Drum Talk

For more than 25 years, Dave Weckl has developed and maintained a reputation among fans, peers, and the international music community as one of the great living drummers. For this, he has received numerous accolades and honors; Modern Drummer inducted Dave into their Hall of Fame and named him "one of the 25 best drummers of all time."read more

For more than 25 years, Dave Weckl has developed and maintained a reputation among fans, peers, and the international music community as one of the great living drummers. For this, he has received numerous accolades and honors; Modern Drummer inducted Dave into their Hall of Fame and named him "one of the 25 best drummers of all time."read more

In this interview Louie talks about how he got started, his practice ethos, about gigging with Gary Husband and about his upcoming move to L.A. You can find out more about Louie and follow his blog as he relocates to Hollywood at http://www.louiepalmer.com Click here to thank Louie for doing this interview

In this Drum Interview Podcast I talk with Roman Roth about his move to London and landing the gig with Mick Hucknall. He also talks about his leather drums (really!), and how he likes to practice. You can find out more about Roman at www.romanroth.com Click here to thank Roman for doing this interview

In this Drum Interview Podcast I talk with Roman Roth about his move to London and landing the gig with Mick Hucknall. He also talks about his leather drums (really!), and how he likes to practice. You can find out more about Roman at www.romanroth.com Click here to thank Roman for doing this interview

In this Drum Interview Podcast I talk with Paul Walsham about how he ended up playing with Hurts.   Hear how he ended up playing on the Jonathan Ross show with Elvis Costello, what it was like playing with Barclay James Harvest and what it's like playing with a band that has a number 1 hit in Germany. He talks about how he incorporates electronics into his set up (some songs have 4 different bass drum sounds), how things went wrong at Glastonbury, and the most important lesson for drummers... read more

In this Drum Interview Podcast I talk with Paul Walsham about how he ended up playing with Hurts.   Hear how he ended up playing on the Jonathan Ross show with Elvis Costello, what it was like playing with Barclay James Harvest and what it's like playing with a band that has a number 1 hit in Germany. He talks about how he incorporates electronics into his set up (some songs have 4 different bass drum sounds), how things went wrong at Glastonbury, and the most important lesson for drummers... read more

Lucas Ives is a drummer and software developer based in San Francisco.  He's also a long term drum tech for Dave Weckl.     In this interview he shares how he ended up studying with and teching for Dave and things he learned hanging out with some of the world's best musicians.   read more

Lucas Ives is a drummer and software developer based in San Francisco.  He's also a long term drum tech for Dave Weckl.     In this interview he shares how he ended up studying with and teching for Dave and things he learned hanging out with some of the world's best musicians.   read more

 Darby Todd is a London based drummer who has played with The Darkness, Gary Moore and was a founding member of Hot Leg.  He also played in the West End version of The Lion King. He gigs and records regularly as well as teaching privately. In this interview he shares his story and tells how he landed all these great gigs. You can find out more about Darby at www.darbytodd.comread more

 Darby Todd is a London based drummer who has played with The Darkness, Gary Moore and was a founding member of Hot Leg.  He also played in the West End version of The Lion King. He gigs and records regularly as well as teaching privately. In this interview he shares his story and tells how he landed all these great gigs. You can find out more about Darby at www.darbytodd.comread more