Events
We are proud to be championing drum education at events around the UK and US - check out our travels so far!
In July 2024, we were invited to host a stall in the Music Market at RADAR Festival, held at the O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, UK. The wonderful team at RADAR gave us free weekend tickets to give away to 2 lucky winners on our mailing list.
At the event, we taught free drum lessons on an Efnote 3X to festival attendees, and had the opportunity to interview various drummers from the performing bands, including Jay Postones from Tesseract, and Baard Kolstad from Leprous.
We also had a drumometer challenge running throughout the weekend (as many single hits you can play in 20 seconds). Check out the final leaderboard scores! We kept the top 5 for each category (except pros):
Place | Name | Score |
|---|---|---|
1 | Josef (The Last of Lucy) | 308 |
2 | Scott Kirkman | 293 |
3 | Chris Keeling | 289 |
4 | Noah (Conjurer) | 288 |
5 | Emma Taylor | 274 |
6 | Baard (Leprous) | 269 |
7 | Robin (Kyros) | 268 |
8 | Jackson (Future Static) | 266 |
9 | Shawn (Sungazer) | 262 |
10 | Mr Gregles | 259 |
11 | Jay (Tesseract) | 255 |
12 | Alex (Giant Walker) | 248 |
13 | Chris (Plini) | 244 |
14 | Elliot (Car Bomb) | 240 |
15 | Jerome (The Omnific) | 239 |
Interviews
Jay Postones
Tesseract
Baard Kolstad
Leprous
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2023
In September 2023, Emma was invited to give a masterclass in The Lounge at the UK Drum Show at the ACC Liverpool, UK. She spoke about her experience teaching online lessons, creating educational content, and performing in bands. This was followed by a Q&A with the audience and a performance of a song from her band Ilona Mahieu, accompanied by the vocalist Ilona.
Why Use Stick Stroke Rolls_ 🤔🥁
Serve The Song_ Not Your Ego 😅
Mastering the Art of On-Stage Recovery 😅
Want To Sing & Play Drums Together_ 🎙🥁
Check out some clips from her masterclass below:
2024
digitalDrummer's E-Drum Experience Lab
Bridging the Gap Between Acoustic and Electric – Emma Taylor (with Efnote) | Saturday 10:30
In 2024, Emma kicked off off the digitalDrummer E-drum Experience Lab with a session titled ‘Bridging the Gap Between Acoustic and Electric’.
Known for her captivating drumming videos and passionate dedication to music, Emma spoke on her lifelong experience with electric drum kits and their benefits.
Sat on an EFNOTE 3X kit, she explained how e-drums make her work more accessible and straightforward, particularly in online teaching, creating video lessons, live streaming, and recording music/MIDI. Additionally, she shared insights into what she appreciates about my current setup, including the timing practice tools and touch-sensitive cymbals on the 3x mode.
Emma also performed a couple of songs from her band Ilona Mahieu accompanied by the vocalist Ilona.
DRUMOMETER CHALLENGE
After the success we had with our drumometer challenge (as many single hits you can play in 20 seconds) at RADAR 2024, we upgraded our setup and brought it back for the UK Drum Show 2024 and found a new home on the EFNOTE stall. Thank you to all the amazing people who took part; check out the final scores below!
Place | Name | Score |
|---|---|---|
1 | Gareth Wrigley | 345 |
2 | Brad Ratcliffe | 327 |
3 | Berni Diaz | 319 |
4 | Max Marlow | 311 |
5 | Nikodem Horur | 311 |
6 | Emma Taylor | 286 |
7 | Kyle Bartley | 286 |
8 | Chris Keeling | 281 |
9 | Connor McColl | 279 |
10 | Nathan Peers | 274 |
11 | Robin Johnson (Kyros) | 273 |
12 | Luna Soturi | 272 |
13 | Jay Postones (Tesseract) | 268 |
14 | Vicky O'Neon | 265 |
15 | Mr Gregles | 264 |
16 | Jamie Parker | 262 |
