61 - Stop drumming! (YOU are the instrument)
TRANSFORM through DRUMMING: chrislesso.net/LTR Here’s the bombshell moment of clarity that created the LTR attitude to drumming: Stop playing the drums. Play YOU. You are the instrument. "I can tell w...
2 Feb 20236min
60 - How Mike Mangini got the Dream Theater gig using HUMILITY and COURAGE (with Dom Famularo)
TRANSFORM through DRUMMING: chrislesso.net/LTR If you have an audition coming up or just something you're nervous about that you have to face, hear Mike Mangini telling the story about how he audition...
24 Jan 202314min
59 - Is drumming better than therapy? (with Bill Burr)
TRANSFORM through DRUMMING: chrislesso.net/LTR ‘Get out of your head, and into the movement!’ Drumming is a fantastic a way to blow off the stress of the day, to forget the world and work out our da...
13 Jan 20237min
58 - 10 Drumming Practice Hacks For A Busy Day!
These practice hacks are great for days when the whirlwind of life takes over! It’s easy to fit at least one of the following 10 practices into your day to keep your momentum going strong! Are you rea...
3 Jan 202311min
57 - This lady is drumming at 102 years young!
TRANSFORM through DRUMMING: chrislesso.net/LTR I’ve heard all the excuses: ‘I’m too old, it’s too late, I could never start now.’ We’re going to bust all those myths today when you meet Viola Smith. S...
20 Dec 20228min
56 - What I learned from Steve Smith: 4 game changing ideas
‘Be in no hurry; remember it’s not a race, it’s a lifestyle.’ I first met Steve Smith at KOSA 1999. I had no idea who he was, but going by the buzz and anticipation of the other attendees, this was a ...
19 Dec 20228min
55 - The Case Against Double Bass
TRANSFORM through DRUMMING: chrislesso.net/LTR ‘Let’s have the idea come before the tool, not the tool before the idea.’ I remember saving up for my first double bass pedal (it was a Dixon), it...
14 Dec 20226min
54 - Chris Lesso on DRUMMING, DETERMINATION, and more: Live on the 'Creative Interview Series' show
TRANSFORM through DRUMMING: chrislesso.net/LTR I only had one thing going for me: DETERMINATION. I wasn't cut from any special cloth, a born a genius, or all that talented. But I did follow my passi...
13 Dec 202219min
