Doug Meola'S Drumspot

Hey Drum Family! What is/are your favourite genres of music to play as a drummer? Do you play that style or genre often?
Have you seen and/or heard the amazing Brian Blade (Brady's brother) play? He is an incredibly talented jazz drummer. Besides working with his own Fellowship Band, Brian is a member of The Wayne Shorter quartet and recorded with music giants such as Daniel Lanois, Joni Mitchell, Ellis Marsalis, Marianne Faithfull, Emmylou Harris, Billy Childs, Herbie Hancock, Dorothy Scott and Bob Dylan. Check out Brian performing here for Canopus Drums!
For more drum information, photos, videos, educational and unique drumming stuff, stop by The DrumSpot website and and check it out! http://dougmeola.com

Hey Drummers! Do you have a favourite artist or band that Kenny Aronoff has worked with and/or have you seen him perform live at a show or drumming event? Kenny has been a force in the world of drumming for as long as I can remember. Playing with everyone from John Mellencamp, BoDeans, John Fogerty, Cinderella, Chickenfoot, Jon Bon Jovi, Melissa Etheridge, Bob Seger, The Smashing Pumpkins... who HASN'T this guy played with?! Kenny is a super cool guy and he works hard at ever...y aspect of his drumming career. If you are a freelance drummer looking for a drummer to model your drumming career after, Kenny is your man! Kenny just released a new book: "Sex, Drums, and Rock and Roll"! Here is a link to it if you want to check it out: https://www.amazon.ca/Sex-Drums-Rock-Roll -Busi…/…/1495007936
Check out Kenny's performance at the 2012 DRUM! Magazine Night...
For more drum information, photos, videos, educational and unique drumming stuff, stop by The DrumSpot website and and check it out! http://dougmeola.com
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Working on some amazing projects and looking forward to all that is ahead! Grateful to work with such amazing people and companies and to be able to play such incredible instruments! @pearl_drums @pearlcanada @vicfirth @aquariandrumheads @heartbeatpercussion @drumtacs @tunebotdrum @humesandberg @tnr_products @cympad @carmichaelthronecompany @aroundthekit @sunsets.trip #gratitude #work #drumlessons #thedrumspot

Hey Drum Family! Please join me in wishing the great Chris Layton a Happy 63rd Birthday today! Chris is famously known as the esteemed drummer of Stevie Ray Vaughan's Double Trouble and the band Experience Hendrix and has played with Arc Angels, Storyville, Grady, and is currently drumming with Kenny Wayne Shepherd. Check out this video (courtesy of Reverb.com) laying out the basics of the Texas Shuffle concept that was so prominently used in Double Trouble's rhythm. Have you ever seen Chris play live and/or do you have a favourite recording that he has done? Check him out! Happy Birthday Chris!
For more drum information, photos, videos, educational and unique drumming stuff, stop by The DrumSpot website and and check it out! http://dougmeola.com

Hey drum family! Talk about having a total command of your instrument, this guy has it all! Simon Phillips is another one of those drummers that is just continually more impressive everytime I see and hear him perform! What are some of your favourite recordings or performances of Simon's? Needing no introduction, Simon has played with tons of well know bands and artists including Pete Townsend, Toto, The Who, Derek Sherinian, David Coverdale, Judas Priest, Far Corporation, RM...S, Gary Moore, Michael Schenker Group, Jeff Beck, Mike Rutherford, Jon Anderson, Tears for Fears, Mike Oldfield, David Gilmour, and Roxy Music to name a few. Check out Simon's drum solo from a performance with his band Protocol in 2016! Awesome!
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Hey Drum Family! Please join me in remebering the amazing and influential Anthony Terrence "Tony" Thompson today. Tony was born on November 15, 1954 and was a super busy session drummer best known as the drummer of The Power Station and a member of the band Chic. Throughout his career Tony played with high profile artists like David Bowie, Elton John, Mick Jagger, Crown of Thorns and Distance to name a few. Sadly we lost Tony on November 12, 2003. Are you a fan of Tony's and/or do you have a favourite recording, perfromance or artist that he worked with? Here he is in a retrospective with the band The Power Station. Rest in peace Tony, thanks for the inspiration!
For more drum information, photos, videos, educational and unique drumming stuff, stop by The DrumSpot website and and check it out! http://dougmeola.com

Hey Drum Family! Do you work on any specific hi hat techniques or approaches? Carter Beauford is a huge influence of mine and years ago his drumming inspired me to begin developing my open hand technique. Check out the amazing Mr. Beauford discussing some of his approaches in this clip from his awesome Under The Table And Drumming - Vol 1 DVD. Have you ever seen Carter play live in person? Amazing!!!
For more drum information, photos, videos, educational and unique drumming stuff, stop by The DrumSpot website and and check it out! http://dougmeola.com

Hey Drum Family! Please join me in wishing Travis Barker a Happy 43rd Birthday today! Travis has inspired tons of kids to get behind a kit and has taught some drummers that have actually now become well known in their own right... plus he just loves drums and drumming. Do you have any favourite Travis grooves, recordings, or performances? Please share yours with us! Happy Birthday Travis!
For more drum information, photos, videos, educational and unique drumming stuff, stop by The DrumSpot website and and check it out! http://dougmeola.com

Hey Drummers! Do you spend an equal amount of time working on your foot speed, control and dynamics as you do on your hand technique? I am sure that drummers that regularly play double bass drum log in lots of time developing their feet. If you are primarily a single bass drum player, do you incorporate your less dominant foot into your playing regularly?
Check out this cool drum lick/exercise/lesson from my drum brother and pal, the amazing Dan Zalac demonstrating "The Upst...roke Kick Lick" John Bonham Technique. This is a great lick and and an awesome exercise if you want to work on getting all four limbs working together (Plus it is just straight up awesome!). If you dig it, add it to your weekend drumming plans!
Be sure to check out Dan's YouTube Channel for more killer drumming! https://www.youtube.com/user/GrooveDrummi n
Do you have any particular exercises, approaches, methods or books that you use to keep your feet in shape?
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Hey Drummers! Have you ever heard the FIRST known Jazz band or recording? Or do you know how we as drummers came to start playing "drum fills"?
This is our weekly Drum History Video with the incredible Daniel Glass and his "History of the Drumset" Series and you have to check this one out, Part 5, "1917 - New Orleans Style Drumming"! Very cool stuff!
What was the first Jazz band, song and/or recording that you ever heard or tried to play? Please share yours with us!
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Hey Drum Family! Remebering the one and only Philip John Taylor better known as Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor. Phil was an English rock drummer well known for being the drummer for Motörhead from 1975–1984 and 1987–1992, recording eleven studio albums and four live albums with the band. Phil was born on September 21, 1954 and we lost him on November 11, 2015 due to liver failure. Here he is live with Motörhead in 1991 with Lemmy Kilmister , Phil Campbell , Wurzel(Michael Burston). Rest in Peace Phil!
For more drum information, photos, videos, educational and unique drumming stuff, stop by The DrumSpot website and and check it out! http://dougmeola.com

Hey Drum Family! Here's one for you... What is your DREAM GIG? What band would you love to be in or what artist would you want to back up (Past or present)? I have a few on my list, David Bowie and Prince are up there and that definitely won't happen but that would have been pretty cool as far as I am concerned.
I also have a pretty heavy obsession with all things Steve Jordan. I saw this interview with him and I thought that other drummers would dig it too as I never met a ...drummer that didn't like Steve's incredible playing.
In this interview Steve talks about his dream gig and tells a cool story about how he got to play with one of his icons of music. I love learning more about the drummers that I admire, I feel like I can get a better handle on their drumming style and perpectives that way.
Check this out and be sure to share your DREAM GIG with us in the comments section! Enjoy...
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Hey Drummers! So, do you ever hear this question being thrown around: Are you a GROOVE drummer or a CHOPS drummer? How do you respond? What???? Wait... how about we are ALL DRUMMERS!
Of course we all have our personal tastes, likes, style and genre interests as well as areas of focus in our drumming journey and they are all AWESOME! If someone is playing the drums, that is all the matters to me. What we personally like and appreciate from a drumming perspective means absolut...ely nothing to anyone else but us. Right?
I am constantly inspired and blown away by drummers, especially drummers that don't approach playing like I do because they inspire me and motivate me to try new things and I just might learn something in the process. We can appreciate every drummer for their talent, skills, abilities and approach without the need to judge, label or put a value on their playing.
Speaking of appreciating drummers, have you seen or heard Devon Taylor (currently drumming with Rita Ora)? Devon is incredible and I personally feel like he does an amazing job of covering all the bases of drumming. He has an awesome personal style, tons of energy, originality and creativity happening in his drumming! But, hey that's just my opinion.
Check out Devon's performance from one of the Guitar Center Drum Off Shows.
For more drum information, photos, videos, educational and unique drumming stuff, stop by The DrumSpot website and and check it out! http://dougmeola.com
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Hey Drum Family! Do you ever get the opportunity to really explore the voices and sounds that are possible to achieve with your drums? Of course your drum sound, tuning, approach and expectations depend largely on your gigs and what you need to deliver for them. Check out this cool video of Steve Smith discussing and demonstrating the wide range of sound possibilities of the the snare drum and his thoughts on hand control and technique! How do you approach getting your desired sound from your drums?
For more drum information, photos, videos, educational and unique drumming stuff, stop by The DrumSpot website and and check it out! http://dougmeola.com

Hey Drum Family! GROOVE, GROOVE, GROOVE... Here's a drummer that I have been mildly obsessed with, the incredible Nate Smith... Simple but ALL FEEL. Undeniable... Are you a fan of Nate's and/or have you ever listened to or seen him with The Dave Holland Quintet? What modern jazz drummers, artists or bands do are you listening to these days? Please share yours with us! Here is Nate with KINFOLK Nublu in NYC last month.
For more drum information, photos, videos, educational and unique drumming stuff, stop by The DrumSpot website and and check it out! http://dougmeola.com

Hey Drummers! Do you go through phases in your drumming? Do you find yourself experimenting with lots of different genres of music or do you stick with one style most of the time? I don't play many gigs that require drumming like this but I experiment with playing stuff like this and incorporating more "chops" based drumming into my playing. You never know what the future holds and challenging ourselves to do different things is never a bad thing. After all drumming is drumming and it needs no labels or boundaries, right? Check out the incredible Eric Moore doing his thing the way that he does it!
For more drum information, photos, videos, educational and unique drumming stuff, stop by The DrumSpot website and and check it out! http://dougmeola.com

Hey Drum Family! As a drummer, how well do you truly listen to, interact with and enhance the songs that you are playing?
Do you get into "weaving" your drum parts and performances around the arrangement and what the other musicians are doing in addition to laying down the foundation of the song? Check out this incredible clip of Steve Jordan recording drums for John Mayer's "Waiting On The World To Change". So awesome and inspiring...
How do you approach contructing and rec...ording your parts as a drummer?
For more drum information, photos, videos, educational and unique drumming stuff, stop by The DrumSpot website and and check it out! http://dougmeola.com
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Hey Drum Family! Have you ever entered and played in a "drum off" or a drum contest? I personally view drumming as art and not just as a technical ability activity however celebrating drummers coming together as a community to play and enjoy drumming is always cool with me. These guys just keep taking things to new levels, unbelievable talent and lots of work! Check out Guitar Center's 27th Annual Drum-Off 2015 Winner, Tony Taylor Jr.
What are your thoughts on "drumming contests"? Please share your thoughts and comments!
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It is great meeting so many awesome drummers and sharing our love of drums and drumming together!
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excellent as I have been drumming for 60 years and still am but with a pipe band these days but still love it

so I can appreciate a brilliant drummer

Very Nice... Bravo...��� veloce , ritmica eccellente... e sincronizzazione invidiabile.... ����

I love it such a big help thank you keep it coming SAL

Excellent Drum Teacher! Doug can not only work with many styles, but with people from a wide range of ages as well.

Dan Shinder

Exec. Producer/Host

Drum Talk TV

Cheers !



As a fellow instructor here in the USA I can safely inform you that DOUG MEOLA is the REAL DEAL. He exudes positivity, patience and professionalism with each and every student!



I HIGHLY recommend lessons with Doug !!



M'

excellent as I have been drumming for 60 years and still am but with a pipe band these days but still love it

so I can appreciate a brilliant drummer

Very Nice... Bravo...��� veloce , ritmica eccellente... e sincronizzazione invidiabile.... ����

I love it such a big help thank you keep it coming SAL

Excellent Drum Teacher! Doug can not only work with many styles, but with people from a wide range of ages as well.

Dan Shinder

Exec. Producer/Host

Drum Talk TV

Cheers !



As a fellow instructor here in the USA I can safely inform you that DOUG MEOLA is the REAL DEAL. He exudes positivity, patience and professionalism with each and every student!



I HIGHLY recommend lessons with Doug !!



M'

excellent as I have been drumming for 60 years and still am but with a pipe band these days but still love it

so I can appreciate a brilliant drummer

Very Nice... Bravo...��� veloce , ritmica eccellente... e sincronizzazione invidiabile.... ����

I love it such a big help thank you keep it coming SAL

Excellent Drum Teacher! Doug can not only work with many styles, but with people from a wide range of ages as well.

Dan Shinder

Exec. Producer/Host

Drum Talk TV

Cheers !



As a fellow instructor here in the USA I can safely inform you that DOUG MEOLA is the REAL DEAL. He exudes positivity, patience and professionalism with each and every student!



I HIGHLY recommend lessons with Doug !!



M'

excellent as I have been drumming for 60 years and still am but with a pipe band these days but still love it

so I can appreciate a brilliant drummer

Very Nice... Bravo...��� veloce , ritmica eccellente... e sincronizzazione invidiabile.... ����

I love it such a big help thank you keep it coming SAL

Excellent Drum Teacher! Doug can not only work with many styles, but with people from a wide range of ages as well.

Dan Shinder

Exec. Producer/Host

Drum Talk TV

Cheers !



As a fellow instructor here in the USA I can safely inform you that DOUG MEOLA is the REAL DEAL. He exudes positivity, patience and professionalism with each and every student!



I HIGHLY recommend lessons with Doug !!



M'

excellent as I have been drumming for 60 years and still am but with a pipe band these days but still love it

so I can appreciate a brilliant drummer

Very Nice... Bravo...��� veloce , ritmica eccellente... e sincronizzazione invidiabile.... ����

I love it such a big help thank you keep it coming SAL

Excellent Drum Teacher! Doug can not only work with many styles, but with people from a wide range of ages as well.

Dan Shinder

Exec. Producer/Host

Drum Talk TV

Cheers !



As a fellow instructor here in the USA I can safely inform you that DOUG MEOLA is the REAL DEAL. He exudes positivity, patience and professionalism with each and every student!



I HIGHLY recommend lessons with Doug !!



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