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Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com An excerpt from "Live From My Drum Room With Clem Burke" from September 12, 2022. Clem is best known for his legendary and groundbreaking drumming, and a founding member of "Blondie." We discuss Clem being naturally left-handed, playing a right-handed drum kit and leading his drum fills with his left hand, like Ringo St...

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com In the excerpt from Live From My Drum Room With Gary Mallaber from June 2020, legendary drummer Gary Mallaber discusses his iconic drumming on Van Morrison's "Moondance" album. In this segment Gary explains how he came to record the iconic album and the tracks "Moondance" "Crazy Love" and "Into The M...

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com This episode of TrackTalk is an excerpt from "Live From My Drum Room" with the great Matt Chamberlain from March 6, 2023. We do a deep dive into Matt's iconic drumming on the Wallflowers' "One Headlight" and Fiona Apple's "Criminal" and much more!  Give it a like and leave a comment! Check out t...

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com This episode of TrackTalk is an excerpt from Live From My Drum Room With Aynsley Dunbar from February 2022. We discuss Aynsley's iconic drumming on Jefferson Starship's "Find Your Way back" from 1981. So come along for the ride!  Watch the entire episode if you haven't seen it! https://youtu.be/BkY8FEtxD4E\ And ple...

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com Part 2. Jimmy Chamberlin and I do a deep dive into Jimmy's incredible career. The Smashing Pumpkins, The Jimmy Chamberlin Complex, Zwan and more. Jimmy and I discuss his process for creating his iconic drum parts and the Pumpkins' recording process, his drum sound, the importance of Rudiments, and much more. He also talks about h...

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com In this episode, the one and onlyJimmy Chamberlin and I do a deep dive into Jimmy's incredible career. The Smashing Pumpkins, The Jimmy Chamberlin Complex, Zwan and more. Jimmy's process for creating his iconic drum parts and the Pumpkins' recording process, his drum sound, the importance of Rudiments, and much more. Jimmy a...

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com This episode of TrackTalk is an excerpt from "Live From My Drum Room With Doug "Cosmo" Clifford" on November 16, 2022. In this short segment, we discuss Cosmo's iconic drum parts for "Have You Ever Seen The Rain," "Fortunate Son" and "Who'll Stop The Rain" and his process for crea...

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com In honor of Ringo's 83rd birthday on July 7th, My guest is Gary Astridge, the world's foremost authority on Ringo Starr's drums kits! Gary and I do a deep dive into Ringo's drum kits from the early 1960s, throughout the Beatle years! Come along for the ride! Happy Birthday Ringo! Peace & Love!  If you enjoy this epi...

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com This episode of TrackTalk is an excerpt from "Live From My Drum Room With Jim Keltner" from November 14, 2022. In this segment, the legendary Jim Keltner talks about his iconic drum part on Gary Wright's iconic track, "Dream Weaver" and more. Watch the entire episode of Live From My Drum Room With Jim Keltner!  htt...

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com Part 2 of Gregg Bissonettes' and my deep dive into the iconic drumming of the legendary Ringo Starr! Who better than Gregg Bissonette, Ringo's friend and drummer for Ringo Starr And His All Star Band since 2008, to dissect and get inside Ringo's iconic drum parts on the Beatles' and Ringo's classic songs.  Be sure...

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com Gregg Bissonette and I do a deep dive into the iconic drumming of the legendary Ringo Starr! Who better than Gregg Bissonette, Ringo's friend and drummer for Ringo Starr And His All Star Band since 2008, to dissect and get inside Ringo's iconic drum parts on the Beatles' and Ringo's classic songs. Be sure to check out p...

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com In this episode of TrackTalk, the legendary Andy Newmark discusses his iconic drumming on Carly Simon's iconic song "Anticipation." We do a deep dive into his big drum fills and how he came up with them.  Watch the entire episode of Live From My Drum Room With Andy Newmark from March 28, 2021    • E29: Live From My...  and p...

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com Part 2 of TrackTalk: The Legendary Drumming of Charlie Watts. I celebrate my friend and legendary Rolling Stones drummer, Charlie Watts, on his 82nd birthday. I do a deep dive into Charlie's drumming including examples from selected Rolling Stones tracks. I also discusses Charlie's drums and cymbals at various points in time and...

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com John remembers legendary Rolling Stones drummer, Charlie Watts on his 82nd birthday. He does a deep dive into Charlie's drumming including examples from selected Rolling Stones tracks. John also discusses Charlie's drums and cymbals at various points in time and recordings. Be sure to check out Part 2! Please subscribe to  @livef...

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com My guest is Cady Zildjian. Cady is the Vice Chair Board of Directors for the Zildjian Company. She is the eldest of the 15th generation of the Zildjian Family and the daughter of Debbie Zildjian, granddaughter of Armand Zildjian and great granddaughter of Avedis Zildjian, who founded Zildjian’s US operation in 1929. Zildjian celebrates the...

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com In this excerpt from Live From My Drum Room from December 13, 2022, I talk with the great Jack Bruno about his 30 plus years providing the beat for the legendary Tina Turner! And much more in the entire episode!  Watch the entire episode:    • E111: Live From M...  and please subscribe to @livefrommydrumroom ! Check out this Tina Turner pe...

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com I talk with legendary Faces and Who drummer, Kenney Jones about his iconic drum part on the Rolling Stones' "It's Only Rock N Roll (But I Like It)." Kenney gives us the backstory on how this iconic song was recorded, and how he came to play on it!  Watch the entire Kenney Jones episode:    • Episode 57: Live ...  and pl...

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com My guest is the incomparable Cindy Blackman Santana! Cindy talks about her formative years as a drummer and hearing Max Roach for the first time, and shortly after, the great Tony Williams and the influence Tony has on her playing. Attending Berklee College of Music and later studying with the legendary Alan Dawson. Moving from Boston to N...

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com On this episode of TrackTalk, my guest is legendary drummer and multi-instrumentalist, Joe Vitale! Joe and I do a deep dive into Joe Walsh's iconic song, "Life's Been Good." Joe takes us through the recording process and gives us the inside story on this iconic song. Please subscribe to @livefrommydrumroom *Live From My...

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com My guest is legendary Jazz drummer, composer, band leader and seven-time Grammy winner, Jeff “Tain” Watts. Jeff and I talk about meeting in 1980 while Jeff was attending Berklee College of Music in Boston, Jeff’s background in Classical Music, and moving to New York at age 22 as his career took off. Jeff also talks about moving to Los Ange...

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com In this episode of TrackTalk, I sit down with legendary studio drummer Gary Mallaber for a deep dive into Steve Miller's iconic track "Fly Like An Eagle" from the same album. Gary gives great insight into the recording of "Fly Like An Eagle" and how the sessions produced the material for Steve Miller's hugely...

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com A special episode of Live From My Drum Room remembering Music Industry icon and Artist Relations pioneer, Lennie DiMuzio! Lennie is best known for his 40+ years working at Zildjian, most notably in Artist Relations, as well as other key roles, and John is joined by Lennie’s daughter, Therese DiMuzio, and old friends and Zildjian alumni Col...

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com Rick Marotta and I do a deep dive into this classic and somewhat overlooked Steely Dan song, "Don't Take Me Alive." Rick gives an insiders view into the recording of this iconic drum track from Steely Dan's Royal Scam album during the golden age of recording. Besides breaking down Rick's iconic drum track, we also...

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com My guest is veteran New York drummer, Clint de Ganon! Clint’s TV, film, recording and performance credits are staggering, including Steven Spielberg's Oscar-winning “West Side Story 2021” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” “The Only Murders In The Building” “American Horror Story” and more. Clint and I talk about what it takes to be a first...

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com My guest is legendary bassist, Stanley Sheldon. Stanley and I do a deep dive into Peter Frampton's iconic "Do You Feel Like We Do" and compare the 1973 studio version from "Frampton's Camel" with Rick Wills on bass and Mick Gallagher on keyboards, with the live version from "Frampton Comes Alive," re...