A Drummer’s Guide To...

Jan 24 2025 100 ep. 27 mins 7
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’A Drummer’s Guide To...’ is the podcast that dives into everything it takes to thrive as a professional musician beyond the practice room. Hosted by Emily Dolan Davies, a drummer since 1999, pro since 2008, and a passionate mentor since 2018, this show unpacks the real-world challenges, triumphs, and strategies for building the career of your dreams. Whether you’re chasing gigs, navigating the music industry, or balancing passion with practicality, Emily’s got your back with honest insights and inspiring stories. Find out more about Emily at EmilyDrums.com

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176 - Teaching, Touring and Transitions

Jan 24 2025 34 mins  
🚨 Are a musician who is wanting to transition from a ‘stable’ job to following your passion and making music your career? ☺️ Well, if it is, you’re in luck because the awesome @zachondrums asked me a question on this very subject and so I gave him some steps to make this scary step more manageable, and you can hear all about it on my podcast episode 176, A Drummer's G

175 - Sacrifice

Jan 17 2025 42 mins  
🧐 Are you wondering the level of commitment needed to pursue a career as a session musician? 🎙️ If you’re wanting to make music your career then my podcast episode #175 - A Drummer's Guide To... Sacrifice is for you 🏞️ In my experience I feel sacrifice is necessary if you’re looking to excel into spaces that are off the beaten path, however, too much sacrifice in t

174 - Big Gig Ready

Jan 10 2025 38 mins  
😱 So you get the call for the big gig, but then what?! 🤔 Are you a musician, aiming for a professional career, but maybe you don’t actually know what is expected from you, and are too embarrassed to ask, because you’re meant to be acting like a professional after all! 😳 That was me, embarrassed to ask what the job actually meant, and kind of guessed a lot of it, and wh

173 - Where Are All The Musicians?!

Jan 03 2025 30 mins  
😩 Are you struggling to find other musicians to play with? 🎧 If you’re a musician wanting to play with more people and expand your network and grow your career, then my podcast, and episode #173 - A Drummer's Guide To... Where Are All The Musicians?! could be for you! 👀 In this episode I cover how important other musicians are to our careers (sometimes even those playing

172 - Pro Procrastination

Dec 13 2024 32 mins  
👀 Are you a musician putting the pro into procrastination?! 🙋‍♀️ Let me tell you, just before recording episode #172 - A Drummer's Guide To… Pro Procrastination that was ME!!! 😵‍💫 I share my struggles with procrastination in real-time and the ways I get over myself. This includes: 💥 Creating as little friction as possible to do the action 😍 Using rewards

171 - Playing vs Posting

Dec 06 2024 42 mins  
🚨 If you are a musician who believes that your playing ability can supersede your need to use social media in order to build a sustainable career then I have an episode for you! (and some bad news!) 🎙 In my podcast episode A Drummer's Guide To… playing vs posting I answer Phill V’s question addressing his struggle to come to terms with dedicating time to social media and

170 - Creating Brilliance from Bias

Nov 29 2024 43 mins  
😳 Do you feel like your career in music is affected by the biases of others? 🎙 If this resonates with you then check out my podcast episode A Drummer's Guide To… Creating Brilliance from Bias ✏️ Thank you to this anonymous person who reached out via my ‘suggestion box’ (check out my highlights if you want to add your own). ❓ They shared that they have been s

169 - Making Space

Nov 22 2024 35 mins  
😵‍💫 Are you a musician feeling disappointed with the opportunities available to you? 😫 Are you super busy, filling all your time, but instead of feeling like you're making progress, you’re overwhelmed and stressed? 🎧 If that sounds like you, then check out my podcast episode A Drummer's Guide To… Making Space 💪 In this episode I cover the 3 most important areas

168 - 5 Destructive Beliefs

Nov 08 2024 25 mins  
😱 Are one of these beliefs holding you back without you knowing it? 😵‍💫 There’s so much information flying about, and people have so many opinions, and sometimes we pick up beliefs about things that we think are absolute, but actually are holding us back. For. No. Good. REASON! 🎙 If this sounds like you may have been a victim of this, then check out my podcast episo

167 - 3 Signs of Perfectionist Sabotage

Nov 01 2024 45 mins  
👀 Do you have a suspicion that perfection may be sabotaging you? 🚨 If you’re a musician who is striving for perfection, it may actually be undermining your progress creatively, professionally and connecting with others. 🎙 If this resonates with you, then check out my podcast episode A Drummer's Guide To… 3 Signs of Perfectionist Sabotage 🛑 Here are the 3 most p