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
Big Fat Five: Eric Somers-Urrea's Top 5 Influential Records
This week’s guest is Eric Somers-Urrea…a Chicago-based drummer, educator and producer who I very-much admire both on and off the kit. His main project is a band called Marina City and his sincerity /…
00:58:43 |
Wed 03 Jul 2024
Big Fat Five: Megan Spencer's Top 5 Influential Records
This week's guest is Megan Spencer, a talented young drummer and educator from just outside Los Angeles. Megan recently caught my attention with her amazing cover of Marques Murrey's Million Dollar B…
00:34:07 |
Wed 26 Jun 2024
Big Fat Five: Chris Fryar's (Zac Brown Band) Top 5 Influences
This week's guest is Chris Fryar, primarily known for his work with the Zac Brown Band. He has also worked with Oteil and the Peacemakers, led by bassist Oteil Burbridge of the Allman Brothers Band, …
01:08:39 |
Wed 19 Jun 2024
Big Fat Five: Mark Guiliana's Biggest Influences
This week’s guest is Mark Guiliana, a visionary drummer and solo artist known for his eclectic style that blends jazz, electronic, and experimental music. He’s worked with artists like David Bowie, B…
00:36:59 |
Wed 12 Jun 2024
Big Fat Five: Porter Bliquez' (@415porter) Top 5 Influential Records
This week’s guest is Porter Bliquez, a young American drum prodigy from San Francisco. Despite his age, Porter has already recorded and performed with award-winning producers and musicians associated…
00:28:56 |
Wed 05 Jun 2024
Big Fat Five: Wiktoria Bialic's (@wiktoria_drums / Allison Russell / Ralph Kaminski) Top 5 Influential Records
This week's guest is Wiktoria Bialic. Wiktoria has been nominated for four Grammy awards for her recordings on Allison Russell's album, "The Returner." She has also recorded drums for Grammy-winning …
00:34:44 |
Wed 29 May 2024
Big Fat Five: Brandon Combs' (Leon Bridges / Joy Oladakun / John Legend) Top 5-ish Influential Records
This week’s guest is Brandon Combs. Brandon is a drummer, programmer, and producer hailing from Lansing, Michigan. Brandon obtained his Bachelor of Music degree in Popular Music Studies from the Univ…
00:48:13 |
Wed 22 May 2024
Big Fat Five: Myles Sargent's (The Japanese House) Top 5 Influential Records
This week’s guest is Myles Sargent. Myles is a drummer, musical director and playback engineer based in Brighton, UK. Throughout his career, he's collaborated with an array of artists and bands, incl…
00:39:29 |
Wed 15 May 2024
Big Fat Five: Steve Durham's (Louis Tomlinson / Drummer / Musical Director) Top 5 Influential Records
This week's guest is Steve Durham. Steve is a Drummer, Musical Director and Producer from London, UK. He began playing drums at 8 years old and was out on the road by the time he was 14. Since then h…
00:48:13 |
Wed 08 May 2024
Big Fat Five: Gunnar Olsen's (Puscifer / Bruce Springsteen / Mother Feather) Top 5 Influential Records
This week's guest is Gunnar Olsen. Gunnar's been on the show a lot recently with "save it for the pod" segments. But I noticed his Big Fat Five episode is almost 4 years old, which is a shame. Recent…
00:45:28 |
Wed 01 May 2024
Big Fat Five: Earl Talbot's (Drummer, Composer, Producer, and Educator) Top 5 Influential Records
This week's guest is Earl Talbot. Earl is a renowned Drummer, Composer, Producer, and Music Instructor. He wrote and produced over 90 songs broadcast regularly on the Oprah Winfrey Show. His career i…
00:55:01 |
Wed 24 Apr 2024
Big Fat Five: Maxwell Flanders' (Lukas Nelson / Luke Hemmings / Lizzy McAlpine) Top 5 Influential Records
This week, our guest is Maxwell Flanders, a close friend of mine and pseudo-neighbor based in Los Angeles, California. He's a highly sought-after touring and session drummer who recently wrapped up t…
00:33:02 |
Wed 17 Apr 2024
Big Fat Five: Steve Jocz's (Sum 41, The Vandals) Top 5 Influential Records
This week’s guest is Steve Jocz, also known as Stevo 32. Steve is a Canadian musician best known as the original drummer of the punk rock band Sum 41. Steve co-founded Sum 41 in 1996 with Deryck Whib…
01:15:25 |
Wed 10 Apr 2024
Big Fat Five: JohnnyBgood's Top 5 Influential Records
This week's guest is JohnnyBgood. I've been following his Instagram account for a while now and I'm really impressed by his nostalgic, retro-futuristic synth sounds and vintage video game vibe. Paire…
00:39:52 |
Tue 02 Apr 2024
Big Fat Five: Nick Adams' (Aly & Aj / Take That) Top 5 Influential Records
This week’s guest is Nick Adams … a Los Angeles-based touring and recording drummer whose passion for music and live performance has led him to work with an array of well-known artists such as Rivers…
00:41:06 |
Wed 27 Mar 2024
Dissecting the Drumming of Phil Selway (Radiohead)
This week’s topic on our "Save It For the Pod" segment with Mr. Gunnar Olsen is the timeless and seemingly underrated drummer of Radiohead, Phil Selway. Gunnar and I each choose our top 5 Phil beats …
01:13:10 |
Thu 21 Mar 2024
Big Fat Five: Russell Holzman's (Caroline Polachek, @starpowerdrummer) Top 5 Influential Recordings
This week's guest is drummer and producer Russel Holzman (@starpowerdrummer). Russell received his education in Jazz and Classical music at the New England Conservatory. Currently, he tours with arti…
00:47:51 |
Wed 13 Mar 2024
Where's The Beat?! (can you find the ONE in these 10 songs?)
Back in the day, Gunnar Olsen and I launched a segment for this show named 'Save It For the Pod!' without much of a plan beyond discussing random topics in a back-and-forth, list-style format. We man…
01:11:19 |
Wed 06 Mar 2024
Dave Elitch - Top 5 Things You're NOT Doing That Are Hurting You & Your Drumming
Today, we have a very special guest, Dave Elitch, here to talk about his new online course titled "Staying Out of Your Own Way." Dave believes that musicians should approach their craft with the mind…
01:03:15 |
Thu 29 Feb 2024
Big Fat Five: Allison Miller's (Drummer / Composer / Teacher) Top 5 Influential Records
This week’s guest is Allison Miller. Allison, based in New York City, is an American drummer, composer, and educator known for her versatile style. Fusing jazz with rock, funk, and global music eleme…
00:47:28 |
Tue 20 Feb 2024
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