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May 30, 2023421 - George Coleman Jr.: Musical DNA from New York, Memphis, and Cuba, "Taking Care of the Listener",
George Coleman Jr. was born into a musical family. As a drummer, producer, composer, filmmaker, and son of two musical jazz greats, saxophone legend George Coleman Sr. and organist, composer and vocalist, Gloria Coleman, he was seven when master drummer Max Roach gave him his first set of drums. George studied with master teachers including Sam Ulano, Michael Carvin and Billy Higgins.
In 2019, George took on the role of film producer and released a documentary entitled “Another Kind of Soul: The Coleman Family Legacy”. The film chronicles his family’s personal and musical histories and includes concert footage as well as interviews with his family and other iconic jazz figures including Branford Marsalis. Another Kind of Soul is available on various streaming services including Amazon, iTunes, Google Play, and Tubi TV. He has also released a new record as a leader entitled Resurgence.
In this episode, George talks about
His dad's jazz legacy that began in Memphis
The influence of his mother who was a bassist and organist
Being surrounded by Latin music in his childhood neighborhood in the Upper West Side
Making his album a culmination of all his mentors
What he learned about music from his dad vs. his mom
What he learned and continues to learn from Michael Carvin
How music has served as a between him and his dad later in life

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1 hr 6 min
May 25, 2023420 - Andy Hull: Relationship Building in the Session World, Drumming for Clint Black, Finding Inspiration from his Son
Andy Hull is a drummer and a seasoned veteran of the Nashville music scene. He has toured and recorded with many artists including Billy Dean, Ty Herndon, Jaimie O’Neal , Collin Raye, Lee greenwood and is currently on tour with country music super star Clint Black.
In this episode, Andy talks about:
   Dealing with last minute gigs and sessions
   The psychology of working with others
   Drumming for Clint Black
   Relationship building in the session world
   Be prepared to be uncomfortable on the gig or session
   Home studio recording
   Lessons and inspiration from his son

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1 hr 30 min
May 18, 2023419 - Nasheet Waits: Playing with Christian McBride's "New Jawn," Freedom vs. Responsibility, Studying with Michael Carvin
Nasheet Waits, drummer and music educator, is a New York native. His interest in playing the drums was encouraged by his father, legendary percussionist, Frederick Waits, who played with such legendary artists as Ella Fitzgerald, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Sonny Rollins, Lee Morgan, Max Roach, Cecil Taylor, McCoy Tyner, and countless others. While attending Long Island University, Nasheet studied privately with renowned percussionist Michael Carvin. Carvin’s tutelage provided a vast foundation upon which Waits added influences from his father, as well as mentor Max Roach and percussionist Fred King. It was Max that first gave Nasheet’s formidable talent international spotlight, hiring him as a member of the famed percussion ensemble M’BOOM. One highlight of Nasheet’s tenure with M’BOOM was the live concert performance of M’BOOM with special guests Tony Williams and Ginger Baker.
Nasheet’s recording and performing discography is a veritable who’s who in Jazz. Waits has boasted stints with jazz notables Antonio Hart, Jackie McLean, Wadada Leo Smith, Dave Douglas, Mark Turner, Bunky Green, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Eddie Gomez, Steve Coleman, The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Greg Osby, Wallace Roney, Jacky Terrason, and The Mingus Big Band. Waits has recorded and toured extensively in Africa, Europe, Japan, Canada, South America and the United States.
In this episode, Nasheet talks about:
Learning from Christian McBride's "played with everybody" experience, and high level consistency as a performer
The early influence of his father, musically and culturally
How friends and colleague of his father like like Michael Carvin and Max Roach stepped in to mentor him after his father died
Lessons from Carvin
His experience attending an HBCU in Atlanta

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1 hr 14 min
May 11, 2023418 - Rich Redmond Returns: New Book: Making It In Country Music: An Insider’s Guide To The Industry, Mitigating Regret, Its All Relationships
Rich Redmond is an award-winning recording and touring drummer based in Nashville and Los Angeles. As an in-demand artist, Rich has recorded/toured/performed with: Jason Aldean, Carrie Underwood, Ludacris, Kelly Clarkson, Bryan Adams, Bob Seger, Joe Perry, Garth Brooks, Chris Stapleton, Jewel, Miranda Lambert, Luke Bryan, Thompson Square, Eric Church, Deana Carter, Montgomery Gentry, Alabama, John Anderson, Trace Adkins, Keith Urban, Travis Tritt, Emily West, Chris Cornell, Kelsea Ballerini and many others.
In this episode, Rich talks about:
   News of the 8 years since our first interview in 2015
   Its all relationships
   Why aren’t there “cattle calls” anymore in 2023
   Time management challenges when being self employed
   Mitigating regret
   His podcast: The Rich Redmond Show
   New book: Making It In Country Music: An Insider’s Guide To The Industry

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1 hr 26 min
May 04, 2023417 - John Mader: Multiple Productions of "Hamilton", Playing with Carl Verheyen, "The Sum of All Nuances."
John began playing drums at the age of 5 in Oakland California. Oakland proved to be a perfect incubator for John as he thrived playing in many of the school, community, rock, jazz, and funk bands in the area. This experience gave John a diverse background that continues to serve him well today. Early in his career, John was playing in local bands opening for such diverse acts as George Benson, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Who (two North American tours), and many more. John’s reputation quickly grew and he found himself playing with San Francisco/Oakland bay area legends including Joshua Redman, Lenny Williams (Tower of Power), and Miles Davis band alumni Barry Finnerty, Garth Webber, and Benny Rietveld.
John continued to cast his net as wide as possible. He began getting calls from New York, Los Angeles, Nashville, and New Orleans to audition with such artists as Pee Wee Ellis, Stephen Jenkins (Third Eye Blind), Cake, and many more. These experiences gave John national exposure which has led to local, touring, and/or studio dates with Josh Groban, Bonnie Raitt, Randy Newman, Pat Benatar, Steve Miller, Booker T., Pee Wee Ellis, Maceo Parker, Fred Wesley, Oz Noy and many more. John has played multiple productions of Hamilton in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Puerto Rico and tours and records with Carl Verheyen.
In this episode, John talks about:
The resume he amassed in the Bay Area before moving to LA
Thinking of different theatre shows as different “dialects”
His experience of playing multiple productions of Hamilton
Getting called out by his musical director for going on auto pilot
The process of constant refinement over the course of a show
The broader palate he gets to use with Carl Verheyen

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1 hr 22 min
April 27, 2023416 - Bruce Becker: Choreographing Your Movements, New book: The Ultimate Guide to Syncopation, Teaching David Garibaldi
Drummer, Producer, Recording Artist and Educator Bruce Becker has steadily made his mark in the world of Music. Founding member and Drummer behind the David Becker Tribune, Bruce has recorded and co-produced 10 critically acclaimed recordings. The DBT has performed at clubs and jazz festivals throughout the world for more than 3 decades. In 2015 “Message To Attila” was released on Enja records. Bruce was part of an all star cast to honor the music of Attila Zoller, featuring Ron Carter, Pat Metheny, Mike Stern and many others.
Spanning more than 3 decades as an Educator, Bruce has drawn from his more than thirty year association with Drumming “guru” Freddie Gruber carrying on the torch of a unique approach in getting the student to understand the natural principles of the physical body’s interaction with the drum set. Bruce’s reputation has interested a vast array of drummers to seek his teachings. The list includes drummers such as, David Garibaldi, Mark Schulman, Daniel Glass, Glen Sobel and Clayton Cameron. Bruce has performed Master Classes and Workshops in Music Conservatories and Schools in the USA, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Austria, the Netherlands, Latvia, Moscow, Argentina, Uruguay and Australia.
Over the years Bruce has had the good fortune to work with an extremely diverse group of people: David Becker Tribune, Mike Stern, Ron Carter, Russell Ferrante, Barbara Dennerlein, John Abercrombie, Peter Bernstein, composer Chris Field, the San Francisco Symphony, producer Ken Caillat (Fleetwood Mac), Sunny Ledfurd, Mark Schulman, and Deborah Henson-Conant.
Bruce continues to divide his time between International touring with the DBT, workshops, studio recordings, live dates and private teaching.
In this episode, Bruce talks about:
   Choreographing your movements
   His passion for teaching
   New book: The Ultimate Guide to Syncopation
   Advice for teachers
   Teaching and working with David Garibaldi

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1 hr 41 min
April 15, 2023415 - Cindy Blackman Santana: The Vegas Residency, Being In a Band with Your Spouse, The Universality of Tony Williams,
Best known for her work with Lenny Kravitz and her husband, Carlos Santana, Cindy's career has spanned over 30 years and involved many other artists from Pharoah Sanders to Joss Stone to Buckethead.

In this episode, Cindy talks about:
The Vegas residency serving as a "laboratory"
How she and Carlos navigate being spouses and bandmates
How Tony played the function of the drums first and foremost
A drummer’s physical and spiritual connection to their sound
How being promoted because of your gender can be just as toxic as being held back

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1 hr 5 min
April 13, 2023414 - Daru Jones: The Power to Inspire, Navigating the Scene as an Introvert, New PDP Signature Kit
Daru Jones is known for his work with Jack White as well as his list of collaborators that include, Bootsy Collins, Kanye West, Pete Rock, Gloria Gaynor, Slum Village, Jamie Lidell, Talib Kweli, Dwight Yoakam, Nas, Pee Wee Ellis, Lorenzo Jovanotti, Queen Latifah, Black Milk, Salaam Remi, Pharoahe Monch, Rance Allen, Black Violin, Ski Beatz & The Sensei’s, and Jon B just to name a few.
Throughout the course of his career, Jones has received rave reviews from Rolling Stone Magazine, LA Weekly, Esquire.com, Fuse.tv, the Los Angeles Times, and USA Today (among countless others). He has also appeared on several national and international television programs: The David Letterman Show, Jools Holland (UK), The Colbert Report, Saturday Night Live, and on the iconic MTV.
In this episode, Daru talks about:
   His new PDP signature kit
   Navigating the music scene as an introvert
   How his faith has guided his life choices
   How to stay grounded when touring
   The power to inspire
   Moving to Nashville and finding his musical family
   New book: Daru Jones play the breaks - Live from Layman Deluxe edition

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1 hr 14 min
April 06, 2023413 - Craig MacIntyre Pt. 2: Reading vs. Listening, The Portland Scene, Your Non-Geographic Community
In this episode, Craig talks about
Knowing and owning your preparation process/method
How being good at reading can prevent you from listening in-depth, and how reading well doesn’t automatically mean you have good time, good feel, or good ears
Approaching recording with a producer’s ears, thinking about not just the nuts and bolts of the drums, but the whole sound of the whole record
Why he moved to Portland in 2017, and being careful about entering the scene in his new home
Allowing yourself to take a break from the hustle when you have a consistent gig
The option to build your career around your chosen community rather than a geographic community

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1 hr 1 min
March 30, 2023412 - Kyle May: Home Studio Guru, Creating Helpful and Educational Content, Recording and Producing in Nashville
Kyle May, is a working drummer, writer, and producer in Nashville, TN. He currently plays for Maddie & Tae and Billy Ray Cyrus. Additional touring credits include Lindsay Ell, Runaway June, Brandon Lay, and Carter Faith. He’s cut for artists like Lynyrd Skynyrd, Jimmie Allen, Matt Stell, Clay Walker, Levi Hummon, Willie Jones, Walker Hayes, to name a few. The best part about recording from his home studio is chasing sounds, parts, and more for producers and artists from Nashville to everywhere else in the world.

In this episode, Kyle talks about:
   His early interest in remote tracking
   The creative freedom that comes from tracking from home
   How he delivers his tracks (raw or processed)
   Building upon your strengths and interests
   Posting high quality content and it’s benefits
   Tips to instantly level up your sounds
   Creating sample packs
   Creating helpful and educational content

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1 hr 57 min

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