Live From My Drum Room! ®

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com My guest is drummer and recording artist extraordinaire, composer and educator, Benny Greb! Benny was one of my guests on E227, tribute to our friend Ralph Angelillo, founder of the Montreal Drum Festival. https://youtu.be/Wy769Hne1E4?si=jL9Y4wu1C9b0O6Vg Benny exploded onto the global drum scene at Montreal Drum Fest in 2005, and has since...

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com I'm joined by Joshua Simonds, Executive Director for the Percussive Arts Society (PAS) for a preview of PAS’ 50th PASIC Nov 12-15 in Indianapolis, IN. This year's PASIC is going to be epic, with an incredible lineup. I attended my first PASIC in 1985 in Los Angeles and have attended almost every PASIC since.  There's still t...

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com My guest is legendary drummer, producer and composer Simon Phillips. In this episode we do a deep dive into some of Simon's iconic recordings with Jeff Beck, Pete Townshend, The Who, Toto (of which he was a member for 21 years) and his own group Protocol.  Protocol V Studio Live Session Vol 2 will be available as a digital release on...

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com My guest is drummer, singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and Grammy Award winner, Tommy Taylor! Tommy is well known for his work with Christopher Cross earning him  five Grammy Awards, as well as guitar great Eric Johnson. In this episode we do a deep dive into Tommy’s solo record “Across The Stars” available at https://tommytaylor.co...

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com Replay of Episode 87 with my old friend, Matt Sorum. Matt’s best known as a member of Guns N’ Roses, replacing original drummer Steve Adler in 1990. But Matt’s had an incredible career outside of Guns N Roses, including The Cult, Velvet Revolver, Kings Of Chaos, Billy Gibbons, Hollywood Vampires and numerous other projects. He's also...

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com A replay of E80 with Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers from March 25th, 2022. In this episode we talk about Chad’s history with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, his work with the super group Chicken Foot, our drumming heroes like Charlie Watts, Jim Keltner and Hal Blaine, and much more! The episode was recorded during the period I was lice...

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com My guest is legendary drummer, and original drummer for "Paul McCartney & Wings," Denny Seiwell! We do a deep dive into Denny's long and prolific career and discuss his new book, "The Best and Worst of Times" co-written by Robyn Flans, and available through Hudson Music. https://hudsonmusic.com/product/denny-se...

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com Celebrating the 56th anniversary of the iconic Woodstock Festival, Aug 15-18, 1969, with legendary drummers Michael Shrieve who performed with Santana, and Greg Errico with Sly & The Family Stone.  Both Michael and Greg were 20 years old when they performed at Woodstock. Michael had just turned 20 in July of 1969, and Greg was two week...

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com A special Replay of E214 with NEW Foo Fighters drummer, Ilan Rubin!  My guest is drummer and multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer and author, Ilan Rubin. In this episode we talk about Ilan's incredible career including being the youngest musician to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Nine Inch Nails, performing...

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com Part 2 of Live AID 40th Anniversary with special guests! The live show was over two hours long with endless stories and behind the scenes insights into Live AID, so I’m presenting it in two parts. Be sure to check out Part 1! https://youtu.be/3GAqMqu88wo  *Some video footage/music had to be removed due to Copyright Claims, but the entire s...

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com Part 1 of Live AID 40th Anniversary with special guests! The live show was over 2 hours long with endless stories and behind the scenes insights into Live AID, so I’m presenting it in two parts. A big thanks to my friends and drummers who were there that day on July 13, 1985 in London and Philadelphia and came on my show to share their sto...

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com My guest is legendary British drummer, historian and author, Bob Henrit. In this episode, we discuss Bob's Parkinson's diagnosis and how he's managing it, Keith Moon, Simmons Drums, Hayman Drums and much more. Bob is a noted drum historian and a National Treasure. So come along for the ride and thanks for watching and listen...

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com "The Learning Attitude" with master drummer and educator Henrique De Almeida, legendary drummers David Garibaldi of Tower of Power and Bill Gibson of Huey Lewis & The News. David and Bill talk about studying with Henrique and their passion to learn and grow as drummers. We do a deep dive into some of their iconic recordings a...

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com My guest is legendary drummer and three time Hall of Fame inductee, Steve Smith! Steve was voted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 2002, inducted into the RR HOF as a member of Journey in 2017, and inducted into Zildjian’s Hall of Fame in 2023 during their 400th anniversary celebration.  Steve was a guest on Live From My Drum Room on...

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com My guest is Grammy Award winning drummer, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Tommy Taylor! We do a deep dive into Tommy's iconic drumming on Christopher Cross’ Grammy Award winning debut record, including massive hits "Ride Like The Wind" and "Sailing," as well as "Cliffs Of Dover" with Eric Jo...

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com Stan Lynch, original drummer and founding member of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, producer, singer-songwriter and Rock & Roll HOF inductee, and singer-songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist, Jon Christopher Davis of The Speaker Wars, return for a deep dive into The Speaker Wars self-titled debut record, which drops today!...

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com I'm joined by my friends and fellow podcast creators: Bart van der Zee (Drum History Podcast), Mike Dawson (Drum Candy), Michael Vosbein (Drummer Nation), Matty Roberts (Percussion Discussion), Malcolm Moore (Creativity Is The Cure), Aldo Mazza (Shaping Your Journey) and Jon Adams (Drummers Eating Pizza)! A fun and informative convers...

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com Join me for TrackTalk with legendary session drummer Shawn Pelton! From Bob Dylan to Peter Wolf and Keith Richards, to Bruce Springsteen and more, Shawn has worked with some of the biggest artists in the music business. So come along for the ride and an inside look on why Shawn is one of the most in demand session drummers on the planet. P...

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com My guest is my old friend, drummer, legend and titan of the Drum Industry, Rick Drumm. We talk about Rick's early years as a drummer, his time at Remo, Midco International, Vic Firth, D’Addario (the parent company of Evans and Promark) and Peak Growth Solutions which he founded in 2014, and much more. So come along for the ride and pl...

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com I recently had the pleasure of being a guest on my friend Malcolm Moore's excellent podcast, "Creativity Is The Cure." During the interview we covered many topics related to my life and creativity, including working in the Music Industry at Zildjian, Drum Workshop, Simmons Electronic Drums and EU Wurlitzer, friends such as C...

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com My guests are original drummer and founding member of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, producer, singer-songwriter and Rock & Roll HOF inductee, Stan Lynch, along with singer-songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist, Jon Christopher Davis of The Speaker Wars. Stan and Jon take us through the writing and recording process of the...

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com In this episode, I remember and celebrate my friend for more than 30 years, the great Ralph Angelillo, founder and producer of the Montreal Drum Festival. I'm  joined by world class drummers Benny Greb, Kirk Covington, Suzanne Morissette Cruz, as well as Jeff Knowles, the festival MC for 15 years. The show also includes video tributes...

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com My guest is four time Grammy Award winning drummer, composer and educator, Antonio Sanchez. Antonio is probably best known for his long association with The Pat Metheny Group, but his list of credits is truly staggering. In 2014, Antonio scored the music for the Academy Award winning film “Birdman” which earned him nominations for the Gold...

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com My guest is co-founder of DW Drums, and the man Neil Peart nicknamed "Wood Whisperer," the legendary John Good! John takes us through his journey that brought him to Los Angeles in 1972, meeting Don Lombardi and the birth of DW Drums. We also talk about DW's acquisition of Slingerland drums in 2019, the future of Slingerland...

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com I had the honor and pleasure of being on the other side of the camera recently, as a guest on "Drummers Eating Pizza" Podcast. DEP Host Jon Adams and his son Liam came to my Drum Room and we had a fun chat about drums, drummers and my life in the Drum Industry, followed by some delicious pizza! So come along for the ride and be s...