Industry 45 - From the Drum Throne

Repost- Original Interview ran March 17, 2020 with Robin on YouTube

Robin has a brand new super group out that includes Jeff Pilson (Foreigner/Dokken) Reb Beach (Whitesnake/Winger) Matt Starr (Mr.Big/Ace Frehley) called BLACK SWAN. Debut album is now out called “Shake The World” on Frontiers Records.

Robin has been performing in Raiding the Rock Vault in Las Vegas, was a member of Survivor from 2016-11 and also part of McAuley Schenker Group.  

The Industry 45 Podcast Show sat down on St. Patty’s Day to talk to a good Ol Irishman about his new band, the songs, what to expect from the album and of course a bit out the Las Vegas show and his time in Survivor. 

http://www.robinmcauley.com

From the Home of the Blues----the Birthplace of Rock and Roll (that would be Memphis, Tenn) The Industry 45 Show chats with Zach Bair. For years Zach has been a fixture in the Music Technology Space. Not only did Zach sell Immediatek to Mark Cuban in 2006 but his current company VNUE is rolling out technology to help ensure songwriters and compensated for music played in public spaces.

Zach has his own band on the rise and a brand new single called "Ordinary Girl". The single was released tying in with AFSP for National Suicide Prevention Month.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNxhpEGfL0U (official video Ordinary Girl) 

https://zachbair.com

The Jeff Carlson Band pay homage to the great Foreigner, a band that has been influential throughout their careers.  In 1981, Foreigner released "Juke Box Hero" find out why Jeff decided it was the "perfect" song to cover! 

Tesla's Frank Hannon plays on this track find out here how that relationship with Frank started. 

https://www.jeffcarlsonband.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSn20hbXCys

Tyler Joe Miller was the First Canadian Independent Country Artists with a #1 Debut Single with the song "Pillow Talkin". Tyler and Shane chat about the hit as well as his new single "I Would Be Over Me Too".  

Tyler talks about Kelly Archer as a songwriter and what's coming up in the near future for the Langley, BC Country Star! 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16d249Nx9Ds (Pillow Talkin)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4cy3kDttCQ (The Loft Sessions)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaM8U8ZOdn0 (Id Be Over Me Too) 

https://mdmrecordings.net/artist_press/tyler-joe-miller/

Jenna Nation is an R&B/Pop Singing sensation who is quickly gaining momentum. Born in Ottawa ON and now residing in Toronto Jenna has a brand new single out called "Bottled Up".

Jenna comes from a musical family and attended Berklee College of Music in Boston. She has been featured on major media outlets such as iHeart Radio, Sirius XM, State of Hip Hop, CP24 Televison to name a few.

Check out her latest single "BOTTLED UP" with the link below

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bd4150nAKIg

Joshua Seth Eagan is a long time LA Studio drummer and producer. Hailing from Las Vegas NV (when he went to school and met Mark Slaughter) Josh has been drumming since a young age. He moved to LA to become a studio drummer/producer.

In the Podcast Shane and Josh talk DRUMS! about the early years, moving to LA and his current project 7 Angels with Mark Slaughter.  Josh also produced and played on his wife's  (Giorgia Vanni) new album.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TymBL296CS0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTgTjzYY9JA

Long Time Aerosmith Drum Tech John Douglas go the opportunity to play at the grammy's in early 2020 with Aerosmith. Joey Krammer was booted out of the band at the time an in a short period of time John had to rehearse for the Grammy's. Find out what last minute audible the band called on John and said "We can do that....because we are Aerosmith" ..

https://johndouglas.com

https://www.aerosmith.com

QUICK SPIN> John Douglas was the mastermind who created the "Fridge" Bass Drum that Alex Van Halen used. He created the graphics of the drums as well. Listen here as John talks about how the thought was mind crafted and executed.

www.johndouglas.com 

John Douglas is the man who "Painted Rock and Roll" From Drum Kits from Van Halen to ZZ Top to Aerosmith. He has created iconic paintings and artwork for legendary Rock Stars.  He also happens to be a drum Tech and we chat about working with Alex Van Halen (Creating the Fridge in the bass drum) Frank Beard of ZZ Top and Joey Kramer of Aerosmith.

John also played the Grammy's with Aerosmith in early 2020 and was Joey's fill in for much of the Aerosmith Residency in Las Vegas in 2020.  From his home in Texas John and I have an EPIC drum conversation. 

www.johndouglas.com 

Mark Slaughter and Dana Strum, after leaving the Vinnie Vincent Invasion started the early 90's melodic rock powerhouse SLAUGHTER! Fly to the Angels hit #19 in USA on the Charts and STICK IT TO YA sold more than 5 Million copies.  

In this episode Shane chats with Mark from his home in Nashville TN about the early days of Slaughter, self producing the albums and importance of MTV. They also chat about Mark's two solo albums and his latest project 7 ANGELS ! where Mark is not the singer....but the guitar player.  (Song 7 Angels is played at the end of the podcast)