By Rich Redmond
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Joe Bergamini maintains a diverse career as a drumming performer and educator. Enjoying various styles of playing, he is known for his progressive rock drumming in the bands Happy the Man and 4Front, and he is the current international touring drummer for The Doo-Wop Project. Based in the New York area, Joe has worked extensively on Broadway. In 2018, he held the drum chair for the Broadway production of Gettin’ the Band Back Together, and he has also performed at over 15 other shows including Movin’ Out, Jersey Boys, Rock of Ages, In the Heights, Beautiful (The Carole King Musical), Hamilton, The Lion King, Million Dollar Quartet, and others. Joe has also appeared on the first national tours of Movin’ Out, Jersey Boys and Beautiful, and with major symphony orchestras including the Philly Pops and the Detroit, Nashville, Seattle, San Diego, Indianapolis and Vancouver Symphony Orchestras.
A best-selling drum set author, Joe has won four Modern Drummer Readers Poll awards for his drum books, including best drum book of 2013 for Neil Peart: Taking Center Stage. In 2023 he wrote GADD: A Life in Time, the authorized musical biography of Steve Gadd, under Gadd’s supervision and with his extensive involvement. He is also the author of The Working Drummer’s Chart Book, Stewart Copeland: Drumming in The Police and Beyond, Drum Techniques of Led Zeppelin, and several other books. As the Senior Drum Editor for Hudson Music since 2009, Joe has worked closely with many of the world’s greatest drummers, acting as editor on books with Steve Gadd, David Garibaldi, Steve Smith, Liberty DeVitto, Mark Guiliana, Tommy Igoe, Stanton Moore, Todd Sucherman, and many others.
In 2007, Joe co-founded the publishing company Wizdom Media LLC with his late teacher and friend Dom Famularo, and continues to run the company. Their books are distributed physically by Alfred Music and digitally by Hudson Music. Since 2015, Joe has also been Education Consultant for Sabian, designing and directing the Sabian Education Network for drum teachers.
Recognized internationally as an educator, Joe has given hundreds of drum clinics in schools, retail stores, and conventions. He has appeared at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC) multiple times, the Ultimate Drummers Weekend (Melbourne, Australia), the Cape Breton Drum Festival (Nova Scotia, Canada), KOSA (Vermont, USA), and the Sonny Emory Drum Camp (Atlanta, USA), and has done two clinic tours for Tama Drums. He has been teaching privately at his own studio for over 30 years. Among Joe’s many private students who have gone on to pro careers is world-renowned jazz drummer Mark Guiliana. Joe proudly endorses Tama drums, Sabian cymbals, Vic Firth sticks, Evans drumheads, Latin Percussion.
Things That Came Up:
-1:40 The glory of the New Jersey “jug handle”
-2:40 Played Broadway for 15 years and now subbing
-5:09 Inspired by the Buddy Rich Memorial scholarship performances, in which great rock drummers played Big Band music very well
-9:30 Subbing for Andre Ferraro and “In the Heights”
-10:50 The “job” of subbing on Broadway is making them not miss the original guy. It’s like being in the most detailed tribute band in the world.
-18:20 Joe played Rush covers note for note
-29:30 Strong transcription got Joe the job as the drum editor at Carl Fischer
-32:30 Then became the drum editor for Hudson Music, a small company
-33:30 Books with Neil Peart, Stewart Copeland, Steve Gadd and now, Billy Cobham
-35:00 As Hudson’s drum editor, also worked with David Garibaldi and Steve Smith
-38:20 Everyone check out the Hudson Digital Library
-40:00 Ron Wallis and Paul Siegel bought The Drummers Collective together and built an empire with true entrepreneurial spirit
-42:20 The Sabian Education Network (SEN)
-44:40 Dom Famularo was Joe’s mentor starting at 19
-47:30 NAMM and PASIC are STILL great to do!
-49:20 www.workingdrummercharts.com
-56:00 Original drummer for Jersey Boys was Clint DeGanon (one of the busiest drummers in NYC)
-58:50 Joe’s experience with working with Symphony conductors
-65:50 The “Jazz period” after high school. Studied with John Riley
-1:10:50 The band FOREFRONT. “Malice in Wonderland” is the album Joe is most proud of.
-1:11:45 The band HAPPY THE MAN
-1:12:30 Joe’s son Nick just graduated from New Jersey City College and is going pro!
-1:14:50 “The Fave 5”
-1:29:30 Read the paper!!!
-1:30:30 “Life beyond the cymbals” includes visiting the National Parks. Joe has been to 260 our of 400. Bird watching as well
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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 25 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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Billboard Magazine's focus on the South Florida Recording scene referred to Lee Levin as "the city's most in demand drummer". Since graduating the University of Miami in 1989, Lee has played on more than 1000 recordings for a variety of artists throughout the world including Barbra Streisand, Madonna, Backstreet Boys, Kelly Clarkson, Pink, Nelly Furtado, Clay Aiken, Christina Aquilera, Michael Bolton, Sarah Silverman, Meat Loaf, Luis Fonsi, Calle 13, Ricardo Arjona, Alejandro Sanz, Juan Luis Guerra, Enrique Iglesias, Julio Iglesias, Ricky Martin, Eros Ramazzotti, Shakira and many others. His drumming can also be heard on ESPN and NBC Sports shows.
Lee was the Musical Director/Drummer for Bad Bunny on the Ultimo Tour Del Mundo US/Canadian Arena tour and has previously toured/performed with Barry Gibb/BeeGees, Luis Fonsi, Ricky Martin, Christopher Cross, Julio Iglesias, and Jon Secada. Although mostly known as a studio session player, Lee continues to be co-musical director for the Latin GRAMMY house band on the telecast. Besides TV and award shows, he has performed Classical and Jazz concerts, including the World Premier of the Elvis Costello/Twyla Tharp Ballet, “Nightspot”.
As a writer, Lee has written and/or recorded commercials for Pantene, Bellsouth, Florida Lottery, McDonalds, and Domino's Pizza. His compositions have been heard on NBC's Friends, Saturday Night Live, Dateline, America's Next Top Model and TMZ. Lee has worked on many educational books, videos and CD's for Alfred Publications including one he wrote for the Ultimate Beginner Tech Start Series entitled “Drum Programming Basics”.
A natural transition toward production has landed Levin with 7 Latin GRAMMY awards and 1 GRAMMY award. His nominations as either a producer or engineer, include 3 for 2015 Album of the Year (Alejandro Sanz & Natalia Jimenez), Record of the Year (Ricky Martin) 2 for 2013 Album of the Year (Alejandro Sanz & Andres Cepeda), 2 For 2012 Album of the Year and Record of the Year (Ricardo Arjona), 1 for 2011 Album of the Year (Calle 13), 3 for 2010-Record of the Year (Alejandro Sanz), Album of the Year (Alejandro Sanz), and Best Engineering (Diego Torres).
Past nominations include 2009 Record of the Year (Luis Fonsi), 2007-Best Engineering (Juan Fernando Velazco), and 2006 Record of the Year (Ricardo Arjona). In 2008 Lee, along with Tommy Torres and Dan Warner, co-produced “Tarde o Temprano” for Tommy Torres which was nominated in both the American and Latin Grammys. They also co-produced Ednita Nazario's "Por Ti" album (certified gold), which was nominated for a Grammy and won a Latin Billboard Award, as well as her release "Appasionata". In addition to co-producing a #1 song for Luis Fonsi, Levin has also produced for Ricardo Arjona, Tommy Torres, Gisselle, and Perry Joslin.
Lee's endorsements include Pearl Drums & Percussion, Paiste Cymbals, Innovative Percussion Drumsticks, Remo Drumheads, Kickport products, Snareweight Products, Heil Microphones, and 64Audio In-ear-monitors.
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Some Things That Came Up:
-4:00 Lee’s studio started in a guest bedroom in 1994 with ADATS. Demos quickly became albums.
-5:15 Lee has been in his current studio for 20 years.
—6:10 Lee’s kid’s pals thought he was so cool because he was touring with Bad Bunny.
-9:00 More pro tools systems in Miami than anywhere on the planet
-10:20 Very memorable experiences with recording artist Soraya
-11:00 Lee was highlighted on Inside Story, CBS. Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and Supreme Court Justice graduated from Lee’s high school
-13:00 Lee came from a non musical family with super supportive parents. Pots and Pans at 4 years old. Practice pad lessons at 5. Traditional musical path-school bands, garage bands, etc.
-15:20 Played with Metro-Dade big band at 13. Lee met some of his lifelong friends there and are still working together.
-16:50 Musical Director for the Latin Grammys. Lee writes the theme song every year.
-20:00 Lee focused on studio work as soon as he got married. Ricky Martin and Barry Gibb sprinkled in.
-21:20 Bad Bunny tour. Only played 45 minutes of the show
-26:20 Most of Lee’s heroes were the session cats
-27:30 The Groove, the funk, the backbeat
-28:00 First gig after college was with heartthrob Cheyenne.
-30:30 Julio Iglesias’ gig was always a right of passage
-32:00 Getting called to replace a Carlos Vega track.
-35:15 The Miami Hurricanes! The love of football.
-37:39 The throne is now higher and the cymbals are lower
-38:20 Longtime Pearl and Paiste endorser
-40:20 5A vs. 5B sticks
-41:40 session work involves great IMAGINATION and asking the RIGHT questions
-43:00 Lobbying and advocation for musician’s rights. It is the federal government’s job to preserve copyright law
-49:20 Lee is NOT in the musician’s union. Watch out for the “race to the bottom” plague
-51:50 Most of Lee’s work comes from producers and songwriters.
-55:30 Lee’s tech is Carlos Guzman
-56:15 A walking tour of Lee’s studio
-57:30 Lee is now getting certified as a level 3 wine expert and other accolades. The Wine Guy! Lee is heading down the pro wine path.
-59:30 Le Tosh wine=$$$. Compliments of Julio Iglesias. Wine Spirits Education Trust.
-1:02:30 Wine, Finance, History
-1:05:00 Wine making is both ART and SCIENCE. Very similar to music
-1:07:00 Muso.AI. Lee is in the top .01% of recorded drummers on the planet with 16 billion streams and 1200 credits.
-1:10:30 Lee’s Advice:
“It’s not as much about your talent as it is being a people person.” This is people business. We are providing a SERVICE! Make people comfortable and ALWAYS do a great job. Be fully engaged!
-1:13:00 “The Fave 5”
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!
Check out Rich’s books on Amazon!
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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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Dennis Holt is one of Nashville's most gifted musicians, whose drumming abilities cross nearly every genre from Americana to Country to Rock, Jazz, Ambient and R & B. He was born in Hawaii and raised in Jacksonville, FL. He has performed with: Taylor Swift, Vince Gill, Emmylou Harris, K. T. Oslin, Loretta Lynn, Felix Cavalier And The Rascals, Chris Stapleton, Ricky Skaggs, Shawn Mullins, Hank Williams Jr., Trisha Yearwood and many others.
Some Things That Came Up:
-1:30 The Trader Joes experience
-3:30 Dennis is left handed and plays on a right handed kit (cross over and open handed)
-11:30 Growing up in Hawaii
-16:30 The influence of Dave Brubeck’s “Take Five”
-19:00 Those Ringo fills are truly left handed
-22:40 Quit junior college to take a playing gig in LA in 1976
-23:30 Jim Keltner, Jim Gordon, Paul Leim, Mike Baird. Keltner inspired Dennis to be a session musician
-25:30 Playing clubs, 4 sets a night, 6 nights a week
-27:00 Turned down the Lynyrd Skynyrd gig
-35:00 Denny the Surfer
-40:00 Getting highly connected in the Nashville scene in the late 70’s
-46:00 SYNDRUMS!!!
-47:15 10-12 sessions per week in the 80’s
-47:45 The offer to be a band member in Restless Heart
-49:30 Playing in the band Kansas 83-85’
-50:00 Playing with John Elefante
-52:00 The fine art of replacing…
-52:15 Took a break to live in Colorado. Moved back to Nashville in 2000
-53:00 The perks of working with bassist Spady Brannen
-57:40 Biking accident
-1:09:0- Go-To Snare Drums
-1:10:40 “The Big Yellow” DW Kit
-1:17:40 Spectrasonics Audio
-1:19:30 “The Cajon Stack”
-1:24:50 “The Fave 5”
-1:33:00 Refine your craft, be early, be kind and always say yes unless it compromises your ethics.
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IG: @dennydrums
FB: @dennisholt
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 25 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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Cody Ash lives in Nashville, TN and is the drummer for Jelly Roll. He is a Touring / Session drummer and has played the drum kit for about 15 years. He has also been involved in concert band, orchestra, Steel Band, and marched snare drum with the University of Louisville.
Things That Came Up:
-2:50 The flight home from the CMT Awards in 2023
-3:40 Super modern chops and being likable
-5:40 Making a great impression at all times
-6:50 Learning from everyone
-10:07 The hustle of cultivating a drumming career.
-12:00 Touring with a metal core band. Cody booked the tours
-18:00 Managing bands
-18:20 Jake Sommers and the late Kenny Dixon
-20:25 Cody gets a text from his road manager!
-24:00 Mostly self taught. Attended a music camp at Eastern Kentucky University. Played steel drums
-26:30 Introduced to gospel chops and mixed with metal
-27:50 Cody has great control over stick heights and dynamic control
-39:00 Fun drum cover videos opened up lots of doors
-41:00 The Jelly Roll audition story and bartending
-57:45 Notating 20 songs. The magic that is Lainey Wilson
-67:00 Jelly’s original band was all metal guys. The culture of the band is having fun!
-77:10 Grady Block=awesome!
-81:50 The Fave 5
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IG: @codyashdrums
X: @codyashdrums
YouTube: @codyashdrums
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 25 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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www.jimmccarthyvoiceovers.com
Frenette's love of music started at the age of 5 while playing the bongos and listening to records with his parents. Artists like Perez Perado, Tito Puente, Herb Albert, Johnny Cash and Tom Jones were constantly spinning on the record player. By the age of 10, Matt was learning his rudiments in a marching and concert band. Some of Matt's early influences include Mitch Mitchell, Ginger Baker, Keith Moon, Michael Shrieve, Danny Seraphine,Billy Cobham, and later influences include Manu Katche, Steve Gadd, and Richard Bailey.
Frenette is a founding member of Streetheart and his legacy as the other half of one of rock’s greatest rhythm sections is still a part of Canadian rock legend. Matt’s fierce approach to every song and powerful grooves he created were a big part of the musical foundation that Streetheart built their unmistakable sound on in the early days.
In 1979 Matthew left Streetheart to join Paul Dean’s new band Loverboy. Originally, Matt Frenette played drums for a side-project band, Headpins while Bernie Aubin played drums for a fellow Vancouver band, the soon to be renamed Loverboy. But within months, Aubin and Frenette swapped bands, where each continues to play to the present
Alongside fellow Loverboy founding members Mike Reno, Paul Dean, Doug Johnson, with Ken "Spider" Sinnaeve, Matt Frenette has been "Working for the Weekend" since forming in Calgary, Alberta over 36 years ago. Loverboy has sold more than 10 million albums, earning four multi-platinum plaques, including the four-million-selling "Get Lucky."
In 1982, as a member of Loverboy, Frenette went on to win a "still-record" six Juno awards.
Matt's solid groove, versatile musicality and his visually exciting performance has created a demand for his appearance in many different artists' recordings, videos and tours, such as: Tom Cochrane, Bryan Adams, Kim Mitchell, Colin James and many other talented musicians.
Some Things That Came Up:
-1:30 Rich saw Matt with Loverboy at The El Paso Coliseum, 1985!
-3:00 Matt broke through the bass drum head! Very memorable
-5:00 Matt has had many drum techs over the years
-5:40 “Turn Me Loose” was a breakout hit!
-13:00 Evolution of a band
-14:20 The year that was 2020
-17:00 Practicing at 2112 drum shop
-23:00 Started drumming at 5 and never had any other job!
-24:30 First kit was secured on trade from a retired jazz drummer
-26:00 Community center marching band grade 8-10
-30:00 The band STREETHEART from Regina
-32:50 The sweetest audition that Dad set up!
-40:36 Mike Reno on vocals!
-44:15 The beauty of the drums on “Turn Me Loose”
-44:50 Recorded live to tape with no click; everyone live on the floor
-45:30 Bruce Fairbairn produced and a young Bob Rock engineered
-48:30 Gaffed headphones to his head.
-50:20 Guttural grounding sounds
-57:50 A mutual friend in Lee Kelley
-1:05:00 Played everyday to “Tom Jones:LIVE” record
-1:05:50 The two drunks at the Buddy Rich Big Band show. Buddy lit the fire under young Matt
-1:14:50 Dad wanted Matt to go on the road and NOT finish grade 12! He believed!
-1:16:00 Historical-=6 Juno Awards+ many others
-1:18:00 21 years with Yamaha and 42 years with Zildjian
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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 25 of which have been #1 hits!
Check out Rich’s books on Amazon!
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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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www.jimmccarthyvoiceovers.com
April Samuels (born April 30, 1969) is an American rock drummer, breast cancer survivor, and founder of Breast Cancer Can Stick It! Foundation, Inc. - a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Breast Cancer Can Stick It has raised over $600,000 for breast cancer research and assistance for treatments. She is based out of Dallas, Texas. She is best known for her nonprofit and for playing drums as Crash Gordon in the 1980s hair metal cover band, Metal Shop Dallas. She is also known for co-writing songs for Discovery Channel's Outward Bound with her bandmates in Frognot.
Samuels is endorsed by Aquarian Drumheads, Drumtacs, Humes & Berg Drum Cases, Los Cabos Drumsticks, Rockett Drum Works (founded by Rikki Rockett), Rock-n-Roller Multi-cart SABIAN Cymbals, and Wornstar Clothing, etc.
Things That Came Up:
-1:00 Growing up in Plano, Tx.
-1:45 Celebrating release of her new book, “Breast Cancer Can Stick It”
-4:25 April’s Diagnosis: Oct 26th, 2010
-7:30 this year is the 10th anniversary of Breast Cancer Can Stick It’s DRUMMATHON. Sunday, October 20. 12-7 pm, The Grandscape in The Colony, Tx.
-9:50 Vast list of celebrity drummers have appeared at DRUMMATHON.
-11:11 DRUMMATHON origin story. The top 25 fundraising drummers get to play a one minute solo and then get half price to jam with a celebrity drummer
-13:00 Planning Drummathon is a 10 month commitment
-15:30 Press and Travel
-16:15 Metal Shop band for 12 years
-19:00 Backline electronic kits!
-21:05 April’s drumming evolution. Lessons with Warren White
-23:20 April played trumpet in school!
-24:20 Attended UNT for 2.5 years
-25:10 Sober since 1992 and a love of coffee
-30:50 All girl band, Baby Jane Hudson
-33:40 Peart, Bonham, and Sean Phillips of Sister 7
-43:00 April is a model for people to overcome
-43:30 Diet, exercise and reduction of alcohol will help prevent cancer
-46:45 Ozempic? Know your risk. Genetic testing and body scans
-51:50 Taking DRUMMATHON on the road!
-55:40 Shawn Messick rocks!
-57:00 The Fave 5
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www.breastcancercanstickit.org
www.drummathon.org
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FB: Breast Cancer Can Stick It
IG: @officialaprilsamuels
@breastcancercanstickit
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 25 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.
Follow Jim:
@jimmccarthy
www.jimmccarthyvoiceovers.com
www.itsyourshow.co
The musical path that freelance session and touring drummer Brian Czach (pronounced "Zack") has been on started in New York City, moved west to Las Vegas, and now has settled in Nashville, TN. After a year and a half of touring with country music star Tracy Lawrence in 2021-2022. Brian is currently a member of Mannheim Steamroller which tours annually, and regularly performs with the Nashville Symphony Pops Orchestra. Czach has been drumming professionally since he was 11 years old. Born in Schenectady NY, he has experience playing in every imaginable musical setting, from a packed out arena to the swankiest jazz clubs, film & TV scores, artist sessions, tours, dance bands, and live theater, Brian’s musical experience is vastly extensive.
Some Things That Came Up:
-1:00 How Rich met Brian through Danny Young
-6:00 Studying with Gordon Stout at Ithaca College
-11:30 Audition for cruise ship agency in NYC
-15:20 Met his wife on the cruise ship and then a move to NYC
-16:50 Being known for playing a showcase piece on Krupa’s “Sing Sing Sing”
-24:00 A move to Vegas
-26:00 A shared love of Larry Aberman
-28:30 Hanging together on tour with Tracy Lawrence and Jason Aldean
-29:30 Traditional Grip and Jim Petercsak of University of NY Potsdam’s Crane School of Music
-33:30 Don Meoli and Jersey Boys
-37:00 Gravitated towards clean, studio players like Steve Gadd, John Robinson, Jeff Porcaro, Dave Weckl, Vinnie Colaiuta, and Phil Collins
-41:15 Coming from a musical family. Being introduced to James Brown, Tower of Power, Blood, Sweat and Tears, etc.
-43:00 Connecting with eh playing of Bill Stewart
-49:30 The power of the Nashville Number System
-51:50 Mannheim Steamroller and Chip Davis. Glockenspiel, hammered dulcimer, toy piano, etc. Local string section is contracted. 7-8 shows per week for 7 weeks.
-56:40 Playing Pops concerts with The Nashville Symphony. Percussionists Scot Corey and Sam Bacco
-1:01:50 Following the conductor and playing extreme dynamics
-1:03:30 Soundbeter.com and airgigs.com …Own what you charge!
-1:08:40 Have a system for learning new music quickly. Be versatile. Always be authentic.
-1:10:20 READ MUSIC! Also, know how o really fake a song you don’t know.
-1:13:00 The Fave 5
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FB: @brianczach
IG: @brianczach
YouTube: @brianczach
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 25 of which have been #1 hits!
Rich can also be seen in several films and TV shows and has also written an Amazon Best-Selling book, "CRASH! Course for Success: 5 Ways to Supercharge Your Personal and Professional Life" currently available at:
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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.
Follow Jim:
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www.jimmccarthyvoiceovers.com
www.itsyourshow.co
Jake Sommers is a Nashville drummer originally from Long Island. He attended The University of the Arts in Philadelphia once deciding to pursue his lifelong passion for music. After moving to Tennessee in 2013 he began performing with a variety of artists including Luke Combs whom he has toured with since 2014.
Things That Came Up:
-2:00 Audimute’s Match Zlotnik
-3:00 Jake’s dogs
-4:20 Jake’s fast rise to success
-7:00 Writer’s nights at the Tin Roof
-8:40 Meeting and rehearsing with Luke Combs
-9:20 Offered the job in 2014
-14:30 Throw your hat on the ring!
-15:50 Clinics with bass player Mat Maxwell
-17:30 Open Handed playing
-25:20 Jake’s drum solo
-26:30 Jake takes his shirt off
-33:30 Craviatto drums endorser
-37:50 Jake’s work with DRUMEO
-45:20 GoPro MAX 360 mode
-55:00 Pinch Me
-1:04:00 Jake’s advice to the next generation: Being on time means being early. Don’t suck and be nice.
-1:05 Say yes to everything until you don’t have to.
-1:07 Jake’s Warmup: Singles, doubles, paradiddles, stretch.
-1:08 Say ‘no’ to the chocolate fountain and walk 12,000 steps a day. Jake has been running he stairs a the venue.
1:09 Built by Basics
80:40 Jake’s “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 25 of which have been #1 hits!
Rich can also be seen in several films and TV shows and has also written an Amazon Best-Selling book, "CRASH! Course for Success: 5 Ways to Supercharge Your Personal and Professional Life" currently available at:
https://www.amazon.com/CRASH-Course-Success-Supercharge-Professional/dp/B07YTCG5DS/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=crash+redmond&qid=1576602865&sr=8-1
One Book: Three Ways to consume....Physical (delivered to your front door, Digital (download to your kindle, ipad or e-reader), or Audio (read to you by me on your device...on the go)!
Buy Rich’s exact gear at www.lessonsquad.com/rich-redmond
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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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Adam Gust was raised in the cold of Minnesota, studied music in the heat of the University of North Texas, and has enjoyed a diverse freelance musical career of world touring and session work and teaching in just-right Los Angeles since 2000. After a humbling decade of recovery from a career-threatening injury, Adam acquired a unique expertise, empathy, and voice that inform his lessons and masterclasses. Adam's journey of relearning how to practice has helped him to stumble upon highly effective student based progressive learning strategies. Adam is excited to share his story of evolution from the ’back of beyond’ as he explains how he implements technology and new academic ideas while re-assessing traditional forms of drum instruction. "You will only get as good as you feel"- Adam Gust Especially for drummers, technique is about feeling music. It is a measure of how well your mind and body allow your heart to project out through the drums. Therefore, a student's focus is on sensation, posture, symmetrical rhythmic movement, and balance. Employing these systematic mindful practices nurtures our joy of playing and promotes our improvement as musicians and as humans.
Some Things That Came Up:
-1:30 Adam and Rich attended The University of North Texas
-5:00 Adam, Rich and Luke Adams played in the Dallas band Random Axis
-5:30 Adam moved to LA in 2000
-6:30 The Red Elvis’ was Adam’s first touring gig, which he kept for 8 years. Before that, lots of Cumbia gigs in East LA
-7:30 Played Russian Surf Rock on LIVE AID in Red Square
-10:00 Developing a drum DVD in 2010
-10:40 Adam’s life-changing events
-11:30 Adam’s TedX talk “The Science of the Groove” was presented at The University of Mississippi
-14:00 A 6 year period of reducing tension the manifested in the body
-17:30 Mental toughness supported by emotional toughness
-19:30 Being accepted into a 3 year training program
-24:30 Polyvagal Informed Drumming. TRAUMA acronym. Teaching Resilience And Understand Mindful Awareness.
-32:00 We are only conscious of .0004% of all the sensory information in our body
-46:00 Our nervous system remembers
-52:20 Helping clients with aging and losing identity as a drummer
-54:10 “Breath” by James Nestor, “The Body Keeps he Score”, “I Don’t Want To Talk About It”
-56:00 The work of Dave Elitch and the Alexander Technique
-61:20 “Your feel starts when you walk in the room”! -Joel Taylor
-65:00 Adam did catering for American Movie Classics as an early day job
-66:30 Select Tracks movie for tv and film
-67:00 A full eclectic calendar of diverse artists
-71:00 “The Fave 5”
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www.adamgust.com/Tedtalk
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 25 of which have been #1 hits!
Rich can also be seen in several films and TV shows and has also written an Amazon Best-Selling book, "CRASH! Course for Success: 5 Ways to Supercharge Your Personal and Professional Life" currently available at:
https://www.amazon.com/CRASH-Course-Success-Supercharge-Professional/dp/B07YTCG5DS/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=crash+redmond&qid=1576602865&sr=8-1
One Book: Three Ways to consume....Physical (delivered to your front door, Digital (download to your kindle, ipad or e-reader), or Audio (read to you by me on your device...on the go)!
Buy Rich’s exact gear at www.lessonsquad.com/rich-redmond
Follow Rich:
@richredmond
www.richredmond.com
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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www.jimmccarthyvoiceovers.com
www.itsyourshow.co
In Lee’s own words:
I was born and raised in Concord, NC. Just Northeast of Charlottle, it was a town of 25,000 back then. As long as I can remember, music was around. Whether it be the turntables or 8 tracks; where my older brothers played rock and roll of the 60s & 70s, Dad listened to older country artists or Mom’s Pontiac Bonneville, which seemed to always have the hits playing through it’s car stereo from either 61AM Big Ways, 95FM WROQ or 1100 WBT-AM…Music was always a comforting companion.
Not coming from a particularly musical family other than them playing the radio, the drum bug came from the next door neighbor playing and then taking it from there. I was playing with records by 8-9 years old; began school band in 7th grade with the natural progression through high school playing in marching, jazz and symphonic bands throughout.
Since music was not viewed in my family as something you pursued as a career, I studied English Literature & Writing at Pfeiffer University until my senior year in 1990-91 when long time friend and a musical mentor, Rick Lee, called and said, "I'm forming a new band and you're the drummer." This was the beginnings of my music career and the 2019 Carolina Beach Music Hall Of Fame band, Too Much Sylvia.
After leaving TMS in 1994, I played with a few different bands out of Charlotte and all around the East Coast through 1996. In September 1996, a weeklong trip to Nashville, TN put the hook in and I moved to Music City on January 11, 1997. Fortunately, I got club and road work pretty quickly while learning constantly along the way. The idea was to make a living while seeing the world and that plan came to fruition over the years backing artists like Gary Allan, Mark Chesnutt, Heidi Newfield, Kelly Pickler, Loverboy, Kendell Marvel and, now, Hank Williams Jr. Also, to be able to play and share time with some of the finest musicians & people along the way has just been magic. It's a ride I can't get off of...Nor do I want to.
Along with time on the road with Hank Jr., I offer drum/percussion tracks to any clients out of the "Boom Boom Drum Room", do club/showcase/session work around town and spend time caring for my family. It's never boring and music is STILL a comforting companion.
Hope to see y'all at a show sometime!!
Some Things That Came Up:
-2:00 Moved to Nashville Jan 11, 1997 along with Jim Riley and Pat McDonald
-3:40 Followed the band Sugar Creek, who played on “Star Search”
-4:10 Joining the melodic rock band “Too Much Sylvia” right before Nirvana exploded
-6:15 Carolina beach music
-7:00 Checked out Nashville in August of 1996. Boardwalk Cafe was the first spot visited
-7:30 Rich and Lee met at 16th Avenue Cafe
-8:30 The encouragement of Steve Cummings, Steve Misamore, Eddie Bayers
-11:00 Shuffles! Gary Allan was Lee’s first major artist gig
-16:30 Larry Babb= underrated
-20:00 The genius of Milo Deering! Sergio the shirtless saxophone player!
-24:00 Kendall Marvel shows led to the gig with Hank Williams, Jr. in 2019; championed by Mike Daly
-24:50 “I Know A Guy” is how it works now
-29:00 Hot tip****Watch the foot and body language for tempo and cues****
-30:50 Being trusted with the foundation of the song!
-32:40 Gage Baker on bass
-38:50 The great Tommy Wells taught us all how to mount our drum machines
-45:00 Sharing the HANK WILLIAMS III credit
-53:00 RELATIONSHIPS! Rinse and Repeat!
-54:00 Subbing for Matt Frenette with Loverboy through Mike Reno
-58:20 Lee joins us on his birthday!
-59:30 Subbing for Del Gray with Little Texas
-1:08:00 Art touches everything
-1:11:30 Lee worked in the warehouse at Pearl drums in the early days
-1:14:30 Lee created a voice acting demo!
-1:16:00 Moonshining was in Lee’s family!
-1:80:00 Lee’s Southern Accent
-1:23:00 The impact of Covid on mental health
-1:29:00 Getting a PHD in “song drumming”
-1:30:40 James Bradley, Jr. on Chuck Mangione’s “Live at the Hollywood”
-1:33:20 Learn the rules so you can break them!
-1:36:00 Getting exercise in nature and “grounding”…feet on the beach!
-1:39:00 The surgical precision of Pat McDonald. Perfect for Charlie Daniels. Ron Gannaway as well.
-1:40:40 “The Fave 5”
-1:44:00 Passion for movies and books and Apple’s “Discovery Mix”
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 25 of which have been #1 hits!
Rich can also be seen in several films and TV shows and has also written an Amazon Best-Selling book, "CRASH! Course for Success: 5 Ways to Supercharge Your Personal and Professional Life" currently available at:
https://www.amazon.com/CRASH-Course-Success-Supercharge-Professional/dp/B07YTCG5DS/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=crash+redmond&qid=1576602865&sr=8-1
One Book: Three Ways to consume....Physical (delivered to your front door, Digital (download to your kindle, ipad or e-reader), or Audio (read to you by me on your device...on the go)!
Buy Rich’s exact gear at www.lessonsquad.com/rich-redmond
Follow Rich:
@richredmond
www.richredmond.com
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.
Follow Jim:
@jimmccarthy
www.jimmccarthyvoiceovers.com
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