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 into the tropical West African climate… yay! Will update everyone with what went down when I get back!

Hi everyone

Apologies for not having an article this month.

I have some important news coming regarding the site. So do keep watching this space! Things are changing… (oh, and it’s all good!)

Matt

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 will always be a part of this site!) but a site that continues to be a resource and reference point for Christian drummers all over. In saying that, I like to think that I am sensitive to what God is wanting me to write on the site. I would like to share some potential topic titles for up-and-coming articles on the site and see what sort of responses I would get from visitors to the site so as to help me gauge/weight the topics and write stuff that other drummers will enjoy reading. Continue reading »

Are you a Christian drummer or percussionist?

Are you perhaps in a band?

Do you play in a church music team?

Do you enjoy drums and drumming?

If you answered YES to any of those questions, I would love to interview you! I want more people to get exposure on the site so other Christian drummers all over the world can be encouraged and share with each other via the site. You don’t need to be famous, or an amazing drummer, just be yourself!

Send me an email NOW indicating your willingness to be subjected to my intense questioning procedure and have your pic and info put online for all to see! No pressure! 

Contact matt@christiandrummers.net

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 year, I got some new ideas.

Of course, these are just ideas and whether they will be implemented or not is another story. But here they are off the top of my head and in no particular order:

• Better t-shirts with more exposure on the site
• Drum tabs to popular worship songs
• Better integration with friend sites like ‘Tobosari Crestini’ and ‘Drummer For Christ’ and ‘Drummers for Jesus’
• More resources for Christian drummers in the form of books and videos
• Video clips from myself
• More interviews with drummers from around the world, not just famous ones!

These are dependent on time permitting and if anyone else is happy to be a part of the site in the form of contributing articles or other resources too. I am always looking for new ideas and contributors to the site.

So, friends and drummers worldwide, welcome to 2009!

Matt