The Drumming Mastermind

This episode was a real one.Massive thanks to Jay for taking the time to sit down and go deep on everything from practice philosophy and plateaus, to gear, technique, and building a life around drumming. There’s a lot of value in here—whether you’re feeling stuck, refining your setup, or just trying to stay consistent with a busy schedule.What stood out most to me is the reminder that progress doesn’t come from doing everything… it comes from doing the right things consistently. Even 15–20 minutes, done with intent, adds up.If you’re a drummer trying to level up, there are some serious takeaways in this one.Drop a comment with your biggest takeaway, and if you got value from this, make sure to like and subscribe—it helps a lot more than you think.Connect and learn with Jay:Website: https://jaypostones.comYoutube: ‪@JayTesseracT‬ Instagram: Jay Postones (@jaytesseract)If you enjoyed this episode:👍 Like the video💬 Comment your thoughts🔔 Subscribe for more drummer-focused conversationsStay consistent. Stay sharp. 🥁0:00:00 – Intro daily habits, caffeine, managing energy. Subtle insight into discipline and routine.0:04:48 – How it all started (drumming origin)0:07:00 – Post-school reality’s and things not going to plan and how to manage.0:08:40 – Discovering Tesseract0:11:20 – Big opportunity moment0:12:30 – Taking chances resulting in career turning points0:14:00 – Escaping the day job for passion0:17:30 – How to Know If a Band Isn’t Right 0:19:00 – Time is everything0:20:00 – Early days learning, Lessons vs self-taught, Struggles with reading music Self-awareness as a drummer.25:00 – Failing drum school and tHe turning point26:30 – Unique style comes from freedom27:50 – how to become valuable28:10 – Tech replacing / helping drummers0:28:40 – how to learn fast29:50 – Practise habits and Consistency beats intensity31:30 – E-kit setup32:40 – Influences0:33:50 – Power of Listening & Practising without the kit0:40:00 – Smarter Practice0:42:30 – Importance of sleep and good routine0:45:00 – Tour Realities and adapting0:50:17 – structured practice system56:54 – Tesseract Learning Process1:10:15 – Timekeeping body coordination Left foot timekeeping system1:13:49 – Jay’s online course content 1:17:46 – How to contact Jay1:18:00 – My own struggles and Jay’s Practise structure tips 1:25:29 – Question from Anup Sastry1:30:18 – Question from Nic Pettersen1:35:51 – Question from Derrick McKenzie 1:44:20 – Developing the Jay Postones signature sticks1:51:00 – Second question from Derrick McKenzie1:54:11 – Ways to get in touch.

Introducing Derek Lee of Beat Note! He is a great gentleman, awesome drummer and an inspiring entrepreneur who I'm now honoured to call a good friend. He has a very inspiring story and is contributing significantly to the drumming and education sector. He is the creator of Benny Greb's Gap Click and the mastermind behind Beat Note. An app/product I'm also proudly adopting for teaching and my upcoming online drum courses.This is an inspiring chat for anyone who finds themselves on the fence about pursuing their dreams, whether it be due to fear or failure or other limitations. Helpful for anyone in the music industry, app developers and/or entrepreneurs. I hope this episode leaves you as inspired as I was after talking with Mr Derek Lee.Derek Lee/Beat Note Website: ⁠https://beat-note.app/⁠Instagram: ⁠  / beatnoteapp  ⁠Facebook: ⁠  / beatnoteapp  ⁠Youtube: ⁠   • Create Your First Beat using Beat Note  

Part 2 of my chat with ‪@DerrickMckenzieOfficial‬ where we dig into what it takes to earn a living in the music industry, the launch of his own music label, Boogie Bus Music, his recording process, the lead up to auditioning and earning his place in Jamiroquai and much more. Again, super grateful for having this opportunity to speak with Derrick, I hope anyone watching this enjoys it and gets something from it.0:00:20 – Derrick’s label, Boogie Bus music, positive, high vibe uplifting music.0:07:00 – Hey Boo, Derrick’s new single.0:09:00 – Power of AI and the big plans for Boogie Bus Music0:14:40 – How drumming is at the core of all Derrick’s projects/endeavors and how his collaborations with others come together.0:18:40 – Plans to combine DJ sets with live drumming0:38:20 – Adopting an entrepreneurial mindset to survive in the music industry0:49:50 – Changes in the music industry 0:51:30 – Derrick’s career path from playing drums on a stool as a child and how he ended up in Jamiroquai.1:05:00 – Deciding to become a full-time musician and ditching the vanilla job.1:15:00 – The call to audition for Jamiroquai1:30:00 – Yamaha endorsement/Kit setups1:49:00 – New Jamiroquai album and the song writing process1:54:35 – Derrick’s process to prepare for recording both for Jamiroquai and other sessions. Interesting relationship between perfect takes verse vibey takes.

Still in disbelief that I was able to have a lengthy discussion with Derrick McKenzie about his life and musical endeavours including being an entrepreneur, DJ'ing, close calls on the road and ofcourse drumming and Jamiroquai.0:01:20 Coping with drummer ailments through the setup/ergonomics of drums. 0:04:12 How Derrick sets up his kit to play his best. 0:13:16 Derrick’s drumming heroes and inspirations0:23:20 A regular week in Derrick’s life/Exercise/Intermittent fasting/Life Admin/Work/Practise0:28:17 Daily activities and the importance of uninterrupted practice 0:30:40 What drumming books Derrick uses0:33:29 How Derrick chills out00:37:30 How to Force relax time and its benefits00:40:50 Having boundaries and being disciplined with days off00:45:16 The joys of playing on a cruise ship 00:51:43 Juggling Family life and music as a career00:55:00 Being proud of his son being a self-taught drummer. 00:56:48 Derrick’s first professional band CandyLand and learning more through other projects01:01:00 Fusing sounds and technology for a fresh live sound with Urban Species01:03:10 Rolling a tour bus and overcoming the mental trauma and reflecting on being lucky to be alive. 01:08:13 Narrowly missing being on the plane which flew into the twin towers. 01:12:45 Jonathan Ulman’s question “What unique techniques do you bring from drumming to your dj sets or vice versa, how do you incorporate elements from both worlds into your performances? 1:23:00 How times have changed and how social media allows us to be exposed to so many new drummers1:23:50 What attracted Derrick to drumming and his drumming journey.1:33:00 Derrick’s first kit 1:34:30 Suddenly quitting meaningless jobs to pursue our passions. 1:39:42 What life looks like when you’re juggling a job and music career1:43:20 Jamiroquai’s stylistic evolution

Meet Jonathan Ulman. A self-taught drummer who has earned himself the title of Session musician of the year 7 TIMES in addition to being nominated for “Best New Drummer 2016” by Rhythm Magazine. Jonathan is a busy bee playing live and performing recording sessions nonstop while working at @Berkleecollege where he does some amazing supportive work for students. He also played as a guest drummer on the @latenightseth show during the Summer of 2022.

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Part 4 of 4 with the legendary ‪@timbofromkeno‬

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Part 1 of 4 of the Drumming Mastermind Episode with legendary human Tim Baltes. The man is an insane player, has accomplished heaps and is an all round awesome human. Hope you enjoy what's instore for this 4 part episode.

0:00 – What does success look like for Timbo

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Part 1 of 4 of the Drumming Mastermind Episode with legendary human Tim Baltes. The man is an insane player, has accomplished heaps and is an all round awesome human. Hope you enjoy what's instore for this 4 part episode.

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Part 1 of 4 of the Drumming Mastermind Episode with legendary human Tim Baltes. The man is an insane player, has accomplished heaps and is an all round awesome human. Hope you enjoy what's instore for this 4 part episode.

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Caught up with Chris Blancato @chrisblancato3 and Jono Peters @GhxstBlood to stop us all going mad from being trapped at home. (Excuse the Lock.Down beard which is out of control.) In this chat we touched on the following topics:

What can make a drummer better than midi drums

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