We break the drum kit down into its various elements and show you how to use them when programming fills When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

DRUMS WEEK 2025: Drums are often unfairly considered to be the poor cousin of the band. Cue the joke, ‘what do you call a person who hangs around with musicians? A drummer!’ But drummers have had the ...

This week's drum fills, intros and beats were selected by Michael Benjamin Lerner, the drummer, lead singer and songwriter for Telekinesis — one of the best damn pop bands in the world. Drag the intro ...

One thing that really struck me while putting together this week's batch of drum fills is how different they sound. I don't mean the timing or fill patterns themselves. I mean the timbre of the drums ...

It might well be just four seconds long, but the fill in Phil Collins' In the Air Tonight is, quite simply, the most recognisable piece of drumming ever committed to tape. So how did Phil come up with ...