Working Drummer

501 - Master Gunnery Sgt. Chris Rose: Playing in "The President's Own" Marine Band, Serving a Huge Variety of Musical Roles, Promoting National Unity and Tradition Through Music


Listen Later

Master Gunnery Sgt. Chris Rose has spent the majority of his professional career in his role as percussionist, drumset specialist, and soloist with the United States Marine Band. "The President’s Own" comprises 160 members and takes various forms depending on the event or occasion they’re playing for and the instrumentation needed for it. As you’ll hear, this affords Chris the opportunity to play a huge variety of musical roles, from classical percussion to marching drums to jazz and rock drumset.

In this episode, Chris talks about:

  • Studying classical percussion at Rice University, and his first post-school gig in Branson with Andy Williams
  • What makes The President’s Own unique among military bands
  • Getting outside yourself in service to the music and the event it’s part of
  • The incredible variety of musical roles he plays in a given week
  • The potential for musical development and upward mobility within the band
  • The various drummers he channels in various drumset roles
  • Life in DC, and looking ahead to life and work after The President’s Own 
  • Here's our Patreon

    Here's our Youtube

    Here's our Homepage

    ...more
    View all episodesView all episodes
    Download on the App Store

    Working DrummerBy Working Drummer

    • 5
    • 5
    • 5
    • 5
    • 5

    5

    5 ratings


    More shows like Working Drummer

    View all
    The Russell Moore Show by Christianity Today, Russell Moore

    The Russell Moore Show

    1,070 Listeners

    Interesting Times with Ross Douthat by New York Times Opinion

    Interesting Times with Ross Douthat

    7,042 Listeners

    Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend by Team Coco & Earwolf

    Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend

    59,447 Listeners

    The Drum Show by Stephen Taylor

    The Drum Show

    85 Listeners

    Drummers on Drumming by Ben Hilzinger

    Drummers on Drumming

    50 Listeners

    DRUM with Mike & Eddy by Mike Johnston & Eddy Thrower

    DRUM with Mike & Eddy

    257 Listeners

    The Ezra Klein Show by New York Times Opinion

    The Ezra Klein Show

    16,145 Listeners

    Drum Candy by Mike Dawson

    Drum Candy

    112 Listeners

    Drum History by Bart Vanderzee

    Drum History

    8 Listeners

    Sarah Hagan Backstage by Sarah Hagan

    Sarah Hagan Backstage

    1 Listeners

    Drummers on Drumming by Ben Hilzinger

    Drummers on Drumming

    18 Listeners

    Live From My Drum Room With John DeChristopher! Podcast by John DeChristopher

    Live From My Drum Room With John DeChristopher! Podcast

    28 Listeners

    Nashville Drummers Podcast by Dan Ainspan / Nathan Sletner

    Nashville Drummers Podcast

    35 Listeners

    Go with Elmo Lovano by Elmo Lovano

    Go with Elmo Lovano

    17 Listeners

    DRUMS? by Reed Murray, Benjamin Homola, Nate Young

    DRUMS?

    25 Listeners