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Played with these guys last night. I played my Radio Kings and my Pork Pie cherry/walnut snare.

Take a look at this board (sorry/not sorry for the big pic). Channel 1: Monitor line from the main mixer Channel 2: Metronome Ok, I want to run a my metronome back out to the soundboard from here. Is there a way to do this with this board WITHOUT sending my own personal monitor mix back to...

You should be able to see this post even if you don't have IG.

I’m a big fan of the TNR/Bootyshaker products and I have bought my fair share of them. However, I wanted to make my own foam pads for my floor tom feet that I could leave on. I’ve done this in the past, but I thought I’d share my process. For the foam, I had a couple of extra foam rings...

How old is your ekit? Over time, has it lost any sensitivity? If so, have you been able to fix it?

I’m proud of my friend Presley Barker who just signed with Universal! I sit in with him from time to time. I don’t know the details of his contract, he seems really excited. I played with him a while back, and I’ll be playing again with him in September at a festival in VA. Here’s a...

I stink at playing along with drumless tracks. There. I said it. I have to play with real people.

My first attempt at a rig rundown video. I need better lighting, but I’m working on learning editing for now.

Even though I've been playing drums over 30 years now, I'm always learning what I can about tuning drums because there's still a lot of it that I find pretty mysterious and nonsensical. I had a little bit of time this past weekend to mess with my TuneBot. I bought it a few years ago, tried it a...

I don’t know if all of my snares have ever been at the same place at the same time, so I thought I’d take a pic.

Everyone that knows me knows that I'm a SUCKER for sparkle drums. Heck, I love anything music-related that has sparkle to it: snares, drum thrones, stick bags. This also extends to guitar and amp finishes as well. When it comes to drum gear, is there one thing you are a sucker for that you're...

We talk about our first drum sets a lot, but knowing what you know now, would you have gotten something different? Given the same money, time period, and availability, what would you have bought differently? My first kit was a brand new set of Tama Rockstars in the early 1990s. In the same...

Before: After: I never really liked the finish on this amazing snare, so I fixed it.

Got home last night from playing “Honky Tonkin’ in Queens.” The gig surpassed all of my expectations. Sorry but not sorry for all of the crowd noise.

My only impression of Queens is from Coming to America. Anyone have any advice? I'm assuming it's relatively safe...right? Here's the flier:

I saw this on another forum and I thought this would be cool. I bought myself this pocket knife a couple of years ago for my birthday. I carry it every day and use it all of the time. It's super sharp and reliable. Here's a pic and a video: Let's see your pocket knife!

Although I try to remain positive, let me just say that 2025 hasn't exactly been "my year," but I'll have to say that yesterday was a good day. I picked up this little gem from the local animal shelter yesterday. The first pic was taken when I first got her and she was on her way home. She's...

I believe that every drummer should play the following at least one time for the experience: A 1960s Ludwig 3-ply kit A Ludwig Supraphonic Ludwig Black Beauty Slingerland 3-ply kit from the 1970s Gretsch Renowns A drum kit and snare from a small, independent drum shop closest to your home An...

In case you missed it, here is my first attempt at 2-mic recording (yes, you are only hearing out of one ear). Here is my second attempt. I changed out the kick beater to a softer one, placed the AKG P120 over the kit, and I kept the Beyerdynamic TG D71 in front of the kick. I did a little...

Here’s a video I made on how to wrap sticks using tennis racquet tape.