I am going to attempt something never done before! An online video drum solo that I hope will last as long as forever! Oh yeah!

The idea is quite simple really : I get as many people to record themselves (video or audio) playing a solo as part of a greater solo. Each part gets put together in one (or more) video/s to create a ’symphony’ of solos all dedicated to God and the unity of Christian drummers on earth! A central theme will run throughout the project eg. Unity. Continue reading »

A friend of mine in Romania, Adrian Schiopu, has sent me some information which I am quite excited about. Let him tell you more about it: Continue reading »

Well, I was fortunate enough to be able to attend the training day and what a day it was! It was packed full of stuff to keep us busy and encouraged and inspired. Continue reading »

Hey everyone, welcome to the newly updated Christian Drummer web site.

As you can see, things are changing (for the better!) all the time and the front page now has almost everything you need at a glance before you dig into the site for all the other goodies! Continue reading »

Feedback from the previous get-together in Carryduff on the 25th of January 2008.

As the cold air brought an icy chill to everything outside Shane’s house, all us drummers were in the lounge surrounded by various instruments and a warm fire crackling behind the grating. What an ideal setting for a drum circle, considering we had not gotten together for quite some time. It seemed fitting to begin by just making some noise really, slowly getting a groove going while each person found their voice in the circle and had their say.

After some excellent dynamics and tempo shifts, we decided to take it up a notch and try out some rhythms in different time signatures! Now there was a challenge! Trying to move the old mindset from the 4/4 and tackle the mountains of 5/4, 7/4 and even 9/4… awesome! That exercise proved to be rather enjoyable as we found polyrhythms and patterns going around and around.

Another part of our time was dedicated to some fun activities such as one person starting a rhythm, then the next person coming in and not playing the same beats but rather trying to compliment that rhythm… not easy but a lot of fun and it sounds great!

Thanks to all who came along! I had a great time and it was good too see young guys there who love God and their drums!

We hope to have ‘Gatherings’ on the first Monday of each month…I will keep you posted! Keep an eye on The Gathering page on The Christian Drummer web site.