John Simeone

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This is a local Long Island Podcast given by a veteran drummer on the Long Island music scene. We have a variety of local professional musicians as participants. We joke, give insights and share stories about our over 4 decades of experience in the music profession.

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John Simeone

Episodes

Life as a busy keyboard player with Greg Schleich 26.05.2023 56:43

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I chat with my longtime friend, Greg Schleich. Greg is a masterful keyboard player and producer, and has played with many prominent NY metro area bands- Funk Philharmonic, Bump City to name a few. A great listen! Greg brought some beer so it got a little funny.... Support the show

John and Billy Heller 28.04.2023 59:04

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I catch up with my good friend Billy Heller, a well known and respected keyboard player/writer from Long Island. Billy and I have done many gigs together, and Bill has performed with a great deal of outstanding artists such as The Rippingtons, Smokey Robinson, Sara Bareilles, Take Six and Michael McDonald to name just a few. Great stories from Billy! Support the sh...

John with Bassist Dave Segal 23.03.2023 50:13

Send us Fan Mail Dave Segal is a well known bass player in the New York metro area, as well as a very successful builder of custom basses for musicians such as Gary Foote and Richard Bona. Dave has played many large venues with a diverse number of bands, notably Blood, Sweat and Tears. Dave is a great friend and a funny guy! We share plenty of music war stories in this episode. On a side note, Dav...

Drummer stories with Drummer Steve Klein 09.03.2023 49:06

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I chat with a longtime drummer friend, Steve Klein. Steve and I have known each other for years, and have traveled in some of the same circuits in the Long Island band business. Steve has also written a great book for beginning drummers! It's available at the Long Island Drum Center and at Barnes and Noble books- check it out! Support the show

John and Joel Rosenblatt discuss drumming as a career 16.02.2023 40:23

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I catch up with my old friend, Joel Rosenblatt. Joel and I attended the University of Bridgeport back in 1979, and we have remained friends throughout the years. Joel has an extensive playing and recording resume, and he shares some stories from his career with my listeners. Some funny stuff in here! Support the show

Gigs with Queen and BOC with Danny Miranda, bassist 03.02.2023 47:24

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I catch up (literally) with my friend of 45 years, Dan Miranda. Danny has an unbelievable resume which includes such artists as Blue Oyster Cult and Queen, among others. Dan and I discuss various aspects of local and road gigs and share stories about both! Support the show

Drummer stuff with Frank Nostro 19.01.2023 1:02:02

Send us Fan Mail John and Frank discuss funny stories about the many bands we have endured over the past 4 decades. We also discuss some of the good and bad things with regard to belonging to a band, musically and otherwise. Many drummer gripes in this one! Support the show