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Raghav Mehrotra's (Broadway's School of Rock) Top 8 Drumming Moments That Shaped His Style

Oct 14, 2020 | 0 comments

This week’s guest is Raghav Mehrotra. This young man is one of the most exciting drummers to watch right now. From starting drums at 3 to starring on Broadway before most kids even pick up a drumstick, Raghav has shown to be one of the hardest working players right now with a career that I am SO pumped to watch develop even further. In this episode, Raghav breaks down the top to 8 (I only asked for 5, but again, that’s just who he is) drumming moments that shaped him into the true veteran of the craft he...

Randy Cooke (Ringo Starr, Mick Jagger, Alanis Morissette, Dave Stewart, Kelly Clarkson) - Top 5 Drumming Moments That Shaped His Style

Sep 23, 2020 | 0 comments

This week’s guest is Randy Cooke. I certainly fluff him up at the beginning of our interview, but Randy just has everything you’d want in a drummer playing behind you. He is SO song focused and, as he states, “…It’s not about playing more things; it’s about playing the right thing”. His resume includes playing for Ringo Starr, Mick Jagger, Alanis Morissette, Dave Stewart, Kelly Clarkson…and believe me…many many more. Keeping with the theme of this season, Randy breaks down the top drumming moments that shaped his style. Cheeeeers. Song: Chuck E’s In Love Artist/Band: Rickie Lee Jones...

Mike Dawson's (managing editor of Modern Drummer Magazine / Podcast Co-Host) Top Drumming Moments That Shaped His Style

Sep 14, 2020 | 0 comments

This week's guest is Mike Dawson, managing editor of Modern Drummer Magazine and co-host of the Modern Drummer Podcast w/ Mike and Mike (the other Mike being Mike Johnston). They have exactly 250 archived episodes so go check that out…after you binge all of our episodes, of course. Mike is an insanely artful player who exemplifies the idea of building creativity out of giving yourself limitations. He posts a lot of his weird-isms on his Instagram at @mikedawsondrums. This episode is a reminder of how little I know when it comes to great drumming and it only reinforced my decision to...

Ben Barter's (Lorde) Top Drumming Moments That Formed His Drumming Style

Sep 08, 2020 | 0 comments

This week’s guest is Ben Barter…an Auckland-born, Los Angeles-based drummer / producer / storyteller and ex-dishwasher to the stars. Ben has one of my favorite pockets and tastes in groove so I was SUPER pumped to get him on the show. He’s played every major festival you can think of and has done all the talk shows. He’s the nicest bloke in the world and I know you’ll be smiling the whole time you listen to this one. Cheers! Song: Start Me Up - Live at The Max / 1991 Artist/Band: The Rolling Stones Drummer: Charlie Watts...

Gunnar Olsen's (Big Data, Puscifer, Bruce Springsteen) Top 5(ish) Drumming Moments That Inspired His Playing Style

Aug 15, 2020 | 0 comments

Gunnar Olsen breaks down the top 5(ish) drumming moments that helped him develop a unique voice behind the kit. You can listen wherever podcasts are streamed e.g. Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Overcast Song: Harvester of Sorrow Artist/Band: Metallica Drummer: Lars Ulrich Apple / Spotify Song: The Bed's Too Big Without You Artist/Band: The Police Drummer: Stewart Copeland Apple / Spotify Song: Song for the Dead Artist/Band: Queens of the Stone Age Drummer: Dave Grohl Apple / Spotify Song: Radio Friendly Unit Shifter Artist/Band: Nirvana Drummer: Dave Grohl Apple / Spotify Song: Serve The Servants Artist/Band: Nirvana Drummer: Dave Grohl Apple / Spotify Song:...