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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.

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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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4.9 out of 5

117 reviews

★★★★★

tron313 2025/09/04

Consistently Great.

Mike is a true journalist, who knows all the right people at the drum companies you love, and the artists who play them. Always thoughtful, fun, inte...

★★★★★

LXD3 2025/07/19

Drum Candy podcast

Mike is the best host , great drummer,very knowledgeable about drumming, technique, teaching, gear etc. His interviews with people are very interestin...

★★★★★

Graham MN 2024/01/29

Best drumming podcast

I always look forward to when a new episode comes out. Love the variety in gear talk and interviews. One draw back is that my gear purchases have incr...

★★★★★

Beating in Baltimore 2024/01/25

Makes Me Wanna Drum

Can’t make it more than ten minutes into an episode without drumming. This is high quality content, folks!

★★★★★

Nstst 2024/01/23

🥁🥁🥁🥁

Love this show! I look forward to the depth of knowledge, care in presentation and warm style each week. Make this a regular listen if you’re a new dr...

★★★★★

Drumming4coffee 2023/11/08

The best drumming podcast

I subscribe to all of the drumming related podcasts, and this one is my favorite by far. It has the best mix of interviews, deep dives, industry news,...

★★★★★

Aar On 2023/03/22

5 stars

Love the lessons and how deep they can get. The interviews are deep and also love the practice tips and questions on how each drummer reached their g...

★★★★★

M1&4 2023/03/19

Informational and entertaining

My favorite drum podcast due to the variety and educational content. MD is so eloquent and brings such useful information to us working and studying d...

★★★★★

ptdrumx 2023/02/11

Fantastic podcast not just for drummers

Love the 10 reasons to love… series. Enlarges my music appreciation and highlights the artistry and chemistry of great drummers.

★★★★★

veganbill 2022/10/08

Fantastic

Fantastic podcast. Tons of valuable information presented in a fun way. Great job Mike!

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