Cindy Blackman-Santana, widely known as the longtime drummer for Lenny Kravitz and wife of Carlos Santana is so much more than that. She’s an accomplished player in multiple styles, records ... more

One constant in life is that we always have to deal with rejection. It’s starts at a young age and whether you didn’t get picked for the baseball team, the ... more

Jon Epcar, born and raised in LA shares ties with the East Coast, too. A graduate from Berklee and 10-year NYC resident, Epcar’s path has been one full of hard ... more

In this episode, Daniel and Chris Brady analyze the career of the legendary Jeff Porcaro, and explain why his drumming style remains so influential, more than 25 years after his ... more

A true master of the instrument, Paul Wertico is a 7-time Grammy Award winner and is best known for his 18 years that he spent with Pat Metheny. Paul has ... more

We all have different paths that we want to take or need to take for whatever reason. What’s important to remember is that if we want to make drums an ... more

Shinedown’s Barry Kerch is right where he’s always wanted to be: Playing drums full time in a major touring band. From the outside it’s hard to imagine Barry doing anything ... more

I met Shane Theriot through drummer Brian Dunne after hearing that Shane is a listener of the DR podcast. See, Shane may be a guitar player, but he’s a drummer ... more

In this episode, Daniel looks at count offs and fills, and explains why a deeper understanding of these “musical transitions”  can make all the difference between a good drummer and ... more

Donavan Hepburn, the UK native who’s currently holding down the drum throne for both Jeff Lynne’s ELO and Take That shows now signs of slowing. Donavan’s “go get ‘em, no ... more