Welcome to the ‘No Burp Club’! This week we welcome onto the show Mr James Gillingham; a drummer from Brighton who sessions, teaches and is one quarter of the band Congratulations. We chat about techniques for playing quiet and loud, the long road to becoming a full time drummer, his Premier and Natal kits and we find out what medical condition he and George share. There’s also a revival of everyone’s favourite game ‘Car or Drum’ and which delivery company left James searching in bushes for half...
Mar 16, 2023•1 hr•Ep. 69
This week we welcome onto the show one of George’s drumming idols Jay Sikora! Jay has had an extensive drumming career playing for the likes of Stephen Fretwell, Paolo Nutini, Lianne La Havas and Birdy but it wasn’t until his 30s that a lot of this happened as he was enjoying another successful career at Apple. We chat about all of the above plus his Canopus kit, when Jools Holland’s Hootenanny really takes place and heading back out on tour after 6 years, a wedding and two kids. Enjoy! Jay’s In...
Mar 09, 2023•58 min•Ep. 68
Whether podcasts, music or pottery, why do we seek our friends' approval even if they’re not our target audience? VALIDATE US PLEASE! Well we had a little SITA (shot in the arm) when we found ourselves sitting at number 12 on a list of great drum podcasts so we had a self indulgent chat about that. Also as drummers there can be many reasons we need to play quietly so how does one go about it? We also divulge into some boring admin calendar chat and assigning colours to days of the week and month...
Mar 02, 2023•40 min•Ep. 67
This week we had a chat with the wonderful AJ Rousell. As well as being an drum teacher and educator, AJ has written two books; ‘The Drummer’s Odyssey’ and ‘The Field Manual For The Church Drummer. He also delivers masterclasses and is the founder of The Drummer’s Odyssey Camp. We chat about both running and performing at clinics, his books, teaching online during a pandemic, his kit and cymbals and take a look into the specific world of church drumming! Enjoy! AJ’s website: https://www.ajrousel...
Feb 23, 2023•52 min•Ep. 66
Curtains up! This week we are joined by Matt Billups. After graduating from the Brit School, Matt quickly found himself playing in the band for X-Factor winner Joe McElderry which then led on to the touring show of Joseph. Since then he’s been a regular in the theatre world touring the UK, Europe and depping in the West End. We chat about his career, what it’s like to play in the theatre, the gear required (lots of percussion), prepping for the West End, coping with long tours, a chance meeting ...
Feb 16, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 65
Hear about our busy weekend as we went to Young Pine’s gig, George played at Icebreaker and Ben did some session drumming in the studio and went to a surprise 40th birthday party. There’s also snare chat; George switching to Remo and Ben wants an aluminium snare (add it to the shopping list), broken cymbals and a listener has sent something into the Drum Dumpster (shhhh). Enjoy! Follow us on Instagram: @drumanddrummerpodcast Follow us on Twitter: @balddrummers Email us at: drumanddrummerpod@gmai...
Feb 09, 2023•45 min•Ep. 64
It’s just the two of us and we can make it if we try. We’re talking favourite months, the Ladyboys of Brighton, an easy gig for George and managing anxiety. Plus George has got himself a new job and is moving in with his partner. He’s growing up fast! Enjoy! Follow us on Instagram: @drumanddrummerpodcast Follow us on Twitter: @balddrummers Email us at: [email protected] www.drumcoachonline.com www.benwhyntie.com www.oldblacksmiths.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf...
Feb 02, 2023•38 min•Ep. 63
We’re back and joining us this week is Liam James who is the drummer for Young Pine. Fresh after sorting his kit out for a headline show, we chat about Young Pine and their new single ‘Cold’, what it’s like being pushed in the studio (by Ben), his attitude to progress, starting drums and playing weaknesses. After the drum chat was out of the way, we got onto the big topics; keeping the studio tuck shop in business, favourite delivery company (it’s a wildcard choice), McDonald’s and how Liam put ...
Jan 26, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 62
We’re very pleased to welcome Daphne Koskeridou onto the show. Originally from Greece, Daphne moved to Brighton aged 18 to pursue her dreams of becoming a drummer. After studying at BIMM she has achieved a lot with both her original band CLT DRP, her covers band 80s HiFi and as a session player including a sold out show at the O2 Forum in London with Martin Rossiter. Endorsements from Natal and Code Head Drums have quickly followed and with a new CLT DRP album out this year things are only looki...
Jan 19, 2023•58 min•Ep. 61
It’s episode 60 and we have a guest in tow! Say hello to Lawrie Miller; a top session drummer and teacher based in Brighton. Alongside his teaching Lawrie sessions for the bands Barbara and Noble Jacks and we chat about managing his time between both projects, touring epic venues with The Divine Comedy, and moving up the ladder to bigger stages and how to adjust. We also find out about his penchant for vintage gear, playing with traditional grip and keeping fit and healthy running ultra marathon...
Jan 12, 2023•59 min•Ep. 60
Happy New Year! Or is it too late to say that, where’s the cutoff? Anyway, we’re back with our first episode of 2023. Find out what we got up to over Xmas; there’s gifts, gigs, wigs, late NYE party invites and we chat about our photoshoot. There’s also the welcome return of The Drum Dumpster. Enjoy! Follow us on Instagram: @drumanddrummerpodcast Follow us on Twitter: @balddrummers Email us at: [email protected] www.drumcoachonline.com www.benwhyntie.com www.oldblacksmiths.com Hosted on...
Jan 05, 2023•41 min•Ep. 59
Welcome to Mum and Mummer! A podcast about Mums, Mumming and Mummers. It’s a kind of New Years special and after teasing it for a while we have our Mums on the podcast! Say hello to Ann and Sandra. We asked them what it was like when we said we wanted to play drums from noise in the house, lifts to gigs, waiting in car parks, watching us play and sending us off to university. We also find out about their musical (and dancing) chops and find out who their favourite delivery companies are along wi...
Dec 29, 2022•43 min•Ep. 58
Merry Christmas everyone and welcome to our Xmas episode. For this special occasion we’ve got not one, but TWO guests as we welcome back bassist and legend Josh Rowe and joining us for the first time is our dear friend and musical colleague Elliott Joseph. As well as some Xmas stuff we chat about the Wren gig (which we were all at), a naughty local wedding venue, George’s thrifty ways, how Elliott sang his way to be in our hearts and lives, original gigs versus function gigs, Xmas gigs, sprouts ...
Dec 22, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 57
This week we are joined by very special guest Mark Pusey! Mark is probably best known for playing drums for Ed Sheeran but as well as that he’s had an incredibly successful career playing for Tom Jones, Olly Murs, Leona Lewis, Katherine Jenkins and many, many more. Fresh from a session at Abbey Road for a new Amy Winehouse biopic we chat about playing for films in the studio, kit selection, playing style, touring with Ed Sheeran and the unique stage set up and special kit that was required. We a...
Dec 15, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 56
It’s George’s birthday week, nearly Xmas and England are through to the quarter finals. WHAT A WEEK. George has been out partying three days in a row watching bands and singing karaoke, Xmas shopping with Dean and tucking into some sweet birthday tapas while Ben has put his tree up. We also chat about watching other drummers and donuts. Enjoy! Follow us on Instagram: @drumanddrummerpodcast Follow us on Twitter: @balddrummers Email us at: [email protected] www.drumcoachonline.com www.be...
Dec 08, 2022•46 min•Ep. 55
Happy birthday to us! It’s our one year anniversary so come celebrate with us as we chat about George’s gig at The Joiners, getting older, the best way to serve pizza at a wedding and we answer that age old question; how much does it cost to ship a bass cab to New Zealand? Enjoy! Follow us on Instagram: @drumanddrummerpodcast Follow us on Twitter: @balddrummers Email us at: [email protected] www.drumcoachonline.com www.benwhyntie.com www.oldblacksmiths.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.co...
Dec 01, 2022•43 min•Ep. 54
EASY! Although George missed the game, it was a great start to the World Cup for England. George has been getting ready for his headline show rehearsing and Ben helped him re-skin his kit (let's talk about the shoes). There’s chat about bands using extra musicians live (some on stage, some hidden) but the main chat this week is about drum triggers both live and in the studio. Bring on Friday! Enjoy! Follow us on Instagram: @drumanddrummerpodcast Follow us on Twitter: @balddrummers Email us at: d...
Nov 24, 2022•48 min•Ep. 53
It’s another episode of Drum & Drummer and somehow we’ve pulled out an edit we think is worth listening to. George has been busy working at his crew job and experienced yet another w**ker at a gig. Ben’s been having a spring clean at home and at work (some studio gear up for sale if you’re interested), and we find out what was actually in Connor’s hardware case. There’s also chat about FX cymbals including the Chopper, George has been shopping for skins and Ben’s had another interesting stud...
Nov 17, 2022•52 min•Ep. 52
Wedding season is over and Ben’s got some stats. George did a Halloween gig with Wren and met friend of the pod Connor Griffiths in person. Surprisingly there’s some drum chat this week including breakables, sharing kits, festival kits and is the headline slot the best slot? There’s also a tough decision to make as George’s next gig falls on the same evening as England VS USA in the World Cup. What will Ben do? Enjoy! Wren tickets 25th November @ The Joiners Follow us on Instagram: @drumanddrumm...
Nov 10, 2022•50 min•Ep. 51
It’s a blast from George’s past this week as we welcome his first drum teacher onto the show. Pete Watson has been drum teacher for the last 18 years and teaches both in schools and at his private studio the Rhythm Room. We find out how he got into teaching, his weekly schedule, dealing with students of all ages and abilities, how he started drumming, his kits and how he nearly owned his own drum shop! Enjoy! Rhythm Room: rhythmroomdrums.co.uk Pete’s Instagram: @rhythmroomdrums Follow us on Inst...
Nov 03, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 50
It’s another episode in your ears. The boys are in the same room eventually after George had a nightmare journey to Portsmouth. Ben had a tough weekend with car sickness, new tattoo work healing badly and the unfortunate passing of Princess Bean (RIP). There’s a rowdy wedding, bad speeches, Police action in Hilsea and George went to a very fancy dinner party at a neighbour’s flat. Enjoy! Follow us on Instagram: @drumanddrummerpodcast Follow us on Twitter: @balddrummers Email us at: drumanddrumme...
Oct 27, 2022•45 min•Ep. 49
Una piña colada por favor! Ben’s back from his holiday, hooray! First bit of work was a Decade gig with George but in a different kind of venue. There’s a Nottingham-gate update, new drumstick chat with contrasting views on stick weight, plus George has actually started practising the drums! We also discuss the secret Vic Firth trick for holding the stick in the right place. Enjoy! Follow us on Instagram: @drumanddrummerpodcast Follow us on Twitter: @balddrummers Email us at: drumanddrummerpod@g...
Oct 20, 2022•48 min•Ep. 48
George had an eventful gig at an 80th birthday party and then DIDN’T have a wedding gig when the band were cancelled the day before in what can only be described as bizarre circumstances! Yamaha makes an appearance in the Drum Dumpster and there’s the pilot of a new quiz, hosted and devised by Ben, ‘Car Or Drum’! This really is top stuff. Enjoy! Follow us on Instagram: @drumanddrummerpodcast Follow us on Twitter: @balddrummers Email us at: [email protected] www.drumcoachonline.com www....
Oct 13, 2022•43 min•Ep. 47
Forget Tony Stark, GEORGE IS THE NEW IRON MAN! George tells all about his Ironman 70.3 achievement (no nudity allowed apparently), it was tractor VS lorry as Ben drove to Cornwall for a gig plus a trip in a Tesla and some new Pearl hardware makes it into the Drum Dumpster. Enjoy! Follow us on Instagram: @drumanddrummerpodcast Follow us on Twitter: @balddrummers Email us at: [email protected] www.drumcoachonline.com www.benwhyntie.com www.oldblacksmiths.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.co...
Oct 06, 2022•41 min•Ep. 46
He’s been mentioned a lot on the podcast and this week we finally welcome Neil Elliott onto the show. With Ben having been Neil’s human drum machine (and work wife) for 11 years at the studio, we wanted to find out what goes on in the head of a producer when working with drummers; from the good to the bad and the damn right ugly. Enjoy! Neil’s Instagram: @neilthomaselliott Neil’s work: https://www.oldblacksmiths.com/record Follow us on Instagram: @drumanddrummerpodcast Follow us on Twitter: @bal...
Sep 29, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 45
On this week’s show we talk about breaking the gig pack down record, what’s on our drum shopping list (turns out it’s a lot), the Foo Fighters memorial gig and a listener email gets us thinking about the zombie apocalypse. Oh, and Ben goes on a bit of a rant. Enjoy! Follow us on Instagram: @drumanddrummerpodcast Follow us on Twitter: @balddrummers Email us at: [email protected] www.drumcoachonline.com www.benwhyntie.com www.oldblacksmiths.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for ...
Sep 22, 2022•42 min•Ep. 44
We’re joined by very special guest Ben Thomas who is the drummer for Rag’n’Bone Man! We chat to Ben about how he got started with Rag’n’Bone Man, dealing with an unpredictable set, staying calm before a big show, teaching, tips to help your drumming sound better, working at BIMM, discipline, his drum gear and his eternal stick dilemma! Enjoy! Ben’s Instagram: @benthomasdrums Follow us on Instagram: @drumanddrummerpodcast Follow us on Twitter: @balddrummers Email us at: [email protected]...
Sep 15, 2022•55 min•Ep. 43
Are we cool? Doubt it very much. On this week’s episode (probably the most dark and worst) Ben and George chat about selling out, making their Instagram more “sexy”, wedding guests who’ve had a few too many, taking daunting tasks step by step and most importantly of all asking the big question; could you kick a toddler’s head off? Enjoy! Follow us on Instagram: @drumanddrummerpodcast Follow us on Twitter: @balddrummers Email us at: [email protected] www.drumcoachonline.com www.benwhynt...
Sep 08, 2022•39 min•Ep. 42
Welcome to another episode of Drum and Drummer. As wedding season starts to slightly slow down, George has been on a long cycle ride, Ben’s been busy at the studio and had his hand tattooed plus there’s the resolution to the story of the groom who wants to play with the band. George has also been back to school and had an eye opening drum lesson so pick up those juggling balls and get listening. Enjoy! Follow us on Instagram: @drumanddrummerpodcast Follow us on Twitter: @balddrummers Email us at...
Sep 01, 2022•41 min•Ep. 41
It’s Thursday. You’re nearly through another week. Well done. IT’S THE BIG 4-0! On this week’s episode Ben and George chat about how they spent their time in Lockdown 3.0, go through some listener Tweets and an inventive alternative hardware case. But the big news is the Instagram poll as to whether George should let a groom play his drum kit and things turn angry after he picks George’s favourite song to play. The boys also chat about being dropped from gigs and why. Enjoy! Follow us on Instagr...
Aug 25, 2022•48 min•Ep. 40
