Drummers on Drumming
A podcast for drummers who think too much. Ben Hilzinger talks to the greats about creativity, identity, staying sane, and finding purpose behind the kit.
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- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 53 minutes
- Episodes
- 252
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
"Save it for the Pod!" Ep. 1 - Dissecting the Playing of Phil Selway (Radiohead)
Continuing with the theme of keeping things fresh, Gunnar Olsen (Puscifer, Big Data, Bruce Springsteen) and I have started a new segment of the show called “Save it for the Pod” or "S.I.F.T.P" where …
01:16:34 |
Wed 25 Nov 2020
Big Fat Five: Sarah Thawer's Top 5 Influences
Today’s guest is Sarah Thawer…a Toronto-based, freelance drummer, percussionist, pianist and overall badass with a style consisting of a unique blend of jazz, Indian, world and funk style drumming. S…
00:41:03 |
Wed 11 Nov 2020
Big Fat Five: Eric Slick (Dr. Dog): 5 Songs That Shaped His Playing Style
Today’s guest is Eric Slick, drummer for Dr. Dog. Eric is a great player with a modern-day Ringo-esque approach to serving the song…which is an obvious focus when you hear his drum parts...parts that…
00:58:26 |
Wed 04 Nov 2020
Big Fat Five: Daru Jones' 5 Songs That Shaped His Playing Style
Today’s guest is Daru Jones. My God I love Daru. While he definitely puts focus on appearances, as you can see if you’ve ever seen his drum set, Daru has certain sway to his feel that makes it imposs…
01:00:46 |
Wed 28 Oct 2020
Big Fat Five: Steve Goold's (Matt Kearney, Ben Rector, Sara Bareilles) Top 5 Drumming Moments That Shaped His Playing Style
This week’s guest is Steve Goold…a.k.a the “Steve” of Steve’s Donut. Steve tells the story of working with Kris (BFSD owner) and how the donut came to be before breaking down the top 5 drumming momen…
01:11:38 |
Wed 21 Oct 2020
Big Fat Five: Raghav Mehrotra's (Broadway's School of Rock) Top 5 Drumming Moments That Shaped His Playing Style
The guest this week is Raghav Mehrotra. This young man started playing drums when he was three and by 5 years old (IMO) was already better than most lifelong players. He starred in Broadway's "School…
00:45:54 |
Wed 14 Oct 2020
Big Fat Five: Randy Cooke's (Ringo Starr, Mick Jagger, Alanis Morissette, Dave Stewart, Kelly Clarkson) 5 Drumming Moments That Shaped His Style
This week’s guest is Randy Cooke. I certainly fluff him up at the beginning of our interview, but Rand just has everything you’d want in a drummer playing behind you. He is SO song focused and, as he…
00:53:05 |
Wed 23 Sep 2020
Big Fat Five: Mike Dawson's Top 5 Drumming Moments That Shaped His Style
Today’s guest is Mike Dawson, managing editor of Modern Drummer Magazine and co-host of the Modern Drummer Podcast w/ Mike and Mike (the other Mike being Mike Johnston). They have exactly 250 archive…
00:42:04 |
Wed 16 Sep 2020
Big Fat Five: Ben Barter's (Lorde) Top Drumming Moments That Formed His Drumming Style
This week’s guest is Ben Barter…an Auckland-born, Los Angeles-based drummer/producer/storyteller and ex-dishwasher to the STARS. Ben has one of my favorite pockets and tastes in 'groove' so I was SUP…
00:58:22 |
Wed 09 Sep 2020
Big Fat Five: Bryan De Leon's (Albert Hammond Jr, The Drums, The Shaking Hands) Top 5 Drumming Moments That Shaped His Style
Today’s guest is Bryan De Leon and we break down the top 5 drumming moments that shaped his playing styles. Bryan’s powerful, rigid, and syncopated drum parts are infectious, to say the least, and it…
01:01:06 |
Wed 26 Aug 2020
Big Fat Five: Brody Simpson's Top 5 Drumming Moments That Shaped His Style
Today’s guest is Brody Simpson and we talk about the top 5 drumming moments that played a huge part in the development of his sound. Brody’s feel and sense of pocket within a pocket are unmatched in …
01:01:14 |
Wed 19 Aug 2020
Kris Mazzarisi and Ben Hilzinger (me!) Share The Top 5 Drumming Moments That Shaped Our Style
Hello hello...today's show features the Big Fat Man himself, Kris Mazzarisi and myself, Ben Hilzinger, discussing the top 5 specific moments in either a recording or a performance that helped form us…
00:50:02 |
Wed 05 Aug 2020
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