🥁 Drum Spotlight
Nate Mueller Gospel Chopping so Easily ⛪️
Nashville session drummer Nate Mueller digs into a gospel tune on this short clip, bringing the pocket and feel that the genre demands. He's inviting followers to drop song suggestions in the comments, making it a fun, open-ended series worth following if gospel drumming is on your radar.
📰 Drum News
Chad Smith Cover's the Famous John Bonham Classic: "Good Times Bad Times"
Chad Smith takes on "Good Times Bad Times" in this Drumeo short, tackling the Bonham benchmark that has humbled drummers for decades—those right-foot bass drum doubles in particular. It's a sharp 57-second reminder of how much technique and feel Bonham packed into a single groove, and watching a player of Smith's caliber navigate it makes the lesson land harder.
🎓 Practice & Skills
Drum Channel has released a brand new masterclass, "Getting Started with Sampling Pads" 👀
Touring drummer and music director Antoine Fadavi leads Drum Channel's new masterclass on getting started with sampling pads, walking through real-world applications and practical setup in under 20 minutes. If you've been curious about adding a pad like the Roland SPD-SX to your rig but didn't know where to begin, this is a focused, no-fluff entry point.
3 Steps To Make Your Floor Tom Sound Huge | Finding Your Own Drum Sound
ArtOfDrumming breaks down floor tom tuning and technique into three focused steps, walking you through how small adjustments to head tension, muffling, and stroke placement can transform a thin, papery thud into a deep, resonant boom. If your floor tom has never quite sat right in the mix, this is a practical starting point for dialing in a sound that's actually yours.
🛒 Gear Pick
Pearl Tech Tool combination Drum Key and Drum Set Multi-Tool with five Screwdrivers, six Hex Keys and Bottle Opener
Pearl's TechTool packs 13 instruments-specific tools into a single pocket-sized unit — five screwdrivers, six hex keys, a drum key, and a bottle opener — all selected to fit Pearl drums, pedals, and hardware without digging through a toolbox mid-gig.
🌎 Drum Community
Kyle May plays "Electric Company" with his Meinl Cymbals
Kyle May locks into a full Byzance setup for "Electric Company," a performance clip that doubles as a showcase for how cymbal selection shapes a groove's entire personality — every wash, ping, and crash choice audible in context rather than on a demo pad.