Samantha Landa / Drumming Gigs Street Drumming Malik Stewart - aka Malik D.O.P.E. - is an accomplished freestyle street drummer from Washington DC. Find out why he went viral!
Tony Coleman / Featured Stories When Dizz Threw Me In Tony Coleman found himself thrown into the deep end when Dizzy Gillespie pulled him onstage. Here's what happened.
Brian Cudina / Broadway Drummers Warren Odze, King Kong Warren Odze is the drummer of King Kong on Broadway. Read this interview to see what it's like behind the scenes of a musical and why he loves his job so much.
Samantha Landa / Drumming Gigs Drumming In The NFL How do you become an NFL drummer? Jayson Hart-Smith is the Percussion Director of the Baltimore Ravens' official marching band.
Marco Minnemann / Featured Stories Getting Over The Nerves Even the greatest drummers get nervous sometimes. Marco Minnemann tells the story of how he didn't quite make it to his very first gig.
Samantha Landa / Articles 6 Things Drummers Always Argue About "I don't need a metronome"...and 5 other common myths many drummers believe.
Samantha Landa / Articles Why Fake Drums Will Never Replace Real Drummers While there's a time and place for fake drums, here's why you don't have to worry about being replaced.
Bruce Becker / Featured Stories Out Of The Comfort Zone Bruce Becker took a chance and moved to Europe, where he found new opportunities and visits from his mentor, Freddie Gruber.
Samantha Landa / Drumming Gigs Drumming On A Comedy Tour Elie Bertrand spent 2 years on the road with actor/comedian Stephane Rousseau. She once laughed so loudly, she had to step offstage.
Brian Cudina / Broadway Drummers Cathryn Wake, The Other Josh Cohen In The Other Josh Cohen, the band members are the actors. The actors are the band. Got it? Drummer Cathryn Wake will tell us more.
Todd Sucherman / Featured Stories Make The Right Turn Todd Sucherman joined Styx under stressful circumstances. Find out how everything he'd done in his career led up to this big opportunity.
Thomas Lang / Featured Stories Reclaiming My Hands Thomas Lang's drumming career almost derailed when he was diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome. Here's the story in his words.
Samantha Landa / Articles 5 Summer Practice Tips For Drummers How do you get motivated when the weather is awesome? Here are five ways to maximize your practice time this summer.
Brian Cudina / Broadway Drummers Beetlejuice The Musical Shannon Ford and Joshua Mark Samuels play drums and percussion in Broadway's Beetlejuice The Musical. Find out how they work together!
Samantha Landa / Articles The Female Drummers You Should Know Women and girls have been playing drums as long as drums have been around. This guide highlights the major influence women have had on a male-dominated industry.
Samantha Landa / Drumming Gigs Drumming On Cruise Ships Doug Tann spent 23 years as the Musical Director and drummer with Princess Cruises. Find out how he got his foot in the door and why he loved his job so much.
Brian Cudina / Broadway Drummers Marques Walls, Be More Chill Marques Walls is the drummer of the new pop rock Broadway musical, Be More Chill. Read on to find out what it's like behind the scenes of a Broadway show!
Samantha Landa / Articles 5 Reasons Why Kids Should Play Drums Drumming can reduce stress, improve your health, and even keep you out of trouble. Here are 5 reasons why kids should play drums.
Samantha Landa / Drumming Gigs Drumming At The Hockey Playoffs Pat Steward was the live drummer at the hockey playoffs alongside legends like Elvis Costello and Rob Baker of The Tragically Hip. Find out how he got this literally cool gig!
Aaron Edgar / Articles Why You Should Drum Outside The Box Is there such a thing as "no wrong notes"? Aaron Edgar explains why you shouldn't be afraid to explore unconventional rhythms.
