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

  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