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You're Good. Get Better.

163 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 47 ratings

"You're Good, Get Better" is a show to help us all get better at drums, music, and life.

Your host, Tim Buell, is a professional drummer who lives and works in Nashville, TN. Tim has toured with bands like Gloriana, Jana Kramer, Jerrod Niemann, Cody Fry, Remedy Drive, Chris August, and many others. He also transcribes drum parts for some of the biggest drum companies in the world (Zildjian, Vic Firth, Percussive Arts Society, Stephen's Drum Shed).

Tim is also passionate about drum and music education and you can find several educational resources at his website (timbuellmusic.com).

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Episodes

Ep. 13 - Guess the Time Signature

August 13, 2019 04:00 - 10 minutes - 13.9 MB

Today we have a fun challenge suggested by a listener. I will be testing how good your ear is by playing drum grooves, and seeing if you can guess what time signature each groove is in.  This should be a fun game for all of us to test our drumming knowledge. Keep track of how many you guess correctly and tag me on Instagram (@timbuell) with your final score!

Ep. 12 - Eman Cervantes (Part 2)

August 06, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 85.5 MB

In this episode, Tim sits down with Eman Cervantes (Andy Grammer, Gwen Stefani, sessions). Part 2 (of 2) involves Tim and Eman discussing a LOT about life, basketball, and of course...drums. Here's where you can find Eman:  www.emandrums.com www.instagram.com/drumawayeman

Ep. 11 - Eman Cervantes (Part 1)

July 30, 2019 04:00 - 58 minutes - 66.6 MB

In this episode, Tim sits down with Eman Cervantes (Andy Grammer, Gwen Stefani, sessions). Part 1 (of 2) involves Tim and Eman discussing a LOT about life and basketball, with Part 2 delving much further into drums.  Here's where you can find Eman:  www.emandrums.com www.instagram.com/drumawayeman  

Ep. 10 - Metric Deception (Part 1)

July 23, 2019 04:00 - 9 minutes - 13.7 MB

"Metric Deception (part 1)" is the first of several tracks I'll be premiering here on the podcast. They are all "solo percussion" compositions that are recorded, mixed, and produced by...me.  I'm not sure how many I'll do, but the goal is to do enough to have an album to release in some form or fashion. This is totally new territory for me, but it is a fun project to force myself to exercise some creative muscles that I haven't used in a while.  Hope you enjoy the first of many tracks to...

Ep. 9 - How Your Bass Player REALLY Feels (with Nigel Knop)

July 16, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 99.7 MB

In this episode - Tim and one of his favorite bass players, Nigel Knop, cover a TON about the relationship between drummers and bass players.  This is a SUPER candid behind the scenes conversation about what bass players want from the drummers they play with and vice versa.  Find out more about Nigel at:  https://www.nigelknopmusic.com/ https://www.instagram.com/nigel_knop/

Ep. 8 - Mike Dawson Interview

July 09, 2019 04:00 - 25 minutes - 29.9 MB

This conversation is from PASIC 2018 when I had the pleasure of sitting down and chatting with Mike Dawson.  Mike is the managing editor for Modern Drummer, has an AWESOME Instagram page, and also has a Patreon page where he publishes fantastic educational content.  Much of what Mike and I chat about was inspired by the clinic I saw him give at PASIC, which is you have the chance to check out a clinic by Mike I HIGHLY recommend it. https://www.instagram.com/mikedawsondrums/ https://w...

Ep. 7 - Can You Guess The Drummer? (drum trivia part 2)

July 02, 2019 04:00 - 20 minutes - 26.8 MB

In this episode of "You're Good. Get Better." host, Tim Buell, will play audio clips of 15 iconic drummers. Can you guess which drummer you are hearing?  The audio clips will feature drummers like: Benny Greb, Travis Barker, Neil Peart, Gene Krupa and many many more.  Keep track of your score throughout the episode and at the end of the episode: tag @timbuell in an Instagram story/post with your final score!  Be sure to listen to part 1 for an entirely different group of 15 audio clips...

Ep. 6 - Can You Guess The Drummer? (drum trivia part 1)

June 25, 2019 04:30 - 21 minutes - 27.7 MB

In this episode of "You're Good. Get Better." host, Tim Buell, will play audio clips of 15 iconic drummers. Can you guess which drummer you are hearing?  The audio clips will feature drummers like: Benny Greb, Travis Barker, Neil Peart, Gene Krupa and many many more.  Keep track of your score throughout the episode and at the end of the episode: tag @timbuell in an Instagram story/post with your final score! 

Ep. 5 - Benny Greb Interview (part 2)

June 18, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 78.2 MB

Benny Greb is a fantastic drummer and educator. In this conversation we talk about all things drums, music, and live.  More from Benny:  http://www.bennygreb.de/ https://www.youtube.com/user/bennygrebofficial And check out his music on his website or Spotify.  "You're Good. Get Better." is a podcast about all things drums, music, and life. 

Ep. 4: Benny Greb Interview (part 1)

June 04, 2019 09:00 - 57 minutes - 67.1 MB

Benny Greb has been one of my favorite drummers for a LONG time. It was an honor to sit down and talk music and life with Benny. And we also dive a lot into mindset and philosophy about how to find your own sound on the drums and play for the music.  "You're Good. Get Better." is a podcast hosted by Tim Buell and is all about how to get better at drums, music, and life. 

Ep. 3 - Top 10 Favorite Drummers (with Stephen Taylor)

May 20, 2019 18:33 - 1 hour - 85.2 MB

In this episode of "You're Good. Get Better." Tim Buell is joined by Stephen Taylor (www.stephensdrumshed.com) to countdown their favorite drummers of all time.  "You're Good. Get Better." is a podcast to help us all get better at drums, music, and life. It is hosted by Tim Buell, a professional drummer living in Nashville, TN. 

Ep. 2 - Dennis Chambers Interview

May 16, 2019 20:51 - 14 minutes - 17.3 MB

Dennis Chambers is one of my all-time favorite drummers. He was kind enough to sit down with me at PASIC 2018 and talk for a few minutes.  "You're Good. Get Better." is hosted by Tim Buell and is all about learning more about drums, music, and life. 

Ep. 1 - What is "You're Good, Get Better"?

May 16, 2019 20:08 - 5 minutes - 9.65 MB

My name is Tim Buell and this is "You're Good, Get Better". A podcast helping us all get better at drums, music, and life in general.  What to expect from this podcast: interviews with influential musicians and drummers, drum lessons, conversations about the music industry, and much much more.