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My guest this week is Mathew Kohanowski, drummer of Deathcore band Euclid. Matt is a seasoned touring drummer having done several years with Shadows of Intent as well as Oceano with a great insight on the music industry and being in a growing up and coming band. We discuss the struggles of touring on the smaller scale and differences between growing a band now and what it was like 10-15 years ago as well as his love for Slipnot and his early years behind the kit. I hope you enjoy this episode and dont forget to subscribe, like, comment and check out the links below for more info about the podcast!GET MORE ⬇️ PATREON ➡ patreon.com/weretalkindrums MERCH ➡ were-talkin-drums-podcast.creator-spring.com INSTAGRAM ➡ instagram.com/weretalkindrums YOUTUBE ➡ https://www.youtube.com/@weretalkindrumspodcast TWITCH ➡ http://Twitch.tv/coryhdrummer
Cosa possiamo "rubare" alla musica classiche che possiamo poi applicare nel lavoro musicale all'interno di un contesto moderno, pop? Ne parliamo con Tommaso Sansonetti, Percussionista e batterista con grandi esperienze televisive ed anche percussionista sinfonico dell'orchestra di San Remo.
EP 8: Thomas Lang Thomas Lang is drumming legend originally from Vienna, Austria. Thomas now makes the California his home and is widely known as one of the most popular clinicians in the world. As a clinician Thomas has headlined at every major international drumming festival and has toured the world many times over as a solo performer. Before moving to California with his family, Thomas spent the 1990s in London where he recorded and toured with some of the most popular artists of the era including Tina Turner, Peter Gabriel, Robbie Williams , Kelly Clarkson, Sugababes, Geri Halliwell, Emma Bunton, Victoria Beckham, Ronan Keating, Steve Hackett, 911, and Boyzone. Lang is also a well known and respected educator and his well known practice-regime eventually became the basis for his 2-part series of instructional videos “Ultimatives Schlagzeug Part I and II. In 2003, Lang released the instructional DVD and book “Creative Control”. In November 2006 Lang released his DVD and book “Creative Coordination And Advanced Foot Techniques”. The DVD and book are based around multi-pedal orchestrations, independence, sheer power and advanced foot technique. In 2007, Lang launched the Thomas Lang Drumming Boot Camp, a multi-day touring educational drumming experience that he has hosted in various locations around the world including London, Los Angeles, New York, Berlin, Austria and Finland, among others. Lang has since taken this award-winning educational concept to 35 countries and has hosted more than 120 of these camps worldwide. In 2011, Lang launched the annual Los Angeles-based camp “The Big Drum Bonanza”, a five-day, multi-drummer festival which has featured various guest artists including Virgil Donati, Stanton Moore, Chris Coleman, Dave Elitch, Kenny Aronoff, George Kollias and Jeff Hamilton among others. Thomas was also one of the seven drummers who auditioned to replace Mike Portnoy in Dream Theater. Thomas is a frequent guest tutor at universities, drum seminars and drum camps all over the world. Lang also owns an online drum school Thomas Lang's Drum Universe and is the president of the International Percussion Association (IPA). Links Website: www.thomaslangsdrumuniverse.com Big Drum Bonanza Camp: www.bigdrumbonanza.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thomaslangdrum Twitter: https://twitter.com/thomaslangdrum Paul Jennings (Host) Instagram: www.instagram.com/playcajon
In this episode, Mark and Tom continue their discussion about the drum recording process. They talk about the evolution of the drum sound, creative and technical decisions when miking drums, miking techiniques, plus some of their favorite microphones when recording drums. How do drum recordings differ now versus 40 years ago? Why choose certain microphones versus others? What different approaches and schools of thought do people use when recording drums?
Welcome back to another episode of DrumGAB podcast. Well, we made it over the ten episode hump with many lessons learned and lots of support from my friends and advocates of DrumGAB. I can begin to see the journey that is laying before me and it is up to me to fulfill it. Thank you all for your support with this project. My guest this week is a fellow Ontarian and while we have some mutual friends….but we have never met or spoke until this interview. Well, all I can say is that Ryan is a really great human. I feel that he is at the apex of a major moment in his life. He is about to call it a day with his current HVAC career and turn drumming into a full-time gig. Not completely cold turkey, he did get his smart serve to have a little bit of insurance while he makes the brave transition. There is no doubt, he is definitely taking the plunge and I am so stoked for him. It takes guts to follow your passion. He has a good plan though and he is driven, so I believe he will succeed. So in the beginning of the interview, Ryan discusses where he comes from as a drummer. It all started when Ryan’s father tried to teach drums to Ryan, however, he only wished to play with his toys and it wasn’t looking like Ryan was going to follow in his dad’s footsteps. Jump ahead a decade and Ryan begins to face some facts. Drums are cool. Ryan learned from his father until one day Ryan got a Jim Chapin DVD and changed their lives forever. It spawned the desire for them to get playing with better technique and ultimately Ryan discovered a whole new layer to drumming that opened his eyes wide open. Ryan has been receiving instruction with Aaron Edgar for about a year now and this has expanded Ryan’s vocabulary entirely. Today, Ryan has a website www.claxtondrums.ca where he has drum cover videos, drum groove exercise videos and more. It is all executed with care and in particular, the exercise videos are explained incredibly well and are totally worth checking out! He is also playing in a metalcore band Lungless. In this podcast we have a special DrumGAB exclusive of Lungless’ brand new, never been heard track “The One and Only” and we also feature “To the Part of Me That’s Missing”, which they just released a video of. The link to that is at the bottom of the podcast notes. We round out the podcast by talking about motivation and the way life ought to be. Ryan and I connected on a very deep level throughout this interview and we leave feeling very positive about both of our choices in life and where things are heading. It was a very cool interview that I won’t soon forget.
Welcome back to another episode of the DrumGAB podcast. This weeks’ guest is coming to us from Asbury Park, NJ. This episode will go down as one of those podcasts that you don’t forget. It is amazing to think that I can archive this recording and listen back to it years later. I know it would make me happy to remember this time that I recorded a podcast with Joey “Bones” Parasole. First and foremost, Joey is so filled with positivity. The vibe came blasting through my laptop and into my headphones. It was impossible not to have fun with this guy. Joey had just arrived back home from Winter NAMM 2017, days before we spoke. His experiences while being there were still very fresh in his mind and so I opened up the conversation with asking about his time at NAMM. We discuss those damn sound police with their DB meters and how Ramy, from A&F Drum Co. could have been shut down. He reveals the three booths that he thought were major highlights of NAMM as well. I also ask Joey about being at NAMM as “Joey Bones”…..his answer is so candid and I love it. When he arrived home from NAMM, what awaited him!? Oh, just a Predator Percussion stave snare drum!!! We talk about the level of service you can expect with Mike’s company. The process that Joey describes is the seal of approval for me on why we should ALL consider boutique brand drums if you want high end. There was just so much care and involvement between Mike and Joey when creating this drum. It is really inspiring to hear the story behind his drum. Then there is the beard. Lemme say this much…..that boy can grow a god damn beard. I am super jelly about it and I only wish I had such capabilities in that regard. He goes on to express the common challenges with being a cable guy and having such an intrepid beard. The hot, sweaty, summer days where he must power through with courage in order to reach the ultimate goal of Wizard status. Honestly, this part alone is worth the price of admission. Pure jokes. It’s no surprise that Joey is a pretty sensitive dude. I mean sure, he’s covered in ink, has a shaved head, and a monster beard that could eat you at will, but at the core, he’s all heart man. With that being said, I asked him about what it is like seeing his son take interest in drums and what it must be like to jam with him. It is hard to not be touched a little with this segment. At the beginning of this podcast, we feature a song by Joey's band The Morgan Freemasons, "Dragonfly". We discuss who his bandmates are and the good times they seem to have together as a band. Make sure to check them out on Instagram @the_morgan_freemasons. We then round things off with a tough question and some of you may even question why I asked him this. I ask him if Instagram hinders his life. I relate to him on this because let's be honest for a minute….if anyone had a video that eclipsed 100,000K….more than once, you can’t tell me that it wouldn’t give you a rush. Bigger accounts, like Joey’s, see a lot of action and so I had to know the scoop on how this plays into his daily life. At the end of the interview, I feel that we discussed some interesting topics. If you read between the lines, it is clear that this episode focuses on what it is like to be an everyday guy who is becoming a celebrity within a specific online community. Think about it…….It is all done in the man’s basement with a GoPro, phone and computer. He then goes to California and is recognized by tons of people. He has scored endorsements, millions of views and a whole lot of love from our drumming community. What I think most people appreciate is how Joey is taking it all in and then he spreads it back out again. This is the sign of a true gentleman and I consider the guy a friend at this point. I hope that you enjoy this very exciting and natural episode of DrumGAB podcast. Joey “Bones” Parasole endorses Love Custom Drums, Predator Percussion, and Zion Cymbals.
Welcome back to another episode of the DrumGAB podcast. This weeks’ guest, Tim Buell, speaks to us from Nashville, TN. Episode four is quite anecdotal. It spirals into several rabbit holes throughout the interview and for the most part is completely spontaneous. Like all interviews that I perform, I always have notes and questions prepared for each podcast, however, on this occasion, I referred to them twice. Tim has such an interesting background with drums. The stories about his time in Belmont University are a definite highlight in this podcast episode. He studied under both Derico Watson and Chester Thompson, while at Belmont, among other teachers. Tim shares some of his experiences while studying with these two iconic players. In particular, the story about him and Chester is something you won’t want to miss. Tim also elaborates on the fine balance of being yourself as an artist and “getting the job done” as a Nashville session musician. We go pretty deep here, to say the least, and I believe we uncover some really interesting points of view that perhaps you, the listener, might take into consideration when you enter a studio or a live musical setting. Later on, we talk about the great Brian Blade. I don’t want to spoil anything here in the podcast notes but this story is the cherry on top with this episode. A close encounter with this magnificent drummer and how any great player can make any situation work for them. Finally, we wanted to promote Tim’s new Ableton Live video series titled “Ableton For the Working Drummer”. This video series that Tim has produced focuses primarily on how to run tracks in Ableton. Up until now, there haven't really been any resources, according to Tim, on how to run tracks in Ableton so he wanted to remedy that. Catch the video series, it will launch today, 01/25/17 and he will have this available for a limited time before he will take it down for further refinement. The track at the beginning of this episode is titled “Sides of the North” by Remedy Drive. Tim endorses Vic Firth and The Drum Wallet. I hope you enjoy the anecdotal nature of this interview and please subscribe and leave a review, every little bit helps!!
Kenton Bell is a truly remarkable person. He has pledged his life to the drum/music industry since he was a teenager and has never looked back. Recently, on DrumGab's blog www.drumgab.com, we discussed his 20+ year career and while I discussed as much as possible in that blog article there was still more of Kenton to uncover and reveal, hence this podcast. A lot of what we discuss in this episode isn't even necessarily about drums, in fact a lot of it is not about drums at all. Sure, we discuss his company KentonDRUMS in some detail and his relationships in the drum industry, but the heart of this conversation is about his sacrifices in his personal life to keep this whole thing running. He also talks about chasing your dreams with thoughtfulness, discipline and consistency. I would say Kenton is one of the most insightful and "Guru-like" people I have met in my life, even considering his young age. Listen to this podcast to discover a very real and personal conversation about what it is like to be in "the biz" and some terrific insight on being heavily involved in the drum/music industry.