Drummers on Drumming Cain Daniel (Jesus Molina) breaks down the five records that influenced his playing
Welcome back to Drummers on Drumming, a podcast powered by Big Fat Snare Drum. I’m Ben Hilzinger, and this is another installment of Big Fat Five—where I ask my favorite drummers (and, honestly, just favorite people) to break down the five records that shaped how they approach the instrument.
Today’s guest is Cain Daniel. You might’ve caught him on a recent episode of The Drum Panel, but this time he’s here for the Big Fat Five treatment.
I first saw Cain play with Jesus Molina, and his creativity, clarity, and confidence behind the kit instantly stood out in the sea of drum videos I scroll through every day. He’s an LA-based drummer, a Berklee College of Music grad, and in recent years he’s played with Chappell Roan, Derek Hough, Engelbert Humperdinck, and plenty more.
So let’s get into the five records that helped shape Cain Daniel into the drummer he is today. And while this isn’t a Drum Panel episode, we still take a few fun side quests along the way.
CAIN'S BIG FAT FIVE:
Artist - Dave Weckl
Album - Master Plan
Release Year - 1990
Drummer - Dave Weckl
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Artist - Dave Matthews Band
Album - Busted Stuff
Release Year - 2002
Key Track - "Grey Street"
Drummer - Carter Beauford
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Artist - Tigran Hamasyan
Album - Mockroot
Release Year - 2015
Drummer - Arthur Hnatek
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Artist Rufus & Chaka Khan
Album - Stompin’ at the Savoy
Release Year - 1983
Drummer John "JR" Robinson
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Artist - Tower of Power
Album - Back to Oakland
Release Year - 1974
Key Track(s) - "Don’t Change Horses (In the Middle of a Stream)"
Drummer - David Garibaldi
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HONORABLE MENTIONS:
Artist - Avishai Cohen
Album - Gently Disturbed
Release Year - 2008
Drummer - Mark Guiliana
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Artist - Dirty Loops
Album - Loopified
Release Year - 2014
Drummer - Aron Mellergard
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