Drummers on Drumming

The Drum Panel: Does "good" technique HAVE to feel good?

Drummers on Drumming

Show Notes

Welcome back to Drummers on Drumming, a podcast powered by Big Fat Snare Drum.

This is another segment of The Drum Panel featuring myself, Sarab Singh (MUNA), and Brendan Buckley (Shakira).

In this episode, we talk about:

Getting over the fear of recording at home and figuring out certain techniques later in your career

Why some producers and artists choose emotional takes over technically perfect ones

When quantizing, sample replacing, or comping starts to blur the line between your playing and studio editing

The tension between technique and comfort—and why great technique doesn’t always feel great

What makes a groove feel “bad,” and how context, consistency, and taste shape that judgment

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