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The great Mark Walker visited DrumMantra Studios for a podcast interview and when I asked him for three grooves everyone should know, we filmed and recorded an impromptu drum lesson. Enjoy Mark as he demonstrates & explains a ton of great info
In this episode, I discuss my takeaways from the time I spent with Mark Walker last week. I take a look at what it's like to marvel at another's playing up close, what it feels like to be intimidated by it, and what I am doing to find common gr
One of the greatest drummers in the world stopped by DrumMantra studios during a visit to Chicago. What started out as an afternoon podcast recording turned into an epic 4-day hang. Here is some of the footage from that hang & conversation.
The 6th Century B.C. sage, Lao Tzu wrote a series of verses known as the Tao Te Ching. This book of wisdom is just as relevant today as it was 2500 years ago, and we can use his ideas to help us with how we practice, play, and interact with oth
The mind can play tricks on us. It will make us believe we aren't doing what we are, and are doing what we're not. Thinking is like a muscle - it must be developed and trained. Breathing is involuntary but is also voluntary, and thus must also
All of us do it. We wait for the inspiration to hit before we make a move. This of course only works some of the time. What do we do when we aren't inspired? Usually, we make excuses or claim it's "meant to be" that practice doesn't happen toda
This month's featured lesson on my educational site, DrumMantra.com, is now up. _ This is an 18-part series in 7/8 time with a dotted eighth ostinato and twelve different ride permutations. It is loosely inspired by Vinnie Colaiuta's drumming o
In this episode, we look at nervousness that can cause stage fright and then do a deep dive into eight ways to find balance and transcend your fears.
Swiss drummer Lukas Landis is a great player, an educator, and a really cool guy. _ He was a test pilot for the DrumMantra3030 course and helped shaped it before it was released to the public. _ The other day Lukas posted a modification for Rhy
Knowing how to connect your external experience to your internal development is one of the best ways to discovering and developing your own voice. It's all about intention, awareness, and a deeper understanding of the inspiration/preparation/p
Getting to the practice room is hard enough. Knowing what to work on is sometimes equally as challenging, and having the discipline, patience, and focus is sometimes nearly impossible. In this episode, I give you 5 steps to organize your practi
I just came across a little monologue I created for a video that I posted on youtube a couple of years ago. I am not a political person. I try to be as compassionate and empathetic as I can remember to be. Peace.
In this, the 50th episode, I present two sections of a brand-new five-part series called "Two-Way Coordination: A Primer". The goal of these exercises is to train the mind & body to pay attention to several things at once - the coordination, th
Steve Lyman is an amazing human. He is extremely dedicated to his craft and is driven by creativity, inspiration, and pushing the limits of his comfort zone. Steve was in town to hang with Smashing Pumpkins' drummer Jimmy Chamberlain for a few
Polymeter is becoming a buzzword, which is awesome! Polymeters are often confused for polyrhythms, which is not awesome. This episode goes IN-DEPTH with the features of polymeters, polymetric coordination, and polymetric relationships
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