Lady drummers are not a gimmick, they are more than a chick with sticks, they are pioneers and the heartbeat of some of the greatest songs of all time. — An audio engineer once approached Karen Carpenter and said, “Your boyfriend has trained you well for you to come and set up his drums for him.” Karen smiled and replied, “I am the drummer”. Drumming, like most of the music industry, has been male-dominated. Conversations around drummers, male performers, and…