Blog

Sample Music Festival 2018 in Berlin | See you there?

SMF 2018 Announcement

Sample Music Festival 2018 is coming closer! – I hope to see you there next Saturday (Sept. 1st), when I’ll be there for the finger drumming round table and also be a member of the jury for the finger drumming / beat making contest.  What you can expect on the Sample Music Festival 2018:…
Continue reading »



Ron Osborn: “This was what I had been looking for.”

Hi Andreas, I recently purchased the XpressPads Complete Finger Drumming Course and have actually surprised myself at the progress I’ve made in a short amount of time, not only on the pads, but with musicianship in general. I play guitar and piano and was looking for something to help with my rhythmic ability. I had…
Continue reading »



Habib Lesevic feels XpressPads has made him a better musician.

This is what Habib Lesevic, UK-based educator and management coach commented on this YouTube video: “I personally own a few different programs/courses (e.g. Jeremy Ellis’ Maschine course on AskAudio or Mad Zach’s course on DjTechTools), but Andreas’ XpressPads Finger Drumming Course is on another level. His finger drumming technique is quite brilliant and a lot more…
Continue reading »



Mans-Martensson-learns-finger-drumming-on-his-iRig-Pads

Hi Andreas Thank you so very much 🙂 I’m still in the Basics section and having a blast with an iRig Pads controller and DrumPerfect Pro, Alesis DMTouch, and sometimes DrumJam. Especially DrumJam is fun to play with because it has some nice exotic patterns which don’t get in the way when you want to…
Continue reading »



Dale Robertson’s feedback about the XpressPads Complete Program

Just a review: First off go ahead and even try to find anything else on this subject, there is not a lot. Andreas has put together the finest teaching available on finger drumming. It is so detailed and the progression is perfect. It is challenging, but the best path to feeling like a real drummer…
Continue reading »



What Exceptional Multi-Instrumentalist Muk Sang Huang says about XpressPads

A few years ago I saw Jeremy Ellis play finger drumming on Youtube. It was awesome, so I started to search for some information about finger drumming. I have tried MPC, MPD, Maschine, and Ableton Push. I have tried to create my “custom” layout, but all the pad layouts were just not right for me….
Continue reading »



XpressPads now fully compatible with Windows 10!

It’s done! The XpressPads Finger Drumming eCourses are now compatible with Windows 10. With the arrival of the Win 10 versions we have also added a new search function in the upper right corner of the program which will help you find the topic of your choice faster! If you are a customer and have…
Continue reading »



2,000 Subscribers on YouTube: Win 1 of 5 XpressPads Complete Program eCourses

Thank you so much for 2,000 subscriptions on YouTube! We want to give you something back. This is your chance to win 1 of 5 XpressPads Complete Program eCourses for finger drumming. All you need to do is to leave a comment on this video within one week after the publishing date. The winners are: meja331…
Continue reading »



Miriade EP released by Almymve / Mosaik

Many thanks to Almymve for sharing his current musical works. A big part of his experimental music he recorded using the XpressPads Finger Drumming technique. Watch the video clips to see the magic of the music unfold! +++ Hi Andreas! How are you? Last month I released an EP of what over the last two years became a way…
Continue reading »



Novation Launchpad Pro for Finger Drumming

launchpad pro

Novation Launchpad Pro for Finger Drumming? Update 2016-12-04: Please check out this awesome MIDI converter script for Ableton Live. It is a huge time saver, super-easy to set up, and works with Ableton Push 2 & 1, and with Novation Launchpad Pro & MK2. +++ The Novation Launchpad Pro is more than just another control surface for…
Continue reading »