Drummers on Drumming

Ben Hilzinger, Eric Urrea, Kris Mazzarisi

ben@bigfatsnaredrum.com

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Booking Overview

Drummers on Drumming is a niche, highly passionate show for drummers who want to go deeper than technique—into creativity, identity, and purpose behind the kit. For PR professionals, it’s a good venue for respected drummers, drum-focused creators, and music-side thought leaders who can speak vividly about craft and artistic mindset.

Metrics

Episodes: 287

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

Instagram: 1.2k followers

Contact Information

ben@bigfatsnaredrum.com

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Host

Ben Hilzinger - Ben Hilzinger is the host of Drummers on Drumming. The show features him talking with drummers about creativity, identity, staying sane, and finding purpose behind the kit.

Eric Urrea - Eric Urrea is listed as co-host on The Drum Panel episodes and appears as a co-host in the recent episodes provided.

Kris Mazzarisi - Kris Mazzarisi is the owner and founder of Big Fat Snare Drum and is described as a co-host/regular participant in the recent episodes provided.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Working drummers, notable session/live/studio players, drum educators/creators, and recognized drum-focused music professionals (including drum YouTube creators and drum podcast creators). Guests should be able to speak specifically and passionately about craft—feel, technique, musical mindset—and often about well-known drummers/gear.
Required Achievements:  
Recognition through drum-focused media (e.g., drum YouTube channels, drum-related podcasts), Credits in professional theatre or touring/working ensembles, Strong subject-matter depth around specific drummers, rhythms, and instruments/brands

Recent Guest Discussions

Terry Keating - John Bonham’s Feel, Mystery Of His Gear, Swing Vs Time/quantization, Ludwig And Paiste Specifics, And Deeper Bonzo Tracks

Zack Albetta - Cynicism, Gimmicks, Masks/costumes/performance Art, Microtonal Math-rock Weirdness, And Touring Mindset

Recent Topics

Drumming, Music, Gear, Performance, Rhythm

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Drummers on Drumming
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Terry Keating on the Mystery, Feel, and Gear of John Bonham

June 24, 2026

Welcome back to Drummers on Drumming, a podcast powered by Big Fat Snare Drum. Terry Keating of the Bonzolium YouTube channel joins the show for a deep, hilarious, and wildly passionate dive into the world of John Bonham. This is a re-airing of an older episode that originally centered around five less obvious Bonzo tracks. And yes, we do get there. But with Terry, the joy is in the detours. This conversation moves through Bonham’s feel, the mystery of his gear, Led Zeppelin’s live chemist...

The Drum Panel: Cynicism, Gimmicks, and Angine de Poitrine

June 17, 2026

Welcome back to Drummers on Drumming, powered by Big Fat Snare Drum. Today, I’m joined by my co-host Eric Urrea (Marina City, La Armada) and returning guest Zack Albetta (Broadway's & Juliet , Working Drummer Podcast) for another installment of The Drum Panel. In this episode: Angine de Poitrine and the rise of microtonal math-rock weirdness Masks, costumes, performance art, and the word “gimmick” Why musicians can be so quick to dismiss what they don’t understand Cynicism as b...

YOU VOTED! Your favorite worst sounding snare drums...

June 10, 2026

Welcome back to Drummers on Drumming, powered by Big Fat Snare Drum. Today, I’m joined by my trusty co-host Eric Urrea, and one of my best friends, Kris Mazzarisi, owner and founder of Big Fat Snare Drum, and drummer for Winnetka Bowling League. Over on the Big Fat Snare Drum Instagram page, we asked our followers to name their favorite worst-sounding snare drum. What does that even mean? Who the hell knows. But people had opinions. Strong ones. So I took the most popular and most repea...

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