The Downbeat

My guest this week is Will Putney. Will is a three-time grammy nominated producer working out of probably my favourite studio in the world, Graphic Nature. He is also the guitarist and main songwriter of Fit For An Autopsy. We talk about what drummers can do to make the studio a better experience for themselves and everyone around them. We also talk about gear a fair bit and near the end we discuss the famous Gralter Challenge, which is absolutely insane.

My guest this week is one of my most beloved friends AND the most requested drummer so far: Dan Searle of Architects. We try and talk about drums but mostly we talk about the good old days when I was his drum tech, borrowing snare drums from Napalm Death, and I guess we talk a bit about their upcoming album Holy Hell. I also hypothesise what Dave Grohl could do to get his edge back.

My guest this week is Dan Wilding, drummer of legendary metal band Carcass. Before Carcass Dan was also a member of Aborted, Heaven Shall Burn, Trigger The Bloodshed, and many more. He's very, very good at metal. Amongst other things we talk about how he joined Carcass (a story involving a very stoned teenager and The Black Dahlia Murder), and I tell a tour story involving hypothermia and dog menstruation. Enjoy.

My guest this week is George Schmitz, drummer for Stick To Your Guns. George is a great drummer and friend and one of the first drumming friends I made when I joined Stray From The Path. He's also a very politically active guy so we talk about that a fair bit. We also talk about the difficulties of upping your stage production in a hardcore band without 'selling out', how George joined STYG, playing to a click track live and obviously we talk about TAMA DRUMS BEING SICK. Our top 5 songs are from The Dillinger Escape plan.

My guest this week is Alex Rüdinger, possibly one of the best metal drummers in the world right now. He's played for bands like Good Tiger, The Faceless, Threat Signal and a bunch more. We get pretty deep talking about mental health and the anxieties that come with being a musician, as well as talking about how he got so bloody good at the drums and a lengthy conversation about Meshuggah.

My guest for this week is Jay Postones, drummer for Tesseract.

Amongst other things we talk about touring America as Brits, Tesseract’s early days, the interesting way in which Jay writes and learns his parts, picking/getting endorsements, and drinking beer made from a fan’s sweat.

We also (eventually) discuss teaching techniques and Jay’s drum company Planet Earth Drums