327 - Blake Fleming: Quality Over Quantity, The Book of Rhythm, Speaking Honestly About the State of Music and Drumming
Working Drummer15 Jul 2021

327 - Blake Fleming: Quality Over Quantity, The Book of Rhythm, Speaking Honestly About the State of Music and Drumming

Blake Fleming is a percussionist known for his involvement with several influential experimental bands and has recently written his first book, The Book of Rhythm, an unprecedented collection of 5,096 meticulously organized rhythms for all instruments. His drumming has been written about in such major publications as The New York Times, NPR.com, Spin, Rolling Stone, MOJO, Modern Drummer, DRUM!, Dangerous Minds, and Pitchfork. He was included in SPIN’s 100 Greatest Drummers of Alternative Music and has recorded and toured extensively, working with luminaries in the jazz, rock and avant-garde worlds. Alongside a variety of studio work, he also enjoys teaching students worldwide with live online lessons and is an adjunct professor at The State University of New York at Oneonta. In this episode, Blake talks about: Quality over quantity A homogenization of music and drumming Early experimental bands His book: The Book of Rhythm Asking yourself “Why?” And being self aware

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451 - Ulysses Owens Jr.: His New Jazz Drumming Course on Drumeo, Jazz Representation on Social Media

451 - Ulysses Owens Jr.: His New Jazz Drumming Course on Drumeo, Jazz Representation on Social Media

In this episode, Ulysses talks about: Relocating back to his homestate of Florida after 20 years in New York How he moved from his gospel roots to jazz as a teenager, and the commonalities and diffe...

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450 - Dan Shinder: Drum Talk TV, The Challenges of Content Creating, Upcoming “Brilliance” Platform

450 - Dan Shinder: Drum Talk TV, The Challenges of Content Creating, Upcoming “Brilliance” Platform

In 2013, Dan Shinder started Drum Talk TV, an online experience that has brought drummers, musicians, and music lovers together. Drum Talk TV is an online show showcasing insightful interviews in the ...

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449 - Davide DiRenzo: What "Presence" Really Means, Opting Out of Social Media, Reconnecting with Toronto,

449 - Davide DiRenzo: What "Presence" Really Means, Opting Out of Social Media, Reconnecting with Toronto,

Davide DiRenzo is one of the most versatile and in-demand drummers in Canada, with an equally strong profile in the jazz, rock, pop and R&B scenes coast-to-coast and beyond. With years of studio exper...

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448 - Ra Kalam Bob Moses: Getting Beyond Your Tendencies and Patterns, His Documentary, Reconciling His Own Legacy

448 - Ra Kalam Bob Moses: Getting Beyond Your Tendencies and Patterns, His Documentary, Reconciling His Own Legacy

Ra Kalam Bob Moses spent his youth growing up in New York City and living in the same building as Art Blakey, Max Roach, Abbey Lincoln, Elvin Jones, Rahsaan Roland Kirk. This early experience had a pr...

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447 - Terence Clark: Playing with Keith Urban, His New Improvised Duets Project, Staying Rooted in Memphis

447 - Terence Clark: Playing with Keith Urban, His New Improvised Duets Project, Staying Rooted in Memphis

Terence F. Clark is a Memphis based drummer, producer, composer, artist and overall creative. He has played with a huge variety of artists from different regions and genres, Keith Urban being the most...

7 Des 20231h 18min

446 - Caleb Crosby: Tyler Bryant and the Shakedown, Capturing the Moment in the Studio, Building a Record Label

446 - Caleb Crosby: Tyler Bryant and the Shakedown, Capturing the Moment in the Studio, Building a Record Label

Originally from a small town in Kentucky, Caleb Crosby moved to Nashville to study music at the Belmont University. In a short amount of time, Caleb met a young Tyler Bryant, and they form what’s now ...

30 Nov 20231h 38min

445 - Adam Deitch: His New Quartet Record, His 20-year Connection with John Scofield, Lettuce's New Live Approach, The Denver Scene

445 - Adam Deitch: His New Quartet Record, His 20-year Connection with John Scofield, Lettuce's New Live Approach, The Denver Scene

Adam Deitch is the centerpiece of the instrumental funk juggernaut Lettuce, and is also a beatmaker, producer, and sideman for a wide range of projects. On the heels of Lettuce’s latest release entitl...

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444 - Brandon Green: Drum Mechanics, Combining Fitness and Drumming, Exercises that Specifically Benefits Drumming

444 - Brandon Green: Drum Mechanics, Combining Fitness and Drumming, Exercises that Specifically Benefits Drumming

Brandon Green is a biomechanics specialist, fitness educator, gym owner and drummer. Brandon’s online presence, often recognized as “Drum mechanics”, explores educational biomechanics perspective on f...

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