Drum It With Brummet

  Ballaké Sissoko and his playmates created a very special concert sharing world music in a beautiful and visually striking way. https://youtu.be/diA2MlFJggo    * 1 hour 20 minutes Check out the Kora player. notice the long strings... those ropes of hide braided for tuning.  The guitarist who joins about 20 min in adds this Kora-like playing to a unique guitar - note the double strings, and the wildly different strings, (per normal 6 strings)... making it a 12 string but obtaining different tones due to the sized strings.  ~~  Find us online via :  https://taplink.cc/brummet  ~~

  Western Canadian Music Alliance is an organization created by the Music Industry Associations (MIA’s) of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Northwest Territories and the Yukon Territory. Its purpose is to promote and celebrate western Canadian music.  BreakOut West , the Western Canadian Music Awards , and the Western Canadian Music Industry Awards are the primary events, among their many projects.  Learn more @: https://breakoutwest.ca   ~~  Find us online via :  https://taplink.cc/brummet  ~~

Part 2 of 2:  If Drums Were Lost (con't from Dec 3rd):   For a time I was a very busy studio drummer in the Okanagan (BC, Canada) as well as playing with some of the top bands in the area at the time. I went through the trials of the road touring BC and Alberta (Canada) and definitely learned the “ paying your dues ” part of the business; there is an entire book to be written on that alone!  When my wife and I relocated to a smaller city there was not many openings for drummers. What few bands there were had some one already playing the drum kit. So I switched gears and played mostly auxiliary percussion (congas, bongos, timbales, etc) in bands. Also I was lured into a few local theatre productions, which incidentally, was a great way to hone my reading skills.  Now I have a perfect balance of playing in a weekend rock band, teaching both drum set privately and hand drums in groups. I also build and repair just about anything to do with drums and percussion and I hav...

Part 1 of 2:  If Drums Were Lost As  drum teacher I was asked recently by a student: "What would it be like if there were no drums?"  It took me a minute or two to come up with an answer that could possibly explain the loss of what I do for an income/hobby, and more importantly what it would mean to music. It is hard to imagine life with out the rhythm we hear in our popular music. No rock and roll, blues, funk, disco, reggae, jazz as we know it - as they all are rhythm based.  It is almost unthinkable what the world itself would be like if the drums were gone… First lets go back to an era where there was actually was an absence of drums in music. James Blades author of Percussive Instruments and Their History , wrote: “With the adoption of Christianity by the Roman Empire, percussive music was banned as “mischievous” and “licentious”; the drums and cymbals were particularly singled out as evidence of “the devil’s pomposity” .  As B.C. becomes A.D., drums were k...

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!   ~~  Find us online via :  https://taplink.cc/brummet  ~~

With the New Year approaching we have been discussing future plans for the Drum It With Brummet blog, and have come up with some fantastic projects - some of which Dave is proud to share with you below: What's To Come: Over the many years of teaching drums and percussion my students have asked many mechanical questions regarding this complicated instrument we play. As well as the playing aspect, there is so much to consider when you are out playing gigs on a regular basis. Whether it is a broken part or something gone missing, or worse -  stolen, there is always something you need to be prepared to fix in a pinch.  Having been in the music business for over 40 years, playing both live and studio gigs I happen to have gained quite a bit of trickery when it comes to on-the-spot fixes and customizing.  Part of my drum business, other than teaching, is repairing and customizing hardware as well as advising school bands and maintaining their instruments. I also manufactur...

             Answering Your Q's Q: I'm curious, Dave - What is something you’re looking forward to in music marketing? A: I look forward to increasing the Drum It With Brummet blog and YouTube content - sharing drum expertise with the world. I plan on releasing series of videos sharing drum and percussion tips and techniques that others will find incredibly useful.  The endless opportunities available to us for marketing these days is only limited by the time and effort you put into it.  I feel that the best thing is not to allow one's self to get into a rut of feeling of overwhelmed with to-do's and underwhelmed with results.  Keep a file on hand where you can make notes about opportunities, tools or resources that you want to check out so that you don't lose track of them. Create a 5-year business plan, make an action plan at the start of each year that details the steps you will be taking - break it down into a do-able sched...

  Time to enjoy some good music One of our favourite bands - Gov't Mule... who self-identifies as a southern-rock-jam band. With a touch of funk and sometimes downright blues,  Drummer Matt Abts makes his job seem like the easiest, casual thing... no big deal - lol - It takes a real pro to make it seem so easy... so relaxed. This video is of their performance several years ago in  Jamaica:  https://youtu.be/TkBz731Tn58 ~~~   Find us online via:  https://taplink.cc/brummet  ~~~ 

            Answering Your Q's Q: Hi guys... What is the greatest pain point of marketing within the music industry right now?   A: Dave:  My wife Lillian is the one that could answer this better as she is the one that is on top of the marketing end of what we do. She spends a lot of time hunting down the answers to everything we do to market our business, whether it is promotion the books we have written, the drums I build or the teaching studio and anything else – she is amazing and a real go-getter. In fact the book we have published Purple Snowflake Marketing is a guide for self-promoting writers based on all the techniques and means she and I have developed in our own writing career, as business owners and entrepreneurs. Many of the principles in this book are also applied to the music portion of our business. A: Lillian: Networking is probably the greatest tool that any business owner, entrepreneur or artist could embrace. We...

Drummers on the beach "On the 9th of September 2018, 2.000 drummers & percussion players assembled on the beach of Scheveningen, The Netherlands.  They played a 2-hour concert called ‘FOUR HORIZONS in front of a crowd of 40.000 visitors, conducted by Cesar Zuiderwijk (drummer of GOLDEN EARRING, DRUM DEMONS) and produced by Koen Herfst (DRUM DEMONS, ARMIN VAN BUUREN). This is a compilation of the 2-hour concert…enjoy, and share the video with your drum-friends!"  https://youtu.be/1O3xjhC9MHU ~~~   Find us online via:  https://taplink.cc/brummet  ~~~ 

     Kootenay / Boundary Musician Resources The Kootenay & Boundary regions are filled with artists of all kinds including of course, musicians of all shapes and sizes playing noise makers of every kind you could imagine. :) If you don't reside or vacation here, don't worry you can still use these resources to network. Many of the small and medium sized cities or communities are spread quite far apart and so, especially if you are new to the area, it can seem difficult to find others to network with.  Therefore we are doing a series of blog posts offering some online networking resources for you to check out. Some of these will be buy/sell related, but this will also give you insight as to instruments available and the people selling them. Kootenay Connect https://www.facebook.com/kootenayconnect Creston BC Events https://www.creston.ca/2228/Events Creston Valley & Kootenay Lake  https://www.crestonvalleykootenaylake.com ~~~   Find us onli...

            Answering Your Q's Q: Have you had any notable achievements or hardships? A: We have found that there are a lot of local business support organizations and programs from Innovate to KAST, Factor 5, Basin Business Advisors, KES and a dozen others who helped us focus an action plan. The hardest part here is having the patience to take things slowly, one step at a time. We are not in a position to outsource or hire help and therefore everything is on our shoulders - the weight can sometimes feel quite heavy. COVID of course brought on the greatest hardship because it resulted in shutting down the teaching services and much of the studio for 2 years. Also live gigs dried up for a while.  Now it has once again opened up with a new excitement from the students due to that down time. My band, too, is really busy now that establishments can have live performances again. Sometimes a break from the schedule can inspire a new love for music and r...

          Answering Your Q's Q: Hey Dave it seems like you have a lot going on...   Is there anything you’ve wanted to try but haven’t been able to? A: Lots! I think I've mentioned some of these things already.  Time is always limited: with our 6 books currently on Amazon to promote and a trilogy coming out this year, and a busy teaching studio... I find myself stretched thin.   However, I have always wanted to release recording projects of my own, and our action plan has this goal coming up on the schedule soon. ...Stay tuned. ~~   Find us online via :  https://taplink.cc/brummet  ~~

 Musician Resources The Drummer's Journal website has plenty of archived editions of their online magazine for musicians to browse: https://www.thedrummersjournal.com The Drum Ninja   website offers a few drum lesson genre articles, information on gear and interviews with drummers: https://thedrumninja.com Angle Hill Studio http://brummetmedia.ca/anglehill.html ~~~   Find us online via:  https://taplink.cc/brummet  ~~~ 

  Practice Those Drums ! Relaxing meditative percussive music great for creative writing, focusing or studying, yoga or meditation... but also a great track to play along to - and practice those drums! https://youtu.be/Nsk8BXUgyZk ~~~   Find us online via:  https://taplink.cc/brummet  ~~~ 

    Funky Instrumental Band Today we'll be recommending this concert on Youtube featuring The Fearless Flyers .   This funky instrumental group of musicians focuses on telling, and demonstrating, the art of music. Their joy on stage is something to behold.  Ever seen a guitarist use a stand before?  Ever see 3 of them in a row? ...It's an interesting sight. https://youtu.be/0gA7A4p2KUw That wickedly good bass player must have a very strong, but sore neck. And that drummer - who can do so much with so little; sometimes playing like a hand drummer, other times using dynamic stick techniques. His solo has a way of getting the audience to really lean in and listen attentively.  ~~~   Find us online via:  https://taplink.cc/brummet  ~~~ 

          Answering Your Q's Q: Dave I'm wondering if in your career there are any notable successes or failures you wouldn't mind sharing today?  A: For me, when I see the joy on a students face when they play, the owner of the djembe that I brought back to life absolutely thrilled with the sound, the student that goes on to make a life of drumming as I did – that is success for me.  I'm not a fan of the term "failure" because I view challenges, obstacles or interruptions as just a bump in the road. When I make an error, I see this as really just a chance to learn how to do it better next time.   ~~   Find us online via :  https://taplink.cc/brummet  ~~

    Another happy client shared this feedback with us recently: "I want to give a big shoutout of thanks and gratitude for Dave and all the time and effort he has given me through lessons and repairs. I owe a large part of my musical enjoyment and technique to Dave and his constant support. He has taught me how to tune and repair my drums so I'm always able to keep them sounding just the way I like. Just recently, we restored a vintage drumkit to its former glory, after years of living in a barn. It wouldn't have been possible if it weren't for Dave, he taught me new skills every step of the way. I recommend Dave to all my friends who have an interest in drums!" ~  Jacob Endersby ~~~   Discover the Brummet's Books on Amazon :  https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0845RLK1X  Find Them Online via :  https://taplink.cc/brummet  https://linktr.ee/LillianBrummet

  Kootenay / Boundary Musician Resources The Kootenay & Boundary regions are filled with artists of all kinds including of course, musicians of all shapes and sizes playing noise makers of every kind you could imagine. :) If you don't reside or vacation here, don't worry you can still use these resources to network, sources to advertise, find places to query for gigs, etc. Many of the small and medium sized cities or communities are spread quite far apart and so, especially if you are new to the area, it can seem difficult to find others to network with.  Therefore we are doing a series of blog posts offering some online networking resources for you to check out. Some of these will be buy/sell related, but this will also give you insight as to instruments available and the people selling them. E - Know Events https://www.e-know.ca/events Kootenay Festival of Arts https://www.kootenayfestivalofthearts.ca Music BC Org. https://www.musicbc.org ~~~   Find us onl...

  Happy Customer Review... "Dave Brummet is an excellent drum teacher. I highly recommend him. He is able to teach to a student's particular needs and is very encouraging and knowledgeable."   ~ Cindy Golbeck  ~~~   Discover the Brummet's Books on Amazon :  https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0845RLK1X  Find Them Online via :  https://taplink.cc/brummet  https://linktr.ee/LillianBrummet ~~~ 

        Answering Your Q's Q: What channels, applications, platforms have you used?  A: I wrote a few dozen music genre articles that we not only publish on our blog, but also release to a wider audience through article distribution outlets. Initially we used EzineArticles.com for article distribution but it seems this site is closing down so we will need to seek out another distribution outlet soon. Those articles are also re-purposed for submissions to friendly blogs across the US, Canada and the UK.  I do have a personal FaceBook page, and the band Tantrum has one too, of course. I have a separate YouTube account that I hope to create music-related content for - but have not yet had time in my schedule to pursue the channel further.  Back in Nov 2020 we joined Google Business listing... and started the Drum It With Brummet blog in January '21.  The blog offers a regular post for recommended resources and there I have shared quite a few on...

  Youth Rockin' It ! One trend we have seen rising is that parents are increasingly becoming more supportive of their children exploring the arts. Sometimes prodigies emerge and begin an early career in painting, ceramics or baking. Today I would like to share a video of a group comprising entirely of talented youth - I think they are from one family - who are Totally Rocking IT !!! Watch the enthusiasm and joy in this video of Liliac   www.liliacband.com covering Enter SandMan  - And those are her real vocals by the way.  https://youtu.be/INouvLl1JiQ ~~~   Find us online via:  https://taplink.cc/brummet  ~~~ 

Kootenay / Boundary Musician Resources The Kootenay & Boundary regions are filled with artists of all kinds including of course, musicians of all shapes and sizes playing noise makers of every kind you could imagine. :) If you don't reside or vacation here, don't worry you can still use these resources to network, sources to advertise, find places to query for gigs, etc. Many of the small and medium sized cities or communities are spread quite far apart and so, especially if you are new to the area, it can seem difficult to find others to network with.  Therefore we are doing a series of blog posts offering some online networking resources for you to check out. Some of these will be buy/sell related, but this will also give you insight as to instruments available and the people selling them. Guide to Creston Valley & Kootenay Lake http://www.crestonandkootenaylake.com Imagine Kootenay https://imaginekootenay.com/community/creston-valley-kootenay-lake-bc Kootenay Biz ht...

Interview  with   Inner Rhythms Will Marc Maurice and I met on Facebook when he reached out to us to learn more about the drumming community in and around the Kootenay Region of BC Canada. Will resides and works from the beautiful Nakusp (BC) and after having a quick chat with him I was so impressed that we started introducing him to contacts and just had to have him on our blog for an interview about his new start-up business adventure (summer 2023).  Will wants our readers to know that he is not a drum repair guy a drum teacher - he facilitates drum circles, which is a totally different thing than a drum workshop.(That's Dave Brummet 's specialty) Will considers his drum circles as a " celebration of cultures " in a fun environment, where people simply play and have fun - rather than a classroom learning vibe. Will is an elementary teacher by trade with a passion hand drumming, and arts and crafts. He is most in his element when organizing and facilitating communit...