Learn From The Legendary DrummerÂ
Bill Gibson
A two-day, small-group drum intensive in Palmer Lake, Colorado for drum set students and adult drummers who want to study Huey Lewis and The News songs, grooves, concepts, and musicianship directly with the drummer who played them.
Spend approximately 10 hours at The Drum Set Coach Academy learning the material, playing it, and getting coached in real time.
Study the songs.
Understand the grooves.
Play with more intention.
This intensive is built for drummers who want more than a transcription or a play-along track.
You will work directly with Bill Gibson of Huey Lewis and The News in a focused, small-group setting. You will learn how the parts work inside the songs, why the grooves feel the way they do, and how to approach drumming with the musical maturity that supports a band.
Then you will play the material and get coached.
What you will work on
Inside the two-day intensive, you will focus on:
- Huey Lewis and The News songs and drum parts
- Signature grooves, feels, and rhythmic concepts
- Song-first drumming and musical decision-making
- How to support the vocal, the band, and the arrangement
- Time, touch, dynamics, and pocket
- What to play, what not to play, and why it matters
- Real-time playing and coaching with Bill Gibson
- Practical musicianship you can bring back to your own playing
Who it is for
This intensive is for drum set students and adult drummers who want to deepen their musicianship in a serious, hands-on environment.
It is a strong fit if you:
- Love groove-based, song-centered drumming
- Want to study the music of Huey Lewis and The News from the source
- Want direct coaching instead of passive instruction
- Care about feel, tone, time, restraint, and taste
- Want to become a better drummer inside real songs
- Are ready to play, listen, adjust, and improve
Why Bill Gibson
Bill Gibson is the drummer for Huey Lewis and The News.
His playing helped define the feel, pocket, and energy behind songs that reached millions of listeners. In this intensive, you will study directly with him, hear the thinking behind the parts, and learn how a professional drummer approaches songs from the inside.
This is not just about learning drum parts.
It is about learning how to serve the music.
A focused small-group experience at The Drum Set Coach Academy
The intensive takes place at The Drum Set Coach Academy in Palmer Lake, Colorado.
Across two days and approximately 10 hours of instruction, you will learn, play, listen, and receive coaching in a setting designed for serious drum development.
The small-group format gives you access to Bill’s teaching, perspective, and feedback while keeping the experience focused and personal.
What makes this different
Learn the music from the drummer who played it.
Many drummers can study recordings. Fewer get the chance to sit with the artist behind the groove and ask how the part works, how it developed, and how it should feel.
This intensive gives you that access.
You will work on the details that do not always show up on the page:
- How the groove sits
- How the part supports the song
- How dynamics shape the band
- How to make simple parts feel great
- How to listen like a working drummer
- How to play with confidence without overplaying
Reserve your spot for the Bill Gibson two-day drum intensive
Join Bill Gibson at The Drum Set Coach Academy in Palmer Lake, Colorado for approximately 10 hours of small-group coaching focused on Huey Lewis and The News songs, grooves, concepts, musicianship, and song-first drumming.