Today I asked Dave Matthews, current Saving Abel Drummer, to come on the podcast and talk about his journey beginning drums and how he became Saving Abel's current drummer. Follow Dave on instagram @groovethumper

Special thanks to our sponsor: Los Cabos Drumsticks!! Los Cabos is Canada's leading drumstick manufacturer, and the only drum stick brand to offer a Red Hickory line of drumsticks. Red Hickory comes from the core of the hickory tree, which gives red hickory the durability of oak without the added weight oak sticks bring. Check out loscabosdrumsticks.com today to find a retailer near you, and feel the difference of red hickory for yourself today!

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Meet Rich and Toby of TnR Products. 2 friends/bandmates who created a product to help fix a problem you didn't realize you had: resonance. TnR Products True Vibe mounts allow your drums to resonate how they were meant to. But don't take my word for it. Hear TnR themselves talk about it, and more.

This episode is sponsored by Los Cabos Drumsticks. Check out loscabosdrumsticks.com to find a pair near you!

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Yes I know. This has been done 1,723,451.56234643 times before......

But I am doing it anyway. I am talking about my experiences with endorsements, what companies I endorse (Yes I endorse the companies, they don't endorse me) and a couple other things....

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Go search "The Drum Shop Podcast" where ever you listen to podcasts to hear episodes 1-7 (and hear how the podcast truly sounds when Alex and I are together having these conversations)

Since this is an endorsement episode, I proudly endorse the following:

Los Cabos Drumsticks

TnR Products

Sledgepad Innovations

Big Fat Snare Drum

Creative Percussion

Sweet Spots Dampeners

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Check out WAVScustom.com for custom in ears at a not so custom price.

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In today’s episode, the guys talk about their favorite drum parts on popular (and not so popular) songs

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In this episode, Justin and Alex go through their dream gear. Who doesn’t love talking drums?!?

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As musicians, we will practice things over and over until we get it perfect (mostly) But when is it time to move on. What level of progress do we strive for to go to the next thing? The guys talk about this in this weeks episode (and you get to hear the Mason kids wild in the background so excuse that)

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It’s been a while! The guys talk about their sound and what they use equipment wise to get said sound. Catch up with Alex and Justin as they go on this sound journey!

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On this weeks episode, Justin and Alex talk about who influenced them as they started (and continue) their drumming journeys.

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We’ve all done it. Dropped/broke a stick in the middle of a song, played or started the wrong song, put a fill in the wrong place, the list goes on and on. In this weeks episode, Justin and Alex talk about their mistakes behind the kit and how they overcame and got over those mistakes. They also highlight TnR Products and their line of BootyShakers. You can find them at TnRproducts.com or on Instagram @tnrproducts

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The pilot episode of The Drum Shop Podcast. Meet Justin and Alex, 2 drummers who decided to delve into the podcasting world. Why? To give today’s drummers the podcast they wanted to hear when they began drumming (it was so long ago podcasts didn’t even exist. Neither did the internet. Or stuffed crust pizza) Join these two friends as they take you through their journeys becoming the drummers they are today (in a nutshell)

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