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The Drum Dog Podcast goes deep on the instrument we love. In our interviews, we sit down with world-class drummers, from session players to festival headliners, for honest, unhurried conversations about their playing, their careers and the craft behind the kit. Guests include Bill Bruford, Gavin Harrison Antonio Sánchez, and Mel Gaynor.On 'The Back Beat', our weekly format, Dan talks spotlights drummers worth your attention, goes through albums that are must-listens, worthwhile gear, and think-pieces to ruminate on. Hit follow so you don't miss any drum chat.Drum Dog is the UK membership platform for drummers, combining world-class lesson packs, live events, gear discounts, and an ad-free community. Join at drumdog.com

  1. 23h ago

    Bernard Purdie: The Hit Maker Who Played Less Than Anyone

    Send us Fan Mail Video essay - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHajaWKSomo&t Bernard Purdie reckons he has played on 4,000 albums for 2,500 artists, and the striking thing is that almost nobody in the business thinks he is exaggerating by much. Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Steely Dan, King Curtis, Louis Armstrong, Hall & Oates. If you have ever owned a radio, you have heard him. What I keep coming back to is that a man with that CV built the whole thing on playing less than everybody else. This one is about the philosophy behind the pocket, where the Purdie shuffle actually came from, and why the loudest mouth in the studio spent sixty years preaching restraint. 00:00  The Man on 4,000 Records 01:16  From Elkton to 104th Street 04:20  Stay Out of the Way 09:11  The Purdie Shuffle 14:10 In the Room 15:31  Legacy 🫶 Support the channel:   / offbeatmusic  For any enquiries: offbeatmusicchannel@gmail.com 🥁 You can learn plenty from what a drummer played. Sometimes you learn even more from why they played it. Drum Dog membership brings together artist stories, interviews, performances and practical lessons, helping you stay close to the music and players that made you want to drum in the first place. Take a look inside: 👉 https://link.drum.dog/join Membership includes a 30-day money-back guarantee. Support the show

    Bernard Purdie: The Hit Maker Who Played Less Than Anyone

  2. 3d ago

    Simon Phillips at UK Drum Show 2026, Hiromi's Voice & Why Drummers Rush

    Send us Fan Mail Simon Phillips is one of four people we're interviewing at the UK Drum Show 2026 in Liverpool, so this week I'm digging into why his Voice record with Hiromi is on repeat, plus the four culprits behind rushing and how to fix them. 00:00 - Cold open: UK Drum Show 2026, Simon Phillips & the science of rushing 01:00 - Drummer Spotlight: Simon Phillips, UK Drum Show 2026 interview in the Drum Dog Experience Room 02:27 - Heavy Rotation: Hiromi, Voice (feat. Anthony Jackson & Simon Phillips) 03:48 - Think Piece: Why drummers rush (adrenaline, anticipation, tension & empty space) 06:53 - Outro & fanmail Referenced in this episode: → UK Drum Show 2026 tickets: https://theukdrumshow.com/drum-dog-experience-room/ → Book your seat in the Drum Dog Experience Room (25 max per session): https://tinyurl.com/2z4hfrxa → Join Drum Dog (members get early access to book and a free UK Drum Show ticket, use code DD10XR for 10% off): https://join.drum.dog/upgrade Got a drummer you want spotlighted, gear you reckon I should check out, or an album that's been on your heavy rotation? Drop me a message: 📩 Spotify fanmail (built into the app) 📷 Instagram: @drumdoguk ✉️ dan@drum.dog New episodes every Tuesday. Hit follow so you don't miss out on any drum chat! About Drum Dog: Drum Dog is the UK membership platform for drummers, combining world-class lesson packs, live events, gear discounts, and an ad-free community. Join at drum.dog. #TheBackBeat #DrumDog #Drumming #Drummers #DrumPodcast #SimonPhillips #Hiromi #UKDrumShow #DrumTiming #DrumCommunity Support the show

  3. Sep 25

    Meg White: Drumming Defiance

    Send us Fan Mail Video essay - https://youtu.be/Lbf0SU994Qg With the White Stripes, Meg White tore rock’n’roll down to its bare bones. Alongside Jack White, she created some of the most exciting music of the past 25 years, with a fiercely elemental drumming style that flew in the face of its critics. This is what made her quite such a force. Intro: 00:00 Career: 00:55 Style: 05:41 Legacy: 10:19 #whitestripes #megwhite #jackwhite  Music credit: That One Bar Scene - RKVC Support the channel: https://www.patreon.com/cw/offbeatmusic For any enquiries: offbeatmusicchannel@gmail.com Support the show

    Meg White: Drumming Defiance

  4. Sep 22

    Mark Guiliana, Travel Drum Kit, and Why You Should Record Yourself Drumming | The Back Beat #11

    Send us Fan Mail This week on the pod, we're covering a strange new track from Angine de Poitrine that just debuted on Fallon, why Mark Guiliana might be the best case study going for drummers who think "feel" and "precision" are opposites, and a proper look at Pearl's Compact Traveler Kit for anyone who's ever needed a full kit that fits in a bag. In this episode: - Angine de Poitrine's loop-focused, microtonal new track, and what's actually happening rhythmically underneath the weirdness - Mark Guiliana, jazz lineage meets programmed rhythm thinking, and why he bridges two drumming worlds most people treat as separate - Pearl's PCTK-1810 Compact Traveler Kit, built for street players and small stages - Why avoiding your own recorded footage might be the single biggest thing slowing your progress down Want more like this every week? Head to drum.dog and scroll to the bottom to sign up for the newsletter. CHAPTER MARKERS (estimated, adjust once edited): 00:00 — Intro 00:21 — Release Radar: Angine de Poitrine's new track 01:23 — Drummer Spotlight: Mark Guiliana 02:15 — New Gear: Pearl Compact Traveler Kit 03:11 — Think Piece: Why you're avoiding your own footage New ADP Track - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38rvtcwhuw4 Mark Guiliana Video Essay - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GS0ZG8os8Ww&t=1s Sign up to the Drum Dog Newsletter - www.drumdog.com 🥁 Less scrolling. More playing. The full Drum Dog lesson library gives you somewhere useful to go when you have ten minutes, half an hour or a proper session behind the kit. No grades and nothing to prove, just good ideas from drummers who have lived them. Take a look inside. Membership comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee: 👉 https://link.drum.dog/join 🎧 Listen to the Drum Dog Podcast wherever you get your podcasts: Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/2s8IAlRWNnu3SGOZo0BxTW Apple → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/drum-dog-podcast/id1806605706 Amazon → https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/b859c830-c051-46c6-a094-cc9b92973e4a/drum-dog-podcast 🔔 Subscribe for interviews, lessons, gear and performances from world-class drummers. Follow us: Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/drumdoguk/ Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/drumdoguk TikTok → https://www.tiktok.com/@drumdoguk Support the show

    Mark Guiliana, Travel Drum Kit, and Why You Should Record Yourself Drumming | The Back Beat #11

  5. Sep 18

    Mark Guiliana: "Sound Is More Influential Than Vocabulary"

    Send us Fan Mail Video essay - https://youtu.be/GS0ZG8os8Ww Everyone calls Mark Guiliana the drummer who fused jazz and electronic music. He played on David Bowie's Blackstar, he's toured for years with St. Vincent, he made a duo record with Brad Mehldau, and Time Out once tried to explain him using actual maths. All true. All, I think, slightly beside the point. Because the thing Guiliana keeps talking about in his interviews and his clinics isn't sounds or genres at all. It's what a drummer should be preparing in the first place. This is the story of a kid from New Jersey with a cardboard cymbal, and the idea that quietly rewired how a generation of drummers practise. Chapters: 00:00 In Time, And Really In Time 01:20 Cardboard Cymbals In New Jersey 03:07 Avishai, Heernt And The First Statement 05:40 Bowie Hires A Band 06:37 The Sound 09:33 The Four Tools 10:48 The Plan Is No Plan 👉 Join Drum Dog for lesson packs from world-class drummers, live events and the community: https://drum.dog #markguiliana #davidbowie #drumdog Support the show

    Mark Guiliana: "Sound Is More Influential Than Vocabulary"

  6. Sep 15

    Adam Balasco (The Empty Pockets) Interview: Joining the Band, Groove Over Chops, & Abbey Road

    Send us Fan Mail Was very excited to chat with Adam, drummer for Chicago blues-rock outfit The Empty Pockets, ahead of their new album Dear Billionaires. We got into joining a band that already had years of history and a married couple at its core, why he stripped his kit down to a three-piece setup and never looked back, and what it was like tracking the new record live in one room at Abbey Road Studio 2. If you've ever wondered whether less gear could actually make you a better player, this one's for you. 00:00 Meeting Adam Balasco 01:24 Pitching The Empty Pockets 02:08 Joining An Established Band 07:28 Married Couples In A Touring Band 09:54 Splitting Songwriting Credits 11:06 New Album: Dear Billionaires 12:09 Recording Live At Abbey Road 15:23 Chasing The Perfect Take 19:16 Kit Setup At Abbey Road 21:11 The Three-Piece Kit Philosophy 23:19 The Economics Of Touring Small 29:36 Stripping Back For Creativity 32:08 Building A Groove-First Feel 36:55 Favourite Drummers 38:12 New Album & Tour Dates 👉 Check out Drum Dog for more lessons from world-class drummers: https://drum.dog #adambalasco #theemptypockets #drumdog 🥁 Less scrolling. More playing. The full Drum Dog lesson library gives you somewhere useful to go when you have ten minutes, half an hour or a proper session behind the kit. No grades and nothing to prove, just good ideas from drummers who have lived them. Take a look inside. Membership comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee: 👉 https://link.drum.dog/join 🎧 Listen to the Drum Dog Podcast wherever you get your podcasts: Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/2s8IAlRWNnu3SGOZo0BxTW Apple → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/drum-dog-podcast/id1806605706 Amazon → https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/b859c830-c051-46c6-a094-cc9b92973e4a/drum-dog-podcast 🔔 Subscribe for interviews, lessons, gear and performances from world-class drummers. Follow us: Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/drumdoguk/ Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/drumdoguk TikTok → https://www.tiktok.com/@drumdoguk Support the show

    Adam Balasco (The Empty Pockets) Interview: Joining the Band, Groove Over Chops, & Abbey Road

  7. Sep 11

    Why Is Chris Dave Referred to as the ‘Most Feared Drummer’ in the Session World?

    Send us Fan Mail Video essay - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlWzjU8OVv8&t You've probably heard Chris Dave play drums without ever knowing his name. He's contributed grooves to Adele's ‘21’, D'Angelo's ‘Black Messiah’, and Justin Bieber's ‘Purpose’. Questlove called him “the most dangerous drummer alive.” In this video, we trace how a Houston church kid who chose drums because he didn't want to sing in the choir became the drummer other drummers study frame by frame, and why the thing that makes him so good is exactly what's kept him out of the spotlight he never asked for. 00:00 The Most Dangerous Drummer Alive 00:44 Church, Choice, and the Houston Sound 03:41 Chris Dave's Sound 07:09 Fingerprint #chrisdave #robertglasper #drumdog Support the channel: https://ko-fi.com/offbeat For any enquiries: offbeatmusicchannel@gmail.com 🥁 You can learn plenty from what a drummer played. Sometimes you learn even more from why they played it. Drum Dog membership brings together artist stories, interviews, performances and practical lessons, helping you stay close to the music and players that made you want to drum in the first place. Take a look inside: 👉 https://link.drum.dog/join Membership includes a 30-day money-back guarantee. Support the show

    Why Is Chris Dave Referred to as the ‘Most Feared Drummer’ in the Session World?

  8. Sep 8

    The Best Jazz Venues in London | The Back Beat #10

    Send us Fan Mail Blue Note's opening a London venue, so Jochen's back for his second appearance and we're running through the London rooms that actually matter for jazz. Ronnie Scott's, the Jazz Cafe, Steam Down, Cafe OTO, and a fifth slot we gave up on and turned into honourable mentions. 00:00 - Cold open: take two, and Blue Note coming to London 01:50 - Ronnie Scott's: Soho, Steve Gadd, and the cinematic jazz club 06:20 - Jazz Cafe, Camden: eclectic programming and Jochen's favourite room 11:36 - Steam Down: the collective and the Wednesday night sessions 18:53 - Cafe OTO: experimental bookings and the Japanese underground 28:21 - Number five, or honourable mentions instead 29:19 - Barbican, Southbank Centre, Pizza Express Live & more Got a drummer you want spotlighted, gear you reckon I should check out, or an album that's been on your heavy rotation? Drop me a message: 📩 Spotify fanmail (built into the app) 📷 Instagram: @drumdoguk ✉️ dan@drum.dog New episodes every Tuesday. Hit follow so you don't miss out on any drum chat! About Drum Dog: Drum Dog is the UK membership platform for drummers, combining world-class lesson packs, live events, gear discounts, and an ad-free community. Join at drum.dog. #TheBackBeat #DrumDog #Drumming #Drummers #DrumPodcast #RonnieScotts #CafeOTO #SteamDown #LondonJazz #DrumCommunity Support the show

    The Best Jazz Venues in London | The Back Beat #10
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The Drum Dog Podcast goes deep on the instrument we love. In our interviews, we sit down with world-class drummers, from session players to festival headliners, for honest, unhurried conversations about their playing, their careers and the craft behind the kit. Guests include Bill Bruford, Gavin Harrison Antonio Sánchez, and Mel Gaynor.On 'The Back Beat', our weekly format, Dan talks spotlights drummers worth your attention, goes through albums that are must-listens, worthwhile gear, and think-pieces to ruminate on. Hit follow so you don't miss any drum chat.Drum Dog is the UK membership platform for drummers, combining world-class lesson packs, live events, gear discounts, and an ad-free community. Join at drumdog.com

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  • Creator
    Drum Dog
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    43
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2026 Drum Dog Podcast
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