Derek Ferguson: How I Use E-drums
With a new album under his belt, Refestramus drummer and songwriter Derek Ferguson finds his e-kit invaluable for practice and composition. My family had a rule about new pursuits: do things properly, or don’t do them at all. So, when I wanted to play drums at age nine, the deal was a year of lessons first, to prove I’d stick with it. I did, and got my first drum set. My path since then hasn’t been the usual one. For most of my adult life I’ve been a programmer, including a stretch at Bear Stearns on Wall Street — a “Wolf of Wall Street”-intensity environment I survived without ever doing anything of which I’m ashamed. That job matters to this […]