In the Age of Affordability, recording live drummers in session is a mammoth, complicated, and unnecessary task – will electronic drums ultimately prevail?
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The Oncoming Cacerolazo: Stories and Sounds from Puerto Rico’s Massive Protests
Drumming and loud sound are such large parts of Puerto Rican culture, it only makes sense they’d be the focal point of this week’s protests. Take a listen!
8 Percussionists Dominating the New Music Scene Right Now
Today we highlight 8 percussionists who are leading new music, improvised music and jazz in unforseen and exciting directions. Read on for more!
Wrist and Hand Exercises for Drummers
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4 Drummers Using Digital Electronics to Redefine the Boundaries of Their Kits
Whether you’re sitting down to a jazz concert, flipping out at a death metal concert,…
Recognizing Jazz Idioms in Modern-Day Rhythms
+ Bridge the worlds of theory, improvisation, and jazzy hip-hop, and improve your piano chops…
5 Stick Bag Essentials for the Gigging Drummer
Image above courtesy of Soundfly’s free course Get Into the Groove: Funk, designed to help you…
How to Use Polyrhythms to Create a Perfect Beat
+ Producers, Composers: break out of repetitive loops, add emotionality and unpredictability, and excite your…
Rhythm Section Essentials Workshop: Adding Flavor to Your Groove with Percussion
In most production and ensemble settings these days, auxiliary percussion is used primarily to add extra…
Rhythm Section Essentials Workshop: “Locking in” with Bass and Drums
Video still from Soundfly’s new free series Writing Funk Grooves for Drums and Bass. In…