The Drum Panel: His mouth time can finally relax on a bullet train to Iowa

Ben here.

On this week’s episode of Drummers on Drumming (powered by Big Fat Snare Drum), we’re back with another round of The Drum Panel.

Joining me:

Gunnar Olsen: Currently out with Puscifer

Eric Urrea: One of my favorite drummers to talk shop with because he somehow makes existential drum conversations feel practical.

This episode starts with Gunnar talking about completely losing the plot during a fill in 5… accidentally playing it in 6… then having to find his way back into the song in real time while thousands of people watched.

From there, things spiraled beautifully.

We talked about:

Why messing up live might actually make a show feel more human

The weird pressure of trying not to visibly “count” on stage when you’re hearing a click track

The difference between “giving” a great show and actually having a great show

Whether your real musical voice only shows up when you’re alone

The strange mental game of joining an established artist and figuring out how much of “you” should show up in the parts

Why some of the best gigs happen when nobody notices the drummer at all

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