DRUMline






Futureman and me after Jammin' at NAMM 2011

About Us



Editor:  Mike St. John

DRUMline is an interactive blog.  I want us to communicate, share ideas, learn, play and surprise the heck out of each other.   Much of my personal growth and joy throughout my lifetime has involved the drums.   I am searching for more personal growth and joy, hopefully you are too! It will take a little time to coordinate the technology since we are relatively new.   Our goal, however, is to involve the drumming community and connect it via the internet.   The more communication the better.   We will have famous drummers featured but also a lot of great drummers you have never heard of, maybe even you.   I ask for your patience and participation as we refine this experiment.  Over time, the opportunity for exposure will increase and you can help me broaden our scope.



Interactive - Some cool things you can do on the site, 1- you can watch videos (full screen by clicking lower right, hit 'esc' to return to DRUMline  2 - you can let the music play while reading, just click play and scroll down  3 - you will see related videos come up after the ones I have selected so you can dig a little deeper  4- you can listen to audio of songs discussed in blogs 5- Click in and out of a particular BLOG to reset videos to defalut selection.
Education - Education is important.   We value it.   The Band of Drummers (Blog 2) article illustrates what can happen if you have a good education and teachers who care.   We will offer educational material about playing and business.   Dom Famularo, the amabassador of drum education, delivers a great message below!
Female Drummers..
There are lots of great ones and scores of pretty damn good ones as well.  Besides being good technically, women are good listeners and understand how to communicate emotion. (I have three sisters, that's how I know.) 

Since they are closing the gap on power it is no longer surprising to see Samantha Maloney with Motley Crue or Jenn Ledger with Skillet, predominantly male oriented playing situations.   Gone are the days where we mostly saw female drummers in all girl bands like the Runaways or Go-Go's ( I like those bands too).  Women are not only holding their own with the guys but they're sending a lot of us back to the practice room.   Consequently, there are going to be female drummers featured here in the near future. I apologize for not featuring more of you ladies in this first DRUMline.    I don't care about anyone's race, sex, height, age, etc; if I dig you I'm gonna write a story.
Journalistic Integrity     I took journalism class in high school and I understand the job of the reporter.   Traditionally, opinions are expressed in editorial columns.   Those lines, however, have blurred in today's media.   There are times when my opinion may leak into places it doesn't belong.   I'm sure I'll make mistakes but my heart is in the right place.   My goal is to be accurate and represent people here in a positive light.   There will be some jokes and comments along the way because sometimes I think I'm funny and occasionally, I am.   This is a BLOG, not Time Magazine, but I will do my best to uphold a high standard.  I welcome your comments and criticism.
THE BEATLES...Ringo was the drummer...I remember being on the playground and all the conversation while waiting for a swing was 'Beatles this' and 'Beatles that'.   Many years later I think they made a mistake...Don't hide your love away!