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Legendary Drummer Tony Allen Dies Aged 79

Legendary Drummer Tony Allen Dies Aged 79

Legendary drummer Tony Allen, who shaped the rhythm of Afrobeat music with fellow genius and friend Fela Kuti, has recently died in Paris, at the age of 79. Considered by Brian Eno as "perhaps the greatest drummer who has ever lived", Allen has surely left a big void in the fields of jazz and world music, having ...

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Roland TD-27KV Electronic Drum Set Review

Roland TD-27KV Electronic Drum Set Review

The TD-27KV is Roland’s mid-range offering, sitting above the TD-17 range and below the flagship TD-50 range. Its best features are its deep snare pad and a large responsive ride cymbal pad, both of which are the best of their kind in the market at the moment. This drum set offers high-end quality sound module ...

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The 7 Best Instruments for Drum Circles

The 7 Best Instruments for Drum Circles

A drum circle is a group of people playing drums and percussion instruments together in a casual and collaborative setting. The Djembe is the most common instrument used in a drum circle, along with bongos, congas, toms, snares, and other percussion instruments. Percussion is believed to be the oldest family of ...

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10 Great Mastering Plugins for a Pro Sound (Free and Paid Options)

10 Great Mastering Plugins for a Pro Sound (Free and Paid Options)

Mastering is the final step in music production that ties up the whole song or album in a perfectly wrapped package. We often recommend getting a specialist mastering engineer to master your music in most cases. However, many producers want to do it themselves for either financial reasons or to maintain creative ...

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How to Use a Click Track for Recording and Live Shows

How to Use a Click Track for Recording and Live Shows

A click track is a digital metronome used to keep drummers and other musicians in time during live performances and studio recordings. Musicians listen to these click tracks through headphones or in-ear monitors. Click tracks are built into music production software such as Pro Tools, Ableton Live, GarageBand. ...

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The 5 Best Hot Rod Drumsticks of 2024 (Multi-Rods, Rutes)

The 5 Best Hot Rod Drumsticks of 2024 (Multi-Rods, Rutes)

Hot rod drumsticks are a type of drum beater where thin wooden sticks are wrapped together. It gives you a sound that’s somewhere in between a standard drumstick and the brush. In this article, I'm going to present to you our round-up of some of the best options on the market today. Starting with my top ...

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Moongel Damper Pads (Review, Alternatives, DIY Options)

Moongel Damper Pads (Review, Alternatives, DIY Options)

Moongel Damper pads are one of the most popular products to dampen drums and reduce overtones. We’ll tell you all you need to know while also discussing alternative and DIY options. Drum dampening is a very common studio and practice tool for drums. Drummers use all kinds of methods to change the sound of their drums, ...

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The 7 Best Drum Brushes of 2024 (Metal, Nylon, Retractable)

The 7 Best Drum Brushes of 2024 (Metal, Nylon, Retractable)

Looking for a great pair of drum brushes for your acoustic drums? They are heavily used in Jazz and Blues music, but drummers of many various genres use them. They are also used as a lower volume alternative to sticks. Drummers use different techniques when playing them, but the most iconic one is a frisky, crispy ...

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12 of the Hardest Songs to Play on Drums (With Videos)

12 of the Hardest Songs to Play on Drums (With Videos)

It’s great to listen to drumming in songs that have both a combination of tastefulness as well as great complexity. It’s even better to be able to play them. Learning to play hard songs on the drums will stretch your abilities while having a ton of fun in the process. This article explores some of the songs across ...

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