This episode originally aired on February 13, 2017 Nate Smith, the Virginia native and current NYC resident, has been tearing up the scene for years but recently has been gaining ... more

George Sluppick likes to keep it simple. As a man who’s made his career laying down 2 & 4 behind the kit, this simplicity is what keeps the phone ringing. ... more

Steve Pruitt the Oklahoma native who moved to Texas to study with Ed Soph at University of North Texas found himself thrust into the music scene of Denton, Texas. He ... more

As far as I’m concerned, Benny Greb is one of the thought leaders on effective practicing. Admittedly, Greb was a slow learner when he was a young player and needed ... more

Blair Sinta is no stranger to digging in deep to learning new things. By his own admission, he can “sit in the studio all day” to get a particular sound ... more

In this podcast I talked to drummer, Rick Marotta who has played on records for a list of artists that reads like a who’s who in the music industry.  You ... more

Keith LeBlanc may not be a household name, but that’s not for good reason. Highly regarded as the first hip hop session drummer, his career took shape when he started ... more

This episode originally aired on June 29, 2015 In this podcast I chat with jazz great, John Riley,  Riley has made a name for himself performing with world-class musicians like including Stan ... more

Victor Indrizzo, who’s 30-year career spans working with Queens of the Stone Age, Willie Nelson, Scott Weiland, Alanis Morissette, Macy Gray and a slew of others, is a successful studio ... more

Imagine Dragons sell out stadiums all over the world. But for Daniel Platzman, whether he’s playing front of 100 or 100,000, it’s all the same. The music always comes first. ... more