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Join Emily Dolan Davies as she shares personal stories, lessons and musings from her 20 years experience as a session drummer. Find out first hand what it’s like touring the world, recording remotely and running a successful business. If you’re just starting out in the music industry or simply crazy about drums - this podcast is for you!
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Saturday Aug 12, 2023
Saturday Aug 12, 2023
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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Saturday Aug 05, 2023
Saturday Aug 05, 2023
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 :-)
If you're like to support this podcast, now you can by going to www.patreon.com/emilydrums
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Saturday Jul 29, 2023
Saturday Jul 29, 2023
What are/were some of your favourite games, and why? Can you think of a way to reverse engineer your love of those games into areas in your life you want to build upon? Share your thoughts in the comments :-)
If you're like to support this podcast, now you can by going to www.patreon.com/emilydrums
#promusicians #musicianproblems #musiciansofig #sessionmusician #musicianlifestyle #diymusician #sessiondrummer #musiceducation #musicianslife #behindthescenes #musicindustry #drumgear #gearslutz #drumpractice #drumsound #drummer #drums #drumming #lessons #drumlesson #drumlessons #drumtuning #remoterecording #homestudio #remotesession #gearporn #allthegearnoidea #productivity #advice #ama #askmeanything
Saturday Jul 22, 2023
Saturday Jul 22, 2023
How do you get past your own fears when you come up against something that triggers nothing but a want to run away from a situation?
Join me as I share how I make the potential for opportunity outweight the fear I feel in taking action.
Hopefully this episode will inspire you to find your own way to say yes to more opportunities despite the fear you may feel.
#promusicians #musicianproblems #musiciansofig #sessionmusician #musicianlifestyle #diymusician #sessiondrummer #musiceducation #musicianslife #behindthescenes #musicindustry #drumgear #gearslutz #drumpractice #drumsound #drummer #drums #drumming #lessons #drumlesson #drumlessons #drumtuning #remoterecording #homestudio #remotesession #gearporn #allthegearnoidea #productivity #advice #ama #askmeanything
Saturday Jul 15, 2023
Saturday Jul 15, 2023
How do you deal with rejection?
Ah it's a tough one, and it's inevitable if you want to move forward in anything, so in this episode I lay out how I personally deal with rejection and try to take some positives from every situation.
#promusicians #musicianproblems #musiciansofig #sessionmusician #musicianlifestyle #diymusician #sessiondrummer #musiceducation #musicianslife #behindthescenes #musicindustry #drumgear #gearslutz #drumpractice #drumsound #drummer #drums #drumming #lessons #drumlesson #drumlessons #drumtuning #remoterecording #homestudio #remotesession #gearporn #allthegearnoidea #productivity #advice #ama #askmeanything
Saturday Jul 08, 2023
Saturday Jul 08, 2023
One of the questions I get asked the most is, 'how do you do so many things?!'
Well the answer isn't big, clever, or sexy... what a great way to entice you into this episode eh?! What I can tell you is that what I do WORKS, and if you want to do more, then take these lessons away and take action on them!
If you're enjoying this then please like, subscribe, and support at Patreon.com/EmilyDrums
Saturday Jul 01, 2023
Saturday Jul 01, 2023
Welcome back to A Drummer's Guide To... !!!
It's been a 2 year hiatus (I can hardly belive it!) and now I'm BACK! Tacking all the subjects surrounding what it takes to be a professional musician that ISN'T playing your instrument! (Well maybe there's a bit of that, but not much!)
This week, I am mainly talking about why I stopped doing episodes, and how I have decided to tackle those things head on so I can be doing more of what I love in life, which is helping you essentially! :-) It's inevitable that when you do anything in life, there will be friction points, so best to try to anticipate those points, and put in place some sort of plan to deal with it if/when they come up. As my dad always says, 'there's always a reason to not do something' - so why not tackle it before it blindsides you if you can!
If you're enjoying this podcast, like, subscribe, and support at Patreon.com/EmilyDrums
Monday Nov 23, 2020
Monday Nov 23, 2020
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Join me as I geek out about routines and how it's made me the person that I am today for all the good and all the bad!
I also share how I'm trying to maximise my routines as in these crazy times to give me focus, purpose and hopefully keep me sane (although you wouldn't think it looking at me! Ha!)
PS If you wanna read a great book on routines, check out John Lamerton's Routine Machine:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Routine-Machine-successful-guarantee-themselves/dp/191060027X
Monday Nov 16, 2020
Monday Nov 16, 2020
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Join me in this episode as I talk about one of my favourite books - Malcolm Gladwell's, Outliers, which talks about the 10,000 hours to master a skill.
I share with you the moment I was nearing this milestone but was nowhere near a master of the drums. Then, how I changed my trajectory to make sure that the next 10000 hours counted to my successful career.
Monday Nov 09, 2020
Monday Nov 09, 2020
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Well, I bet you thought I'd never be talking about Cardi B's WAP, but here we are!
It made me really think about my attitudes and reactions to certain things, how they've changed, why they've changed and why I'm so happy that's the case!
I've officially gone from feeling very angry and upset, to taking lots of positive action, and it feels GREAT! Would recommend :-)