Drumming & Music Ethics in Singapore (ft DrummerCo's Dane Tan, Ridwan Johari) Aeonix Talks Music #1

In this episode, we got together with 2 out of the 6 member committee of The Drummer's Co, an organization in Singapore promoting drumming education and shed sessions in Singapore! This is a long episode as we spoke about the drumming scene in SG, their recent Drummers' Carnival event and also briefly about ethics in music! We also shared our list of SG drummers that are top of mind now!

Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/show/3ZqFQVo4lXVF3IGPeBBulD?si=pfHIPCLvTyOw2L4QQwl7iw

Listen on Anchor:
https://anchor.fm/aeonixproductions/episodes/Drumming--Music-Ethics-in-Singapore-ft-DrummerCos-Dane-Tan--Ridwan-Johari-e9u8ti



Topics:
The Drummers Carnival: 1:10
Sustaining a Friendly Community of Drummers: 12:10
Plans and Vision for DrummerCo in 2020: 15:05
Top 3 top of Mind Drummers!: 18:15
Most Important Aspect of Drumming: 26:05
Drumming Journey over the Decade: 28:05
Cringing at Old Compositions: 33:20
Challenges in Recording Drums as a Learning Feedback Loop: 36:40
Advent of Software Drums and False Expectations of Drumming: 41:50
"Fake Instagram Guitarists" Ethics in Music: 46:49
Expectations at a Live Gig: 49:30
Perfect vs Authentic Performance: 52:00
Modern tools as Crutches?: 57:00

Top Stories
Reunions of Bands and Surge Nostalgia: 58:30
New Music Recommendations: 1:02:30
Rise of Math Rock (Musicality vs Technicality) : 1:05:27
The best technical lines are those that are not technical: 1:09:30

Recent Gear Acquisition: 1:11:15
Istanbul Cymbals: 1:13:00
Challenges in Testing Drums in SG's Shops: 1:14:00
Ridwan's Wishlist: 1:15:30

Pantheon Percussion and Pancake Drums: 1:16:55
Optimizing Triggers for Skin Tension: 1:19:50
Why Don't More Drummer's Trigger Snares: 1:21:15
Importance of Endorsements: 1:28:00
Feel vs Sound: 1:30:20
Low volume Cymbals: 1:31:20

Guest Hotplug Segment - 1:33:55

Links:
The Drummer Co: https://www.facebook.com/TheDrummerCo/
Nostalgia and Peaking of Music Tastes: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/10/opinion/sunday/favorite-songs.html
The Drummers' Carnival Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/279330956326958/
Dane's Drum Education Site Drum Tannery: https://www.drumtannery.com/
Dane's band A Talon Touches a Lake: https://www.facebook.com/atttlband/
ATTTL Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atttlband/?hl=en
Ridwan's Instagram Page: https://www.instagram.com/ridwanjohari/?hl=en
Ridwan's Artist Page: https://www.facebook.com/ridwanjohariofficial/
Bozzworkz: https://www.bozzworkz.com/

Drummer Shoutout:
Yuxuan: https://www.instagram.com/yucksuan/
Lester: https://www.instagram.com/lestersullivan/
Vijesh: https://www.instagram.com/vijeshdrums/
Billy: https://www.instagram.com/fireeweed/
Bom: https://www.instagram.com/bombomlow/
Jia Rong: https://www.instagram.com/teojiarong/
Dzul: https://www.instagram.com/taylindsiol/


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