This might be of relevance to the folks on this forum. YouTube link.
TL;DR of the 20-minute video:
Oh wow. Believe it or not, but I totally understand where he’s coming from. He made the decision to actually make a clean “cut” and move on to bigger and better things.
I totally recognize the energy cycle of about 5 to 7 years. Going all in, grinding out the content and videos etc. and then… if you cannot expand your business and bring other people in (like Drumeo, or Scotts Bass Lessons) at some point your energy sort of has to shift to other things.
I got an office job, dealt with health issues etc. and am completely fine with keeping everything for the QFG running, doing a livestream etc. (and since my Yamaha meeting I do feel the itch to start recording some new stuff at least about the FGDPs… who knows)
But the cycle… and that at some point you have to move on completely (dragon) or partially (me) is a very real thing.
I find this also very relatable - actually both ways how to deal with it.
Yes—very relatable. I’ve walked around few different blocks myself, and when the senioritis hits, my antidote is usually to throw myself into the project and get excited again.
Honestly, the FGDP seems to have real legs right now. I’ve probably “sold” four of them in the last six months just by showing my friends what I’m up to on the pads! 
If you do have new video ideas brewing, I—and I think the broader community—would love to see them!
The dragon guy’s website is still up… now apparently shutting down March 1st. Putting aside the going-out-of-business sale that’s lasted nearly six months, I have a legit question.
If one doesn’t adopt the dragon guy’s pad layout (no chance that’ll happen for me), is there any value in the content? There’s no doubting the guy drums like a beast, so I’m wondering if the 100 bucks is worth it to get some additional finger-drum specific content. I ask especially as I begin to see the finish line for the QFG content.
I know a few people on this site have actually purchased his course. Comments or opinions on my question: worth it if I don’t use his layout?
Thanks! 
-David
Spending money on education is generally a good thing. Better than buying a new device in a fit of GAS 
But on the other hand, you like the QFG layout and you’ve already bought the whole course. I think that knowledge will last you a lifetime!
I used only the free QFG materials, and the most useful advice from Robert was to practice regularly, even if it’s just 10 minutes a day. Huge thanks to him for that!
Hmm.. is there still a link somewhere to the 100 bucks firesale for Dragon? I was kinda interested but only found this thread now.
Seems like Rob needs a new challenge! Maybe try playing Haitian Konpa, especially as a guitar player. It’s the natural follow up to the Reggae lesson haha
I got an email from Dragon asking me to mention the October deadline for shutting down over here, which I think is a good thing to do. Apparently the $100 firesale is still going on! Maybe I should but this to preserve the legacy…
Here’s the email:
Hey Robert,
I hope you’ve been doing well! It’s been a while since we talked over
Zoom. I know you might have also stepped away from finger drumming
like I’m doing, and I hope life & career have been good to you lately!
I wanted to reach out because I’m permanently retiring Dragon Finger
Drums on October 1st. Before public enrollment closes, I’ve made my
complete 35-hour lesson and workshop library available for $100 with
lifetime access.
Since Quest for Groove is one of the main places finger drummers go to
learn and connect, would you be open to sharing the final availability
with your community in whatever way feels natural? A brief forum post,
newsletter mention, or resource link would help make sure people who
could benefit from the system hear about it while it is still public.
My main goal is to give the finger drumming community one last chance
to benefit from the system before enrollment disappears. I’d be happy
to give you complimentary access if you’d like to look through the
actual lesson content first.
It’s been a wild ride teaching finger drumming over the past few
years, bittersweet to be retiring but I realized I should do whatever
I can to just get this into the hands of as many finger drummers as
possible because it just won’t be available after October 1st.
Hopefully some other musicians out there can take what I’ve developed
and run even further with it.
Here is the page:
https://dragonfingerdrums.com
All the best,
Dragon
I’d considering purchasing the content to learn from, but I’ve been hesitant because his style of playing (as I understand it from the 3 or 4 free videos of his I’ve watched on YouTube) is so different from what we learn here at QFG.
Has anyone taken a peek? Can anyone vouch for the content? I could imagine a lot of “meta” lessons being quite useful irregardless of finger layout. But it’d be nice to know before blowing the hundred bucks.
Thanks!
-D