Billy Freeman has been the touring drummer with country recording artist Dustin Lynch for over a decade. Billy also records, writes and produces from his home base of Nashville, Tn. 

 

Things That Came Up: 

-2:45 Growing up in Garland, Tx. 

-3:00 The Big G Jamboree

-4:00 Starting taking drum lessons at 4 years old

-6:30 Eric Clapton and Gloria Estefan inspiration

-7:30 Little Feat’s “Waiting For Columbus” 

-9:00 Dan Wjociechowski and Mike McMiname

-10:40 Jeff Henan, VHS Tapes and Transcriptions

-12:44 Guitar Center Drum Off in 2011

-13:25 Mayfly Attack!

-15:50 “Red Alert” 

-18:15 Home Studio Evolution into the Apollo gear

-19:30 Golf on the road 

-21:00 Singing jingles for toy companies

-22:00 Love and Marriage

-24:00 The Dallas Cowboys 

-25:40 Playing in Corporate Band, Freelancing 

-27:50 Guitar Center Pro’s Greg Glaser 

-29:00 Cowboy’s Red River in Arlington, Tx. 

-29:50 Watching Wojociechowski’s LeAnn Rimes audition 

-32:00 Meeting Dustin Lynch at Cowboy’s 

-33:00 Touring with Neal McCoy for one year 

-24:30 Setting an infectious positive tone for the room 

-35:00 CRASH success philosophy personification 

-35:40 “Keep your head down and do good work”

-37:00 Loud Jamz and Nashville Drummer Jamz 

-38:00 Vinnie Paul 

-40:00 Ludwig, Remo, Zildjian. 

-42:00 “Phat” vs. “Crack” on a snare drum

-44:00 The Remo Crown tattoo 

-48:00 Organic Relationships 

-53:00 “Unconscious Cues”, failure and constant scanning 

-59:30 Anticipate and solving problems 

-1:40 Singing the Chorus to get the best tempo 

-1:01:40 The Steely Dan and Huey Lewis Tribute bands! 

-1:04:00 The FAST 5 Questions! 

 

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The Rich Redmond Show is about all things music, motivation and success. Candid conversations with musicians, actors, comedians, authors and thought leaders about their lives and the stories that shaped them. Rich Redmond is the longtime drummer with Jason Aldean and many other veteran musicians and artists. Rich is also an actor, speaker, author, producer and educator. Rich has been heard on thousands of songs, over 30 of which have been #1 hits!

 

Rich can also be seen in several films and TV shows and has also written an Amazon Best-Selling book, "CRASH! Course for Success: 5 Ways to Supercharge Your Personal and Professional Life" currently available on Amazon.com

 

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Jim McCarthy is the quintessential Blue Collar Voice Guy. Honing his craft since 1996 with radio stations in Illinois, South Carolina, Connecticut, New York, Las Vegas and Nashville, Jim has voiced well over 10,000 pieces since and garnered an ear for audio production which he now uses for various podcasts, commercials and promos. Jim is also an accomplished video producer, content creator, writer and overall entrepreneur.

 

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