by rngeer | May 16, 2015 | Drumming Blog, News and Updates
As I have begun my new adventure into home studio recording an offer was proffered by my old friends Brett and Joe to do something together and in tribute and respect to our favorite group RUSH and 40 years of awesomeness. In years past we offered up YYZ and La Villa...
by rngeer | May 10, 2015 | Drumming Blog, News and Updates
Alex Lifeson reveals drummer’s chronic tendonitis contributed to “final tour” decision – and considers possibility of writing soundtracks with Geddy Lee I am sorry to hear this but not completely surprised. Drumming repetition can wreak havoc on a body especially over...
by rngeer | May 10, 2015 | Drumming Blog, News and Updates
I am excited to post that my first drum offering to the world of Kompoz has been accepted by the artist. The individual tracks are uploaded in raw WAV form to be mixed. The track is in Prog-Rock/Art Rock genre and the perfect one for me to get my feet wet on Kompoz....
by rngeer | Apr 25, 2015 | Drumming Blog, News and Updates
Oh my goodness. After trying to continually solve the resonant snare drum buzz carrying over from my 10 inch tom I decided to take a closer look at the bottom of the snare drum to see what might be assisting this phenomenon. What I immediately noticed was not...
by rngeer | Apr 21, 2015 | Drumming Blog, News and Updates
I found a great series on ModernDrummer.com when I stumbled across an article on the history of drumsticks and how the number/letter naming convention started. I had forgotten what the letters on the sticks actually stood for over the years and it was a great...
by rngeer | Apr 15, 2015 | Drumming Blog, News and Updates
I slotted in another song to record the drum tracks and played along to it the first time last weekend. It is pretty cool, somewhat intricate and will take a bit of practice to get it creatively where I want the drumming. I have time to work on it at my leisure and...