ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Noah Levy is the epitome of 'in-demand'. He lives in St. Paul, MN and has toured and recorded with a long list of international artists including Brian Setzer, Five For Fighting, The Honeydogs, Peter Frampton, The Bodeans, Golden Smog, Lowen and Navaro, Mason Jennings, and many more. As a session player, Noah has hundreds of album credits and has performed on stages and in studios around the world.
In this episode, Noah talks about...
- How he's spending more time on the sounds that he can get from his drums and reveals his secret for the best kick drum sound.
- Finding like-minded players who are better than you is key to advancing your skills and your band.
- Practice with a metronome to establish your sense of time.
- The role of the drummer is to be the quarterback and serve the song - "It's not about you."
- Developing a deep pocket and the importance of intentional playing.
- Using simple hand-written charts to learn and remember new songs.
- How to create a unique groove for new songs.
- How to find out what kind of drummer you want to be.
- If you're feeling stuck, find other players that listen.
- Physical posture and warm-up routines.
- How to gel with a new band.
- Bonus: The Moises app for playing along with songs.
Intro Music: Noah plays with the Honeydogs
Outro Music: Noah plays with the Brian Setzer Orchestra
Follow Noah Levy on Facebook and Instagram
English
United States
TRANSCRIPT 🔗
Are you the producer of this podcast?
Add a podcast transcript
Need Audio-to-Text?
Transcribe with Listen411 in Just 60 Seconds
SEARCH PAST EPISODES
Search past episodes of Drummers Confluence.
OTHER EPISODES IN THIS PODCAST
This episode takes a little different approach with the bass player's point-of-view of drummers playing in a live band. This insightful discussion comes from Bruce Smith - a fantatic bass player with the enviable retirement gig of being in four working bands. He's having the time of his life and pl…
David Anania is a powerful drummer in a band called Those Medley Kids who are currently performing an exciting catalog of classic progressive rock tunes from some of the biggest prog rock bands like Yes, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Genesis, and Rush. He's also a long-time drummer and Creative Consu…
Petar Poucki is the drummer for the nations #1 Led Zeppelin tribute show called Zed Leppelin. He's been laying down the John Bonham grooves like nobody else for years. In this follow-on episode, Petar reveals how to find the groove in new songs, the role of the drummer in delivering songs to the au…
Petar Poucki is a powerful drummer for the nations #1 Led Zeppelin tribute show called Zed Leppelin. He's been laying down the John Bonham grooves like nobody else for years. Petar talks about building 4-way independence, the importance of listening to other band members, how bandmates with a good…
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Tyler Norenberg, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
EDIT
Thank you for helping to keep the podcast database up to date.
