Best Darren Matthes Podcasts (2025)

In this episode of drumcast.tv, Darren talks about two variations of four-stroke ruffs that can be played across the snare, toms and kick, and they sound pretty cool.By Darren Matthes

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Double bass drum fast and long 10:19

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Mooey from Maryland asks about how to speed up his feet on double bass drum.By Darren Matthes

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Independence in macro focus 6:15

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Russ from Illinois asks about how to increase his independence between his right foot and right hand.By Darren Matthes

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Denting cymbals and drumsticks 9:28

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Michael from California asks about how to avoid denting cymbals.By Darren Matthes

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Encouraging young drummers to learn rudiments 6:51

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Thomas from Georgia asks how he can encourage his 7-year-old son to learn drum rudiments.By Darren Matthes

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Drumming in Odd Time - 5/4 3:56

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Max from Philadelphia asks about drumming in 5/4 time.By Darren Matthes

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Hi-hats and resonant heads 8:04

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Geno from North Carolina asks about getting the hi-hat up to par, and David from California asks about changing resonant drumheads.By Darren Matthes

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Drumming Through Sheer Determination 5:27

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Tim from Cincinnati asks a question about overcoming the lack of flexibility in his wrist, and Darren talks about Dan Caro, an amazing drummer who can provide inspiration to overcome any number of obstacles.By Darren Matthes

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Basic Rock Fills (with transcription) 9:49

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Joe asks about basic drum fills, and Darren goes over a few fills he transcribed.By Darren Matthes

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Fill without messing everything up 12:35

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Terry from Pennsylvania asks about rimshots and Lewis from New Jersey asks about improvising. The song "Free" was written by Lee Saeger and Darren Matthes.By Darren Matthes

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Splitting Up Sextuplets 10:39

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You can take familiar rhythmic figures like sextuplets and split them up in new ways to create unique and fresh drum licks.By Darren Matthes

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Shuffles 5:32

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They can be notated in various ways, but most shuffle grooves are based on a triplet feel.By Darren Matthes

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Lessons or No Lessons 17:26

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Darren responds to Nick's question about whether or not he should take lessons, Samuel's question about playing drums with piano and David's question about drum tuning.By Darren Matthes

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Building on the Basics 9:54

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You can break drum rudiments down into a few key elements. This can help you to build them back up into your own unique style of playing. Darren also mentions the Amazing Slow Downer again and his experience with learnlicks.com.By Darren Matthes

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Triplets Between the Hands and Kick Drum 12:02

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Use the hands with the kick drum to create some interesting triplet combinations. Also, Darren replies to e-mails about flams, drags, accents, grip and well-being from Sam, Tony and Mark.By Darren Matthes

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Learn Your Favorite Drum Licks 6:58

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Darren talks about learning your favorite drum licks using the intro to Led Zeppelin's "Rock n' Roll" as an example. Visit www.drumcast.tv/asd to try the Amazing Slow Downer, software that allows you to slow down music without changing the pitch.By Darren Matthes