I’ve always said that Blake is the best teacher I’ve had in any field, music or otherwise. The lessons are as much a course in drumming as they are in work ethic and dedication. He helped me take the biggest musical step of my life and as a result I am able to now pass his teachings along to my own students. I owe Blake the lifestyle that I am currently able to live and will be forever grateful that our paths crossed.

Blake taught me more about being a disciplined musician than any other teacher I’ve had. This allowed me to not only grow as a player with the material he had me working on at that moment, but also allowed me to look back on work from my previous studies with this new discipline. I highly recommend taking lessons with Blake, he will expand your consciousness of music, drums, and life.

For a couple of years, whenever Valient Thorr had a show in NYC, I would sneak off and get a drum lesson from Blake. Each lesson was a total mindblower and left me with months of new ideas and approaches to practice with. It doesn’t hurt that he’s just a cool dude that loves to geek out about drums as much as I do.

You’d be hard-pressed to find a better source of inspiration for not only drummers, but all musicians. Blake not only gave me tools to become a better musician, he opened my mind and showed me a path I would have otherwise never found.