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Hosted by Drum Factory Direct chief creative officer Mike Dawson, Drum Candy is the definitive podcast for gear-obsessed drummers with an insatiable hunger for non-stop shop talk. Each episode will include product demos and interviews with the world's top drummers, builders, producers, and product designers. Shell types, bearing edges, snare wires, hoop shootouts, tuning, muffling... every component of the drumset and drum sounds gets dissected, discussed, tested, and reviewed here on Drum Candy.

Podcast episodes

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PASIC50 Report: Interviews with UK Great Ash Soan and Nashville Drummer Matt Billingslea

2025/12/12

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Lagwagon's Dave Raun

2025/12/07

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Mudvayne's Matt McDonough on Touring, Physical Fitness, and More (Drum Candy Podcast)

2025/11/23

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10 Reasons to Love Omar Hakim (Weather Report, Sting, Daft Punk)

2025/11/16

Co-hosts Mike Dawson, Thomas Wendt, and David Throckmorton share ten of their favorite tracks by pop/jazz/fusion/rock drumming great Omar Hakim.

Punk Rock Drums With Rancid's Branden Steineckert

2025/08/15

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Endorsements and Artist Marketing with Aaron Vishria of D'Addario

2025/08/05

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"Drummers on Drummers" With Ben Hilzinger (Eve6, Cannons, Big Fat Snare Drum)

2025/07/17

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10 Reasons to Love Steve Jordan (Rolling Stones, John Mayer, etc.)

2025/07/09

Co-hosts Mike Dawson, Thomas Wendt, and David Throckmorton share ten of their favorite recordings featuring drummer/producer/musical director Steve Jordan. Filmed before a live studio audience at Hawthorne Drum Shop.

10 Reasons to Love Bill Stewart

2025/06/25

Co-hosts Mike Dawson, Thomas Wendt, and David Throckmorton share 10 of their favorite recordings from modern jazz great Bill Stewart's extensive discography. This episode was filmed before a live audience at Hawthorne Drum Shop in McKees Rocks, PA.

10 Reasons to Love Paul Motian

2025/06/12

Co-hosts Mike Dawson, Tom Wendt, and David Throckmorton share their favorite excerpts from the extensive discography of legendary modern jazz drummer, composer, and band leader Paul Motian.

10 Reasons to Love Al Foster

2025/06/04

Co-hosts Mike Dawson, Thomas Wendt, and David Throckmorton share and discuss their favorite moments in modern jazz great Al Foster's discography.

UK Drummer/Producer Malcolm Catto (Little Barrie, Heliocentrics, DJ Shadow, etc.)

2025/03/06

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Special Episode! Portraits in Jazz: Big Sid Catlett with Thomas Wendt and Kenny Washington

2025/02/27

Host Thomas Wendt and guest artist Kenny Washington discuss the legacy and impact of early jazz/big band great Sidney "Big Sid" Catlett. The second half of the episode features an excerpt from a recent drum clinic conducted by Thomas on the basics of jazz brush technique.

10 Reasons to LOVE Ed BLACKWELL

2025/02/21

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10 Reasons to LOVE Philly Joe Jones

2025/02/13

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Podcast reviews

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5 out of 5

26 reviews

★★★★★

kabperc 2022/11/08

Friends on drums

I really enjoy the friends discussing one drummer at a time while listening to recordings. Thank you for this format.

★★★★★

etm1952 2022/05/06

One Mike…

… is better than two!

★★★★★

zildjianzack 2021/07/10

LOVE

THE best gear head/ “Not” gear head show ever. Mike’s interview flow is so casual without sacrificing the quality of the interview. Keep it up Mike,...

★★★★★

Drumbo Limbo 2021/06/11

Fun for Us Drum Nerds

It’s so great to have Mike Dawson back, and this time with a format that is about gear on the surface but is really about two drummers connecting over...

★★★★★

Jonny Klausmeyer 2021/05/30

Very nice!

I’m glad to see Mike Dawson with his own podcast! Very cool to have a podcast where we can nerd out over drum gear.

★★★★★

Jhc1978 2021/05/21

Great to see Mike Dawson back!

Loved the vibe of the old MD Podcast, and was sad to see it go. Glad Mike is back sharing his wealth of knowledge!

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