In this episode, we sit down with drummer Hubert Payne, who shares his remarkable journey from a promising football career to becoming a sought-after session musician and the drummer for the Grammy-winning band Little Big Town. Hubert opens up about the gut-wrenching transition from sports to music, the humility he found in drumming, and how he's leveraged his diverse skills to build a multifaceted career.

Hubert Payne, Nashville based drummer. Currently the drummer for Grammy Award Winning artist's Little Big Town. Has worked with David Nail, Casey James, Josh Gracin, Keb Mo', Jana Kramer, The Oak Ridge Boys, Love and Theft, Hunter Hayes and more. From dirty grooves to train beats I'd love to make as much music as possible! You will receive the isolated unmixed multitrack wav files for 1 song via dropbox upon completion of the session. Any revision requests will be made happily! Pro gear, kits from Bonham to Questlove available recorded in top notch Nashville studio. 

 

-Some Things That Came Up: 

-2:30 Hubert and Rich met when he was playing with Katie Armiger in the early 2000’s

-3:30 Hubert played football at Saginaw Valley State University and had his sights set on going pro.

-4:20 Transferred and played football at MTSU

-5:00 Detroit Lions

-7:30 Identity was wrapped up in football

-8:45 Hubert’s Dad was a pro drummer with The Dramatics, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg 

-11:40 Rich made Hubert dangerous?

-14:10 Little Big Town has been very supportive and helpful to Hubert’s other goals

-18:00 Director of Sports Performance at a facility in Orlando

-19:00 Musicians are so creative and resourceful. No limiting mindsets

-20:30 Throw your hat in the ring! Why Not me?

-21:30 On Site Workshops. Connecting to our authentic self

-26:00 Protecting ourselves from trauma

-27:00 Transactional Analysis (The Parent-The Child-The Adult)

-28:00 Playing on Lower Broadway in Nashville helped with skill acquisition

-30:15 The Little Big Town audition came through Seth Rausch

-33:40 Take responsibility for your inspiration 

-38:30 Hubert’s family drives him

-40:20 Hubert speaks to college athletic organizations highlighting transferable skills

-45:15 Hubert has spoken at Universal Studios in Florida on mental health and high performance

-51:15 Hubert’s own project as a leader is called The Network

-54:40 Playing with Keb Mo, Oak Ridge Boys, etc.

-56:40 Playing with Hunter Hayes

-1:01:45 Hubert wants to be Christ-like. That’s the highest level of performance 

 

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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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