Hosted by Jon Manna, the Worship Drummer Podcast is dedicated to introducing you to influential Christian drummers and drum companies who are striving to perfect their craft while still putting the heart before beat!
Episode 025 is a re-broadcast from our January online hangout in the Worship Drummer Green Room featuring Elevation Worship's Luke Anderson and Vincent Baynard.
Don't miss our next hangout, this coming Tuesday with Planetshakers' Andy Harrison and Josh Ham (Bass). Join the WD Green Room!
In Episode 024 we chat with Jonathan Camey, who currently is on staff at Lakewood Church as their main drummer. He's also got a twin brother in the band, Joel, and things get serious in this episode as we explore themes of tragedy and triumph. It's a good one, so grab a cup of coffee or put on your seatbelt (if you're commuting) and get ready for a good one!
2:45 — Home Life and Upbringing
8:00 — A Prophetic Word
10:45 — Playing at Lakewood
12:05 — Dealing with Unexpected Tragedy
14:50 — How things work at Lakewood and the challenge of having an arena as a church venue.
18:46 — Maintaining Optimal Health
23:20 — The Pressure of playing at Lakewood
25:05 — Ableton and Editing Stems
28:06 — How To Approach Playing with a Percussionist (Jav j
30:41 — Simplest way to eliminate mic bleed around your kit and other tips for the studio
35:48 — One thing Jon is working through at the moment
40:18 — How do you stay fresh spiritually?
Every wonder what prophetic drumming actually means? Or how "following the leading of the Spirit" applies to us a drummers? this episode with Rolf Wam Fjell is like a master class on the spiritual side of what it means to be a worship drummer.
This episode is pure gold and I encourage you to actually get a notebook out as you listen - it's that good!
Watch more from Rolf from his WD Insta takeover on WD's WD's IGTV.
I have a million reasons why I’m not qualified to do this, and one reason why I am - Jesus!
My ambition and my heart’s desire is to bring the best to the King of kings
A little practice every day is better than 10 hours on Friday
GET OUR FREE ONLINE TRAINING: Using the Roland SPD-SX in Worship
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In 2015 I sat backstage and had my first opportunity to watch Jen Ledger (Skillet) play! She played with instensity, precision, and power and I was never the same again! In episode 022, Jen unpacks her journey to becoming Skillet's drummer at the age of 18, and this episode is full of wisdom!
Get your note-taking device of choice ready as we get into it here!
Advice for young drummers
LEDGER - Jen’s Solo Project
Struggling with Anxiety and Panic/Fear (Song: Not Dead Yet)
Keeping your drumming from plateauing, and staying fresh?
Being the Drummer vs the lead singer
On keeping the heart before beat
“John Cooper really didn’t want me to try out.”
“The one thing I was sure of is that He would not be using me and my drumming because it was the thing that I felt the weakest at.”
“Even in my work with Skillet, It’s my weakness [drumming] - the one thing I thought He couldn’t use about me, that has become the very thing that He’s displayed His glory through!”
“It felt so clear to me that this has nothing to do with me and everything to do with Him lining things up.”
"If you’re faithful with the little/mundane, God can open and trust you with a lot."
"So many place their identity in drumming, music, and songwriting. We often mix up the calling of God with our own dreams and desires. But a healthy reminder is that those who lose their lives, find their lives."
“Music can be an idol for people - it can get mixed up because you can feel like your doing it for God.”
“I’m trying to be someone that has too much faith, rather than too little.”
“How do you do two bands at once? I don’t know, but God does!”
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GET OUR FREE ONLINE TRAINING: Using the Roland SPD-SX in Worship
In this episode we catch up with Garrett Tyler who is living in Nashville and pursuing his passion to play drums. 2018 started off as a wide-open blank canvas for Garrett and we get into the details of how God is working all of those things out, one by one.
Garrett was also a "rookie" on the Outcry Tour with Josh Fisher (Jesus Culture), Joe Volk (Bethel Music), and Dan McMurray (Lauren Daigle) and we talk about how that experience felt.
We also squeezed some time to chat about endorsements and hybrid setups. I know you will enjoy this episode!
DRUM KIT
DRUMHEADS
DRUMSTICKS
CYMBALS
ELECTRONICS
LINKS TO THINGS MENTIONED
After having a few drummer friends insist that I connect with him, I finally did it. In episode 20 I chat with Paul Whittinghill (Passion) and we get into some topics that he is very passionate about.
There are some definite gold-nuggets for you to grab onto and I hope that you are encouraged and inspired by our conversation.
"I’m 21, I have no cred. I was like a name on a page, and they asked me to play. It’s the faithfulness of God, it cannot be denied" - Paul Whittinghill.
In this Episode
The early years and first drum kit
6-piece suit band / Christy Nockels / Brett Younker
Serving on The Worship Team Passion City Church
New Wave of Passion Starts (2013)
Biggest mistake(s) you’ve ever made
Innovative ideas vs setting trends
Passion Conference Gear Rundown (see below)
Preparing for Passion Conference AND live recording
Favourite songs from new album, Whole Heart
Becoming a “song” drummer
Storytelling from the kit and finding your voice around the kit
Leading from the drum kit - having a humble confidence
Main drumming influences
how do you keep the heart before beat on the daily?
Mentioned in this Episode
SOAP Groups (Bible Reading Plan):
S-scripture
O- observation
A- application
P- prayer
Start a text thread with 4 friends or so
decide on a book of the Bible to go through
read one chapter a day
find one verse that stuck out to you, write a brief observation, how does it apply to your life?, possibly a short prayer
weekdays only
Social
Paul on Instagram // Twitter // Facebook
Kit:
Heartbeat Cymbals
Electronics
Hey Worship Drummer Fam! I'm so excited to share with you the conversation I had with David Whitworth (Bethel). One of the questions we get asked a lot is, "How do you get that Bethel snare sound?" Then the follow up question is usually something like, "It sounds sooo good! Is it sampled?"
Well, today I am pleased to say that we have answers to all, or at least most, of your questions. We received just about 70 questions from our insta fam and in this episode we attempt to tackle them head-on.
Grab a coffee and hang on, this is gonna be a great one!
"I love playing drums because I can encounter the Lord while doing something I love."
In this Episode (Timestamps)
02:30 - From Texas To Kansas City
04:20 - IHOP
12:00 - The Fight Conference
16:00 - Section Leading at Bethel
19:00 - Gear Rundown
21:41 - Drum Tuning/Snare Tuning
27:30 - Sleigh bells on Hi Hat stand
28:40 - Truth Custom Drums
29:45 - #worshipdrummer Fails
32:10 - Ableton + Spontaneous Worship
34:48 - Ableton Rig Rundown
36:45 - Balancing Marriage and Ministry
38:45 - In-ear mix
40:00 - Fostering community among musicians at Bethel
41:30 - Drum Samples
43:50 - Playing Live vs Studio
45:30 - What drumming stuff are you challenged with lately?
50:15 - AUX/Double Drums
55:10 - Practical advice to prepare your heart
57:00 - Follow on social @davidwhitworth
"My identity is not me being a drummer, it’s me being a son."
TOUR KIT: Truth Custom Kit
DRUMHEADS
CYMBALS
HARDWARE
ELECTRONICS (Tracks are through Ableton)
IN-EARS
DRUMSTICKS
Have you ever wanted to sit and have coffee with one of your fav drummers? Well, we made that possible for all of you in episode 018! We sat with Simon "Kobes" Kobler armed with over 82 questions from the Worship Drummer Family as well as some of our own! We drank great coffee, had a great convo and I even got a hands-on with his impressive new line of products for drummers.
The Process of Creating Drum Parts and Why He Tabs His parts.
We had a hand-on experience with many of Simon's products and I was so impressed with the quality and attention to detail. The simplest way I can put it is that if you enjoy his playing, you'll love his products! They are simple and basic but meet a huge need in organizing all of your drumming accessories. Here are some pics that I took, and then some "proper" ones.
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In this episode you will learn about the new worshipdrummer.pro platform that we are preparing to launch towards the end of October, as well as our brand new online course.
Get ready, because we are about to equip you like never before. Listen on to find out about the 4 different ways we will equip you like never before!
Jared is no stranger to the drumming world. He has created one of the world's most influential online platforms that connects drum students with the pros with Drumeo.
In this episode we explore the topic of music education and talk about how Drumeo came to be what it is today.
In the intro, we also share about our new platform that we are excited to launch, called worshipdrummer.pro, an brand new platform that will house all of our premium content. sign up for the launch list at worshipdrummer.pro.
