Online Drum Videos - Play Better Drums

Hello, Login to start. Not a member? Join Today! Here’s some loose iphone footage from a practice session. I was trying out some different setups – as you can see here I had the toms shifted over to the left…

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Performance Video – ‘What You’re Saying’

February 20, 2018

Hello, Login to start. Not a member? Join Today! This is a track from Malcolm Bruce’s album ‘Salvation’ on which I played drums. It’s a cool rock tune in 3/4 that is a lot of fun to play. Check out…

Rhythm Section Workshop w/ Janek Gwizdala – Part 3

February 7, 2018

Hello, Login to start. Not a member? Join Today! Ok, on to part three! In this part of the conversation we talked about the relationship between the bass player and the drummer and how to deal with rushing & dragging…

Lick of the Month – January 2018

January 30, 2018

Hello, Login to start. Not a member? Join Today! There’ve been a few requests for more 32nd note vocab/phrases, so this month’s lick is a cool high energy 32nd note phrase that can be used in a variety of ways,…

Groove Library – 32nd Note Groove 1

January 21, 2018

Hello, Login to start. Not a member? Join Today! This is an interesting 32nd note groove featuring some tasty left hand ghost notes and some cool hi-hat parts. Remember to take it SLOW and concentrate on the dynamics. This…

Rhythm Section Workshop w/ Janek Gwizdala – Part 2

January 7, 2018

Hello, Login to start. Not a member? Join Today! Here’s part two of the rhythm section workshop and conversation with bassist Janek Gwizdala. Some interesting topics here including an awesome bit of advice from Peter Erskine. If you’re unfamiliar with…

Lick of the Month – December 2017

December 26, 2017

Hello, Login to start. Not a member? Join Today! Here’s a nice phrase I use a lot that’s a mix of 32nd notes and 16th notes but also containing some hi-hat foot notes! This content is for members only.…

Rhythm Section Workshop w/ Janek Gwizdala – Part 1

December 16, 2017

Hello, Login to start. Not a member? Join Today! I recently got together with world-renowned bassist Janek Gwizdala for a jam at my studio. Janek and I have been playing together for many years and know each others playing very…

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Coming this week – Conversation and playing clips with Janek Gwizdala

December 13, 2017

Had a great conversation and jam with amazing bassist Janek Gwizdala. We captured over and hour of footage talking about working together as a rhythm section and what bassists and drummers want to hear from each other. I’ll be posting…

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December 5, 2017