![281 – Stephen Taylor: Stephen’s Drum Shed, New and Creative Ways to Teach Drums, Staying Focused on Family while Building a Career in Music](https://podmestorage.blob.core.windows.net/podcast-images/3D9C9F8B91DC69CD7C702F57FF9B8EFB_small.jpg)
281 – Stephen Taylor: Stephen’s Drum Shed, New and Creative Ways to Teach Drums, Staying Focused on Family while Building a Career in Music
Om episode
Stephen Taylor is the founder and owner of StephensDrumShed.com as well as the creator of the Drum Better Daily system. The website is membership based and offers a way to learn the drums online in an organized and goal oriented fashion. Stephen has written three drum method books and also offers downloadable video drum lesson packs and individual lessons on his site. Stephen began playing professionally at the age of 16. During his formative years, he studied under drumming phenom Henrique De Almeida (Current Associate Professor of Percussion at Berklee College of Music). In his late teens and early twenties, he cut his teeth playing nightly in clubs on Bourbon Street, in New Orleans, LA. After three years of gigging up to ten hour days, he relocated to pursue his education. While obtaining his degree in Jazz Studies from the University of Southern Mississippi, he studied under Dr. John Wooton. Stephen currently maintains a busy teaching and playing schedule in Nashville, TN. He has played and toured with independent and major label artists including Danielle Peck (Big Machine Records), Jason Jones(Warner Music), Meshach Jackson, and many others. In late 2008, Stephen began playing with an original project, Lovers and Liars. They signed with Universal Republic Records between 2010 and 2011, had several songs featured on MTV, and had the opportunity to share the stage with Hoobastank, Finger Eleven, Civil Twilight, Candlebox, Hurt, Cavo, Hinder, Fuel, Eve 6, Hawthorne Heights, Red, Thriving Ivory, Theory of a Deadman, Saving Abel, Framing Hanley, 10 Years, Seether, Shinedown, and many others. Stephen also has a passion for teaching with current and past students having achieved or been featured on MTV, NBC, The Grammies, VH1, The Real World, the Dove Awards, and various college scholarships. In addition, Stephen was part of a feature article in the October 2013 issue of DRUM! Magazine entitled “The Drum Stars of You Tube”. In this episode, Stephen talks about: * His online drum school: Stephens Drum Shed* Finding new and creative ways to teach drums* Lear...
Nyeste episoder
![Working Drummer](https://podmestorage.blob.core.windows.net/podcast-images/668D3BC75C46762744D78DEEBA7FA2C3_small.jpg)
476 - MUSIC CITY DRUM SHOW CLINICIANS: Dre Energy, Greg Hersey, Hayley Cramer, Dante "Taz" Roberson, Jaheim Lee
![Working Drummer](https://podmestorage.blob.core.windows.net/podcast-images/A37E1BD87086A3096559424F9DC936A9_small.jpg)
475 - Josh Bailey: His New Touring Gig with Ben Platt, Running Tracks and Ears from the Drum Chair, Studying with Dafnis Prieto
![Working Drummer](https://podmestorage.blob.core.windows.net/podcast-images/668D3BC75C46762744D78DEEBA7FA2C3_small.jpg)
474 - Dre Energy: The Different Scenes in Las Vegas, Playing the Cirque du Soleil’s Quidam show, The Power of Relationships
![Working Drummer](https://podmestorage.blob.core.windows.net/podcast-images/A37E1BD87086A3096559424F9DC936A9_small.jpg)
473 - Larry Aberman: Making a Late Move to Nashville, Ways to Stay Present, Getting Feel Right at the Source
![Working Drummer](https://podmestorage.blob.core.windows.net/podcast-images/668D3BC75C46762744D78DEEBA7FA2C3_small.jpg)
472 - Bart van der Zee: Host of the Drum History Podcast, Connecting with the Drumming Community, Meeting Charlie Watts
![Working Drummer](https://podmestorage.blob.core.windows.net/podcast-images/A37E1BD87086A3096559424F9DC936A9_small.jpg)
471 - Adam Marcello: The MD Role, His LA/Katy Perry Chapter, Splitting time between the US and Ireland, His New Teaching Role at Berklee
![Working Drummer](https://podmestorage.blob.core.windows.net/podcast-images/668D3BC75C46762744D78DEEBA7FA2C3_small.jpg)
470 - Piero Perelli: Touring with The Swell Season and Glen Hansard, Growing up in a Small Town in Italy, Solo Record “Notte”
![Working Drummer](https://podmestorage.blob.core.windows.net/podcast-images/A37E1BD87086A3096559424F9DC936A9_small.jpg)
469 - Brandon Combs: Playing with Leon Bridges, Studying with Ndugu Chancler, Nashville vs. LA
![Working Drummer](https://podmestorage.blob.core.windows.net/podcast-images/668D3BC75C46762744D78DEEBA7FA2C3_small.jpg)
468 - Justin Amaral: New Record: LIFE IN GROOVELAND - The Hymnal, Practicing Movement and Visualization as a Technique, Creating Opportunities
![Working Drummer](https://podmestorage.blob.core.windows.net/podcast-images/A37E1BD87086A3096559424F9DC936A9_small.jpg)