Pete Abbott is an American drummer, percussionist, songwriter, producer, born in Los Angeles, CA, raised in Denver, CO, began playing drums at age 10. After High School, Abbott attended University of Miami's “Studio Music and Jazz” program. Pete has performed with The Average White Band, Blood, Sweat and Tears, Larry Carlton, Keb Mo, Bette Midler, Ashley Monroe and many others. Pete has called Nashville home for the last 15 years. 

 

Some Things That Came Up: 

-4:15 The Press Roll 

-7:30 Finishing Degree at The University of Miami 

-14:00 University of Miami stylistic small groups 

-14:30 The challenges of ECM music. Jon Christensen and his ride cymbals

-16:30 Long phrases. Jack DeJohnette

-19:30 The seriousness of clave

-22:00 Jim Keltner on Ry Cooder’s “Bop Till’ You Drop”

-25:00 Pete’s Shuffle 

-34:00 Hearing Issues 

-38:15 Swedish drummer Per Lindval

-40:00 Learning a new language 

-44:00 Average White Band and Blood, Sweat and Tears 

-49:00 AWB was the BEST musical experience

-52:40 20% playing and 80% hang 

-53:15 Segue 61 educational institute 

-56:40 Let the brain picking begin 

-1:02:20 Church Training 

-1:11:00 Favorite drummers: James Gadson, Steve Gadd, Greg Morrow, Jim Gordon.

-1:18:40 Pilots License! 

 

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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 25 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 at:

 

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One Book: Three Ways to consume....Physical (delivered to your front door, Digital (download to your kindle, ipad or e-reader), or Audio (read to you by me on your device...on the go)!

 

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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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