

Modern DAWs, MIDI controllers and sound libraries make it dead easy to create surprisingly complex rhythm patterns. If you were living in an apartment, you best ensure that your neighbors love you if you want to practice drums. I grew up in a big city where basements were not a thing. You can partly blame this on the logistical nightmare of learning drums.

Drummers were worth their weight in gold. If you ever tried to start a band “back in the day” before modern electronic music, you know what I'm talking about. We had not two, not three, but five guitarists, two guys on the keyboard, one vocalist (who also played guitar), and…zero drummers. I remember when I started my first band way back in the 90s when I was still in middle school.
