Ed Ziehm: How I Use E-drums
Ed Ziehm took his singing and drumming show across the US on a motorcycle, thanks to e-drums. I make my living doing something unusual: I sing lead vocals and play drums at the same time while running the rest of the production myself. Since launching Eddie Z – The One-Man Singing Drummer Band in July 2023, I have developed it into a full-time career, performing more than 200 shows each year. On a normal engagement, I use acoustic drums with an iPad running produced tracks, a compact mixer, microphones and a Bose sound system. I am simultaneously the drummer, singer, bandleader, sound operator and stage crew. My acoustic set-up works well when I am travelling by car, but last year […]