Love your 2013

So I embark on something new, something perhaps I should have done a long time ago? Well I'm doing it now and I am aware I’m talking to myself to reassure my conscience that I am indeed typing and not procrastinating again.

I am new but don’t be put off, I believe that in a small amount of time I can move to resource information, views, insights and general interest from the world of Rhythm and in particular; Drums!

I am not a fanatical representation but rather an enthusiast. I have built a portfolio of experiences and wider obligations, some amusing, some a little darker but a different angle to the otherwise poorly misdirected clichés of the “drummer is the idiot of the band” myth.

As a student of the drum and its associated expensive brothers and sisters, I have found my way slowly and gradually into a space where time has proved a legacy of where I wanted to go and where I’ve ended up. I frequently wear a Gas Mask while playing, not to cover my beautiful if not slightly older 36 year old face but to escape the mundane and sometimes regional pigeon holes I try and stand against.

Apparently I’m a Punk, Metal Drummer. I don’t really believe in trying to tag a style or habit but I think it is a fair criticism of my playing! I like to think that I go much further than that – indeed it’s a flat assessment of my ability but perhaps persona takes over the style? Is ability more important than a fashion? Whatever the case, I have found that I can and will exceed my own expectations. I know inside that there is much more to learn and experience.

My intentions are to assess modern rituals, make strides toward conventional and non-conventional methods. I like to look into styles and cross over artists, their influences and what they actually play. I will offer my thoughts on products and brands, fashion and talent. Where there is a story for the drum community I shall offer a path into the Emerald City!

Dead beats is a melancholic, probably lavishly over indulgent vehicle but offers an alternative look into what people perceive. Challenge by very definition is to respond to identify oneself or an object.

There is no bad or good, there’s just opinion!