Dom Howard - Supermassive Blackhole

sales@revolverdrums.com.au (stavros) — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 12:58:08 GMT

I don't think too many could argue at the moment that Muse are not the biggest band in the world at present. Soon to tour Australia in December what is it about them that has endeared them to so many fans. My son for one is a an ardent supporter who loves the way Dominic Howard creates the pulse for Muse. Forever playing along to their songs at home. They must be doing something right.

Dom certainly lays it done with great aplomb and what a buzz to be playing to such huge crowds of adoring fans. Half ya luck.

Dominic James "Dom" Howard D.A. (born 7 December 1977), is the left-handed drummer for the English rock band Muse.

Howard was born in Stockport, Greater Manchester, in England. When he was around 8 years old he

D2Drumline - Drummers Club

sales@revolverdrums.com.au (stavros) — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 11:31:21 GMT

"The D²Drumline is one of Australia's most exciting percussion ensembles and are in high demand for corporate gigs as well as public entertainement and cameos with major Australian musicians including Mamma Kin, M-Phazes, and Keith Urban. The combined experience of the D² musicians includes performances at the 2001 Sydney
Olympics and the 2008 Beijing Olympics as part of the Olympic Orchestras, the 2003

Drum Corps International (DCI) World Championships, the 2006 Australian Ultimate
Drummers Weekend on the Main Stage, with Kieth Urban at Rod Laver Arena, the AFL
Footy Show and NRL Football Matches, and have been involved in international tours
around the UK, New Zealand, China, the USA and Canada. In addition to this, many of
the line a reguarly involved in the Moomba, Melbourne Cup, ANZAC Day, AFL Grand
Final, and Myer Christmas Parades.

D² will be providing you with the opportunity

20 Basic Warm Up Patterns by Conrad Tracey

sales@revolverdrums.com.au (stavros) — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:39:10 GMT

Here Conrad develops a series of sticking patterns incorporating single, double and triple parradiddles and the parradiddle diddle that create a simply brilliant warm up routine when done as a 120 Bar exercise. But as a result of this exercise we are opened up to a whole new way of creating grooves and fills around the kit in 4/4 and odd time which in the end allows us many more ways to express ourselves as both a drummer and musician. Thank you indeed!

Two Most Important Live Performance Tips - Boomy Tokan

sales@revolverdrums.com.au (stavros) — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:28:04 GMT

Very often musicians, artists and bands are oblivious to the basic rudiments of performing. In some cases they are so engrossed in the creativity and the art of music that they totally ignore the people they are supposed to be entertaining, to their detriment.

With live performance being an integral part of a musician's income stream, more value must be placed on performance and on delivering an excellent performance, as this can drive sales to an incredible height.

One simply needs to look at the news papers or any music press to see the huge difference in ticket prices to see a performance by Madonna Lady GaGa as opposed to the Joe Bloggs band down the road, with ticket prices ranging from hundreds of pounds to free entry! Your customers are paying for the "performance" song; therefore it is ridiculous not to invest

Know When Enough Is Enough

sales@revolverdrums.com.au (stavros) — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 04:10:20 GMT

You're doing the gig and your hearts not on the job matter of fact i got it now.

Has this ever happened to you?

A good mate of mine who used to play with Frente was telling me a story about the drummer from The Counting Crows who at the height of their success pulled the pin. He had lost his love for music and was living a lie. So he did the right thing and retired from the band. He now still plays small clubs and loves the intimacy of this situation.

Who of us has actually continued to do something knowing full well that our heart and soul was not into it?

It's a difficult question but one that needs answering because not only are you deluding yourself you are also being dishonest to your band mates and all associated with that venture. Music as with

The Art Of Playing Ride Cymbals

sales@revolverdrums.com.au (stavros) — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 03:45:26 GMT

This month, I thought I'd go into a little more detail on how to get a bit more from your ride cymbal albeit in a quick guide format.

I first got interested and inspired in learning to play my cymbals better from watching Steve Gadd and whilst I can name other great cymbal players, I still keep going back to him to learn more. In particular, I watch and would recommend the Drummers Collective 25th Anniversary DVD which also has Steve Smith, Dave Weckl and Horacio Hernandez on it. Steve Smith's DVD is also pretty good although it doesn't deal specfically with cymbal playing.

The first thing to look at is placement of the cymbal. You need to be able to easily reach your ride and play it comfortably. It also needs to be able to move fairly freely.

The next thing and probably the most important aspect

Danny Carey - Eulogy by Tool

sales@revolverdrums.com.au (stavros) — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 01:10:02 GMT

To many Tool are the prog rock leaders and Danny Carey has developed a fanatical following for his musicality and phenomenal drum prowess. This particular track is just one of many that showcase his amazing skill behind the kit. Danny's use and understanding of polyrhythms is first class and it's little wonder that Tool have influenced many a band such as Korn, System of a Down, Deftones to name but a few.

On October 1, 1996, Tool released their second full-length album, Ænima (pronounced /ˈɒnɪmə/). It was certified triple platinum by the RIAA on March 4, 2003. After Paul D'Amour left Tool, Justin Chancellor came on board, and the recording of the already-begun Ænima continued. The band enlisted the help of producer David Bottrill, who had produced some of King Crimson's albums while Jones

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Dom Howard - Supermassive Blackhole

D2Drumline - Drummers Club

20 Basic Warm Up Patterns by Conrad Tracey

Two Most Important Live Performance Tips - Boomy Tokan

Know When Enough Is Enough

The Art Of Playing Ride Cymbals

Danny Carey - Eulogy by Tool