Since January 2011, Cruise Ship Drummer! has provided free of charge hundreds of pages of top quality, original exercises and transcriptions, as well as written pieces of inimitable style and perspective. Everything I would have wanted to know when I was a young drummer, all focused on learning to play. We’re a unique item.
Creating that content demands a lot of love and many, many uncompensated hours of work. Your cash support helps us in this work, and assures that I’m able to continue, and perhaps expand my offerings into the future.
So if you value this site, you can help us in the following ways:
- Buy cymbals
In 2018 I started Cymbalistic.com to sell Cymbal & Gong cymbals— a small brand from Portland, made by master smiths in Turkey. I think they’re some of the best traditional handcrafted cymbals available today. They’re the real 50s/60s sound, and they look incredible.
Visit Cymbalistic to check our cymbals out and buy them. - Make a cash donation
One time donations are appreciated, recurring ones are even better. All amounts are welcome and encouraged. Heaping scads of cash from wealthy individuals funding our operations in perpetuity will not be declined.
- Get private lessons
See the site’s lessons page for details. I live and teach in Portland, Oregon, but I teach online via your favored platform.
All levels are welcome. We cover a lot of hard stuff on the site, but I’m happy helping out students of all levels of abilities. I like a challenge, so I encourage you to get in touch especially if you think you’re a completely hopeless case.
- Buy my books
Print books including Syncopation in 3/4, 100 Grooves, and all of our annual Books of the Blog.
E-books, including 13 Essential Sticks, EZ Rock Drumming Method, transcription collections by Roy Haynes, Elvin Jones, Tony Williams, Max Roach, Zigaboo Modeliste, more!
- Buy my music
I have made some records!
Travelogue – Original tunes co-written by me and Brazilian pianist Jasnam Daya Singh.
Little Played Little Bird – Rare tunes by Ornette Coleman!
69 Année Erotique – The music of French songwriter Serge Gainsbourg
Lower Monumental – Mayday Session – One hour of ambient free jazz!
Flatland – Origin of Species – Experimental studio album by my late 90s power trio.
Flatland – The Satellite – First album by Flatland, includes two Don Cherry covers!
Get downloads through Bandcamp, or email me to order CDs.
- Follow the blog
Hit the “join this site” button in the sidebar and follow the instructions.