Your Best Self Through DRUMMING with Chris Lesso

Get your free FLOW drumming guide at: chrislesso.net/LTR What do Chad Smith, Carter Beauford, and Tony Williams ALL Have in Common? It’s not just chops. It’s not just feel. And it’s definitely not luck. Every drummer who actually breaks through on the kit—no matter their style, background, or story—has 4 core elements in place. They had to get them from somewhere. And if even ONE of these is missi...

Drumming is 90% mental! In this episode, Brendan Fox shows how the same protocols that train Olympians can unleash unstoppable flow and focus behind your kit. Get your free training and join the Life Through Rhythm global drumming collective: ⁠⁠⁠⁠ chrislesso.net/LTR⁠ ⁠⁠

Get your free training and join the global drumming collective: ⁠chrislesso.net/LTR⁠ Can you make SIMPLE sound AWESOME? On this episode, we get into the nuances that the masters use to get farther faster, and get more out of less. In this age of information overload, it's not what we add, but what we DELETE that defines our best self through drumming! Are you ready to TRANSFORM your life throu...

TRANSFORM through DRUMMING: ⁠chrislesso.net/LTR⁠ We're live with Nick Ruffini! With over 700+ episodes of Drummer's Resource podcast combined with Nick's knowledge in the business world, hospitality industry, and cutting edge media, he takes these lessons learned from the best to his drumming AND life. This is a must listen episode! Are you ready to TRANSFORM your life through DRUMMING...

Want more FLOW in your drumming? Get your FREE drumming flow guide at ⁠chrislesso.net/LTR⁠ Today we've got special guest Adam Gust on the LTR DRUMMING podcast! Ever wondering if what you're practicing over and over is actually getting you to your goals? Is your technique ok, but not quite getting the supercharged FEELING you're after? Control our state, and we control our drumming, and...

Practice routines can be a challenge, so on this live Q&A we'll get your practicing to a new level! Are you ready to TRANSFORM your life through DRUMMING? Click the link to find out how! chrislesso.net/LTR LTR (Life Through Rhythm) is an attitude and way of life using drumming as a force to unleash focus, confidence, and self expression in all you do. If you enjoyed this episode, please sh...

I get a lot of questions about my exact pre-show routine and what THE best exercise is to flow around the kit, so on this weeks show we get deep into it. This will inspire and elevate your drumming! Let me know what got your drumming the most motivated and inspired. What do you want to see next? Stay inspired! Chris Are you ready to TRANSFORM your life through DRUMMING? Click the link to find out...

TRANSFORM through DRUMMING: ⁠chrislesso.net/LTR⁠ Are you using your hihats to their full potential? The hihats can be your secret weapon! Here's a limited replay of this behind the scenes live online masterclass, where I used real song examples of my favourites to uncover secrets of the hihat you've never noticed before. Are you ready to TRANSFORM your life through DRUMMING? Click the link to find...

TRANSFORM through DRUMMING: ⁠chrislesso.net/LTR⁠ We went LIVE with Mike Mangini on the LTR DRUMMING podcast! We covered how to get farther faster in record time, effective practicing tactics, and a Q&A. Let's unleash our best selves through drumming! Are you ready to TRANSFORM your life through DRUMMING? Click the link to find out how! chrislesso.net/LTR LTR (Life Through Rhythm) is an att...

TRANSFORM through DRUMMING: ⁠chrislesso.net/LTR⁠ Do you use your crashes tastefully? Or do you just smack them out of default, annoying everyone around you? I admit I did this for years without much thought ... after all, that's what we drummers do right? We hit things! We have a LOT of power as drummers, and crash cymbals are like sonic bombs going off. You may be annoying the rest of the band wi...

TRANSFORM through DRUMMING: ⁠chrislesso.net/LTR⁠ So many drummers just spew out the same tired old patterns and exercises. But there's a select few that live their 'Life Through Rhythm', using drumming as a vehicle to express their unique voice. The big secret the old school tradition doesn't want you to know, it that ANYONE can become world class at drumming, because there's only one you. One dru...

TRANSFORM through DRUMMING: chrislesso.net/LTR Do you feel like your GROOVE needs an upgrade? No pressure, but as a drummer the music entirely depends on you! Without the foundation of a solid groove, the music goes nowhere fast. A mediocre drummer brings down the entire band, but when it's done right it brings a fun and energy to the music that is unmatched! No one knows this better than Mike Sle...

Got a question you'd like to see on the podcast? I would love to hear from you! chrislesso.com/contact Are you ready to TRANSFORM your life through DRUMMING? Click the link to find out how! chrislesso.net/LTR LTR (Life Through Rhythm) is an attitude and way of life using drumming as a force to unleash focus, confidence, and self expression in all you do. If you enjoyed this episode, please share i...

TRANSFORM through DRUMMING: chrislesso.net/LTR The future of drumming is: • Feet First • Singing Rhythms • Open Handed Stagnation is the death of our evolution. Staying still is the opposite of flow. As we embrace change, we're reinvented along with the instrument itself. To stand still is to die. The drumkit has only been around for just over a century, and it's not done growing. Drumming...

TRANSFORM through DRUMMING: ⁠chrislesso.net/LTR⁠ In this members only live workshop, you can now hear behind the scenes on this exclusive live masterclass, all on the art of soloing. How do you tell a story through the drums? How do you get ideas out so clearly that they land in the hearts of all who listen? All drummers want that free flow feeling on the kit, where our ideas come out effortlessly...

TRANSFORM through DRUMMING: chrislesso.net/LTR Dom Famularo, 'drumming's global ambassador' and my teacher and mentor, was an inspiration to drummers all over the world. In this emotional live session, we play one of his last recorded messages before he passed away for the next generation to carry his legacy forward. His message is from a lifetime of passion and dedication, and will in...

Get your FREE open handed drumming guide at chrislesso.com/OHD If you're still 100% crossing when you drum, you're stuck in the past. At about 9 when I started drumming, my teacher basically told me, 'Everybody else plays drums cross handed, so do it like this because it's always been done this way.' He meant well, but this kind of thinking holds back our evolution, and stifles...

TRANSFORM through DRUMMING: ⁠chrislesso.net/LTR⁠ We're going live on the LTR DRUMMING podcast with Dr. Pamela Lynn-Seraphine! Dr. Pamela illuminates music's profound impact on the brain, inspiring others to harness the power of rhythm to enhance their overall well-being and performance. She empowers individuals to unlock their hidden potential, heal from past wounds, and achieve peak perfo...

TRANSFORM through DRUMMING: ⁠chrislesso.net/LTR⁠ “None of us is as smart as all of us.” Kenneth Blanchard There's an ancient African word UBUNTU, and what it means is this: You are stronger because of the strength of the group, and the group is stronger because of the best within you. It’s with this spirit that the ​LTR DRUMMING WORLDWIDE family​ uplifts each other on the path. The power of th...

TRANSFORM through DRUMMING: chrislesso.net/LTR Can you command the core of the drumkit? If someone took away your toms and cymbals, could you survive? Playing kick, snare, and hihats only, challenges us to get the nucleus of the groove first, only adding the other layers once it's solid. LTR DRUMMING, or 'Life Through Rhythm' is a global tribe of drummers living confidence through drum...

On this first episode of 'Tech Talk Tuesdays', we answer your questions on acoustic electronic drumkit hybrids, what cymbals to use for what styles, what is the best electronic kit to buy, and more! More about TX3: The gear we use is our connection to the rhythms in our heart. But these tools of excellence can sometimes get us confused and overwhelmed. Got questions about tech? It could be...

TRANSFORM through DRUMMING: chrislesso.net/LTR Ever felt it hard to stay motivated? Like the world just doesn't want you to drum? I hear you. I definitely have. We ALL have. That's why 'isolation is the enemy of excellence'. Getting in a group of like minded drummers to motivate and inspire you through the dark times is the key. To help us with this, we had on David Bowie's dru...

Chris Lesso hosts members of the LTR DRUMMING WORLDWIDE community in this behind the scenes episode. In this live workshop we go into the 4 areas of Ethos, Flow, Rhythm, and Practice to break past what's holding us back and set a clear vision forward. Are you ready to TRANSFORM your life through DRUMMING? Click the link to find out how! chrislesso.net/LTR LTR (Life Through Rhythm) is an attitu...

TRANSFORM through DRUMMING: chrislesso.net/LTR "I dare you to do better." Dom Famularo These were the final words I heard in my last meeting with my mentor and teacher Dom Famularo, only weeks before he passed. I'd known him almost three decades, and I'd heard this challenge before. Dom embodied this spirit in all he did, and to all who were blessed to cross his path. He challeng...

TRANSFORM through DRUMMING: chrislesso.net/LTR The bass player is your best friend in the band. Let's go 'behind the curtain' for this members only live workshop to learn what to do and what NOT to do on having more fun and grooving with the bass player! Are you ready to TRANSFORM your life through DRUMMING? Click the link to find out how! chrislesso.net/LTR LTR (Life Through Rhythm) i...