Drumming for Film and TV
Posted on Aug 5, 2011 in Guides and Resources
Choreographing a Drummer. One of the services we provide is drum coaching for films, TV, adverts and other visual media. It involves training actors who have not played drums before to look like a convincing drummer on screen. Essentially, it’s drumming ‘choreography’ – just like training a dancer to do the right moves, except instead of dancing it’s drumming. The...
Read MoreLearning Rock Band drums for Wii, Xbox, PS3
Posted on Oct 28, 2010 in Guides and Resources
The Rock Band computer game on Wii, Xbox and Playstation has been massively popular. It has inspired many people to take up learning a real musical instrument. But what exactly are the differences between playing Rock Band drums and playing a real drum kit? A drums controller for Rock Band looks pretty similar to an electronic drum kit. It’s not laid out in exactly the same way as a real...
Read MoreDrums buying guide
Posted on Apr 8, 2010 in Guides and Resources
The first thing to consider when buying a drum kit is whether you choose electronic drums or acoustic drums. What type of drum kit to buy? Ask yourself these questions: Will my neighbours be ok with me making noise? How much space do I have available to set up a drum kit? Will I be performing or gigging with my drums? If you can’t make much noise, you don’t have much space and your...
Read MoreA career in drumming
Posted on Feb 17, 2010 in Guides and Resources
This month, the blog takes a slightly different approach than usual. We have been asked by students of all ages what advice we’d give to someone thinking of taking up playing drums as a full-time job. This article is pure opinion – please respect it as such. However, we speak from personal experience as musicians working professionally within the music industry. We’ve compiled...
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