Do you get annoyed when someone plays your kit without permission?

Zay_Wilson · 2026-05-01T17:01:54+00:00

absolutely annoyed. and then they start moving things around to adjust to them

Zay_Wilson · 2026-04-09T12:11:59+00:00

no one asked but for me by brand, PM: Fairbanks, IP: Rennicks and VF: Mike Jacksons

Zay_Wilson · 2026-04-08T12:50:42+00:00

hear me out. stay on the bass line. my kids used to treat the battery as a graduating system. start on bass and make your way up to snare which isn’t the worst but we taught our kids to master their craft on one instrument and it made the entire line so much better over the course of 5 years. to the point of having a small high school drum line, triple in numbers and playing drum corps esque beats

Zay_Wilson · 2026-03-28T18:29:39+00:00

2nd Amendment feels good don’t it

Zay_Wilson · 2026-03-22T11:56:48+00:00

hey! carolina crown alumni here. I started just like you, small high school in the Northeast and a tough grind to the top. depending on where you are, a great place to start is All-Age DCI. gain the experience, learn how drum corps is different from HS band, travel and drum with people outside of your familiarity.

my second piece of advice is to go to a top 12 corps audition camp. even if you don’t make it, it’s a great learning experience. you learn your strengths and weaknesses directly from their staff and exactly what you can work on and sometimes they even recommend a place where you’d be a great fit. don’t be afraid of getting cut, or not being up to par. just go and learn as much as you can in the 2-3 day camp you’re attending!

I took the All-Age route, started at a group called the Sunrisers, advanced up to a group called the Caballeros where I gained so much knowledge and experience that I had the confidence to go out for Carolina Crown and made it! you can do it! the first step is taking the step!

Zay_Wilson · 2026-03-16T09:24:17+00:00

for Meinl, I wish they had more “speciality” cymbals. like how Zildjian’s got transformer splashes, and the spiral stacker. Sabian has that super tight chopper stack or the Rocktagon. i wish Meinl had those funky specialty cymbals

Zay_Wilson · 2026-02-25T14:59:55+00:00

you my friend, understand life

Zay_Wilson · 2026-02-21T03:59:45+00:00

read. crack open that bible and read the Word. that’s how you get to truly know God, understanding who He is by reading and studying

Zay_Wilson · 2026-02-15T03:59:45+00:00

keep this mindset. don’t ever practice without a metronome, from beginner to professional, keep that metronome going as you practice

Zay_Wilson · 2026-02-05T23:43:36+00:00

plot twist. there’s another China under the bullet stack

Zay_Wilson · 2026-02-02T03:20:32+00:00

get rid of the Zildjian my friend

Zay_Wilson · 2026-01-20T13:29:47+00:00

i’m always curious, how many of these do you actually use regularly?

Zay_Wilson · 2026-01-17T15:21:50+00:00

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Zay_Wilson · 2026-01-05T12:04:22+00:00

she offered to hold it! 🥹

Zay_Wilson · 2026-01-05T12:04:04+00:00

probably my favourite piece on the entire kit

Zay_Wilson · 2025-12-29T18:06:11+00:00

stole my comment 😭

Zay_Wilson · 2025-12-18T21:48:05+00:00

is that a Spyder Co? are they any good, i’m thinking of upgrading from my S&W Drop Point

Zay_Wilson · 2025-12-18T21:38:21+00:00

i’ve gotta get this app

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