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My Drum Practice Log has now been updated. Read More…

View Warming up and testing my new Camera

Sorry I haven’t posted a video for a while. I now have a much better camera at last and a copy of Adobe Premiere for editing them a bit more professionally. Read More…

View Gospel Chops / Jazz Fusion Drum Warmup

Just warming up while I have a gap between students. Read More…

View Another Live Drum n Bass/Jungle Improvisation

Here’s some more Drum n Bass / Jungle stuff. Read More…

View 6 / 8 Groove

Here’s a clip of me playing a 6 / 8 groove I came up with recently. It was inspired by Omar Hakim and Carter Beauford. Read More…

View Just grooving…

It occurred to me the other day that I have posted many clips of the simpler, more groove based side to my playing. Playing crazy fills, drum n bass beats, tricks and technique displays are great fun and very tempting but its the pocket that your audience are dancing to in most gigging situations. Ive earned more money playing pocket than I ever have showing off my skills. Read More…

View Finger Control Technique Tutorial / Lesson Part 1

Here is a quick tutorial / lesson on Finger Control Technique. (Also known as Gladstone technique etc). This video is a response to some of the questions I have received via email recently re my previous video on playing single strokes with Finger Control. Read More and Watch Part 2…

View Warming up on an even more battered old kit

The kit I’m playing has sadly seen better days. Its the nastiest kit at work and its in dire need of some new skins. All the nicer kits were already in use so I thought I would warm up on this one until the one I usually practice on was free. But hey, a bad workman blames his tools. I’m attempting to make a good sound on this kit, despite its faults, guess I like a challenge lol! I find kits like this help me make an even better sound when I get to play my nice Yamaha/Zildjian. Read More…

View Drum n Bass / Jungle / Electronica Beats, Grooves and Clips

Just a small collection of beats and loops Ive been working on. Been working on some slower, electronica style beats as well as the dnb / jungle stuff. Read More…

View Drum n Bass/Jungle – Another Snare Muting Trick

This is a follow up to my previous video on snare muting.

Here’s another trick I discovered recently for creating processed drum sounds acoustically while muting the snare drum with the right hand. Read More…