Links Mentioned In Chat Previous Live Q&A Replay with Mark Stepro: https://www.stephensdrumshed.com/courses/qa-calls/10-07-21-qa-mark-stepro-call/ Reflexx practice pad: https://www.reflexx.co/ Steely Dan- Aja https://open.spotify.com/album/5Zxv8bCtxjz11jjypNdkEa?si=rinWJ3W5SOG9aoImeYOpww Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – Into The Great Wide Open https://open.spotify.com/album/42G5ULkCRRl3crJMlg6eKd?si=0tDfWbC-SlKZwF11BSaXXQ Jumplinks to Student Questions: 00:00:23 - Intro 00:02:00 - Who is Mark on tour with right now? 00:05:26 - Subbing out gigs. 00:10:20 - Tips on playing your first gigs. 00:18:15 - More thoughts on Marks "120%" rule? 00:24:00 - What is an exercise that you learned as a beginner that you still do? AND what is your most sentimental gear? 00:30:25 - How important is developing our sound as drummers? 00:35:00 - What music does Mark listen to? 00:39:20 - Can you immediately react to melodic or harmonic changes? 00:43:45 - How do you approach creating drum parts for songs? 00:47:12 - How do you handle days on tour when you don't "feel" like it? 00:54:29 - When was Marks first gig? 00:55:25 - If you could give advice to yourself at the beginning of your career what would it be? 00:59:10 - Have you had any negative experiences that you learned from? 01:03:00 - How to handle not being fully happy with your performance when others are? 01:11:04 - How much music do you listen to on tour? 01:13:24 - What is your warm up routine before a show? 01:15:50 - What does Mark like to do on days off on tour? 01:18:38 - How to develop your own sound on the drums. 01:24:14 - How do you travel to gigs? 01:30:25 - Housekeeping