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January 31 @ The Inner Space

February 25 @ American Legion Post 304

March 18 @ The Inner Space

April 17 @ Sabbath Brewing

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In-Ear Monitors For Drummers

Posted onJune 30, 2021June 30, 2021

Picking out the perfect set of in-ear monitors or IEMs is daunting with the number of options and opinions, and most of these info available is geared toward musicians other than drummers. So this video, info and links below will help you make a more Read More …

CategoriesDrum TalkTagsDrum Lesson, Drummer Education, IEMs, In-Ear Monitors, Shure SE-535, UE 11 Pro, UE 6 Pro, Ultimate Ears

2021 GSO Talent Competition

Posted onApril 7, 2021April 7, 2021

I did a thing…and decided to send in a video to the Georgia Symphony Orchestra’s 2021 “Virtual to Center Stage” talent competition. What caught my attention was that the winner gets to perform with the GSO…and how cool would that be having a drum set Read More …

CategoriesBeatsTagsBrush Solo, Drum Brushes, Drum Competition, Drum Solo, Georgia Symphony Orchestra, GSO, Mike Gruwell Drums, Music Competition

That GTown Sound

Posted onJanuary 11, 2021January 11, 2021

What is that GTown Sound? It’s born out of how you feel when you’re inside the purple eclectic GTown Stüdio here. It’s the sense of a calming peace yet your mind is on fire with creativity. It starts with a silky smooth bass or piano Read More …

CategoriesOriginalsTagsDrum Music, Drum Video, Mike Gruwell Drums, Original Music, Piano & Drums, Piano Music

Wanna Drum at Church?

Posted onJanuary 11, 2021January 11, 2021

Have you watched the drummers at your local church and thought about asking to see if they need more help, but just aren’t sure if you’re ready for all that’s involved? In 2015, I approached my church worship team and have been serving behind the Read More …

CategoriesDrum TalkTagsChurch Drummer, Drum Lesson, IEMs, Playing Drums at Church, worship drummer

The Essential Tracks: ’88-’94

Posted onJuly 24, 2020July 24, 2020

This CD mixtape of sorts really came about because my sister asked for a CD of all the bands I used to be in. I tried to record all the cassette tapes to a CD several years ago, but always ran into some technical issue Read More …

CategoriesOriginalsTagsBandcamp, Black Moses, Compilation CD, DFL, Eastside Hardcore, Jack Endino, Joel Ross, Mike Gruwell, Seattle Music, Stone Dresden

Rogers Drum Kit History

Posted onMarch 14, 2020March 14, 2020

In the middle of my first year of junior high school, I decided to switch from trumpet to drums. Using the money from a neighborhood paper route, I was able to purchase my first kit with the help of my parents: a Rogers R-360 kit. Read More …

CategoriesDrum TalkTagsDrum Video, Drums Surviving House Fire, Hand Painted Drums, Restored Drum Kit, Rogers Drums, Seattle Music Scene

Black Moses Was Here…

Posted onJanuary 27, 2020January 27, 2020

Listening to Black Moses will transport you back to an early ’90s Seattle where the music scene was blowing up, yet most bands were just struggling to be heard, get gigs and stay together long enough to get noticed. To get to the essence of Read More …

CategoriesOriginalsTags90s Music, Black Moses, Carl Smith, Chad McCollum, Issac Hayes, Mike Gruwell, Seattle Music Scene, Shawn Psachos

New Original For 2020!

Posted onJanuary 3, 2020January 3, 2020

Check out this new original that started out with a bass melody I recorded. I then tracked the drums over that and decided to added a bit of djembe to round it out. The drums were recorded with 3 mics: Audix D6 at the bass Read More …

CategoriesOriginalsTags2020 Music, Bass & Drums, Djembe, Drum Video, Home Studio, Mike Gruwell Drums, Original Music

Jamie’s Bass Riff…

Posted onDecember 30, 2019December 30, 2019

My son Jamie plays Double Bass for the Georgia Youth Symphony Orchestra in their Camerata Orchestra. He also dabbles a little bit on electric bass, acoustic guitar and drums. This song came from a 3-note riff that included double stops (two notes played at the Read More …

CategoriesOriginalsTagsBass & Drums, GoPro, Home Studio, Jamie Gruwell, Original Music, Trumpet

NGD: Ludwig Acrolite Snare

Posted onDecember 14, 2019December 14, 2019

My goto snare for more than 20 years has been a 14″ Tama Piccolo, but one of the lugs finally gave way last week. Turns out the hardware for my version of the Tama Piccolo was long gone. So it was off to search for Read More …

CategoriesDrum TalkTagsDrum Video, Ludwig Acrolite, Ludwig Acrolite Snare Video, Snare Drums

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