The Drum Shed Podcast

Conversation with Charlie Purdie a young drummer who runs his own Drum Teaching business, session drummer and band drummer, amongst other things. Check out his web site https://www.charliepurdiedrummer.com/ and socials @charliepurdiedrummer Charlie has worked through the grade system, diploma, BA Degree and Masters Degree in this wonderful world of Drumming. Hear him talk about his journey so far,...

BOB is Back! We have Bob Wynne from Bobs Drum School is back for the 3rd time! A few Dad Jokes and geeking out on gear plus much more. Bob speaks about his upcoming Jim Chaplin Tribute Masterclass with Claus Hessler on 4th July in Rotherham, which will obviously involve Independence on Independence Day. Check out Bobs Drum School on Facebook or Instagram for tickets Thanks to Bob for coming in on...

Drum Chat with Luke Jones from Andertons Music Co Drum Dept. Luke is a mate of mine and my boss at Andertons in the Drum department. I wanted to catch up with him to talk drums off the clock and have a nice chilled conversation about our drum kits, his drumming journey from the age of 6 back in Wales to life in bands, studying at ACM in Guildford , working at Andertons, being a singer songwriter a...

Meet Migdalia Van Der Hoven! (Episode 4, Season 3) Aurea and I were delighted to meet Migdalia recently during the heatwave and got to know a bit more about her story so far in this wonderful world of drumming. Migdalia is a Mexican born Drummer living in the UK. She will be on Stage on Thursday 13th August at 11 am at The Drum Hang Festival, The Space in Norwich hosted by Dan Moss of Mozzie Drums...

A Chat with Eddie Van Dongen - Drummer, Drum Teacher / Educator/ Creator and Meinl Sonic Energy Ambassador (Recorded March 2026) Instagram @eddievandongendrums YouTube Eddie's Drum Academy Web www.eddiesdrumacademy.com Eddie came over from The Hague, Holland (The Netherlands) to the UK to create some content and hang. He and very kindly came over to "The Shed" for an in person interview. We hear a...

Season 3 Ep.2 Jim Uding, the USA. Brand Manager of Dixon Drums speaks to Matt about the past, present and future of Dixon Drums. Dixon Drums are known for providing a full range of acoustic drums at all levels from Beginners to Headlining Professional Drummers. They have a colourful range of drum kits, snare's, percussion and hardware and have artists endorsing their products including Greg Bisson...

New Season ! This is the Drum Shed Podcast's 72nd Episode in Total. As we have had a short break I felt it was time for Season 3. In this Episode Aurea and I speak to Andrea Rapisarda from Music Mission based in Hackney Wick, London. you may have seen Andrea's reels on Instagram on the practice pad with a number of fellow energetic drummers doing their very interactive and inspirational sticking p...

"Turning Pro & Ditching the Corporate Life" with Andrew Eveleigh  The man with two names tells us the story of his love for drums and making the change from the corporate way of life to becoming a professional drummer. Full house on this episode with Riza, Mel, Andrew Eveleigh and I spend 1.5hours chatting about Gold and Silver, Roland Kits, and hear Andrew's story. Enjoy and Thanks...

The Student becomes the teacher with Mel Smart! We catch up with Mel and hear about how she has been inspired by teaching bucket drumming and private drum lessons to students aged 4-44 Mel was simply beaming about her drum life with playing at Gigs, Jams and now helping budding drummers set off their journey into this wonderful world of new Drums! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more in...

A Chat With Ed Richardson (Season 2 Ep. 44) Ed tells us all about his journey from picking up his Dad's drumsticks aged 2, to playing in big bands, such as The Ed Richardson Big Band and the Ronnie Scott's Jazz Orchestra, which he has been in for the last 20 years, since he was 15! Ed has had a varied and inspiring career so far and has been appointed as Jools Holland's new drummer. He tells us ab...

San Fransisco to Brighton, Carlos Rodrigues, fellow Mike Johnston student and friend of the show popped in for a chat about his Journey so far. Carlos Hails from East Sussex UK but has set up home in SF, California only to return to study and progress his career in Drumming at BIMM in Brighton as a Mature Student. He is also in the process of auditioning for Cirque Du Soleil. Check out https://www...

Recap on recent events with Riza! Season 2 Episode 42. Matt and Riza chat about what they have been up to. We cover the recent Greyson Nekrutman events in London, and Norwich attended by Matt. Riza gives feedback on his Tama Spartan lightweight hardware and his new Hive Snare. Riza, is working on Session 31 at Mike Johnston's Mikes Lessons. Matt talks briefly about Tom Howarth's new online Drum Le...

The Delicious Ollie Winiberg from The UK & Europe Drum Show and Prog Rock Band "Humble Slug" Instagram : @olliewiniberg @humbleslug1 Ollie who is known as the host of the Official Podcast of the UK & Europe Drum Shows and host of the Main Stage at both shows came in to speak to Matt about the biggest Drum events in the world! We also speak about his drum journey, drum gear and his band "Hu...

Riza and Matt's first episode of 2026 and we talk about Riza's new Hive Snare Drum, the New Evans Pull Chord Tuning Key and Matt's Roland TD 316 ! We also chat about New Years Resolutions...... Thanks for Listening. Matt & Riza. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dan Moss is back with a round up of his events from 2025 and his upcoming event with Greyson Nekrutman at the Voodoo Daddy's Showroom in Norwich NR2 1JT, UK on 22nd January 2026, Tickets £30. Doors 7pm The Last Few tickets can be snapped up at www.mozziedrums.co.uk Please support Dan with these events, Greyson is an outstanding Drummer from New York, USA and he is only doing one clinic right in th...

An evening with Steve White interview recorded live at The Hive Rooms, Surrey, UK 4th December 2025 This was our first event which included performances and education from Steve White, a UK Living Legend! Steve has been playing drums since an early age and has played with The Style Council, Paul Weller, Ocean Colour Scene, Oasis, The Who, Dr John, James Taylor Quartet and many more.. Drummer, Educ...

Matt chats to Alex Forryan, Head of Business Development and Operations Rockschool Limited. www.rockschool.io Alex has been playing the drums for over 50 years, he is a Drummer, Music Education Advocate and Teacher Training Support Guru! Follow him on Instagram @alex_forryan and @rockschool.io Alex talks about his journey in drumming and mentions he is "As old as Hip Hop" which is quite a cool lin...

Camps, Clinics and The New Roland E-Kits Matt & Riza get into conversation about the past couple of weeks. We cover , Sessions, Jam Nights, and the up coming EVENT with Steve White! To Get Tickets to an evening with Steve White, click here 4th December 7pm The Hive Rooms, Horley, Surrey, UK (Near Gatwick Airport) Matt also tells us about his experience at Will Daly's drum camp, Check out willd...

Tom Howarth is Back from The UK Drum Show and has 5 Top Tips to share about his approach to using Social Media. Tom Has 302K Followers on Instagram @tomhowarthdrums and is known for his stick tricks and engaging drumming content. Tom also teaches drumming In Cornwall and is a genuine nice bloke! We talk about how to stand out amongst all the content on Social Media and with 302 THOUSAND followers,...

Aurea and Matt caught up with Martina Barakoska at The UK Drum Show after her session in the Sound Advice: Educating with Evans hosted by Bobs Drum School (Bob Wynne) Martina gave lessons on both days to a room full of drummers from all ages and abilities. Aurea and Matt attended both sessions playing on the Evans Tactile Pads and Evans Real Feel Folding Bass Pedal Practice Pad Martina has been pl...

The UK Drum Show / Snares & Matcha Debrief with Matt and Riza Recorded 22/10/2025 Matt looks back over the UK Drum Show and we also discuss the Mike Johnston event in Bath held on 21st October. Mike Johnston had a Master Clase event followed by a his first UK Snares and Matcha event where anyone could bring along a Snare drum to "Show and Tell" to the group and Mike then tried it out. This was...

Matt and Riza catch up with the Matt and Jon from Hive Drums. (@hivedrums on Instagram) This was is a shorter episode that we crammed in before the UK Drum Show to find out what the boys have planned for their stand in the Marketplace on the lower floor. Pop down the escalator turn right and you will see them! Go and say hello and check out their Snare Drums. You can also buy one if you like!! Mat...

Commence Primary Ignition! Will Daly is on deck Feel the full force of Will's energy and enthusiasm for Drums, Drumming, and Teaching. We also veer off and talk Star Wars for a bit and ask that age old question.. "Does a Shed need to be made from Wood to be a Shed or what?" Will is at the UK Drum Show 2025 on Saturday 18th October at 10:30 with his "Practice Pad Party" in the Sound Advice: Educati...

Chat with Lola Teague @loladrums on Instagram and Aurea is back in the co host seat as she is quite a fan and has been following Lola's journey so far. Lola is our youngest guest at the age of 16, she played at The UK Drum Show Main Stage Mini last year and already has over 13k of followers on her Instagram account @loladrums. She is also on TikTok and YouTube all with the same Tag so go check out...

A chat with Preston Prince from TIKI Drums www.tikidrums.com @tikidrums on Instagram. Preston is widely known amongst the drumming community as one of the nicest guys in the business. Mel and Riza, were totally into the idea of attending a Snare building course in the New Year... (TBC) I have had the pleasure of knowing Preston for ten years or "Tin Years" ;) since I took part in one of his Snare...