Drummer's Resource

In this podcast I talked to drummer Jeff Houseman Clemens best known for his 21+ years as the drummer for G.Love and the Special Sauce. Jeff Clemens, who has a style all of his own, is instantly recognizable on G. Love's 12 studio records with his linear, New Orleans styled approach. Over the course of […]

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I have been teaching privately for over 10 years and one of the things that I see my students stubble with is the daunting task of trying to learn new music styles. They get so frustrated that they want to quit because they can't play the style, don't understand it or have no idea how […]

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In this podcast I spoke with New Orleans drummer, Andrew Campanelli from The Revivalists. Andrew started the revivalist in 2007 with fellow musician in the New Orleans area and they have quickly made a name for themselves in the Crescent City as well as across the county. The revivalist approach has been to tour often […]

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It was 2009 at I was in Los Angeles for the NAMM conference and decided to head out on the town one night for some quality music..it's LA after all; great musicians are everywhere. Well, the fist place I walked into was a bar called the piano bar and the band was awesome! So much […]

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In this podcast I talked to the great Simon Phillips, best known for his work with Toto (20+ years) not to mention other musical greats such as Jeff Beck, The Who, Judas Priest, Tears for Fears, Mike Oldfield, and Gary Moore, among others. Simon's info (From Wikipedia) Phillips began to play professionally at the age of twelve in his father's […]

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I've played close to a thousand gigs and have probably seen 2,000 shows and the one thing that irks me the worst is people's etiquette when sitting in with a band. Worst of all, what people don't realize is that many gigs have come out of sitting in. It's a real-time audition whether you know […]

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In this Podcast I interviewed drummer / multi-instrumentalist, Chuck Treece. Chuck is a Philadelphia legend who is known for many things, including being a founding member of Skate-Punk band, McRad, as well as his work with The Butcher Brothers, David Ivory, Sting, Billy Joel, G. Love and many other notable musicians. Chuck Treece is not […]

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In this podcast I talk about the ever elusive groove. Groove is something that is hard to measure because it is a feeling, an energy, an intangible object that makes a song great….but what is it? And how can you improve your groove? Let's start with what it is. The best description that I've ever […]

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In this podcast I talked to the legendary Michael Carvin who has performed with a slew of A-list artists such as Dizzy Gillespie, Dexter Gordon, and Freddie Hubbard and has played on over 250 albums. Not only has Michael played with A-listers, he also developes them as teacher. Michael has taught some heavy hitters such as Billy […]

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In this podcast I talked to drummer Carmen Intorre, who is currently part of the Pat Martino Trio. Intorre, a Juilliard grad, has been an impressive player since he was a kid and has accumulated an amazing resume although he's only in his early 30's. His credits include playing with and recording with luminaries such […]

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