The 3 techniques that took me years to find, taught in a single hour, in Portland, OR.
$100 flat for one hour behind a real kit.
One hour, three unlocks, and a practice regimen to take home. No 8-week grind, no practice-pad purgatory: just the exact unlocks that changed how I play.
One hour, one flat price. Send an inquiry and we'll lock in a time.
Hands, feet, fills: the techniques that actually moved the needle for me, broken down live on the kit.
The exercises and practice regimen that lock all three in, so you keep improving on your own after you leave.
Steve · PortlandI started playing drums at 14 and hit a plateau after about four years.
I still loved it, but grinding away without getting better slowly sucked the fun out of it. So I did what a lot of people do: I walked away from the kit for years.
THEN I CAME BACK. DEAD SET ON BREAKING THROUGH.
In my 20s I found myself back behind the drums, and that's when I stumbled onto a few techniques I'd never heard anyone talk about. Within a year they completely changed how I played. I could finally get the ideas in my head out onto the kit and keep up with almost any style of music.
I don't teach 8 weeks of theory. I teach the 3 things that actually moved the needle for me: hands, feet, and fills, plus the exercises and practice regimen that drill them in. That's it. That's the unlock.
// 25+ years behind the kit
One session. No grind.
Just you, a kit, and one hour. Whether you've never held a stick or you're knocking the rust off a decade later, you're in the right place.
I've boiled 25 years down to 3 core techniques and the exercises that drill them in: the stuff that took me years to find, that I've never seen another teacher break down. Most lessons bury this under weeks of warm-up. I just teach it to you.
// one flat price, paid the day you show up
How to get speed and power with almost no effort (it's not what you've been told).
The kick technique that feels like cheating once it clicks.
How to move around the kit smooth instead of flaily.
Exercises and a practice regimen that lock all three in, so you keep improving after you leave.
By the end of the hour you'll be playing a real rock groove, with a complete practice plan to take home. Everything you need is in that hour, so coming back is entirely up to you.
Real releases I tracked drums for. Hit play. This isn't theory.
One-on-one · drums provided · one flat price
$100
Community Rate
A few spots each month at $60. I started playing because someone gave me a shot, and this is me passing that on. If money is the only thing standing between you and the kit, just ask when you inquire.
One focused hour, one-on-one, for $100 flat. You get all 3 techniques plus the exercises and practice regimen, and you pay session by session.
I keep a few $60 slots open each month for people who would have a hard time swinging the full price. It is not a sale. The regular rate is what keeps this sustainable, but I never want cost to be the reason someone does not play. If that is you, mention it when you reach out and we will figure it out.
That's the whole point. I'm not teaching you 8 weeks of filler. I'm teaching you the 3 things that actually matter and the exercises and practice regimen to lock them in. You leave with everything you need to keep getting better on your own.
Nope. There's a full kit waiting at the studio. We'll also sort out cheap, quiet ways to practice at home.
Absolutely. Plenty of people show up having never held a stick. By the end of the hour, you'll be playing a real groove.