At fifteen years old, it is almost impossible to assume that Raghav wouldn’t be a successful person. To hear the wise advice from such a young person makes us older folks feel pretty happy. We tackle a lot of important topics in this interview. Some of it applies to all ages and other stuff is very much concerning our youth. I believe Raghav is an exemplary individual who can potentially inspire thousands of people to become the best they can be and this interview highlights that wonderfully.

For any drummers who solely earn their livelihood through drumming, may get a kick out of our conversation about the gigs that we may sometimes feel take up too much of our gigging schedule. We also talk about the importance of playing with intention. Really considering the notes and grooves that we choose to provide something appropriate and tasteful to a band setting. These points are definitely the big takeaways from this episode and it is interesting to hear Brandon’s perspective on this.

Dorothea Taylor has a great deal of experience in education and her own personal time with learning all she can about drumming. Her insights towards the future of drumming and how challenging it is to gain the attention of young students is a spot of trouble for Dorothea. We took a deep dive into that in this episode.

The big takeaway here is how David's very successful YouTube channel is more or less a creative outlet and not a means to sustain himself financially. He gave up on the "get a YouTube channel and quit your day job" idea pretty much immediately after starting it. Besides that, it is a really humorous episode that details his journey as a content creator.

You will understand the entire history of Ludwig drum company by listening to this episode and it is told by an actual Ludwig! The history told by Bill sets up the second half nicely to bring context as to why the WFLIII drums may be appealing to drummers. The drums are based on old shell recipes developed by Bill’s grandfather many years ago that are tried and true. For drummers who have a strong liking to the history and spirit of Ludwig, you may feel like the spirit of Ludwig lives in WFLIII.

This episode really focuses on Jeremy’s journey across America to raise awareness against bullying, and the inner growth experienced by taking on such a massive challenge. It is very conversational with respect to Jeremy’s observations about the people he met and how people do in fact come together and unite when they witness someone with a strong will to do good. I would also say that this episode proves that by taking a leap of faith we grow as a result.

Jim Riley is living proof that if you want something badly, you can achieve it through hard work and perseverance. Sometimes it is nice to be reminded that the success we desire is obtainable with enough effort put forward. That is a big message behind this episode. You will also have a great explanation of the Nashville number system if you have ever been confused by other explanations or haven’t yet heard of what that is about.

Gregg’s name has come up before in DrumeoGab interviews and it always seems to come back to the same overall message: when he speaks, you listen. From the importance of being positive, grateful, professional, able, down to earth, helpful and versatile. It is all here. There is a particularly strong message in there where Gregg talks about other people who can try to rob you of your happiness and why we should just stay in our lane and keep working on being the best version of ourselves.

Having a lengthy conversation with one of rock's finest hired guns and have him share his first-hand experiences is a rare opportunity that can give you a better vantage point to the real side of this industry. I wanted to take this opportunity to demystify the fantasies surrounding Glen's line of work and also provide helpful tips for working drummers, told through the vast experiences he has had. I think that we managed to create a fine episode that will serve listeners on a very practical level.

Given the fact that Pat is an educator, it becomes almost unavoidable that he will educate people during an interview. Not necessarily “how to” stuff but instead a “why you should” approach, or “why you shouldn’t” for that matter. There is a lot of that stuff in here. It is also really inspiring to hear about his travels to Abbey Road and those days spent in a studio that Pat would only have dreamt about recording in as a child.