Exploring The Funky Drummer Breakbeat with Dylan Wissing
This James Brown song from 1969 made a very small splash at first, until it's beat was re-discovered in the 80's and changed the world of music forever. We take a deep dive learning everything about C...
10 Mars 20201h 4min
New Orleans Jazz History with Stanton Moore, Walter Harris, Joe Lastie, and Greg Lambousy
This very special episode takes a deep dive into the history of New Orleans Jazz and features multiple interviews that I did in New Orleans while I was there to see the Rolling Stones and meet Charlie...
25 Feb 20201h 15min
The History of Istanbul Agop Cymbals with Sezar Inceoglu
Sezar teaches us the full History of Istanbul Agop, dating back to its origins in the Zildjian K Factory where Agop Tomurcuk learned how to make cymbals. We discuss how hand hammered cymbals are made ...
18 Feb 202044min
The History of Working Drummers with Dr. Matt Brennan
Matt takes us on a deep dive into the early mistreatment of drummers in the musicians labour unions dating back to the early 20th century, through the rise of the "Radio Stars" of the 1940's all the w...
4 Feb 20201h 12min
The History of Drum Engraving with John Aldridge
Drum Engraving goes back to the 1920's when drums such as the Slingerland and Ludwig Black Beauty's would become legendary thanks to the intricate engraving on the metal shells. Fast forward to today,...
21 Jan 202055min
The Legacy of George Way Drums with Ronn Dunnett
George Way is one of the most innovative people in drum history, and is known as the godfather of the modern drum set. George passed away in 1969, but Ronn Dunnett has been carrying on the legacy of G...
7 Jan 202057min
The History of Learning the Drum Set with Stephen Taylor
We learn the evolution of how early drummers learned their craft by watching other drummers who passed through town and by apprenticing with drummers such as Chick Webb and Art Blakey. Then came the a...
24 Dec 20191h 13min
Bringing the Slingerland Drum Shell Machines Back to Life with Bernie Stone
Bernie purchased the original Slingerland radio frequency drum shell making machinery on an Ebay auction in 2001, and that began his decade long quest to figure out how they work. He went through hund...
10 Dec 201952min
