Working Drummer

545 - Bryan Owings: Embracing Your Sound, Drumming with Iris Dement, Shelby Lynne & Emmy Lou Harris

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Born in Mississippi, Bryan Owings moved to Nashville in the late 1980's to pursue his career as a session drummer. His discography is vast, spanning decades and boasting credits with artists like Buddy Miller, Iris Dement, Tony Joe White, Wanda Jackson, Sue Foley, Delbert McClinton, Lucinda Williams and Emmy Lou Harris

Bryan, was also included in the 2013 Muscle Shoals documentary soundtrack, playing drums for Grammy award winning artist Alicia Keys.

In this episode, Bryan talks about:

  •     Bryan’s origin story with drums
  •     The draw to Nashville
  •     Embracing your sound and being true to yourself
  •     Finding the best monitor mix for the performance
  •     Working with Iris Dement, Shelby Lynne
  •     The reality of getting hired and fired, re-hired, fired…..
  •     Playing drums in the Muscle Shoals documentary with Alicia Keys
  •     Revisiting applicable technique

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