65 - Drumbitious - Mirna A

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Where the backbeats meet the spirits. Episode #65. On this podcast, don't judge a book by its cover. Our guest is very passionate and ambitious about playing the drums, welcome Colorado-based drummer, Mirna aka "Drumbitious Mirna".  She was featured in DRUM! Magazine, and by the Percussive Arts Society as a future Hall-of-Famer. She shares her drumming journey from learning from some of the top metal drummers to sharing words of encouragement. 

This episode is brought to you by our sponsor Bombarda Rum. Visit them at shopbombardarum.com and remember Victori Spolia

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The opening track is  Once Upon a Bottle of Rum by Brad Brock
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Here are a few things you will hear in this episode of the Drums and Rums podcast

• Session gigs and current projects
• Approach to learning and being focused on drum goals
• Breaking through the stereotype of not just being a female drummer, but a female metal drummer from the middle east
• When she started playing the drums and a local band that got her into metal 
• Her spirit of choice
• Practice routine and approach to improving her double bass technique
• We talk about the Dream Theater video where Marco Minnemann, Thomas Lang, Mike Magnini, Derek Roddy, and Virgil Donati audition to fill Mike Portnoy's shoes

In Four Beats or Less:

• Other than Marco Minnemann and Derek Roddy, what other metal drummer
• The best metal show she's attended
• Something most people wouldn't know about her that they’d be surprised about
• Which does she like more, recording in the studio or performing live

Visit Mirna's links & sponsors

• https://www.instagram.com/drumbitious_mirna/?hl=en
• https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCplDwOjHSNWK7bCpm6AvE8Q
• https://www.instagram.com/xceldrumsticks/
• https://www.instagram.com/the_sweet_spots/
• https://tonumcymbals.com/

Don't forget to check out our site and links

• http://www.drumsandrums.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/drumsandrums/
• https://www.instagram.com/drumsandrum/
• https://youtube.com/drumsandrums