The 8020 Drummer Podcast

Sep 03 2024 36 ep. 47 mins 13

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Asking Great Drummers The Questions You've Always Wished Somebody Would Ask Them

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Stan Bicknell on Creating A Life Around The Drums

Sep 03 2024 54 mins

It’s fitting that two weeks after hearing from Chris Turner, a man with one of the most whimsical, intuitive approaches to drums I’ve ever encountered, we encounter one Stan Bicknell, who’s built a brand around a mindful, deliberate, disciplined approach to the drums, and to architecting a life around it. Stan wowed audiences with his appearance on Drumeo 5 years ago. Around

Chris Turner on Falling in Love With The Drums Every Day

Aug 19 2024 52 mins

Chris Turner is kind of the undisputed modern “double kick king”. Which, if that was all he was, might be of less interest to my audience. Luckily he’s also one of the most musical and creative drummers, and one of the most interesting and inspiring humans I’ve met recently. One of the underrated benefits of getting to speak to great drummers is seeing the variety of differ

Rob Brown on The Importance of Gigs, Whether Feel Can Be Taught, and The Future of YouTube Drumming

Aug 12 2024 64 mins

Throughout the years, I’ve had a running mental catalogue on the go-to videos for certain subjects. Jazz swing, building a solo on the drums, tuning, timing, etc. And when I look back, in a surprising number of categories, the “best resource” comes from Rob “Beatdown” Brown. Rob was among the “OGs” on Drumeo, with a great video about Stewart Copeland, and consistently

Ofri Nehemya on Flow States, Lessons From The Greats, and Letting It Cook

Jul 22 2024 53 mins

Ofri Nehemaya is barely in his ‘30s, but has already played and toured with Shai Maestro, Aaron Goldberg, Avishai (Bass) Cohen (the same drum chair where Mark Guiliana got his first big break), and Gilad Hekselman. He’s also no stranger to bandleading, releasing a viral, self-produced, straight-to-YouTube single called Just Sayin at age…I think it was 19;) Ofri has been on my

Joshua Crawford on Pocket, Influences, Efficiency in Drums

Jul 01 2024 43 mins

` Two years ago, I did a virtual drum shed with former podcast guest Raghav Mehrotra, the always-entertaining David Cola, and this week’s guest, Josh Crawford. Josh, who rose to fame doing reaction videos to jaw-dropping drummers, is himself an elite player, and in this conversation I wanted to hear his opinions on both sides: becoming the player he is, and also influencer lyfe.

Gordy Knudtson - The Hand Whisperer

Jul 01 2024 57 mins

When Gordy Knudtson was gigging in the late 70s, he was using almost exclusively traditional grip, and suffered an injury he says caused doctors to doubt he’d be able to continue playing. Desperate to “work around” his tension, Gordy switched to matched and did one of the great deep-dives on hand technique. You could say he “John Dahaner’ed” drumstick mechanics, but it�

Benny Greb - Be An Entertainer

Jul 01 2024 46 mins

I had a suspicion Benny Greb would be an interesting and thought-provoking conversation partner, and I wasn’t wrong. I was interested to compare notes with the master-clinician on a number of things that have been top-of-mind, like nature/nurture, the paradox of the subjectivity of - but requirement for skill in - art, gap-click, and overrated drum advice. Benny surprised me at t

TaRon Lockett (And His "Life Coach") on Humility, Creativity, Erykah Badu, and Hard-Won Lessons

May 13 2024 54 mins

TaRon Lockett, who was Prince’ last drummer, who cut his teeth with Erykah Badu, and who was a key member of a scene that spawned Robert “Sput” Searight, Cleon Edwards and Mike Mitchell among others… …showed up to our interview in character as his own life coach. And from that point I knew this wasn’t going to be an “average” podcast episode. It’s perfectly in-kee

Ed Soph - "I Don't Teach Jazz Drums, I Teach Improvisation"

May 12 2024 58 mins

Today we have an interview I’m very excited about. One of the forefathers of jazz drum instruction - though as you’ll hear he doesn’t like the taxonomy, preferring to say he’s an “improvisation teacher”. The biggest surprise for me upon speaking to Ed is that he’s an iconoclast. His energy is pure punk-rock, and he has no time for the idea of “handedness” on the d

Raghav Mehrotra - Playing With The Late Night Band, Bonham, School of Rock, and Musical Maturity

Apr 11 2024 46 mins

Today’s podcast guest first caught my attention with his clean, slamming Instagram clips. Picture closing your eyes and hearing a mix of Clyde Stubblefield, Bonham, and Nate Smith, then opening them and seeing a skinny teenager with a big mop of black hair and an infectious smile, and thinking “this guy is playing this”? To the degree we use the word “prodigy”, Raghav Meh