Today’s guest is Bryan De Leon and we break down the top 5 drumming moments that shaped his playing styles. Bryan’s powerful, rigid, and syncopated drum parts are infectious, to say the least, and it's the reason he drums for power-hitters like Albert Hammond Jr of The Strokes, The Drums (a band...a very good band), The Shaking Hands and many more. I’m currently on a road trip right now, so I’m recording from an Airbnb…a tiny closet inside my Airbnb actually, but this episode finally introduced me to New Order and it’s basically all I’ve been listening to. So, thank you, Bryan. Also, I need to mention...I almost edited out my initial question of how asking Bryan how his pandemic is going. It's a lazy question, and I hated it the second it came out, but it ended up pulling a great response from Bryan and touched on points I really wanted to keep it…so I kept it in. I just want you to know that I know and alright....shutting up...cheers!
Song: In Bloom
Artist/Band: Nirvana
Drummer: Dave Grohl
Song: What Ever Happened?
Artist/Band: The Strokes
Drummer: Fabrizio Moretti
Song: Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve?)
Artist/Band: Buzzcocks
Drummer: John Maher
Song: Age of Consent
Artist/Band: New Order
Drummer: Stephen Morris
Song: Master of Puppets
Artist/Band: Metallica
Drummer: Lars Ulrich
Honorable Mentions
Song: Hanging on the Telephone
Artist/Band: The Nerves
Drummer: Paul Collins
Song: 100%
Artist/Band: Sonic Youth
Drummer: Steve Shelley
This episode is also sponsored by Waves Audio. This podcast would take me soooo much longer to edit if it wasn't for the Waves Vocal Rider plugin. It "rides" the fader in real-time and keeps both my and my guest's audio at a consistent level without the need to overcompress. I also use an endless of amount of their plugins for my musical recordings such as Abbey Road Saturator, CLA Drums, the SSL Channel, and many more.