Hey everyone, thanks so much for your patience! Updates and site merging with Psalm Drummers will take place this Summer! I am still alive and ready to get drumming articles out again!
Hi everyone!
I am sooooooooo sorry to have left the site slightly static for a while. I have been so busy as of late. The site will be moving shortly and joining forces with another site where the content will have the same focus for Christian drummers worldwide. Please be patient as it may take a [...]
Hi there, I have the wonderful opportunity to sit under the teaching of some master Djembe drummers in Senegal for two weeks. I will be away from tomorrow. Please don’t panic if your mail is not replied to or comments not approved, I will not be online for that time. Out of the UK winter [...]
As I ponder this new year and what articles to write for Christian drummers all over the world, I am very aware of the needs of Christian drummers in whatever situations they may find themselves. I really want to be focused and not allow the site to be a ‘Matt’s-only’ blog (although the blog side [...]
Me doing a bit of a demo on the djembe at Battle of the Bands 2008 at Jubilee Community Church.
Although recorded some time ago, this is me messing about on the kit. At the time I thought it was terrible but now it doesn’t seem too bad to share with others. It’s to show you how I play with rubber mats on the kit to make as little noise as possible. Not the ideal [...]
The new year is now upon us and The Christian Drummer web site is in its third year now. So much has changed since I started the site. Every year, I take it up a notch and do something else with it for the sake of encouraging and building up Christian drummers worldwide. So this [...]
Hey, this is the sound clip from my warming up and sound check from the Battle of the Bands at JCC in November 2008. Just messing about really (in other words, not very tight or professional!) but I really enjoyed it! Sound changes after 2 mins after second mic is added to catch bass tones.
I enjoyed a few minutes of getting to show off a little bit of what the djembe can do at a Battle of the Bands contest at Jubilee Community Church on Saturday evening. It was a great evening and I am sure all enjoyed it. Peter Meade was taking photos and graciously gave me a [...]