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Greg kicks things off this week with a recap of the The Loman Brothers show at Bossa Bistro this past weekend in a 'Tales from the Concert.' Jay and Nick were in attendance and share their thoughts. If you missed it, it was an incredible show, but you can watch a solid recap of the performance over on Sandi Redman's YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knKHDXUYzvESong: The Loman Brothers - “Actual Proof” (Herbie Hancock)Jay watched the Yacht Rock Doc that Greg covered last week and he loved it. YouTube perrsonality, multi-instrumentalist and music educator Rick Beato watch it too, and he hated it. Jay takes us down to Hot Topical to discuss.Song: Sam Fender - “People Watching”The Drummers of Frank Zappa was a special released on Drum Channel over 16 years ago, but it's new to Nick! He recaps the conversations had by Terry Bozzio, Chad Wackerman, Chester Thompson, Ralph Humphrey and Ruth Underwood about their time playing with the legendary composer. You can watch it too on Drum Channel's YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruB1JplOmTwSong: Frank Zappa - “RDNZL” (from You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore, Vol 2)

Hello everyone! Billy A. here with my guest Cole Marcus, who is no stranger to our Drum Channel audience. I remember meeting and seeing Cole mesmerize a crowd at a NAMM SHOW when he was four years old, which doesn't sound odd these days, but over two decades ago, it wasn't as common as now. These days, now twenty-five years old, Cole has released a new single “Cause & Effect,” which he wrote, recorded, sang, as well as playing all the instruments.   In this segment, we talk about recording, songwriting, his early years appearing in movies, and TV commercials, and transitioning into composing for films. Let's welcome Cole back to Drum Channel. Enjoy!

Hello everyone, Billy Amendola here on Drum Channel with my long-time friend and R&B/Soul legend Earl Young.    Earl, known as the founder and singer of the group The Trammps, (and recording drummer) took the disco world to the mainstream pop charts with their smash hit “Disco Inferno” among others.    Always having success as both a vocalist as well as a drummer, many didn't realize that Earl, along with the rhythm section, of the late, Ronnie Baker and Norman Harris, created what's known as TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)   Along with producers/songwriters Gamble & Huff, the trio went on to record classic R&B/Soul hits throughout the 70s. Creating a sound all their own.    When the Baker, Harris, and Young hit-making machine stretched out to form MFSB and Salsoul Orchestra, the trio took their trademark sound with them.    Let's listen in on how Earl's career started from his early childhood to his teens, to an adult, to a now young 84-year-old, who's still out playing and touring with his version of Earl Young and The Trammps. This show is a history lesson for sure. Enjoy! 

Hello everyone! John Cowsill is back, and this time he brought his beautiful wife Vicki.    Most of you on Drum Channel should be familiar with John's career, he's been drumming almost as long as he's been walking.    We're going to talk about his appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show at age eight years old with his family band The Cowsills, and their hit song, “The Rain The Park and Other Things” (which most people know as “The Flower Girl” song.) and also the inspiration for the popular TV show The Partridge Family and more.    We speak to Vikki about her group The Bangles, featuring Debbi Peterson (Vicki's sister) on drums & vocals, Susanna Hoffs on guitar & vocals, and bassist Micki Steele (who before joining in 1983, was in The Runaways for a minute) replacing original and now current bassist Annette Zilinaskas.   The female foursome went on to become one of the most popular bands of the eighties with hits, “Manic Monday,” Walk Like an Egyptian,” Eternal Flame,” and “Hazy Shade of Winter,” along with sold-out tours all over the world.   Vicki's sister Debbi also joins us, via Zoom, to talk about her experience as the drummer/singer in the Bangles, getting started, a few of her influences, and more.    Happy New Year! Let's enjoy! 

Hello, my Drum Channel family! Billy Amendola here in my “Bubble” with, our special guest, superstar Rick Astley.    Before exploding on the pop charts in the 1980s, Astley was playing drums in bands and singing from behind the kit. Once he stepped out front, a new calling began. He was labeled one of the best singers to come out of the U.K. and take America by storm with his powerhouse vocal style with his two number-one hits, “Never Gonna Give You Up” and “Together Forever.”    Working for songwriters/producers Stock, Aitken, and Waterman, the most successful songwriting and producing teams of the 80s, scoring more than 100 UK top 40 hits and selling over 40 million records, Rick became an international star.    In 1993, Rick took a six-year hiatus to take a break from stardom to raise a family. He was itching to return after seeing how much he was missed and respected in the industry by writing, recording, and playing all the instruments in his home studio as a present to himself, turning 50 years old.    He has since released new music, played huge shows, and found out Dave Grohl and one of his favorite bands, the Foo Fighters, were huge fans.    Rick talks about his insight into the songwriting and recording process, as well as his continued passion for playing drums.    Listen to this one with your family and friends. Enjoy the words & music. 

Hello Hello! Billy Amendola in my “Bubble” with today's guest, who is not only one of the most respected musicians/producers on the planet, but he's also been a mentor, an inspiration, and a dear friend to me for decades. He appeared on the scene in NYC from Michigan as a drummer and teacher. A few of his students include Omar Hakim, the late Tony Thompson, and many others who launched successful careers. At 21, he joined the Mahavishnu Orchestra on the recommendation of their previous drummer (who was at the top of his game with the title “greatest drummer”), the one and only Billy Cobham. Now a band-member, he goes from the road into the studio to work on the next Mahavishnu album with John McLaughlin, Jan Hammer, and legendary Beatles producer George Martin.    A few years later, he took the world by storm on the dance floor by releasing his solo album; singing, writing, producing, and playing, and he became a star in his own right.   If that wasn't enough, a few years later, he became one of the world's Top Ten producers of all time, crafting number-one hits for Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, George Michael, Mariah Carey, Cindy Blackman, the list goes on and on.   With Multiple hit records, Grammy after Grammy, as a band leader, solo artist, producer, singer/songwriter, spiritual leader, and drummer, touring with Jeff Beck, Journey, and his band, there's nothing the man can't do.   We catch up to discuss his latest album “Euphoria” and more. Please welcome Narada Michael Walden back to Drum Channel. Enjoy! 

Hello Everyone, welcome to “Billy's Bubble” on Drum Channel. Today's show features my co-host, longtime friend, and the beat on every Billy Joel hit, Liberty DeVitto.   Lib & I got together to honor and pay tribute to the late great Hall of Fame drummer Dino Danelli.  The legendary drummer best known as an innovator, inspiration, and influence to thousands of musicians, first with the 60/70s band The Rascals, featuring Gene Cornish, Felix Cavaliere, and Eddie Bragati (managed by Sid Bernstein), and then as a band member of Bulldog, FotoMaker, and Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul.  The day this podcast is airing is the one-year date Danelli passed away on December 15, 2022, at age 78. Billy & Lib, along with a little help from a few fellow admires, and friends, to talk all things Dino, The Rascals, and more. Enjoy this special episode. 

Hello everyone! This is a “Billy's Bubble” segment here on Drum Channel, and my guest today is a friend and drummer/bandmate for one of the most popular pop/rock bands on the planet, The Struts. The new album “Pretty Vicious” is the band's fourth album, and each gets better and better. The band is ending the 2023 tour and already getting prepared for 2024. Gethin and I talk about a few tracks from the latest album, advice on keeping a band together, keeping egos in check, and what it's like to be a “Rock Star.” I'm happy to welcome Gethin back. It's always a pleasure. Enjoy!

Hello everyone, Billy A. and my guest today on Drum Channel is Rick Springfield's Jorge Palacios.    Jorge has been touring and recording with Springfield since 2010.    The gig was originally scheduled for three days as a fill-in for drummer Roger Carter, who was going through health issues at the time and it became the start of a long music relationship with Rick and the band.    In the nineties, Jorge was playing in the Mustard Seeds with two members who also went on to be part of Springfield's band, guitarist George Bernhardt and bassist Matt Bissonette.    Let's find out about touring with Rick, Jorge's early days, his personal family sacrifices, and more.  Let's welcome Jorge Palacios to Drum Channel. Enjoy! 

Hello everyone! Billy Amendola here, and my show today is one of my “Billy's Bubble” segments, featuring Marshall Chess, the son of Chess Records founder Leonard Chess. Chess, a Polish/Jewish immigrant, and his brother Phil created what many describe as “America's Greatest Blues label.”    You've heard of Willie Dixon, Howlin Wolf, Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, Muddy Waters, and other legendary blues musicians from The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, and The Beatles. They all were pioneers on the legendary label.    My guest, Marshal Chess, now 81 years young, grew up in the studio and became vice-president in 1969 before going on to become president of GRT, and then creating Rolling Stones Records, and becoming executive producer of The Rolling Stones albums “Sticky Fingers” and “Exile on Main Street.    Also featured on the show is Marshal's long-time collaborator, producer/drummer/engineer Keith Leblanc. The two met at SugarHill Records and have worked together since.    They now have a new record, “The Chess Project,” featuring seasoned players and singers who reinterpret Chess gems from Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Memphis Slim, Little Walter, and Sonny Boy Williamson. The album is titled “New Moves.”    Keith, both an acoustic drummer and a pioneer in programming and playing drum machines and electronic loops, became known with his band Tackhead, who were successful in Europe, where Keith lived for a few years. His solo record, “No Sell Out,” is one of the first sample-based releases.    Keith kick-started his career at SugarHill Records and later Tommy Boy Records, two of the most successful labels in hip-hop and dance music.    In the '90s, Keith worked in the studio with producer Trevor Horn in the UK, programming, and playing drums with Annie Lennox, Tina Turner, and Seal's first album, among others.    Let's dive into this historical career with two pioneers in our industry and welcome Marshal & Keith to Drum Channel. Enjoy! 

Hello everyone, Billy Amendola here with my guest today, drummer T.J. Steinwart from the upcoming independent rock band Feel. If you're a fan of late 60s British rock drumming and California 70s blues/rock, you will dig T.J. and the band Feel. The vibe of the young band from St. Louis, Missouri, floats back to the sounds of Humble Pie, Bad Company, Led Zeppelin, and the Black Crows combined with flavors reminiscent of newer generation bands like Rival Sons & Dirty Honey. I am a fan of finding new music and drummers, especially bands, which we don't have enough of. I came across a video of the band, and I liked it enough to do research to find out more about T.J. and the band. Let's welcome him to Drum Channel and find out the story bbehind Feel, one of the new bands keeping the rock flag flying high and proud. Enjoy!

Hello everyone, Billy Amendola here on Drum Channel with my guest, Donald Barrett.   Donald recently wrapped up a Las Vegas residency with superstar artist Lady GaGa on her “Piano & Jazz” show.    Over the years, Donald has toured and or performed with Toni Braxton, Seal, Tony Bennett, Sade, Pussycat Dolls, Dolly Parton, and Josh Kelly. From 2006 to 2009, Donald was the house band drummer for TV's “Last Call With Carson Daly.”   DC chats with Donald about his Vegas Jazz gig with GaGa featuring a thirty-piece-orchestra, learning brushes from Ed Thigpen, playing in church, playing cruise ships, moving to California, being a music director for Colbie Caillat, and more.     Let's welcome Donald to the Drum Channel Podcast. Enjoy!

Hello everyone, Billy Amendola and I'm in Brooklyn, New York in my bubble for this special episode. My guests today are two members of the band Mammoth WVH Garrett Whitlock and Wolfgang Van Halen. As on the previous Mammoth debut, which started as a solo project, Van Halen writes and plays all the instruments, vocals and drums.  Band member Garrett Whitlock and leader and founder Wolfgang Van Halen both share drumming duties on the video for the bands new single “I'm Alright.” On tour, Garrett plays drums while Wolfgang sings, plays guitar, bass and fronts the band. DC talks to both Garrett and Wolfgang, who played together in Tremonti before joining forces for Mammoth WVH, about their playing and personal relationship, the current tour, being band members and more. Let's welcome them to Drum Channel. Enjoy! 

Hello everyone, welcome to “Billy's Bubble” on Drum Channel. In this segment, we talk to independent country/pop artist Jessica Lynn.    Jess recently returned from a long-awaited two-month European tour that was planned to take place just as the pandemic began.    We talk to Jess about the tour, her career as an independent artist/singer/songwriter, her tips, and her determination to stick to her gut feelings while maintaining passion, focus, and positive energy. And she plays drums!    Jess' first full-length record, "Lone Rider," was released in 2022. It landed on the top of the charts on Amazon Music as the only female and independent artist in the Top 5. She shortly after reached the #1 spot in both the USA and UK.    On iTunes, the release also charted in the US at #5 in country music, breaking the Top 20 in Canada and the Top 50 in Belgium.    “Lone Rider's” debut went on to chart at #41 on the Top Current Country Albums Chart by Music Connect / Billboard, securing Jessica's spot as the only independent artist in the Top 45.   Let's learn more about Jess and warmly welcome her to my bubble and the Drum Channel family. 

Hello everyone! My guest today is Hooters drummer and long-time band member David Uosikkinen.    David and the band recently recorded and released a new album, “Rocking & Swing,” that took the band back to their original ska/reggae sound from the early eighties.    The band of forty-plus years has just wrapped up their European/US tour, their first lengthy tour in decades.    David has a documentary, “Heart of The Beat,” that premiered in October 2023 at Philadelphia's longest-running indie film festival. I've seen the film and for as long as I've been a fan of David & The Hooters, I learned more than what I knew. And, there's cool photos and footage. I like its casual and honest narrative.    Let's welcome David to Drum Channel to talk about the incredible success of the band, the documentary, his solo project “In The Pocket” and more! 

Hello, it's me, Billy Amendola, on “Billy's Bubble here on Drum Channel.  My guest today is music director Ray Chew. Ray was a child prodigy since the age of six, he was a first-call studio and touring musician since the mid-seventies, and he's been on TV producing and leading house bands for over two decades.  He's worked with Melba Moore, Ashford & Simpson, Luther Vandross, Roberta Flack, Donny Hathaway, Diana Ross, Rihanna, Carrie Underwood, Pharrell Williams, Justin Bieber, Aretha Franklin, Lenny Kravitz, Pitbull, Queen Latifah, and Jennifer Hudson to name a few.  His TV shows as music director and performer include, Live at the Apollo, American Idol, The Grammy's, Primetime at the Emmys, both Miss Universe and Miss USA Pageants, and Macys Thanksgiving Parade and 4th of July Celebrations. These days, since 2014, you can catch him on the hit TV show Dancing With The Stars.  Let's welcome Ray Chew to Drum Channel. Enjoy! 

Hello everyone, Billy Amendola here in NYC on the Drum Channel Podcast.  Today, my guest, Daxx Nielsen, who joined the superstar band Cheap Trick over a decade ago, talks with us about his experience with the legendary band, sharing a tour opening with Rod Stewart, his early years with his original band Harmony Riley with his brother Miles, and more.  Let's welcome Daxx to Drum Channel. Enjoy! 

Hello, everyone, and welcome to Drum Channel East. The Bronx is in the house today! My guest Tony Cintron, is best known as both a percussionist and drum set player. A native New Yorker Tony has recorded and toured with many of the best in the industry playing R&B, smooth-jazz, Latin-jazz, salsa, gospel, pop and rock.   One of Tony's first big gigs out of New York City was with legendary vocalist Roberta Flack at Carnegie Hall, sharing rhythm section duties with bassist Marcus Miller and the late great percussionist Ralph MacDonald. That experience led him to gigs with R&B singers Phyllis Hyman, Angela Bofill, Audrey Wheeler, Lisa Lisa, Phil Perry, and more.    In the early eighties, Tony became a band member of the group Unlimited Touch, which had a few dance hits, especially “I Hear Music in The Streets,” which hit number six on the Dance charts in 1981, and was later sampled by producer Sean Combs (Diddy) in 1999 for the Faith Evans song "All Night Long.”   Let's Welcome, Tony Cintron to Drum Channel.

After almost a year off, Brynner returns to the show to give an in-depth look at what's transpired during the last year that has made the relaunch of The Mixing Board (TMB) podcast delay.  

Hello everyone, welcome to “Billy's Bubble” here on Drum Channel. Joining Amendola for this week's cover story features one of the most popular hit-making young producers, musicians, and songwriters Pete Nappi.  Billy first met Pete in 2016 at an off-tour show in Brooklyn, New York for iHeart radio station Z-100. Nappi was drumming and producing his LA-based trio, Ocean Park Standoff, who had just released their self-titled EP on Hollywood Records. The band was riding the success of their hit single “Good News,” which became one of the most requested songs on the station's playlist.  Fast forward four years later, and Nappi is on his way to becoming a hit-making machine, producing the international #1 hit “abcdefu” by Atlantic Records' newly signed teen, Gayle. From there, Pete proceeded to work with Jared Leto (30 Seconds To Mars), Mike Shinoda (Linkin Park), Kesha, Shinedown, Meghan Trainor, and Chainsmokers, to name a few.  The Berklee College of Music student who studied film scoring and classical percussion with a minor in conducting, as well as honing his production skills, scored a publishing deal with Universal Music Group under the guidance of Arthouse publisher, singer-songwriter Kara DioGuardi.  Nappi recently wrote, played, and produced the Jonas Brothers sixth studio record, The Album, containing the first two hit singles, “Waffle House” and "Wings, as well as producing and co-writing the latest Maroon Five album.  Let's listen in as Pete tells Drum Channel his journey from touring drummer to producer/songwriter and more. Enjoy! 

Hello everyone, Billy A. here, and my guest is drummer/producer/composer Tal Bergman.  Tal has worked with Billy Idol, Chaka Khan, B.B. King, Dave Mason, Roger Daltrey, Sammy Hagar, Simple Minds, Joe Bonamassa, Billy Gibbons, Herb Alpert, Chris Botti, Terence Trent D'Arby, Peter Cetera, Heart, Belinda Carlisle, A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul and LL Cool J. to name a few.  Tal is also an Associate Producer and drummer on the seven-time multi-platinum and Grammy nominated album “It Had To Be You ... The Great American Songbook by Rod Stewart.” And if that's not enough he's the bandleader, producer, and drummer of his jazz-funk supergroup Rock Candy Funk Party.  Let's welcome Tal Bergman to Drum Channel. Enjoy!

Hello, it's me, Billy Amendola, here at Drum Channel East with my guest Joey Cassata. I   I first became aware of Joey and his band ZO2 with the Z brothers Paulie and the late David Z., from their IFC comedy TV series Z Rock.    The trio recorded a few albums, and went on tour opening for their childhood idols. Joey is also a member Trans Siberian Orchestra for thirteen plus years. He's written an Amazon top-selling biography, and performed on Broadway with Josh Groban. Let's welcome Joey to Drum Channel. 

Hello everyone, welcome to Drum Channel. I'm Billy Amendola, and my guest for this segment is Brian Dunne. Brian is currently on tour backing both Daryl Hall and Todd Rundgren.    Dunne is also the house drummer for the TV show “Live from Daryl's House.” Let's welcome Brian to Drum Channel. 

Hello everyone and welcome to Drum Channel. Billy Amendola here at DC East studios with my guest Rocky Bryant.  Rocky is one of those players who has performed and or recorded with numerous amount of superstars but remains in the background, not one to rest on his laurels, his goal is to do his job and he does it well; in any genre. He's both a hired gun on the road as well as a recording artist, including his solo record. “The View From Here.” (featuring an excellent remake of the George Harrison track “I Want To Tell You.”)  Over his long career, Bryant has recorded and or performed with Paula Abdul, he's been a band member of the Family Stand, and Bradford Marsalis' Buckshot LeFonque, he recorded with Dianne Reeves (recording her grammy award winning album), Peter Frampton, Cyndi Lauper, Daryl Hall and since 2016 a member touring and recording with Average White Band, among others.  And if that wasn't enough, he returned to the Broadway scene in 2019, to be on stage for “Tina, The Tina Turner Musical.” Let's welcome Rocky to our Drum Channel family!  Thanks everyone, and I'll see you next time on Drum Channel! Enjoy! 

Hi, Billy Amendola here. Welcome to Drum Channel! East Long Island is in the house today! My buddies Joe Franco (The Good Rats, Twisted Sister, Widowmaker with Dee Snider, & Beatstreet Studio owner) and Blue Oyster Cults Jules Radino, who's been playing with the legendary band for twenty-years, came back to Brooklyn to talk drums and drumming and share career advice and more. Let's welcome Jules and Joe to Drum Channel. Enjoy! 

Hello everyone,   Billy Amendola here on Drum Channel and I'm excited to introduce you to a drummer/multi-instrument from Israel, Yoni Madar. (whose handle on Instagram is Johnny Mathar)   I've been watching his videos on social media for almost close to a year before I reached out to say hello, and let me tell you, if you haven't seen him play, you must look him up after listening to this podcast.    Yoni, has a style and technique all his own. Some of what he plays is complex and seems impossible, at times; and not only on drums, his approach to learning and practice is definitely “out of the box!”    Let's get to know Yoni and welcome him to our Drum Channel family. Enjoy! 

Hello everyone Billy Amendola here; Welcome to Drum Channel.  Today my guest is a young up-and-coming drummer Molly Rose.  Molly, born and raised in Northern California, took an interest in drums at four years old and at eight years old got her first drum set. At sixteen, she placed 2nd in the international “Hit Like A Girl” contest and, after graduating high school, moved to Los Angeles where she studied and earned a Bachelor's Degree at Musicians Institute.  In 2020, she took to the internet posting drumming videos on TikTok under the name “Country Drummer Girl.” Her love of country music recently brought her to Nashville where she currently resides.  In May 2023, Molly appeared on a band competition show on AXS TV titled “Banded.” (Which was created by my long-time-friend, singer/songwriter, and superstar model, Wendy Starland) The band Molly performed with won the first series competition.  Let's find out more about the TV show and Molly Rose here on Drum Channel.  Thank you all for visiting us, see you next time! Enjoy! 

Hello everyone and welcome to “Billy's Bubble” here on Drum Channel. Today's guest is singer-songwriter, actress, TV personality, and Broadway star Debbie Gibson.  Debbie has released eleven studio albums, six compilation albums, one box set, and forty-six singles.  Gibson's career goes back to 1986, while still in her early teenage years, writing and recording her debut Atlantic Records album Out the Blue. The first single “Only In My Dreams,” landed in the top five on the Billboard charts and put Debbie on the map as one of the youngest artists to write and record their own material. The track featured our very own DC podcast host Billy Amendola on Simmons drums. It went on to sell five million copies to date and went gold and platinum.  Still relevant today Debbie is on “The Body Remembers Encore” U.S. summer tour for her latest album, The Body Remembers, which features former Cinderella drummer Fred Coury as one of the producers.  Debbie and Billy catch up on a phone call to talk about all things drums and more. Enjoy! 

Hello everyone! Welcome to Drum Channel East in Brooklyn, NY.    Today my guest (and neighbor) is Jake Slichter from the band Semisonic.    The band's number-one Billboard hit “Closing Time" was released on March 10, 1998, as the first single from the trio's second album, and for months into years, till now, you've heard it on mainstream radio and in every bar/club on the planet at the end of every night!    Jake, stopped by the studio only three days home after a month-long tour, the band's first in twenty years, to chat about the road, teaching writing as a professor at Sarah Lawrence College, the band's rise and successful career, and more.    Let's welcome Jake to Drum Channel. Enjoy! 

Hello everyone! Welcome to the Drum Channel podcast with Billy Amendola and his guest Van Romaine.  Van has been touring the world (and in recent years as music director) with  Latin/pop superstar Enrique Iglesias for fourteen years.  In between you can find him recording and performing in a band with former Deep Purple guitarist Steve Morse among others.  Let's welcome Van to the Drum Channel east coast studio where he and Billy discuss his early years, studying with studio guru Gary Chester, bands/artists he's worked with, playing on one of the biggest hip-hop songs and so much more. Enjoy! 

Hello again! Billy Amendola here on Drum Channel with my guest Aaron Comess of the Spin Doctors.  The Spin Doctors are one of America's greatest bands. Formed over thirty-five years ago, the band still sells out shows and makes new recordings.  Let's jump right in and welcome Aaron to the East Coast DC studio in Brooklyn, NY. 

Hello everyone, and welcome to the Drum Channel east coast studio in Brooklyn, NY. I'm Billy Amendola and my guest today is drummer/co-founder, and long-time-band-member of the band Living Colour since 1984. He's no stranger to Drum Channel, and has been a previous guest with host Don Lombardi and is a favorite to our DC audience.   Will has won two Grammy Awards, one in 1989 for Best Hard Rock Performance by a Group and again for Best Hard Rock Performance in 1990. Living Colour also won an international rock award in 1991 for Best Rock Band.  Living Colour has released six studio albums rising to fame with their debut album Vivid in 1988. Although they recorded several hits, they will always be known for their signature song, "Cult of Personality,” which won a Grammy in 1990 for Best Hard Rock Performance. The band was also named Best New Artist at the 1989 MTV Video Music Awards. Let's check in. I'll see you all next time on Drum Channel. Thank you for listening!

Hi everyone, welcome to this week's Drum Podcast with Billy Amendola and his guest Lou Santiago Jr.  Lou is another of what you could call one of Billy's “students.” He didn't need to teach him to play drums (he already had that down); Billy would proudly offer life/business advice over the years whenever asked.    Lou went from being in the military, studying at The Collective in NYC, to winning the Undiscovered Modern Drummer contest in 2003 and performing at the prestigious MD Festival. (Billy and Lou talk about the life lesson learned from that experience)    From there, Santiago made a name in the business by touring with artists that sold out shows, becoming a family man, an educator of drums, and attending school to become a medical doctor.    Lou is back and ready to combine his playing, educating (with his 99-cent drum lesson program), and healing through the practice of medicine. Let's welcome Lou Santiago Jr. to Drum Channel. Enjoy! 

Hello everyone and welcome to the Drum Channel east coast studio in Brooklyn, NY with Billy Amendola and his two guests drummers Andrew Campanelli and PJ Howard from the eight-piece-band The Revivalists.  The New Orleans band broke onto the scene in 2015 with their double platinum Billboard Hot 100 hit "Wish I Knew You." Since then, the band has had more than 800 million streams with hits such as "Change" and "All My Friends." The band will be releasing their fifth studio album Pour It Out Into The Night on June 3rd, 2023 and are currently gearing up for summer festivals, including the New Orleans Jazz Fest, Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, and a co-headline tour with The Head and The Heart and Band of Horses this summer into early fall. The groups latest single “Kid” and the album Pour It Out Into The Night is out TODAY as we speak. Let's welcome Andrew Campanelli and P.J. Howard to the Drum Channel Podcast.  Thank you to Carla at Press Here Publicity for arraigning for us to get together.  Thank you Andrew & PJ and all our listeners. I'll see you next time on Drum Channel. Bye! 

Hello! Welcome to Drum Channel with Billy Amendola and his guests, percussionist Danny Reyes and drummer Chris Fryar of the Zac Brown Band.  Billy catches up with long-time official band members before they head out on tour for the summer and into the fall. The band has been on top of their game for ten-plus years, selling out stadiums and charting hits on both the country and pop charts.    Before joining Zac Brown, de los Reyes toured with Earth, Wind, & Fire, Don Henley, Sheryl Crow, and Ricky Martin to name a few.   Danny's father, the legendary Walfredo Reyes, Sr. (who turned 90 in May, 2023) and his late grandfather Walfredo de los II were forerunners of the Cuban orchestra genre.    Chris fills us in on what led him to become a member of ZBB, his short time at North State University, and the Mississippi University for Women, his early days, advice on being a band-member, and more. Let's listen! 

Hello and welcome to Drum Channel with your host Billy Amendola. For this episode, Billy chats with his long-time-pal, Rich Redmond. Since moving to Nashville from Connecticut more than twenty-five years ago, Rich is best know touring and recording with multi platinum country rocker Jason Aldean for nearly two decades. He has recorded over 30 #1 radio hits and has performed to millions of fans in iconic venues across the globe. He's also an actor, author and motivational speaker.  Recently, Redmond was the drummer in the super-group tribute to the late Gary Rossington, the lone remaining member of Southern Rock legends Lynyrd Skynyrd. He rocked the beat at the CMT Awards show with Slash, Billy Gibbons, Warren Haynes, Paul Rodgers and Chuck Leavell; with backing vocals by Wynona Judd and LeAnn Rimes.  Let's listen in. Enjoy. 

Hi everyone, welcome to Drum Channel. I'm Billy Amendola, and joining me at the DC east-coast studio is Brianna Sig of the Philadelphia-based rock band Soraia.  Brianna and the band were in town for a promo tour to support their new single “Bloom,” and Brianna graciously stopped in before soundcheck to chat about being a band member, her early years, and more. 

Hello everyone! Welcome to Drum Channel. I'm Billy Amendola, and my guests in this segment are notable, versatile players and educators. Please welcome two of the finest Daniel Glass and Jason Gianni.  We talk to Daniel about his early days, his band Royal Crown Revue, his trio, and more.  Jason, a long time teacher and session musician tells us about his television and radio recordings, the Collective in NYC and so much more.  Welcome Daniel Glass & Jason Gianni to Drum Channel. Enjoy! 

Our guest today Corky Laing recently celebrated his seventy-fifth birthday on January 26th, 2023. The Canadian drummer is not slowing down; he's actively busy recording and performing all over the world.  Never resting on his laurels, Laing never stopped playing, and to this day, he continues to front his new band, record and write a new album, “Finnish Sessions,” and squeeze in live performances.  Corky will always be known as a member of the 70s superstar-legendary band Mountain, which also featured guitar God Leslie West and bassist and producer Felix Papalardi. The band's hit “Mississippi Queen” (co-written by Laing) is one of the most popular songs in the history of rock music. Everyone knows it from the cowbell count-in and Leslie's guitar riff that no one has ever forgotten.  Listen in as we discuss not only Mountain but also West, Bruce & Laing” (yes, that Jack Bruce, from Cream). We discussed the new album with his new band from Finland, where Corky has been living, traveling back and forth from there to Long Island, to Canada to NYC.  I've known Corky for over thirty years, and I will tell you, his energy is uplifting, and he's enjoying a fantastic ride into his upper years.  Fans of Mountain and anyone who digs big powerful drums and hooky guitar riffs will enjoy his latest album. There are even a few ballads and guest appearances.  Thanks for listening and supporting Drum Channel. See you next week!

Hello, my friends; welcome to Drum Channel. Billy A. here with my guest Joan Jett's Michael McDermott.   In 2022, Mike was part of the most successful arena tour we've seen the likes of in years.    We also discuss his previous band, The Bouncing Souls, and how becoming a Blackheart emerged.    McDermott and Jett are currently back out on the road sharing a tour with Bryan Adams. Let's listen in. Enjoy!

Hello everyone, welcome to the Drum Channel Podcast! I'm Billy Amendola and my guest is Tucker Rule. You may know Tucker from the hard-rock-emo-band Thursday, formed in 1997 in New Jersey. The band has been considered an influence on the music scene in the 2000s, and is credited as forerunners of the emo/screaming vocal sound.  But, that was then and this is now and Tucker's new project L.S. Dunes is a mix of a who's who of friends from popular bands.  L.S. Dunes debut album, Past Lives was released in November 2022, has generated three singles. Also, joining Tucker is his bass-player Tim Payne from Thursday. So, trust me when I say “the rhythm section is solid.” We talk about the new album, gear, touring, what's next and more.  Let's listen in and welcome Tucker Rule to Drum Channel. 

Hello everyone, welcome to Billy's Bubble on Drum Channel. For this segment, we're going to talk with Clubhouse Studio Owner, Paul Antonell.  Paul, no stranger to the studio, found his passion for recording at sixteen years old and has gone on to work with Parliament-Funkadelic, Shawn Mendes, Post Malone, and Natalie Merchant, to name a few.  Paul built his state-of-the- art-studio on isolated historic farm grounds a few miles outside of Rhinebeck, NY. The renovated barn has a full kitchen and five suites connected directly to the studio. It sounds like a musician's perfect vacation spot. The list of drummers who've recorded there is a list of who's who of superstars. We also have Clubhouse in-house engineer Mark Everton Gray joining us. Mark partnered with Paul and the studio in 2022 and has engineered/recorded hundreds of projects throughout his career. A few include Norah Jones, Lady Gaga, Mariah Carey, Michael Jackson, Maroon 5, The Killers, and Imagine Dragons.  Also joining us is Ace Frehley recording and touring drummer Matt Starr as well as legendary drum-tech, and drum maker Jeff Ocheltree. (joining us by phone)  Matt recently recorded at the Clubhouse for the first time with Jeff as his drum tech and has been raving about it ever since. There's something for everyone to learn from each of these experts in this segment; from running and owning a studio, to engineering, to drum-teching, and playing. Let's listen in! Enjoy! 

Hi everyone! Billy Amendola and my guest today on Drum Channel east is still feeling the excitement of his past gig less than a week ago.    His phone and messages have been blowing up with congratulations and show of support non-stop and we're excited he found the time to fill us in on what it was like to play the 2023 Super Bowl Half-Time Performance with Rihanna.   We talk about his set-up, gear, and keeping emotions in check under a high-pressure gig. We also go back to his beginnings and what led him to this point in his career.    A few of the artists Mike has toured and performed with besides Rihanna include, Janet Jackson, Justin Timberlake, Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Arianna Grande, Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato, Smokey Robinson, Alicia Keys, Eminem and Pharrell Williams to name a few. Reid has also performed in the house band at the BET Awards, Soul Train Awards, and the Oscars.   Let's welcome Mike Reid to Drum Channel. Enjoy! 

Hi everyone! Welcome to Drum Channel! I'm Billy Amendola, and my guest Dan LeRoy, has written what I would say is the most definitive book on the history of the drum machine and its importance to songwriting and musicians, and how that sound became acceptable to become the music heard around the world. In this segment, we'll discuss his book “DANCING TO THE DRUM MACHINE“ (How Electronic Percussion Conquered The World).  Dan dug deep with research, and the results are astounding! The book includes everyone from the inventors to the builders to the engineers, producers, songwriters, and musicians who made it the most popular sound since the late 60s till today. I highly recommend this book in your music library. Thanks everyone for listening, I appreciate you all very much for your support. Billy Amendola and I'll see you next time. Let's welcome Dan LeRoy to Drum Channel. Enjoy!

Hi everyone, Billy Amendola on Drum Channel with my guest Jim Bonfanti who is the drummer from one of my favorite bands and one of the forerunners of the 70s power pop sound, the Raspberries. Jim and I discuss his band experience in 1967, before the Raspberries, in a band initially called The Mods and transformed into The Choir. The band enjoyed success on the radio with a song called “It's Cold Outside,” which to many, is considered to be a forerunner of the garage rock sound era.  In 1970, Bonfanti, Eric Carmen, Dave Smalley, and Wally Bryson formed the Raspberries in Cleveland, Ohio. Together they produced three albums, eight singles, and a top ten with “Go All The Way.” More hit songs followed with “Let's Pretend,” “I Wanna Be With You,” and “Tonight.”  Producer Jimmy Ienner  (and engineer Shelly Yakus) are responsible for all four Raspberries albums. The group disbanded in 1975 after a five-year run, and Eric Carmen went on to a successful career as a solo artist. In 2004, the original quartet reunited and undertook a well-received reunion tour and live album in 2005. Billy Amendola signing off till next time. Thank you, Jim. Thanks, everyone! Let's listen. 

Hello everyone and welcome to Drum Channel. I'm Billy Amendola and my guest today is drummer/teacher/entrepreneur Ralph Rolle.  Ralph's day job for the past seventeen years has been playing with legendary producer/artist/guitarist Nile Rodgers and Chic. For twelve years in the the mid-nineties, Rolle spent time on TV as the drummer in the house band for “Showtime at the Apollo,” with music director Ray Chew.  Ralph's performance list includes artists: Sting, Bette Midler, Bono, Elvis Costello, Vanessa Williams, Mary J. Blige, Biggie Smalls, Queen Latifah, Erykah Badu, D'Angelo, John Legend, India Arie, Roger Daltrey, Dolly Parton, Freddie Jackson, Joss Stone, Stevie Wonder, Al Green, and many more.  In 1990, Rolle ran his production company “Phat Kat” recording, writing and producing major TV commercials, and in between all this, to this day, running a very successful cookie company, “Soul Snacks.“ Let's welcome one of the smoothest groove players on the planet to Drum Channel, Ralph Rolle. 

Hello everyone! Billy Amendola here on Drum Channel with my guest Corey Coverstone. Corey shares exclusive, personal news for Dirty Honey fans; he has recently decided to part ways with the popular band. It's not easy walking away from a situation you've dreamed about and then accomplishing it, perhaps a bit too quickly, and having the courage to let it go. We talk about his decision, what he's looking forward to accomplishing being off the road, and more.

Thank you for tuning into "Starting Small", a podcast about brand development, entrepreneurship, and innovation in the modern world. In this episode, I am joined by Don Lombardi of DW Drums and Drum Channel, the leading drum and hardware manufacturing company in the U.S. From their humble beginnings in a California garage, to becoming one of the most respected and sought-after drum brands in the world, we explore the company's innovative designs, craftsmanship, and commitment to quality that has earned them a loyal following among drummers of all skill levels.  Make sure to check out DW Drums at: https://www.dwdrums.com/   Follow Starting Small: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startingsmallpod/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Startingsmallpod/?modal=admin_todo_tour LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/cameronnagle   Staying hydrated is key to a fluent workflow. That's why I trust Waiakea as the exclusive water of Starting Small. Taking a sip of its pure, clean tastes in between work sessions, keeps me focused and energized on tasks ahead. Waiakea is the first Hawaiian volcanic water and triple bottom line premium water of its kind, adapting an unparalleled platform of healthy, sustainable, and ethical attributes and initiatives. Make sure to check them out at: https://waiakea.com/

Hi everyone! Join Billy Amendola on this week's Drum Channel podcast with his guest, one of the hardest working drummers of the past few decades, a very in-demand “Hired Gun,“ and good friend Brian Frasier Moore. Billy & Brian travel back to his past years touring with superstars Madonna, and Justin Timberlake, his company BMF, his many TV appearances as part of a killer house band, his words of wisdom to our younger generation, and his current gig and upcoming 2023 tour with P!nk. Let's tune in!

Welcome to Drum Channels' “Billy's Bubble” show this week. I'm Billy Amendola, and every once in a while, I like to step “out of the box” with music lovers and how they combine their love of music and their work. Most of us here play drums/music, but we also live outside of playing, and we must. We're all so passionate about music that sometimes we forget to live our lives. I hope you find something to relate and take away with our guests for this two-part show.  We kick off part one with Schuyler “Sky” Traughber, who co-wrote a book with Dr. Logan H. Westbrooks titled Power 101: The Harvard Report, Soul Music, and The American Dream. The book has been called “A masterclass for students of Soul music.” As a music executive, bass player, and highly regarded professor, Sky takes us into the offices and recording studios of independent labels Stax, Motown, and the majors like CBS and more to offer advice about the music business. This is something, as musicians/songwriters, we should all be aware of.  Schuyler “Sky” Traughber has developed and taught courses in Business Management, International Record Label Operations, Concert Promotion and helped negotiate a venture with Harvard Law School's Recording Artist Project. Voted into the top 15% of "Influential Professors.” Power 101: The Harvard Report, Soul Music and The American Dream, from Dr. Logan H. Westbrooks and Schuyler Traughber, takes readers on a musical roller coaster ride through the 1970s from the perspective of the music executives who marketed and promoted the globalization of R&B and soul music.   In 1972, CBS Records commissioned Sky's co-book writer and Harvard Business School and CBS Black Music Marketing Director, Logan Westbrooks, to develop a Study of the Soul Music Environment, which was implemented by CBS. It was intended to be a “blueprint” for soul music. Westbrooks, a veteran music industry executive who helped sell over a hundred million dollars in career sales, plus approximately 50 gold and 25 platinum records. Let's go to business school, with a bit of fun facts in between.  Thank you Schuyler and all our listeners for joining us here on Drum Channel. Stay tuned for a really “out of the box” part two with entrepreneur and creator Rachel Van Nortwick telling us about her unique, free popular dating app, Vinylly.  Rachel is the founder and CEO of a unique free dating app based solely on music compatibility.  We speak to Rachel about why, how and the struggles in starting the company and getting the app up and running. Her advice for woman and men who are interested in becoming an entrepreneur.  Nortwick, shares her love for music and how she has turned her passion into a successful entity in her business; and I respect the fact that she gives back by donating a portion to non-profit organizations. So, why a non-drumming topic? Studies have shown that listening to music, releases dopamine in our brains, which in turn makes you happy. We all live outside of playing music, we spend a lot of time listening and connections made through music can be very meaningful to music lovers. Bye everyone, Billy Amendola and I'll see you next time on Drum Channel. Enjoy! 

Welcome to Drum Channel. I'm Billy Amendola, and my two guests today are solo artists, session players, songwriters, band members, and hired guns; they've been working musicians for a few decades now. Please welcome drummer and recent book author Rich Scannella and a drummers dream bass player/guitarist/singer, Kasim Sultan.  We can't run down all the credits they both have; but, a few of the main ones come up in this in-person conversation recorded at DC East Coast studio.  Rich, tells us about his recent biography book “Ghost Notes,” as well as playing in Jon Bon Jovi's solo project as well as touring with the 90s band Tonic.  Kasim fills us in on what he's been up to recently, his latest solo album, he reminisces recording on one of the five greatest albums of all-time, advice on staying active in the business and more.  Enjoy! Thank you to everyone listening. Billy A and I'll see you next time, on Drum Channel!

Thomas Lang is considered to be an ultimate drummer's drummer, known worldwide for his icredible clinics and masterclasses, his DVDs, his teaching methods, and his work with Drum Channel. Thomas is full of really great advice about challenging yourself, and about growth at all stages of drumming, and he shares some of that insight with us and gives us the inside scoop about Westlake Drum Center. Come along with me as I catch up with Thomas Lang! Thomas's Website: Thomas Lang's Drum Universe (thomaslangsdrumuniverse.com) Follow Thomas on Instagram: Thomas Lang (@thomaslangdrum) • Instagram photos and videos Westlake Drum Center: Westlake Drum Center Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hi everyone, welcome to Drum Channel! This episode features Billy's guest, drummer, and composer Antonio Sanchez.  Antonio, known for his years of work with guitarist Pat Metheny is also a composer, most notably for the score of the 2014 film Birdman. (featuring Michael Keaton) The score earned Sanchez a nomination for a Golden Globe and won a Grammy.  No stranger to our DC audience, we catch up with Antonio to talk about his early days coming from Mexico, to attending Berklee and the New England Conservatory of Music, his stellar career, and his 2022 album, SHIFT (Bad Hombre Vol. II). Enjoy! 

Hi everyone! For this weeks Drum Channel podcast, Billy Amendola speaks with a few of his friends Denny Seiwell, Josh Roosin, Matt Starr, Todd Sucherman, Wally Ingram, and Alvin Taylor, as well as Raven Drum Foundation founders Rick Allen and Lauren Monroe to talk about “12 Drummers Drumming,” and more.   Rick (Def Leppard) and his wife, singer-songwriter Lauren started the Raven Drum Foundation twenty-years ago and has raised money for veterans and people in need with the healing power of music.  This year the foundation partnered with MusicCares to film a stellar group of world class drummers, Veterans, first responders and supporters to the beautiful Amazing Grace estate of Mindy & Glenn Stearns (with the help of organizer Laurie Baker) to experience the magic of a drum circle, led by Rick and Lauren. The event was a celebration of the healing benefits of music and community.  Please visit www.12drummersdrumming.org to watch the show, donate to the auction, and more about The Raven Drum Foundation. Thank you. Enjoy! 

Hi everyone, Billy A here; welcome to the Drum Channel Podcast. As drummers, time is a powerful word; In playing and especially in life. Our guest today, the drummer/author Sandy Gennaro understands the importance of timing in life and has written an inspiring book combining his music career with life lessons titled ”Beating The Odds: In Business & Life.” Sandy and I chat about the book, our long-time-friendship, his music career with The Monkees, Cyndi Lauper, Joan Jett, Benny Mardones, the legendary Bo Didley and his advice breaking down the importance of B.E.A.T.S. Enjoy!  Black Friday special! Subscribe to Drum Channel with the code BILLY30 for 30% off! www.DrumChannel.com

Welcome to this week's Drum Channel Podcast. Billy A here with my guest Rikki Rockett, co-founder, drummer, and bonafide rock star of the past three decades with the band Poison. One of the few groups from the 80s era with all original members, Rikki and Poison, sold over 50 million records. They recently wrapped up the most extensive stadium tour of the year, with Motley Crue, Def Leppard, and Joan Jett.  Rikki and I talk about the music business, and how almost two years of the tour being postponed finally happening, his career with Poison, the best news, a clean-bill of health as a six-year cancer survivor and more.  Please welcome my good buddy Rikki Rockett to Drum Channel. Enjoy! 

Hello everyone! Welcome to the Drum Channel podcast with Billy Amendola.  Today's episode features filmmaker Justin Kreutzmann (the son of The Grateful Dead's Bill Kreutzmann - who, along with Mickey Hart, is half of the Dead's driving rhythm section).  Justin, who grew up on the road, directed the new music documentary Let There Be Drums! released today October 28th, 2022. The film is an examination into the crucial role drumming plays in bands and how music passes down from generation to generation.  Listen in on how Justin put it all together and how after the pandemic, and a bit of luck from the universe, everything fell into place naturally.  Let There Be Drums! features (besides his dad Bill and Mickey Hart), Taylor Hawkins, Ringo Starr, Stewart Copeland, Stephen Perkins, Jason Bonham, Mandy Moon, Chad Smith, and Matt Sorum to name a few. The film consists of incredible performances and recordings, along with rare and/or never-before-seen footage.  Enjoy the show and look for “Let There Be Drums” on your favorite streaming platforms.  Watch the trailer here: https://youtu.be/a-pT2uq02jw

Hi everyone! Billy Amendola here on Drum Channel with my guest (from the UK) Cherisse Osei, best known for her work with the band Simple Minds.  The 80's band, who had a massive hit with “Don't You, Forget About Me,” sold over sixty-million records, (long before Cherisse was born-she joined in 2016).  The legendary band is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a brand-new album “Direction of the Heart,” being released today, October 21, 2022, as this podcast premieres.  Let's welcome Cherisse to Drum Channel as we talk about her joining the band, recording the latest album, her early years growing up in the UK, getting a recording contract with The Faders, (which gave her both touring and recording experience at a young age), her gear setup and her playing and touring with Roxy Music's Bryan Ferry, Paloma Faith, Mika, Kelly Jones, and in between working at Wembley Music store, and more.  She kindly took time off to speak with us at Drum Channel in between recording for two major film soundtracks, teaching, as well as gearing up to head back out on tour with the band in 2023. Enjoy! 

Welcome to Drum Channel. I'm Billy Amendola, and my guest today is “The Hermanator” Herman Matthews.   Moving from Houston, Texas to Los Angeles, CA., has put this “groove master” in the drum seat for Kenny Loggins, Richard Marx, Tom Jones, Timothy B. Schmit, Tower of Power, and more. As a band member for four years, touring with TOP, Matthews also recorded their albums “Souled Out” and “Rhythm & Business,” along with his 2007 solo album “Home at Last.” We also talk about his “side business” gear, what's next, and more. Thank you for tuning in, we'll see you next week on the Drum Channel Podcast. Enjoy!

Hello from Drum Channel! Billy Amendola is with his guest today Jim McCarty, co-founder and original member of the 60's English band the Yardbirds.  Not many can claim to have drummed for three early bandmates who went on to become the greatest guitarists in the world, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, and Jeff Beck, who were all in the same band for a short period.  As part of the sixties British Invasion, the band had a string of hits, including the 1965 top-charting songs "For Your Love,” “Heart Full of Soul,” and “Shape of Things.” Jim is currently on the road with a new line-up as we speak and was kind enough to take a bit of time between shows to talk about his early days and touring today. Also, popping on to say hello is Yardbirds guitarist Godfrey Townshed.  The new group also features along with Townshed and McCarty, bassist Kenny Aaronson.  Jim has been the only drummer/band member in the group for the past five decades. Let's listen! 

Hi everyone! Welcome back to “Billy's Bubble” here on Drum Channel. My bubble show is a bit different from my regular weekly podcasts, but the lesson and message is always the same; learning words of wisdom with knowledgeable, successful guests. This episode is a business theme with my guests Chairman (and son of Creem magazine's co-founder Barry Kramer), JJ Kramer along with CEO/Publisher John Martin. Anyone from my generation may recognize the magazine or be reminded; I grew up reading it as a young teenager. It was around for twenty years and then disappeared for over twenty more. Now, it's back in both monthly digital and four issues a year of print.  Creem magazine was a ground-breaking music magazine back in the day and I'm happy to say, they're picking up right where they left off. Let's listen. Enjoy!

Welcome to the Drum Channel Podcast with Billy Amendola. This week Billy talks with Billie Eilish/Finneas drummer Andrew Marshall.   Andrew, currently on tour in New Zealand, talks about the stage show, gear, playing and programming drums, and more.  Marshall, born in New York, started playing drums at nine and paid his dues performing around the tri-state area by the time he was fourteen, playing professionally before moving to California in 2017. He has been touring with Eilish's band for years and has played every festival and TV show (a few times) as Eilish and her brother Finneas grew into worldwide superstars.  In between tours, Marshall records drum tracks remotely for songwriters and artists from his home studio.  Andrew endorses Gretsch drums, Istanbul Agop cymbals, Vater sticks, Remo heads, DW pedals and hardware, 64 Audio in-ear monitors, Porter & Davies drum monitoring systems, and Big Fat Snare Drum accessories. Let's talk drums, touring, recording, and performing. Enjoy.  Please subscribe to Drum Channel and save 30% off your subscription with the code BILLY30.

Hello everyone, this week's Drum Channel podcast with Billy Amendola is about starting from the beginning. Our topics are geared as a lesson to the young generation. Still, it also reminds our older and established era of that exciting feeling as a kid just starting and dreaming of being a “rock star.” Let's listen in as Billy introduces Kobi Reese, an up & coming 11-year-old-drummer from New Jersey, who is kick-starting his music career with his first significant interview here on Drum Channel. The enthusiasm is charismatic and inspiring. Everyone, meet Kobi Reese.

Welcome to the Drum Channel west coast broadcast with Billy Amendola and Don Lombardi. This episode features long-time friend and former Paul McCartney and Wings drummer Denny Seiwell.  Denny talks to Billy & Don about his New York audition with Paul & Linda and his recording of McCartney's classic album RAM. Before he knew it, Seiwell was invited to join McCartney's new project, Wings, where he toured and played on the albums Wild Life and Red Rose Speedway, as well as singles such as “Hi, Hi, Hi,” and more.  Never one to slow down, now at the young age of 79, in 2015, Alfred Music published his drum instructional book, What Not to Play! and you can still catch Seiwell performing with his jazz trio, his rock band, or a young group of friends paying tribute to the 50th anniversary of the ex-Beatles RAM ON project, co-produced by Fernando Perdomo. Let's listen!  Thank you to west coast Drum Channel, Thomas Lang, and the Westlake staff. Audio edited by Butch Jones at the east coast DC studios. 

Welcome to Drum Channel with Billy Amendola. This week I'm speaking with not only an award-winning singer/songwriter, author, keyboardist, and A-game touring and recording drummer, he is one of my favorite people on the planet, Joe Vitale. Vitale has been close pals with his boss of 55 years, and still tours and records with him to this day, the legendary Joe Walsh. (Vitale co-wrote “Rocky Mountain Way”), He's written, recorded, and toured with The Eagles, (writing “Pretty Maids All in a Row,” for Hotel California, one of the biggest selling albums of all-time). In his early days he's toured and or recorded or both with Ted Nugent (before hooking up in Walsh' band), Rick Derringer, Peter Frampton, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, as well as a solo Neil Young, and more.  His autobiography “Backstage Pass” came out in 2008 (still available), he's a favorite at Rock & Roll Fantasy Camp, and on November 13th, 2022, he'll be performing on an all-star concert with Joe Walsh for Walsh's yearly event to help raise money for the veterans in Columbus, Ohio. Let's welcome Joe Vitale.

Welcome to this week's Drum Channel Podcast with Billy Amendola.  This podcast features Gordy Knudtson, most known as the touring drummer with the Steve Miller band for the past thirty years. Gordy, recently retired from touring to spend more time at home and taking care of his company GK-Music.com, the first company to make and market hearing protection headphones for musicians called DrumPhones. His current model called UltraPhones is the isolation headphone of choice for top professionals across the country. Knudtson is also an educator and author of numerous drum method books. When he wasn't on tour, he was Head of the Percussion Department he created at McNally Smith College in St.Paul, Minnesota.  Gordy took an interest in playing drums at age 15 after taking piano and clarinet lessons. By age 19 he was doing studio work in Minneapolis' busy commercial music scene of the 1970's. He recorded advertising jingles, radio & TV station logos, and industrial film scores during the day, while performing with regionally renown Minneapolis bands at night. I'm 1982, he began a six year association with jazz pianist/vocalist Ben Sidran, performing in jazz clubs and festivals around the world, which led to his association with Steve Miller.  In 2002 Gordy released the first book and instructional video about Open/Close Technique, which introduced nomenclature, notation, and synchronizations, and showed how it can be used to create a family of single stroke rolls which directly parallel the double stroke rolls. *Watch for a video with a lesson on Drum Channel in the near future.   Let's listen. Enjoy the show! 

Hi and welcome to an exclusive Drum Channel podcast featuring three top-notch educators and working drummers, Frank Bellucci, Joe Bergamini, and Jim Mola. Join me, Billy A, as three friends share their experiences and words of wisdom about being on both sides of the fence in this “drum world” we all live in. Listen as we discuss tips on the importance of reading music, staying professional, working club dates, performing on Broadway, the challenges of teaching feel, time, and much more. We send our love and speedy, healing wishes to our drum brother Dom Famularo; this one's for you!

Husband, Father, Brother, Friend, Hooligan, and Smooth as Silk, Eric Hernandez is my special guest this week on Drum Channel. Born in Brooklyn, New York, and moving to Hawaii, Eric started playing drums at four years old. Learning life lessons and working with his dad Peter's band since he was a youngster, which also a few years later featured his five-year-old little brother Bruno, both went on to become performers at superstar levels; SNL, the Grammy's, twice at the Super Bowl, millions of records sales and sold-out concerts all over the world. Taking time with Drum Channel before gearing up to go back out with Silk Sonic, featuring his brother Bruno Mars and Anderson Paak, let's stream in and listen.

This week's Drum Channel podcast with Billy Amendola features Ed Greene. Those of you who may have vaguely heard his name, or don't know much about his career, are in for a treat. Greene, up there with all the top studio drummers of the 70s, is a session legend. He's one of the most polite and humble musicians on the planet, and his list of number ones and top-forty records is mind-blowing. Besides playing on all of Barry White's hits, as if that wasn't enough, he's played on classic recordings (still relevant today) of The Jackson's, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson, Donna Summer, Diana Ross, Sammy Davis Jr., Paul Anka, Glen Campbell, Hall & Oates, Steely Dan, Andy Kim, John “Cougar” Mellencamp, Seals & Crofts, Jeff Beck, the R&B band Tavares, and more. Born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in California by musician parents, Greene now lives in Nashville. Let's listen to one of “the masters” of recording. Enjoy!

This week's Drum Channel podcast with Billy Amendola features Adam Box, from the Grammy winning country band Brothers Osborne.

If These Walls Could Talk with Wendy Stuart & Tym MossHosts: WENDY STUART & TYM MOSSSpecial guest: DRMAGDNWednesday, September 8th2pm EST LIVE from PANGEA Restaurant, NYCWatch LIVE on YouTube at Wendy Stuart TV Charlie Zeleny, also known as Charlie Z, is an American session drummer, music director and solo artist. He was also a member of the progressive metal bands Blotted Science and Behold the Arctopus, has played in a duo with keyboardist Jordan Rudess, and has performed drum duets with Terry Bozzio for The Drum Channel. His 2011 video project, Drumageddon Brooklyn, was a one-take, continuously shot 8-minute drum solo with Zeleny performing through an entire building in Brooklyn and ending on the building's rooftop. Zeleny is also known by his solo artist persona "DRMAGDN: Cyborg/Drummer DJ". Who else but hosts Wendy Stuart and Tym Moss could “spill the tea” on their weekly show “If These Walls Could Talk” live from Pangea Restaurant on the Lower Eastside of NYC, with their unique style, of honest, and emotional interviews, sharing the fascinating backstories of celebrities, entertainers, recording artists, writers and artists and bringing their audience along for a fantastic ride.Wendy Stuart is an author, celebrity interviewer, model, filmmaker and hosts “Pandemic Cooking With Wendy,” a popular Youtube comedic cooking show born in the era of Covid-19, and TriVersity Talk, a weekly web series with featured guests discussing their lives, activism and pressing issues in the LGBTQ Community.Tym Moss is a popular NYC singer, actor, and radio/tv host who recently starred in the hit indie film “JUNK” to critical acclaim.

A great chat with my old friend and former boss, and Drum Workshop founder, the legendary Don Lombardi. Don talks about the early days of DW Drums and hardware, Buddy Rich, his dedication to education and the creation of Drum Channel, as well as future plans for Slingerland Drums. And some great stories!SHOW LESS

Conway talks to Don Lombardi; he made all the drums for Charlie Watts of the Rolling Stones. Listen to some of the memories he has about Charlie, and the fact he was a jazz drummer.

Intervista a Marco Iannetta, specializzato nell'indipendenza e tecnica dei pedali.Marco su Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marcoiannettadrumsTIMELINE ARGOMENTI0:00 Chi è Marco Iannetta2:15 Il percorso di studio 4:08 Studiare con Lele Melotti5:35 L'uso dei multi-pedali e indipendenza7:20 L'interesse per le tecniche dei pedali12:10 L'ispirazione di Terry Bozzio15:35 Il duetto con Bozzio a Drum Channel19:38 Come è avvenuta la chiamata di Bozzio?23:40 L'incontro con Thomas Lang31:20 Sei pentito delle scelte che hai fatto?38:40 Chi ti ispira oggi?41:01 Che percorso fanno i tuoi studenti?44:40 Setup e invenzioni52:50 Consigli per la tecnica dei piedi55:05 L'altezza dello sgabello ideale57:10 Potenza e dinamica con i piedi59:20 L'incontro con Colin Bailey1:01:15 La tecnica in velocità sul pedale1:06:20 I limiti del pedale "direct drive"1:10:28 Il rullante della vita?1:14:01 Come dovrebbe essere l'endorsement con un'azienda► I miei CORSI ONLINE: http://corsi.suonarelabatteria.it/

RUSH RULES! Part II of Episode Whatever…Continued. This is the Two Guys Talking Rush 2112 Holiday Special! Happy New Year Rush Fans! Let's hope so anyway… On December 21 at 7PM Est. (2112) we went live on Facebook with some very special guests! You dig? On the continuation of this crazy cool show superstar hosts John Kane and Dan Bukszpan talk about Rush….what else? I mean...really? Our guests included… Legendary filmmaker Ari Gold … Ari has won dozens of prizes for his films, including the Student Oscar, best film at SXSW twice, Best Director at the American Cinematheque / ARPA, and many more. His films have screened at Sundance, Karlovy-Vary, Rio, and hundreds of other festivals. A giant Rush fan Ari says: “Neil came out of his shell to appear in my independent film Adventures of Power, and helped promote the movie and my music-education charity with videos and conversations at DrumChannel. As he said when reviewing the movie, "In a word, Yeah. In two words... Fuck Yeah!" And then we talked about how to help kids learn through the power of music. He was a gentleman, a writer, a friend, a good man, and the greatest drummer on earth.” Also… Returning guest Brent Carpenter Rush Monitor Engineer and his partner in crime Libby Gray (Styx Crew) chat about Rush and their involvement with the amazing new cookbook “Pieces of Ate” "The Styx Crew is proud to announce that they just finished work on their cookbook! Order on StyxWorld.com All proceeds will go directly to the Styx crew and their families. The cookbook is 75+ pages, filled with handpicked recipes, fun facts and personal photos taken by the crew. They are also releasing a limited number of Crew guitar picks personally designed by each member. The first 100 Cookbooks purchased will include one limited edition Styx Crew member guitar pick! There will also be a limited number of complete sets of the Crew guitar picks available for purchase.” Rush mega super fan Jeff Wagner takes us deep into the bowels of his Rush man cave to uncover his most desirable collectables. From your two favorite hose heads… John & Dan Take off! It's a beauty way to go.

Episode Whatever… This is the Two Guys Talking Rush 2112 Holiday Special! Happy New Year Rush Fans! Let's hope so anyway… On December 21 at 7PM Est. (2112) we went live on Facebook with some very special guests! You dig? On this crazy cool show superstar hosts John Kane and Dan Bukszpan talk about Rush….what else? Our guests include… Legendary filmmaker Ari Gold … Ari has won dozens of prizes for his films, including the Student Oscar, best film at SXSW twice, Best Director at the American Cinematheque / ARPA, and many more. His films have screened at Sundance, Karlovy-Vary, Rio, and hundreds of other festivals. A giant Rush fan Ari says: “Neil came out of his shell to appear in my independent film Adventures of Power, and helped promote the movie and my music-education charity with videos and conversations at DrumChannel. As he said when reviewing the movie, "In a word, Yeah. In two words... Fuck Yeah!" And then we talked about how to help kids learn through the power of music. He was a gentleman, a writer, a friend, a good man, and the greatest drummer on earth.” Also… Returning guest Brent Carpenter Rush Monitor Engineer and his partner in crime Libby Gray (Styx Crew) chat about Rush and their involvement with the amazing new cookbook “Pieces of Ate” "The Styx Crew is proud to announce that they just finished work on their cookbook! Order on StyxWorld.com All proceeds will go directly to the Styx crew and their families. The cookbook is 75+ pages, filled with handpicked recipes, fun facts and personal photos taken by the crew. They are also releasing a limited number of Crew guitar picks personally designed by each member. The first 100 Cookbooks purchased will include one limited edition Styx Crew member guitar pick! There will also be a limited number of complete sets of the Crew guitar picks available for purchase.” Rush mega super fan Jeff Wagner takes us deep into the bowels of his Rush man cave to uncover his most desirable collectables. From your two favorite hose heads… John & Dan 
Take off! It's a beauty way to go.

Drummer Shannon Ford joins the show to speak with Brynner about what it takes to survive on Broadway! Drummer for the classic Broadway show, Beetlejuice, Shannon recounts his steps into music and making the move to New York and begin work in one of the hardest cities to break through for any artist… Brynner and Shannon also discuss their love for the Cherry Spruce drum from DW! Brynner also takes some time to answer some questions that have come his way in regards to the different wood types in drumming.

Alex Acuña Biography   Alex's South American and Caribbean roots and understanding of contemporary and classical music make him a complete and skilled master musician. In 2000, Alex Acuña y Su Acuarela De Tambores received a Grammy nomination for “Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album” for "Rhythms for a New Millennium". This solo album included varying styles of Latin, South American and African percussion. The nomination confirmed Alex's vast knowledge and expertise of percussion rhythms. Zan Stewart of the Los Angeles Times wrote, "Alex Acuña is the epitome of the world music percussionist, to whom no style is a stranger". Alex also received two Latin Grammy nominations in 2003. Los Hijos del Sol “To My Country”, which was released by his independent record label – NIDO Entertainment. The second Latin Grammy nomination came for Tolu’s “Bongo de Van Gogh” released by Tonga Productions. In 2004, Alex released his follow up album by Alex Acuña and the Unknowns titled “No Accent”. New Cd called Barxeta by Losen records 2013. In addition, Alex has composed music for various artists and produced "Thinking of You" by Alex Acuña and the Unknowns, "Rumberos Poetry" by Tolú and "Aliyah" by Kay Silberling. This year will see the release of some new DVD projects for Drum Channel. Alex recognizes his music as a gift from the Lord Jesus and gives all the glory to God! Special thanks:   Alex Acuña  Izzy Santiago (Cameras) Chad Manalo (Audio Editing) ______________________________________ Gear used: Macbook Pro (Early 2015): https://amzn.to/3ea8DCI RØDE Procaster Microphones: https://amzn.to/2TtHeDG RØDE Pop Filter: https://amzn.to/36lSFm2 FOLLOW ME: http://www.instagram.com/sir_kevinchong WEBSITE: http://www.sirkevinchong.com

On episode thirty seven of Holy Ghost Notes, Matt and Tim are joined by South Africa based drummer and YouTube personality, Cobus Potgieter (whose name they struggle to pronounce correctly). They talk about Cobus' big project that was nearly ruined by the global pandemic, then Cobus shares a few stories of his time spent with Rush drummer, Neil Peart, while working at Drum Channel. They round it out with some great conversation and valuable tips, namely, how important it is to have fun.

Legendary drummer Terry Bozzio joins the show for an unforgettable and riveting conversation about his life, music and artistic views. Terry shares his creative approach to drumming, newest art endeavors and his involvement with the Drum Channel as he delivers his tutelage to those around the world.

Founder of DW Drums and Drum Channel Don Lombardi joins the show for an in depth look into the minds of one of the most important figures in the drumming community. Don speaks about his childhood and how he discovered his love for the drums. From the early beginnings of DW to the creation of the largest and one of the most successful online drum education websites to date, the Drum Channel, Don speaks candidly about all this and more.                                                                                                                                                          

Mika Fineo recently joined us on the Music Industry Insiders podcast to talk about his immense experience working with many of today’s top artists, international headlining tours, and major label Read More ...

In January 2017, when Drum! Magazine published  “10 Drumming Educators Share Their Number One Piece Of Advice For Students,” they talked with a veritable who’s who of those at the very top of their field. Among them, today’s most honored guest, Ed Soph, whose work as a professional drummer, clinician, and ground-breaking college professor has made him one of the most respected people in drumming today. Soph enjoyed a career playing with such greats as Stan Kenton and the Woody Herman band. You may have even played along with him as the drummer on a number of the Jamey Abersold play-along records.  In 1987, after twenty years on the East coast, Ed and his wife returned to his alma mater, the University of North Texas, where he eventually became the first tenured professor of drumset at any public university in the US. Some of Ed’s students have become famous in their own right, including Jazz drummer Ari Hoenig, LA-based Jason Sutter, and the legendary Dave Weckyl. Born in California and raised in Houston, Ed—like so many of the drummers we’ve talked with in this series, began at age four or five, when his father, who enjoyed playing ragtime piano, came home with a wood block and encouraged Ed to play along.  Drum lessons soon followed with teacher Elder Mori.  Soon Ed was playing gigs and learning from the older, more experienced member of the band.   Recently retired from UNT, students still learn from his books and YouTube videos, including a series of Quick Tips he made for Evans.  A new series of videos is coming soon to The Drum Channel.

Together Don Lombardi and Adam Kuns talk about Adams background and share some insight onto the new and updated website. Adam Kuns plays and records professionally with various groups and artist. He has studied with Gregg Bissonette, Chad Wackerman, Dick Weller and many others. He graduated from California State University Northridge as a Jazz Studies major where he had the opportunity to perform with the Jazz “A” Band. When he isn't working on programming the website here at Drum Channel, Adam leads a very busy schedule performing, playing studio sessions, being a musical director, composing/arranging, and transcribing.   Links: Instagram:@adamkunsdrums Email:adamk@drumchannel.com

EP 12: Jordan West Jordan West is a drummer, vocalist, and songwriter from Indiana currently based in Los Angeles, CA. Her move to LA was largely inspired by studio legend Bob Clearmountain, who randomly stumbled upon her singing and drumming at a rock club in Indiana. He told her she should make the move out to Los Angeles and that if she did, he would love to work with her. She took his advice and they recorded their first single together, "Blueberry Smoke", featuring Andy Summers on guitar and mastered by Bob Ludwig. She is also in the process of finishing an EP with producer/engineer Mark Hornsby. The project was sponsored by Roland, Ludwig, Avid, and DPA mics, and an accompanying documentary about the process was filmed by Nigel Dick (set for release fall 2018). Jordan also works as a freelance studio and touring drummer/singer. She has recently performed and recorded with Judith Hill and Kailee Morgue. She also has her own ongoing series of Reverb.com lesson videos for drums and writes/records for television. Jordan is endorsed by Ludwig drums and Zildjian cymbals and is a clinician for Roland and BOSS. Links: Webiste: ​www.jordanwestdrums.com Instagram: ​www.instagram.com/jordanwest Facebook: ​www.facebook.com/jordan.k.west Paul Jennings (Host) Instagram: ​www.instagram.com/playcajon

Gerry Gibbs is a Grammy nominated Drummer, Producer, Band Leader, Composer & Arranger who has performed with some of the most iconic jazz artists of all time including Ron Carter, Stanley Clarke, Wynton Marsalis, Roy Hargrove, Parliament Funkadelic, and more. As a Solo Artist, Gibbs has released 9 Jazz Recordings. His first, back in 1996, ‘Gerry Gibbs Sextet – The Thrasher’ features Saxophonist Ravi Coltrane with Quincy Jones as Executive Producer, while his last two recordings: ‘Gerry Gibbs & The Thrasher Dream Trio’,’We’re Back’ and “Live In Studio” feature Jazz luminaries Ron Carter & Kenny Barron. In 2014 and 2015, all 3 Trio recordings topped the National Jazz Radio Charts; spending 15 weeks between the three CD’s at #1 while ‘The Thrasher Dream Trio’ received a Grammy Nomination in 2014. Gibbs forthcoming Jazz recording: ‘Live in Studio’ also features the rhythm section of Ron Carter & Kenny Barron throughout while, this time around, added guests include: renowned Trumpeter Roy Hargrove and Award-Winning Vocalist Cassandra Wilson. In November 2015 The Gerry Gibbs “Thrasher Dream Trio” has once again returned to #1 on the JazzWeek Jazz Charts as the most played Jazz CD across the country for 2 weeks. This would be their third #1 CD in a row in less than two years for 15 weeks total. Since the first jazz radio charts started being documented going back 14 years to 2002, only two other artist in 14 years have had three or more #1 consecutive CD’s in a row. Make sure to also check out Gerry’s lates lesson on Drum Channel called: “Finding what the music calls for” where Gerry shares some valuable experiences including dynamics and how to react and play with others musicians. Links: Website: ​www.gerrygibbsmusic.com Paul Jennings (Host) Instagram: ​www.instagram.com/playcajon

EP 7: Stephen Perkins Stephen Perkins is a drummer from Los Angeles and is well known for being the drummer for Jane’s Addiction and later as the drummer for Porno for Pyros. Perkins started playing drums at eight years old and first met future Jane’s bandmate Dave Navarro in high school band where Nevarro was playing bass drum. In his early years Perkins was drawn to the Venice Beach drum circles where he first began to develop his love for drumming. In 1985 Jane’s Addiction was formed by Perry Farrell and Eric Avery with Dave Navarro and Stephen Perkins joining in 1986. They were one of the first bands from the 90’s alternative rock movement to gain large media attention and commercial success. Jane’s Addiction originally split in 1991 with a brief reunion featuring Red Hot Chili Pepper’s bassist Flea. The band have continued to reunite over the past two decades with their latest tour happening in 2016. Perkins has also recorded with Red Hot Chili Peppers and Nine Inch Nails, and has appeared on Drum Channel a number of times, teaching lessons and appearing in interviews. He also appeared on The Chad Smith Show alongside Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins. In this episode Stephen talks about his early Jazz influences, drumming in the marching band in high school where he met Dave Navarro, the early days of Jane’s Addiction in LA during the 80s, finding your voice as a drummer, as well as giving us many inspiring points of his wisdom. Links: Instagram: www.instagram.com/stephenperkinsdrummer Twitter: twitter.com/stephenperkins Jane’s Addiction: www.janesaddiction.com

Jonathan Moffett, also known as Sugarfoot, is a drumming legend and is well known as being the drummer for Michael Jackson for over 30 years. He has also performed with Madonna, Sir Elton John, George Michael, Stevie Wonder, and many other iconic artists. Moffett was born and raised in New Orleans and began his drumming career when his father asked him and his brothers if they wanted to start playing music. Jonathan was assigned to play the drums after everyone wanted to play guitar and his father said “you can’t all play guitar.” This path however did not turn out bad for Jonathan at all, becoming one of the most iconic drummers in history. He began touring with The Jacksons after moving to LA from New Orleans in the late 1970s. In this episode Jonathan shares his amazing story of how he got the gig and came to play with Michael Jackson for over 30 years. Jonathan was the last drummer to audition with the Jacksons, impressing the group by playing “Shake Your Body” on the drums all by himself, a song with a three part overdub, which means it has three drum parts layered on top of one another with three separate passes of recorded individual drums parts. Jonathan also plays a number of instruments and is both a songwriter and producer. He has influenced drummers all over the world with his groundbreaking drum techniques and style. He is notorious for his kung-fu inspired signature moves which he came up with during a marathon practice session late one evening - the "one-handed cymbal catch" and his backlash-whiplash cymbal crashes (single and/or double hand) where he places two cymbals behind him and hits them without looking. The Sugarfoot sound is unique, fusing the feel of funk and R&B with the power of rock. He is also known for his impressive drum setups often using multiple kick drums and toms, and an array of cymbals rigged on a complex web of stands and hardware. Some of Moffett’s drumming influences include Zigaboo, Buddy Rich, Louis Bellson, Tony Williams, Billy Cobham, James Brown, Stevie Wonder, among many others. Links: Website: www.jmdb.world Instagram: www.instagram.com/jmoffettmjm Twitter: www.twitter.com/jmoffettmjm YouTube: www.youtube.com/jonathansugarfootmoffett

Peter Erskine has been playing drums at the age of four and since then his musical journey has taken him to being one of the most well respected jazz drummers of all time. Peter has performed on 700 albums and film scores, has picked up two Grammy Awards, and has an Honorary Doctorate from Berklee College of Music. Peter’s professional drumming career began with the Stan Kenton Orchestra and then on to working with Maynard Ferguson. It was soon after Peter began working with Jaco Pastorius before joining Weather Report and moving to Los Angeles. Peter recorded five albums with Weather Report and toured the world many times with the band. Peter has worked with many influential artists including Diana Krall, Joni Mitchell, Vince Mendoza, Steely Dan, plus European musicians Jan Garbarek, Kenny Wheeler, Palle Danielsson, John Taylor, Kate Bush, Nguyen Lê, Rita Marcotulli, the Norrbotten Big Band in Sweden plus Sadao Watanabe in Japan. Peter’s film work includes “Memoirs of a Geisha,” all three of the Austin Powers movies, “The Secret Life of Pets,” plus the title music of the Steven Spielberg/John Williams collaboration, “The Adventures of Tintin.” He also played the jazz drumming cues on the Academy Award-winning soundtrack for “La La Land,” and can be heard playing on the scores for “Sing,” “Logan” and “House of Cards.” Peter produces jazz recordings for his record label, Fuzzy Music, with 4 Grammy nominations to its credit. Peter is also an active author with several books to his credit; titles include “No Beethoven (Autobiography & Chronicle of Weather Report),” “Time Awareness for All Musicians,” “Essential Drum Fills,” and his latest book (co-authored with Dave Black for Alfred Publishing), “The Drummers’ Lifeline.” He is also authoring a series of iOS Play-Along apps suitable for all instruments. Peter is also a Professor of Practice and Director of Drumset Studies at the Thornton School of Music, University of Southern California. Endorsements: Tama Drums, Zildjian Cymbals, Vic Firth Sticks, Remo Drum Heads, Meinl Percussion, and uses Shure Microphones and Zoom digital recording devices. Links: Website: petererskine.com Facebook: facebook.com/PeterErskineDrummer Twitter: twitter.com/petererskine YouTube: youtube.com/user/erskoman

Mona Tavakoli is a drummer and percussionist based in Los Angeles whose mission is to make music that unites, elevates, and connects. Mona is widely known for her work with Jason Mraz who Mona has recorded and performed with world-wide for almost a decade. Mona started playing drums age 11 with the high school band and began her professional music career 1999 at UCLA after forming the band Raining Jane. Raining Jane wrote and recorded YES! (Atlantic Records) with Jason Mraz and went on to tour the record internationally for almost two years. Mona toured worldwide for Mraz’s 2012 album, Love is a Four Letter Word, and they performed together as a duo on TV shows including The Today Show, The David Letterman Show, Ellen, Dancing with the Stars, and Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. As the Duo Decibel System, Mona (percussion) and Mraz (guitar/vocals) have performed in Antarctica in support of climate change awareness and they were proud to help honor Ellen Degeneres as she received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at The Kennedy Center. In other work, Mona has appeared on A&E’s Private Sessions, where she performed as a trio with Pat Benatar and her husband, Spyder Giraldo. She has been the featured percussionist with the Pasadena muse/ique orchestra (led by maestra Rachel Worby), and played with musicians such as Andy Grammer, Colbie Caillat, Keaton Simons, Lindsay Mac, Lucy Schwartz, Natalia Zukerman, Sara Bareilles, Tristan Prettyman and Willy Porter. Mona recently traveled to Africa with the U.S. State Department as a cultural diplomat alongside Chaska Potter and Natalia Zukerman. As the Northern Lights trio they visited Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique and Malawi for concerts and workshop facilitation focusing on women’s entrepreneurship and empowerment. Mona has been featured in DRUM!, Tom Tom Magazine, judged and hosted the Hit Like A Girl drum contest and awards show and is the recipient of the 2016 She Rocks awards “Inspire Award” for her work with the Rock n’ Roll Camp for Girls. Endorsements: DW Drums and Hardware, Latin Percussion, Remo Percussion, Roland Electronic Percussion, Sabian Cymbals, Sennheiser Microphones and Vater Percussion. Links: Website: monatavakoli.com Instagram: instagram.com/mona_tavakoli FaceBook: facebook.com/MONA.TAVAKOLI.DRUMMER Twitter: twitter.com/mona_tavakoli

Curt Bisquera, also known as “Kirkee B.”, is one of the most popular studio and touring drummers in the world. Curt began playing drums at age 3 and was playing professionally by the time he was in grade school. After finishing high school Curt attended Hollywood’s Musician’s Institute. One of Curt’s teachers at MI was Joe Porcaro and eventually met the late drumming legend Jeff Porcaro. Jeff became a huge influence for Bisquera and eventually went on to recommend him for work. While at the Musician’s Institute Curt heard that Morris Day & The Time were auditioning for a new drummer. He got the gig and Curt went on to tour with Morris Day which led on to him working with other well known artists including Shalamar and Sheena Easton. Curt went on to tour with Belinda Carlisle where he met legendary producer Don Was who hired him to play drums on Bonnie Raitt’s massive Grammy winning hit Luck Of The Draw. Curt became one of the most in demand session drummers recording and performing with many great artists including Mick Jagger, Sir Elton John, Tina Turner, Johnny Cash, Tom Petty & The Heartbrakers, Joni Mitchell, James Taylor, Etta James, The Dixie Chicks, Spice Girls, Ricky Martin, and many more. Curt Bisquera continues to be in high demand for both recordings and live work and recently developed his own signature bass guitar envelope filter pedal with West Co Pedals. Endorsements: DW Drums, Latin Percussion, Paiste Cymbals, Remo, Vater, SKB, Big Fat Snare Drum, Jerry Harvey Audio, Tunner Fish Lug Locks, Canopus, Audio-Technica. Links: Website: curtbisquera.com Instagram: instagram.com/curtbisq Twitter: twitter.com/curtbisq

John JR Robinson is officially known as the world’s most recorded drummer. When I asked John just how many recordings he had played drums on, he told me he believed it was in the low five figures. John’s incredible drumming journey began at age 8. After learning the fundamentals and growing up on the drums, John went on to study at Berklee College of Music in Boston. John’s big break came while touring with his own band 1978. After Rufus and Chaka Khan attended one of the shows John was hired as the drummer for Rufus & Chaka and moved out to LA to finish the Rufus & Chaka Khan world tour. Later in the same year, John was introduced to Quincy Jones. Quincy asked if John was available for studio sessions outside of Rufus & Chaka. John said “yes, of course!” and a short time after John was in the studio recording drums for Michael Jackson’s Off The Wall album. Since doing Off The Wall, John’s phone has literally been ringing...off the wall! JR went on to record on some of the most iconic albums and songs of all time including: We Are The World, All Night Long, You Are and Say You Say Me by Lionel Richie, I’m So Excited and Slow Hand by the Pointer Sisters, I’m Just A Gigolo and California Girls by David Lee Roth, Higher Love, The Finer Things and Back In The Highlife by Steve Winwood, Express Yourself by Madonna, Off The Wall, Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough, Rock With You, The Way You Make Me Feel, Smooth Criminal, Workin Day and Night and Bad by Michael Jackson, Natalie Cole’s,”Stardust” and Change The World by Eric Clapton, Quincy Jones’ The Dude, Q’s Jook Joint and From Q With Love, Give Me The Night from George Benson just to name a few. In the 1983 John won a Grammy with Rufus and Chaka Khan for “Ain’t Nobody”. JR has two solo CDs, Funkshui (2004) and Platinum (2010) on his own label, Homecourt Records, and another CD, Rivers Of Paradise, with his band, TRW, released through Frontiers Records. JR continues to produce a range of projects and maintains a recording studio in Thousand Oaks, CA, where he continues to add his hit making groove and feel on numerous hits, movies and jingles. Endorsements: DW Drums, Latin Percussion, Paiste Cymbals, Remo, Zoom, Tree Works Chimes, M-Audio, Shure. Links: Website: www.johnjrrobinson.comTwitter: twitter.com/johnjrrobinsonYouTube: www.youtube.com/user/JohnJRRobinson

 Born in Pativilca, Peru, 100 miles north of Lima, Alex Acuña was born into a musical family that inspired him and helped shape him as a musician. His father and five brothers were all musicians. Alex taught himself how to play the drums from the age of four. By the time Alex turned ten, he was already playing in local bands. As a teenager, he moved to Lima and became one of Peru's most accomplished session drummers, performing on many recording projects for artists, as well as film and television productions.In Lima, Alex also earned a glowing reputation for his live performances. So much so, that at the age of eighteen, Alex was chosen in 1964 by the great Cuban band leader, Perez Prado, to join his big band. It was with the Prado band that Alex first traveled to the United States. In 1965, Alex moved to Puerto Rico to work as a studio musician and play locally. During this period, he also studied for three years at the Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music, playing as a classical percussionist with the Symphony Orchestra under the direction of the famed Spanish cellist master Pablo Casals.Alex moved to Las Vegas in 1974, where he played with such greats as Elvis Presley Diana Ross, Paul Anka, Frank Sinatra, Olivia Newton John. Between 1975 and 1977, he made part of jazz history when he became both drummer and percussionist for one of the most innovative and pioneering jazz groups of our time, Weather Report. He first performed as percussionist (October 1975 to April 1976), and later as drummer (April 1976 to October 1977). He recorded two albums with the group: “Black Market” (1976) and the highly successful “Heavy Weather” (1977), which included the famous tracks “Birdland” and “Havona.” “Heavy Weather” became the first jazz-fusion album to sell a million copies.Alex next moved to Los Angeles, California, in 1978 where he quickly earned the position of a valued session drummer and percussionist for recordings, television and motion pictures. His countless album credits include such diverse artist as U2, Paul McCartney, Blondy, Joni Mitchell, Jay Z, Ella Fitzgerald, Whitney Houston, Annie Lennox, Sergio Mendes, Yellow , Joe Cocker, Jennifer Nettles, Jackets, Chic Corea, Herbie Hancock, Paco de Lucia, Ron Carter, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Julio Iglesias, Koinonia, Chris Botti, Chano Dominguez, Tom Jones, Seals, Juan Gabriel, Luis Miguel, Placido Domingo, Ron Kenoly, Sam Phillips, The Winnans, Phil Keagy, Lee Ritenour, Larry Carlton,Wayne Shorter, Joe Zawinul and also has performed with the London Symphony Orchestra, Metropole Orchestra, WDR big band, Alex has also performed live with the likes of Al Jarreau, Bobby McFerrin Roberta Flack, Antonio Carlos Jobim, The Gipsy Kings, Paco de Lucia, Celia Cruz, Carlos Santana, Herbie Hancock, Christina Aguilera, James Taylor, Michael Mc Donald, Tito Puente, Roy Orbison, Bruce Springsteen, Eddie Palmieri, to name a few. Additionally, Alex has recorded film scores under the direction of Great Composers:Gustavo Dudamel, Dave Grusin, Alan Silvestri, Michele Legrand, Bill Conti, Michele Colombier, Marvin Hamlish, Maurice Jarre, Alexandre Desplat, Heitor Pereyra, Mark Isham, Michael, Giacchino, John Dabney, John Powell, James Newton Howard, Hans Zimmer, Randy Newman, John Williams, Harry Gerson Williams, Lalo Schiffrin, Steve Jablonski, Christophe Becker and many others. He became the recipient of many awards and honors including theEmeritus MVP award from NARAS (National Academy of Recording for the Arts and Sciences) and winner of the "Best Latin/Brazilian Percussionist" of Modern Drummer's Readers Poll for fifteen consecutive years.Alex's South American and Caribbean roots and understanding of contemporary and classical music make him a complete and skilled master musician. In 2000, Alex Acuña y Su Acuarela De Tambores received a Grammy nomination for “Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album” for "Rhythms for a New Millennium". This solo album included varying styles of Latin, South American and African percussion. The nomination confirmed Alex's vast knowledge and expertise of percussion rhythms. Zan Stewart of the Los Angeles Times wrote, "Alex Acuña is the epitome of the world music percussionist, to whom no style is a stranger".Alex also received two Latin Grammy nominations in 2003. Los Hijos del Sol “To My Country”, which was released by his independent record label – NIDO Entertainment. The second Latin Grammy nomination came for Tolu’s “Bongo de Van Gogh” released by Tonga Productions. In 2004, Alex released his follow up album by Alex Acuña and the Unknowns titled “No Accent”. New Cd called Barxeta by Losen records 2013. In addition, Alex has composed music for various artists and produced "Thinking of You" by Alex Acuña and the Unknowns, "Rumberos Poetry" by Tolú and "Aliyah" by Kay Silberling. This year will see the release of some new DVD projects for Drum Channel.Alex is widely known as an educator, gifted teacher and clinician of drums and percussion. He has recorded four solo instructional videos and provides seminars at universities such as UC Los Angeles, Berklee School of Music in Boston. USC and other top international schools of music.http://www.DWDrums.comhttp://www.GonBopsPercussion.comhttp://www.Evans.com All there companies sponsor Alex.He is also credited with the design of Zildjian's "Azuka" line of cymbals, signature Vic Firth sticks and the caddy stick bag, the Alex Acuña line of Signature percussion instruments with GonBops – 4 Special Edition Congas, 5 Cow Bells, Timbales, Bongos and his own Especial Edition Peruvian Cajon.Innovation, energy and pure heart characterize Alex's playing. It is easy to see why Alex Acuña is one of the most sought after musicians of our time. Alex recognizes his music as a gift from the Lord Jesus and gives all the glory to God!http://www.myspace.com/acunahoffmathisenhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35KT2leNa30http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=148441735197932 Famous Movies where Alex is playing since 2000: Drum LineThe Incredible HancockMr. and Mrs. SmithMission Impossible 3 & 4 Star Trek Into the Darkness Star TrekRatatouille UPHop Super 8Italian JobBeverly Hills Chihuahua Happy Feet TransformersSpeed Racer REDThe Kite RunnerX-Men Origin- Wolverine BurlesqueEntangled Bourn Legacy Bucket List Toy Story 3Cars 2 Monte Carlo Happy FeetHansel & Gretel Jupiter Ascending Monsters University John CarterCars Smurf Frozen TangleBourne Legacy Monte CarloDown Of the Planets of the ApesTomorrowland Jupiter Ascending Inside Out MinionsJurassic World Inside OutZootopia The Big ShortSecret Lies Of Pets Jungle Book

THIS WEEK: We casted lines out to Instagram and Facebook to answer listener questions. Subjects include the creative process and how we approach getting feel and meaning into a song.. Also Adam shares the different ways he approaches the drum arrangements and recording when writing and producing songs from his solo work. Gannin discuss his unique Drum Channel project DVD starring Taylor Hawkins, Simon Phillips, Jimmy Chamberlain and more.

In this podcast I do something a little different and take the audio from a video lesson and discussion with James Gadson, Tony Braunagel and Don Lombardi (founder of DW and Drumchannel.com). This lesson was all about the shuffle, why it’s important, variations, and much more. As I said, this is a little different and […] The post 144: [Special Edition] The Shuffle with James Gadson and Tony Braunagel appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros..

In this podcast I switch chairs and become the interviewee.  Don Lombardi (owner of DW Drums and DrumChannel) invited me out to Oxnard California to record lessons for Drum Channel.  While we were there I had the opportunity to interview Don (Don’s Interview) and he suggested that he interviews me…so we did it.  For those […] The post 111 – Don Lombardi Takeover: Don interviews Nick Ruffini appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros..

In this podcast I talk to industry veteran Don Lombardi, who is widely known and respected in the drumming community as the founder of Drum Workshop (DW Drums) and Drum Channel.  Don has worked tirelessly since 1972 to create a hand crafted custom drum company with products made in the USA but it didn’t start […] The post 107 – Don Lombardi: Starting DW & Drum Channel and thriving in music business for over 40 years appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros..

Pioneering jazz-rock drummer and composer Danny Seraphine is a founding member of Chicago. Worldwide the iconic group has sold over 122 million albums, and, just domestically, earned 22 gold, 18 platinum, and 8 multi-platinum albums. In 1990, after 23 years in the group, Seraphine and Chicago had a jarring parting of ways, and he left music behind for 15 years. But a call to play a benefit show for a fellow drummer pulled him out of seclusion and sparked a creative rebirth.   Today, Seraphine looks forward with Sacred Ground (Street Sense), the sophomore record from his jazz-rock powerhouse group CTA—often described as “Chicago on steroids”—and he makes peace with his past with the refreshingly candid memoir Street Player: My Chicago Story (Wiley).   Seraphine is critically acclaimed as an instrumentalist and a composer. Rolling Stone Magazine recently ranked him as one of the top 100 drummers of all time. When he was coming up on the music scene, legendary jazz drummer Buddy Rich called Seraphine his favorite young drummer. Recently he was awarded Cape Breton Drum Festival's prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award, an honor he also received from the Montreal Drum Festival. He's an endorsee of esteemed drum companies such as DW drums, Remo drumheads, Zildjian cymbals and drumsticks. He also has released a well-regarded instruction DVD titled The Art of Jazz Rock Drumming, distributed through Drum Channel. As a songwriter, Seraphine co-wrote the Chicago Top 40 hits “Lowdown” and “No Tell Lover,” as well as core Chicago tunes like “Little One,” “Take Me Back to Chicago,” “Show Me the Way,” “Birthday Boy,” and the irresistibly funky “Street Player,” later sampled by rapper Pitbull for the hit “I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho).”

Pioneering jazz-rock drummer and composer Danny Seraphine is a founding member of Chicago. Worldwide the iconic group has sold over 122 million albums, and, just domestically, earned 22 gold, 18 platinum, and 8 multi-platinum albums. In 1990, after 23 years in the group, Seraphine and Chicago had a jarring parting of ways, and he left music behind for 15 years. But a call to play a benefit show for a fellow drummer pulled him out of seclusion and sparked a creative rebirth.   Today, Seraphine looks forward with Sacred Ground (Street Sense), the sophomore record from his jazz-rock powerhouse group CTA—often described as “Chicago on steroids”—and he makes peace with his past with the refreshingly candid memoir Street Player: My Chicago Story (Wiley).   Seraphine is critically acclaimed as an instrumentalist and a composer. Rolling Stone Magazine recently ranked him as one of the top 100 drummers of all time. When he was coming up on the music scene, legendary jazz drummer Buddy Rich called Seraphine his favorite young drummer. Recently he was awarded Cape Breton Drum Festival's prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award, an honor he also received from the Montreal Drum Festival. He's an endorsee of esteemed drum companies such as DW drums, Remo drumheads, Zildjian cymbals and drumsticks. He also has released a well-regarded instruction DVD titled The Art of Jazz Rock Drumming, distributed through Drum Channel. As a songwriter, Seraphine co-wrote the Chicago Top 40 hits “Lowdown” and “No Tell Lover,” as well as core Chicago tunes like “Little One,” “Take Me Back to Chicago,” “Show Me the Way,” “Birthday Boy,” and the irresistibly funky “Street Player,” later sampled by rapper Pitbull for the hit “I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho).”

Pioneering jazz-rock drummer and composer Danny Seraphine is a founding member of Chicago. Worldwide the iconic group has sold over 122 million albums, and, just domestically, earned 22 gold, 18 platinum, and 8 multi-platinum albums. In 1990, after 23 years in the group, Seraphine and Chicago had a jarring parting of ways, and he left music behind for 15 years. But a call to play a benefit show for a fellow drummer pulled him out of seclusion and sparked a creative rebirth.   Today, Seraphine looks forward with Sacred Ground (Street Sense), the sophomore record from his jazz-rock powerhouse group CTA—often described as “Chicago on steroids”—and he makes peace with his past with the refreshingly candid memoir Street Player: My Chicago Story (Wiley).   Seraphine is critically acclaimed as an instrumentalist and a composer. Rolling Stone Magazine recently ranked him as one of the top 100 drummers of all time. When he was coming up on the music scene, legendary jazz drummer Buddy Rich called Seraphine his favorite young drummer. Recently he was awarded Cape Breton Drum Festival's prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award, an honor he also received from the Montreal Drum Festival. He's an endorsee of esteemed drum companies such as DW drums, Remo drumheads, Zildjian cymbals and drumsticks. He also has released a well-regarded instruction DVD titled The Art of Jazz Rock Drumming, distributed through Drum Channel. As a songwriter, Seraphine co-wrote the Chicago Top 40 hits “Lowdown” and “No Tell Lover,” as well as core Chicago tunes like “Little One,” “Take Me Back to Chicago,” “Show Me the Way,” “Birthday Boy,” and the irresistibly funky “Street Player,” later sampled by rapper Pitbull for the hit “I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho).”