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Your Mind’s Ear: Dave Elitch on Sound, Gear, and Playing Without Pain

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Drummer and educator Dave Elitch (The Mars Volta, Weezer, Miley Cyrus) joins me to break down why so many drummers hit a ceiling—and how to fix it with better mechanics, smarter practice, and choices that actually translate to the kit. We dig into eliminating hidden tension, building sustainable speed and feel, practical tuning and muffling, and Dave’s new course Your Mind’s Ear on dialing in sound and gear (launching September 8, 2025).

Highlights

  • The #1 mistake: building speed on top of tension—and how to unwind it

  • Meeting players where they are: playing “more you” without pain

  • Social media vs. reality: flashy techniques that won’t hold up on a gig

  • Practical tuning & muffling (heads, dampening, avoiding dead drums)

  • Small daily habits that prevent injury and compound progress

Find Dave

Website/Courses: www.daveelitch.com

Instagram: @daveelitch

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Subscribe for more deep dives on drumming and music history.

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275 episodes

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Content provided by Bart Vanderzee. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Bart Vanderzee or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

Drummer and educator Dave Elitch (The Mars Volta, Weezer, Miley Cyrus) joins me to break down why so many drummers hit a ceiling—and how to fix it with better mechanics, smarter practice, and choices that actually translate to the kit. We dig into eliminating hidden tension, building sustainable speed and feel, practical tuning and muffling, and Dave’s new course Your Mind’s Ear on dialing in sound and gear (launching September 8, 2025).

Highlights

  • The #1 mistake: building speed on top of tension—and how to unwind it

  • Meeting players where they are: playing “more you” without pain

  • Social media vs. reality: flashy techniques that won’t hold up on a gig

  • Practical tuning & muffling (heads, dampening, avoiding dead drums)

  • Small daily habits that prevent injury and compound progress

Find Dave

Website/Courses: www.daveelitch.com

Instagram: @daveelitch

Follow Drum History

Subscribe for more deep dives on drumming and music history.

  continue reading

275 episodes

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