Aurea and Matt caught up with Martina Barakoska at The UK Drum Show after her session in the

Sound Advice: Educating with Evans hosted by Bobs Drum School (Bob Wynne)

Martina gave lessons on both days to a room full of drummers from all ages and abilities. Aurea and Matt attended both sessions playing on the Evans Tactile Pads and Evans Real Feel Folding Bass Pedal Practice Pad

Martina has been playing drums, teaching drums and recording for many years and is an endorsed artist with Yamaha Drums, Meinl Cymbals, Evans Drumheads, Promark Sticks, Shure Microphones, Roland Drums, and Horluchs In-ear monitors.

www.martinabarakoska.com

www.martinabrakoska.bandcamp.com Get Martina's drumless tracks

www.theeuropedrumshow.com

www.theukdrumshow.com

Instagram: @iamthe_m

Thank you do much to Martina for spending the time with us during the craziness of the show.

Enjoy and thanks for listening.

Matt & Aurea

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The UK Drum Show / Snares & Matcha Debrief with Matt and Riza

Recorded 22/10/2025

Matt looks back over the UK Drum Show and we also discuss the Mike Johnston event in Bath held on 21st October.

Mike Johnston had a Master Clase event followed by a his first UK Snares and Matcha event where anyone could bring along a Snare drum to "Show and Tell" to the group and Mike then tried it out. This was held in the Music Workshop Cafe in Bath run by Kim Lee.

I am sure there will be plenty more Drum Show chat coming up in future episodes.

We mentioned a few or our friends in the business.

Check out

https://www.musicworkshop.org.uk/ Kim Lee

https://www.mikeslessons.com/ Mike Johnston

https://theukdrumshow.com/

https://beat-note.app/ Derek Lee

https://eddiesdrumacademy.com/ Eddie Van Dongen @eddievandongendrums Instagram

https://martinabarakoska.com/ Martina Barakoska @iamthe_m Instagram

https://www.drummersuniverse.com/

https://cornwallmusictuition.com/meet-the-team/ Tom Howarth @tomhowarth Instagram,

https://willdrumsdaly.com/ Will Daly @willdrumsdaly Instagram

Bob Wynne @bobsdrumschool

Thanks for Listening.

Matt & Riza

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Matt and Riza catch up with the Matt and Jon from Hive Drums. (@hivedrums on Instagram)

This was is a shorter episode that we crammed in before the UK Drum Show to find out what the boys have planned for their stand in the Marketplace on the lower floor.

Pop down the escalator turn right and you will see them! Go and say hello and check out their Snare Drums. You can also buy one if you like!!

Matt & Jon tell us about their newest creation that they will be bringing along to the show, so have a listen to find out more.

Recorded this on 13th October 2025, Uploaded 15th October.

Enjoy and don't forget to say hi at the show this weekend!!!

Thanks for listening,

Matt & Riza.

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Commence Primary Ignition! Will Daly is on deck

Feel the full force of Will's energy and enthusiasm for Drums, Drumming, and Teaching.

We also veer off and talk Star Wars for a bit and ask that age old question..

"Does a Shed need to be made from Wood to be a Shed or what?"

Will is at the UK Drum Show 2025 on Saturday 18th October at 10:30 with his "Practice Pad Party" in the Sound Advice: Educating with Evans room hosted by Bob Wynne.

This is a free event with a valid ticket to the show of course. You WILL need to book a ticket and there were only 5 left when we recorded this so get to the site now!

https://theukdrumshow.com/evans-sound-advice-room/

If it is booked then join the waiting list

https://theukdrumshow.com/evans-sound-advice-room/

Will also hosts drum camps in Essex, UK for all levels in a safe place where you will find yourself surrounded by likeminded people and gain so much from meeting and playing drums with others.

https://willdrumsdaly.com

There are a couple of spaces left for his beginner plus camp in November 2025..

Will also teaches 1-1 in person

Offers some free lessons on YouTube too.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCE1Ah97flY2EQ8DB6mNVdoA

Will also plays in the band "Stealing Signs" and a Wedding Band.

Check out Stealing Signs on Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/artist/6vbva7yCKZbntadwXt0Y0S?si=TIfzQr8sQ42b_ziRWWo1kQ

Massive thanks to Will for coming in and hope you enjoy this episode!

See you at the Show! 

Matt

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Chat with Lola Teague @loladrums on Instagram and Aurea is back in the co host seat as she is quite a fan and has been following Lola's journey so far.

Lola is our youngest guest at the age of 16, she played at The UK Drum Show Main Stage Mini last year and already has over 13k of followers on her Instagram account @loladrums. She is also on TikTok and YouTube all with the same Tag so go check out her socials.

September just gone, Lola started college at ACM doing a Performance Diploma and talks about her reasons for choosing a diploma over A-level Music.

She also spoke about when she started playing aged 4, her gorgeous Hot Pint custom made Drum Kit from Spinelli Drums in Florida USA https://www.spinellidrums.com/

Lola is planning to head Berklee College Of Music in Boston Massachusetts in a couple of years time.

Hope you enjoy and take some inspiration from Lola's amazing attitude to building her career at this early stage in her life.

Thanks for listening

Matt & Aurea

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A chat with Preston Prince from TIKI Drums www.tikidrums.com @tikidrums on Instagram.

Preston is widely known amongst the drumming community as one of the nicest guys in the business.

Mel and Riza, were totally into the idea of attending a Snare building course in the New Year... (TBC)

I have had the pleasure of knowing Preston for ten years or "Tin Years" ;) since I took part in one of his Snare Building Courses in Brighton. Now based in Devon SW UK, Preston and TIKIDRUMS continues to offer Snare Drum Building Courses and Drum Kit Building Courses in the South of Devon (UK) -

Preston talks about out his courses where you can build and take home your very own Snare Drum of Kits under his tuition and guidance. Preston also talks about his drumming life of playing, teaching, restoring vintage drums and building his own custom drums and sharing his knowledge on his courses.

A long one but Preston is certainly easy on the ears and, I could chat with him for days..

Thanks to Preston for his energy and time, I can personally 100% reccommend the Tiki Drum Building Courses !

Enjoy and thanks for listening.

Matt, Riza and Mel

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Joe Styppa - Drummer, Producer, Artist, Songwriter based in South Germany.

Joe has a cool studio near the border of Germany and Switzerland in what sounds like idyllic surroundings.

He is a dad and husband too and we talk little about the family side as well as music.

Joe appeared in the Mike Dolbear room earlier this year at the Europe Drum Show, just 45 minutes up the road from him.

We talked about his current clinic tour in Germany and plans for more clinics.

Joe has his own music project and has released Singles, EP's and Albums under the Artist name of "Jaime" pronounced "Jaim" available on all platforms, visit www.joestyppa.com and check out his Instagram @joestyppa.

Joe is endorsed by Sonor Drums, Zildjian Cymbals, Aqaurian Drum Heads and Vic Firth Sticks

It was great to meet Joe and discuss our common interests, which goes to show how we can all connect though this instrument.

Thanks to Joe, please go and follow him, stream his music and look out for future clinics or events where you can get to see him in person.

Thanks for listening.

Matt

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A Chat with Tom Howarth about his upcoming session at the UK Drum Show on Sunday 19th October at 10:30am, in the "Sound Advice: Education with Evans" room (HALL 10)

Spaces are limited to 20, so book for free NOW!

https://daddario.formstack.com/forms/soundadvicedrumshow_tomhowarth

We chat about all sorts in this episode but do try to keep to the topic of Drums although we may drift off now and then,.

Tom is a lovely Bloke so it was great to meet him and find common ground.

Tom has over 300K followers on Instagram so check him out @tomhowarthdrums and his music tuition on https://cornwallmusictuition.com/

www.theukdrumshow.com ACC LIVERPOOL Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th October 2025

Thanks to Tom and see you at the show!

Thanks for Listening

Matt

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Bob Wynne from Bobs Drum School talks with Matt & Riza about his new room with Evans at the UK Drum Show.

Bob has been working in the background since the last time we spoke on bringing a new experience room to the UK Drum Show this year. Supported by D'Addario, Evans, Promark and Sonor, Bob is hosting 2 days of sessions with a long list of artists running 40 minute sessions for up to 20 people. Since recording this, the link to book has been published on the UKDS website (Link Below)

The Sound Advice: Educating with Evans Room in Hall 10 at the ACC Liverpool UK Drum Show 18th/19th October 2025 Check out www.theukdrumshow.com to book a space with some amazing drummers for a free pad session

Not to be missed!

Thanks Bob for popping in and working hard for the drumming community.

Enjoy and thanks for listening

Matt & Riza

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Interview with Groove Drum Company - Luis Filipe Teixeira from Portugal

Aurea and Matt catch up and get a glimpse into the world of High end drum making from Luis makes his own shells.

Luis makes beautiful Snare Drums and Drum kits with all different finishes from Wraps to High Gloss wood finishes out of high grade wood veneers in his home town in Portugal and ships worldwide.

Check out his amazing products online at

www.groovedrumco.com on

Instagram: @groovedrumco

YouTube: @groovedrumcompany.

Luis is really passionate about his work and insists on making perfection. We get to meet him in the Zoom call and we are transfixed by his knowledge and enthusiasm about his products.

Luis also runs the only Drum Shop in Portugal which now is online only but he is keeping drumming alive and contributing to the custom drum building world immensely.

We cut this down from about 2 hours, I may need to bring out another episode to cover it. Watch this space...

Watch this on YouTube to see an example of a gorgeous kit he was in the middle of making, trust me it's Next Level!

https://youtu.be/FJZNoOueyzw

Thank you to Luis for sharing your craft with us :)

Thanks for listening.

Matt & Aurea

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