It’s 5:10am, and my mind is firing on all cylinders. Maybe it’s the coffee, maybe it’s the quiet, maybe it’s just that early-morning clarity that hits before the world wakes up.   But this is what I’ve been mulling over…   Everybody needs a personal philosophy to live by. A set of standards you can always go back to

  What most drummers get wrong when it comes to developing real freedom and facility around the kit is this.   They spend almost all of their practice time in what I call the comfort zone.   Same ideas. Same patterns. Same movements.   Over and over again, expecting something to change. What was Einstein’s famous quote? “The definition of insanity

  Yes, I know, it’s been a while since I’ve written. Not because I’ve had nothing to say, but because I wanted to adjust the way I say it.   Shorter. Sharper. Something I can send weekly, without the noise. I never want to be married to the way I do things, so I needed some time to figure out

As you know, I am a relatively productive person. Mostly. Here’s some food for thought… Imagine if you took all your wasted doom-scroll time and consciously applied it to something seriously productive in your life. Just imagine. As it stands, in 2025, your attention is by far the most valuable asset you have. And guess what? You’re just giving it all away.

Well, I’m back in full swing now, and it feels great. Although initially a little rough, the jet lag has ultimately favoured me. I’ve been going down at about 8pm and up at 3am, which means I’m back in the studio by 3:30am, knocking a couple of hours out before the day starts. Thats a win!   The setup I’ve

  Long time no talk! Yes, that’s right, the kiwi has landed back in the homeland!   After 7 weeks, 11 beautiful countries, and 19 incredible shows with the powerhouse that is Natasha Bedingfield, I’m back home – coffee in hand, thoughts in my head, and feeling pretty damn grateful for what I just experienced.   Where Have the Newsletters

  Play the part, and over time you will become the part…   Lots on at this end. Just got back from an epic private gig down in Christchurch. Here in NZ. With some of NZ’s ELITE musicians! (In my humble opinion) lol.   No, but seriously – Tiki Taané, Fran and Laughton KORA, and Joel, the lead singer of L.A.B. An A-list

Late last week I put out a video discussing Drum Covers…     This was for a couple of reasons –   1. There is a dialogue online that pops up from time to time, and generally from the older crowd, that covers are ‘stupid’, or ‘are a waste of time’ etc. Newsflash… They are not.   2. I teach,

I’ve now written 73 of these weekly newsletters – so that makes this number 74! Phew! That’s a lot of mind dumps!   Over the past 18 months there has been one type of reply I’ve received many times, from many different drummers, that always lands deeply with me. It usually reads something like this:   “Hey man, I really

It’s not about time. It’s about what you’re doing with it.   What I want to do this week is give something practical. A reminder for those that need it, and something that is expanding on what we discussed last week.   I mean, it’s all well and good for me to call you out in last week’s newsletter, but it’s