Mike Heaton (Embrace / Code Drum Heads / Drum-Ed) #11

<p>Become a Patron via<strong> Patreon</strong> <a href="http://www.patreon.com/drumforthesong/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>http://www.patreon.com/drumforthesong/</strong></a><strong> </strong>for access to exclusive content, group video calls, competitions, giveaways plus 20% discount at <a href="http://www.motorhead-beer.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>http://www.motorhead-beer.com</strong></a></p><br><p>Thanks for checking out episode 11 of&nbsp;<strong>Drum For The Song</strong>&nbsp;podcast featuring&nbsp;<strong>Mike Heaton</strong> from English multi-million record selling indie rock band&nbsp;<strong>Embrace</strong>. I am your host&nbsp;<strong>Dane Campbell</strong>&nbsp;and I play drums for&nbsp;<strong>Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons</strong>&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;<strong>Straight Lines</strong>.</p><br><p>In this episode, Mike explains his drumming routes and how he joined <strong>Embrace</strong>. He also tells us about having gigantic record label budgets for recording their earlier albums '<strong>The Good Will Out</strong>,' '<strong>Drawn From Memory</strong>,' <strong>'If You've Never Been</strong>' &amp; '<strong>Out Of Nothing</strong>' and how <strong>Chris Martin</strong> from <strong>Coldplay</strong> approached them with the song '<strong>Gravity</strong>' which was a big hit from the '<strong>Out Of Nothing</strong>' album. He also explains why their <strong>Official England Football</strong> single '<strong>World At Your Feet</strong>' possibly harmed the reputation of the band despite it becoming a big hit at the time.</p><br><p>He also talks how got involved with <strong>Code Drum Heads</strong> and invested into the company himself and how they are now trying to take on the three major industry giants <strong>Remo</strong>, <strong>Evans</strong> &amp; <strong>Aquarian</strong> drum heads - <a href="www.codedrumheads.co.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>www.codedrumheads.co.uk</strong></a></p><br><p>He also talks about a