If you haven't heard of Ken Salters yet, you probably will before too long. Ken was one of the first people I asked for an interview, before I'd even shot a single episode of the podcast, because he's exactly the type of drummer I wanted to fe

Episode Four - Nate Wood

Nov 17th, 2014

What can I say? Nate Wood is one of the people who inspired me to start the 80/20 Drummer channel, and he's just honored me with an appearance on the podcast. Nate approaches the drums like there are no rules, to such a degree that some other

Episode Three - Arthur Kam

Sep 25th, 2014

Arthur Kam is part of the "Gospel Chops class" at Berklee, but he's careful to specify that he's not a showboater - he prides himself on adapting his playing to the song. More Info - http://the8020drummer.com

Episode Two - Kassa Overall

Sep 9th, 2014

Kassa Overall is the drummer for Steve Coleman and the Five Elements and Deedee Bridgewater. In this episode we talked about fitting technique into instinct, fitting music into your life, working harder than everyone else, and finding inspirati

Episode One - Colin Stranahan

Aug 30th, 2014

I sat down with Kurt Rosenwinkel drummer and rising star Colin Stranahan to speak about how and why he plays the drums, how he recognizes promise in young players, the number one thing aspiring drummers do wrong, and how he achieves balance and

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