Drummer's Resource

In 2008, Ray Luzier struck gold when he landed the gig with the mega-group, KoRn. From the outside this may have seemed like a lucky break, but make no mistake about it, Ray got this gig for one reason: he deserved it. The risk-taking kid who left home at 18 to pursue music in Los […]

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Once in a while you get called for a last minute gig, which means you'll probably have to learn 30 songs in 3 days and or course, you also have a million other things going on. I used to cram everything in my brain, only to forget half the stuff I practiced once I got […]

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Steve Ferrone has been the drummer for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers since 1994 after replacing their original drummer, Stan Lynch. While most people recognize him as the drummer for the heartbreakers, few people know about his long resume of other acts, including: Average White Band, Bee Gees, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Rick James, Whitney Houston […]

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Labeled the "Buddy Rich or Billy Cobham of funk drumming" by Jazz Times Magazine, Jim Payne has had a long, successful career as a drummer, educator, producer, and collaborator with the best musicians in jazz and funk. From Connecticut to New York to Memphis and California, Jim Payne has done it all. Jim attended Yale […]

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Between the days we fall in love with drumming and the day we realize we haven't played drums in ten years, a lot can happen. Life gets in the way: Kids, job, family, travel, health, etc. While these are parts of life, the good news is that there's no reason why you can't get back […]

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Grant Menefee may not be a household name but you've definitely heard or seen his impact on the drumming world. As a graduate from Berklee School of Music and master educator, Grant has shaped the playing of many A-list players, including: Nate Morton (The Voice), Matt Halpern (Periphery), and Jon Theadore (The Mars Volta / Queens […]

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Back by popular demand, I'm featuring another listener on the podcast. This session is with Max Senitt, the Canadian born drummer who's been playing drums for over 30 years and been playing professionally since he graduated college. We dig into how he's sustained a professional career for nearly three decades, and the reason why he […]

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Billy Drummond grew up in a home filled with sounds from Miles Davis, Art Blakey, Buddy Rich and other Jazz drumming legends. Now Billy is filling the airwaves himself as one of the most prolific Jazz drummers in the world. Throughout his career Billy has played on over 300 records with luminaries too many to […]

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Throughout our lives we endure many transitions and whether they're big or small, it can be difficult to adjust. Sometimes these transitions are conscious decisions and sometimes we're forced to make a change for a number of reason, like, economic, social, personal, etc. This roundtable discussion between me, Zack Albetta and Matthew Crouse takes you into […]

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John Ramsay could qualify as a person who has lived many different lives. Having started off as an underachieving student, John Ramsay got serious about his playing and created quite the career for himself in multiple capacities. He started as a student of the legendary Alan Dawson, landed a gig playing with Art Blakey (he later […]

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