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LOL, this thread sure brings back the memories. 10-15 years ago, DW Forums had wild arguments under threads with this exact title. I guess the more things change the more they remain the same. ;)

Hi Drummerworld. From 2006 to around 2012, I posted here on a variety of topics. Some were lengthy replies to hot button issues like technique vs. groove etc. Last month, I thought about organizing my best coherent forum posts into a kind of e time capsule, or something related. Having spent a...

FOR A VERY LIMITED TIME I PLAN TO PICK UP A FEW MORE STUDENTS FOR LESSONS ON SKYPE. RIGHT NOW IT IS ONLY $20 A HALF HOUR, YOU PICK THE SUBJECT...HANDS STUDY, DRUM SET, VIDEO EVALUATION. IT'S UP TO YOU Matt Smith is an award winning jazz percussionist, hip hop mixologist, and radio/television...

Hello Everyone, As some know, I used to be here a lot...so I hope no one thinks I'm gratuitously spamming. After a year of behind the scenes session work I'm ready to get back into the swing of things. OK, I've seen this part of the business...now I'm done with it. You can make money doing this...

I was pleased that this early summer audio track of a very serious Baltic big band gig playing a tune called Stevie surfaced a few days ago. One of the reasons I wanted to post it regarded Arky's comments on the recent Mike Mangini Holy Cow thread. What a work out this was... and the interaction...

While I've been hanging here in the Nashville area with my good friend Boo McAfee, we have been seriously investigating the practical uses for the Drumometer. I know a lot of people think it's only about speed competitions and sure that's its most famous role. But there are several more useful...

Back when I was in Europe, on my way home... after the TV show tapings, I would regularly stop at a place called Iron City... hang out and ocassionally unwind at the late night jam sessions. These sessions were messy hit or miss affairs with periodic inspired moments intertwined with the not so...

Forget music. Here I am exhibiting true talent. Johnny Rabb is history. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rj2YQUpcLMs

In that case I'll save him the trouble and take it off his hands for $500.

Hello Everyone, After three months of blues television shows I have a definite change of pace to offer. With Acadeaua just hours in the rear view mirror I immediately boarded a plane for Montenegro and spent 8 days with these wonderful jazz musicians who included a fine rhythm section and some...

Today I was walking towards the Piata Romana subway like I had so many times before. I passed the little corner where a big art gallery hides the Art Jazz Club then stopped to look accross the busiest street in Eastern Europe towards the Intercontinental Hotel facing the other direction. Then I...

I had heard about this 1969 Tonight Show broadcast for a long time but had never seen it...the FIRST famous Buddy Rich-Louie Bellson drum battle. This is not the better known Groovin Hard Tonight Show battle that came years later. It is the first 3 minutes of this video that then moves on to...

I strongly reccommend John Hanks, the drumset instructor at Duke University. His email is [email protected] Tell him that Tom Smith's son Matt steered you to him. Thomas Taylor at North Carolina Central is another great teacher if John doesn't pan out. Use the same introduction.

NEW TV SHOWS ARE POSTED EVERY FEW DAYS (ESPECIALLY MONDAYS AND TUESDAYS) TO SEE LINKS FOR THE NEWEST PROGRAMS, CHECK POSTS FROM THIS THREAD WITH THE LATEST DATES. MAINLY THIS IS A DIARY OF MY TELEVISION EXPERIENCES, MEANING I WILL USUALLY POST THE SHOWS THAT WEREN'T UP TO PAR WITH THE ONES THAT...

As some know I'm the house drummer for a weekly Romanian television show called Acadeau. The show is also seen in Bulgaria, Hungary, Serbia and the Ukraine. Our house band is led by the same AG Weinberger with whom I do the blues shows, Here's last week's show...

Some of you know how I'm always looking for that anchor gig that pays the bills while I work on the things I really want to work on. It seems you have to have this to make it in today's market or you're always scuffling until the next thing rolls along. For a while I did very well with Daybreak...

I've been getting back into this group because there is just so much to hear. Then I thought it would be cool to share this seeing as how there has been no DW mention aside from a gear thread question about drum sound. To me this is Tony Williams' greatest post Miles playing and proof positive...

Hello Everyone, Just want everyone to know that I will be teaching at the Montenegro Jazz and Brass Seminar in the beautiful Adriatic beachside town of Budva from June 27-July 4. This is the first year they will add the drum component and the camp is just small enough to get a lot of individual...

The whole thing from what I can gather is just a recent phenomenon pushed along by youtube trolls and the attitude fixated who think you're not supposed to like the music of anyone who won't sign your cymbal at a clinic or smile 24/7 for no apparent reason. More distressingly a segment of...

Sometimes when we all get together in a spirit of fun or even serious intent it's good to know that the standard for top end playing is always quite high, and there are a lot of unsung remarkable guys out there who play on a ridiculously high level. For instance this is a guy about 26 years old...