Drumeo

Drumeo is a Canadian international online music education platform co-founded in 2011 by drummer and entrepreneur Jared Falk. Headquartered in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Drumeo offers a subscription-based service featuring drumming courses, lessons, and video performances from renowned drummers and professional instructors. Drumeo is part of Musora Media Inc., a collective of music education brands that includes Guitareo, Singeo, and Pianote, focusing on guitar, singing, and piano lessons, respectively.

Aside from drum lessons, Drumeo is known for its YouTube content featuring popular drummers either performing their music or coming up with parts for other artists' music. Critics have generally praised Drumeo for its lessons and videos, and it has become a significant resource for drum instruction worldwide.

History

Falk had toured in 2002 with a Christian rock band, but after four months he decided to leave the group and stay in Abbotsford, saying he disliked life on the road.[1][2] He then decided to upload videos instructing drum students, drawing customers with Google pay-per-click ads. In 2005, one of his students told Falk that a video that had been uploaded to an online drumming forum was "getting thousands of downloads". "We borrowed a handicam, and we filmed it at my family's farm. It smelled like manure in there, and there were flies flying around," he would later recall.

Reception

Drumeo has received positive reviews for its comprehensive content and high-quality instruction. MusicRadar praised the platform for its extensive library of lessons and courses from renowned drummers, as well as its high-quality production and broad range of subjects.[23] Drumeo was the runner-up for the Drum Magazine Drummie award for Education Site in 2013 before winning in 2014 and 2015.[24] Jon Hadusek of Consequence called the For the First Time video series "highly entertaining", mentioning in particular a video in which Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy challenged host Brandon Toews to play the band's then-unreleased single "Midnight Messiah". Hadusek wrote of the video, that though Toews was skilled, it seemed tough for him to mimick Portnoy's parts precisely.[13] Emily Carter of Kerrang! called the series "awesome."[25] These sessions can be particularly difficult and time-consuming for drummers; Portnoy had, in an earlier session, been asked to play "Pneuma" by Tool, to which he reacted, "This makes Dream Theater sound like fuckin' Weezer. With all due respect to Weezer. I love Weezer. But this is crazy!" Spencer Kaufman, also of Consequence, praised Portnoy's attempt[17] and also wrote that the series was getting to be so popular online that it attracted musical acts from all over the world.[16]

Drumeo's YouTube channel, launched on July 11, 2007, has become a significant resource for drummers worldwide. In 2018, the company had about 10,000 active Drumeo membership subscribers, close to 390,000 Facebook followers and more than 700,000 YouTube subscribers.[1] As of March 2024, Drumeo supported over 50,000 active drum students and had over six million followers on social media,[2] and as of July 2025, the channel boasted over 4.88 million YouTube subscribers and more than 1.1 billion video views shared across over 2,000 videos.[26] Jenny Lee of the Vancouver Sun wrote that Drumeo's website received around 40,000 visitors per day in 2013.[3] The Globe and Mail writer Jeffrey Jones estimates that Drumeo generates tens of millions of dollars per year, adding that Drumeo employs "the latest digital tech" for students who view their instructional content through subscriptions. According to him, Falk estimates that the secret to his success is "embracing the culture of music". Drummers, he says, tend to understand each other better; while performing, they tend to lay down a rhythmic foundation while vocalists and other musicians tend to take up most of the attention onstage.[27]

genre	Music
founded	2011
founder	Jared Falk * Rick Kettner
hq location	Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
area served	Worldwide
key people	Brandon Toews, content director
services	Drum lessons and videos
members	50,000
members year	2024
parent	Musora Media, Inc.
website	drumeo.com

History

Lessons and content

Reception

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