You love drumming and can't imagine living without it.I perfectly understand this feeling. I've devoted 40 years of my life to drumming and love every minute of it.Feeling the rhythm flowing through you while drumming gives you joy that is second to none!But, along the way I went through some frustrating low points in my drumming journey.If you ever experienced one of these feelings you know exactly how confidence-crippling they can be:

One of these instances almost destroyed my career and made me quit playing for an entire year.After this one year, still with zero confidence in my playing, I met the brilliant Gene Graves. And what I've learned with him reignited my passion for drumming and made me never want to stop again.Armed with this new knowledge I went on to have a magnificent career and developed a method to 100% avoid getting stuck in these low points.

This method led me to confidently play more complex drumming styles and rhythms and be able to work with drumming legends such as David Garibaldi, Peter Erskine, Colin Bailey, Steve Smith, and others...

Here I will teach you this powerful method to achieve the same results in less than 30 days through the fastest and most straightforward path possible!

John X

My name is John Xepoleas,I have performed in a variety of musical settings ranging from jazz, rock and funk to big band, R&B, and fusion.In my career I have had the great pleasure to have collaborated with some of today's most talented drummers including Neil Peart, Kenny Arnoff, Terry Bozzio, Mike Portnoy, Dave Weckl, and Gregg Bissonnette.For the past 40 years, I've been teaching drummers of all ages and skill levels to read drum notation, develop their technique, and play a variety of different drumming styles comfortably and confidently!

The Beginnings of My Drumming Journey

I grew up playing to records by the Beatles, the Stones, the Who, and Cream.When I was a senior in high school, I joined a successful cover band with some of the Bay Area's best musicians.It was a dream come true. But something was missing...When playing in the band, I felt like I was in a gray zone. I simply played the drum parts I felt best fit the songs. But, I really didn't understand what I was playing, nor did I understand the concept of song form.I didn't think much of it at the time because I was having so much fun.The band was playing gigs throughout northern California and I thought I could make a living performing with this group.Then a year after I graduated from high school, the band fell apart. I WAS DEVASTATED...At that time, I thought it was the end of my dream.I tried to keep practicing on my own, but no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't shake the feeling that I wasn't good enough. I lacked the confidence I needed to overcome this low and take my drumming to the next level.At this point, I quit playing for a year.During this year, my passion for drumming never left me. I thought about drumming all the time and deep down knew, there had to be a way I could become as good as the drummers I always admired.I realized all these drummers that I admired knew exactly what they were doing.But in my case, I couldn't read music and didn't completely understand what I was playing.So I decided to take action. I enrolled in a percussion class taught by the brilliant Gene Graves. What I learned in this class changed my life forever!I finally learned how to read music and how to break down the complexity of drumming to a simple, easy-to-understand manner.With my newfound knowledge I felt my confidence grow. I no longer felt like I was in a gray zone, unsure of what I was playing. Now, when I played, I understood every beat and every rhythm. I was in control, and it felt amazing.I felt a new sense of freedom and creativity. I was able to experiment with new rhythms and beats, and I was no longer afraid to take risks. I found myself exploring new genres of music and collaborating with other musicians in ways I never thought possible.

Through my life experience and much trial and error. I've perfected a method to apply these fundamental principles to your playing, giving you the key to playing confidently in any style in less than 30 days:

JohnX Online Drum Lessons

This powerful method covers the art of drumming with a proven, clear path to building your drumming confidence in any style. My practical, easy-to-understand video drum lessons include:

"John X has long been a master of systemizing what it takes for a drummer to sound good. And the simple truth is this: when we sound good, we feel good ... and then band feels good, and so the music benefits! John's lessons are concise, effective, to the point and, most of all, they are fun. For you or a drummer you know, John X's lessons are a gift that will keep on giving."

Peter Erskine (Weather Report, Chick Corea, Stan Kenton & Steely Dan)

"I've known John for many years and have watched his evolution as a player and teacher. The catalog of lessons he's put together cover the art of drumming from many angles. The content of each lesson is excellent... expertly taught, skillfully performed and beautifully filmed. Congratulations my friend."

David Garibaldi (Tower of Power, The Yellowjackets & celebrated drum book author)

What's Included

When you become a member of JohnX Online Drum Lessons, you will gain access to a systematic approach to break down all the complexity of drumming.With over 130 step-by-step video drum lessons organized into series including: