Heartbeat: Moving Forward 2015 - 2018. Heartbeat founder Noel Walker remembers a lot of the business training ("Both the good and the bad," he says) and "words of wisdom" that his automobile dealership owner grandfather shared with him. "When you [...]
Read moreBe Your Own Voice
Be your own voice. We are drummers, we are musicians, we are creatives. We are the church, we are worship leaders, we are kingdom bearers. We are one body yet many parts. We are one choir but many voices. However, [...]
Read moreDesigning a Heartbeat cymbal from start to finish (Part One)
Designing a Heartbeat cymbal from start to finish (Part One) With eleven series in production (as of this article date), we at Heartbeat are often asked about how we develop our cymbals and our series. We can't speak for other [...]
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All rhythm starts from the heart. Place your hand on your heart right now. Feel it beating? If you are in a quite room, can you hear it? In isolated rooms the sound of your own heart can become overwhelming. [...]
Read moreCleaning Cymbals
At Heartbeat, we often get asked about cleaning cymbals. This is one of those topics that produces a wide variety of opinions. Some people never clean their cymbals. Others clean them regularly. When folks drop in to try out cymbals [...]
Read moreHeartbeat: The rebirth years 2010 – 2014
Heartbeat: The rebirth years 2010 - 2014. 2010 Started off with a struggle. Noel's wife was undergoing chemotherapy and the treatment was literally killing her. With some time in the hospital and a change of medications as well as a [...]
Read moreHeartbeat: The Early Years 2003 – 2009
Heartbeat: The Early Years 2003 - 2009. It started in 2003 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. After a frustrating experience purchasing a drum kit for the church that he was attending, Noel Walker was challenged to do something about the [...]
Read moreDrum set Maintenance
Drum Set Maintenance (Originally posted on Worship Music Gear) Drum Set Maintenance: Have you ever said or heard this: "Oh, the drums are old and sound bad," "they are so dusty," "things are breaking on them," "the cymbals are cracking." [...]
Read moreSongs on drums, not drums on songs!
Songs on drums, not drums on songs! (Originally posted on Worship Music Gear) The Most Important Thing... Shun Lee Fong is a friend doing a great work in LA with the film/creative industry. I wrote this article for his website several [...]
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