130 – JP Bouvet: Designing a life around your passion
In this podcast I talk to JP Bouvet who began to make a name for himself in 2011 when he won the Guitar Center Drumoff…and he hasn’t stopped since. JP in now a household drumming name as a performer, teacher and international clinician and runs his website (JPBouvetMusic) as a hub for inspiration and information for drummers. There’s definitely something to be said about JP and his approach to drumming and life as a whole, and he tells all about it in this interview. Listen in as JP opens up about feeling inadequate, comparing yourself to others and why the most important thing to remember is that you’re in control of your life.
“Let go of the idea that you have to be link everybody else” -Nick Ruffini (tweet this)
In this podcast, JP Bouvet talks about:
- How he started playing drums
- His time at Berklee
- Preparing for (and winning) the GC Drumoff
- His career since the drumoff
- The importance of designing your own path
- What motivates and inspires him
- The truth about his approach to drumming
- Advice for up and coming drummers
- Much much more
JP Bouvet Plays:
- Remo Drumheads
- Meinl Percussion
- Roland Electronic Drumkits
- DW Drums
- Vic Firth Drumsticks
- Ahead Cases
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Podcast Sponsors:
- DW Drums
- Evans Drumheads
- Damani Rhodes Play Alongs <- Get your own FREE, drumless play along track
CLIICK HERE to thank JP for doing the interview