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Welcome to the Tuesday edition of the Daily Fill with our Owner and founder Richard Ducat! Every Tuesday Richard gives us a dose of motivation, guidance, life hacks, marketing tips, and more!

On today's episode, we catch up on things over here at camp Drummers I Like and update everyone on our lack of shows last week! We missed an episode of the podcast, Kevin's back from hurricane hell, Scott is working on his living situation, and everyone at my house is sick, busy, or just really really sick.

Today I fill you all in on future updates regarding Drummers I Like, Pro, The Forums, Social Media, The Podcast, The Intern program and more!

It's no secret... Keeping up with Drummers I Like Pro, managing 5 podcasts, structuring content plans and trying to create a community takes a toll on a team let alone one individual that is pulling a ton of strings. This is why we are looking for interns again but this time we are picking very specifically. We need some help building our community, managing our social media, creating graphics, branding, editing videos, creating blog content, and more! It is a lot! I KNOW!!! That's why I need so much help from my listeners as we grow our show to farther height than ever!

Click here to apply for an intern position: SERIOUS INQUIRES ONLY

 

That's it for today's episode of the daily fill! Want to add to the conversation? Leave a comment below and let us know what you are doing to supercharge your daily routines and keep up with important daily tasks and focus points! If you want more content like this and enjoy what I have to say drop me a line at [email protected] and let me know what you think! Until next time...

- Richard

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Scott's Drum Lesson

Daily Motivation for Drummers with Richard

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Last Friday's Podcast featuring Guy Juravich

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Drummers I Like Pro week 4 session 3 is live and this is the final session! I am extending our free 2-day trial over into the weekend and closing the doors this Sunday at midnight PST! CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE AND SIGN UP NOW

Welcome to the Monday edition of the Daily Fill with our lead educator Scott Jackson! Every Monday Scott drops into give us a quick drum lesson that we can apply to our playing right now! Let's get started...

Over the next couple of weeks, I wanted to talk about a very subtle and introspective topic. And that topic is, objectively judging your technique and more importantly your Sound behind the drum set. Similar to last week, this week we focus on the start of the Second Primary Class of a Drummer the "Intermediate Class" with in these class falls Level 3, 4, 5 and Level 6, however; we will only discuss Level 3 and 4 this week

Let's break down the Intermediate Class.

The Intermediate Class: This class expands over four different levels, and you face more challenges at this stage than any other. In the level 3 and 4 of the intermediate class, you face technical and conceptual challenges, but you overcome with ease. However you confront an aspect of your playing you have never had to confront before...

So in this stage, I recommend private lessons at least once a month either in person or online via Skype or any other platform. Second, I would use prerecorded lesson videos to supplement anything you are learning during your private instruction.

Level 3: 2-4 years of playing experience

This level is actually a huge leap in your playing ability because your hard work and diligence has started to pay off. You can now start comfortably applying EVERYTHING you have learned the first 1 to 3 years you have been practicing. You are learning new rudiments, beats, and concepts, but you can learn them a little easier now because music is related. Although, there will still be things you can't do yet, you still gain excitement and confidence because you are finally feeling more comfortable behind the drum set.

Level 4: 3-5 years of playing experience

This is another big leap in your playing ability because know you can almost play any song from the radio. If your young, maybe this is the stage were you join the Jazz Band, Concert Band, or Symphony at your school. If your an adult, maybe you have joined a cover band, community big band, or an originals band. This stage has some ups and downs though. The ups are you start to gain a little recognition because your performance skills have become more honed, and people notice that. The downs are because you are trying new styles of music you run into more plateaus that you will have overcome. The difficult part of those plateaus is some are technical issues, but a majority of the walls you will have to break through are conceptual. This is where you start searching for your own voice on the drum set for the first time.

For a more detailed breakdown, I will be posting a PDF file with the last Podcast of this series that will available for download.

Remember, Each stage will be different for everyone, and over the coming weeks I will outline each Level via my drum lessons page. The outline is not to tell you what you should be learning, but what you could be learning. Again, this is a very personal guide and each level will vary for each drummer. However, by the end of this series, you should be able to write down the skills you are working on and how skillfully you perform them to determine which Level you are in.

This topic is extremely subtle, and sometimes can make you confront areas of your playing you haven't thought of before. So, just stay with me, and I guarantee you will have a new positive outlook on your Development as a drummer.

Get more from Scott by signing up for this month of Drummers I Like Pro and Learn More Now! No nonsense. Just results.  

Welcome to the Wednesday Morning Fuel edition of the Daily Fill! Every Wednesday Richard gets on the line with close friend and associate J.C. Clifford to chat everything from Business, life, the great outdoors, survival, drums and more!

On today's show, we bring on close friend and the brains behind the Drumtac process Cristian Beaulieu. We cover a litany of situations regarding anxiety, depression, motivation, and the want to get up and go every day. Cristian is an absolute enigma and potentially a super genius that has added so much fuel to the fire for us today and I can't thank him enough for contributing his time this morning. TAKE NOTES DRUMMERS! This one is LONG!

A few points we cover:

* Self-doubt and overcoming your mind's expectations of itself.

* The big risks you have to take in life when choosing to work for yourself.

* Perspective change and why you need to see your failures as greatest success

A big point Cristian made that had my jaw to the floor was when we got on the topic of business and how there is always someone else paying the check, making the business work. Cristian asks the simple question "Why can't I be the someone else"

So I ask you that same question... Why can't you be that someone else?

- Richard

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If you missed any of last weeks episodes you can catch a quick link to any of the episodes below

Scott's Drum Lesson

Daily Motivation for Drummers with Richard

Morning fuel with J.C. Clifford

Drum Rants with Kevin

Last Friday's Podcast featuring Guy Juravich

Drummers I Like Social Media links

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Drummers I Like Pro week 4 session 3 is live and this is the final session! I am extending our free 2-day trial over into the weekend and closing the doors this Sunday at midnight PST! CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE AND SIGN UP NOW

Welcome to the Tuesday edition of the Daily Fill with our Owner and founder Richard Ducat! Every Tuesday Richard gives us a dose of motivation, guidance, life hacks, marketing tips, and more!

On today's episode, we talk about a little bug that's been in my ear for the last 3 years.

SUPERIOR DRUMMER

 

 

 

 

The infamous Superior Drummer has plagued me for years now and It's not the products fault. It's entirely mine.

Where do we start?

It all starts back in 2014 when I decided to pick up the Roland tdk11kv Electronic Drumset in preparation for the birth of my first Son Everett. I was extremely excited to get my kit and for weeks I waited for the delivery and I planned out my attack of drum covers and jams.

The Big Issue:

My kit finally arrived and I was SO stoked to get her setup and ready for jamming. After a ton of work and efforts to get it nice and comfy, I was ready for action. I set my seat up, got my aux cords, plugged my iPhone into the module, picked a track to play my drums too and grabbed the sticks. Upon my first hit, I was immediately thrown back with frustration as the snare sounded like a pair of dish pans smacking a tennis ball court. This kit sounded so fake and so computerized that I could barely get through the jam session. My only fix was to turn up the music mix, drown out the majority of the drum mix, and just feel it out.

The Fix: Superior Drummer is my savior

After years of frustration, I finally needed to find a fix for my drum module issue. I jumped on google and started researching mixing videos for the kit and although I was able to find a ton of information I still wasn't satisfied. As I scrolled down the youtube search engine and I came across this video.

It wasn't the comparison of sounds that drove me to my conclusion of using Superior Drummer. It was the title that reminded me of the software my best friends used in college to write our album. I started to get so excited because I remembered the onslaught of drums, cymbals, and kits I could choose from. I just needed to get ahold of my best friend Tom so I could retrieve a copy of his license. This is one of the better parts of the Toon Track Software. It allows you to register it on up to 3 devices. This is perfect for say a group of producers looking to invest in their gear, a band that needs to come together for a tracking solution for their demoing process, or between a group of drummers like me that need to find a solution like the ones offered from toon track.

Superior Drummer X Roland TD11KVS - The Truth will set you free:

So over the next two years, I would come to rely on superior drummer for all my jamming and recording needs. The product's ease of use was so good that I was able to literally "plug in and play" my drums upon the first 5 minutes of my installation. This is probably the best part of the software as all it requires is a few simple audio accessories to get started. This was in my eyes becoming the best drum software on the market! ( next to EZ DRUMMER 2 )

My superior drummer setup for practicing and recording on my Roland TD11KV:

* 2015 Macbook Pro 13" 16GB ram, 1TB hard drive price ($1500)

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Welcome to the Monday edition of the Daily Fill with our lead educator Scott Jackson! Every Monday Scott drops into give us a quick drum lesson that we can apply to our playing right now! Let's get started...

Over the next couple of weeks, I wanted to talk about a very subtle and introspective topic. And that topic is, objectively judging your technique and more importantly your Sound behind the drum set. This week we focus on the first Primary Class of a Musician the "Beginner Class" with in these class falls Level 1 and Level 2 of the Musicianship

Let's break down the Beginner Class.

The Beginners Class: This is someone who has zero experience behind the drum set. I would recommend you seek out beginner drum lessons from an in-person private instructor or an online drum lessons instructor to help you get started. This is truly exciting because you are finally taking your first step towards learning the instrument of your dreams! There are two levels in this class. Let's break them down!

Level 1: 0-2 years of playing experience

You have either zero or little knowledge of the drum set but you have started taking drum lessons or purchased a drum or drum set to begin your journey. You're a blank slate, and everything you learn is exciting because you realize what was once intimidating is actually a lot of FUN! You learn your first rudiments, how to read some basic rhythms, how to hold the sticks, the history of the drum set, and you learn your first set of grooves and beats!

Level 2: 1-3 years of playing experience

This is an exciting level because although you are still a beginner, the concepts that you have learned so far are starting to become controlled. You are able to play certain things at will, and those concepts aren't as challenging as before. Your brain can recognize the musical patterns faster, therefore, you are learning new exercises quicker and more efficiently. You're reading more rhythms, (maybe adding 8th notes) you learn about dynamics, (Loud versus Quiet) you learn the 4 main stroke types (full, down, tap, and up), and you're learning new styles such as Rock, RnB, hiphop, pop, and maybe a shuffle or some reggae.

For a more detailed breakdown, I will be posting a PDF file with the last Podcast of this series that will available for download.

Remember, Each stage will be different for everyone, and over the coming weeks I will outline each Level via my drum lessons page. The outline is not to tell you what you should be learning, but what you could be learning. Again, this is a very personal guide and each level will vary for each drummer. However, by the end of this series, you should be able to write down the skills you are working on and how skillfully you perform them to determine which Level you are in.

This topic is extremely subtle, and sometimes can make you confront areas of your playing you haven't thought of before. So, just stay with me, and I guarantee you will have a new positive outlook on your Development as a drummer.

Get more from Scott by signing up for this month of Drummers I Like Pro and Learn More Now! No nonsense. Just results.  JUST CLICK HERE

I hope this helps you in your practice.Thanks for watching and Go Practice!

That's it for the Daily Fill! Tune in Every Morning Monday Through Thursday for a new episode!

- Scott

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Welcome back to a special edition of the Drummers I Like Podcast featuring owner and founder of Spinbal, Guy Juravich! We recently had Guy on when we reviewed Spinbal on Podcast episode #58 of the show. Guy reached out to me in regards to the recent massive Hurricane Harvey and Irma that are causing destruction to Texas and Florida with intent to setup a raffle on eBay for an amazing Custom Patina Cymbal, a bottle of the Spinbal Patina Solution, a Spinbal cymbal spinner, and a SWEET Spinbal T-shirt!

My entire family and basis of life is in one of the scariest zones for south Florida right now so along with them my heart goes out to everyone that has been affected by the storms in Texas, and everyone preparing for the devastation in Florida and other countries like Cuba and the Caicos islands that have already felt the serious impacts. You will get through this.

About the cymbal:

Guy is offering an 18" B20 Bronze crash cymbal with custom Patina and design in form of the official hurricane logo.

Getting Involved:

If you're interested in this cymbal and want to help with the efforts for Hurricane Harvey and Irma please click here!

In closing:

Thanks again to Guy over at Spinbal and a big shout out to Florida and Texas. Our hearts go out to you!

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That's it for episode 66 of the Drummers I like Podcast. We will be back Monday with another episode of the Daily Fill featuring a new Drum Lesson from our head educator Scott Jackson.

But wait...there's more! 

This month of Drummers I Like Pro is our biggest month yet. Scott is severely talented at what he does and that fact that he is dropping so much knowledge for SO little is mind blowing to not only me but the entire team here at Drummers I Like Pro! Want to get involved? Want to get a free drum lesson from Scott right now?  JUST CLICK HERE

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If you missed any of last weeks episode you can catch a quick link to any of the episodes below

Scott's Drum Lesson on Paradiddles

Daily Motivation for Drummers with Richard

Morning fuel with J.C. Clifford

Drum Rants with Kevin

Last Friday's Podcast featuring Joe Lionetti

Drummers I Like Social Media links

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Welcome to the Wednesday Morning Fuel edition of the Daily Fill! Every Wednesday Richard gets on the line with close friend and associate J.C. Clifford. Every Wednesday we get together to chat everything from Business, life, the great outdoors, survival, drums and more!

On today's show, the guys take a break from the rhetoric and talk about the important things in life. Things like spiders, going to concerts, growing up in the 1980s, and the importance of taking breaks from work in order to get a nice helping of real life. We once again ask that our users leave comments below regarding different show topics you want us to cover!

 

- Richard

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Daily Motivation for Drummers with Richard

Morning fuel with J.C. Clifford

Drum Rants with Kevin

Last Friday's Podcast featuring Joe Lionetti

Drummers I Like Social Media links

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Drummers I Like Pro week 4 session 3 is live and this is the final session! I am extending our free 2-day trial over into the weekend and closing the doors this Sunday at midnight PST! CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE AND SIGN UP NOW

Welcome to the Tuesday edition of the Daily Fill with our Owner and founder Richard Ducat! Every Tuesday Richard gives us a dose of motivation, guidance, life hacks, marketing tips, and more!

On today's episode, we focus specifically on habits and what it takes to build a good set of strong progressive habits. This applies to playing and practicing drums, organizing your schedule, your business, your drum teaching schedule and more.

I think I harp on this more than anything else but I am dead serious when I say you need to keep a daily journal that keeps track of at least your top 4 important tasks each day. Taking this regulated time every night prior to bed has been a staple in my previous 140 days of consistent daily progress. It also helps me keep a clear and concise ledger of what I am doing with my time which allows me to optimize and evaluate where I am the most successful.

A few specific entrepreneurial and motivational habits that you Drummers and Go-getters can apply today:

Start with a morning Regimen:

I can't stress this one enough and it all starts with that first action being a 12oz glass of water which is one of the key habits of my morning success. I cram down loads of coffee each day but nothing regenerates and hydrates me like that first dousing of aqua. I suggest picking up to 9 specific actions that give you a productive and optimized morning allowing you to perform at your best all day.

Pro tips: Leave out basic menial things like "walk the dog" or "feed pets". Instead, focus on healthy and thoughtful actions like stretching, yoga, drinking a healthy breakfast shake and drinking water!

Track your tasks intensively:

Just like I write up my morning regimen, I also write up my most important daily needs and delegate accordingly. This can be tough for the ones who want to cram as much as possible into each block but trust me... that doesn't work. I suggest you focus on tangible objectives that won't leave you feeling worn out or worse unfinished.

Pro tips: Take things slow and don't overwork yourself with multiple hour long blocks. I typically do 45-60 minutes at a time with a forced break of 15-20 minutes 3-4 times a day.

Consistently review yourself:

This is probably the most important piece to my puzzle and an essential for growth. I do it weekly and sometimes even daily with an extremely aggressive approach. This allows me to continually search for the loose ends in my process allowing to me to tap my out productivity levels when it comes to my workload. I am always searching for a faster and more optimized way to complete important tasks and this is the force behind it.

Pro tips: Keep a daily ledger of your completed and incomplete tasks so that you can review yourself. Keep track of important details that may have allowed or disallowed you to complete your daily tasks.

These are just a few of the things I am doing every day to stay on top of my productivity and focus patterns and I promise they will help you. I suggest taking it slow and not pressuring yourself to obtain any orders to tall. Trust me... It took me at least 90 days to lock my morning regimen in and sometimes I still drag it out. No one is perfect...

Except for Gary Vee and John Lee Dumas lol...

That's it for todays episode of the daily fill! Want to add to the conversation? Leave a comment below and let us know what you are doing to supercharge your daily routines and keep up with important daily tasks and focus points! If you want more content like this and enjoy what I have to say drop me a line at [email protected] and let me know what you think! Until next time...

- Richard

Please take the time to leave a review as it helps rank our show and get it out to more listeners like you!

Welcome to the Monday edition of the Daily Fill with our lead educator Scott Jackson! Every Monday Scott drops into give us a quick drum lesson that we can apply to our playing right now! Let's get started...

Over the next couple of weeks, I wanted to talk about a very subtle and introspective topic. And that is, objectively judging your technique and more importantly your Sound behind the drum set. This week we focus on determining when should you start taking private drum lessons again or for the first time. So when should you? Well, for me it's a very simple and honest question. Can I CHOOSE how I want to SOUND to fit the needs of the music? For instance, Rock music has a different sound required than if you were playing in a Samba troupe from Brazil. If not, then I should go find someone that can teach me.

So when should you? Well, for me it's a very simple and honest question. Can I CHOOSE how I want to SOUND to fit the needs of the music? For instance, Rock music has a different sound required than if you were playing in a Samba troupe from Brazil. If not, then I should go find someone that can teach me.

So let's break down the 3 Primary Learning Stages.

1. Beginners: Someone who has zero experience. You should definitely seek out a private instructor to help you get started.

2. Intermediate: Has been playing for awhile 3 years or even 20 years at times, but still lacks the technical skill to SOUND really good.

3. Advanced: Has been diligently Practicing and Studying for a long period of time possibly up to 10 years or longer. Their SOUND is under control and they have the technical facility to learn musical ideas quickly and is technically superior to the average drummer.

Each stage has different needs, and over the coming weeks, we are going to breakdown the Subclasses for each Primary Learning Stage.

This topic is extremely subtle, and sometimes can make you confront areas of your playing you haven't thought of before. So, just stay with me, and I guarantee you will have a new positive outlook on your Development as a drummer.

Get more from Scott by signing up for this month of Drummers I Like Pro and Learn More Now! No nonsense. Just results.  JUST CLICK HERE

I hope this helps you in your practice.Thanks for watching and Go Practice!

That's it for the Daily Fill! Tune in Every Morning Monday Through Thursday for a new episode!

- Scott

Please take the time to leave a review as it helps rank our show and get it out to more listeners like you!

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If you missed any of last weeks episode you can catch a quick link to any of the episodes below

Scott's Drum Lesson on Paradiddles

Daily Motivation for Drummers with Richard

Morning fuel with J.C. Clifford

Drum Rants with Kevin

Last Friday's Podcast featuring Jonathan Ulman

Drummers I Like Social Media links

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Today's guest is a journeyman working drummer Joe Lionetti. Most might know him as a founding member of the band Emmure and now is working with a new group call Lakeshore

Joe is endorsed by Vic Firth drumsticks and Evans drumheads.

About our guest:

Joe started with drums at a young age and by his early 20s was touring the country with Emmure. Joe has been a journeyman in this drumming game and is now embarking out on a new project titled Lakeshore. They just dropped their EP "41" with Outerloop records on August 4th!

Key points from today's podcast:

Starting the Journey: Having a drumming father it was pretty early when he first found himself behind the kit. He really digs into his early years and takes us through High School and when he made the decision on being a full-time drummer!

Getting plenty of experience: Joe gets into how Emmure was formed and brings us through those formative years of building a band to the success that he's seen. Joe also talks about how those years play a big role in his current mindset.

Let's talk drum gear: As always we get into a talk about Joe's current gear with Lakeshore and how his setup has changed with the different genre that he's now embarking on.

In closing:

We had an exciting chat with Joe and we know Kevin loved talking some Steely Dan. Make sure to check out this epic edition of rapid singles too. We look forward to hearing whats next for Lakeshore and keeping up with what Joe has going on!

Links for our guest:

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That's it for episode 65 of the Drummers I like Podcast. We will be back Monday with another episode of the Daily Fill featuring a new Drum Lesson from our head educator Scott Jackson.

But wait...there's more! 

This month of Drummers I Like Pro is our biggest month yet. Scott is severely talented at what he does and that fact that he is dropping so much knowledge for SO little is mind blowing to not only me but the entire team here at Drummers I Like Pro! Want to get involved? Want to get a free drum lesson from Scott right now?  JUST CLICK HERE

Please take the time to leave a review as it helps rank our show and get it out to more listeners like you!

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If you missed any of last weeks episode you can catch a quick link to any of the episodes below

Scott's Drum Lesson on Paradiddles

Daily Motivation for Drummers with Richard

Morning fuel with J.C. Clifford

Drum Rants with Kevin

Last Friday's Podcast featuring Jonathan Ulman

Drummers I Like Social Media links

website

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