“I am comparatively a heavy drummer. I like to play heavy, and I play forceful, and sometimes I tend to get loud, and it might be overbearing because I’ve seen some customers who sit close […]
Category: dynamics
Very occasional quote of the day: loud and meaningless
“A drummer can be very, very loud and that can be just totally meaningless. Sometimes it can be very, very loud and it can be extremely exciting. So, it’s really not a question of how […]
VOQOTD: on swinging
To me, any drummer who hits the drums too hard doesn’t swing. — Peter Erskine Read the entire Drum! Magazine interview from 2000.
Playing quieter
Miles is going to have to ask you to CTFO. In the past I was regarded as a loud player— I forgot how much, until recently a club owner asked if we would please keep the […]