Your Best Self Through DRUMMING with Chris Lesso

TRANSFORM through DRUMMING: chrislesso.net/LTR Today we learn from master drummer Chris Coleman! (Beck, Prince, Stevie Wonder, and many more) Every time I've been blessed to spend time with Chris, he is humorous, energized, and uplifting. He has spent serious time mastering his craft, but approaches it with the humility of the eternal student. He gets his signature personality out on the drums eve...

TRANSFORM through DRUMMING: chrislesso.net/LTR 'The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.' Chinese proverb   When are you too old to drum? NEVER! Drumming blesses us with vibrant health, elevated energy, joyful passion, and a confident creativity. Why would these be hoarded only to the young? As soon as you pick up the sticks at any age, you get these benefi...

TRANSFORM through DRUMMING: chrislesso.net/LTR Give the gift of drumming to the young drummer in your life with this FREE first lesson:  chrislesso.com/drummingyouth   The next generation is watching us. How do we live in a way that inspires those that come after us to ignite the best within them? Leaving a LEGACY of dreams lived and potential fulfilled, is to unleash your best self thro...

Drumming is a force for our youth to combat anxiety, isolation, and depression are skyrocketing off the charts like we've never seen before. Hear from LTR DRUMMERS Dov, Max, and Beatrice how they used CONFIDENCE to beat CHAOS. If you have a young drummer in your life that needs this, get the FREE resource at chrislesso.com/drummingyouth Are you ready to TRANSFORM your life through DRUMMING? Click...

Here's Larry Hagner from the Dad Edge Alliance! How do we find time for it all, trying to balance work, our passions, our family, with LIFE coming at us from all sides? It's essential that we feed what we love while striving to be a SERVANT HERO, on the drums and in life. On the LTR PODCAST we go deep with Larry on this and more. Are you ready to TRANSFORM your life through DRUMMING? Click the lin...

TRANSFORM through DRUMMING: chrislesso.net/LTR Navy SEALs are the modern day 'Jedi Knight' warriors of our time. We can learn how to increase DISCIPLINE, live with PURPOSE, and EMBRACE FEAR as we become our best selves through drumming. David inspires people around the world as a top motivational speaker, author for kids and adults, radio & podcast host, behavioural training specialist, YouTub...

Here we go with one of my favourite drummers, Ken Schalk! Here we get into how movement creates your sound, Bruce Lee, golf, and so much more. Ken’s main point of public recognition was CANDIRIA, a Brooklyn, NY quintet that covered a wide range of musical styles over a 14 year career. Perceived as a progressive, urban fusion wrapped in heavy metal, CANDIRIA’s sound provided Ken an environment that...

TRANSFORM through DRUMMING: chrislesso.net/LTR Playing music should be as simple and natural as drawing a breath, yet most musicians are hindered by self-consciousness, apprehension, self-doubt, and stress. Before we can truly express our inner self, we must first learn to be at peace and overcome the distractions that can make performance difficult. Kenny's remarkable work deals directly with the...

TRANSFORM through DRUMMING: chrislesso.net/LTR We can't drum, or be our best in any area of life, without having our HEALTH together first. This gives us the focus, confidence, and ENERGY to express our best selves on the drums! In high performance scenarios (like drumming!), the human mind and body have to work together for ultimate results. Dr. Greg Wells is a health and high performance expert...

We are live with Dom Famularo! In this LTR CONNECT workshop, we battle the dangers of loosing our inspiration, and becoming isolated as anxiety builds and erodes our enthusiasm for the drumming we love. 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 unlea...

TRANSFORM through DRUMMING: chrislesso.net/LTR Randy Cooke epitomizes the crucial mix of being not only an amazing drummer, but an outstanding PERSON. This is the LTR attitude in drumming and life. You DON'T want to have the fastest hands on the block, and have no sense of humour. Show me someone that practices 8 hours a day, and I'll show you someone really hard to get along with. Smile, get out...

ATTITUDE is the life blood of drumming. OWN every note you play, and play it like it's your last! Today we go into a deep dive with the amazing Rich Redmond on why it's essential to bring out maximum attitude in drums and in life! 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...

Who is in YOUR circle? Who refuels and recharges you when you're down? There is a great danger in trying to 'lone-wolf' it when you face challenges, so lean in on those around you to become your best self through drumming when you're down and out! We are stronger when we drum together .  Are you ready to TRANSFORM your life through DRUMMING? Click the link to find out how! chrislesso.net/LTR...

Anxiety and depression levels are at all time highs. How do we handle the amount of distraction pummelling us day in and day out from every direction on the battlefield of life? We had on Navy SEAL David Rutherford to give us tools to fight anxiety and face fear both behind the kit and in all we do. Are you ready to TRANSFORM your life through DRUMMING? Click the link to find out how! chrislesso.n...

Thinking you’re above simplicity, minimalism, and the fundamentals, is the root to the disaster of your evolution, and the ceiling of your learning. Having a never ending ‘white belt mentality’ or a beginner’s mind is the key to discovering possibilities and living your potential through drumming and life. Are you ready to TRANSFORM your life through DRUMMING? Click the link to find out how! chris...

TRANSFORM through DRUMMING: chrislesso.net/LTR In the volatile landscape of the today’s world, our biggest challenges are to do whatever it takes to avoid mediocrity, lack of focus, and dis-couragement. Recently I was honoured to be interviewed recently by Dom Famularo on behalf of Sabian Cymbals, and we got DEEP into tactics on how to avoid getting to the end of your life meeting the person you C...

‘Time is not on your side, but your choices are.’   How do you balance family, work, and pursuing your passions? YOU CAN’T. All you have is time and focus. There are so many ‘spinning plates’ we all have moving simultaneously in our lives, and the only thing that keeps them all going is our CHOICES of what to focus the only resource we have on: TIME. To see anything grow, we must MEASURE it....

TRANSFORM through DRUMMING: chrislesso.net/LTR I was recently a guest on master drummer Eric Boudreault's show Drumfills Kafé where we went into some tools on how drummers can use adversity as a tool to get BETTER. Uncover ways you can use attitude, technique, and resiliency to be your best self through drumming by using obstacles to your ADVANTAGE. Check it out, and stay inspired!    Jo...

TRANSFORM through DRUMMING: chrislesso.net/LTR A few years ago, I let go of perfection as one of my goals in my drumming, and replaced it with CLARITY. What is clarity? Expressing yourself so clearly, that the person at the very back of the room can hear and FEEL your ideas with a bright intensity. Going for clarity in your drumming brings an ATTITUDE with it, making it a MUST to express your idea...

Are you ready to TRANSFORM your life through DRUMMING? Click the link to find out how! chrislesso.net/LTR Bowing to the best within yourself means to STEP UP by living the standards that will elevate your rise. But how to do this consistently, especially on the days that you just don’t have the drive for it? Motivation is great, but it DOESN’T LAST. This is where a grade to continually level yours...

Are you ready to TRANSFORM your life through DRUMMING? Click the link to find out how! chrislesso.net/LTR I am excited to share this with you! This is a conversation I had with Mike Mangini where he reveals his systems and tactics, pulled from the archives of 2002. In my years of being the eternal student of drumming and life, I've always strived to spend time with some of the best in the world an...

Are you ready to TRANSFORM your life through DRUMMING? Click the link to find out how! chrislesso.net/LTR This is a story from my hometown about how I was innocently and unknowingly doing everything possible to get myself fired from the first pro gig I ever had. What was I doing so badly that was practically guaranteeing I would never play with this band again? Find out the concepts I learned the...

Are you ready to TRANSFORM your life through DRUMMING? Click the link to find out how! chrislesso.net/LTR Neil inspired others to practice and push themselves, and gave us all permission to be OURSELVES. ‘We play who we are’, and living LTR is all about bridging the gap between striving for our human potential to find our best selves in drumming. Neil lived this every day. Life is fragile, and lik...

TRANSFORM through DRUMMING: chrislesso.net/LTR It’s easy to be your best in the beginning. You’re fired up, motivated, ready to go! But what do you do when you’re on that last mile, depleted and hurting? This is actually the MOST important time to give your best. The end of the race during the very last mile is when you will most feel like surrendering, cutting corners, and settling for less. When...

*Get your free open handed drumming guide here: chrislesso.com/OHD What is OPEN HANDED DRUMMING? Simply, it's not crossing your hands. But why add this to your drumming arsenal when we see most of our favourite drummers playing with their hands crossed? Why go against the grain of the norm? Because when obstacles are removed, FREEDOM EXPANDS. LTR (Life Through Rhythm) is an attitude and way of lif...