Live From My Drum Room! ®

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com Hal Blaine's recording credits are simply staggering. Hal would have turned 95 on Feb 5th, 2024 - he passed away on March 11, 2019 at age 90. I'm joined by Jim Keltner, Don Randi, Denny Tedesco, Clem Burke, Dennis Diken and Don Lombardi, to celebrate Hal Blaine's 95th Birthday and share memories and stories of our dear frien...

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com In this episode of TrackTalk, Rick Marotta and I do a deep dive into his driving shuffle in Boz Scaggs' "Breakdown Dead Ahead." So come along for the ride and please subscribe to my YouTube channel!  "Live From My Drum Room" is hosted by drummer and music industry veteran, John DeChristopher, and is a series of int...

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com In this episode of TrackTalk, Myron Grombacher discusses his playing on Pat Benatar's "All Fired Up" Shadows Of The Night" and "Invincible." Come along for the ride and please subscribe!  Watch the entire episode: https://youtu.be/It7sQRms6b8?si=DdH15xLsgYxDwFMy "Live From My Drum Room" is hosted by...

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com This episode of TrackTalk is an excerpt from Live From My Drum Room With Tris Imboden. In this episode, we do a deep-dive into two of Kenny Loggins' biggest hits that Tris recorded: "Footloose" and "I'm Alright." Tris shares insights on each song, including him singing the bridge on the "live" versio...

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com In this episode, we do a deep dive into Hudson Music's retrospective on Steve Gadd, "Gadd: A Life In Time." My guests are the legendary Steve Gadd himself, along with Rob Wallis and Joe Bergamini of Hudson Music. Rob and Joe share insights on the development of the book, which includes interviews, song transcriptions, never...

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com This episode aired live/was recorded on June 22, 2021 and due to audio issues, it was never released as a podcast (only available on YouTube. ) However, I feel the content in Dave's episode is too good not to release as a podcast, even with the echo, so here it is!  My guest is drummer, educator, author and composer, Dave DiCenso! We...

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com My guest is four-time grammy nominated drummer, composer, arranger and producer, Adam Deitch. Adam and I do a deep dive into his creative process for composing and recording. Growing up immersed in music, where both parents are drummers. His bands "Lettuce" "The Adam Deitch Quartet" and their latest release "Roll T...

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com Closing out 2023 with a tour of my drum room and memorabilia. A look at my vintage drum collection, along with some background on each kit. And a look at the various memorabilia, Gold and Platinum Records and more, I've accumulated from my years working in the Drum Industry. Please excuse any audio glitches as the show was streamed li...

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com My annual Christmas Holiday show where I invite a bunch of my drummer friends to drop in, and I never know exactly who's going to show up. The show was "live" so there were a few "warts," but it's always a lot of laughs! My guests were a literal who's who of drumming, including Aynsley Dunbar, Mike Mangin...

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com My guest is two-time Emmy nominated Producer for Late Night with Seth Meyers, Eric Leiderman! Eric is also a writer, a drummer, and the architect behind the rotating drummers on Late Night with Seth Meyers. In this episode we talk about Eric's formative years as a drummer, including playing gigs at age 10 and eventually being a pro dr...

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com My guest is Daxx Nielsen, drummer for legendary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, Cheap Trick! Daxx talks about growing up in a musical family, playing with his own original band Harmony Riley, moving to LA and getting the gig with legendary guitarist Dick Dale, touring with Brandi Carlile and joining Cheap Trick in 2010. We breakdown...

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com My guest is the great Phil Ehart, drummer and founding member of the legendary band, "Kansas." We do a deep dive into the history and genesis of Kansas, as they celebrate their 50th anniversary! Phil shares some never-before-told stories of their early years, and shares some great insight into their amazing success and longevity....

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com My guest is drummer and mutli-instrumentalist, the great Ricky Fataar! We do a deep dive into Ricky's long and incredible career, including the The Flames, The Beach Boys, the Rutles and Bonnie Raitt.  We play a few songs which exemplify Ricky's deep groove, incredible feel and beautiful musicality. Come along for the ride!  http...

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com John's guest is drummer and songwriter Roger Guth, best known for his 34 years playing drums for Jimmy Buffett and his Coral Reefer Band. Roger talks about how he began working with Jimmy in 1989, collaborating as a songwriter, playing with Paul McCartney on "My Gummies Just Kicked In" his solo jazz projects and much more! W...

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com In this episode of TrackTalk, Joe Vitale and I do a deep dive into Crosby Stills & Nash's iconic track, "Southern Cross." Joe breaks down his drum part and gives us an insiders view on Stephen Stills' beautiful composition and how the song came together on tour. And much more! Come along for the ride!  https://livef...

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com My guest is legendary drummer Max Weinberg of Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band! In this episode we discuss Max's audition for Bruce & The E Street Band in August of 1974. What it's like to be approaching 50 years with Bruce. His 16 years as bandleader for Conan O'Brien on The Late Show and The Tonight Show, Max&...

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com An excerpt from Live From My Drum Room With Doug "Cosmo" Clifford! In this excerpt, we do a deep dive into iconic CCR tracks, "Heard It Through The Grapevine," "Born On the Bayou" and "Lookin' Out My back Door." Doug shares his insights on the recording process and we also discuss his gear.  Wat...

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com Legendary drummer Simon Kirke discusses two of his most iconic recordings; Free's "All Right Now" and Bad Company's "Can't Get Enough." We do a deep dive into those songs, the recording process, the formation of Bad Company, their close association with Led Zeppelin and much more!   Watch the entire episo...

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com An Excerpt from Live From My Drum Room With Aaron Comess! from April 27, 2022. Aaron talks moving to about moving to New York, studying with Bernard Purdie, forming the Spin Doctors and developing his signature sound. Recording the iconic track "Two Princes" and the importance of his snare drum sound to the song.  Watch the entir...

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com An excerpt from Live From My Drum Room With Stan Lynch! from May 30, 2020. In this segment we discuss Stan's iconic drumming on Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers' classics "Here Comes My Girl" and "Even The Losers" from Damn The Torpedoes.  Watch the entire episode https://youtu.be/loWGL-jvhlU?si=kmDs6qmpQFrx7...

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com An excerpt from "Live From My Drum Room With Kenney Jones" from November 2, 2021. In this segment, we discuss Kenney's drumming on Rod Stewart's "(I Know) I"m Losing You" and the Faces "Stay With Me." Both songs recorded in 1971 and both with iconic drum parts. Kenney talks about the drum solo i...

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com An excerpt from Live From My Drum Room With Omar Hakim, which aired live on March 10, 2023. During this segment Omar talks about getting the call from his friend and producer Nile Rodgers to play on David Bowie's "Let's Dance." We also discuss his feel on Bowie's "Modern Love" and his exquisite playing on...

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com Episode 2 Live From My Drum Room, which aired "live" on Facebook on April 29, 2020. This is an edited version of the full version on YouTube.  An episode devoted to endorsements in the drum industry and dispelling some of the myths. Viewers posted questions and comments and I've kept some of them to give context to the comme...

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com An excerpt from "Live From My Drum Room With Bill Gibson" of Huey Lewis and the News, from June 2020. We discuss the recording of Huey's mega selling album "Sports" from 1983 and their #1 Hit Single "The Power of Love" from the 1985 film "Back to the Future."  Watch the entire episode on YouTube...

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com An excerpt from "Live From My Drum Room With Jerry Marotta" from March 31, 2021. In this segment taken from Part 1, Jerry talks about how he got started playing drums and the influence his brother Rick Marotta had on him. Joining the band "Orleans" at age 19, and recording their massive hit song, "Still The One&quo...