On his first solo dvd 'What Drives the Beat', Jason Bittner discusses his background, his influences and his approach to drumming and then employs specially selected performance tracks to illustrate specific drumming concepts, such as:

• The Basic Beats and Fills of Metal Drumming
  
  
• Applying Rudiments
  
  
• Hand and Foot Technique
  
  
• Developing Both Feet Evenly
  
  
• Two-Handed Ride Patterns
  
  
• How To “Metalfy” Jazz, Funk, Shuffles, Slow Blues and World Beats
  
  
• Soloing

Bonus content includes additional solo footage, Jason’s complete warm-up/stretching routine, a live rehearsal video of Jason’s band Shadows Fall, a photo gallery and more.