I have been lucky
Forty years ago today, I got my first drum set. The first time I sat down to play, I knew immediately that this was what…
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Apprenticeship
In the dark ages before the Internet, I could occasionally catch the tail end of a long-gone practice: Accompanying musicians on the road as part…
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I learned how to tune a drum through Paul Lovens
I first heard Paul when I was fifteen years old. He played with Günter Christmann, who often invited him to Hannover for his vario projects.…
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Gene Krupa
Gene Krupa is the one who got me started on this journey which changed my whole life. The more I know about him, the more…