Instagram. That necessary evil. Sure, it may be a trash heap of AI cat videos and rage bait, but it does have one redeeming quality: drummer reels. Our relationship with IG goes something like this:

Algorithm: "Looks like you're into tasteful and/or complicated drumming?"

@tandemdrums: "Yes."

Algorithm: "Great! Here's 12,000 more videos we think you'll love!"

@tandemdrums: "Ok yeah. Sounds good."

The fact is, there's some really exciting emerging talent out there. We felt compelled to round up some staff picks from 2025 and share them here. We invite you to check out their reels, follow them, hire them, or just leave some positivity in their comments.

Enjoy!

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The Shredmaster » Leo McClain

The Remixer » Alexander Flood

The Funkmaster » Mikiya Ito

The Superstar » Izzy Lamberti

The Wunderkind » Berni Díaz

The Technician » Petar Janjic

The Beatmaker » AJ Hall

The Smooth Operator » Taye Dever

The Improvisationalist » Peter Varnado

The Dubmaster » Zach Morillo

The Flowmaster » Daniele Chiantese

The Workaholic » Zach Alcasid

Follow Tandem » @tandemdrums

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