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Hello, Login to start. Not a member? Join Today! After some requests for some practice footage, I decided to just upload this video, unedited. This was just before I left for a few tour dates and I had just put…

Hand Technique Course – Lesson Eight – Singles vs Doubles P2

March 23, 2017

Hello, Login to start. Not a member? Join Today! Part two of the Singles vs Doubles routines. This time we’re mixing up singles and doubles and note rates, so now we’re using 16th notes, 16th note triplets and 32nd notes.…

Lick of the Month – March ’17

March 16, 2017

Hello, Login to start. Not a member? Join Today! Very simple sticking for this one – just a six-stroke roll – but it can be very useful and sound great orchestrated around the drums a little and played with good…

Hand Technique Course – Lesson Seven – Flams P1

March 10, 2017

Hello, Login to start. Not a member? Join Today! Now let’s introduce some flams to the mix. This is part one of the ‘Flam Variations’ exercises. Flams are an huge part of my drum set playing (many drummers would say…

Flowing in Triplets – Vocab Idea 1

February 24, 2017

Hello, Login to start. Not a member? Join Today! I’ve been asked for more triplet phrases to extend on from the Flowing in Triplets course, so here we go with a favourite phrase of mine that has a nice left-before-right…

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‘Little Trees’ Performance Video w/ Janek Gwizdala

February 20, 2017

Hello, Login to start. Not a member? Join Today! I managed to get some video from the last play-along I made with Janek so I put it together with my drum footage to make this fun video. You can get…

Lick of the Month – February 2017

February 18, 2017

Hello, Login to start. Not a member? Join Today! This is another high energy phrase that can be used just between the snare & cymbal or all around the drums. We’re grouping in 5’s though so it’s an over-the-bar-line phrase…

Latin Fill Ideas – Part One

February 11, 2017

Hello, Login to start. Not a member? Join Today! A member was asking about Latin fills so I put together a few ideas that I use when I’m playing anything Latin or Latin ‘flavoured’. I am certainly no expert or…

Hand Technique Course – Lesson Six – Singles vs Doubles P1

February 4, 2017

Hello, Login to start. Not a member? Join Today! Now comes the point where we put singles and doubles together for the first time. Singles and doubles are like the binary code of drumming – everything you play is made…

Lick of the Month – January 2017

January 31, 2017