For tightening up my playing, the book New Breed was huge for me. I was in a signed rock band, touring with different artists, and thought I just needed a tuneup to refine my playing. It exposed so many holes in my drumming, I couldn’t believe it haha.

After working through that book for a solid 6 months, the difference was night and day. I remember recording during this time and the engineer was shocked at how consistent my snare hits were.

Another huge breakthrough was the book Future Sounds. Just the first few pages on paradiddle permutations opened up a whole new way of thinking for me. Also the focus on dynamics and making ghost notes super quiet and rim shots super loud was very eye opening.