All activity, all movement, all work is rhythm. Life is rhythm. Drums are testimony to that constant human urge to get in touch with that rhythm and lose oneself in it. This site is a tribute to that beat within all of us.
“I never studied anything, really. I didn't study the drums. I joined bands and made all the mistakes onstage.”
“Everyone knows deep in their hearts that the drums are the coolest instrument and that a band is only as good as its drummer. So I'm all for drum solos. I'm all for drummers hamming it up. I'm all for drummers standing up and kicking over the kit.”
The first thing we become aware of as humans is our mother’s heartbeat - a steady percussion that accompanies everything from that point until we are born. Is there any wonder a compelling beat attracts us so much?
Drums were with us for thousands of years, managing to morph into countless shapes and sizes that are used all throughout our history
Electric drum kits were first introduced in the 1970’s and became increasingly popular in the 1980’s, however, the acoustic drum kit still remains the most popular choice for drummers
“Just really be yourself, and if being yourself means you play two snare drums and nothing else, then play two snare drums and nothing else! Really figure out who you are and how you want your drums to feel because it's a very emotional instrument.”
“But that drummer – the one who could make his drum sound like water dropping into a bucket or like the footfalls of a giant or like rain scattering on a roof – he was the one to watch. He was the one who could make you forget yourself.”
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