Drum It With Brummet

 https://youtu.be/LPec5QvXbHk?si=vdCRZ3NAJdaTAqgn This is a great interview with the ambassador of drumming. We lost Dom Famularo in 2023 but his words live on and continue to inspire the young drummers coming up. His comment on how when using George Stone's freestroke technique: "we aren't controlling the stick we are guiding it" makes so much sense. This interview is full of some fascinating history of drums and the music industry. ~~~     Follow the Brummet's on:   Amazon Visit Their Blogs:   Brummet's Conscious Blog Drum It With Brummet Blog Subscribe (for free):   Brummet Media YouTube Channel   ~~~

  Drum It With Brummet's Upcoming Hand Drum Workshop Dave had an amazing time with everyone at the last event, and we loved the phenomenal feedback and receiving so many pre-registrations for upcoming events - Thank you ! It is time to announce Dave's next Hand Drum Workshop   on  August 12th  (Tuesday)  (7 PM - 9 PM ) in downtown Creston, BC.  Dave's  2-hour  hand drum workshops  are held monthly and  pre- registration is required. This  event  is held in a beautiful setting in downtown Creston, BC.  Air conditioned, acoustically  designed for  choir and other musical events - the room  has soft, thickly padded seats  and  lots of free parking. In Dave's workshops participants explore world rhythms in a group setting. Participants will learn how to work with each rhythm in a variety of ways. Dave teaches several group drumming techniques including looping and layering, resulting in the creation of...

  Heavy Metal Grooves with Tommy Aldridge I was so impressed by how well-spoken Tommy Aldridge is in this video. The discussion reveals this large vocabulary, and his thoughtful, tasteful explanations for the viewers.  Here Tommy plays drums like a dance, displays his comprehensive knowledge and shares entertaining tales of past experiences.  https://youtu.be/eSV4I_ah94o?si=t37jhpklG7JEQwea ~~~     Find our Books:   on Amazon Subscribe:   Brummet Media​ YouTube Channel​  ​ ~~~

  Love finding interesting #music ?  Check out the Brummet's Favorite Music Playlist on the Brummet Media Channel :) This playlist features, as you might guess, some of our favourite music on YouTube - these are played frequently in our home and we are happy to share them with you as well. :) Subscribe to Our Channel while you are there, it is free & helps give it a little boost:   Brummet Media​ YouTube Channel​  ​ ~~~ ~~~     Find our Books:   on Amazon

  Drum It With Brummet's Public Hand Drum Circles  July 29th (Tuesday)  7 PM - 9  PM (Pacific) This 2-hour e vent is held monthly, and is for all skill levels and are a lot of fun for ages 15 -80. Bring your own drum, or percussive instrument, but  if you do not have a drum - let us know as we do have a limited supply that we are able to let participants use for events like this.   Drum Circle  participants simply "play” at making music with a variety of drums and percussion instruments. This activity requires careful listening to the music at that moment, as it is being played by members in the room. Rather than being instructed, participants learn to "jam" with other drummers.  Dave Brummet facilitates these events to ensure everyone is comfortable, playing at an enjoyable volume and having a great time. Held in a beautiful setting in Downtown Creston, BC - this specially designed music room features large, soft, padded seats in an air-con...

    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 " From one material to the next,  the construction of instruments eventually embraces  all of nature.  As Cobarieu remarks,  musical instruments put into the hands of the magician  ' parcels of all the kingdoms of nature:  they are made of rosewood or bamboo,  pods of certain fruits,  metal, hardwood, sonorous stone,  animal skins, shells, bone,  horns, silk, twisted raffia, tendons, gut…  they constitute a summary of the cosmos' . ” ~ Andre Schaeffner ~ ~~~     Find our Books:   on Amazon Subscribe:   Brummet Media​ YouTube Channel​  ​ ~~~

 Today we have the honour of sharing yet another recommended music video for you to enjoy. The Zawinul Syndicate Live at the North Sea Jazz Festival (1997).  Here we get to witness Paco Sery on drums and Manolo Badrena on percussion.  I had heard of  these two for years, but until now had never seen them perform.  Wow!  All I can say is these guys are having a lot of fun at their jobs and the musicians they are with definitely benefit from it.  Amazing musicianship all around. ** RIP Joe Zawinul (1932-2007) https://youtu.be/cZeDgilYrFU?si=y08XnhJN0Fw5yeTZ ~~~     Find our Books:   on Amazon Subscribe:   Brummet Media​ YouTube Channel​  ​ ~~~

    Sound Resources British Columbia Arts Council (BC, Canada)   provides grant funding for arts & culture, programming, community events & festivals. Info @:  www.bcartscouncil.ca An informative interview with Michael Pluznick:  https://michaelpluznick.com/interview-with-percussionist-david-crowder ~~~     Find our Books:   on Amazon Subscribe:   Brummet Media​ YouTube Channel​  ​ ~~~

  Dave Brummet , a well-known drum educator, performer and drum doctor,  h as relaunched his  monthly  2-hour   Drum Circles  and  Drum Workshops   - held from  7   P M -  9 PM  in Creston BC. Our office (run by Dave's wife, Lillian) will send  notifications  a week before each event  via email  - let us know if you want us to email you  w ith a  notice re: Dave's events.  Simply reply to this email and let Lillian know whether to remove or keep you on her list. If you know of others who may like to be on the list, please give them our email so they can participate in these fun events. :) Email Lillian (Dave's wife):  LDBrummet@Gmail.com   F or a list of dates, fees, & how to register visit:   https://drumitwithbrummet. blogspot.com/p/drum-lesson- workshop-information.html

  Rack Ring Ever noticed that metallic “ping” sound that resonates from your drum rack? Most of us don’t so try not to panic. A majority of drum rack systems have a hollow metal tube as the main part of the structure.  Those tubes can resonate with every hit to the drum or cymbal that is attached to it. It is very subtle but it can be an issue when recording with close micing techniques.  I tried to devise a way to alleviate this extra noise and have come up with an easy and affordable solution – noodles! Yes, those colorful foam pool noodles that you buy at the toy store are the solution. I simply cut them lengthwise into sizes that fit just slightly snug into the inside of each tube so it contacts the metal around it. It has the same effect as if you grabbed the metal tube with a soft gloved hand.  Suddenly all the extra ring is soaked up by this lightweight (and invisible) slice of a kids toy. You can fill the full length for maximum deadening but I usually do len...

Are you a #drummer ?  Know someone interested in #drums ?  Check out Dave's    Drum It With Brummet   Playlist  on the Brummet Media Channel : https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNwV4OKGYgSRlPeOs-NRXJyGeYWBRYO6L

  Sound Resources BC Live offers lots of information but check out these directories ie this one below for festivals: Info @:  https://bclive.ca/directories/festivals Canada Council for the Arts aims to offer support for creative & diverse arts (including literary) through grants, services, contests/prizes, & more. Info @:  https://canadacouncil.ca ~~~     Find our Books:   on Amazon Subscribe:   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 " The drive to create,  perform and reproduce music  is common to all mankind.  A drive so basic  that when a man cannot find an instrument to suit him,  he creates his own. " ~ Joseph Howard ~ ~~~     Find our Books:   on Amazon Subscribe:   Brummet Media​ YouTube Channel​  ​ ~~~

This next recommended video is a performance featuring Sting and Stevie Wonder performing an interesting medley of  Higher Ground  and  Roxanne .  Stevie and Sting are well known for surrounding themselves with exceptional musicians, and this performance only confirms this.  https://youtu.be/QsaWoSq-OBo?si=vZdfXdDkm7u9DTyX Sadly, we are not able to see much of the rhythm section, except for the flying, blurry sticks in the background. It's disappointing only in that the percussionists are exceptional and we would have loved seeing them in action. However, in this case listening is enough...  ~~~     Find our Books:   on Amazon Subscribe:   Brummet Media​ YouTube Channel​  ​ ~~~

  Answering Your Q's Have a question that you'd like Dave to respond to?  Feel free to send it our way - The ABOUT page shares our guidelines and contact info.  Q: Donavan asked:  " Over the years that you've been in the music industry have you witnessed many changes?"  I came into playing drums in a rock and roll cover band in the mid 1980’s.  It was the time when you could see a band at almost every bar, pub or restaurant in town on any given night – or day!  Cigarette smoke filled as they were, they were places to enjoy live music of all genres and types.  I witnessed a definite dive in the industry in the early 90’s when tobacco was restricted in public places.  It seemed if customers couldn’t smoke while having a beer and enjoying some live music they stayed home more often.  The bar and club music scene withered, somewhat, due to the poor profit margin of the owners.  The paying rate for the musicians went down and so, unfort...

  Our Latest Book Release: h https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0DYVVZHS6 Down The Road   (Memoir) A passion project honoring the Brummet & Rotar families by sharing a collection of memories written by family members, spanning 4 generations.    Opening with Dave's grandmother, Maria, who bravely travelled alone from a remote Romanian village to meet & marry a man she didn't know. It continues with the life-story of her eldest son Tony Brummet, a Canadian politician.  Continuing the saga, her second son Frank shares his memories starting with tales of growing up in the Okanagan Valley, where he later raised his children - including Dave. Dave closes the book with an emotional look at how this memoir impacted him, that he would have never known about their lives in this way with out their written tales that they left behind.   Get your copy today @:  https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0DYVVZHS6  

    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 "  Music rises from the human heart.  When the emotions are touched,  they are expressed in sounds,  and when the sounds take definite forms,  we have music. "  ~ Chinese Classic ~ ~~~     Find our Books:   on Amazon Subscribe:   Brummet Media​ YouTube Channel​  ​ ~~~

  https://youtu.be/Urh0AmE0yGw?si=CZW2h10oq5T4xCWi This performance by Glass Beams was recorded live at the Bitterzoet in Amsterdam in 2024.  We are enthralled by the vibrant, energetic performances by these three very talented musicians. Australian multi-instrumentalist Rajan Silva is the bass player and leader of the band, while the other two members go curiously unnamed. The drummer is very classy, simplifying as required utilizing a small but effective hybrid drum kit. The guitar player tastefully uses multiple effects pedals to round out the sound. The fact that they all wear gold bejewelled glass masks adds a theatrical mystique that draws  the audience in to better focus on the music.  There are no lyrics and they don't talk to the audience... but somehow in doing this they require that one listens all the more.  It is a blend of tribal, funk, rock, middle Eastern, trance that takes listeners on a different musical journey;  hypnotizing & infec...