The History of Tama Drums with John Palmer
Tama's parent company, Hoshino Gakki, dates back 113 years to 1908 in Japan where it started a book and sheet music seller. Hoshino then entered the world of distribution and later instrument producti...
16 Feb 20211h 3min
Legendary Teachers: Freddie Gruber with Bruce Becker
Freddie Gruber is known as the teacher of iconic drummers such as Neil Peart, Vinnie Colaiuta, Steve Smith, Dave Weckl, and my guest Bruce Becker. Freddie has somewhat of a mysterious background that ...
9 Feb 20211h 4min
The History of Drum Lessons with Mike Johnston
Mike takes us back to the advent of the drum set and how people would learn to play in the early 1900's and how things have and haven't changed over the years. We go through each advancement in educat...
2 Feb 20211h 8min
The Ultimate Gene Krupa Gear Guide with Brooks Tegler
Brooks has recently released his long awaited book -"The Tools That Built The Gene Krupa Legend". After a decade of work, this is the be-all and end-all source for everything you would ever want to kn...
26 Jan 202158min
The Science and History of Acoustics with Thomas Antoine
This is a a unique episode that takes a deep dive into the history of acoustics as we know it today dating back to 6000 b.c. Thomas is a French drum builder who makes extremely scientifically progress...
19 Jan 20211h 19min
Life, Career and Lessons with Pete Magadini
Pete Magadini is a modern legend as a teacher and clinician who has taught drummers such as Michael Shrieve, Chad Wackerman, Mike Johnston and many more. He is also a very established performer who ha...
5 Jan 202156min
The History of Cocktail Drums with John Mettam
Cocktail drum kits date back to post World War 2 in an orchestra pit in England where space is at a premium and the drums needed to grow taller, as opposed to wider. the "stand up drum set" evolved fr...
29 Dec 20201h 8min
