The Drum Department

By Drumeo

What's The Drum Department about?

The Drum Department is a podcast for drummers, brought to you by drummers!

Get the latest info on your favorite drummers, learn about new gear and see what kind of trouble we can get ourselves into each week!

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The Drum Department episodes:

03.22.2024
Can You Identify That '70s Drummer?
The 1970s were a decade of decadence, change and growth for drummers. Huge drum sets, 7-minute songs, and drum solos reigned supreme - today the panel will have to see if they can identify some of the biggest names in...
03.08.2024
Art Appreciation Makes You A Better Drummer With Aric Improta
Music and art are 2 things that make our world richer. Both connect to us on a deep level, and no matter if we like it or hate it, we always have opinions about it! Aric Improta is one of...
02.23.2024
Drumming For Ringo Starr With Gregg Bissonette
Ringo Starr is probably the most influential drummer of all time, and his clever but quirky drum parts have been the soundtrack to several generations of music lovers. Gregg Bissonnette is the drummer Ringo himself chose to play in his...
02.02.2024
Learn This Lick - Who Did It Best?
Drummers always hear a cool lick, fill or idea and want to try to learn it. In this episode of The Drum Department, we’ll challenge the panel to learn a lick in 60 seconds. We’ll see their learning process, and...
01.26.2024
The Biggest Drumming Predictions Of 2024
It’s a new year, and The Drum Department is going to look into the future to see if we can predict some of the big stories that will unfold in 2024. Who will be the big breakthrough new drummer? Who...
12.22.2023
The Biggest Drum Stories Of 2023
Dive into this episode as we explore the year's most impactful events, highlight the top drumming gear, and pay tribute to legends in the drumming world. Be sure to tune in and catch all the excitement!
12.15.2023
Can You Identify Your Favorite Drummers By Hearing Them #2
All drummers have a signature style and sound - but can you identify them by only hearing them? Today on The Drum Department we're going to test our ears and our familiarity with our favorite drummers by stripping down some...
12.08.2023
Eden Bahar: Drumming For Cirque Du Soleil
Eden Bahar has a dream job touring with Cirque Du Soleil's 'Kooza' production. On today's episode, we'll find out how Eden got the job, what a day in the life of a circus drummer is like, and discover why he...
11.24.2023
Art Cruz: The Making Of A Metal Drummer
We often assume that metal drummers eat, breathe, and sleep metal music. While that might be true for some drummers, it's far from it for Art Cruz, Lamb of God's drummer, one of the best metal drummers in the world...
11.17.2023
Remembering Aaron Spears
Aaron Spears was a young phenom who came up fast in the drumming scene. He stole the show at the 2006 Modern Drummer Festival “Gospel Drummers Showcase” and went on to be a first-call drummer for massive artists like Usher,...
11.10.2023
Who Played Liberty DeVitto's Part Best?
Liberty DeVitto was Billy Joel’s drummer for over 20 years. Liberty provided the backbeat that a generation grew up listening to both in the studio and live. We’ve asked Alex Cohen, Ramon Montager, and Jared Falk to record their version...
11.03.2023
Prog Rock: Drumming's Guilty Pleasure
Prog-rock music is a drummer’s dream: lots of cool parts, big drum kits and odd times - it’s a drummer’s playground for drumming indulgence. The drum community elevates prog drummers as stars - and today we share some notable prog...
10.27.2023
The Return Of Rototoms
Big in the '70s and '80s, rototoms seemed to all but disappear in the '90s. They have seen a resurgence in the past few years, showing up on drum-sets everywhere. Today on The Drum Department we learn all about the...
10.20.2023
Can You Identify Your Favorite Drummers By Only Hearing Them
All drummers have a signature style and sound - but can you identify them by only hearing them? Today on The Drum Department we're going to test our ears and our familiarity with our favorite drummers by stripping down some...
10.13.2023
Remembering Dom Famularo
Dom Famularo was the world’s drumbassador- no matter what style or era drummer you were, Dom wanted you to feel connected to the history of drumming. Equal parts pro drummer, world class educator and trailblazing motivational speaker, Dom dedicated...
09.29.2023
We Turned An Entire Drum-Set Into Snare Drums!
Drummers love their snare drums. Some drummers will even set up two or three snares on their kit to have all kinds of different sonic options. We’ve always wondered, what would it be like if we turned a whole drum-set...
09.22.2023
Audience Favorites: Your Top 10 Forgotten Drummers
A few months ago, we shared who several of our favorite unsung drum heroes were. These are drummers that really inspire us and that may not be household names. Our awesome audience had lots to say about drummers that inspired...
09.15.2023
Ask Us Anything: Call In Show!
The Drum Department's first call-in show! Check out the burning questions the drumming community has for us, and learn about what the future holds for Drumeo and the cool projects we are working on.
09.08.2023
New Drummer, Old Songs (With Tosh The Drummer)
Today’s modern rock and pop drummers bring a huge amount of energy and excitement to their performances. It makes you wonder, "what if a drummer from today was thrust back in time and played with some of our favorite bands...
09.05.2023
Turning Classic Songs Into Odd Time (With Aaron Edgar)
Drummers love to explore new rhythmic ideas, and we’ll often use odd note combinations to add tension to a groove or fill. What if we took some of the world’s most famous songs and added odd groupings to them? Today...
08.28.2023
The Future Of Electronic Drums (With Philo Tsongui)
Electronic drums have been around since the 1960s, and every generation we see technological advancements that provide drummers new ways of making music on the drum-set. In the '80s we had the Simmons SDS-V; the 2000s brought us V-Drums;...
08.18.2023
Cheap Vs. Expensive Snares: Can You Hear The Difference?
The snare drum is the most crucial instrument on a drum-set, and the most personal one. There are literally hundreds of snare drums to choose from, ranging in price from $100 up to $5000 or more. Does the price of...
08.11.2023
One Drummer, One Song, Five Styles (With JP Bouvet)
It’s amazing how different music can sound and feel when you apply different styles of drumming to it. In this episode of The Drum Department, we challenge our special guest JP Bouvet to play the same song in several different...
07.21.2023
Three Drummers, One Song: Dave's Revenge
Drummers all have their own style, which can really change the way a song sounds and feels. Today on The Drum Department, Dave challenges Kyle, Jared and Tyson to play the same song. They will hear it once and play...
07.14.2023
Single vs. Double Headed Toms: What Is The Ultimate Sound?
In the '60s and '70s, single-headed toms reigned supreme with their short attack and melodic sound. In the '80s they died a very quick death, replaced by their predecessor: the double-headed tom. Though we’ve largely stayed doubled-headed, many drummers of...
06.30.2023
Forgotten Drummers You Need To Know
Peart; Bonham; Rich; Barker; Smith - all superstar drummers, but who inspired them? Who are the lesser known but very important drummers that we don’t talk about every day who inspired our legends? In today’s episode of The Drum Department we...
06.23.2023
Can A.I. Teach The Drums?
A.I. is very real and can be a valuable learning tool, but can it teach the drums? This week on The Drum Department we challenge A.I. technology to see if it can teach the drums better than the founder of...
06.16.2023
Playing The Purdie Shuffle Everywhere
The Purdie shuffle is a rite of passage for many drummers. It’s a quite complex and difficult to play groove that when executed right, feels and sounds amazing! Though this groove and variations thereof have already been used in several...
06.09.2023
The Best Drum Hooks Of All Time
The hook of a song is that ear-worm that grabs your attention, and you immediately know the song. Drum parts can be equally identifiable, though drummers rarely get proper writing credit for their musical contributions. Today on The Drum Department...
06.02.2023
Defining Drum Chops (Finally)
Drummers always talk about chops. But what is a chop? What makes it different from a fill? Join us for this episode of The Drum Department where we finally answer these questions!
05.26.2023
Playing Drums Without Drums (With Frank Bellucci)
Drummers have drum-sets of all sizes and shapes, but what components do you really need? Frank Bellucci is a veteran pro drummer who makes a living playing on all styles of drum-sets. In this episode of The Drum Department, we...
05.19.2023
Three Drummers, One Song: Who Played It Best?
Drummers all have their own style, which can really change the way a song sounds and feels. In this episode of The Drum Department, we challenge Dave, Dylan and Brandon to play the same song; they will hear it once...
05.12.2023
Adding Double Bass To Everything (With Eloy Casagrande)
Double bass drumming is super fun! Playing along with iconic double bass songs is great, but what if we added double bass to all kinds of songs and styles that don’t normally have it? Does it make those songs cooler?...
05.05.2023
Stop Paying Too Much For Drum Gear
Drummers love to buy new gear; whether it’s a new cymbal, different drumheads or a full blown new kit, there are tons of options out there. There are always lots of great deals out there, but there are some key...
04.28.2023
The 2023 NAMM Show: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
We recently attended the 2023 NAMM trade show, which is the largest music trade show in North America. Though it’s an incredible gathering of the music community, the show’s importance and attendance have waned over the past decade. We’ll discuss...
04.21.2023
Challenging Greyson Nekrutman To Add Drums To Famous Movie Scenes
Rhythm can really affect our mood and how we perceive things we experience. Drumming star Greyson Nekrutman has made a name for himself by sharing daring and dynamic covers ranging from jazz standards to TV Themes. Today on The Drum...
04.14.2023
Chops: How Far Is Too Far (With Kaz Rodriguez)
Finding the sweet spot between developing chops and serving the needs of the song can be a delicate situation, and sometimes we drummers get caught up in overplaying. But where do you draw the line? To explore this question, we're...
04.07.2023
Will It Stack? - We Create The Weirdest Cymbal Stacks
Cymbal stacks seem to be everywhere these days. They make a short, trashy sound that can be used in pretty much all styles of music, and you can buy all sorts of different sizes or make your own. We’ll check...
03.31.2023
Everything Drummers Hate About Metronomes
Metronomes are a crucial piece of gear for a drummer. They help us keep good time, and align us with other musicians and musical elements, but they are often very uninspiring to play to. Piercing sounds that have no feel...
03.24.2023
Thomas Lang Proves How Powerful A Paradiddle Can Be
The Paradiddle is often considered the most valuable rudiment for drum-set playing, equally useful in grooves and fills. How far can we push drumming legend Thomas Lang to create new ways to use this rudiment?
03.17.2023
Can Classical Percussionists Play the Drums? (With Katie Rife)
Classical percussion and drumming seem worlds apart, but are they really? This week on The Drum Department we're digging into the similarities between drummers and percussionists, and what we can learn from each other.
03.10.2023
Drumming With The Best Selling Artists Of All Time
Jonathan “Sugarfoot” Moffett is back! Sugarfoot gives us a glimpse behind the curtain of some of the biggest shows and tours he’s played with the best-selling artists of all time. From what it was like working with the King Of...
02.17.2023
Can You Learn The Drums In 10 Minutes?
Can we teach someone who has never played drums before to play along with songs in 10 Minutes? Dave will teach the groove of the week and we review the A&F; Pancake drum and convertible snare stand.
02.10.2023
Drumeo's Most Recorded Snares
Drumeo has over 50 snares to choose from, but only a few are chosen time and time again. On this week's episode of The Drum Department, we'll play the most recorded snares, share our favourites and Jared will test out...
01.31.2023
The Ultimate Drum Dynamics Test (With Julia Geaman)
Julia Geaman returns to the Drum Department this week where we dive into drum dynamics- modern music demands bigger, louder drumming, but do we lose our dynamic ideas and feel? We challenge Julia to the ultimate Dynamic drumming test, Jared...
01.20.2023
What You Really Need To Know About Learning Drums
In this week's episode, we share what lessons students need to know to make progress. After years of playing, studying, and teaching, we have experienced it all. Tune in to learn important tips that will really make a difference in...
01.13.2023
Influencers Vs. Industry Drummers (With Domino Santantonio)
This week, social media superstar Domino Santantonio joins us in The Drum Department where we'll discuss the evolution of what being a pro drummer is, remember Neil Peart on the third anniversary of his passing, and learn an all-new groove...
01.06.2023
How To Build Great-Sounding Drums (With Jeff Woods)
This week, Jeff Woods from Woods Custom Drums drops by The Drum Department. We'll discuss what makes a drum sound good, new year's resolutions and we will debut a new segment: Groove Of The Week!
12.20.2022
Top 10 Drumming Questions
This week on The Drum Department, we tackle the most asked drumming questions, talk about blue drums, and demo the new Mapex Mars maple drum-set.
12.16.2022
Playing Blast Beats In Every Genre (With Ash Pearson)
This week on The Drum Department, Revocation's Ash Pearson joins us to talk about blast beats! Though primarily used in heavy metal, we'll challenge Ash to make blast beats work in all styles.

What's The Drum Department about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

The Drum Department episodes:

Can You Identify That '70s Drummer?

Art Appreciation Makes You A Better Drummer With Aric Improta

Drumming For Ringo Starr With Gregg Bissonette

Learn This Lick - Who Did It Best?

The Biggest Drumming Predictions Of 2024

The Biggest Drum Stories Of 2023

Can You Identify Your Favorite Drummers By Hearing Them #2

Eden Bahar: Drumming For Cirque Du Soleil

Art Cruz: The Making Of A Metal Drummer

Remembering Aaron Spears

Who Played Liberty DeVitto's Part Best?

Prog Rock: Drumming's Guilty Pleasure

The Return Of Rototoms

Can You Identify Your Favorite Drummers By Only Hearing Them

Remembering Dom Famularo

We Turned An Entire Drum-Set Into Snare Drums!

Audience Favorites: Your Top 10 Forgotten Drummers

Ask Us Anything: Call In Show!

New Drummer, Old Songs (With Tosh The Drummer)

Turning Classic Songs Into Odd Time (With Aaron Edgar)

The Future Of Electronic Drums (With Philo Tsongui)

Cheap Vs. Expensive Snares: Can You Hear The Difference?

One Drummer, One Song, Five Styles (With JP Bouvet)

Three Drummers, One Song: Dave's Revenge

Single vs. Double Headed Toms: What Is The Ultimate Sound?

Forgotten Drummers You Need To Know

Can A.I. Teach The Drums?

Playing The Purdie Shuffle Everywhere

The Best Drum Hooks Of All Time

Defining Drum Chops (Finally)

Playing Drums Without Drums (With Frank Bellucci)

Three Drummers, One Song: Who Played It Best?

Adding Double Bass To Everything (With Eloy Casagrande)

Stop Paying Too Much For Drum Gear

The 2023 NAMM Show: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly

Challenging Greyson Nekrutman To Add Drums To Famous Movie Scenes

Chops: How Far Is Too Far (With Kaz Rodriguez)

Will It Stack? - We Create The Weirdest Cymbal Stacks

Everything Drummers Hate About Metronomes

Thomas Lang Proves How Powerful A Paradiddle Can Be

Can Classical Percussionists Play the Drums? (With Katie Rife)

Drumming With The Best Selling Artists Of All Time

Can You Learn The Drums In 10 Minutes?

Drumeo's Most Recorded Snares

The Ultimate Drum Dynamics Test (With Julia Geaman)

What You Really Need To Know About Learning Drums

Influencers Vs. Industry Drummers (With Domino Santantonio)

How To Build Great-Sounding Drums (With Jeff Woods)

Top 10 Drumming Questions

Playing Blast Beats In Every Genre (With Ash Pearson)

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