127 episodes
Drum and Drummer Ben Whyntie & George Pickering
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Join Ben and George every week as they delve deep into discussions about drums, drumming and drummers. They chat about everything from first kits to worst gigs, drumming tips to drum sticks and everything in between. Welcome to the disarray of two mates passing the time, whilst trying to stay in time.
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A Mouse Farts And It Goes Into The Red
Welcome to another episode of Drum and Drummer! This week we’re chatting about George’s recent gig with Lennon Taylor where he used his new Gretsch Catalina with a slightly unusual cymbal set up. Ben also talks in detail about his new kit; the Roland VAD504! Having played it at two wedding gigs already, is this the future of live drumming? He’s also paired it with a full set of Yamaha Crosstown hardware to make transport easier (and save his ailing back). There’s also some tennis beef brewing as George preps for his grudge match with a previous guest. Enjoy!
Lennon Taylor ‘Gatorbone’: https://shorturl.at/jloV0
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There's A Kit For Everybody (Graham Russell - Graham Russell Drums)
This week we are joined by the King of drum retail; it’s Graham Russell! As long time customers of Graham Russell Drums we were delighted to sit down and chat with Graham about how he turned buying a few second hand kits into the UK’s largest drum store and what makes them so good at what they do. We also talk about customer satisfaction, keeping stock levels high and trends in the drum industry. Enjoy!
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He Needs To Be Verbally Milked
It’s just the two of us this week and time for a good catch up. We have some correspondence to get through and George has been practising using the disappearing click method (although we can’t agree on what it actually is). We also chat about limb dynamics, working with a previous guest in the studio and Ben’s been up to London filming some new function band promo. Enjoy!
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People Just Assume That's What I Do (Mat Hector - Iggy Pop)
This week we are joined by the legendary Mat Hector. As well as a stellar career drumming for the likes of Iggy Pop, Marc Almond and Razorlight he now spends some of his time producing artists and session recording from his studio built during Covid. We talk about the meticulous approach to accurately playing Lust For Life, matching Iggy’s energy on stage, the art of groove and the ‘disappearing click’ practice technique. We also find out what it's like to record a drum sample pack after Mat played every sample for the ‘Fields Of Rock’ expansion pack for Superior Drummer. Enjoy!
https://www.instagram.com/mat.hits.stuff/
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Everyone Is Winging It (Georgia Challinor)
This week we are joined by the amazing Georgia Challinor. We caught up with Georgia not long after she returned home from touring with Enter Shikari as the band’s drum tech. We find about life on the road and expanding her career from playing to also being a tech and playback engineer. We also chat about the similar experiences we all shared being a drummer at school, pay systems for touring and owning a snare drum used by Paramore. Enjoy!
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I've Gone Mental So You Don't Have To
Protesting at his new found fame, Hercules delayed the start of this week’s episode by doing a poo on the carpet and George’s recycling has finally been collected. It’s all going on! Once we’d calmed down George tells us more about his recent gig in London with Mackenzie including learning songs at short notice and dealing with playback. Meanwhile Ben had his hearing test at Boots. Listen to find out the results. Enjoy!
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