Author: chusmaestro

Here’s another drum duel! This time playing with one of my best and veteran students: Álvaro Velasco (drummer of  SodaPop and The Dharmas). He was eager to challenge himself, so I proposed “Roxanne” (as we both love The Police) to…

Playing a Meshuggah song is always a challenge, except maybe this one: probably the easiest from their discography, yet catchy and masterfully written. The reason why I recorded it is just nostalgia, because it was the first song I’ve learned…

I used to play this song live with Hybrid, so I decided to bring it back as a tribute because they recently played in my city proving that they are still the kings of their game, what a gargantuan and…

My student Elvira asked me to teach her this song by her favorite band (Arctic Monkeys), an interesting challenge for her, because Matt Helders is a great drummer: restless, precise, rhythmic and always throwing arrangements in his start-stop beats. …a…

This year I am recording a few videos playing with my students some songs that they have learned in drum classes. Andrés, one of my youngest students, asked me to teach him how to play this song. Although Måneskin is…

Deftones are in my honorary top 10 list of favorite bands of all time, although “Gore” is neither my song nor my favorite album by the band, but its original linear rhythm of the verse captivated me at first listen…

It may sound opportunistic, but it was a coincidence that Sepultura announced their break-up after a 40-year career while I was working on this cover. Even though I lost interest in them after “Roots” (1996), when Max Cavalera left the…

Tears For Fears have always been one of my favorite bands and I wanted to pay tribute by playing a song from their masterpiece “Songs From The Big Chair” (1985). There is life beyond “Shout” or “Everybody Wants to Rule…