Drum Education Live
Drum Education Live. A podcast born out of the pandemic with the hope of bringing drummers and drum teachers together. Hosted by Felipe Drago and Ciara Chinniah. Guest host in the early episodes is Mark Smith.Each episode we speak to a drummer about what they think is important in drumming education, we speak about their career and open up the conversation to explore ideas, methods and our identities.
Episodes
29 episodes
Bart Robley
It seems that some our most influential artists are born in small, quiet towns, and Robley’s story is no different. Raised on a cattle ranch nestled in the foothills of Littleton Colorado. Bart felt his calling very early. Per...
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Vicky O'Neon
Vicky is known for her musicality and immaculate timing, with the ability to reproduce authentic grooves of popular music genres like funk, hiphop, pop, rock, reggae and ska. One of her specialities is electronic drum programming and she ...
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44:32
Martina Barakoska
Martina is a drummer and musician who in her considerably short career has gained notable achievements. Deep and thoughtful yet energetic and playful, her style reflects her love of modern music and her fascination with the power of the drums. ...
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42:48
Ciara and Felipe Christmas special 2022
In this last episode of 2022 we talk about our achievements, what we've learned in the last 12 months, and goals for the new year.Next year we'll be back with a lot more!Happy 2023, everybody!Instagram:
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Richard Spaven
With roots in the U.K. club and hip-hop scenes, Richard Spaven brings a fresh approach to the instrument that’s at once modern and traditional.Combining machine-like accuracy with jazz-influenced improvisational sensibilities, Richard Spave...
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Tim Buell
Tim Buell is a modern day drummer, educator and author.In this chat he let us know all the scope of his work, what moves him, what he thought was success when he was 10 and what it actually turned out to be.Enjoy!Instagram:<...
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Tim Baltes
Tim Baltes is a drummer, writer, social strategist and all around drum history nut too. Everything that’s carried him to this moment as a performer and a brand now drives his work with several clients.His history in MI spans work with...
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49:07
Adam Bond
Adam Bond is an accomplished drummer and entrepreneur, owner of The School of Drumming and many other projects.After graduating from the Academy of Contemporary Music (ACM) he realised life was going to be a little bit harder than expected....
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26:02
Alex Cohen & Ramon Montagner
Alex Cohen is from New York City (US) and Ramon Montagner is from São Paulo (BR). They met through social media and due to their high technique level and innovation were featured on the cover of Drumhead Magazine. They met in person for the fir...
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Derrick McKenzie
This week we had the pleasure of chatting with legendary drummer Derrick McKenzie. We talk about everything from his audition with Jamiroquai, practice routine and his DJ career. Enjoy!Follow Derrick on his website and also his socials:...
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35:18
Gemma Hill
This week we speak to the brilliant Gemma Hill. We talk about her beginnings into drumming, being editor of DRUMMER magazine, sessions, tours and cosmic ordering. ENJOY!
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31:05
Paul Quin
This episode we speak to drummer and music lawyer Paul Quin. Such a fascinating conversation about how Paul started drumming, his transition into becoming a lawyer and lots of amazing advice for young drummers out there.
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52:26
Mike Johnston
It's not by chance that he became one of the top educators in the world.Mike is passionate about drumming and teaching, so much that he even considered quitting teaching it altogether. Yes! That's exactly it!Watch this podcast to ...
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53:31
Joel Rothman
Joel Rothman is the renowned author of almost 100 drum and percussion method books, many of which are among the most popular books used by teachers in private music studios as well as schools and universities worldwide.Born in Brooklyn, New...
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49:21
Dimitri Fantini
Dimitri was given a set of drums for his first birthday, and that’s when his musical journey began. Initially, he was self taught, playing along to records until the age of eleven when he began studying with Woody Sutton, who was a student of C...
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42:46
Paul Hose pt 2
Paul is back!Two years ago, Episode 12, we had an amazing chat with him about music education and other topics.Now he's back and we talked about music education and the future.Unmissable!Instagram:
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Paul Hose Pt 1
In this episode we talk to Paul Hose who is the founder of MLC Academy. We really get stuck into important topics such as being a good teacher, career expectations vs reality plus lots more! We all found this such an inspiring talk and hope you...
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56:39
Felipe Amorim
Felipe Amorim is a Brazilian drummer who came to London in 2014 to study at ICMP (Institute of Contemporary Music Performance) for a Degree in Music Performance. After all the challenges of being the new guy in London, 8 years on and his a stab...
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43:00
Jono Heale
Jono Heale is the director of communications at ACS (Advanced Communication Solutions Ltd.) a company established in 1994 dedicated to hearing conservation and the manufacture of custom-fit products for hearing protection.In this episode he...
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53:02
Mike Barnes
Mike's an experienced freelance professional drummer from the UK, who has been lucky enough to perform live and on recordings with many great artists, across a vast range of musical styles.As an online session drummer, he plays and records ...
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45:39
Sarah Thawer
Sarah Thawer is a drummer and vocalist based in Los Angeles, California, originally from Toronto, Canada. She started playing drums at 2-years-old and her first stage performance was at 5.Sarah works with different artists and musicians...
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Michèle Drees
We had the pleasure of having Michele as our guest in this episode. We talk about Michele's love of tap, how she got started drumming, Brazil and upcoming projects plus much more. London based Michèle Drees is an established dru...
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43:33
Penny Larson
This week we had the pleasure of having the amazing Penny Larson as our guest. We talk about her career, winning 'Hit Like A Girl', having two bass drums and much more. Enjoy!Penny Larson is a founding member of Boston-based instr...
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