{"id":26999,"date":"2021-01-15T08:20:10","date_gmt":"2021-01-15T16:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/?p=26999"},"modified":"2023-11-21T14:56:21","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T22:56:21","slug":"how-to-be-a-modern-pop-drummer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/how-to-be-a-modern-pop-drummer\/","title":{"rendered":"The 21st Century Pop Drummer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gAXesoaG3v4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In a short period of time, Domino Santantonio has become one of TikTok&#8217;s most popular drummers, with over half a million followers and counting. Her fresh takes on today&#8217;s hottest pop songs &#8211; and her entertaining playing style &#8211; have propelled her to the top of the social media game. Before she got stuck in lockdown, she was also drumming with popular Quebec artist Roxane Bruneau.<\/p>\n<p>This lesson on becoming a modern pop drummer focuses on two concepts: how to creatively translate electronic pop beats onto an acoustic drum kit without losing the essence of the song, and how to leverage social media as a modern drummer.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll learn how Domino went viral (by covering trending songs on TikTok), how to choose the right songs when you&#8217;re making cover videos, why you shouldn&#8217;t be afraid of social media, and more.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lesson Index:<\/strong><br \/>\n0:00 &#8211; SONG: &#8220;Roses&#8221; by SAINt JHN (Imanbek Remix)<br \/>\n3:14 &#8211; Introduction<br \/>\n6:30 &#8211; How to be a modern drummer<br \/>\n10:30 &#8211; Reproducing electronic beats on acoustic drums<br \/>\n19:55 &#8211; The importance of social media<br \/>\n25:40 &#8211; How to boost your social media presence<br \/>\n30:13 &#8211; SONG: &#8220;Des P&#8217;tits Bouts De Toi&#8221; by Roxane Bruneau<br \/>\n34:33 &#8211; Tips to stay relevant as a drummer<br \/>\n41:09 &#8211; SONG: &#8220;Don&#8217;t Start Now&#8221; by Dua Lipa<\/p>\n<p>If you liked this lesson, check out Domino&#8217;s full course &#8216;The Modern Pop Drummer&#8217;, coming this spring for Drumeo members. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/\">Click here to join!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>About Domino:<\/strong><br \/>\nDomino Santantonio is a professional touring and studio drummer who was known primarily for her work with Quebec artist Roxane Bruneau until she became a viral sensation on TikTok. After publishing a 15-second drum cover of Shakira\u2019s \u201cHips Don\u2019t Lie\u201d, she received millions of views in just a few hours and now has over half a million followers on that platform alone.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Domino Plays:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.paiste.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paiste Cymbals<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vicfirth.zildjian.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vic Firth Drumsticks<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Follow Domino:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dominosantantonio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TikTok<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dominosantantonio\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/DominoDrum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dominosantantonio.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"email-form-include-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/weeklyemail\" frameborder=\"none\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Domino Santantonio has blown up on social media with her catchy covers. Learn how to be a modern pop drummer in this full lesson!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":178,"featured_media":27051,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4019,4038,4016],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26999","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-drummers","category-full-lessons","category-songs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26999","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/178"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26999"}],"version-history":[{"count":30,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26999\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49486,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26999\/revisions\/49486"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27051"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26999"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26999"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26999"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}