<p>Sugar Percussion's Jefferson Shallenberger shares his philosophies on drum building, as well as some history on his earliest custom drums. Host Mike Dawson also demos two Sugar Percussion snares: a 6x14 yellow Alaskan cedar and a 5x14 painted poplar.</p>

Blair Sinta on "My First Snare Drum"

Hosted by Drum Factory Direct chief creative officer Mike Dawson, Drum Candy is the definitive podcast for gear-obsessed drummers with an insatiable hunger for non-stop shop talk. Each episode will include product demos and interviews with the world's top drummers, builders, producers, and product designers. Shell types, bearing edges, snare wires, hoop shootouts, tuning, muffling... every component of the drumset and drum sounds gets dissected, discussed, tested, and reviewed here on Drum Candy.