November 12, 2025

The Drum Panel: The Freddy Krueger Method

57 minutes

Welcome back to Drummers on Drumming, powered by Big Fat Snare Drum.

This week’s panel features Eric Urrea, me, and a new friend of the podcast, Brian Blake from Real Friends. Brian shares his experiences making a living in pop-punk, dealing with impostor syndrome, and finding ways to keep joy alive when your passion becomes your paycheck. Eric and I explore the feeling of "faking it" on stage, the tendency of drummers to overthink their playing, and how small mistakes can ruin your night if you let them.

In this episode, we discuss:

The journey from feeling confident to realizing how much there is still to learn.

Brian's experience with the moment he thought, "Maybe I'm not good enough to be doing this," and how that thought motivated him to move forward.

Eric's nightmare scenario of being asked to "play a drum solo" in the middle of a set.

The ways stage banter can feel scripted and how bands should acknowledge it.

The idea that filming every show can help combat perfectionism, but also damage your ego.

The unglamorous yet essential skill of honest communication within bands after difficult performances.

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