Join Rich Redmond and Steve Misamore as they dive deep into the world of drumming, music, and life on the road. From Dierks Bentley's band to flying planes and creating the hilarious Hot Country Nights alter ego, Steve shares fascinating stories from his 26-year musical career.

Timed Highlights: [0:10] - The importance of drummers in a band [0:30] - Jim McCarthy's upcoming Huey Lewis tribute gig [22:00] - Steve's origin story with Dierks Bentley [45:00] - The creation of Hot Country Nights - a comedic 90s country tribute project [1:07:00] - Discussion of drumming influences and musical heroes [1:22:00] - Steve's favorite tribute band fantasy (Huey Lewis) [1:29:00] - Insights into the Nashville music scene and drummer community

Special Features: - Behind-the-scenes stories from touring - Hilarious band anecdotes - Drumming techniques and musical evolution

 

Some Other Things That Came Up: 

-4:30 Steve loves Maple/Mahogany and Maple/Gum DW Drums 

-6:45 The Terri Bozzio kit and his former tech Wayne Wilburn

-7:30 Vic Salazar’s kit! 

-9:30 DON’T eat Neil Peart’s sandwich! Watch the documentaries

-13:00 Motorcycles? Stick Shift? Honda Element Admiration Society

-16:00 Wedding and Event Florist=lucrative and fulfilling

-18:00 Dierks, Aldean, Miranda all on the road together 

-19:15 Steve is a pilot! Started in 2013. Steve purchased “Charlene”, a 1981 plane 

-23:00 Steve worked in the tape room at Sony Tree Publishing 

-24:45 Lee Kelley recommended Steve to Dierks

-28:40 Steve’s Shoutout

-30:40 The Boston Garden Comedy Show Gift

-34:00 Herman Matthews 

-46:00 Hot Country Knights

-55:00 Steve studied music at Stephen F. Austin University 

-70:50 The Fast 5

-73:40 Joe Turley!

-74:00 The Fave 5 

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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 30 of which have been #1 hits!

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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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