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How To Make A Living Playing The Drums

Anika Nilles  /  UPDATED Mar 29, 2023

Making a living playing the drums requires more than just having your drumming skills in check. Seeing as Anika Nilles has made quite the splash in the drum scene within the past couple of years through YouTube and her original music, we figured she’d have a few tips to share on the topic. She discusses everything you should be doing to push yourself forward in your drumming career such as social media, how to connect with other musicians, and more!

More lesson from Anika Nilles:
► Anika’s Top Two Warm-Up Routines
► Grooves & Fills from “Pikalar”
► Quintuplet Groove by Anika


Jared Falk is a lifelong drummer, drum teacher, and the co-founder of Drumeo. For over 18 years, Jared has been a leader in the online music education industry, publishing his first online video lessons in 2003 and founding Musora in 2005.

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