Drum It With Brummet

  Answering Your Q's  Q: What were your earliest memories of drum influences? I started right after high school when I got my first drum-set and met some other musicians. I have been a big fan of Phil Collins & Genesis , Joey Kramer of Aerosmith and Neil Peart from Rush . But, really, I just had this drive to get on stage. I played drum-set for about nine years and a lot of different music such as rock, country, blues, reggae, R. & B.; even in a waltz band, ( Yawn ). When I saw Lenny Castro perform with Toto - that really turned me on to percussion. It made me think that, whoa, there are other things out there than just drums-et; you know, shakers & cowbells, timbales and congas. It wasn't long before I got my first set of congas, and not long after that I met David Thiaw, a Senegalese Drum Master, who became my mentor.  I have always respected his playing; what he can do with a djembe is just magical. He is a master with his hands.  Soon I was into tal...

  Quote of the Day  *Excerpted from an interview we did with Author N' Book :   Q: What is the wisest thing anyone has said to you? D: My African friend and drum mentor David Thiaw once said to me: “Share the information I have given you with others to perpetuate the craft of drumming. Don’t keep it to your chest like a thing to be hoarded, but give it willingly and share it with anyone that will listen”. I take this approach with everything I write or teach my students. I founded my drum studio on the premise that absolutely everyone goes away with some tid bit of drum, percussion or music knowledge that was not known to them previously.  Find the full interview:  https://authornbook.com/in-talks-with-dave-brummet-lillian-brummet/ ~~   Visit the Brummet's   Main Website Find them elsewhere online  HERE   ~~