A slight departure from cymbals & drums today, I talk to 17 year-old Lauren Dunleavy and her mother Ingrid Bates.

Lauren is heavily involved in the world of motorsport, currently forging a successful career as a track racer, so we talk about entering the flow state and how to develop instinct for both car and track.

Her mother Ingrid is a wine producer here in the UK and works closely with Lauren, helping her with sponsorship, planning and playing annoying Taylor Swift songs.

In the past I've taught both of them drums, so there is some talk of music and instruments in there!

https://www.instagram.com/laurendunleavyracing

https://www.dunleavyvineyards.co.uk/

Bassist, guitarist, one-time cymbal maker, studio engineer, thinker, coffee lover, business owner, father, husband, thoroughly nice guy.

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Dave talks to Manny from Skretas Family Cymbal Company, based in New Braunfels, TX.

https://www.skretasfamilycymbals.com/

https://www.instagram.com/skretasfamilycymbals/

Dave talks to Ciara Chinniah - drummer, author, mentor, organiser...

https://www.ciaradrums.com/

https://www.instagram.com/ciaradrums/

The Cymbal Podcast is back! Kicking off with Ryan Hayden of Hayden Custom Cymbals.

https://www.haydencustomcymbals.com/

https://www.instagram.com/hayden_custom_cymbals/

Ryan is an independent cymbalsmith based in Denver, Colorado. A student of my cymbalsmith training program, and now a good friend, we talk about our upcoming joint appearance at PASIC 2025 and the intricacies of learning to craft a cymbal from scratch.

Independent cymbalsmiths Timothy Roberts and Dave Collingwood discuss all things cymbal-making in a collaborative podcast episode, available on Tim's 'Reverie Podcast', and Dave's 'The Cymbal Podcast'.

Description coming soon...