Drum It With Brummet

 Answering Your Q's Q:  Dave - How long have you been working in the music industry? A: I have been working as a professional drummer since the mid 80’s playing both drum kit and percussion in "top 40" and "classic rock" cover bands, a Grateful Dead tribute band, and a few original bands. My world really opened up when I got involved in hand drums and added multi-percussion to my list of skills.   Over the years I have enjoyed playing in many different genres from the blues, salsa, R&B, reggae to country and original projects too.  On the stage, I have had the pleasure of playing alongside some of the best musicians around! Working with recording studios as a freelance percussionist balanced out the times when the bands were not getting bookings. When we had relocated to a smaller town that had fewer gig opportunities, the bands I played in were more challenging to maintain and it meant there was more travel on my part to get to the out-of-town gigs. My teac...

Audio Book Review If you have not had a chance yet, we absolutely recommend that you check out Ronnie James Dio's FREE audio book on: Youtube:   Rainbow In The Dark :    https://youtu.be/i-rueiCf4KU     You can also obtain it in hardcover, e-book or paperback formats on Amazon: Rainbow In The Dark   It is a memoir of his earliest music memories as a child playing a horned instrument and how this lead to developing the strength he needed later on as a singer. I learned so much about this "New York guy" living in Los Angeles with a close affinity to the British and a passion for the medieval era. Ronnie tells about the early band experiences and then delves right into his  experiences working with world-famous bands - Rainbow , Black Sabbath and his own band Dio. He speaks about the incredible, life-long drive to write amazing songs, to sing with his best voice, to give his fans memorable experiences... mentoring young musicians. "To be in one world-fam...

  A Happy Customer: "I wanted to say a big thank you. I played my drum the other day for the first time in a long time and wow does it sound great! You did an amazing job on those drums. Thank you so much. I am forever grateful! I hope to come to one of your workshops one day. Many thanks  "  ~ Jason Robichaud ~~~   Discover Our Books on Amazon :  ~~~   Discover Our Books on Amazon :  https://amazon.com/author/lillianbrummet  Find us online via these landing pages:  https://taplink.cc/brummet  https://linktr.ee/LillianBrummet ~~~ 

  * Today's article was written by :  Galen Garwood, who's art involves painting, filmmaking, writing and photography. He currently lives in Northern Thailand. He invites you to share his thoughts on all aspects of the creative spirit and the human condition, our relationship to one another, to other creatures and to this planet we call home. You can visit him at  http://www.galengarwood.com  and his blog site at  http://www.galengarwood.wordpress.com . Back in the early fifties, at the age of nine, I decided that, unquestionably, I'd become an artist, even though I didn't exactly know what that meant and the only painter I knew was my sweet grandmother. I clumsily professed my certainty to my mother one late afternoon. She smiled and nodded, and carried on with whatever she was doing. I had no idea that decision would reverberate with such polarity between anguish and elation throughout my life. But I've never regretted it. Not once in these sixty-four years. A...

Congratulations Christy !!   Dave Brummet's former drum student, all grown up now and a phenomenal guitar player and singer - Christy Vanden - shared that she was just nominated for Best Performer, Best Musician and Best Music Teacher in the Comox Valley Record Newsroom 2022 Reader's Choice Awards !  !!!  Congratulations Christy !! Between performing a large number of outdoor festivals and events, she is also teaching young students during the slow season. Learn more about her via her page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/christy.vanden ~~~   Find us online via:  https://taplink.cc/brummet  ~~~ 

  Dave and I opened up this new FaceBook group - started July 7, 2022 - in an effort to help musicians, music teachers and students in our region find one another ... Let's collaborate, support one another!  Share:  your gigs,  your websites,  music sites,  FB pages...  ...tell us about yourself, your band, your band members.  Retail stores, small businesses in the music genre are also welcome.  https://www.facebook.com/groups/775762333840197

Life Lessons from A Drum Circle * Written by Courtney Sperlazza, MPH, has worked in health research and is currently a write-at-home mom to the most handsome and charming two-year-old on the planet. I recently attended two drum workshops by Jim Donovan, music professor and one of the founding members of Rusted Root . I expected to learn how to properly handle a drum, maybe play something that loosely resembled a rhythm. What I didn't expect was to change my whole approach to, well, everything. The principles that make a successful drum circle are the same ones that can improve your day-to-day. What did I learn after a couple of hours of striking a piece of hide stretched over hollowed wood? Everyone starts at the beginning. Of our group of 11, the majority of us were beginners who were learning the hard way that it hurts to bang your thumb off of the edge of a djembe. Then we had the professor of music and professional performer (Jim) among us, who shared a story about how he air d...