Recent content by Tyler Walton

Stratguy is right. Also, just Google stuff. Anything else will be a nuts-and-bolts instructional book.

There really isn't anything that has been published in the last decade or two that is considered a "must have" method book. Tommy Igoe's "Groove Essentials" 1 is the closest thing to a landmark method book of the last decade. I love it and use it with some of my students; however it will need to...

Thanks! They currently offer four finishes for those drums; the one I picked is called Amber Shadow Sunburst. I really enjoy using 4-piece set-ups. I hope this doesn't sound clichéd or pretentious, but I like the challenge of making more with less. It's certainly fun to play on a large set-up...

No. I used my smaller Maple Custom Absolutes.

It was first published in 1945. This book is considered one of the seminal method books for drummers, along with George Lawrence Stone's "Stick Control" and Ted Reed's "Syncopation".

I just got my new Yamaha Live Custom oak drums a few weeks ago. Used them for the first time on a recording session last weekend. I love them! The oak shells combine the warmth of maple with the projection of birch. Toms are 13x9" and 16x15". Bass Drum is 22x18".

I've been working on these for a couple months now. I'm up to number 80. I once heard that the great jazz drummer Philly Joe Jones said that this book was essential for a drummer to work through. Not sure if he actually said that, but this book is really helping me get a grip (pun intended) on...

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Nice!

Deconstructed! LOL! Gettin' your Top Chef on, Mark.

Nice!

I'm gonna find a way to carve out 2 hours this week and listen to this. Thank you so much for posting this, Mark! My favorite drummer!!!

Playing some of the "deeper cuts" on a gig is a surefire way to get a lot of blank stares from the patrons. I feel like this approach falls into the category of bands who play music that they themselves want to hear but that the average audience member/club patron/guest at a wedding, etc., would...

Not sure yet if I agree with 100% of what he states in this article, but I agree with a lot of it. Interesting stuff. Your thoughts? http://chrisledrew.wordpress.com/2013/01/03/open-letter-from-a-bar-owner-to-musicians/

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