Drummer Daily

By Daniel Hadaway | Music Career Coach

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Real-world, practical advice for moving from where you are to becoming a pro drummer! You'll hear from Daniel Hadaway, The Drum Coach, along with other musicians who are earning a real living playing music. You'll finish every episode inspired to continue your journey, and you'll be equipped with practical, actionable steps YOU can take to get your first paying gig!

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Episode Date
How to Charge Whatever You Want as a Drummer
Feb 02, 2021
Running Your Drumming Like a Business
Jan 22, 2021
If I Gave You a Gig, Could You Even Take It?
Jan 15, 2021
Is This Show Right for You?
Jan 13, 2021
Protect Your Most Valuable Instruments!
Oct 16, 2020
How to Erase "Groove-Killers"
Oct 13, 2020
How to Turn One Gig Into Many More
Sep 30, 2020
Bonus Tutorial: How to Make Your Drum Recordings Groove More
Sep 23, 2020
How to Prepare Quickly
Sep 18, 2020
I Practice What I Preach and It Worked
Sep 15, 2020
Creating New Problems for Yourself
Sep 01, 2020
Want to be the Amazon of Drumming?
Aug 25, 2020
The Other Half of a Pro Drumming Career
Aug 14, 2020
How to Stay Motivated to Practice
Aug 12, 2020
A Simple Hack to Make Your Drum Tracks Feel Better
Jul 31, 2020
Addicted to Learning
Jul 29, 2020
One Trick I Use to Get Out from Behind the "Drum Cage"
Jul 24, 2020
How to Built Your Drumming Career During a Pandemic
Jul 21, 2020
How I Get My Snare Sound Part 2
Jul 02, 2020
How I Get My Snare Sound Part 1
Jun 30, 2020
Removing Obstacles to Unlock Your Drumming Potential
Jun 25, 2020
Find the Right Guidance in Your Drumming Career
Jun 05, 2020
Why Does My Drumming Not "Feel" Good?
Jun 01, 2020
How to be Seen as a "Versatile" Drummer
May 22, 2020
Stop Doing this with a Big Fat Snare Drum
May 12, 2020
The One Time I Almost Got a Gig I Would've Regretted
May 01, 2020
Why I Got That Gig and You Didn't
Apr 28, 2020
Are You Learning or Just Playing Trivia?
Apr 15, 2020
Running Your Drum Career Like a Business
Apr 07, 2020
Let's Talk about Phase in Drum Recordings
Apr 02, 2020
Want to Get Paid for Drumming? Do this...
Mar 25, 2020
One Difference Between "Making It" and Not
Mar 20, 2020
Use the Same Unfair Advantage as Me
Mar 17, 2020
Creating Your Own Drumming Opportunities
Mar 13, 2020
The Right and Wrong Ways to Use Drum Tutorial Sites
Mar 10, 2020
Should I Quantize My Drum Recordings?
Mar 06, 2020
The Solution for Your Drumming Career
Mar 03, 2020
Drummers Listen Up!
Feb 21, 2020
Broken Toilet Paper and Constantly Improving
Jan 31, 2020
What I Learned from Harry Styles
Jan 09, 2020
Buy the Right Gear for You!
Dec 13, 2019
I Don't Get Paid Enough for This
Dec 06, 2019
Networking the Right Way
Nov 22, 2019
Dealing with Unsupportive Friends and Family
Nov 15, 2019
Stop giving your bosses what they want
Nov 07, 2019
Making the Most of Practice Time
Nov 01, 2019
Put on Your Practice Pants!
Oct 25, 2019
Don't Create the Perfect Plan!
Oct 17, 2019
How to Afford That New Piece of Gear
Oct 11, 2019
Let Your Playing Do the Talking
Oct 04, 2019
Touring Messed Up My Brain!
Sep 26, 2019
The Simplest Way to Figure Out Where to Start
Sep 21, 2019
A Weird Story I've Never Shared
Sep 12, 2019
2 Secrets from the Very Top of the Music Business
Aug 31, 2019
If I Had to Start Over
Aug 22, 2019
Getting Gigs Isn't Hard
Aug 16, 2019
Take a Shortcut in Your Music Career
Aug 10, 2019
Getting Paid in a Scene Full of Freebies
Aug 02, 2019
It Only Takes One Connection
Jul 26, 2019
How to Get Past Being Shy So You Can Network
Jul 18, 2019
What I Did Immediately After Getting Fired
Jul 11, 2019
Count the Cost of Your Music Career
Jul 04, 2019
4 Lessons from Getting Fired
Jun 27, 2019
I Hate Networking!
Jun 20, 2019
Let's Talk About M-O-N-E-Y
Jun 14, 2019
The First Step Towards Progress In Your Music Career
Jun 06, 2019
Don't Be Fooled by the Wrong People
May 30, 2019
Preview: The Practical Pro Musician
May 23, 2019
The (Sort of) End of Drummer Daily
May 14, 2019
Do This Before You Charge for Drumming
Aug 27, 2018
Dealing with Anxiety About Drumming
Aug 24, 2018
Overcoming Politics and Bureaucracy in the Music Business
Aug 16, 2018
Balancing a Music Career with Family
Aug 10, 2018
The Key to Becoming a Pro Drummer
Aug 09, 2018
Drumming in Unfamiliar Genres
Aug 03, 2018
Breaking Musical Language Barriers
Aug 02, 2018
Sometimes It's Best to Take a Break
Aug 01, 2018
How to Stand Out in Your Music Scene
Jun 22, 2018
Separate Your Dynamics and Intensity
Jun 14, 2018
How to Become More Efficient with Your Drumming Development
Jun 13, 2018
Social Media and Professional Drumming
Jun 05, 2018
Starving Artist? Not Necessarily...
May 23, 2018
Are You Willing to Do What it Takes?
May 22, 2018
You Gotta Play the Bad Notes to Get to the Good Ones!
May 18, 2018
Steal Like an Artist!
May 17, 2018
Taking a Break from Drumming - And Making it Count!
May 14, 2018
My "Magic" Networking Phrase
May 04, 2018
Drum Clinics and Videos: How to Actually Learn Something
May 02, 2018
What Charles Schwab Can Teach Us About Drumming
Apr 30, 2018
Special Edition: How to Play Accurately Without Sounding Robotic
Apr 27, 2018
Walkthrough: My Drum Recording Setup
Apr 25, 2018
3 Tips for Tuning Toms
Apr 23, 2018
How I Make My Drum Tracks Feel Better - Even AFTER I've Recorded Them
Apr 18, 2018
A Special Opportunity for You
Apr 16, 2018
One thing you can do to get on the path to becoming a pro drummer.
Apr 13, 2018
Should I Leave My 4 Bands to Join a Pro Tour? Also How do I get on a pro tour?
Apr 12, 2018
Tips for Transitioning from Marching Percussion
Apr 11, 2018
My Process for Remote Recording Sessions
Apr 06, 2018
How to Get Discovered as a Drummer
Apr 04, 2018
When do you go "full time" as a pro drummer?
Apr 02, 2018
How to Blend in with a Band When You're the New Guy
Mar 30, 2018
Don't Say "It Doesn't Work" If You Haven't Tried It
Mar 28, 2018
Get Obsessed and Find Your Drumming Voice
Mar 26, 2018
#187: 3 Ways to Get Clarity on What Artists Want From You
Mar 20, 2018
#186: Let's Hang Out this Year
Mar 16, 2018
#185: How to Network for Gigs the "Right" Way
Mar 14, 2018
#184: How to Start Charging for Your Drumming
Mar 12, 2018
#183: Are You a Cool Runnings Type of Drummer?
Feb 28, 2018
#182: Getting Hired and Fired from My First "Big" Gig
Feb 26, 2018
#181: How Do I Even Know if I'm Getting Any Closer to Going Pro?
Feb 21, 2018
#180: I'm 16. Where Do I Start? And What Recording Gear Do I Need?
Feb 15, 2018
#179: An Important Update About My Future
Feb 14, 2018
#178: What Does College Football Have to Do with Drumming?
Feb 02, 2018
#177: What Kinds of Compromises Should You Make?
Feb 01, 2018
#176: Stop Asking Me How to Get Famous!
Jan 11, 2018
#175: What Will You Stop Doing This Year?
Jan 09, 2018
#174: Having Vision for Drum Parts in the Studio and Live
Dec 18, 2017
#173: Are You Aligning Yourself with the Market?
Dec 16, 2017
#172: The Money Perils of Being a Pro Musician
Dec 14, 2017
#171: If It's So Easy, Why Haven't You Done It?
Dec 06, 2017
#170: Why Becoming a Pro Drummer is Easy (Maybe)
Nov 29, 2017
#169: Stop Listening to this Podcast and Do Something
Nov 22, 2017
#168: A Different Approach to Playing the Kick Drum
Nov 10, 2017
#167: Does your drumming have this one fatal flaw?
Nov 09, 2017
#166: How's Your Drum Diet?
Nov 03, 2017
#165: Don't Give Them What They're Asking For
Nov 01, 2017
#164: What's Your 4-Minute Mile?
Oct 30, 2017
#163: How to Strategically Network and Promote Yourself
Oct 17, 2017
#162: Leverage Your Weaknesses to Develop as a Drummer
Oct 06, 2017
#161: Don't Have Much Time to Practice Drums? Do This One Thing
Oct 05, 2017
#160: Shift Your Mindset About Creating Drum Parts
Oct 03, 2017
#159: The Battle of "Can" Versus "How"
Sep 25, 2017
#158: How to Get Recognized and Noticed as a Drummer
Sep 21, 2017
#157: Buy This Gear to Start Recording Drums
Sep 20, 2017
#156: How NOT to Get Hired for More Gigs...
Sep 14, 2017
#155: How to Find a Balance Between Pursuing Drumming, Family, Work, and Life...
Sep 13, 2017
#154: What's Up with Having a Bunch of Different Drummers on an Album?
Sep 08, 2017
#153: Becoming a Drummer of Value
Sep 06, 2017
#152: Crashing on a Ride vs. Riding on a Ride
Aug 24, 2017
#151: How to Decide When It's Time to Change Drum Heads
Aug 22, 2017
#150: You Don't Get to Give Up!
Aug 16, 2017
#149: Why would anyone hire a remote session drummer?
Aug 11, 2017
#148: How Can I Get Started in the Music Business as a Drummer?
Aug 10, 2017
#147: How to Get Your First Paid Drumming Gig
Aug 07, 2017
#146: What's the Most Efficient Way to Network for Gigs?
Aug 04, 2017
#145: Tips for Practicing for Improvement - While Still Having Fun
Aug 03, 2017
#144: How to Pursue a Pro Drum Career without Feeling Selfish
Jul 28, 2017
#143: How Do You Actually Make Money Playing Drums?
Jul 27, 2017
#142: It's Not Perfect But It Counts
Jul 26, 2017
#141: Do I Focus on Live Jam Sessions & Networking or Playing With a Click and Studio Work?
Jul 14, 2017
#140: How Do I Find People to Make a Band or Play Music With?
Jul 13, 2017
#139: If I Define My Sound, Will I Pigeonhole Myself as a Drummer?
Jul 12, 2017
#138: Want to Be a Pro Drummer? You Have a New Job
Jul 06, 2017
#137: Do you have a dream or just a fantasy?
Jul 05, 2017
#136: How many takes does it usually take professional drummers to get a solid track in the studio?
Jun 29, 2017
#135: Can I actually make an income by recording drums at my house for other people?
Jun 28, 2017
#134: How to Get Involved in a Music Scene When You're the New Guy on the Block
Jun 27, 2017
#133: How can I record myself playing drums without a ton of gear?
Jun 22, 2017
#132: Do I Need to Move to a New City to Become a Pro Drummer?
Jun 21, 2017
#131: How Can I Get Started As a Pro Drummer if I Don't Know Anyone?
Jun 14, 2017
#130: When Should I Quit My Day Job?
Jun 13, 2017
#129: Should I Mix and Match Cymbals?
Jun 06, 2017
#128: What Does Luck Have to Do with Becoming a Professional Drummer?
May 25, 2017
#127: What to Say to a Producer Who's Looking to Hire a Drummer
May 23, 2017
#126: 3 New Ways to Check Your Drum Tuning
May 19, 2017
#125: The Secret to Finding Inspiration and Creativity on the Drums
May 18, 2017
#124: You're Better Than You Think Sometimes
May 17, 2017
#123: Stop "Learning" and Start Making Something Happen!
May 12, 2017
#122: How I Memorize Songs Quickly
May 11, 2017
#121: I Want to Be a Pro Drummer - But Where Do I Even Start?
May 10, 2017
#120: Who is the Best Musician in the Room?
May 09, 2017
#119: Help! My Kick Drum Sounds Like a Basketball!
May 02, 2017
118: How to Become a Professional Drummer
May 01, 2017
#117: Better Drumming Through Better Sounding Drums
Apr 27, 2017
#116: The Discipline of Drumming
Apr 26, 2017
#115: The Nashville Numbers System and What it Can Do for Drummers
Apr 25, 2017
114: The Number One Reason Your Snare Sounds Like Garbage
Apr 24, 2017
I Have an Idea to Run by You
Apr 21, 2017
Is Drumming a Matter of Life and Death?
Apr 20, 2017
No One is Paying Attention
Apr 19, 2017
Take Your Drumming Ability Back from Your Gear!
Apr 19, 2017
The "Other Way" of Drumming
Apr 14, 2017
Drum Sound Obsession!
Apr 13, 2017
Listen With Your Ears, Not Your Hands
Apr 12, 2017
How I Treat Other Musicians Matters
Apr 06, 2017
Drummers Who "Don't Play With a Click" Are Bad Drummers
Apr 05, 2017
Drummers That Show Off Don't Get Hired
Mar 30, 2017
I Am Not a Drummer... I Am a Musician
Mar 29, 2017
The Two-Thirds Rule and How it Will Unlock Your GROOVE as a Drummer
Mar 27, 2017
3 Techniques You MUST Master as a Drummer
Mar 27, 2017
EPISODE 100!!!!!!!
Mar 27, 2017
My Favorite Alternative Percussion Pieces
Mar 23, 2017
Differences in Recording in a Home Studio vs a Pro Studio
Mar 23, 2017
The Difference Between Studio and Live Drumming
Mar 20, 2017
Weekend Bonus - Drum Clinic 1
Mar 19, 2017
Let's Hang Out Online Every Week
Mar 15, 2017
Playing on a Small Drum Kit vs. a HUGE One
Mar 14, 2017
Don't Be a Deaf Drummer!
Mar 08, 2017
A Fun Drum Fill to Add Interest to a Repetitive Beat
Mar 07, 2017
Tales of a Barefoot Drummer
Mar 04, 2017
"I Need More Hi-Hat" Said No One Ever
Mar 03, 2017
Your Drumsticks are Great! Your Drumsticks are Terrible!
Mar 01, 2017
Tips for Getting that Perfect Drum Sound
Feb 27, 2017
Drumming is a Non-Zero-Sum Game
Feb 24, 2017
Are You Working Hard at Being an Average Drummer?
Feb 23, 2017
Imitation is the Sincerest form of Flattery
Feb 21, 2017
Dealing with Coming Back to the Drums After a Break
Feb 15, 2017
Getting the Best Sound from Your Drums on a Limited Budget
Feb 06, 2017
Your Drum Gear Isn't the Problem... You Are!
Feb 03, 2017
You Might be a Better Drummer Than You Think!
Feb 02, 2017
How Can it Become Possible?
Feb 01, 2017
The Details Within the Details
Jan 26, 2017
3 Keys to Making Your Drums Sound Better in Any Room
Jan 25, 2017
Are You Drumming Just to Better Than the Other Guy?
Jan 24, 2017
What to Do When You Aren't "Feeling It"
Jan 23, 2017
Are You Serious About Becoming a Professional Drummer?
Jan 21, 2017
Strengthening Your Snare Hand
Jan 20, 2017
Unlock Your Hidden Groove by Focusing on Details
Jan 18, 2017
Getting the Most Out of Electronic Drums
Jan 16, 2017
Why I Stopped Using Charts
Jan 13, 2017
The Dirty Secret of Professional Studio Drummers
Jan 12, 2017
The Single Biggest Mistake Drummers Make When Tuning Toms
Jan 09, 2017
How to Pick Out a New Kick Drum Head
Jan 07, 2017
What I Learned from Show Choir About Drumming
Jan 05, 2017
The Secret to Getting More Drumming Gigs
Jan 03, 2017
Inside a Professional Drum Audition
Jan 03, 2017
What's Coming Up From Me in 2017
Dec 31, 2016
Don't Make a New Year Resolution...
Dec 29, 2016
A Quick Trick for Really Critiquing Your Drumming
Dec 28, 2016
What is Drumming Costing You?
Dec 28, 2016
Are You a Squirrel Looking for a Nut or a Pumpkin?
Dec 23, 2016
Do you really need new drums or cymbals?
Dec 22, 2016
Unlock that Non-dominant Hand!
Dec 19, 2016
Drum Better Just by Looking Better?
Dec 15, 2016
9 Drum Gift Ideas (That Won't Break the Bank)
Dec 14, 2016
Do you want to be a professional drummer, or just a YouTube star?
Dec 12, 2016
5-Piece Drum Kit with No Cymbals?
Dec 09, 2016
Haters Gonna Hate...
Dec 08, 2016
(Part 5 of 5) How to Get Drastically Better with a Click Track in 2 Weeks
Dec 07, 2016
(Part 4 of 5) How to Get Drastically Better with a Click Track in 2 Weeks
Dec 02, 2016
(Part 3 of 5) How to Get Drastically Better with a Click Track in 2 Weeks
Dec 02, 2016
(Part 2 of 5) How to Get Drastically Better with a Click Track in 2 Weeks
Nov 30, 2016
(Part 1 of 5) How to Get Drastically Better with a Click Track in 2 Weeks
Nov 29, 2016
How to Quickly Tell If You're Ahead or Behind the Click Track
Nov 28, 2016
More About Muffling Drums
Nov 25, 2016
How to Be a Drummer in a Glass Cage of Emotion
Nov 23, 2016
Tips for Picking Out New Drum Sticks
Nov 21, 2016
What it Feels Like to Have Your 10,000 Hours of Drumming
Oct 29, 2016
Consider This When Muffling Drums
Oct 26, 2016
My Snare Drum Recommendation
Oct 24, 2016
A Quick Tip for Enjoying Drumming with a Click Track
Oct 15, 2016
What to Do When You're In a Bad Band
Oct 12, 2016
How I Tune My Toms
Oct 10, 2016
An Unexpected Benefit of Getting Great with a Click Track
Oct 07, 2016
How to Choose New Drum Heads
Sep 30, 2016
How to Determine It's Time for New Drum Heads
Sep 30, 2016
Welcome Back, Kotter
Sep 28, 2016
Dependability as a Drummer
Sep 17, 2016
For Worship Drummers: Playing with Dynamics
Sep 15, 2016
For Worship Drummers: How to Play Drums with more Sensitivity
Sep 15, 2016
Behind the Scenes of Major Tour Rehearsals
Sep 13, 2016
We're Talking About Practice
Sep 09, 2016
New Drum Day!
Sep 08, 2016
One Secret to Locking in with a Bass Player
Sep 07, 2016
Unlocking Your Genius as a Drummer - Are You Willing to be Terrible?
Sep 06, 2016
My Recurring Drum Dream
Sep 02, 2016
Another Magic Trick on the Drums!
Sep 02, 2016
Stroke Your Rolls!
Aug 31, 2016
Questions to Ask Before a Studio Session
Aug 30, 2016
Can You Play Better Just By Looking Better?
Aug 30, 2016
Practice for the Gig You Don't Have Yet
Aug 26, 2016
Why It's Better to be Late than Early
Aug 25, 2016
In Which I Might Make You Angry
Aug 24, 2016
A Magic Trick on the Drums
Aug 23, 2016
ALWAYS Repeat Your Mistakes
Aug 23, 2016
The REAL Truth Behind Being a Studio Drummer
Aug 20, 2016
Losing Han Solo in the Bushes
Aug 19, 2016
3 Ways to Have More Fun Practicing Drums - Part 3 of 3
Aug 18, 2016
3 Ways to Have More Fun Practicing Drums - Part 2 of 3
Aug 17, 2016
3 Ways to Have More Fun Practicing Drums - Part 1 of 3
Aug 16, 2016
The 80 Percent Rule
Aug 12, 2016
Developing Your Drumming Vocabulary
Aug 11, 2016
3 Tips for Tuning Your Snare Drum
Aug 10, 2016
Are Flams Killing Your Groove?
Aug 09, 2016
Most People Aren't Willing
Aug 08, 2016
The Shortcut to Getting Better at Drums
Aug 06, 2016
One Common Trait Professional Drummers Have
Aug 05, 2016
003 - It's Always the Little Things
Aug 03, 2016
Drummer Daily Podcast Episode #2
Aug 02, 2016
Drummer Daily Podcast Episode #1
Aug 01, 2016