A Drummer’s Guide To...

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’A Drummer’s Guide To...’ is the podcast that dives into everything it takes to thrive as a professional musician beyond the practice room. Hosted by Emily Dolan Davies, a drummer since 1999, pro since 2008, and a passionate mentor since 2018, this show unpacks the real-world challenges, triumphs, and strategies for building the career of your dreams. Whether you’re chasing gigs, navigating the music industry, or balancing passion with practicality, Emily’s got your back with honest insights and inspiring stories. Find out more about Emily at EmilyDrums.com

Episodes

Oct 7, 2023

122 - Finding Your Superpower

Oct 7, 2023

35 min

What is your greatest superpower?

Join me as I share what I think mine are, and hopefully inspire you to explore your own strengths along with the 'Kryptonite' element that comes with every superpower. Confused? Awesome! Welcome to my brain - come on in :-)

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Sep 30, 2023

121 - Creativity

Sep 30, 2023

44 min

Join me on this episode as I explore my own journey with creativity, how I harness my creativity, and expand its definition past where most would!

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Sep 23, 2023

120 - Successful Musician Traits

Sep 23, 2023

34 min

What are some of the common traits that all musicians posses?

This was a question I obsessed over (I know, doesn't sound like me) for many years! Join me as a share my research and findings from about age 17 to present day (ABL - Always Be Learnin!)! Let me know if it resonates with you too :-)

If you'd like to support this podcast, now you can at https://www.patreon.com/emilydrums

Sep 16, 2023

119 - Social Media - What’s The Point?!

Sep 16, 2023

33 min

Social media! What's the point?!?!

In this episode I let you into my train of thought as to why anyone should bother posting on social media! It's oversaturated, so much noise, and compared to others it's easy to feel very VERY inferior! So what keeps me going? WHat could you have in your minds eye to keep you motivated, centered and avoid all the drudgery that posting can create.

If you'd like to support this podcast, now you can at https://www.patreon.com/emilydrums

Sep 9, 2023

118 - Staying Present

Sep 9, 2023

40 min

How do you stay present when you play?

In this episode, I share how I stay present on a gig so I can truly be in the moment, and give everything to what I am playing and feeling fulfilled to the brim!

If you'd like to support this podcast, now you can at https://www.patreon.com/emilydrums

Sep 2, 2023

117 - Real-Time Change - The Voice Kids is Cancelled

Sep 2, 2023

39 min

How do you deal with change?

Well, this is a unique opportunity to let you into how I deal with change in actual real-time! 2 hours before filming this episode, I found out The Voice Kids wasn't going to be coming back for 2024. Instantly out of the job! I wanted to share with you my thoughts, how I'm coping and give you the rawest, most honest reaction to the situation to hopefully give you some insight, as well as comfort that we all go through this in one way or another!

How do you deal with change?

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Aug 26, 2023

116 - The Power Of You!

Aug 26, 2023

38 min

What is it that YOU want?

I spent the first 15 years of my playing (and arguably 26 years of my life!) looking to everyone else to find what would make me happy, where I should be putting my energy and how I should be living my life. It was only at a crisis point that I chose a different way, and started looking inside and listening to that little voice inside. Turns out that was the most important voice of all. In this episode I share my journey with it all, and the pain and struggle that still exists in me.

What is it that YOU want?

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Aug 19, 2023

115 - Staying Positive

Aug 19, 2023

41 min

How do you stay positive?

This is a quesiton I get asked a lot, and in this episode I go deep into why I HAVE to find the positive, my struggles when I can't, and hopefully give you some insight into how you can also be more empowered in your thinking.

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Aug 12, 2023

114 - Eating Well On Tour

Aug 12, 2023

33 min

How do you eat well on tour?

Keeping on top of eating fairly healthily on the road can be a nightmare! There's not always great options, or sometimes there's great and very tempting options, plus you're working, so you deserve a treat every now AND then, or just all the time! We're tired, we just want something nice, easy, breezy, beautiful, and if often affects out waistlines, energy levels, and general mood.

In this episode, I share how I try to make my on tour eating as beneficial as possible with some little tricks I've learnt along the way! Let me know how you eat well on tour too!

If you're enjoying this then please like, subscribe, and support at Patreon.com/EmilyDrums

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Aug 5, 2023

113 - Trolls and Haters

Aug 5, 2023

33 min

How do you deal with online trolls?

In this episode, I share how I have dealt with haters and trolls and try to keep my composure and self-esteem intact. Hope it helps, and please share your tactics in the comments too :-)

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