A succesful drum solo is one that takes the listener (and even the soloist) on an audio journey, washing over the participants with dynamics and emotion.

A drum solo that is inspired by God has a definite purpose. I will discuss soloing in church further on in this article. I will begin first by looking at a drum solo in general. Continue reading »

I just got back from a two-night production of Narnia performed by Ulster Temple in Belfast. I was invited to be a part of the production a few weeks ago. My part in the production was to provide a drum and percussion piece, about 3 minutes in length, to go along with an onscreen video exerpt from Narnia (the part where the two sides battle in the final war between good and evil). I played alongside 2 other drummers and we had a keyboardist providing some nice pad bassy sounds.

Choreographing a drum composition is not easy. It’s especially not easy when the neighbours are complaining about the noise as you’re trying to practice and work out parts! Continue reading »