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Red Hot Empty

April 17 @ Sabbath Brewing

April 29 @ Ellijay Makerspace

May 27 @ Sweetwater

June 3 @ Boggs

Corridors Album Out Now!

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Red Hot Empty Album Delivers

Posted onDecember 27, 2022December 27, 2022

From our first jam eight months ago, it was as if it was already written in the universe that Red Hot Empty would have an album by year’s end, and a welcomed presence throughout Atlanta’s punk scene. A week after our first jam we played Read More …

CategoriesOriginalsTagsAnalog Revolution, Home Studio, Mike Gruwell, Mike Gruwell Drums, Original Music, Red Hot Empty

Drum Camp Hits It All

Posted onOctober 1, 2022October 1, 2022

Eight drummers descended upon Folsom, California, last month excited to learn from two of the best in Mike Johnston & Eddy Thrower, but little did we know the we would grow and learn from each other just as much.  Out of left field on the Read More …

CategoriesBeatsTagsDrum Camp, Eddy Thrower, Mike & Eddy Drum Camp, Mike Johnston

By The Numbers Album Progress

Posted onAugust 26, 2022August 26, 2022

By The Numbers, the forthcoming follow-up solo album to That GTown Sound is progressing right along inside GTown Studio. Two singles have already been released, and more than half of the album is recorded and mixed. I’m really excited with how each song is changing Read More …

CategoriesBeatsTagsHome Studio, Jack Endino, Mike Gruwell Drums, Original Music

New Podcast Has All The Goods

Posted onFebruary 3, 2022February 3, 2022

The Drummer’s Devotional has it all… Your favorite drummers, new drummers, unheard of drummers, chops drummers, groove drummers, band drummers and drummer’s drummers…all mixed with a bit of history, inside scoop and a taste of the music that shows off why we are inspired by Read More …

CategoriesDrum TalkTagsPodcast, The Drummer's Devotional

Stone Dresden Turns 30

Posted onJanuary 4, 2022January 4, 2022

Stone Dresden came together in 1991, and became the first post-high school band for 4 kids from the Eastside. We all grew up within walking distance of each other, but it was the guitar/bass duo of Chad McCollum and Shawn Psachos who were childhood friends Read More …

CategoriesOriginalsTagsJack Endino, Mike Gruwell Drums, Original Music, Seattle Music Scene, Stone Dresden

Already Taking On 2022!

Posted onJanuary 1, 2022January 1, 2022

Vinyl, Vinyl, Vinyl! As I look out at the year ahead for One Drummer Drumming, it’s the vinyl releases that top the list. Normally I would have timed the vinyl to drop on the same day that each album was released digitally, but current long Read More …

CategoriesDrum TalkTagsBlack Moses, Home Studio, Jack Endino, Mike Gruwell Drums, Original Music, Stone Dresden

ODD Best of 2021

Posted onDecember 31, 2021December 31, 2021

As I allow myself to look back at the whole of 2021 today, it hit me on just how big a year it was for One Drummer Drumming. And it all starts with reaching out to drummer Carter McLean in January about one-on-one drum lessons. Read More …

CategoriesDrum TalkTagsBlack Moses, Jack Endino, Mike Gruwell, One Drummer Drumming, That GTown Sound

The Pursuit of Drumming…

Posted onDecember 25, 2021December 25, 2021

I switched from the trumpet section to drums half-way through my first year of junior high school. The trumpet was something handed down to me from an uncle, and was the only instrument I had to play for elementary school band. In junior high school, Read More …

CategoriesDrum TalkTagsCareer in Drums, Drum History, Drums, Jazz Band Drums, Mike Gruwell Drums, School Drums

Resurrecting Black Moses

Posted onNovember 30, 2021November 30, 2021

Thanks to Seattle musician, recording and engineering guru Jack Endino, the 90s sounds of Black Moses have been resurrected. Black Moses never had the traction, following or longevity of many of our peers during that time, but we still could rock a show with our Read More …

CategoriesBeatsTagsBlack Moses, Jack Endino, Mike Gruwell Drums, Seattle Music Scene

New Solo Album Released

Posted onJuly 30, 2021July 30, 2021

The new album is complete! I ended up with 11 songs at just under 30 minutes total. I decided to stop there as it felt these songs had a fairly common musical theme from being written and recorded over the past year at my home Read More …

CategoriesOriginalsTagsDrum Album, Instrumental Album, Jack Endino, Jamie Gruwell, Mike Gruwell Drums, Nathan Gruwell, One Drummer Drumming, Stephanie Gruwell

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