{"id":29301,"date":"2021-06-28T08:38:53","date_gmt":"2021-06-28T15:38:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/?p=29301"},"modified":"2023-11-21T14:54:08","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T22:54:08","slug":"george-kollias-interview-drumeo-gab-podcast-212","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/george-kollias-interview-drumeo-gab-podcast-212\/","title":{"rendered":"George Kollias: The Greek God Of Double Bass"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/19618859\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/87A93A\/\" width=\"100%\" height=\"90\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt took me two years to convince my parents that I needed a drum set.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/trial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><b>Try Drumeo for free for 7 days<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Greek metal maestro and drummer for Nile, George Kollias, is on another level when it comes to extreme metal drumming. He has authored the trilogy <em>The Odyssey of Double Bass Drumming<\/em> and has also released two DVDs, Intense Metal Drumming 1 and 2.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this episode you will hear a lot about George\u2019s thoughts about comparisons, creating independent learners, Nile, Derek Roddy, whether blast beats can groove, and much more.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In this episode:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><b>You will hear about&#8230;<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If having an abundance of convenient knowledge hurts or helps drummers<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">George\u2019s observations on students discovering their potential<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What George thinks about comparing ourselves to others<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What George\u2019s practice routine currently looks like<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Which is better:<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> hobby or professional career<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Derek Roddy and Nile<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If blast beats can groove<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How George goes about creating independent learners<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">George\u2019s teacher Yannis Stavropoulos<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How Big Band jazz similar to metal<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How exhausted George is after a Nile show<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">George\u2019s love for drumming and where that comes from<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Invictus and what George would have done differently<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b><strong>Why you should listen:<\/strong><\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">George is one of the greatest metal drummers in the world. If you are really into what George does then you will be really into this episode.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Follow George<\/span>:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/georgekolliasofficial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instagram<\/span><\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/georgekolliasofficial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/gkdrummer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">YouTube<\/span><\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.georgekollias.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Website<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Follow Drumeo Gab<\/span>:<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/drumeogab\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instagram<\/span><\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/drumeogabpodcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UClVNG62FcO82sRtmAzmoNXA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">YouTube<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can blast beats groove? 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