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2014-05-14

Many years ago, someone said to me, “Don’t you get bored playing the drums? Because all you do is play the same thing over and over again...

2014-04-30

  I have a recording session coming up and I will be playing an electronic kit exclusively for it. I am not using it for any specific reason, other...

2014-04-21

This week I experimented with the paradiddle.  I find it a lot of fun to play, and it’s probably one of the most used rudiments&nbsp...

2014-04-16

While at a rehearsal for an upcoming recording session, the other musicians and I started chatting about different bands we had seen live in concert....

2014-04-12

I love to play rudiments.  I use them to increase my strength and stamina and to help with sticking technique. However, I don’t just see the...

2014-04-10

I’ve often heard drummers talk about technique as though it were a bad thing.  They seem to think if they apply too much technique they will...

2012-08-23

  Do you have a unique drum set you are particularly proud of ?  Show it off here at DrumHaven.com!  Just fill out the short form below and upload your...

2012-08-20

I used to play in a house band for a Washington D.C. club.  It was a great gig.  We played a variety of different musical styles from jazz, to Latin and...

2012-08-07

As drummers, our main job is to keep good time.  Without this ability, we are not of much use to anyone.  But as important as that is, it is not our only...

2012-07-29

What is in your toolbox?  Or more importantly, do you even have a toolbox?  Our instrument (the drums in case you’ve forgotten)  has parts that move and...