Drum It With Brummet

Drum Trash As a drummer, sustainable entrepreneur and instrument inventor, I am forever finding uses for items often thrown away.  Broken cymbals: Use for special effects (stacks, ribbon crashers) Cut down to make cup chimes: check out the two links below for my method of safely cutting down broken cymbals and the resulting cup chimes.  Part 1: https://drumitwithbrummet.blogspot.com/2024/12/repurpose-broken-cymbals-part-1.html Part 2: https://drumitwithbrummet.blogspot.com/2024/12/homemade-cup-chimes.html ~~~     Follow Dave:   on Amazon Subscribe to:   Brummet Media​ YouTube Channel​  ​ ~~~

    Sound Quotes Sharing inspirational, informative,  amusing quotes from people in the music industry.  Want to submit a quote with our audience?  Find our  Submission Guidelines & Contact Information   HERE "My favorite instrument is the snare drum.  In Scotland, the snare drum is very prominent in Highland bands.  The Scottish style of playing is in my blood.  It's a very powerful instrument,  but it can also be soothing,  like velvet.  It's a real challenge for composers." ~ Evelyn Glennie ~~~     Follow Dave:   on Amazon Subscribe to:   Brummet Media​ YouTube Channel​  ​ ~~~

First aid for your drums Knowing what to look for and how to avoid on-stage disasters that can stop the show can go a long way. Even better is to spot the things that wear out or loosen on a drum set before you hit the stage. When it comes to the nuts and bolts of a drum set and all the hardware that holds it in place, there is no substitute for good maintenance. A poorly maintained kit will provide you many bad memories of scrambling to fix something either just before, or during an important performance you are playing in. Face it – any performance is important and it is good practice to not screw ANYTHING up, if possible. When on stage you want everything to go smoothly so the audience remembers the music, the performance - not the time the drummer’s cowbell fell onto his snare mic during that delicate intro! • Cymbal sleeves can wear through, leading to keyholes. • Pedal springs and hooks can weaken and wear (thinning of metal) • Cymbals crack (edge or radial - can be cut or drille...

Steve Hillage live at Rockpalast 1977 - still inspiring.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1U6uucoW5A ~~~     Find our Books:   on Amazon Subscribe:   Brummet Media​ YouTube Channel​  ​ ~~~

  Answering Your Q's  Q:  What is it like to drum in groups? Drumming tends to relax you because you forget about the stresses in life.  It is meditative, only instead of chanting mantras you play a rhythm. It takes you away for a moment.  I have noticed that there is a growing interest in the healing power of drumming, medical practitioners are using them for brain-damaged and autistic patients. They can have fun and do something creative with their minds.  It can be really powerful in a drum-circle.  It can be loud; it can be dynamic too.  Usually the beginner’s workshops are a little louder, but they are a lot of fun. The more advanced circles tend to layer and loop rhythms and that is when you get to hear the dynamics. ~~~     Follow Dave:   on Amazon Subscribe to:   Brummet Media​ YouTube Channel​  ​ ~~~

    Sound Quotes Sharing inspirational, informative,  amusing quotes from people in the music industry.  Want to submit a quote with our audience?  Find our  Submission Guidelines & Contact Information   HERE "When I was in Milwaukee,  I would go into this sneaker shop  near my mom's salon  and chop it up with the older heads about music.  At school, I would make drum noises on the table so much  that I would always get suspended." ~  Sheck Wes ~~~     Follow Dave:   on Amazon Subscribe to:   Brummet Media​ YouTube Channel​  ​ ~~~