By Rich Redmond
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Florida native McCoy Gibbs made the move to Nashville, Tennessee at the age of 18 to pursue a Music Business degree at Belmont University. He not only earned that degree, but also made lifelong connections and friendships while falling in love with the city, energy, and opportunity that is Nashville. The crazy part is that Gibbs didn’t really learn to play drums until his college years. For this natural musician, drums and rhythm came naturally and he found his groove, literally.
After college, Gibbs emerged as a drummer while playing with pop/rock band Hot Celle Rae. He then went on to become an independent drummer to soak in all the music he could. During this time he met tons of musicians, bands and artists, cut his teeth on the grind of Broadway bars and “honky tonks,” and jumped in a van for a random show in Montana. He loved every minute of it.
In 2013, his hard work paid off when Gibbs successfully auditioned for CMA-nominated Duo of the Year, Love and Theft, and hit the road for the busiest year of his life thus far. It hasn’t slowed down for him since. From touring, live TV performances, music videos and award shows, Gibbs has kept himself quite busy.
Gibbs is currently playing with 2017 CMA New Artist of the Year nominee Lauren Alaina, and continues to find other ways to fill in the occasional off day with sessions, shows, and housework. If there is an example of hard work, passion, and preparation paying off, McCoy Gibbs is that example.
Some Things That Came Up:
-2:45 Tall drummers
-4:15 Playing the Opry
-5:00 Imposter Syndrome?
-5:20 Musical family. Played Sax, Sing, Guitar
-8:20 An elder Millennial
-10:90 The beauty of the Dave Matthews band and Carter
-12:00 No formal lessons. NOT passing the torch yet!
-14:00 Guitar! Singing AT you!
-16:30 The birth of Grunge and Dave Grohl
-21:00 Music Business Major at Belmont University
-26:50 Meeting Ed Toth. Into Tonic, Vertical Horizon, etc.
-28:00 The Singing Drummer (“The 5th Limb”). Don Henley, Deen Castronovo, Phil Collins.
-33:00 Continuing to play Lower Broadway
-36:30 John Hamlin and Hot Chelle Rae
-38:30 Early Hot Chelle Rae demos
-50:00 Playing with Lauren Alaina
-52:20 Aaron Sterling on some of the records
-52:50 Joey Moi as producer now
-54:00 The glory of private jets
-56:00 Jim Riley and Zoro always got the photos!
-1:00:00 Gretsch, Remo, Zildjian, Vic Firth…getting endorsements
-1:09:00 Pass
-1:11:00 House Band at The CMT Awards since 2014
-1:14:50 McCoy’s charts
-1:15:30 Subbing for Cole Swindell’s tour last minute
-1:25:00 “The Fave 5”
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https://www.mccoygibbs.com/
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IG: @McCoy.Gibbs
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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!
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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Adam Box
Adam Box is an American drummer, best known for his work with the country duo Brothers Osborne for the past 11 years. Box started playing drums at church in his hometown of Zero, Mississippi, in a church band that covered contemporary rock songs with Christian lyrics. He later entered a battle of the bands in Starkville, Mississippi and formed a band called Absence of Concern, which opened for Bob Seger at a concert in Jackson, Mississippi. Box later met Chris Ethridge, a bassist who had played in The Flying Burrito Brothers, through a mutual friend, and Ethridge served as Box's mentor.Box is in the road band for the duo Brothers Osborne, and played on most all of their albums and hit singles.
Some Things That Come Up:
-2:20 Roto Toms?
-3:00 Craviotto Drums
-6:30 The Roots. The Glory of Keith Carlock
-7:10 Life in Zero, Mississippi. Cutting teeth in the church with great players.
-8:40 Adam’s father was a great guitarist and person. Adam’s parents just moved to Nashville.
-11:00 Mourning the death of the shuffle
-11:55 Clicks and grids
-14:30 The culture of Brothers Osborne and Jay Joyce as producer
-19:00 Cooper Acoutin custom snare drums and the Ludwig acrolite
-21:50 Adam’s Gilded Palace Recording Studio
-22:40 Chris Ethridge, bassist of the Flying Burrito Brothers, was a huge mentor to Adam. Chris eventually passed from pancreatic cancer.
-25:20 Chris is always with Adam
-26:20 Adam built his own studio by hand!
-27:20 Amazing opportunities came to Adam when he created his studio
-28:30 Adam is a man of God, putting one foot in front of the other
-32:40 The lure of Southern California
-33:00 Adam’s 1st Nashville day job: “Outside Sales” for Zanies comedy club
-37:00 Used creativity to create value. The desperation philosophy
-39:30 Leos in the room!
-40:00 Adam created a Crag’s List ad for his services
-44:20 Pete Sternberg helped Adam secure the gig with Brothers Osborne
-46:00 Be prepared, but be open and flexible
-50:00 Don’t put a time limit on it!
-51:30 People person? Gotta keep the battery charged…
-54:45 Russell Crowe body double?
-58:00 Jim’s voice over style
-59:50 Adam tracked drums on The Brothers Osborne Grammy Award Winning song
-101:00 Adam is a Grammy Award winning drummer!
-1:03:30 Adam’s thoughts on mentoring
-1:12:00 What happens when you achieve your dreams?
-1:14:30 The relationship with your drum tech
-1:16:00 Music.AI. Legacy.
-1:18:50 Detune two lugs to get the “gush” snare tone
-1:22:30 Traditional Grip?
-1:23:40 Taking drum lessons from Brian Stephens.
-1:26:00 “The Fave 5”
Follow:
IG: @adambox___
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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Kris Myers was born on April 5, 1977. Receiving a drum kit at the age of 8, he took an early interest in jazz, rock and punk music. During high school Myers co-started his first musical outfit, a ska/punk band called the Skalawags. The group received a decent amount of success but denied an offer to tour Japan to instead pursue college degrees.
Myers attended Elmhurst College from 1995 – 1999 where he was a music major and the drummer in the Elmhurst College Jazz Band. Under director Doug Beach, the Elmhurst College Jazz Band played gigs in the U.S. and Internationally at events such as the Umbria Jazz Festival, Jakarta Jazz Festival and the Montreaux Jazz Festival.
In 2001 Myers enrolled in DePaul University where he earned his master’s degree in jazz drumming and was a member of the Rob Parton Orchestra. In addition to his involvement in school bands, Myers was playing in festivals with a variety of jazz artists such as Nicholas Payton, Diane Schuur, Randy Brecker, Dennis DiBlasio as well as local musicians Mark Colby and John McLean. Myers also was a member of Chicago jazz fusion band Kick the Cat.
Myers began playing drums for progressive-rock band Umphrey’s McGee in 2003 following the departure of original drummer Mike Mirro. With Myers at the helm, Umphrey’s has released ten albums and maintains a rigorous touring schedule of over 100 live shows per year. Umphrey’s has performed at legendary festivals and venues such as Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits, Fuji Rock Festival, South by Southwest, Red Rocks, The Ryman Theatre, The Beacon Theatre and more.
With Umphrey’s, Myers has shared the stage with countless notable musicians such as Buddy Guy, Huey Lewis, Ivan Neville, Les Claypool, Stephen Perkins, Mike Keneally, Joshua Redman, Bela Fleck, Taj Mahal, Victor Wooten, Adrian Belew, Stanley Jordan, Gene Ween, Derek Trucks and Jason Bonham.
In 2011 Myers was honored with the title of Best Jam Band Drummer by DRUM Magazine, beating jamband stalwarts such as Butch Trucks (The Allman Brothers) and Jon Fishman (Phish). In 2018, Myers was featured on the cover of Modern Drummer’s July issue. Myers placed second in the Experimental Rock category of the publication’s “Readers Poll Awards” behind St. Vincent drummer Matt Johnson.
When he’s not behind the drum kit, Myers enjoys playing golf, attending concerts, hiking and collecting art.
Some Things That Came Up:
-2:30 Kris’s multi genre style
-3:00 Rabid fans
-4:45 The Umphrey's McGee audition turned into a 21 year gig and counting
-6:30 Kris’s previous band was Kick The Cat
-11:00 Maintaining a list of all the venues the band has played
-11:30 Red Rocks is fave venue as well as The Fox Theater in Oakland and The Ryman in Nashville
-14:00 Vic Salazar !!! The ambassador of the drum community
-16:40 The rider! The love of milk chocolate!
-18:00 Stretching, fitness center, yoga
-19:40 The documentary “Frame By Frame”
-21:20 The Grateful Dead’s Mickey Hart.. “most impressive”
-23:40 The cover of Modern Drummer magazine in 2018!
-24:30 Dauz pads! Used by Rush and Nine Inch Nails
-26:45 Writing material together as a band
-27:40 Producer Greg Majors and Manny Sanchez
-30:30 Different sets every night. Choosing from 14 studio albums. Responsible for all songs at all times
-35:40 collaboration with Huey Lewis. Met at The Jammy Awards in 2006.
-43:00 Kris loves practicing impressions
-44:30 Stewart Copeland, Buddy Rich, Vinnie Colaiuta, Keith Carlock, Steve Gadd
49:50 The art of mashups, inspired by DJ culture
-50:15 Kris songs background vocals while playing insane music
-52:00 Rotator Cuff repair surgery. 6 month rehab, but ready after 4 months
-54:00 Local gigs and charity work
-54:50 Getting to do the “Boom Smack”
-55:50 “David’s Den” for mental health
-56:15 Wedding preparation
-57:20 “The Fave 5”
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www.krismyersdrums.com
FB: @krismyers
IG: @krismyersdrums
YouTube: @krismyersdrums
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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Born and raised in Arkansas, Evan grew up playing drums at his dads church in Fort Smith. He was the kid that would sit behind the drummer during church and soak in every detail and nuance. Once church let out, he'd jump up on the kit and play, until the next church service started a few hours later. Evan got his first drum set at the age of 8 and began serenading his whole family and neighborhood with punk rock beats and the sounds of the radio. After touring the country with his band The Exception, Evan decided it was time to move to Nashville, TN and attend Middle Tennessee State under the direction of Lalo Davila and Tom Giampietro. It was in college where Evan honed his craft and wanted to become a studio musician. Years later and having played on multiple #1 songs on the radio, Evan is now an in demand studio drummer. You can hear his drumming with , Kenny Chesney, Reba McEntire, Luke Bryan, Jimmie Allen, Ronnie Dunn, Keith Urban, Steven Tyler, Toby Keith, Matt Stell, Maddie and Tae, Tim McGraw, Lauren Alaina, Erin McCarley, Rascal Flatts and many other artists.
Some Things That Came Up:
-2:00 Started at 2 years old in church in Hot Springs,Arkansas
-3:45 first teacher was Sam Smith along with non stop playing and practicing
-5:00 school band and football. Football won
-6:30 Touring with Evan’s first band, The EXCEPTION
-7:15 Moved to to Nashville with the band in 2006
-10:15 The life changing teacher, Tom Giampietro.
-11:00 Really worked on reading music. Lalo and Julie Davila at MTSU
-13:15 Touring with Griffin House and Katie Herzwig and started working in some studio environments
-13:50 Will Sales was a mentor and also Evans first master recording session that featured two drummers
-18:45 “Dream Wild” movie
-22:30 Odd jobs and touring was a means to get in the studio long term
-24:30 Recording with Steven Tyler was a highlight so far
-27:30 Steven Tyler, Keith Urban and a track from the Barbie soundtrack all at Evan’s house
-29:30 The legend of Jim Cooley
-30:15 Fast number charts! Coming from a musical family
-33:00 Gretsch, Zildjian, Evans
-38:00 The award for worst recorded snare drum sound goes to…
-40:00 Nashville’s THREE drum shops
-45:15 The science behind LOOPS
-48:15 Efficiency and workflow
50:30 Writing and producing
-54:30 Scheduling challenges
-58:40 Changing heads once a month or so. Tana’s log locks
-1:00:00 www.musicbed.com
-1:05:30 Garnering an emotional response with our instruments
-1:05:40 Samples and loop packages at www.evanhutchings.com
-1:07:20Jeff Porcaro, Jim Keltner, Matt Chamberlain, Stanton Moore, Christian rock drummers, John Bonham, Dave Grohl
1:11:00 The soundtrack to “That Thing You Do” inspired Evans first kit
1:12:00 Roni Kaspi is great!
1:16:30 Grateful for parental support
1:17:30 Evan parked cars and he doesn’t drive a stick!
-1:20:45 “The Fave 5”
Follow:
www.evanhutchings.com
IG: @evanhutchings
Also: FB, airgigs, soundbetter.com
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.
Follow Jim:
@jimmccarthy
www.jimmccarthyvoiceovers.com
www.itsyourshow.co
Jason Michael Hartless (born November 5, 1994) is an American musician, best known for being the drummer for fellow Detroit native Ted Nugent. He has also toured and/or recorded with Eric Martin, Pop Evil, Sponge, Mitch Ryder, C. Thomas Howell, Tantric, Insane Clown Posse, Warrior Soul and Joe Lynn Turner.
In early 2020, Hartless earned his bachelor's degree in Music Business from the Berklee College of Music.
Some Things That Came Up:
-1:00 The magic of music from Detroit
-3:00 The Who and Toto are Jason’s fave bands
-4:15 Big Band ensemble mentality
-8:30 Pearl drum artist since the age of 9
-9:15 Berklee music business graduate
-10:45 Jason’s company Sound City Music Group that he runs with his Dad.
-13:00 Vinyl is profitable! A tangible piece of ART!
-18:00 Working with Ted Nugent
-21:45 Tommy Clufetos
-23:00 Nugent records with everyone on the studio floor at the same time
-25:00 The Motley Crue tour at age 14.
-26:00 Producers Jason has worked with…
-27:30 Jason taught at the School of Rock when he was 18
-30:00 Corky Laing, Eric Singer, Anton Fig as mentors
-32:00 What’s the next step for the music business? (Drum roll)… LIVE MUSIC!
-35:30 Linn Drum Machine
-41:20 Mashups
-42:00 Is Alex Van Halen retiring?
-45:00 That DILLA vibe. Very difficult to achieve
-47:30 Greyson Nekrutman’s success
-49:00 Sabian and Remo…the AAX Extreme China
-52:00 The perks of in ear monitors
-56:30 “Grounding”?
-58:00 The love of Disney
-67:00 Los Lobotomys live record
-68:00 Joe Porcaro
-71:20 Alex Van Halen auction and drum values
-80:20 “The Fave 5”
Follow:
www.jasonhartless.com
FB, IG, YouTube
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!
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
www.itsyourshow.co
The Wolfe Brothers are an Australian country rock band from Hobart, Tasmania, formed of brothers Tom and Nick Wolfe and childhood friends Brodie Rainbird and Casey Kostiuk. They came to prominence after being the runners-up of Australia's Got Talent in 2012. Following their success, they have released a self-titled EP and three studio albums, It's On "Nothing But Trouble" and"This Crazy Life" They were special guests on Lee Kernaghan's 2013–2014 Beautiful Noise Tour. The "Nothin But trouble" album spawned 4 Country Music Channel number 1 singles. "That Kinda Night" "You Got To Me" "Born and Bred" and "One Beer At A Time" The "This Crazy Life" album gave the band there highest chart position ever with it being Top 10 on the ARIA all genre chart. The single "This Crazy Life" also reached number 1 on the Country Music Channel. "It's On" reached number 18 on the 2013 Year-End ARIA Charts. The Wolfe Brothers were nominated for four Country Music Awards of Australia in 2013, and won the New Oz Artist of the Year 2014 at the Country Music Channel Awards. In 2016 they won the Country Music Channel Group or Duo of the year.
Some Things That Came Up:
-2:40 Melatonin and Advil PM
-4:15 6 records, 19 #1 Australian country hits, 9 Golden Guitar Awards, and the most awarded group in Australian country music history!
-5:15 Recent show with The Tasmanian Symphony Orchestras and documentary
-11:00 Recent Nashville songwriting sessions
-14:00 The “Have To” years vs. The “Get To” years
-20:00 A 4th generation farmers and musicians
-21:45 Dad was a drummer with a big 70’s Rogers kit
-23:20 Metallica’s “Master of Puppets” and Iron Maiden’s “Live After Death”
-28:20 Kip Allen, Dave Ruberto
-29:15 Brodie Rainbird left as an official member but still plays guitar as a sideman
-33:30 The first writing session with Rich and The Wolfe Brothers. Co-writing
“You Got To Me”, “That Kinda Night”, “When I Was The One”,
“No Sad Songs”
-35:20 Rich drumming on “This Crazy Life”
-39:00 The “Kids On Cassette” record, an homage to New Wave
-40:00 “Livin’ The Dream” was a return to classic Wolfe Brothers
-44:30 Relationship with Lee Kernaghan and “Damn Good Mates”
-46:20 “Australia’s Got Talent” TV Show
-50:00 Pantera’s influence
-52:30 Dime and Vinnie pics!
-53:30 Cold Chisel
-55:30 Accents
-58:00 Driving Shifts
-1:00:00 Australian Animals and The Tasmanian Devil
-1:03:30 American Misconceptions
-1:06:00 Signing with Broken Brow Records/BMG Australia a month before Covid
-1:10:10 The Pendulum Theory
-1:19:10 “The Fave 5”
-1:29:40 A performance of “That Kinda Night”
Follow:
www.thewolfebrothers.com
Follow The Wolfe Brothers on Youtube, X, Facebook and TikTok!
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!
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
www.itsyourshow.co
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
Follow:
www.joebergamini.com
IG: @joebergamini
FB: @joebergamini
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!
Follow Rich:
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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
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”
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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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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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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:
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www.jimmccarthyvoiceovers.com
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