Someone commented the other day,   “Hey man, can you lay off the personal development shit and just play the drums?”   No. No I can’t.   In the words of Jeff Buckley – “Fuck off. Just fuck off.”   The biggest mistake you could ever make in life is moving through the world thinking that everything you come

  Alright, I’m not wasting anytime here (very poignant), and this may freak you out a little bit, but it’s something I heard a few days ago, so I had to dive deeper and then share it with you.   Here is a number you need to hear…   According to a recent study by Exploding Topics, the average person now spends 6hrs and

Before we kick off, a couple of studio session gigs I was fortunate to be part of were released recently, and I wanted to share them with you.   First up, last week Australian band The Bennies dropped their highly anticipated new album You Can’t Put Out This Fire   These guys are hilarious and write fantastic tunes, and it was

    “With great power comes great responsibility”   We all know the quote, that now famous line Uncle Ben drops on Peter Parker as he starts to harness his new Spider-Man powers…   It seems like a poignant place to start with this week’s newsletter…   I’m a fan, a friend, and a longtime supporter of Drumeo.   Not

Ok, before we start, I thought I’d share with you a little project I put together with an amazing guitarist friend of mine, Mr. Ricky Davenport.   The concept was simple. Drums first. Recorded. Then sent to Ricky as a black canvas to colour. No Click. No edits, No Samples. And everything was tracked, filmed, and put together, all within

I want to discuss something today that I’ve been meaning to dive into for some time now – the ‘balance’ myth, but it was actually a message from someone that finally triggered it. So here we are… let’s just get into it!   “Hey Stan! After getting into your stuff through the 80/20 Podcast, I really connected with your ethos and

It’s been a while since I started one of these with a quote—but this one felt poignant:   “You must see every setback, every obstacle, and every hardship as an opportunity in disguise, as a means for the lessons you need to learn. The things that hurt us instruct us.” — Robert Greene, Mastery   I’m actually reading Mastery at the moment…  

Hope you had a solid weekend—got outside, spent time with good people, maybe snuck in some pad work, and actually earned some quality downtime.   Lots on at this end, and all great things…   Yesterday, I sent out the first email to my cohort for the April 30-Day, officially kicking off the two-week lead-up to what’s going to be an intense,

I hope you had a great weekend and are ready to kick into another powerful week.   Before we dive into this week’s topic of endorsements, I want to start this by letting you know, coincidentally—I’ve officially re-signed with Yamaha Drums, and couldn’t be happier.   I love their Hybrid Oaks, I love their Absolute Maples, but coming back, I

What a crazy few weeks! If I’m honest, it’s only in the last couple of weeks that I’ve really come back online, since returning from the Primus audition.   And to be clear, this has nothing to do with not getting the gig. I really mean that.   My mindset has always been: the gig was mine until it wasn’t. The