Joining me today is Andy Gangadeen.

 Andy Gangadeen is one of the original and leading Hybrid drummers in the world today, effortlessly fusing together acoustic and electronic drums creating grooves and sounds beyond the wildest dreams of your average drummer!

 Andy has honed both his immense drumming skills and technical knowledge since late 80's playing for the likes of Lisa Stansfield, Massive Attack, Duran Duran, The Spice Girls, Jeff Beck, The Bays and the huge English Drum & Bass duo Chase and Status.

 Join Andy and myself as we chat about his incredible career to date, from his early days with racks and racks of samplers and other equipment needed to recreate the electronic sounds that Andy wanted to achieve. We talk about how he goes about recreating the complex drum beats live that Chase & Staus use on their albums.

 The first time i became aware of Andy and his immense playing was with the house band on Jonathon Ross's Last Resort TV Show on Channel 4 along with band leader Steve Nieve, this was a wonderful band, Andy took over from Pete Thomas (Elvis Costello & The Attractions) he tells us all about this amazing gig backing artists of the highest calibre, James Brown to name just one! 

It was a real thrill to chat to Andy, I know you and going to enjoy this as much as i did doing it! Cheers Andy

Here we are with the final episode of 2024.

 Firstly, huge thanks to everybody that has watched, listened, shared, commented or contributed this far, i really appreciate the support. 

Todays episode focuses on drum education, there are quite a few options to choose from when thinking of either teaching or taking drum exams, my personal favourite and definetely one of the market leaders is Trinity Rock & Pop, i have been teaching this Syllabus for many years now and it is always met with enthusiasm from my students.

 I am thrilled to welcome Toby Davies - Trinity's National Advisor for Rock & Pop and JJ Wheeler - UK & Ireland Development Manager - Music to the podcast. Trinity are not known for appearing on podcasts so i am very grateful to them for this opportunity. 

We talk extensively about the Rock & Pop Course, what it entails, why you should do it, what it can do for you., other subjects include online exams versus in person, rudiments, repertoire and many other subjects. 

If you are a drummer thinking of taking exams, a drum teacher looking to teach a new syllabus or a drummer already teaching this syllabus but looking for some more information then this is the episode for you to listen to.

 Huge thanks to Toby & JJ for taking the time to do this - its hugely appreciated.

 if you would like more information on the Trinity Rock & Pop Syllabus please get in touch with JJ via email - [email protected]

Firmly back in the legends lounge for our landmark 150th Episode with none other than Bernard ' Pretty' Purdie.

 Bernard is without doubt one of the most legendary names in drumming! he has played on over 4000 album and worked with such incredible artists as Steely Dan, Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Miles davies, Hall & Oates, BB King, Cat Stevens, Tom Jones, The Rolling Stones and 100's more!

 Bernard joins me straight ater receiving his richly deserved lifetime achievment award at the UK Drum Show 2024.

We spend an hour talking about some of the many highlights from his illustrious career including the recording of the iconic Aretha Franklin track 'Rock Steady' and so much more!

Huge thanks to Anne McCoy and the wonderful gentlemen at Drum.Dog for giving me this wonderful opportunity!

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Joining me today is Scott Travis. 

Since 1989 Scott Travis has been the powerhouse drummer for British heavy metal legends - Judas Priest. 

Join Scott and myself as we have a brief chat about drums, Judas Priest and the current Invincible Shield Tour. Scott tells us as he is almost at the very end of an extensive US tour in support of the stunning new Priest album The Invincible Shield how the fatigue is setting in and how the band are looking forward to a few months off to recover after giving 110% night after night on a very long and gruelling world tour! 

We had to talk about Scotts introduction to Judas Priest and Metal fans in general with the now legendary drum intro to Painkiller. Scott tells us how he came up with this now iconic drum part! we also talk about another great drum intro from earlier in is career with Racer X on the song Scarified, an album i bought as a spotty long haired youth purely because it had a cool album cover! thankfully i instantly loved the content of the album too! 

Huge thanks to Scott for giving up his time so generously especially during a world tour! Massive thanks to my buddy Adam Parsons & Jayne Andrews for arranging this for me - hugely appreciated. www.judaspriest.com

Joining me today is American drummer and producer Joey Waronker. 

Joey has played for some legendary names througout his career so far including Beck, R.E.M. Roger Waters, the supergroup Atoms For Peace featuring Flea from The Red Hot Chili Peppers and Thom Yorke from Radiohead. Paul McCartney, Norah Jones, Leonard Cohen and many more! 

Join us as we pick through Joeys' spectacular career so far including a large chunk about Roger Waters and a very long time on the road and how this affects family life with a wife and young son back at home. 

We talk about his recent performance with Beck and the Boston Pops Orchestra and how dynamics play a huge part in making this a success (in my opinion Joey is one of the most dynamic drummers around today).

 Joeys' British affiliation doesnt end with Roger Waters though, in late 23' he recorded an album with Liam Gallagher & John Squire that was released inMarch 24' to critical acclaim, he tells us about the experience of recording and touring with these two giants of the UK music scene. 

Huge thanks to Joey for taking the time to do this during a particularly crazy time! looking forward to part 2!

Beyond thrilled to welcome an incredible musician and a good friend of mine to Percussion Discussion Podcast - Ged Lynch.

 Ged has a remarkable list of household names on his CV including the likes of Peter Gabriel, Black Grape, Clannad, Tom Jones, Hanson, Electronic, The Icicle Works, Michael Hutchence, Joe Strummer, David Silvian, Dr John, Natalie Imbruglia, Cat Stevens, Suggs, Birdy, Seth Lakeman, Chrissie Hynde......i mean, where do you start? 

At the beginning of course, in Geds native Blackburn, we talk about his early days of playing in working mens clubs (these were staple gigs in northern towns and cities) playing all manner of gigs including backing strippers...... as a 14 year old! 

We pick through some of the many career highlights including waiting by the radio on a Sunday evening to find out where Black Grapes debut album had charted (number 3, later number 1!) through to getting the gig with the legendary Peter Gabriel, and some of the many amazing adventures that took him on, including a co headline tour of the US with Sting with none other than Vinnie Colaiuta occupying stings drum chair! 

Ged gives so many beautiful little nuggets as we go through our conversation, i really hope you enjoy it as much as i did doing it! He is one of the nicest and most gentle souls on this earth and i was very grateful for this oppurtunity to grab a very very rare interview with him! Cheers Ged! 

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Im Joined by John Macaluso to calebrate the launch of his brand new book with Hudson Music - Linear Rock Drumming - United Sounds Of Seperation https

://hudsonmusic.com/product/linear-rock-drumming/?wcacra=3123599

 John who has an incredible CV of names that he has played for including ARK, Yngwie Malmsteen, TNT, James Labrie, Symphony X and many more talks through the concepts in his newly released book, explaining how the chapters are acompanied by videos of the examples played by John! 

i hope you enjoy our conversation and buy the book and develop your linear drumming skills!

Percussion Discussion Episode 146 - Brian Tichy

 Joining me today is American hard rock drummer Btian Tichy. 

Brian has a glittering career so far having played for giants of the rock & metal world such as Whitesnake, Ozzy Osbourne, Billy Idol, Foreigner and Sass Jordan. 

We talk through segments of his career including a large section on Pride & Glory, an incredible band that include Brian, Zakk Wylde and James Lomenzo, we talk about their iconic performance at Castle Donnington in 1994, this is the only time i have seen Brian play live! 

Brian gives us some amazing insights and advice throughout this interview as well as some incredible stories, including one about Ozzy Osbourne turning a fire hose on him mid gig!! 

Of course we had to talk about his current gig playing for KISS legend Gene Simmons in his solo band. 

Brian, thank you so much for giving up your time so generously!

Joining me today is legendary goalkeeper Petr Čech.

 Petr is arguably one of the finest if not the finest goal keeper in Premier Leaugue history. best know for his remarkable time at Chelsea FC from 2004 -- 2015, as well as stints with Sparta Prague, Arsenal, Rennes and of course his home country Czech Republic.

 Petr is also a huge fan of playing the drums, although he started a little later in life than some others he has really launched himself into it 100%. Petr explains how he found his way into drums by playing the Guitar Hero Drum Set with team mates, this soon developed into a total obsession with the instrument.

 He tells us how he never goes anywhere without Practice Pad, Sticks and a copy of Stick Control!

 Petr has his own YouTube channel with lots of drum cover versions - www.youtube.com/@petrcech4450

 Petr, thank you so much for giving up your valuable time to chat to me, its very much appreciated!

Kenny Aronoff - Percussion Discussion - Episode 144 

Firmly back in the legends lounge today with the legendary Kenny Aronoff! 

Kenny has the most incredible career under his belt having recorded and toured with some of the most remarkable bands and artistes on the planet, including - John Fogerty, The Smashing Pumpkins, Jon Bon Jovi, Meatloaf, Willie Nelson, Jerry Lee Lewis, Joe Cocker and so many more. 

Join Kenny and myself as we talk about so many amazing subjects, including his very recent and very last minute few gigs filling in for Jason Bonham with Sammy Hagar and a star studded band including Joe Satriani on Guitar and former Van Halen bassist Mike Anthony. Kenny explains his process in learning 20 or more songs with literally 24 hours notice, Kenny runs through his learning process how he transcribes it bar by bar giving a hugely detailed part that enables him to reproduce the parts incredibly accurately. 

With Kennys forthcoming appearance at the UK Drum show at the end of September, of curse we had to talk about it and so much more!

Kenny, thank you for making the time to do this, its trulay appreciated! 

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