Dave Goodman

It’s Friday April 22, 2022 here in Sydney, marking what would have been Elden C. "Buster" Bailey’s 100th birthday, and I wish a very Happy Birthday in drum heaven to the great man.

For reasons I’ll never understand, most people…

Happy New Year!

I hope you can join in to see and hear yours truly playing amongst the world-class talents of some new friends as seen here for "A Call To Arms & Arts" by The Washington Tattoo, which…

By Dave Goodman | Read time: approx. 4 mins

"Who are your favourite drummers?"

That's what I ask new students fairly early on in the piece. I find that it's rare, however, to receive an answer that demonstrates an awareness…

Mid-2017, Frank Corniola, editor of DrumScene magazine came to my Bosphorus Cymbals clinic sponsored by Pro Music Australia at the inaugural Sydney Drum & Percussion Show. A few weeks later, Frank called and asked if I'd put some of what…

I had a very enjoyable chat with Jeff Doukakis a few weeks back - Jeff's a great conversationalist - and here's a preview of what's going to be released on his great podcast series The Deconstructed Drummer next week. It's…

It pleased me greatly to start the New Year by announcing my new endorsement of DW Hardware and Pedals with thanks to Danny Boldiston from Australia's DW distributors D'Addario Australia. Visit https://davegoodman.com.au/dw-hardware-and-pedals to read about why I love these amazing…

Dear friends,

It's been many months since I've written to you, and I hope you've been well. There's been a lot going on, and so I thought I'd write to fill you in.

2017 Vintage & Custom…

I'm pleased to announce here that I am now endorsing Remo Drumheads!

If you'd like to know more, I've written a little blog article about my history with Remo products here:

https://davegoodman.com.au/remo-drumheads

I'll be presenting a drum clinic for Bosphorus Cymbals and Pro Music Australia this Sunday...

10:30 - 11:30 AM, Sunday 28 May 2017
Sydney Drum & Percussion Show
Indoor Sessions, Rosehill Gardens Grand Pavilion

As well as…

Congratulations to long-term (and now former) drum students Abby Constable and Toby Brown! Abby and Toby were in Year 12 in 2016, and they were both accepted into their first-choice tertiary music institutions for 2017: Toby’s going to James Morrison…