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Drummers on Drumming

Ben Hilzinger

A podcast for drummers who think too much. Ben Hilzinger talks to the greats about creativity, identity, staying sane, and finding purpose behind the kit.

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Episodes

307 episodes

  1. Big Fat Five: Jason McGerr (Death Cab for Cutie) 55:40
  2. The Drum Panel: The Rockefeller Center Method 48:59
  3. The Drum Panel: The state of feel 37:32
  4. The Drum Panel: What you don't know is part of your voice 37:05
  5. The Drum Panel Needs Your Questions! 4:51
  6. The Drum Panel: Tantric drumming... 44:07
  7. The Drum Panel: did someone leave shoes in the dryer ? 43:14
  8. The Drum Panel: be where your pigfeet are 45:09
  9. The Drum Panel: The kickflip of drums (NEW FORMAT) 55:54
  10. The Drum Panel: Can I practice having better taste? 40:17
  11. The tests results came back... 8:53
  12. Five-ish records that might finally get you into jazz 39:28
  13. I Need Your Help With What Comes Next 10:43
  14. YOU VOTED! Your favorite cymbal intros... 48:13
  15. The Drum Panel: Full belly dry diaper 35:49
  16. The Drum Panel: Fifty shades of grey to leave your lover 40:16
  17. Big Fat Five: Richard Spaven 39:41
  18. The Drum Panel: Clarity creates opportunity 41:41
  19. The Drum Panel: I didn’t pay for flams on four! 46:54
  20. The Drum Panel: Are we just musical sperm donors? 47:22
  21. Big Fat Five: Carla Azar (Autolux, Jack White, PJ Harvey) 43:09
  22. Terry Keating on the Mystery, Feel, and Gear of John Bonham 1:26:18
  23. The Drum Panel: Cynicism, Gimmicks, and Angine de Poitrine 43:16
  24. YOU VOTED! Your favorite worst sounding snare drums... 51:05
  25. The Drum Panel: Chick Corea's cheap but good advice for playing music in a group PART TWO 50:02
  26. The Drum Panel: Check your Self 1 before you wreck your Self 2 39:58
  27. Big Fat Five: Tosh Peterson (Lady Gaga, Alkaline Trio) breaks down the records, mentors, and moments that shaped his drumming voice 24:55
  28. The Drum Panel: E-MAN is not a collector ok 24:38
  29. The Drum Panel: His mouth time can finally relax on a bullet train to Iowa 51:52
  30. The Drum Panel: Jessica screams at Ben to shut up. 47:22
  31. The Drum Panel: The corkboard at Piggly Wiggly 49:06
  32. The Drum Panel: We’re just junkies 49:27
  33. James Gadson: The Groove Behind "Use Me," "Kissing My Love," "Dancing Machine," and More 35:45
  34. The Drum Panel: Preptides. Prepto-Bismol and how to maintain that prep in your step 30:13
  35. John Stanier (Helmet, Battles, Tomahawk) shares the records that shaped his playing 39:28
  36. Drummers On Food On Tour On Drumming (Lactaid is sick) 47:28
  37. The Drum Panel: What is a blue groove? 52:58
  38. The Drum Panel: Is the sound in the room with us right now? 52:24
  39. The Drum Panel: Does "good" technique HAVE to feel good? 1:11:09
  40. Tim Very (Manchester Orchestra) shares the five records that shaped his playing [Revisited] 50:20
  41. The Drum Panel: Chick Corea's cheap but good advice for playing music in a group PART ONE 41:43
  42. Patch Mahoney (Hilary Duff, Bebe Rexha) shares the records that shaped his playing. 50:30
  43. The Drum Panel: Gunnar would request a bald cap first 46:19
  44. The Drum Panel: The Bubble Solution 57:32
  45. The Drum Panel: A narcissist and a self-deprecator walked into a bar [gig]... 38:48
  46. The Drum Panel: We all chose Grandma as our least favorite 52:31
  47. My favorite moments from 2025 - Part Two 47:07
  48. My favorite moments from 2025 - Part One 40:32
  49. The Drum Panel: 15 sec > 15 min 1:04:41
  50. The Drum Panel: Choose your hard, but don't get bajiggity 56:06