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

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 24 season 2, We talked about to Mel and Riza about their trip to Denmark, Jams, Drum Builders, the Texas Shuffle and routes from Peter Erskine.

Enjoy this casual catch up episode:)

Thanks for listening.

Matt, Riza and Mel :)

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Catch up with Aurea - Episode 23 (s2)

Matt and Aurea chat about The Drum Hang event hosted by Mozzie Drums in Norwich last week and upcoming events such as Thomas Lang Masterclass in Norwich, Anika Nilles at Ronnie Scotts and of course the UK Drum Show!

Matt has grabbed a second hand bargain that he is very impressed with..

The video of this episode is also available on YouTube under @mattfdrums (The Drum Shed Podcast)

Thanks to Aurea for the "Bubbly" Chat.

Check out www.mozziedrums.co.uk for details on the Thomas Lang event in Norwich on 6th September 2025

Check out www.theukdrumshow.com for tickets and info on the Drum Show in October.

Check out www.tikidrums.com for Snare drum building courses

Check out www.ronniescotts.co.uk for tickets to see Anika Nilles on 12th September 2025

Check out www.drumelicious.com to donate /buy drumless loops by Martina Barakoska and her Merch to show support following the fire in her studio space.

Thanks for listening.

Matt & Aurea

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 22 (s2) Drum Hang with Dan Moss @mozziedrums (Instagram, Youtube) www.mozziedrums.co.uk

Dan from mozziedrums came in to tell Matt about his new venture following the closure of PMT.

Dan is doing lots for the Drumming Community in the Norwich / Norfolk area and has 2 upcoming EVENTS

FRIDAY 22ND AUGUST 2025 there are only a couple of tickets left for his debut Drum Hang in Norwich with performances from

Darby Todd, Jamie Murray and Dan Moss.

A night hanging with drummers, drum performances, a mini shop and a raffle supported by Into Music Store, Evans & Promark, SONOR, Zildjian

Protection Racket, Top Banana Drums, and Drum Buddy. Check out Dan's socials for more...

On 6th September THOMAS LANG is doing a Masterclass with Mozziedrums also in Norwich, so DON"T Miss that!! Again check out the socials for more information and tickets!

Thank you so much to Dan for all he is doing for the Drum community and please support him where you can.

Enjoy his energy and thanks for listening!

Matt

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep21 (s2) Freddie Gee Academy 25! - Riza tells all!

In this episode, Matt is in Portugal on his holiday and Riza is buzzing from his experience at the 25th Freddie Gee Drum Academy where he and 76 other drummers spent a few days hanging out and taking lessons from an amazing group of professional drummers.

Hear Riza's feedback on his experience which was Riza's 5th time attending.

Check out Freddie Gee on Facebook

Freddie Gee is run by George Frederick of Marshall / Natal Drums and is well worth booking a place for next year.

Thanks for listening.

Matt & Riza

Recorded 11th August 2025

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chat with Jeremy from Lowboy Beaters (Episode 20 of Season 2)

Matt & Riza chat about these very special Bass Drum Beaters with the man who makes them.

Jeremy, based in California certainly brought the Cali Sunshine to our evening as he tells us about the concept and the various customisation options available to buy direct from him at www.lowboybeaters.com or from other suppliers.

Riza who is now a complete convert to Lowboy Beaters, talks about his first hand experience of owning one and how it compares to other Bass Drum Beaters.

We also talk about the drum business and our concerns for the dwindling number of independent drum and music shops out there.

Thank you so much to Jeremy for spending the time with us, what a lovely guy!

Hope you Enjoy this episode!

We did have some connection issues, which affected Riza's audio, so apologies for any drop outs.

See you next time :)

Matt & Riza

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Creative Flow with Christin Neddens.

Episode 19 (s2)

Christin is back following the launch of her new book "Creative Flow".

It was great to catch up with her again after our last chat back in December 2024!

Christin Neddens describes herself as a Drummer, Creator, Influencer and now the Author of "Creative Flow" her new paperback book with 127 pages which will last any drummer many years and provide a ton of instruction and inspiration to play and improve on the instrument.

"Creative Flow" is it out now in German or English and available to buy from her website www.christinneddens.de where she will sign you a copy and post it herself. Alternatively you can buy it from Thomann or Amazon.

This episode is also available as audio only on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music and Acast.

A massive thank you to Christin for finding the time to speak to us again and fit us in between her busy schedule.

Enjoy.

Matt F :)

Uploaded 25th July 2025

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"Air In my Shuffle"

Matt and Riza are back with a slightly new format discussing what we have been up to recently, including Jam Nights, and Purchases.

Riza talks about his new Low Boy Bass Drum Beater, which we will have more on later as we have since spoken to Low Boy who have agreed to come in on a show soon..

Riza also asks how other diabetic drummers manage with gigs.

Next week we have Christin Neddens back in talking about her new book.

Get in touch via Instagram @thedrumshedpodcast or email @[email protected]

Thanks for listening.

Matt & Riza

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.