Podcasts Archives - Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros.

Claus Hessler is a head-turner. Not only does he have blazing chops and technique comparable to the best in the biz but he also has the musical mind to use ... more The post 322 – Claus Hessler: Bridging the gap between technique and musicality appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros..

It’s no secret that a mentor can help you accelerate your progress both professionally and personally. In this episode I share how I came to know my mentor, Glen Ferracone, and ... more The post 321 – Why you need a mentor (and how to find one) appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros..

In this podcast, Daniel recounts one very crazy week in the year 1996, when his band Royal Crown Revue managed to share the stage with both KISS and Neil Diamond. ... more The post 320 – [Daniel Glass Show]: One Week In 1996 appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros..

Matt Musty, now an LA resident, has traveled from coast to coast playing music and relocating his residents along the way. From New England to NYC to Nashville and now ... more The post 319 – Matt Musty (Grace Potter): The rollercoaster ride of a freelance drummer appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros..

In this session, Daniel presents the often mystifying subject of “jazz” in simple, clear terms. Here’s a way for you to access jazz that will make the experience engaging, inspiring ... more The post 318 – [Daniel Glass Show]: Keep Calm and Learn To Love Jazz appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros..

If you tried to nail down Jerry Marotta to a certain genre of music, you’d have a hard time…even harder would be to try to keep track of his gigs ... more The post 317 – Jerry Marotta (Peter Gabriel / Hall & Oates) A man of many hats appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros..

As humans we tend to think we’ll develop great habits and be more successful once we reach our goals. The reality is that we need to be successful first and ... more The post 316 – Act as if appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros..

In this podcast, Daniel checks in with Steve Smith about his return to the road with Journey, his new book “Pathways of Motion,” and their co-project, “The Roots of Rock ... more The post 315 – [Daniel Glass Show]: A Conversation With Steve Smith appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros..

Jason JT Tomas, most notably known for his work with Snarky Puppy and Forq pulls no punches when he says: “A gig is a gig.” No stranger to playing with ... more The post 314 – Jason “JT” Thomas (Snarky Puppy/Forq): A gig is a gig is a gig appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros..

By focusing on the big picture and gaining perspective of what’s important you’ll find yourself to be unstoppable. Drummer’s Resource Podcast is free thanks to support from: DW Drums: I’ve been ... more The post 313 – Gaining perspective to maximize your performance appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros..

In this podcast, Daniel jumps in to part two of “tackling life head-on.” The topic is WINGING IT – in other words, what to do when life throws you a ... more The post 312 – [Daniel Glass Show]: Tackling Life, Pt. 2: Winging it appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros..

Christian Kirksey is a man of determination. As the starting linebacker of the Cleveland Browns he knows what it takes to set his sights on a goal and attain mastery. ... more The post 311 – Christian Kirksey (Drummer + Starting LB Cleveland Browns): Discipline, Dedication and Sacrifice appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros..

I’m all for huge, hairy, audacious dreams but I’m also for practicality. Quitting your day job to pursue music without setting yourself up for success first is a recipe for ... more The post 310 – Don’t quit your day job appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros..

In this session, Daniel defines his philosophy of “tackling life,” and discusses how PREPARATION on many levels can help us achieve our goals, even if we don’t know exactly what ... more The post 309 – [Daniel Glass Show]: Tackling Life, Pt. 1: Preparation appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros..

Sabian Cymbals was founded in 1981, when Robert Zildjian – one of the world’s great names in cymbal making came to the conclusion that drummers needed a better choice of ... more The post 308 – Andy Zildjian (Sabian Cymbals): The inside scoop on the cymbal biz appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros..

Brendan Buckley is best known for holding down the throne for mega-star Shakira for the past 18 years and is currently on tour with Tegan and Sara. While not touring ... more The post 307 – Brendan Buckley: Audio masterclass appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros..

In this podcast, Daniel shares a series of important concerts that impacted his life growing up in Hawaii, and discusses how these events influenced his path as a professional musician. ... more The post 306 – [Daniel Glass Show]: My Favorite Concerts, Part 1 appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros..

Jose Pasillas is a multi-platinum, Grammy Award nominated drummer and music business veteran. Since he and fellow buddies started Incubus in 1991 they’ve sold over 13 million records, toured the ... more The post 305 – Jose Pasillas (Incubus): Change is the only constant appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros..

Michael Windish is a prime example of what happens when you work hard. Through his hard work Mike has moved up the ranks as a theme park performer, turned drummer ... more The post 304 – How to create your own opportunities with Michael Windish appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros..

In this session, Daniel deconstructs Bill Haley’s 1950s classic tune “Rock Around The Clock,” and explains how understanding more about its evolution can influence musicians in the 21st Century. What’s ... more The post 303 – [Daniel Glass Show]: Deconstructing “Rock Around the Clock” appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros..

There’s a new show coming to Drummers Resource: The Daniel Glass show. Click the play button above to hear more. The post [Special Announcement]: Introducing the Daniel Glass show appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros..

What can be said about Paul Wertico that hasn’t already been said? He’s s world class, 7X Grammy Award Winning musician who’s esteemed career and reputation proceed him. What’s more ... more The post 302 – Paul Wertico: A life of improvisation appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros..

Subbing gigs can be a great way to establish relationships with players you don’t already know, get your foot in the door with new clubs and get you more gigs ... more The post 301 – How to sub like a pro appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros..

Washington, DC born and raised Greg Clark, Jr may be slightly younger than a lot of the drummers I’ve interviewed for the site but don’t let his age fool you. ... more The post 300 – Greg Clark, Jr: Balancing confidence, mastery and humility appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros..

We live in a world of dabblers. A place where people pretend to know everything but only have enough surface knowledge to merely get by. A place where people’s skill ... more The post 299 – [A Rant] Thoughts on mastery appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros..

Eric Harland is a monster player….plain and simple. But Eric is much more than a drummer. He’s an introspective artist who connects with people and the world and uses his ... more The post 298 – Eric Harland audio masterclass appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros..

You cannot build a reputation on things you’re going to do. If you want to achieve something you have to have movement. You have to always be doing and executing. ... more The post 297 – Just DO IT! appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros..

Calvin Rodgers is best known for his solid foundation behind a who’s who list of Gospel artists like Ricky Dillard, New G., Ramsey Lewis, Urban Knights, and John P.Keee as well ... more The post 296 – Calvin Rodgers Audio Masterclass appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros..

Over the past 30 years we haven’t seen a huge increase in pay rates for local, bar/club dates…it’s typically between $150-$250 per show. Where the difficulty lies is when you’re ... more The post 295 – How much should you get paid for gigs and tours? appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros..

This episode was recorded at Musicians Institute in Hollywood, CA Jon “Bermuda” Schwartz may be the drummer for the comedic icon Weird Al Yankovic but his career is nothing to ... more The post 294 – Jon Bermuda Schwartz (Weird Al Yankovic): Comedic music, serious musician appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros..

We’re musicians and we’re always on the go which means it may be tough to always get behind a kit to practice. Luckily, there are ways we can practice without ... more The post 293 – How to improve your time and feel with Musicians Institute’s Ronen Gordon appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros..

Elmo Lovano goes after what he wants. From a young age he was touring the country as a drummer, became a music director for multiple bands and pseudo-retired from drumming ... more The post 292 – Elmo Lovano: Drummer and music director turned tech startup founder appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros..

No doubt about it, YouTube has changed the landscape of drumming forever. From YouTube stars and drummers landing the “dream gig” after someone saw their video to countless footage of ... more The post 291 – Drumming in the YouTube era appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros..

Steven Wolf is a surviver – not only in his personal life, but in his professional life, too. Wolf, as he’s commonly referred to, came up during a time of ... more The post 290 – Steven Wolf: How to make it in the session world appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros..

There’s no shortage of arguments on both sides of the fence whether you should work fro free or not. Many feel that it devalues your art and craft and others ... more The post 289 – Should you work for free? appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros..

Stanton Moore makes his second appearance on the podcast, this time detailing the works of his new album, why he loves teaching and why he’s busier now than he’s ever ... more The post 288 – Stanton Moore: New record, new practice routine and relentless work ethic appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros..

David Phillips is no stranger to rubbing elbows with the who’s who of drumming. After an 8-year stint with Pearl drums and now the longtime European artist relations director for ... more The post 287 – Your all access pass to the greatest drummers in the world with David Phillips appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros..

Homer Steinweiss is not a generalist. If you want a straight ahead Jazz drummer or a rock drummer, call someone else. But if you’re looking for vintage soul and afrobeat ... more The post 286 – Homer Steinweiss (Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings): Creating vintage sounds for modern music appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros..

For most of us drummers, we’re considered sidemen or “work for hire” musicians. The downside is that our career is often left in other people’s hands and we wait for ... more The post 285 – What to do when you can’t get gigs appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros..

Kendrick Scott is a Houston, TX born Harlem, NYC residing force in the music world. Self-described as a musician (not a drummer) who is here to serve one purpose: to communicate ... more The post 284 – Kendrick Scott: An instrument of peace appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros..

In this podcast I talked to legendary drummer, John Blackwell who was best known for his powerful grooves behind the conic star, Prince for 12 years. Blackwell has also performed ... more The post 283 – Remembering John Blackwell: An in-depth interview from 2015 appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros..

Osaka Japan born, Fresno, CA raised Taku Hirano is highly regarded as one of the greatest percussionists in the world. Judging by his resume and the demand for his talents, ... more The post 282 – Taku Hirano: Hard work pays off appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros..

There’s no shortage of practice techniques floating around on the internet, but this is without a doubt the most effective one I’ve ever used without sitting behind a kit. “Your ... more The post 281 – The one practice technique you haven’t tried yet appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros..

Over the years I’ve had the pleasure of getting to know James Wormworth and the story of how he landed the Conan O’Brien gig is nothing short of awesome. What ... more The post 280 – The journey to late night TV: Conan O’Brien’s James Wormworth and Mike Merritt appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros..

There is no shortage of self promotion on social media but the question remains: Does it work? Answer: It depends. Here are a few tips and things to keep in ... more The post 279 – How to promote yourself online without being spammy appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros..

Gorden Campbell is no stranger to switching things up. With a simple glance at his list of employers, you’ll see the wide range of work he’s been hired to do. ... more The post 278 – Gorden Campbell – Reinventing a storied career appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros..

It’s no secret that we all want the easiest and fastest way out. But, learning an instrument, building a career in music or anything else worth having takes time. The ... more The post 277 – Patience and practice appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros..

Scott Amendola is a risk taker. He risks falling on his face musically and takes chances that tend to pay off more times than not. The New Jersey Native and longtime ... more The post 276 – Scott Amendola: Creating a massive career in multiple genres appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros..

Ben Loshin has made a remarkable career for himself in music, but it wasn’t always that way for him. A few short years ago playing music full-time time seemed miles away ... more The post 275 – [Listener Spotlight] How to transition from your day job to playing drums full time with Ben Loshin appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros..

New York native Brian Dunne has been touring the world for the past seven years with music icons, Hall and Oates. He gained the position through his work with Daryl ... more The post 274 – Brian Dunne [Hall and Oates/Live From Daryl’s House]: Deep in the groove appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros..