Posts by Kevin Zahner

Just before going to college, I did maybe my second or third recording session. After the drums were tracked, the engineer asked if I would be adding percussion. Everyone else in the room shrugged...

The first time drummers hear their kick drum through a large house system with subs is super inspiring. For me, it opened the door to a whole new set of decisions I needed to consider for my drum...

My friend Alan is the reason I always bring a small percussion bag to every drum set gig. He used to bring a briefcase with his charts and a percussion toy or two because he said, “You never know...

The following lesson is a good place to start if you want to learn how to play congas. This instrument can be incredibly satisfying to play, but it takes proper technique to get good conga sounds...

The quest for right drum kit for each performance situation has left me owning multiple drum sets and a variety of sizes. Although I have tried a variety of configurations in hundreds of venues for a...

I’ve had a lot of snare drums over the years and played hundreds of gigs and receive lots of compliments on snare drums. But I haven’t received as many compliments on a single drum as I’ve...