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Written by Jake Nicolle
“A lot of people can fall by the wayside… and give up. But, if they just stayed the course, they would realize nothing is built overnight.” – Adrian Bent
Adrian Bent is not just Drake’s drummer, but he’s even played bass on some of Drakes biggest hits.
Adrian Bent
Have you ever tried to understand how the guys touring arenas all over the world and playing on your favorite records first landed their big break? We have too and we know what that curiosity feels like. Getting a big gig is hard and there’s a lot more than just one element involved.
Hard work, network and opportunity all vary in their significance, person to person, but they matter. Adrian has all three working for him and explains how he practiced and put in the time to be prepared when the opportunity came knocking… Even though it did catch him sleeping ;)
Why listen to this episode? You will learn how to:
Play Less and get hired to play drums more
The value in a “straight groove” mentality
Get big gigs
Keep big gigs
Develop a network
Value playing less
Enjoy!
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Adrian's #180SEAT
Sabian
13″ HHX Evolution Hats
8″ AA Splash
20″ HHX Legacy Crash
6″ AA Splash
18″ HHX Evolution Crash
12″ AAX Ozone Splash
21″ HHX Brilliant Raw Bell Dry Ride
16″ HHX Evolution Ozone
10″ HHX Evolution Splash
Pearl
Pearl Reference Series Drums in Purple Crazy Finish
Pearl Reference Series Drums in Piano Black (103)
22×20 bass drum
8×7 tom
10×8 tom
12×8 tom
14×14 floor tom
16×16 floor tom
14×6.5 Reference Series snare
Hardware
Pearl
P3000C Demon Drive Chain pedal
DR503 ICON drum rack
CH1000 cymbal holder x7
S2000/C snare stand
H2000/C hi hat stand
D2500BR throne
Evans Drumheads
EC2 clear batter heads on Rack Toms and Floor Toms
Hybrid Snare Drum Batter
G1 Clear as Resos on Toms
Quotes
“People really don’t understand drums…. You’ve gotta make it more relatable.”
“Even when it comes to soloing you need to make reoccurring themes for people to understand.”
“Stay the course.”
“No one sees the groundwork.”
“No one saw the hours I practiced in church by myself, they just assume I came out of nowhere.”
“Everything will come that is supposed to come your way.”
playing “Relatable Fills.”
“We need to simplify to make it relatable.”
Connect with Adrian:
Adrianbent.com | Facebook | YouTube | Twitter | Instagram
