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Today we welcome to the show talented drummer, videographer, and Nashville-native, Branndon Center. Starting in the warehouse at Meinl Cymbals, Branndon would soon move into the Artist Relations / Media & Content Producer role, a position he's held for over 7 years. Branndon gives us a peek 'behind the lens' into his day-to-day where he's running professional video shoots with some of the biggest names in drumming across the Meinl roster. In addition to production and drum content, we cover some really interesting topics including the future of music in the AI era and the globalization of drum education. We learn of Brandon's extensive experience in drum corps and his practice of 'un-learning' to adapt as a modern player, and his current gig as the drummer for Nashville metal group, Yugen. Branndon discusses the nuances of maintaining a balanced life amidst a high-pressure job, the challenges and opportunities in Nashville's evolving music scene and communities, and his love for gardening. We hope you enjoy!Chapters:0:00 Intro 1:52 Welcome, Branndon! 3:06 Video Production for Meinl Cymbals 22:51 Drum Box (Sponsor) 23:33 The Overhead Shot, Drum Content & Social Media 28:10 The Future of Music and AI 34:50 Low Boy Beaters (Sponsor) 35:32 Branndon's Upbringing 41:43 High School Band Experience 48:04 College and Drum Corps 50:08 Developing Groove and Feel 1:02:49 Groove MPL (Sponsor) 1:04:02 Joining Yugen and Nashville's Metal Scene 1:11:12 Drum Supply (Sponsor) 1:12:12 Nashville's Venues, Changing Landscape 1:28:50 Sonique Drums (Sponsor) 1:29:30 Gardening and Tomato Season 1:32:58 Favorite Food and Coffee Spots in Nashville 1:38:41 OutroThank you to our Episode Sponsors:Drum Boxhttps://drumbox.spaceDrum Supplyhttps://www.drumsupply.comLow Boy Beatershttps://lowboybeaters.comGroove MPLhttps://www.groovempl.comSonique Drumshttps://soniquedrums.comConnect with Branndon:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/branndoncenterMusic Featured in this Episode:"STAY" - Yugen"PAN" - Yugen------Interview by: Dan Ainspan, Nathan SletnerRecorded April 2025 in Nashville, TNSupport the showConnect with us:WebsiteInstagramTikTokYouTubeFacebookRecorded at Garden Groove Recording Space, Nashville, TNPodcast Artwork: GENUINE CREATIVE ART ⓒ 2025 Nashville Drummers Podcast, LLC

Our guest on today's Meinl Radio podcast is Meinl Cymbals artist Jürgen Reil. Jürgen, better known as Ventor, is a founding member of the legendary thrash metal band Kreator. During the 80s, Kreator released some of the most influential thrash albums ever recorded, for example, "Endless Pain", "Pleasure to Kill", and "Terrible Certainty". We chat about the early days of Kreator, touring with Voivod, and the time they spent working with Noise Records.

On today's Meinl Radio Podcast, we welcome Meinl Cymbals and Meinl Stick & Brush artist Jorge Garrido, better known as El Estepario Siberiano. In this episode, we chat about Estepario's humble beginnings as a self-taught drummer, the ins and outs of social media, workout routines, and much more.

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Robert Sput Searight - Percussion Discussion - Episode 120 Joining me today is one of the best and funkiest drummers on the planet, Robert Sput Searight. Sput is a multi Grammy award winning and remarkable drummer / keyboard player / composer who has played for the likes of Erykah Badu, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, Snarky Puppy, Ghost - Note and of course now Toto! Join Sput and myself as we talk through some of the elements of his stunning career so far from his beginnings and how church played a huge part of his musical education through to Ghost - Note. Sput also shares with us the really interesting story of how he ended up being endorsed by Meinl Cymbals. Of course we had to talk about his gig with Toto and how it felt to get the call from Steve Lukather asking him to join. There is so much more to this amazing conversation than i have put in this description as i really want you to listen to it!  I am so grateful to Sput for giving up his time so generously. Hope you enjoy it. www.ghost-note-official.com www.totoofficial.com

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Hear our chat with Meinl Cymbals artist and drummer for Five Finger Death Punch, Charlie Engen.   LISTEN:  Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2yx2bB6  Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2V9LSFD  

This week I have the man of all trades Dorian Neidhardt, he works for Meinl Cymbals as an A&R person as well as Tama Drums over in Germany! He also is a drum tech, tour manager, and play drums for River Becomes Ocean(I had his singer Marvin on the show before). He was my tour manager for bands Icon For Hire & IDKHOW in Europe, and we've been great friends ever since. I learn about how he got started to how he ended up where he is today, we also share stories from the road together. 

Our latest guest on Meinl Radio is Meinl Cymbals artist and drummer for Lorna Shore Austin Archey. We speak with Austin shortly after his trip to Nashville to film video content for the Meinl Cymbals YouTube channel, and dive into discussion about gear, touring, his upbringing in a metalhead family, and much more. LISTEN: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2yx2bB6 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2V9LSFD

Our guest this month is Meinl Cymbals artist Shawn Crowder. Shawn is well known for his work in the electro-jazz/EDM group Sungazer, as well as his drum-centric YouTube channel. We talk with Shawn about his unique style of drumming, his approach to creating educational content for drummers whilst being a touring drummer, working with Mike Mangini from Dream Theater on a new book, and much more. 

Our guest this month on the Meinl Radio Podcast is Meinl Cymbals artist Gabe Helguera. Gabe is best known as the owner and operator of Drum Beats Online - an internet drum education platform, as well as being the drummer for Grammy nominated band I Prevail. We chat with Gabe about how he juggles both of these jobs, regaining an interest in skateboarding, a story about his first experience talking to Meinl, and much more.    LISTEN:  Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2yx2bB6  Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2V9LSFD 

Find Us On The Internet! keeganpaluso.com/modernworkingmusician facebook.com/modernworkingmusician Instagram @modernworkingmusician Tik Tok @modernwmusician Branndon Center is a musician and drummer from Nashville, TN. He has a degree in music with a drum set emphasis from Belmont University. Branndon is an actively gigging drummer with a background in all styles, but most of his time is spent performing with Nashville prog-metal outfit Yugen. He has an extensive background in marching percussion and is a former member of the indoor ensemble Music City Mystique. Branndon also works full time in the Artist Relations department for Meinl Cymbals where he specializes in content creation.

Our guest for the 50th episode of Meinl Radio is TJ Hartmann. TJ is well-known for his high quality, self-produced online drum content. We talk about topics like his process for creating, writing music for Meinl Cymbals demo videos, his early years of involvement with WGI and DCI groups, and much more. 

We sit down with drummer for Poppy and Meinl Cymbals artist Ralph Alexander to talk about his career thus far, valuable lessons learned in his studies at the Musicians Institute, combining influence with personal style, being the drum tech for The Strokes, and plenty more.    LISTEN: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2yx2bB6  Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2V9LSFD 

The phrase "in with the bricks" springs to mind when talking about Norbert Saemann. Norbert started at Meinl as an apprentice and worked his way up through the company to be quintessential in the A&R role for the company. He's seen and done it all. We had to know more, so we chat with Norbert Saemann! We talk about all things Meinl, the evolution of the company, Norberts involvement and much more! Follow Norbert on the Socials: https://www.instagram.com/norbert_at_meinl/?hl=en Please enjoy! GET IN TOUCH Got any questions or looking for more personal advice? Get in touch - we'd love to help! ✉️ Email: info@drummersonly.co.uk leeds@drummersonly.co.uk

Our latest guest on Meinl Radio is Meinl artist Nathan Bulla. Nathan is best known for his work with Canadian prog-rock outfits Intervals, as well as Auras. We chat with Nathan on a number of topics like his earliest influences, and starting his career as a working drummer—to how he's built up a process for recording at home. Stay tuned for a new series of videos on the Meinl Cymbals and Meinl Stick and Brush YouTube channels very soon.    Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2yx2bB6  Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2V9LSFD 

Our latest guest on Meinl Radio is in-demand Nashville session drummer and Meinl Cymbals artist John Hammond. John has built a long and successful career on both road and studio work, estimating that he's played on somewhere between 40-50,000 songs. His credits include names like Amy Grant, Vince Gill, Jewell, Barry Manilow, and many, many more. We sat down with John for a lengthy conversation about his career, a little bit of gear talk, and more. Stream the Meinl Radio Podcast on any of the following platforms:    Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2yx2bB6  Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2V9LSFD 

Our latest guest on the Meinl Radio Podcast is Meinl Cymbals artist Brooke Colucci. Brooke is known for her metal and rock-centric drum videos featured on YouTube and Instagram, which in total have reached a view count of over 37 million. We talk about her early influences, the process for writing and recording music for her band Plush, and more. Stream/download Meinl Radio on any of these platforms:    Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2yx2bB6  Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2V9LSFD  Stitcher: http://bit.ly/2UfJNYu

In Episode 7 we Talk to Hunter Curry from Meinl about cymbals and working for the company!

Our guest this month on Meinl Radio is Meinl Cymbals artist Greyson Nekrutman. Greyson is known for his high octane jazz drumming and pinpoint accuracy for replicating performances by numerous jazz legends. We sit down with Greyson to talk about practice, his unique photographic memory, what it's like to be a rising young talent in an established scene, and much more. Stream/download our conversation with Greyson on any of these platforms:    Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2yx2bB6  Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2V9LSFD  Stitcher: http://bit.ly/2UfJNYu https://meinlcymbals.com/links  

Our latest guest on the Meinl Radio Podcast is Meinl Cymbals artist Rodney Holmes. Rodney is world-renowned for both his studio and live work with Santana, Steve Lukather, and the Brecker brothers - to name a few. Stream/download our conversation with Rodney on any of these platforms:  Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2yx2bB6  Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2V9LSFD  Stitcher: http://bit.ly/2UfJNYu

Meinl Cymbals artist Forrest Rice joins the show this month on the Meinl Radio Podcast. Forrest is well-known for his work in the California math rock group Covet. Hear him chat about everything from early to current influences, the approach to writing music for his project WØLFY, rediscovering his love for skateboarding, and much more. Stream/listen to Meinl Radio on any of the following platforms:    Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2yx2bB6  Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2V9LSFD  Stitcher: http://bit.ly/2UfJNYu

Become a Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/drumwithmikeandeddyAfter receiving a ton of questions after our first episode on Endorsements we decided to bring in an actual A&R so you could gain information and perspective from the person that is actually signing drummers like you. We really hope that this conversation with Chris Brewer from Meinl Cymbals sheds light on endorsements, what they really are, and how to be become truly valuable to the companies that you work with! Enjoy!

Meinl Cymbals artist Jordan Perlson joins Meinl Radio to chat about studying with drumming legend Joe Morello at a young age, getting to play with artists like Adrian Belew, Becca Stevens, and Jeff Coffin, his work with "distance drum coaching," and much more. Stream/listen to Meinl Radio on any of the following platforms:    Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2yx2bB6  Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2V9LSFD  Stitcher: http://bit.ly/2UfJNYu

Meinl Cymbals artist JP Bouvet sits down to chat life and drums. We discuss the redevelopment of his online education website, returning to school for new studies, touring with Generation Axe, and much more. Stream or download Meinl Radio on any of the following platforms:    Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2yx2bB6  Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2V9LSFD  Stitcher: http://bit.ly/2UfJNYu

Chris Brewer sits down for a chat with Meinl Cymbals artist and drum educator Juan Carlito Mendoza. Juan is well-known for winning the 2012 Guitar Center Drum Off. We discuss topics like his career as a music teacher, early influences, the importance of reading, content production, and more. Stream Meinl Radio on any of the following platforms: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2yx2bB6  Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2V9LSFD  Stitcher: http://bit.ly/2UfJNYu

Our latest guest on the Meinl Radio Podcast is Meinl Cymbals artist Alex Rudinger. Rudi discusses how he’s spent his time in a world without shows and tours, the physical need to practice, drumming for Whitechapel, and more. Stream Meinl Radio on any of the following platforms:   Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2yx2bB6  Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2V9LSFD  Stitcher: http://bit.ly/2UfJNYu

Our guest this week on the Meinl Radio Podcast is Meinl Cymbals artist Aaron Stechauner. Aaron has made a name for himself in the metal scene playing and touring with bands like The Faceless, Rings of Saturn, and his most current project Interloper. We talk with Aaron about touring and teaching, the concept of “heaviness” in music, his approach to the technical side of his playing, and more.   LISTEN: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2yx2bB6  Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2V9LSFD  Stitcher: http://bit.ly/2UfJNYu

Our latest guest on the Meinl Radio Podcast is Meinl Cymbals artist Richard Spaven. Richard joins the conversation from London to talk about his jazz and electronic background, learning by doing and being immersed in different world styles, entering “the zone,” and much more.    LISTEN: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2yx2bB6  Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2V9LSFD  Stitcher: http://bit.ly/2UfJNYu

This week we speak with Meinl Cymbals artist Anup Sastry on his career as a metal drummer, his solo works, how he records drums at home, and more.    LISTEN Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2V9LSFD  Stitcher: http://bit.ly/2UfJNYu YouTube: https://bit.ly/2AAC7Ll    —   FOLLOW Instagram: https://bit.ly/2Z575Wr  YouTube: http://bit.ly/2Y3jESR  Facebook: https://bit.ly/2zwjpE1  Twitter: https://bit.ly/35Qo9R6

This week we speak with Meinl Cymbals artist Gerwin Eisenhauer about his unique style of playing, growing up in Germany, touring with his jazz ensemble Trio Elf, and more.  LISTEN Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2V9LSFD  Stitcher: http://bit.ly/2UfJNYu — FOLLOW Instagram: https://bit.ly/2Z575Wr  YouTube: http://bit.ly/2Y3jESR  Facebook: https://bit.ly/2zwjpE1  Twitter: https://bit.ly/35Qo9R6 

Meinl Cymbals artist Arthur Hnatek joins us from Zürich, Switzerland to talk about his experience drumming for jazz pianist Tigran Hamasyan, the creation of his electronic project SWIMS, how he’s dealt with the current worldwide situation, and more.    LISTEN Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2V9LSFD  Stitcher: http://bit.ly/2UfJNYu   —   FOLLOW Instagram: https://bit.ly/2Z575Wr  YouTube: http://bit.ly/2Y3jESR  Facebook: https://bit.ly/2zwjpE1  Twitter: https://bit.ly/35Qo9R6 

Meinl Cymbals artist and drummer of Origin - John Longstreth joins us this week on the Meinl Radio Podcast. Hear John talk about his contributions to the world of metal drumming, mastering the use of drum triggers, his experience with Jiu Jitsu, and more. 

In this episode of Meinl Radio, Meinl Cymbals artist Lil’ John Roberts talks about his experiences recording and touring for acts like Stevie Wonder, Janet Jackson, The Fresh Prince, and countless others. Lil’ John also shares thoughts on growing up in the Philadelphia music scene, attending Berklee, and more interesting stories.

Meinl Cymbals artist Luke Holland sits down with us on this month’s episode of the Meinl Radio Podcast. Luke talks about his newest solo project and EP, moving to Los Angeles to pursue a full-time career in drumming, fusing his metal roots with new endeavors in electronic music, and much more. Stream Meinl Radio on any of the following platforms: 

Our guest this month on the Meinl Radio Podcast is Meinl Cymbals artist Art Cruz. Art recently stepped into a new roll as drummer for the iconic metal band Lamb of God, but is also known for his work with groups like Winds of Plague and Prong. Art talks about what he brings to the table with his new full-time gig, what kind of personality you need to be a successful musician on the road, his love of magic, and more.

Our first guest for 2020 on the Meinl Radio Podcast is Meinl Cymbals artist Aric Improta. Aric is known for his high-velocity and energetic style of drumming across a multitude of different projects such as The Fever 333 and his band Night Verses. Chris and Aric sit down during the 2020 NAMM show in Anaheim, CA for a conversation about his past experience with the Guitar Center Drum-Off contest, making unique drum-related content for his social media channels, combining his love of gymnastics with music, and much more.

Our guest this month on Meinl Radio is Meinl Cymbals artist Siros Vaziri. Siros is an accomplished drummer and online educator from Mariestad, Sweden. Chris and Siros chat about finding his passion in social media, creating a model for his daily lesson subscription service, and more. 

This month Meinl Radio sits down with Meinl Cymbals artist Anika Nilles. We talk with Anika about her flourishing career as a solo musician, a few of her non-drumming influences, life outside of music, and her current and future endeavors.   

“Can you become a better person and simultaneously help your surroundings and improve other people’s lives? Then you got it all figured out! Now just keep doing that day in day out and enjoy it. That’s how you live a good life, I think.” Siros Vaziri is a Swedish drummer and entrepreneur. He is one of the very few who have managed to exist on social media and turn his online presence into a business within the drumming community. With a highly engaged audience on Instagram and Facebook, Siros has painstakingly ensured that he inspires his audience to find more productivity and personal growth in their lives. His original concept, “Fill Of The Day”, blew up gaining him a tremendous audience. This method of direct teaching was just the beginning of his journey of creating an online business. He then began creating a la carte products that contained lessons that pushed the level of quality up from his regular social media posts. Since then, he has been gigging, hosting drum camps at his studio, diving headfirst into physical fitness and nutrition, and most recently his newest endeavor “Daily Drum Bites” which is a subscription-based service. Siros never ceases to amaze me due to his dedication to his path. He is constantly evolving and showing us the power of proper social media management and entrepreneurship. For someone in their early twenties, Siros is a fantastic role model for all people in this community.  He demonstrates that if we stick to something, over time a net positive result is possible. Siros endorses Tama, Meinl Cymbals, Evans and Promark.   You Will Hear About…. Siros’ new subscription service “Daily Drum Bites” How people connect with online branding The reality of subscriber/follower counts vs paying customers and super fans Thoughts about why people place such a low value on online media Smartphone addiction and the benefits to disciplined usage and mono tasking Siros’ average screen time on his smartphone The virtues of social media and communicating with our audience Siros’ journey to healthier living through good nutrition and exercise The long-term virtues of investing in yourself even when it doesn’t give you a direct monetary return   Why Should You Listen? This episode contains a lot of conversations that are often avoided in our community. I have been asked personally by aspiring content creators on how to start something like a podcast. Almost every single time the idea of monetization is brought into question. I always suggest to people that this is not the thing we need to aspire towards. Consider the early stages of content creating a free education rather than giving things away. Eventually, you will learn a lot about how this is done and perhaps an opportunity will come as a result. But most importantly you must LOVE what you are doing and treat it as a nice hobby in the beginning. Another part of this conversation that really bears tremendous value is the topic of mono-tasking within a world of smartphone addiction. It is true that many of us have an issue with ignoring our phones because they are always calling us. I personally feel that our quality of life becomes deeply affected by this addiction. There is nothing wrong with the phones themselves and in many cases, it is a tremendously powerful and helpful technology to make our lives more interesting and engaging. But we MUST maintain a sense of discipline of ourselves when it comes to this. Between these two topics alone, this podcast is something you really need to check out.   Siros’ Socials Instagram Facebook Website   Drumeo Gab’s Socials Instagram Facebook

Chris sits down with Meinl Cymbals artist Richie Martinez at SIR in Nashville, TN for a candid conversation about Richie’s band Arch Echo, playing and touring with guitarist Tony MacAlpine, knowing and presenting your brand as an artist, and much more.

My guest this week is Matt Garstka, drummer of Animals as Leaders; and probably one of the best drummers in the world. I met up with Matt on his tour bus in Manchester during AAL's UK tour. We talked about drums A LOT: warm ups, practicing, music education (we share a love of old Hudson Music DVDs and VHS) as well as his own instructional video series. We also talked about his signature line of Meinl Cymbals: the Equilibrium hi hats and china. Matt is a wealth of knowledge and his passion for drums really shines through in everything he says, I'm grateful we had the chance to meet and have this chat. Top 5 this week is Meshuggah songs (obviously).

We sit down with Meinl Cymbals artist and Megadeth drummer Dirk Verbeuren for a chat about his career as a leading figure in the world of metal drumming, his work with projects such as Soilwork, Scarve, and Bent Sea, touring and writing with Megadeth, and much more. 

The Meinl Radio Podcast goes transcontinental this month for an interview with long time Meinl Cymbals artist Jost Nickel. Jost is most famously the drummer for German supergroup Jan Delay and Disko No. 1, but is also a well-established session musician and clinician. In this interview, we talk with Jost about studying in the US early on in his career, contributions to the world of drumming, recording, and finding the most comfortable gig. 

In this episode of Meinl Radio, we sit down with Meinl Cymbals artist Ralph Peterson. Hear Ralph talk about his relationship with jazz legends Art Blakey and Elvin Jones--among many other heavy and influential names, the true meaning of "smooth jazz", parallels between drumming and Taekwondo, and much more.   

In this episode of Meinl Radio, Chris Brewer sits down with Meinl Cymbals artist and Nashville session drummer Jerry Roe for an inside look at Jerry's life of a working musician, playing in a band with his wife called Friendship Commanders, and much more. 

In our first podcast for 2019, we sit down with Clutch drummer and Meinl Cymbals artist JP Gaster. JP and Chris talk about Clutch's unique business model as a band, how the touring industry has changed and continues to change for young bands and artists, Bad Brains, Go-go music, and more. 

In this final episode for 2018, Chris Brewer sits down with Meinl Cymbals artist Thomas Lang in his Los Angeles home studio for a lengthy conversation. Thomas talks about his classical training as a music student, being thrust into a top-tier performance environment very early on, the meaning of “musicality,” and a unique story about Charlie Watts. 

Our guest this month on the Meinl Radio Podcast is Meinl Cymbals artist Harry Miree. Harry is best known for his eclectic personality, impassioned drumming faces, and YouTube channel which showcases performance, educational, and various other content. Harry talks about his humble beginnings as a working musician, moving to Nashville to sustain a career, and much more. 

When Calvin Rodgers--one of the newest members of the Meinl Cymbals family of artists--came to Nashville to film some video content with us, we had him in for a podcast too. This month Chris Brewer sits down with Calvin for a lengthy discussion about his accomplished career so far, the roots of Gospel drumming, having influence on other players, and plenty more.

#253 Aric Improta - How to get good at anything, especially drums! Aric Improta is a professional drummer with a style all his own. follow @aricimprota on Instagram or twitter His current bands- @nightverses @thefever333 and @goldfingermusic Aric Improta is currently a member of Night Verses (LA) and The Fever 333 a politically charged rock band featuring Jason Aalon Butler formerly of letlive and Stephen Harrison formerly of The Chariot (band). The group has also had collaborative association with Travis Barker and John Feldmann. He also occasionally performs live with Goldfinger (band), he's recorded drums on the last 2 Gin Wigmore records and has participated in multiple Drum Festivals around the world. Meinl Cymbals released a studio re-recording of his 40 min solo performed at Meinl Drum Festival in Gutenstetten, Germany on July 1, 2017 via their youtube channel. The piece is entitled Blur-Lights in the Videodrome. -Wiki   www.mxpx.com for all things follow@MikeHerreraTD on Instagram or Twitter   Listen to the new album on Spotify, Apple Music, or wherever you stream your tunes!  Shop at Merch Arsenal

Fresh off of the stage from a show with Grammy-winning artist Beck, Meinl Cymbals artist Chris Coleman sits down with Chris Brewer for a talk about his newest gig, broadening career horizons, endorsements, and much more. 

Jimmy Kadesch is a long-time Meinl Cymbals artist and the drummer for rapper/songwriter Hoodie Allen. In this episode, Jimmy sits down with Chris Brewer for a lengthy discussion about the beginnings of original drumming content on YouTube, getting the gig with Hoodie, how endorsements affect an artist’s presence, and much more. 

Meinl Cymbals artist Robert 'Sput' Searight talks life after touring with Snarky Puppy, his own label, the Dallas music scene, endorsements, and more. 

Chris Brewer talks with Meinl Cymbals artist Mike Johnston of mikeslessons.com about touring vs. teaching, the current and future state of online music education, and much more. 

What can I say? One of my biggest influences, mentors, and a pinnacle of his field is a guest of mine on my podcast? What a moment :) Not for the faint of heart, this episode encompasses the no B.S. approach I wanted when I started this show. So much I even get caught up in the moment. I knew Derek Roddy would be one to give it to me straight. He doesn't disappoint in this nearly 60 minute conversation covering the following: -His recent projects including Nader Sadek accompanied by the prowess of Jim Ross and "Nile's" own Karl Sanders -The evolution of extreme metal then and now. Why adapting is crucial -The importance of developing your own "style" and why that's important -Drumming is 90% mental. There's a simple reason why -Why you SHOULDN'T go to NAMM -Why guitar players shouldn't write drum parts -What is your chance of making it? These few things will direct your focus Please check out www.derekroddy.com for more current updates and killer music

Siros is one of my favorite drummers on Instagram. He started the “Fill of the Day Movement” which propelled him to the top of the drumming world. In less than 3 years he has accomplished feats that take most drummers decades to achieve. One of these achievements is receive an endorsement deal from Meinl Cymbals, which is ridiculously hard to obtain.  His story is inspiring and can’t wait to share our conversation with you!

Welcome to episode 8 of The Deconstructed Drummer. This episode is an interview with the great Pete Drummond. Pete drops some serious knowledge in this interview. We talk practice, learning, natural talent, as well as the usual drum and life stuff. Enjoy! If you dig the podcast don't forget to rate and review on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts. Pete Drummond (Dragon, Drum Chop Shop) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/petedrummond) Drum Chop Shop Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/drumchopshop) Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/user/wwwpetedrummondcom) Currently playing with: Dragon (http://www.dragononline.com.au) Pete proudly endorses DW Drums (http://www.dwdrums.com) Meinl Cymbals (https://meinlcymbals.com) Promark Sticks (http://www.promark.com) Evans Drumheads (http://www.evansdrumheads.com)

Chris Brewer is Meinl's North American Artist Relations Manager for Canada and the United States. He is a go-getter, punching well above his weight class, handling much of the social media that you and I see from Meinl. Additionally, Chris is actively talking with artists, fulfilling orders and helping share Meinl's voice online. We were excited to sit down with Chris to learn how in the world he can be so dang effective, as well as how he is learning to balance multiple facets of his job. Although this podcast is a fun one, we're also glad you're here with us to learn from Chris and would encourage you to take notes, listen closely and look closely at how you present yourself online.