Three Drummers Reveal Their Paths to Social Stardom It’s no secret that the new normal for developing a music career—or almost any business for that matter—is being discovered via an online video that goes viral. Of course, generating massive audience numbers isn’t as easy as posting what you might think is a cool video to YouTube, Instagram, or TikTok and waiting for hordes of fans to love it. For some helpful hints, we spoke to three drummers who have built up huge numbers of social-media followers. Kristina SchianoBrooklyn, New York1.4 million YouTube Subscribers “My dad plays guitar, so music was always in my life. I started playing the drums when I was nine years old, and Travis Barker was a big influence when I was a kid. Now, my top players to watch are a mixture of professional and social-media drummers. A few I love are Anika Nilles, Madden Klass, […]

June 2021 Issue