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Send us Fan Mail Video essay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDp_tV8MhOc&t Omar Hakim is the drummer you've heard on more classic records than you probably realise: David Bowie's Let's Dance, Sting's The Dream of the Blue Turtles, Miles Davis's Tutu and Daft Punk's Get Lucky, plus years behind Madonna and a spell in Weather Report. Drawing on his own interviews, this video follows his path from the jazz clubs of Jamaica, Queens to the biggest stages in the world. It covers the Weather Report call he took without an audition, the Let's Dance session, how he made Money for Nothing by almost playing nothing, and why he believes a room full of humans still matters. 00:00 intro 01:34 Growing Up in Queens 03:31 The Weather Report Call 05:02 Bowie, Dire Straits and Sting 07:41 The Frame Around the Picture 11:11 Daft Punk 12:22 Freedom, Soul and Legacy 🫶 Support the channel:   / offbeatmusic  🌏 The biggest protection in the game! Upgrade your online protection with an all-in-one security app! Get an exclusive NordVPN deal + 4 months extra here ➼  https://nordvpn.com/special/?utm_medi.... It’s risk free with NordVPN’s 30-day money-back guarantee! For any enquiries: [email protected] 🥁 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

Send us Fan Mail Studio tips for drummers from Rob Brian, who’s been making records for 35 to 40 years and says he’s still picking up new tricks. Rob has recently worked at Abbey Road and Real World Studios. Here he shares what he’s learnt about walking into a session ready to play. We cover what gear to bring (and why a few spares in the car always pay off), how to choose kit, heads and cymbals for the style of music, and why you should carry plenty of drum keys, including a slotted one for house kits. We also get into working with engineers, producers and everyone else in the room, and why being easy to work with keeps the calls coming. Then Rob talks through preparing for a session with your own charts and questions for the artist, and what to do when you’re handed nothing. Plus staying consistent between takes, keeping your head in the game, and whether the room changes how you play. 00:00 Intro: studio wisdom with Rob Brian 01:19 What gear to bring to a session 03:11 Choices: sticks, heads and tuning tricks 04:34 Why you need a pile of drum keys 05:28 Getting on with everyone in the room 07:23 Why being easy to work with gets you rehired 08:59 Preparing the material 10:48 Walking in cold: counting bars and tape pressure 13:04 When the producer changes the plan 14:04 Consistency between takes 15:04 Staying in the zone (no phones) 16:51 Give them more takes to choose from 17:37 Does the room change how you play? 18:44 Match grip requests and the “naive” sound 19:50 Outro 👉 Check out Drum Dog for more lessons from world-class drummers: https://drum.dog #RobBrian #StudioDrumming #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

Send us Fan Mail Four working-class kids from one of the roughest corners of Birmingham picked up guitars, bass and drums with no plan beyond getting out of the factories - and ended up inventing an entire genre. This is the story of Black Sabbath: the blues club circuit, the accident that nearly ended Tony Iommi's career before it started, the album that gave heavy metal its name, the firing that could have finished them, the singers who came and went, and the final, impossible night 57 years later when the original four stood on a stage in Aston one last time. 00:00 Intro  01:06 Earth: Blues, Jazz and Birmingham  07:06 The Debut Album and the Sabbath Sound 11:04 Paranoid to Never Say Die: The Ozzy Years  14:13 Ozzy's Exit  15:25 The Dio Era & The Revolving Door  19:20 Reunion 23:45 Legacy #blacksabbath #ozzyosbourne #heavymetal 🫶 Support the channel:   / offbeatmusic  🌏 The biggest protection in the game! Upgrade your online protection with an all-in-one security app! Get an exclusive NordVPN deal + 4 months extra here ➼  https://nordvpn.com/special/?utm_medi.... It’s risk free with NordVPN’s 30-day money-back guarantee! For any enquiries: [email protected] 🥁 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

Send us Fan Mail Had a great chat with Pat Garvey ahead of Ozric Tentacles' UK tour to talk about 32 years as a working drummer. He tells us how he landed the teaching gig at BIM, how he went on to start the Brighton Drum School, and what it was like recording drums for the new Ozrics album, Harmonic Mind. We also get into how to stay professional (and pleasant) on the road, why the portfolio career has taken over, and how social media is changing the way young drummers learn. If you've ever wondered what it takes to last as a professional drummer, this one's for you. 00:00 A Day in the Life of Pat Garvey 01:47 Who Is Pat Garvey? 04:14 Joining BIM and First Day Teaching 07:41 Balancing Teaching and Touring 09:35 Skills Beyond the Kit 12:40 Staying Professional on Tour 14:17 How Young Drummers Have Changed 17:44 Ozric Tentacles Tour and New Album 21:38 The Sound of Ozric Tentacles 24:20 Freddie G's Drum Camp 29:19 Hosting Drum Events That Hold Their Value 👉 Check out Drum Dog for more lessons from world-class drummers: https://drum.dog #patgarvey #ozrictentacles #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

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: [email protected] 🥁 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

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 ✉️ [email protected] 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

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: [email protected] Support the show

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

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

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

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: [email protected] 🥁 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

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 ✉️ [email protected] 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

Send us Fan Mail Video essay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PptKcRhw4MM Most drummers would be lucky to have played a part in just one era-defining band, but with New Order and Joy Division, Stephen Morris did it twice. His early post-punk style matched minimalism with momentum, before reinventing itself by fusing with new drum technologies to help spark the dance music explosion. Intro: 00:00 Career: 00:32 Style & Influence: 06:15 #stephenmorris #joydivision #neworder Music credit: I Had A Feeling - TrackTribe Support the channel: https://ko-fi.com/offbeat For any enquiries: [email protected] Support the show

Send us Fan Mail We sat down with Anna for a video interview just days before she competed in the World Pipe Band Championships with the City of St Andrews Pipe Band. At 17, Anna's already earned a $120,000 scholarship to Berklee starting September 2027, delivered her first ever clinic at Dorset Drum Festival, and picked up a pair of Steve Gadd's own sticks after meeting him in Glasgow. If you've ever wondered what it takes to break into the drumming world as a teenager today, this one's for you. 00:00 Catching up before the World Championships 00:58 Inside the World Pipe Band Championships 02:00 What a competition snare line actually is 04:26 The last minute call to play Iceland 07:54 Handling nerves: gigs vs competition 08:22 Her first ever clinic at Dorset Drum Festival 12:26 The $120k Berklee scholarship 15:08 Growing up as a young drummer on social media 20:23 Age restrictions and building inclusive gigs 22:43 Her three biggest influences 26:04 The story behind her Steve Gadd sticks 33:18 A favourite groove for building hand speed Watch Anna play at Dorset Drum Festival: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vd53pTgZ33E Follow Anna on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_anna_fettes_/ Help Anna get to Berklee: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-anna-fettes-study-at-berklee-college-of-music-boston 👉 Check out Drum Dog for more lessons from world-class drummers: https://drum.dog #annafettes #pipeband #drumdog 🥁 Drum Dog is a membership built for drummers — gear discounts, members-only flash offers, artist sessions and interviews, prize draws, event and ticket perks (including free Drum Show tickets), and full access to the lesson library.  Want to try it? 30-day money-back guarantee, no questions asked. 👉 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

Send us Fan Mail Video essay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V93JXlGXLV4&t Often overshadowed by his louder peers, Deep Purple’s Ian Paice quietly shaped the sound of hard rock drumming. Combining swing-era finesse with unmatched speed and precision, Paice built grooves that were as musical as they were powerful. In this video essay, we explore how Paice’s technique, tone, and phrasing helped define a generation — and why his influence is still heard across modern rock. 🎥 This video was originally created in collaboration with Drum Dog, and I’m sharing it here to give it some extra exposure. 👉 To learn more about Drum Dog, check out our website: https://www.drum.dog/ #ianpaice #deeppurple #classicrock #rockdrumming #drummeranalysis #drumhistory #hardrock #speedking #burn #fireball #madeinjapan Support the channel: https://ko-fi.com/offbeat For any enquiries: [email protected] Support the show