I've been screamed at by conductors and composers but never by teachers. Chaffee made a crack to me but he did it just to make a point and it wasn't meant to belittle. Soph and Rufus Reid tore me down and rebuilt me in a week that I spent doing concerts and clinics with them. They did that all the t...

Thanks for the replies! The guy doing my recording is looking for something and I'm not sure what it is he's looking for. We've done a bunch of different things, some have worked out nicely and others just not so hot (micing the batter head from the outside...not a good choice). I think he's trying ...

Anyone use this combination of kick mics...91a inside for attack with a 52a in the port for bottom? I've heard some sound techs swear by it. One sound company I worked with this summer used these on my kick (22x17 yammy oak custom)...of course being behind the kit I couldn't hear the result but folk...

I'd be acting like a little kid around them...and I'm older than both of them!

I'm sure you've all seen the ad by now...I was stunned when I first saw it aired. I was like, "F'n right! Max Roach solo!!," although I'm not sure if it's a Max recording or some session guy doing a really credible take on it. Some of the "reviews" I've seen have been negative (F...

Waited over a year for "Convergence." Two days after it arrived I got the new DW Acoustic Band CD...I've been waiting for it since I saw the teaser several months back on YT...actually, been waiting for Dave to put this band together since seeing a couple boots of Makoto Ozone playing with...

Anyone see this yet...a bit OT...interesting nonetheless.

http://davewecklart.com/

I haven't seen that particular Camel Island vid before...Yeah, love me some GL!!!!

Yeah +1 Lucas. I saw a teaser for this group a little earlier this year and have been anticipating that release even more than the mega project. I mean Dave with Makoto Ozone, Tom and Gary...that's a stellar lineup! The snippets of tunes on that vid have me very excited indeed!!!

NO disrespect in anyway to name players...but a 1:1 private lesson imo is like a counseling session... only so much can really happen meeting one time outside of the "WOW factor" of sitting with a hero of sorts. Cats like Steve, who I think has a gift to teach, who listen well and can rea...