Drummer Mamas

• Martina Barakoska: Moving, drumming to solve problems, & keeping a balanced approach.

  Send us a text2025 has been a big year for Martina Barakoska both personally and professionally; she’s moved to a different country, learned a new language, filmed a phenomenal commercial for Thomann, hosted a masterclass at the UK Drum Show, and is busy with new music. And those are just a couple of highlights.Martina tells us what inspired her to leave her hometown of Skopje in North Macedonia to move to Berlin, and her balanced approach to dealing with the positives and negatives of social media.Martina Barakoska:Instagram.com/iamthe_mFollow us here:Instagram.com/drummermamasInstagram.com/CiaradrumsInstagram.com/gemmadrumsInstagram.com/swiftiedrums

  --------  

  47:24

  --------

  47:24
• Steve White: forming family bonds through drums, supporting new music, and adjusting after injuries

  Send us a textHaving enjoyed huge success with Paul Weller and the Style Council from the latter part of his teenage years, Steve White went on to tour all over the world and become a hugely respected drum clinician, author and educator. As a dad to four children, and husband to a successful actress and producer, how has he fitted his music career together with family life? Steve tells us how he has adapted over the years, the importance that he puts on to supporting upcoming music talent, and how he has changed his playing style to recover from an injury that he thought had ended his career.Steve White:Instagram.com/whiteydrumsFollow us here:Instagram.com/drummermamasinstagram.com/Ciaradrumsinstagram.com/gemmadrumsInstagram.com/swiftiedrums

  --------  

  51:58

  --------

  51:58
• A Spotlight on…new projects!

  Send us a textGemma and Ciara have been up to new things… Ciara is about to launch ‘Begin’, an online beginner drum course that people can do at their own pace, and Gemma has set up Swiftiedrums on social media, where people can learn the real drum parts to Taylor Swift songs with notation and drum charts to download.Talking about learning new skills, adapting, asking other people for help (even when it feels uncomfortable), and the freedom in not worrying about how people perceive us, the Drummer Mamas team are moving into new territory…Link to Begin:https://www.ciaradrums.com/online-coursesInstagram.com/swiftiedrumsFollow us here:Instagram.com/drummermamasinstagram.com/Ciaradrumsinstagram.com/gemmadrums

  --------  

  29:09

  --------

  29:09
• Sarah Hagan: inclusion, diversity, family & the drum industry

  Send us a textSarah Hagan worked as the Director of Artist Relations at Zildjian for several years, is on the Board of Advisors for the Percussive Arts Society, and now runs her own consulting company, so if anyone knows about the topic of diversity and inclusion, it’s her! We asked her what changes she has seen in the drum industry and what she hopes for the future of it. How can we ensure fair representation of women and minority groups at music events? Sarah shares her knowledge.Sarah Hagan:Instagram.com/sarahhagandrumsFollow us here:Instagram.com/drummermamasinstagram.com/Ciaradrumsinstagram.com/gemmadrumsInstagram.com/swiftiedrums

  --------  

  34:05

  --------

  34:05
• Stan Bicknell: Coffee, soft skills, tours & life changing decisions

  Send us a text‘Leave the room better than when you entered it and make everyone feel awesome along the way’ is the mantra that Stan Bicknell lives by, and it seems to work because he landed himself a huge tour with Natasha Bedingfield this year! He is seeing success with his Mastermind Drummer platform…but he’s had to make a lot of tough choices with his family to get where he is… Enjoy finding out more in this episode!Stan Bicknell:Instagram:Instagram.com/stanbicknellFollow us here:Instagram.com/drummermamasinstagram.com/Ciaradrumsinstagram.com/gemmadrumsInstagram.com/swiftiedrums

  --------  

  1:01:13

  --------

  1:01:13

More Arts podcasts

Trending Arts podcasts

About Drummer Mamas