Drum and Drummer

This week we are joined by the fantastic Samantha Lubin! Not only a great drummer and percussionist she also teaches both at the Institute of Contemporary Music Performance and privately in her studio in north London and works with the Musicians Union. We chat about gigs in Barbados, her numerous endorsements and sustaining a near career ending injury while shooting a music video. Enjoy!https://www.instagram.com/samantha_lubinFollow us on Instagram: @drumanddrummerpodcastEmail us at: drumanddrummerpod@gmail.comhttps://www.littlepiggystudios.com/https://www.drumcharts.co.uk/

On this week’s episode we hear all about George’s birthday gig in Glasgow and we discuss what to do when you’re asked to give a dep gig back to the original drummer. We also chat about the Graham Russell Drums advent calendar sales, funeral eulogies and why 24 Hours In Police Custody is more exciting when you know the area. Enjoy!Follow us on Instagram: @drumanddrummerpodcastEmail us at: drumanddrummerpod@gmail.comhttps://www.littlepiggystudios.com/https://www.drumcharts.co.uk/

Your birthday, a gig and a trip to Scotland… which two would you choose? Well George has all three coming up this weekend. But before that we chat about the winter gig blues; leaving the house when it’s dark, complacency, set list order and the worst version on Numb by Linkin Park ever played. Ben’s also been back to hospital to have a discogram performed on his spine and launched his new website drumcharts.co.uk where you can purchase digital versions of his one-page PDF drum charts. Enjoy!Follow us on Instagram: @drumanddrummerpodcastEmail us at: drumanddrummerpod@gmail.comhttps://www.littlepiggystudios.com/https://www.drumcharts.co.uk/

George has been living it up this last week going to see previous guests doing their thing and indulging in the delights of the backstage afterparty. First up was seeing Woody, Gabbi and Oli at Bastille’s show in Brighton, then Josh playing with James Marriott and finally Camille playing with The Subways in Portsmouth. We find out what drinks are on offer and how tall Dan from Bastille is. Enjoy!Follow us on Instagram: @drumanddrummerpodcastFollow us on Twitter: @balddrummersEmail us at: drumanddrummerpod@gmail.com

This week we are joined by Ellie East! Currently out on tour with Sophie and the Giants, Ellie is also the touring drummer for Dave Stewart from the Eurythmics. We discuss learning multiple versions of his live set and making her debut on Swiss TV. We also chat about the UK Drum Show, picking her ideal British Drum Company kit, song writing and her love of coffee. Enjoy!https://www.instagram.com/ellieeastdrumsFollow us on Instagram: @drumanddrummerpodcastFollow us on Twitter: @balddrummersEmail us at: drumanddrummerpod@gmail.com

Viva Las Vegas, baby! This week we are joined by Rudy Dieguez who owns the Las Vegas Drum Room and runs the Las Vegas Drum Show. Ben visited Rudy and his amazing collection of drums at his home on his recent trip to Las Vegas. We chat about building the drum room, the excitement of finding the drums and his incredible collection of bell bronze snares including not one but TWO 1980s Tama Bell Bronze snares. We also find out what’s missing from his collection and how you value and insure a collection this big! Enjoy!https://www.instagram.com/lasvegasdrumroomFollow us on Instagram: @drumanddrummerpodcastFollow us on Twitter: @balddrummersEmail us at: drumanddrummerpod@gmail.com

It’s our first interview for quite a while and who better to have on the show than Josh ‘Cappers’ Caplin. Josh is a drummer, MD and playback engineer extraordinaire working for the likes of Charlotte Plank, Central Cee, Charli XCX, FKA Twigs and Rag’n’Bone Man. Having just come off tour drumming for James Marriott in the USA we talk about his journey into playback, his role as an MD and how he juggles working with such big artists. We also chat about his influences growing up, practising, switching to Zildjian cymbals in one big spree and why he won’t go anywhere without his Black Beauty. Enjoy!https://www.instagram.com/joshcappersFollow us on Instagram: @drumanddrummerpodcastFollow us on Twitter: @balddrummersEmail us at: drumanddrummerpod@gmail.com

After a gig in Wolverhampton George went to the UK Drum Show up in Liverpool. We find out what he got up to on his action packed weekend; who did he meet, what did he buy and more importantly did he sleep in a bath? Enjoy!Follow us on Instagram: @drumanddrummerpodcastFollow us on Twitter: @balddrummersEmail us at: drumanddrummerpod@gmail.com