DRUM with Mike & Eddy Mike Johnston & Eddy Thrower

I love this podcast! I’m a new listener and y’all are very entertaining and I truly appreciate all the information y’all provide. I’ve been drumming for 23 years and I’m glad to know I can still continue to learn. If y’all read this you should check out Oceans Ate Alaska Chris Turner is a fantastic Drummer, also check out Capstan, their drummer is amazing and I was surprised to learn that he plays traditional grip with the style of music they play. Anyway keep it up! Y’all are awesome!

I started listening to this podcast because I started teaching drum lessons in 2021. I never wanted to teach drum lessons, because even though I played a lot of drum set through middle school, high school, and college, and know that I am good at it, I’ve never felt like I knew enough to teach other people how to play. Some of that is because I excel more at other percussion instruments (mallets + auxiliary) and some of that is because I am a female and have had to put up with years of getting chosen second or not at all, people assuming my male colleagues play better without even hearing us, and so on. But I got an opportunity to teach at a studio and so I took it.

I wanted some resources as I was figuring out my teaching style to draw from, and I happened upon this podcast. I did find a lot of advice about drumming that I have used and synthesized into my own teaching and understanding, but mostly what I found was a podcast about living a creative life, trying to make a business out of it, and everything that comes with it. And at this time of my life, I really really need this because it’s exactly what I’m going through everyday. I am so appreciative of both Mike and Eddy for talking honestly about how hard this path can be sometimes, and I think it’s great how they both have really different approaches to how they accomplish goals and lifestyles. I go back and forth between who I relate to more depending on the topic.

Thanks for making this podcast, glad I finally sat down and wrote a review. Keep on making episodes, I’ll be here listening 👋🏻

Have been listening since 2021 and gone through all the episodes. They cover a wide range of drumming-related topics and other areas like preparation, technology, and social media. The dynamic between Mike and Eddy is great, both with years of professional experience. I have listened to other drumming podcast but I feel this in particular resonates with me the most.