75. Thomas Lang: Drum God Mode, Practice Secrets, Clinics, Social Media Trends with guest Luke Holland!

May 23, 2025

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Thomas Lang: Drum God Mode, Practice Secrets, Clinics, Social Media Trends with guest Luke Holland!

Episode 75: Thomas Lang.

Thomas Lang is one of the best drummers of all time. His drive and focused, intentional practice has led to him being one of the most sophisticated drummers, producers, and composers, with the ability to do four-limb separation beyond pretty much anyone else. On top of that ability, he is musical! He's also a great human, impressive entrepreneur, and a fun guy to hang with.

In this episode, we dive deep into his story, how he became the Thomas Lang we see today — both in his skill sets and his success. We talk about how he throws his drum camps, his insane clinics (he did the biggest clinic tour of all time), how to practice correctly, what to do and what not to do. You'll also get a glimpse into his great personality and mindset.

Luke Holland jumped in and joined us in this interview as well, which was fun since we're all friends. Together we talked about something you all want to know — our least favorite social media drumming trends lol. More importantly, keeping the inspiration to continue drumming, and so much more.

Here's my interview with the awesome Thomas Lang, and special guest Luke Holland, Let's go!!

Special thanks to Apogee Electronics. We used their Apogee HypeMic and Podcast Kit in this episode and they sounded great. Check it out!Apogee HypeMic & Podcast Kit: https://apogeedigital.com/product/podcast-kit/?srsltid=AfmBOor0bzlGQhUM0cHCNZoSPLEmXEl_qjIO-AQhdsDTDCxQCP7zNBd_

‘Go with Elmo Lovano’ is a weekly podcast where Elmo interviews creatives and entrepreneurs in music on HOW they push forward every day, got where they are in their careers, manage their personal lives, and share lessons learned and their most important insights.

(0:00:00) INTRO

(0:04:16) CREATIVE CONTROL DVD

(0:12:10) HOW THOMAS BECAME 'SUPER DRUMMER'

(0:14:21) THE WORLD'S BIGGEST DRUM CLINIC TOUR

(0:20:22) ENTREPRENEURSHIP

(0:21:04) HOW TO PUT A DRUM EVENT TOGETHER

(0:28:07) BIGGEST REVENUE GENERATOR

(0:30:35) SIGNATURE PRODUCTS

(0:34:04) PRICING

(0:37:30) THOMAS LANG ON PRACTICING

(0:45:17) SLEEP

(0:46:09) PRIMUS & DREAM THEATER AUDITION

(0:50:24) SOCIAL MEDIA DRUMMING

(0:51:05) PRIMUS AUDITION

(0:51:45) WHO THOMAS LANG LOOKS UP TO

(0:53:11) LUKE HOLLAND APPEARS

(0:55:05) INSTAGRAM DRUM TRENDS WE DON'T LIKE

(1:02:36) HOW TO STAY INSPIRED

(1:21:05) THE DRUM WORLD TODAY

(1:27:21) AI DRUMMING

(1:29:38) DREAM COLLABS

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