Attitude X Behaviour = Consequence

30 Years of Focus
For over thirty years now, Mark Schulman is playing with the stars. And touring the globe with P!nk as we speak. When he gets a change to teach, he sees his role more as a life and music coach rather than to focus on drums only. For a musician, that focus must be much broader as he describes in the Three Steps to Top Performance in his book 'Conquering Life's Stage Fright'.

As you will see in the video, Mark explains his artist level is all about being prepared and having an extreme focus on everything that you do - or when you aspire to be working on his level. The best thing here is that he is willing to share it all. Not only in the video with this article, but also in his new book that will give Mark's insights in how your attitude and behaviour are responsible for the consequences of the choices that you make during your career.

Mark Schulman: the Musician, the Speaker, the Author and... Daddy
The one thing Mark truly represents is positive energy. If you do not get infected just a little by his motivating and empowering spirit after watching this video, then you should just watch it again!

Cool facts:

• Mark is on the cover of the Modern Drummer May 2019 edition.
  
• Mark's latest tour with P!nk before this interview covered six months in the USA and six months in Australia. On this publication date, he is touring three more months through the USA, then fly across the pond and visit many major cities in Europe for another three months of sold out stadium concerts.
  
• In the video Mark tells you how P!nk solves the family problem for the artists touring with her.
  
• Taylor Hawkins plays drums on We Could Have It All, track 10 on 'Hurts 2B Human' that was co-written by Beck.

The Venice Studio Interview Series with Mark Schulman

• Mark Schulman reveals the 3 P!nk snare drum sounds, soundcheck secrets and his drum tech
  "Your behaviour is what determines the consequences of your life."
  
• Mark Schulman about P!nk and the #BeautifulTrauma tour rehearsals
  Great insights in the complexity and magnitude of a P!nk tour
  
• Mark Schulman shares his biggest drum mistake and what a drummer's job really is about
  "I am here to be of service."
  
• The most important drum beat played and explained by Mark Schulman
  How to play a song for the 1000th time as powerful as you did the first time
  
• Mark Schulman plays his favorite drum fills
  The worst and best question to ask a drummer

Coming soon

• Venice Studio Video Interview #7: Mark's favorite drummers
  
• Venice Studio Video Interview #8: Mark Schulman's biggest drum challenges

Mark Schulman plays

• Gretsch drums
  
• Remo drumheads
  
• Vic Firth drumsticks
  
• Sabian cymbals
  
• Gibraltar hardware
  
• Toca Percussion
  
• Roland
  
• Sennheiser
  
• Apogee Electronics
  
• Cymbolt (Percussion Dynamics)
  
• Sledgepad
  
• Big Fat snares
  
• Jefferson Eyewear

"...I remember seeing a repeat of The Beatles on the Ed Sullivan show with my brother and my folks. I saw Ringo playing the drums and something resonated so deeply with me. Then I saw all the screaming girls, and at that moment, I thought to myself, 'I want THAT!"
- Mark Schulman