Welcome to Episode #10 of The Up and Coming Drummer Podcast!!

Well, gang, we made it!! We finally broke into double digits! And who better to help us over the hill than Drummer Tim Buell! For those of you who are not familiar with Tim, you're going to want to check this episode out! Currently residing in Nashville, Tn Tim is an extremely accomplished Drummer, Educator, and Transcriptionist. I'm thrilled I got the chance to sit down and chat with him for nearly two hours! I learned a lot from him, and you will too.

This is not his first rodeo when it comes to podcasts. Tim has been on a few different shows including Drum Gab, and Drummers I Like. Since he has given his backstory before, we decided to skip those types of questions and get right into what he's been up to the last couple months. Links to Tim's website and Social Media pages are listed below.

When it comes to Transcribing drums, most people either can't do it or hate to do it. That's not the case with Tim. Taking on some ridiculously complicated Tony Royster Jr. fills is something he actually loves to do. In fact, he has gotten so good at it, he has landed transcribing gigs with some of the biggest companies in the drum business including Vic Firth, Drumeo, and 180 Drums. We get a glimpse into how Tim got started with transcribing, and some of the tools he uses to help him nail down the note for note grooves and fills. He has transcribed some of the most well-known drummers in the world including Ash Soan and Anika Nilles. He has put his work into entire ebooks which you can purchase on his website.

Teaching the drums is also something Tim is heavily involved with. He offers private lessons, and Skype Lessons along with tons of free material that you can access through his Youtube and Instagram pages. We chatted a bit about the Online Drum Lesson market which has become very popular in the last few years. Tim offers his thoughts on the future of online lessons, and some strategies to those who are looking to take their teaching business to the world wide web.

One thing that I love about Tim is that not only is he a phenomenal drummer, he is very in tune with the business side of music. He explains in great detail some very important points that every musician looking to make a career can benefit from. Being efficient is so important in balancing life and work, and Tim offers up some great tips on how to get things done and effectively promote yourself.

It wouldn't be an Up and Coming Drummer Podcast if we didn't talk about the use of Social Media. Tim can be found on all the usual suspects, and he tells us a bit about his routines for making content for these platforms. While being active and bringing value is very important for sites like Instagram, Tim and I both agree that the real platform every entrepreneur needs is their own website. Facebook is a great place to grow a fan base, but you need to find a way to direct that fan base to your website. This is a great section of our conversation and I think every professional musician will either learn from it or agree with it.

Before we wrap things up, we take a few listener questions. Tim and I both chime in on possible solutions for snare wires, who is the best monitor engineer, and what makes a drummer a "pro" drummer. It was a great chat and I look forward to working with Tim in the future! By the way, you may notice that the episode opens and closes with two instrumental tracks. These are songs Tim has performed on. One of which with his former band Remedy Drive. Make sure you check out all of the links below where you can find Tim!

Cheers!

www.timbuellmusic.com/

www.instagram.com/timbuell

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