The Drum Panel: The state of feel
Show notes
This week on Drummers on Drumming, we’re back with another installment of The Drum Panel with Fred Eltringham and Sterling Laws.
Fred is the longtime drummer for Sheryl Crow and has also played with The Wallflowers, The Chicks, and k.d. lang. Sterling is a drummer, producer, and musical director whose credits include Olivia Rodrigo, Chappell Roan, Kim Gordon, and Liz Phair.
Highlights from this episode:
- The danger of treating a hired gig like you have ownership in the project
- Why loyalty and hard work never make a touring musician fully irreplaceable
- Loving certain drummers even when their influence never appears in your playing
- What’s the state of feel?
- Why the list of great drummers is much longer than the list you would trust to represent you
- How recording yourself can prepare you for the pressure of a major session
We also work through a listener question about measuring success when you’re a hired player. If you have something you’d like us to discuss on a future episode, submit it below.
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