The Tone That Made Us

Charlie Walker Pt2: This week’s episode of The Tone That Made Us Podcast brings a visit from another old friend and one of the most solid drummers we know Charlie Walker from Chamberlain. We delve into his love for the coolest Drums shops around the country. How he owes so much to our friend Chris Daly. Lower East Side shenanigans. Bouncing back and forth between NY and LA in a rapidly changing sequence of amazing bands and arena experiences. Please share, rate and subscribe wherever you enjoy your podcasts! Spread the word!

This week’s episode of The Tone That Made Us Podcast brings a visit from another old friend and one of the most solid drummers we know Charlie Walker from Chamberlain. We discuss his history with drums going back to seeing his dad’s Rogers kit for the first time to his need to shed his kits over the years to reduce attachment and stay fresh. We cover touring, various band history and gear over the years, touring with U2 and how amazing they were and his love for Dave Abbruzzese. Please share, rate and subscribe wherever you enjoy your podcasts! Spread the word!

This week’s episode of The Tone That Made Us Podcast brings a visit from an old friend and NJ Screamo staple the one and only Steve Pedulla. We discuss the years of his gear journey, Thursday’s days on Victory and signing to a major label. His love of effects and all of the various pedal boards over the years, how he did beta testing for Line 6 and how his Helix is the mission control for his current analogue pedalboard and amps. Lot’s of reminiscing and influencing which led to us both buying new Line 6 pedal boards after we recorded this! Please share, rate and subscribe wherever you enjoy your podcasts! Spread the word!

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This week’s episode of The Tone That Made Us Podcast we have met our gear soulmate. The mighty Zach Blair from Rise Against. We discuss his years of tone evolution, our shared love of Dan Armstrongs, Les Pauls, modded Marshalls, what is was like playing in Gwar and how he stayed involved after he left and his new Podcast called Anti Heroes where he dives into the careers and gear of some of the most underappreciated and underrecognized guitarists in counter culture music. Please share, rate and subscribe wherever you enjoy your podcasts! Spread the word!

https://www.ruinousmedia.com/antiheroes

https://riseagainst.com

This week’s episode of The Tone That Made Us Podcast is with quite possibly the single largest guitar influence in the Hardcore Music scene, Mr. John Porcelly. We had such a great chat with Porcell this is a two part episode. He talks about growing up in suburban NY, how a family member inspired him to play Guitar and how he got started. We discuss the various gear and tones he used on all of the Youth of Today, Judge, Shelter records and more. We touch on his love for Les Pauls and how his YOT Les Paul was not a Les Paul at all. His hatred and now new love affair with Fender guitars and his new projects, clothing line and so much more. Please share, rate and subscribe wherever you enjoy your podcasts! Spread the word!

This week’s episode of The Tone That Made Us Podcast is with quite possibly the single largest guitar influence in the Hardcore Music scene, Mr. John Porcelly. We had such a great chat with Porcell this is a two part episode. He talks about growing up in suburban NY, how a family member inspired him to play Guitar and how he got started. We discuss the various gear and tones he used on all of the Youth of Today, Judge, Shelter records and more. We touch on his love for Les Pauls and how his YOT Les Paul was not a Les Paul at all. His hatred and now new love affair with Fender guitars and his new projects, clothing line and so much more. This is a 2 part episode to check out part 2 next week! Please share, rate and subscribe wherever you enjoy your podcasts! Spread the word!

This week’s episode of The Tone That Made Us Podcast is with a long time friend and guitar pioneer in the scene. Adam and his bandmates in Split Lip took musicianship in Hardcore to a new level. As bands were catching up to them, they took a left turn, renamed the band Chamberlain and upped their game. Adam brough elements of Indie Rock and Country roots to later redefine and influence so many players in the scene. He talks about those developmental years, how the band always pushed the limits of what was accepted and the eventual disbanding and reunions. He also chats about his career as a musical director and film and tv scorer. Please share, rate and subscribe wherever you enjoy your podcasts! Spread the word!

https://www.adamrubensteinmusic.com

This week’s episode of The Tone That Made Us Podcast is a long in depth chat with a Music Legend. Our first drummer on the show Ivan takes us on a journey from growing up in Harlem and being exposed to the New York version of the Wrecking Crew at an early age. Knowing Kurtis Blow as a child and eventually playing with him. Playing Live AID!!!! Playing on Broadway while attending college and how he used his reputation and networking skills to get epic gigs with Ashford and Simpson, Luther Vandross, Chaka Khan, J Lo and more. Producing award winning tracks for Vanessa Williams and how he transitioned his skills into a career of music education. This is truly one of the most interesting chats we have had. Check out Ivan's links below and please share, rate and subscribe wherever you enjoy your podcasts! Spread the word!

https://open.spotify.com/artist/1ef1dKHyV9k9g3aDlmR7tI?si=nq69Q-nVRjuc-6lTLCPHuA

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Hampden_Jr.?wprov=sfti1

This week’s episode of The Tone That Made Us Podcast is with our good friend Heath Saraceno. Heath discusses his love for 80’s Kiss, playing in NJ punk bands leading to his time shredding for bands like Midtown and Senses Fail. He recounts times on the road, in the studio with Mark Trombino and life after being a touring musician. Midtown will be playing reunion shows this Fall and you will not want to miss this in depth chat! Please share, rate and subscribe wherever you enjoy your podcasts! Spread the word!

This Episode is an exceptionally important one for us. J Robbins (Government Issue, Jawbox, Burning Airlines, Channels, Solo) is a songwriting genius and great influence on many. His personal performing credits hold a close first place to his producing credits for bands like Clutch, Texas is the Reason, The Promise Ring and many more. J owns Magpie Cage Studios in Baltimore, MD. We get a chance to discuss his first love of Classical music and orchestration, being a introverted nerdy dude turned role model for the Post Hardcore scene and how his gear shaped the tones of the records we love.