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The point of this site is to not only function as my official page, but to also serve as an online haven for drummers, drum lovers, and just cool people in general to come together and have both mature and respectful discussions about their favorite topic – DRUMS! Here are just a few of the things that this site will offer:

- Free Kind Beats Online Community/Forums
- Music and Video Archives
- Both Free and Purchasable Drum Lessons
- Both Free and Purchasable Drum Loops
- Artist Interviews

All new updates will be posted here on the main page and I look forward to getting the word out about the site! Thanks for the support, enjoy your stay here, and please join the forums and become a regular!

Sincerely,
Andrew McAuley aka Kind Beats
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5/3/12

The 2nd KindBeats4Kids Charity Raffle Has Been Extended Until Wednesday, May 30th.

The drawing for the second KindBeats4Kids charity raffle has been pushed back from May 14th to May 30th. Use this opportunity to get yourself some raffle tickets and a chance to win a rare 14″ Liquicy cymbal from Hammerax! All proceeds go towards music education for children!

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4/1/12

Hammerax Has Donated A Cymbal To Be Raffled Off In The 2nd KindBeats4Kids Charity!

John Stannard and the rest of the Hammerax family have been kind enough to ship me a cymbal that will be raffled off as the prize of the second KindBeats4Kids Charity Raffle. The cymbal they chose? A 14″ Liquicy cymbal, which they pulled out of their vaults especially for this occasion! This cymbal is no longer available on the market, so this will be a great opportunity to pick up a rare gem AND support music education at the same time. The drawing will be held on Monday, May 14th! Click Here to find out how to buy tickets!

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3/30/12

Congratulation To Matt McKasty On Winning The KindBeats4Kids Charity Snare Raffle!

Well folks, I’m pleased to announce that the first KindBeats4Kids charity raffle brought in $550.00! I’m currently trying to convince one or two of the larger stores to match that number so that KindBeats4Kids can afford to provide one lucky school with drums, cymbals, practice pads, instructional books, and more! Thank you to everybody that contributed…we ARE making a difference!

As for the winner of the snare drum, congratulations to Matt McKasty! Getting that drum for the price of four tickets is enough to make any drummer envious…myself included!

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3/15/12

Time Is Running Out To Enter The KindBeats4Kids Charity Raffle! Drawing Is March 30th!

If you haven’t done so already, make sure you purchase a raffle ticket for a chance to win this beautiful snare drum. All proceeds go towards providing music education programs to schools in need! For all raffle information, head here. The drawing is being held on March 30th so get your entries in now!

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2/8/12

Enter The KindBeats4Kids Charity Raffle To Win A Custom Snare Drum And Support Children’s Education!

I’m pleased to announce that someone has donated a custom snare drum to be raffled off for the KindBeats4Kids charity! 100% of the earnings from the raffle will go towards funding music education programs for children! Click Here to find out how you can win a beautiful 4″x13″ maple snare and help support children’s education at the same time! Below is a picture of the beautiful drum that the lucky winner will be receiving and you can Click Here for more pictures! Please share this with others!The drawing will be March 30th!

Sincerely,
Andrew McAuley

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2/1/12

All Lessons On This Site Are Available For FREE DOWNLOAD For The Entire Month! #FreeFebruary

Don’t miss this opportunity to work on a bunch of great drum lessons, absolutely free! Also, remember that the move to hi-definition video should be in full effect come March. I’m looking forward to providing you guys the with best quality lessons that I can offer!

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1/15/12

Announcing #FreeFebruary And The Upcoming Move To Hi-Definition!

I’m currently in the middle of rerecording all of my older drum lessons to a hi-def format (please be patient!), so that eventually all lessons offered on this site will be in HD. To celebrate the upcoming change, I’m dubbing this February #FreeFebruary! Since the upgrade to HD is going to take about a month, I’ve decided to make every lesson currently featured on this site available for FREE DOWNLOAD for all of the month of February! Although these videos are not in hi-def format, I guarantee that the lessons themselves are as high quality as they come. Don’t miss this opportunity to watch and download as many as 20 lessons – ABSOLUTELY FREE!
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1/9/12

New Series: “The Bleed Chronicles: Attempting To Play Meshuggah With One Foot”

Follow me on my journey as I take on the ridiculous task of trying to play the opening drum part to Meshuggah’s song “Bleed”, using only one foot! Whether it is possible or not remains to be seen but I will grow on my instrument either way, so it’s a win/win situation. There’s no losing in music!
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1/4/12

#KindBeats4Kids To Become It’s Own Charity – Help Make 2012 A Better Year For Children’s Education!

In November of 2011, I began an initiative to try and help raise funds in order to help provide music education programs to schools in need. The idea behind my #KindBeats4Kids fundraiser was to donate 1/3 of the profits from all lessons sold on this site between November 2011 and January 1st 2012 to a nonprofit organization called Education Through Music. To be quite honest, I was extremely disappointed in the results of the campaign so I have decided to take it a step further.

Starting this year, #KindBeats4Kids will be becoming an official charity dedicated to raising both awareness and funds to help provide public schools with music education programs, and here are several ways you can help!

1. From now on, 1/3 of the profits from any lessons you purchase on this site will go to the #KindBeats4Kids charity ALL YEAR ROUND!

2. From now on, 100 percent of the profits from all Kind Beats merchandise sold on this site will go to the #KindBeats4Kids charity. That’s right, ALL of it!

3. Don’t want a lesson or merch? An account is being set up so that you can simply make donations to the charity.

4. You don’t need money to help! Simply spreading awareness to the cause is a huge contribution in itself! Just add #KindBeats4Kids to any and all posts you make online that are either music or education related.

Help #KindBeats4Kids make sure that all children are at least provided the opportunity to learn an instrument!

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12/25/11

Merry Christmas To All of You!

It’s been a great 2011 and I’m looking forward to carrying the momentum into the new year. I hope you all have an amazing holiday season and much love to all of you!

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12/20/11

All Videos To Be In Hi-Definition Starting January!

Starting this January, all new videos will be in hi-definition! I’m picking up a new camera and computer, so 2012 is going to be looking mighty sharp. Better picture, better sound, new angles, and best of all – new videos!

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12/2/11

Introducing Free Fridays!

Starting today, I will be posting one FREE lesson every Friday. To kick things off, I bring you “Return of The Groove Lesson 5″. I hope you all enjoy and if you dig the free lessons, make sure to check out my new $0.99 lessons! You can download both in the Lesson section.

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11/13/11

#KindBeats4Kids and Street King #SK: Promoting Change Through Positive Energy

Please help spread the word about the #KindBeats4Kids movement and share this video with as many people as possible! Also, join me in supporting 50 Cent’s Street King movement to feed 1 billion people in 5 year’s time at www.streetking.com. Remember folks, all of us have the power to make a difference in people’s lives!

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11/7/11

SEE HOW YOU CAN HELP ME SUPPLY A MUSICAL EDUCATION TO STUDENTS IN NEED! #KindBeats4Kids

Growing up as a kid, my school always had a music curriculum and every student was granted the opportunity to learn an instrument or sing. As I grew older, I began to realize that wasn’t the case for all schools. There are many schools that simply can’t afford music education anymore and the thought of that frightens the hell out of me. Not only does music serve an expressive outlet, it is also a great tool for helping children to understand topics such as math and science. Hence, I want to try and use this site to make a difference and I need YOUR help! From now until January 1st, 2012, I will be donating one third of the money made from all $0.99 lessons purchased on this site to the Education Through Music Charity, which helps supply schools in need with a quality music program. All I ask is that you please spread the word about this to as many people as possible. Also, if you’re on twitter or facebook, add #KindBeats4Kids to all and any drum related posts you make. It might not seem like much, but I would bet that you also never thought you could help pay for a student’s education by taking a drum lesson! I hope you guys are down to get on board with this. Let’s make sure that other kids are given the chance to discover the same passion and love that we did.

Sincerely,
Andrew McAuley

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10/31/11

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! HERE’S A SWEET FUNK GROOVE TO ADD TO YOUR TREATS!

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10/26/11

LESSONS ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD! ONLY $0.99 CENTS EACH!

As I previously mentioned, all new downloadable lessons will be available starting November 1st for just $0.99 each. Less than one dollar! To start things off, I figured I would make my most popular lesson to date available for download starting a few days early. So check out this 60 second preview and if you dig it, purchase the lesson HERE for under a buck! TONS OF NEW LESSONS ON THE WAY!

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10/15/11

Purchasable and Downloadable Lessons Will Be Available Starting November!

Starting this November, this site will start offering purchasable/downloadable lessons! Many of these lessons will be much different than your traditional drum lessons, but there will be traditional style lessons as well. Basically, there will be stuff for drummers of all levels, so make sure to start checking the lesson section on the regular!
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10/7/11
Attention Drummers: Now Accepting Submissions For “Heavy In The Beats” Vol. 3!

Well folks, it’s time once again for you to get your drumming heard by others! The free “Heavy In The Beats” series returns with Vol. 3, which will focus on the drum n bass genre. RULES: 1) Submissions must be drums and percussion ONLY! 2) All sounds must actually be performed with live instruments. NO COMPUTER PROGRAMMING OR DRUM MACHINES! If you’re interested, send your submissions to me at kindbeats@kindbeatsdrums.com by November 1st if possible. Looking forward to hearing what you guys come up with!

In the meantime, check out Volumes 1 & 2 here.

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9/6/11

Participate In The #RepKindBeats Social Networking Campaign And Spread Site Awareness!

Participating is simple! Just add the words #RepKindBeats to all drum-related posts you make on twitter and facebook. By doing this, I’m hoping to spread awareness of this site and the Kind Beats movement, which is to bring drummers together to form a community where we can all learn from each other. So please, make sure to add #RepKindBeats to ANY AND ALL drum-related posts!

Also, be sure to follow me on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/kindbeats

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7/13/11

New Interview With Candiria & Fuel Drummer Ken Schalk!

www.KindBeatsDrums.com speaks to Ken Schalk about his influences, practice habits, and much more. Check it out in the Artist Interviews section!

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7/5/11

Thinking Outside The Box: My One Handed Drum ‘n Bass Blast Technique

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6/26/11

Return of The Groove: Lesson 3 – “Funky Drummer” and “Cold Sweat”

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5/18/11

Return of The Groove: Lesson 2 – Nasty Cowbell Groove

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5/11/11

I’m Currently Featured On www.ModernDrummer.com!

View the article here!
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5/2/11

The “Return of The Groove” Series Is Here! Check Out Episode 1 Now!

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4/8/11

Coming Soon: The “Return of the Groove” Video Series

The upcoming “Return of the Groove” video series will be focusing on demonstrating and dissecting both original and classic boom bap beats of all difficulties. The following video features a groove which will be explained in part 1 of the series. Get the neck braces ready folks!

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3/25/11

New Interview With Medeski Martin & Wood’s Billy Martin!
Medeski Martin & Wood’s kit killer Billy Martin chops it up with Andrew McAuley and discusses how his love for percussion came about, teaching, musical philosophy, numerous artistic ventures, and more! Check it out in the Artist Interview section. You don’t want to miss this one!

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3/5/11

New Video Interview With Mike Johnston!
Mike Johnston chops it up with Andrew McAuley for this hour long video interview covering everything from Mike’s inspirations and goals to his “pepamints” for the kids and the fact that he’s not the drummer for Nickelback. Check it out now in the Artist Interview section!
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2/18/11

The Artist Interview Section Is Now Up!

For the site’s first official interview, we talk to Jacqueline Cassell aka JackieCas1 of youtube fame. Catch the full 30 minute video interview in the new artist interview section!

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2/9/11

The Free Drum Loop Section Is Now Up!

Ideal for producers, this section is dedicated to offering both free and purchasable drum loops to sample and chop to your MPC’s desire. Also, this section will be updated as often as possible so please keep an eye and ear out! Enjoy!
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2/5/11

Fan Pictures Are Now Up!

If you cop some official Kind Beats merchandise from the online store, be sure to take a pic of yourself with it and send it to kindbeats@kindbeatsdrums.com so it can be posted on the site!
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2/2/11

Free Global Networking Section For All Musicians Now Up And Running!

Register in the forums and promote yourself in order to network with other musicians from around the world! The section is organized by instrument, country, and state or region. Please spread the word and help make this the spot for musicians to go to when searching for other artists and potential collaborators!
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1/26/11

The Free Forums Are Now Up And Running!

Take a second to visit the free forums and register to become a member of the KBD Community! They’re quite basic but they will be being upgraded in a few days, so lets get to posting and help start an online community that drummers can be proud to be a part of!

Sincerely,
Andrew McAuley

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1/22/11

AVAILABILITY IN 2011

I’m going to be making myself available for as much free lancing as possible this year. This includes recording, shows, tours, drum loops, and teaching/clinics. If you would like to contact me about rates, simply send me an email at kindbeats@kindbeatsdrums.com. Hope to hear from some of you soon!

Andrew McAuley

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1/20/11

Heavy In The Beats Vol. 2 – No Dough, Deep Pockets

I’m pleased to announce that “Heavy In The Beats Vol. 2 – No Dough, Deep Pockets”, which was released in November has now been downloaded 1,100 times! I look forward to hearing how everyone decides to use the loops! If you haven’t checked out the “Heavy In The Beats” series yet, you can download each volume for free in the “Music” section!
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