DRUM.DOG BLOG

Drum duet with Nick Hartland and Ryan Halsey at the DrumDog clinic!

Our video from the recent DrumDog Clinic in Yeovil.

Written by Nick Hartland
Posted on September 11, 2018

Ryan Halsey and our very our Nick Hartland hosted the very first Drum Dog clinic on August 20th 2018. This is the duet they ended the night with. [Read More]

Tags: drum video, duet, drum clinic

Video Update - New from Meinl!

We try out some tasty new Byzance cymbals and a new range of drumsticks from Meinl.

Written by Ryan Leese
Posted on September 4, 2018

In this video our friend John from Meinl pops in to show us some amazing new cymbals! [Read More]

Tags: drum video, byzance, meinl, drumsticks, cymbals, new products

Yamaha EAD10 Unboxing and Review

Is it any good?

Written by Ryan Leese & Nick Hartland
Posted on August 14, 2018

In this video Ryan and Nick unbox and play with Yamaha’s new toy, the EAD10 drum mic and audio processor. See what they thought along with a demo of some of the sounds this little box can make! [Read More]

Tags: drum video, yamaha, ead10

The Drum Dog Top 3 Drum Video Face-Off

Episode 2 - Ryan Leese

Written by Ryan Leese
Posted on August 1, 2018

So in the last blog I challenged my fellow Drum Dog, Nick Hartland, to choose his top three drum videos on YouTube. Now it’s my turn… [Read More]

Tags: drum video, top 3, ian paice, chad smith, dave weckl, jay oliver, chris coleman

De-mystifying Drumheads

Do you know your single plies from your twin? Don't know why they bother making them coated? Nick Hartland brings us the low down on drum heads and how to choose what's right for you.

Written by Nick Hartland
Posted on July 16, 2018

You’ve had the time of your life beating 7-shades of blue out of your drums lately, your family have invested in industrial hearing protection and you’ve already upset half of your neighbours, but alas, your drums don’t quite sing like they used did a few months back? No, your ears... [Read More]

Tags: drum heads, advice