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Welcome to #AskRuffini. I get a ton of emails, messages, tweets, etc asking all sorts of questions ranging from "How can I practice better?" to "What's your favorite food?" and everything in between. Rather than replying to the messages individually I want these answers to benefit everyone in the Drummer's Resource Community, so I decided to add them to the […]

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In this podcast I talk to Dave Black who aside from his impressive performance career, has been on the publishing side of the drum/music business for over 30 years. Dave is not only the percussion acquisition editor at Alfred Music, but has also authored over 60 titles, many of which have been performed and recorded, […]

The post 112 – Writing the best selling drum method book of all time and advice on how to self-publish your own book, with Dave Black appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros. .

In this podcast I switch chairs and become the interviewee. Don Lombardi (owner of DW Drums and DrumChannel) invited me out to Oxnard California to record lessons for Drum Channel. While we were there I had the opportunity to interview Don (Don's Interview) and he suggested that he interviews me…so we did it. For those […]

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In this podcast I chat with jazz great, John Riley, Riley has made a name for himself performing with world-class musicians like including Stan Getz, Milt Jackson, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, John Scofield, Bob Mintzer, Gary Peacock, Mike Stern, Joe Lovano, the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band, John Patitucci, Bob Berg, and many others. […]

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In this podcast I talk to Gerald Heyward, who is not only known for his long list of clients, ridiculous chops & groove and humbleness, but most importantly, he's an innovator. Gerald blazed a trail of successfully moving from the Gospel scene into the R&B / Pop scene and now he's helping others do the […]

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In this podcast I talk to world-renowned drummer Benny Greb about his latest DVD "The Art and Science of Groove". This is the second time Benny has been on the podcast, and like last time, he NAILS it! Check out his first interview here. This interview is a little different than normal because 1. I […]

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In this podcast I talk to industry veteran Don Lombardi, who is widely known and respected in the drumming community as the founder of Drum Workshop (DW Drums) and Drum Channel. Don has worked tirelessly since 1972 to create a hand crafted custom drum company with products made in the USA but it didn't start […]

The post 107 – Don Lombardi: Starting DW & Drum Channel and thriving in music business for over 40 years appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros. .

In this podcast I talk to Mike Greenfield, who is best known for his work with the band, Lotus. Mike's story is great because before he got the gig with Lotus he was working a "day job" and wasn't playing professionally, which reminds you that if you're thinking that you're not going to "make it" […]

The post 106 – From 9 to 5 to non-stop touring, the story of Lotus' Mike Greenfield appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros. .

In this podcast I talk to master clinician and educator, Gary Chaffee. Known for his work as an educator and clinician, Gary's reputation proceeds him with his slew of well regarded students like Vinnie Colaiuta and Joey Kramer and critical acclaim from Dave Garibaldi, Ed Thigpen, and Jonathan Mover and countless others. His "Patterns" books […]

The post 105 – Gary Chaffee: Developing your own patterns appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros. .

In this podcast I talk to Claude Coleman who is best known for his work with ween, who he's played for since the band's inception in 1984. Although Ween has been a steady gig for most of career, Coleman has branched off to compile an impressive studio and touring career over the past 25+ years. […]

The post 104 – Claude Coleman (Ween): An incredible journey of fate and perseverance appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros. .