Industry 45 - From the Drum Throne

Trews drummer Chris Gormley Joins me on the Industry 45 Podcast Show to talk about his beginnings as a drummer, getting the Big Sugar gig that eventually led to The Trews gig! He talks about what The Trews are doing for 2021 and we talk Everything Whisky! Check out his YouTube Channel below The Whisky Hunter 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWuuGJKYAvoZfzKThzFMc8Q (The Whisky Hunter)

http://www.thetrewsmusic.com (The Trews) 

https://dreamcymbals.com (Dream Cymbals) 

BJ Zampa isn't your typical Rock Drummer.  BJ has played with some great names in Rock and Roll including Blues Saraceno and Yngwie Malmsteen. Currently BJ is the drummer of House of Lords and has been for some time. The band in 2020 released the album NEW WORLD NEW EYES.  BJ also talks about the first time he met and played with Dokken. He currently is the drummer of Dokken after Wild Mick Brown retired. 

Raised in Indiana Troy moved to LA in 1992! He has played with Jani Lane (Warrant) CC Deville (Poison), also spent many years as the drummer in WHITE LION including touring to over 40 countries and playing a stadium in India in front of 40,000 people!

We chat about his life as drummer, his influences...a great story about Jani Lane...touch on playing ROCKETT DRUM WORKS and where he got his Rock & Role Style from.  Troy hosts a radio show "This That & The Other" on Dirtyradio.fm on Wednesday out is Las Vegas! 

Jonny Starkes was born and raised in Hare Bay, Newfoundland. Jonny joined me on Country 89.1FM to chat about his beginnings in music, his album "Father's Boy", the single "These Four Walls" and of course his latest single "Lay It On"

Jonny finished in the top 14 on THE SHOT artist competition in 2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKFGbh7VKvQ  (Lay it On)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JN4pswFYnwg (These Four Walls)

https://www.musicexperiences.org/theshot/ (THE SHOT) 

In 1988 in Toronto Ontario a Canadian Metal band called SLIK TOXIK was born! Today guitarist Kevin Gale chats with me about the band, its beginnings playing the Toronto Club Scene. We chat about singer Nick Walsh,  Being a guest on Headbangers Ball on MTV in New York. Also about Much Music and its impact on the scene, Drew Masters, hiring Neal Busby as the new drummer and how he admires Yngwie Malmsteen!

Kevin has a brand new band coming out in 2021 CROWING KINGS!! Check em out!!! 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQL_luMMlhY (White Lies Black Truth)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woGSwLr5mO4 (Helluvatime) 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSfMdj1jllI (Kevin and Nick on Headbangers Ball 1992)

The KING OF POWER POP Donnie Vie joins the Industry 45 Show. Hailing from the Chicago area Enuff Z Nuff found some fame and play on MTV with hits like "New Thing" and "Fly High Michelle". Donnie has had a great solo career as a songwriter and singer and has recently bought all the Deko Records 45 singles for his song PARTY TIME back and going to be releasing a video (that includes Chip Z Nuff).

Chip and Donnie signed a deal with Cleopatra records to release the entire EZN catalogue  and also looking to release a box set this year.   We talk VIK FOXX on drums, Clive Davis and and Donnie writing and singing "Strangers in my Head" on the new EZN album titled Brainwashed Generation. 

Buckle up! Donnie is EPIC ! Much thanks to his manager Michael King and also Tyson Briden for hooking this interview up! 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWTD7Y24oY8 (Fly High Michelle- Enuff Z Nuff)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWxPEhEgYwA (Beautiful Things- Donnie Vie) 

Sacramento's RED VOODOO just released the second single from the upcoming ALBUM "BRING IT BACK" . Dino and Shane chat about the band being part of Frank Hannon Productions (TESLA) , about RiSE UP the First single and now BRING IT BACK! Full album is due out Spring/summer 2021!

Dino is hugely influenced by Sammy Hagar (Well...the band is called RED VOODOO!) and he got to sing "Finish What Ya Started" in Cabo with Sammy ! Dino talks about his biggest makes and successes so far in his young career! DINO IS EPIC! Be more Like Dino ! 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsVQWhwz3IU (RISE UP VIDEO)

https://redvoodooband.com 

QUICK SPIN 3 min edit >>>> Find out here what it's really like to play with Gene Simmons and the biggest lessons learned from playing with Rock Royalty.

Philip Shouse was born in Madison WI, moved to Alabama and ended up in Nashville TN where he started the Rock and Roll Residency! He has had a tremendous career as a guitar player and bass player over the years. Phil has spend time with The Gene Simmons Band and Ace Frehley Band and current plays in the band ACCEPT from Germany.

Shane and Philip talk about his start in music. Playing with 2 original KISS members and you will hear what Gene and Ace are really like behind the scenes. 

Join in! Its time to SHOUSE IT OUT LOUD!!!! 

https://www.acceptworldwide.com/philip-shouse-guitar/

https://www.al.com/entertainment/2017/10/gene_simmons.html

Leah Marlene is a nineteen-year-old singer/songwriter from Normal, Il. She was born in Toronto, Canada and moved to Illinois at a young age with her family. Leah grew up in a house full of music and guitars as her father, Derry Grehan, is a songwriter and lead guitarist with the Canadian band, Honeymoon Suite. He taught her how to play guitar and piano, and passed along his passion for songwriting. She began singing and writing her own songs at a very young age and never looked back! Since the age of 10, Leah has been performing live all over Illinois, Nashville and Canada. Leah has a unique, engaging voice and a songwriting style that combines elements of pop, soul, funk, jazz, rock, Americana and more. She has been releasing original music since she was 13 years old and has chalked up over 450,000 streams on Spotify!

For most of her high school years, Leah made regular trips from Illinois to Nashville for songwriting, recording and performing. Now a sophomore in college, she gleefully calls Nashville her home as she is pursuing a degree in songwriting at Belmont University!

https://leahmarlene.com