Rimshots vs. no rimshots

Here’s a little video of me stunningly adorned in lush Irish wool, playing some crap for a second in response to a drum forum question, about technique for low-volume rimshots. You’ll notice there’s very little […]

Tom tom sizes rated!

The genesis of this post.  Let’s do something dumb: critically assess the full range of tom tom sizes for goodness and badness. Reward the good, denigrate the bad, punish the weak and strange: 6″: A […]

Organizing practice loops

UPDATE: Download links are working now!  My archive of sampled practice loops has gotten so big that it’s become kind of unmanageable, so I’ve organized them into categories. Here are the first three new zips […]

Ornamentation overdose

This has been going on a long time. Another entry in the ongoing real-world musical saga I call “Music didn’t suddenly get good when a lot of people learned how to play fast.” Let’s reminisce […]