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The Ultimate Drumoff: Larnell Lewis, Hannah Welton, Dennis Chambers & Aaron Spears

Brandon Toews  /  Mar 3, 2023

Put four of the world’s top drummers together and what do you get?

Drumeo worked with some amazing people this past year, and we asked Larnell Lewis (Snarky Puppy), Hannah Welton (Prince), Dennis Chambers (Parliament-Funkadelic) and Aaron Spears (Usher/Ariana Grande) to shed over an instrumental called “Intermediate Funk” (a play-along you can find in the Drumeo members area).

While we filmed each of them separately, we’ve combined each of their takes into a single video so you can see how everyone approached the song differently.

It’s funky, it’s upbeat, and you get to see each pro drummer take solos.

Who should we get to collab next, and on what song?


Brandon Toews is an author, educator, and performer based out of Vancouver, Canada. Brandon is the author of The Drummer's Toolbox, co-author of The Best Beginner Drum Book, and the Content Director at Musora, home to the award-winning online music education platforms Drumeo, Pianote, Guitareo and Singeo.

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