exploding on social media. Gaining 100K followers with 410 current posts on IG is incredibly impressive!! There are a handful of European's on Instagram currently that are finding major leads to potential success by creating powerful profiles online and then following up with strategies to make it their career. In this FIRST time interview, Wojtek unravels the whole story about how this career came to be and it's quite the story.

J-Rod is the hitter for The 4 Korners, an Atalanta based jazz fusion group. J-Rod is one of those dudes that have been holding sticks for most of his life and never had to think about whether he was a drummer or not. We talk about creating opportunities for yourself, how education can serve a player, diversifying within your industry and influecing others in a positive way. J-Rod is also the man behind “Got Pocket” apparel.

An in-depth conversation about music and life with multi-Grammy nominated musician, Eric Harland. This is a conversation that has a clear line drawn down the centre. The first segment of this interview is all about music. We explore the approach, the zone, the musical moments and individuality of a developed musician. The second segment is all about life and spirituality. Told through Eric's personal experiences, we learn about his own spiritual journey and we discuss self-awareness and inner peace.