Drummers I Like Podcast

Today we have the pleasure of chatting with the exceptional Karl Grohhman of Boston MA. Karl is a performing drumset/percussionist, composer, and educator from Boston, MA. During 2015-2017 he was the touring drummer for The Novel Ideas. While studying many instruments and genres, Mr. Grohmann has experimented with indie rock, minimalism, West African kora and percussion, and avant-garde new music, using found objects as experimental sound sources.

Career:

As an educator, he is on the faculty of St. Sebastian’s School and Ursuline Academy in Massachusetts, where he teaches music theory and ensembles. Karl received his BM from Berklee College of Music and his MM in Composition from Longy School of Music where he studied with Paul Brust. With over fifteen years of performing professionally in Boston, he has recently performed with the Weston Friendly Society (Fiddler on the Roof, State Farm, Bye Bye Birdie) guitarist Ian Ethan Case, Hedwig and the Angry Inch (A.R.T Oberon Theater), Thoroughly Modern Milly (Turtle Lane Playhouse), Boston Opera House, Museum Of Science, Melodeego, Copal, Boston Babydolls, and Lovewhip.

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Our Guest is endorsed by Vic Firth Sticks, Pergamon Cymbals, and Porter and Davies.

Resources Mentioned:

The Word "timbre" - In music, timbre (/ˈtæmbər/ TAM-bər, also known as tone color or tone quality from psychoacoustics) is the perceived sound quality of a musical note, sound or tone. Timbre distinguishes different types of sound production, such as choir voices and musical instruments, such as string instruments, wind instruments, and percussion instruments. It also enables listeners to distinguish different instruments in the same category (e.g. an oboe and a clarinet).

The Drummer's complete vocabulary: https://www.amazon.com/Drummers-Complete-Vocabulary-Taught-Dawson/dp/0769265243

Key Takeaways:

* Learning to pivot based on your passions.

* Understanding the true depths of decision making in regards to income vs passion.

* The diligence it takes to master playing drums from both a physical and mental standpoint.

Show Sponsors: 

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Today we have the pleasure of chatting with Michael LaPick the Public Relations manager for Yamaha Drums! I had the pleasure of connecting with Michael last year when his team reached out to us to setup podcast interviews with Dave Weckl and Larnell Lewis. Since then, Michael and I have developed a good friendship and got to know each other quite well. This dude is a true drumtrepreneur with a hustler's mindset and a drive that propels diligent efforts that cast wide influence amongst anyone that has the pleasure of speaking with him. I wanted to bring him on the show to talk corporate lifestyle and what it takes to build a career behind the scenes with a company such as Yamaha. I was impressed to say the least to once again see my theories of good habits and productive mindsets being a trigger point for true success.

Resources Mentioned:

Yamaha Drums

EAD10

Key Points:

* The practical diligence it takes to put yourself in the right place.

* Relentlessly seeking out the career path that makes you happy... Even if it means giving up amazing income opportunities.

* Understanding how to do your job the best you can while applying fundamentals of a true drumtrepreneur.

Sponsors: 

Predator Percussion Custom Stave Snare Drums: Looking for a custom built stave snare drum? Look no further than our good friend Mike Martin of Predator Percussion and FIND YOUR VOICE. Visit https://predatorpercussion.com/ and use promo code DRUMMERSILIKE as all listeners of the Drummers I Like Podcast always get a great discount on any order!

Dailies Cognition and Metabolism Supplements: Get a free 30-day supply of Dailies Cognition and Metabolism Boosters on Drummers I Like and feel the kick behind this proven physician endorsed daily booster by visiting https://www.takeyourdailies.com

Today's big question:

Are you just going with the flow or do you have a plan in place?

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Hey Everyone! Welcome back to another episode of The Daily Fill! Scott is talking about the Best Drummer YOU can be. He has a few tips for how you can figure out what to do.

Key Points from Today's Episode

* Be Confident, Not Arrogant

* Listen and Play Everything You Possibly Can

* Say, "Yes!" to every opportunity.

* Discern Information- Study the People who have your same career path

* Listen to The Drummers I Like Podcast Everyday

 

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Always Commit and Take Action. Now, GO PRACTICE!

-Scott Jackson

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Today we have the pleasure of sitting down with Florian Simmendinger and Julian Neree of SoundBrenner. SoundBrenner is a Metronome that you wear as a watch and rather than working on the basis of sound it works via touch since you wear it as a watch. Think of vibration a smart watch gives and amplify it over 700X. Florian is the CEO and Julian is one his many jack of all trade/engineers helping to keep the SoundBrenner concept alive and ticking! I first met Florian at NAMM in early January (2018) and I was completely blown away by his company, his branding, and most importantly his humbled personality. On today's show, I wanted to bring Florian to pick his brain about SoundBrenner and how the new and innovative approach to using a metronome was conceived.

Resources Mentioned:

Soundbrenner Metronome APP - FREE

SoundBrenner Pulse - $99  - The Product that we speak about during our chat

Key Points:

* How fast you can take an idea and turn it into a fully working demo in 24 hours or less

* Relocating your business to Hong Kong in order to scale up and find the best products

* Building a team of leaders that demonstrate high levels of fortitude.

Sponsors: 

Predator Percussion Custom Stave Snare Drums: Looking for a custom built stave snare drum? Look no further than our good friend Mike Martin of Predator Percussion and FIND YOUR VOICE. Visit https://predatorpercussion.com/ and use promo code DRUMMERSILIKE as all listeners of the Drummers I Like Podcast always get a great discount on any order!

Dailies Cognition and Metabolism Supplements: Get a free 30-day supply of Dailies Cognition and Metabolism Boosters on Drummers I Like and feel the kick behind this proven physician endorsed daily booster by visiting https://www.takeyourdailies.com

Today's big question:

Have you ever had an idea that failed because of your own mindset?

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Last Weeks Shows:

Scott's Drum Lesson

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Last Friday's Podcast 

Hey Everyone! Welcome back to another episode of The Daily Fill! Scott is talking about the 6th Stage of Self Awareness - Ultra Instinct! You can now play ANY style of music in ANY situation. This is a powerful concept, and yes, it is true.

Key Points from Today's Episode

* Learn Other Styles of Muisc

* Aspire to Be Better Than Your Ever Imagined

 

Today's Sponsor: Predator Percussion Custom Stave Snare Drums - Click here to visit the site

Always Commit and Take Action. Now, GO PRACTICE!

-Scott Jackson

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What's up Drumtrepreneurs! This week we are chatting with the amazing and prolific Andy Prado! Andy is the drummer for Sabrina Claudio, Anthony Crawford, NABZ Persian SuperBand, and Coevality. His playing speaks for itself showing a fine appreciation for jazz and latin mixed with a fresh approach to the type of playing only drummers like Matt Garstka are known for doing. I was first introduced to his playing back in 2017 when a few videos of him popped up on Instagram via a mutual and good friend Richy Ramirez's production company. The videos were amazing and showed off mini elements of Andy's crazy abilities to play whatever the hell he wants on a drum kit. I was hooked and knew that I had to bring him on the show because next to his playing I noticed something else very interesting... Most of the industry pro's and influencers we all follow seem to know him and his talents very well. I'm talking Thomas Pridgen, Eric Moore, every instainfluencer I know, and more which made it very clear to me... Andy Prado is a prolific figure, an outlier if you will which is what makes today's show so important as we dig into the mind of a true drumtrepreneur.

Key Points from today's episode

* Andy breaks down his life story starting with his early obsession with the drumset starting at the mere age of 3 and joining the church band at age 4.

* After stumbling upon a drum set at his cousins house he found himself jamming for hours while his Aunt listened in another room awaiting his parents to come home so she could tell them of his talents. She convinced them that he had something special and that they needed to invest in the craft.

* Andy talks about his 12 hour practice regimen that he kept up for over 4 years detailing his passion for the detail and diligence it takes to make it in this industry.

* After a crushing defeat in the 2008 guitar center drum off Andy was introduced to Dave Elitch and from there Andy went from 60-120 in a small amount of time!

Finding Andy was a blessing in disguise and a part of the mini reasons in which I do this for. This show is about the Drummers that communities like the most but it starts with me and who I personally find myself gravitating towards. I love Andy's attitude, mentality towards life, his crazy playing, and his over approach towards this world of social media we all get so caught in...

- Richard

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

Today's Quote: Control your own destiny or someone else will. - Jack Welch

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Today's show:

After a near 50/50 split decision, I am doing today's episode based on a pole I held on IG last night… Today we are talking about time optimization and the easiest way to get the most out of your time... I'm going to cover the Pomodoro technique and how I use it in full detail but first I want to start with a story about Baseball and why the theory of single runs vs home runs plays a big part in this breakdown. I will the idea of starting this podcast as an example and representation of each base.

Using this theory with my time spent building drummers I like

Base 1 - Stopping the bleeding - and Developed a show concept along with some artwork and a show name

Base 2 - Adding in some positive momentum  - Booked 2 guests to test out my abilities to actually do it

Base 3 - I started to notice a change - I noticed a change in myself when I launched my first show and was already well into booking my 10th

RATCHETING - With each Base, I locked myself in and set up a routine to ensure I would be able to stay on task.

The Pomodoro technique:

So using the past information we have spoken about regarding developing a task list every week the idea here is to set a timer and break your tasks up according to an order of importance. For me, the perfect time spent on a single task without burning myself out or not allowing myself enough time to make progress is 52 minutes.  After this, I take an 8-minute break and afterward I’m ready to jump into my next hour of work. I do this 4 times a day and have managed to do it for the last 16 months of my life seeing the biggest gains in productivity of all time.

Using the ideology I have been able to:

Scale my business 10X

Find more time for my family and myself

Focus on bigger picture ideas

Get better at my job

and more!

Look… I'm not going to sugar coat the process for you but if you're already following this show and keeping a day to day list that follows a weekly list then you’re already goal oriented. Simply break this list down into 4-5 hour blocks each day and do what you can to gain momentum each day. You are not going to get it right the first few times… In fact, it took me over a year which is why the small steps really matter the most.

Today's big question: How are you going to use these techniques yourself and start applying them today?

Until next week...

 - Richard

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Hey Everyone! Welcome back to another episode of The Daily Fill! Scott is talking about the 5th Stage of Self Awareness Self-Consciousness. How do we define it? What is Self-Consciousness? I call it being a Master.

Today's quote: 

"You only Fail if You Quit!"

-Grant Cardone

Key Points from Today's Episode

* Be Patient

* Persist - Never Give Up

* Work Smart

* Track Your Progress

* Surround Yourself with Success and Study the Successful

 

Today's Sponsor: Predator Percussion Custom Stave Snare Drums - Click here to visit the site

Always Commit and Take Action. Now, GO PRACTICE!

-Scott Jackson

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What's up Drumtrepreneurs! This week we are chatting with Cameron Carbone. Cam is making GIANT waves on social media and I recently had the pleasure of getting to meet and hang out with him this past January at the NAMM Festival. His attitude is one that represents the TRUE #drumtrepreneur ideology and I was really excited to get a chance to hear his story today. He is proof that the dream is not dead and that things are just getting started for this ever-growing community of amazing drummers.

Key Points from today's episode

* Cameron tells his story in great detail as he breaks down the key points in his life and break down the core of this drumtrepreneur.

* Cameron tells all in regards to how he built his instagram following using a team to of freinds to aid in putting together his high quality content. Cameron makes it a point to discuss the importance of investing in yourself and continually putting out content no matter what.

* We get the full break down on his drum kit, future plans for growth, and an amazing round of rapid singles!

Cameron was easily one of the coolest dudes I've chatted with in a long time and It was truly a pleasure getting some perspective on his insights and efforts into the growth of himself and his community.

 

- Richard

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

Today's Sponsors: 

Predator Percussion Custom Stave Snare Drums - Click here to visit the site

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Today we are catching up from last week and talking a little bit about contrast and how I use it to my advantage when it comes to pursuing my goals.

Have you ever thought about what it would take to make a million dollars? It sounds hard right? What if I told you that using a contrast bias to simplify it could actually get you 50% closer to making a million dollars a year...

You’ve got to break it down that's 2739.75k a day. So how can you figure out to make 99.15/hr every hour of the day! So take this same contrast bias and use it for almost everything I want to accomplish. Especially drums.

I've taken this concept Marco Cirigliano gave me to speed up my singles and broken it down into the smallest bite-size chunks possible. Every day taking it from 5 BPM to 10 BPM to 15 BPM to 20 BPM for 10 minutes at time. Taking note of what needs work and what doesn’t. After my chat with Juan Carlito last week I am really starting to take the time to appreciate the details.

So your challenge of the week: Break a big big big big goal of yours down into small bite size chunks that make sense for your daily regimen. Anything you want.. Just break it down.

Another Example is habit-forming… I've used this concept in my morning and nightly routines to slowly make or break habits. I talk about this extensively in previous episodes regarding battle plans and morning routines and trust me… it works!

Accomplishing goals can be a lot easier then you think that is why you need to ACT NOW…. There is no greater time to start than now as today is the last chance you have to experience the now. Get it?

 - Richard

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Do you like my chats? Do you want to take my applications to the next level? Why not book a free coaching consultation with me? We can discuss your goals, priorities, problems, and more! I especially love helping people shape their weeks and balance their schedules to allow for more freedom to create, play drums, enjoy the social aspect of life, and more! I offer 3 free 20-minute consolations a week to subscribers to the Drummers I Like Podcast! Wanna book one now? Just visit coach.richducat.com

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