The Drummer’s Perspective Podcast

Ep. 006 - Interview with Darryn Farrugia (Hey Hey It’s Saturday / Hugh Jackman / Tom Jones)

Darryn Farrugia is an absolute legend of the Australian drumming scene. In his long and extremely varied career as a musician, he has played with artists such as Tom Jones, Tina Arena, Lou Rawls, The Commodores, Curtis Steigers, Trisha Yearwood, Ruby Turner, Larry Adler, Joe Cocker, Michael Feinstein, Ray Davies (the Kinks), Ernie Watts, B.B. King, Bonnie Raitt, Jeff ‘Skunk’ Baxter, Randy Crawford, Eartha Kitt, Justin Robinson, Buddy Greco, Gloria Loring, Roger Daltry, Barry Manilow, Jackson Browne, John Tesh, Martin Taylor, Rene Geyer, Thelma Houston, Petula Clarke, Tommy Emmanuel, Keb-Mo, and Olivia Newton John to name a few. He was also the long-standing house drummer for the hit TV show "Hey Hey It's Saturday" in Australia, as well as recently subbing with "The Cat Empire" on their European tour. In this chat, I speak with Darryn about how he has been able to establish himself as the incredibly versatile player that he is, his experience subbing with a major Australian touring band as well as his journey and approach to starting his amazing YouTube channel, "Darryn's Drum Room". Make sure to follow Darryn at https://www.youtube.com/@darrynfarrugia9904 and https://www.darrynfarrugia.com

Ep. 005 - Interview with Gareth Thomson // From Drummer to Mixing Engineer

Gareth Thomson, originally from Melbourne, Australia started his musical journey as a drummer, playing with bands like on Toast, Kylie Auldist and Seth Sentry, but has now transitioned more into the world of mixing and producing.
He represents so much of what I love to showcase on Drummer's Perspective, and that is drummers and percussionists using their drumming knowledge as a foundation to succeed in another area of the music industry.
Gareth has worked on some incredible releases as a mixer and producer, as is continuing to do so from his new home in Saigon, Vietnam. In this interview, I speak with Gareth about how he first became interested in mixing and producing, how exactly he acquired the skills he has as a mixer whilst also continuing to develop as a drummer, as well as his advice for like minded drummers who wish to get more into the world of mixing and production. He also shares some great practice exercises for drummers to work on that from a producers point of view can be super beneficial to have a handle on when recording drums.
Make sure to follow Gareth at https://www.gareththomson.net and https://www.instagram.com/garethlthomson/

Ep. 004 - Finding The Balance // Touring, Practicing, Family and Music

Whatever we do in life, it's super important to always have a healthy balance. As musicians though, we can sometimes feel overwhelmed at all of the things we want to practice, play and experience, whilst still maintaining a healthy balance of hobbies, health and family. In this podcast, I want to share with you how I approach balancing touring with a show full-time, whilst still continuing to carve out time to practice, play a variety of other music and most importantly, spend quality time with my family.

Ep. 003 - Interview with Joel Farland (Peking Duk / 50 Cent / Tkay Maidza)

Joel Farland is a musical director and producer for some of the biggest artists in Australia and around the world at the moment.
He's working with the likes of Peking Duk, Tkay Maidza, Parkway Drive and most recently 50 Cent. He's also been the musical director and producer for numerous live TV events, including the ABC New Years Eve concert and The ARIA Awards.
Joel started out studying classical percussion in London, before transitioning into drums and getting to tour the world playing various arenas and music festivals. He's since then gone on into the world of musical directing and producing, and is pulling together some absolutely incredible shows that are currently touring all over the planet.
In this chat, I speak with Joel about his journey and development from player to musical directing, as well as hearing his incredible advice for drummers who want to get into the world of playing for large scale pop and RnB tours, as well as A list artists and bands.
Make sure to follow Joel on Instagram or at his website.

Ep. 002 - 5 Ways to Help You Land Your Dream Gig

Every musician at some stage has had an idea of what their dream gig might be, but achieving those dreams can most times be much easier said than done!
In this podcast, I'll share with you my journey of how I was able to achieve my dream gig of playing drums with Cirque du Soleil at 19 years old.
I'll also share with you the top 5 things I think you can do to help get YOU closer to landing your dream gig.

Ep. 001 - Interview with Danny Farrugia (The Cat Empire / Tina Arena / Angus and Julia Stone)

In this conversation, I had the amazing pleasure of chatting with one of my favourite Australian drummers, Danny Farrugia. Despite being one of the most in demand drummers on the live touring scene right now, playing with everyone from The Cat Empire to Tina Arena, The Bamboos, Angus and Julia Stone and many more, Danny has also established an incredible home recording facility, from which he is at a place now of recording on major releases from. Enjoy hearing Dannys advice on getting a home recording space up and running, as well as how he approaches balancing touring work, recording work and family life. Follow Danny at https://www.instagram.com/daniel.farrugia.music/ or https://www.danielfarrugia.net/