The Drum Panel: Our Guilty Pleasures, Drum Trolls, and the IG Cheating Debate

Drummers on Drumming

Episode 8 of The Drum Panel

This week, Eric (@ericsurrea) is back!...alongside our newest bestie George Martinez (@skinnygeorge).

In this episode, we dive into:

• Are ghost notes the modern-day equivalent of skinny jeans—cool now but overdone?
• How do you strike the right balance between technical precision and feel in your playing?
• Are dynamics the single most important factor in making a drummer sound great?
• Why is it so challenging to produce a high-quality drum part on the spot?
• Are tambourines and shakers actually more essential than toms?
• What are the guilty-pleasure drum songs we secretly love to play but would never admit to?
• Is a rubber practice pad less effective than a gel pad or pillow for improving your playing?
• Are self-taught drummers at a disadvantage in the long run?
• What’s the best way to handle trolls in the drumming community?
• Is quantizing your Instagram drum videos considered cheating?

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