Don't look in here, especially drummers

let him do his thing and just base your whole band around him. If that doesn't work tell him to be quiet

I'm not sure that is the answer. Should they crank up the volume so that the congregation is annoyed by the noise? It wouldn't cure the problem.

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It's probably his style. If you get him quieter sticks, he'll probably just hit harder. Some drummers like to be louder than others.

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i hate these but they do quited the drummer down....unless its one of the drummers of the chruch i go to....

Take up the highland bagpipes. They can outplay anything.

Maybe you can have a session specifically focused on making him softer. Everytime he plays to loud, hit him with a rolled up newspaper or something.

Okay, seriously, he probably thinks that his way of playing is best. First you have to convince him otherwise. Then comes the difficult task for him to break his old habits. This is probably not the best comparison, but when I first taught myself pennywhistle, I played English style. Now when I try to play Irish style, it's extremely difficult not to slide into English. The point is that your drummer has to be extremely committed to changing and be willing to put a lot of time into it. It will be like completely relearning. If he's not willing (or able), you'll either have to deal with the noise or get a new drummer.