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Every day we feed you what’s new, featured, or just fun.

Jan

2022

Learn to Play 7/8 in a Danceable Pop Feel

Watch this lesson from Jim Riley teaching you how to create a danceable groove in 7/8, a pattern inspired by the legendary Vinnie Colaiuta. Each

Jan

2022

Applying Syncopation To The Set

Rich Redmond is one of the busiest drummers on the Nashville scene, backing such artists as Jason Aldean, Kelly Clarkson, Bryan Adams, and many others.

Jan

2022

“Fire On Ice” – The Making of “The Hockey Theme”

Before his untimely death last year, drumming icon Neil Peart recorded this footage of the rehearsals for his DC Video On Demand, “Fire On Ice.”

Jan

2022

Lombardi Live! ft. Sheila E.

Don’t miss this special edition of “Lombardi Live!” featuring “The Queen Of Percussion”, Sheila E. Sheila and Don discuss her music education and strong family

Jan

2022

“Clarity” By Angelo Pentaris

Playalong to ‘Clarity’ a song from Angelo Pentaries’ series entitled ‘Empowerment Through Music.’ Angelo, diagnosed with cerebral palsy tetraplegia, shares his Idea of seeking clarity

Jan

2022

Orchestrating Drum Solos

Blaque Dynamite talks about the importance of orchestration when soloing and how great drum solos incorporate orchestration along with melody, rhythm, structure, dynamics, and other

Jan

2022

Neil Peart Rehearsing “Fire On Ice”

Check out rehearsal footage from Neil Peart’s Video-On-Demand “Fire On Ice,” which documents the process of getting the NHL “Hockey Theme” arranged, rehearsed, recorded, and

Jan

2022

Blaque Dynamite Performance

Blaque Dynamite and his band perform three ground-breaking original compositions that combine the diverse influences of John Coltrane, Miles Davis, James Brown, and George Clinton.

Jan

2022

Lombardi Live! Spotlights – Jimmy Cobb

We had the incredible honor of paying tribute to legendary jazz drummer, Jimmy Cobb. This Lombardi Live! is part one of a six-part interview on

Jan

2022

How To Get What You Want

Playalong with Elise Trouw for her single, “How To Get What You Want,” featuring a unique pop shuffle pattern and driving linear tom groove. This

Jan

2022

Happy Birthday, Dave!

Happy Birthday to the one-and-only Dave Grohl. Recognized as one of the most influential rock musicians of the last 30 years, Grohl’s talent is showcased

Jan

2022

Thomas Lang & Pete Lockett at Pasic 2022

Enjoy this beautiful performance with Thomas Lang & Pete Lockett playing their jaw-dropping duet at Pasic 2022. Get inspired with how far these two musicians

Jan

2022

Elise Breaks Down Songwriting & Drumming

Elise Trouw brings her unique perspective of music and composition to Drum Channel and breaks down her new song, “How To Get What You Want,”

Jan

2022

Buddy Rich Stories

Watch this incredible one-of-a-kind episode of Lombardi Live! featuring stories from Buddy Rich’s former piano player and Cal-State Northridge Director of Jazz Studies, Matt Harris.

Jan

2022

Happy Birthday, Don!

Happy Birthday to our very own Don Lombardi, founder of Drum Channel and Drum Workshop. This interview is taken from a digital edition of Modern

Jan

2022

Remembering Neil Peart

“Two years ago today, we lost the great Neil Peart. His loss was devastating to the entire drumming community. Before every tour, Neil would block

Jan

2022

Rhythmic Facility: Dotted Eighth Notes

In anticipation of Virgil Donati’s second “Rhythmic Facility” course, coming early this year, we wanted to share the first recent course introducing “Dotted Eighth Notes.”

Jan

2022

How to Practice More Effectively and Efficiently

With so many of us making New Year’s resolutions to practice more, we wanted to share Thomas Lang’s lesson on practicing more effectively. In this

Jan

2022

Breaking Down Legendary Grooves

Reflecting on 2021, we want to share one of our favorite recent Masterclasses featuring Nandi Bushell as a student of Gregg Bissonette and Chad Smith

Jan

2022

Find the Course For You

For anyone new to Drum Channel, we encourage you to check out our courses, featuring a variety of topics from over 100 Drum Channel artists.

Dec

2021

Happy New Year!!!

Take your drumming to new heights and start the year off strong with our 20% discount toward memberships and the entire store. This offer expires

Dec

2021

The Gregg Bissonette Drum School

If you are looking to improve this year and become a more well-rounded drummer, learn from one of the most versatile drummers in the business.

Dec

2021

How to Create A Great Drum Solo

Because a great drum solo can be the highlight of the show no matter what style of music you play, the ability to create a

Dec

2021

Happy Birthday Zigaboo!

Happy birthday to funk master Zigaboo Modeliste! Recognized with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Zigaboo’s legendary recordings with The Meters are the definition of pocket.

Dec

2021

Happy Birthday Terry Bozzio!

Wishing or dear friend and artist-in-residence, Terry Bozzio, a Happy Birthday. In celebrating this special day, we want to share some of our favorite memories

Dec

2021

Merry Christmas!!

As our way of saying thank you, we hope you will enjoy 20% off everything in Drum Channel’s store! This includes The Murray Spivack Method,

Dec

2021

Tribute to Stewart Copeland by Elise Trouw

“My parents had a turntable and the first vinyl I got was Zendatta Mondatta by the Police. I remember listening to the music and thinking

Dec

2021

How To Play Multiple Instruments Simultaneously

Enjoy this masterclass and dive deep into Nate Wood’s (Kneebody) approach to becoming a multi-instrumental one-man band. Watch performances of his project “Four,” which demonstrates

Dec

2021

Lombardi Live! ft. Elise Trouw

Joining us for a new episode of Lombardi Live! is the amazing multi-instrumentalist singer/songwriter Elise Trouw. Over the years, Elise built an incredible following by

Dec

2021

20% Discount for Referring and DC Shop

Give the gift of drumming this holiday season with 20% off of everything on Drum Channel! Drum Channel gift memberships are now available at 20%

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