by rngeer | Aug 1, 2025 | Drumming Blog, News and Updates
Whenever I have some free time, I am designing graphics inspired by lyrics written by my favorite drummer, Neil Peart. Something I thought about doing with lines from Rush songs that have resonated with me deeply over the years.I will add more as they are born. In my...
by rngeer | Jun 2, 2024 | Drumming Blog, News and Updates
Drum Solo Remaster from Shades Night Club performing with Lazy Eye. Heard this gem in my IPOD rotation from the Lazy Eye days at Shades Nightclub in the nineties and thought I would try to make it less muffled. The re-hash turned out pretty decent considering it a...
by rngeer | Feb 20, 2023 | Drumming Blog, News and Updates
Going to give the Kelly SHU™ Composite Series Drum Microphone Shock-mounts I purchased a while back a run to eliminate the mic stands out in front of the bass drum and clean up the look of the kit. The actual installation of the Kelly Shu’s went fairly smooth. I...
by rngeer | Mar 18, 2021 | Drumming Blog, News and Updates
It is finished and on the way! Thank you Thomas Mantovani for building an incredible snare drum. I am very excited to receive it soon, break it in and add it as another voice to the kit. Great Job! BLACK FOREST SNARE Size: 5,5”x14” Wood: Stave 12mm. thickness Cherry...
by rngeer | Feb 21, 2021 | Drumming Blog, News and Updates
Thank you to Clark Kirkwood, owner of Clark’s Music Center in Jacksonville, Florida for helping me re-skin and tune the DWs yesterday …. Clark is a long time friend from junior high school and fellow drummer. He has a knack for getting kits sounding...
by rngeer | Jan 24, 2021 | Drumming Blog, News and Updates
Some time ago, my buddy Anders Qvicker challenged me to share the 10 most memorable albums that influenced my drumming. There are quite a few so I am focusing on the ones that I would listen to, study and play along with as I am learning. These really aren’t in...