Siros Vaziri | Drummer | Passion and tasty playing

Siros Vaziri drummer

Siros Vaziri is a drummer who has gained a strong online following. Once you see one of his videos you will understand why.

He is a great player who is always striving to be the best he can be and his passion is immense. You can feel it flowing through the web into you.

Let’s find out more about Siros Vaziri. 

Who is Siros Vaziri?

Siros Vaziri is an independent drummer from Mariestad, Sweden born in 1995. If you do recognise him, it will likely be from his Instagram or Facebook content creation. On these pages, Siros focuses on short and informative lessons. These are great and give you a little challenge every day to work on.

Siros has successfully used his social channels to launch his drumming career. Since launching his channels he has become endorsed by a range of top drum companies and has gone on to do session work, clinics and drum festival appearances. 

Siros also offers online drum lessons and offers his own “Daily Drum Bites” subscription service. With this, you get access to a short drum lesson every day or all of his content with the premium version. If you are looking for some daily inspiration to push your drumming this is a great resource. 

Siros Vaziri on YouTube

If you are looking for some in-depth content from Siros his YouTube channel is the place to look. Although his YouTube following isn’t as strong as his other channels it is worth checking out. His past videos are primarily compilations of his Instagram content, some gear features and vlogs. 

His new content is what I am enjoying the most though. Drummer reaction videos are growing in popularity but Siros has taken a different approach. Most of these type of videos are just drummers being stunned by other drummers playing. That is great and very entertaining but Siros doesn’t just react, he breaks down what the drummers are doing and helps you understand what they are doing. It is great to see the passion and enjoyment Siros get from drummers. It is infectious, entertaining and informative. 

Here is a great example of his reaction series.

And one of his drum compilations.

Siros is such a tasteful player and a pleasure to watch. 

What gear does Siros Vaziri use?

Siros if often changing his setup to keep his playing fresh. That being said, he has a strong selection of companies he endorses. 

Here is a pic of one of the setups Siros has used over the years.

Siros Vaziri drum kit

Gear used:

  • Meinl Cymbals
  • Tama Drums
  • Evans Drumheads
  • Promark Drumsticks
  • ACD Unlimited Pedals
  • sE Electronics Microphones
  • Porter & Davies Thrones
  • Low Boy Custom Beaters
  • Drumtacs Dampeners
  • Sound & Communication In-Ears
  • Big Fat Snare Drum

Wow. What a list! For an in-depth look at the gear he uses, check out the gear list on his website.

Where can I find more?

As a primarily online-based player, you can find Siros in a range of places.

Make sure you check him at the places below:

Final thoughts

Siros is a very tasty player who oozes passion for the drums. I remember first coming across his content in 2017. It is amazing to see how far he has come since then. I can’t wait to see what he gets up to next in his drumming journey. 

Alex Rüdinger | Metal drumming legend in the making?

Alex Rudinger drummer

Alex Rüdinger is a powerhouse in metal drumming. You rarely come across drummers with such power, accuracy and technical ability but Alex Rüdinger has it by the bucketload. 

Between his touring, studio work and YouTube channel, Alex is a very busy drummer than you need to know about. 

Who is Alex Rüdinger?

Born 18th November 1991 in Frederick, Maryland, Alex has been playing the drums since age 12. After playing on the local scene in his teen years he knew that he wanted to go professional.

The thing that separated Alex from many other drummers was his dedication and use of technology to make it happen. Starting his YouTube channel in 2006, this became his way to audition and be seen by bands potentially looking for a new drummer. This approach led to Alex achieving his first break filling in for Threat Signal when he was 18. He toured with them for a year and recorded their self-titled album before departing. Since then Alex has gone on to perform and record with a staggering amount of performers.

One of the most notable things about Alex Rüdinger’s playing is his open-handed style. This allows for some great beats across the kit as well as visually impressive fills that sweep from the rack toms, then between floor toms on either side.

Alex Rüdinger on YouTube

As mentioned previously, Alex Rüdinger has successfully used his YouTube channel to launch his professional drumming career. With his content creation, you will see it is primarily incredible drum covers. 

Alex shows off his incredible precision and chops throughout the videos which cover everything from death metal to extremely complex technical arrangements. 

Even though Alex is a mind-blowing drummer, he still seems to be getting with each video he is releasing. 

Who has Alex Rüdinger played the drums for?

Alex has played with a staggering amount of performers over his career since his first break in 2010 with Threat Signal. Since then he has recorded and performed with several different bands including:

  • Good Tiger
  • Whitechapel
  • The Faceless
  • The HAARP Machine
  • Conquering Dystopia (featuring Jeff Loomis, Alex Webster, & Keith Merrow),
  • Whitechapel
  • Intronaut
  • Revocation
  • Monuments
  • Evan Brewer
  • Ordinance
  • War Of Ages
  • Cognizance

What gear does Alex Rüdinger use?

Alex Rüdinger has an incredible selection of kits so it is hard to narrow this down to just one… but in general, here is the setup:

  • Tama Drums
  • 2Box DrumIt Three Sound Module w/ full 2Box Kit 
  • Tama hardware
  • Trick Bigfoot Pro-1V Pedals
  • Meinl Cymbals
  • Evans Heads
  • Alex Rudinger Tama Signature Sticks
  • In ears: 64 Ears – V6 (Main), V3 (Back-Up)
  • Gator Cases
  • Reflexx Practice Pads
  • Tunerfish Luglocks 

Where can I find more?

Luckily for you, Alex Rüdinger can be found at multiple places across the internet. Check him out on the links below:

Final thoughts

Alex Rüdinger is a beast of a drummer. He seems to be able to do it all and make it seem effortless. Even if you aren’t a fan of metal drumming we highly recommend taking some time to look through some of his performances. They are incredible but beware… they will either motivate you to want to get better or to just give up because you’ll never be this good. Jokes aside, make sure you check him out. 

Anup Sastry | Prog Metal Drumming at its finest

Anup Sastry drummer

Anup Sastry is a powerhouse of a drummer making complicated progressive metal songs seem effortless. The feel, incredible sound and songwriting prowess have turned Anup Sastry into a globally renowned drummer you need to know. 

Who is Anup Sastry?

Anup Sastry is a professional drummer based out of Frederick, Maryland and Washington, D.C. In 2011 Anup Comprehensive Recording Program at The Omega Studios’ School of Applied Recording Arts & Sciences. 

Since then he has gone on to become a lot more than just an accomplished professional drummer. He is also a composer, producer, audio engineer and YouTube Content Creator. 

Anup Sastry on YouTube

Since 2011 Anup Sastry has been posting drum content to his YouTube Channel. Originally focused on drum covers it has since progressed to featuring his music, artists he has record drums for and product features. 

There are a couple of stand things on Anup Sastry’s YouTube channel. 

  1. Tight drumming that looks effortless
  2. Powerful playing with perfectly placed ghost notes and dynamics
  3. An incredible sound. Especially the snare drum!

His videos are a joy to watch. Here are a couple of videos we recommend checking out.

Ghost Playthrough

Doom Eternal Cover 

It is always amazing playing that is a pleasure to watch.

Who has Anup Sastry played the drums with?

Anup has featured on a lot of music in his relatively short career so far. This is a testament to his playing and abilities. Here are some of the artists he has performed with:

  • Devin Townsend
  • Intervals
  • Skyharbor
  • Jason Kui
  • Jeff Loomi
  • Monuments
  • Polyphia
  • League of Legends – Rell, the Iron maiden, champion theme

What music does Anup Sastry create?

Under his name, Anup creates amazing progressive, djent metal music. Mostly his music is instrumental but some tracks have vocal features. 

The thing that makes Anup’s music unique is that he doesn’t play the guitar or bass. The music is created with a mix of programming instruments and splicing together audio recordings to get the desired result.

At the time of writing he has five releases:

  • Ghost
  • Lion
  • Titan
  • Bloom
  • Illuminate

You can get all these on his Bandcamp page or the usual streaming services. They are worth checking out if this is your genre of choice.  

What gear does Anup Sastry use?

Anup Sastry has a fairly large kit including a selection of cymbals and a floor tom on the left side. This allows for more sound options when playing open-handed parts.

Anup Sastry drum kit
Credit – anupsastry.com

Gear used:

  • Tama Starclassic Walnut Birch Drum Kit
  • Meinl Cymbals
  • Evans Drumheads
  • Anup Sastry Tama Signature Sticks
  • Trick Pro 1-V Big Foot Pedals
  • Vratim Drum Shoes

Where can I find more Anup?

Luckily like most drummers Anup can be found all over the web. Here are his links:

Final thoughts

We have been fans of Anup for a long time at Drum Faster and it has been great to see his career progress so fast. His playing is incredible with a signature sound any drummer would be envious of.

Even if you aren’t into metal drumming, Anup has something special in his playing that you have to see. He is a great drummer and musician that we can’t wait to see more from.

Eric Moore | Chops, power & groove

Eric Moore Drummer

Eric Moore… The drummer you need to know!

If you are a drummer and have a social media profile it is more than likely you have already seen Eric Moore even if you don’t know it. Between his exploding social following and the great content, his endorsers are making he’s hard to miss. He is also an amazing clinician and drum tutor.

And if you somehow have missed take a minute to watch this video ⬇️

So if you have just watched that your face should be something like this 😲

He seems to have an almost endless supply of chops and rudiments to play around the kit as well as creative ways to use them. Add to that power, groove and a tonne of passion you get Eric Moore. He is truly a joy to watch and he makes me want to improve my playing and have fun at the kit.

So who is Eric Moore?

At a very young age (toddler) Eric started playing the drums. Being from a church family most people played and instrument and his uncle was a drummer. He then went onto learn how to read music and play rudiments and the rest is history. He was going to be a professional drummer.

He seems to have an almost endless supply of chops

The big break

Back in 2003 he won the Guitar Center Drum Off. For those of you that don’t know it is arguably the biggest drum competition in the world giving young drummers a great platform to start a career. Unfortunately the filming quality wasn’t as great at the time but you can find some low quality videos on YouTube if you look around.

Touring Career

Since winning the Guitar Center Drum Off Eric has toured with a range of great artists across many genres. His first big gig was with Sly and the Family Stone, Bobby Brown, Debarge Family, Infectious Grooves, Suicidal Tendencies and Lillake.

More Than Just Chops

Even though Eric Moore is known as the flashy chop player and one of the founders of the Gospel Chop movement back in 2004 he is a lot more than that. When you hear him playing on a track he grooves… HARD! It is great to see that he knows where it is at and can deliver what matters most.

Check out this performance of Eric for Zildjian Cymbals

Eric Moores Gear

Currently Eric is endorsed by:

Final Thoughts

Eric Moore is an incredible drummer and is worth at least a few minutes of your time. With his passion and charisma I believe we are yet to see a lot more of him in the years to come. Make sure you check out his videos online, watch some of his drum lessons and clinics.

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