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Eric Singer meet and greet - Musicstop Saint John
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Mathieu Benoit Oct. 19, 2008.

Tuning In-Depth
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Time Signatures 101
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Mathieu Benoit replied to Rob Hughes's discussion 'Rock Blues - Some Advice Please?'

Listen to Stevie Ray with Double Trouble. That band is tight as hell and a really good source for Blues?rock drumming. You got the right idea, from what I gather you are saying there. Shuffles are based in 8th note triplets so long as you remember…

March 6, 2009

Mathieu Benoit replied to Adam MacDonald's discussion 'Product Feedback.'

I've played a TD-12 on stage for 15 months. It'll never feel right to me, or sound right. It's a great tool if you need to control volume or to use it as a MIDi interface but I'd never use one instead of a real acoustic kit again, if I had the choic…

February 7, 2009

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What type of music do you enjoy playing most?

Pop/Rock, Funk, Fusion, Jazz

Who is your favorite drummer(s)?

Vinnie Colaiuta, Buddy Rich, Steve Gadd

How long have you been playing the drums for? (What year did you start)

13 Years

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At 11:03pm on January 25, 2009, Warren Beatteay said…: Hey Cool Feature Article Guy... sad part is, it took a guitar player to tell me about this group. Great article for a great player! See ya at the studio Wednesday night I bet.... How did the Yamaha treat you at Middle Audio?

At 7:53am on November 25, 2008, Dylan said…: Hey Matt. That's awesome by the way awesome drummer of the month article.

At 12:51pm on November 23, 2008, Adrian Nadeau said…: Hey Matt, thank you for the great interview! I'm glad you were open and let us learn a lot more on how you got here also :) It is hard sometimes to reflect somedays in our fast paced life for sure. Take care, see you around.

At 3:52pm on November 22, 2008, Dylan said…: Hey Matt. Hows it going sorry for the late response. Yeah I'm still learning from Norm.

At 11:16am on November 22, 2008, Kevin Shephard said…: Great article Matt! If anyone deserves to be a "featured drummer", it certainly is you, bro.

At 9:09am on November 17, 2008, steve hill said…: Thanks Matt! Working with the drumometer is a blast but it can become a little addicting!! Pete said you're working out great with the band! Gonna have to actually leave the drum room some day and check out the band!!!

At 6:27pm on October 25, 2008, Micael Öberg said…: thanks for you comment:-)

At 5:40pm on October 1, 2008, Kevin Shephard said…: Thanks Matt....it was taken when we played the Pop Goes the City festival.

At 4:44pm on August 10, 2008, Plutopowered said…: I'm curious about your mounted tom stand. Are your toms attached to your bass or is that a free stand or both?

At 1:11am on June 22, 2008, Malcolm Boyce said…: I'm actually teaching at the RockIT camp this week coming with the Imperial gang. I'd be free most evenings until next weekend. Funny you ask about a lesson because I had folks asking me about teaching earlier today. I should get back into it... I do miss it.

Let me know if you have a time in mind and we'll figure what would work best.

Look forward to it.