The Rich Redmond Show

Chris McHugh hails from Camden, NJ. He began his career as the drummer for the christian rock band White Heart from 1986 to 1989. Chris is on the Nashville "A" list of session drummers. His recording credits span over twenty years with the top gold and platinum artists of the music industry. He has toured with Amy Grant and Garth Brooks. ****Watch this episode and subscribe! https://youtu.be/j1Wxg...

Tyler Farr is an American country singer/songwriter originally signed to BNA Records, Farr released two singles for the label before it closed. He then transferred to Columbia Records Nashville, for which he has released two albums: “Redneck Crazy” in 2013 and “Suffer In Peace” in 2015. Overall, he has charted more than eight singles on the Billboard “Hot Country Songs” and the “Country Airsong” c...

Chris Rodriguez is an American recording artist, guitarist, producer and singer/songwriter. Born in the Bronx, Rodriguez moved to Nashville, becoming a veteran of the scene in the early 1990s. Rodriguez has worked as backup singer and guitarist in Christian, Country and Pop formats, appearing on recordings by Michael Bolton, Steven Curtis Chapman, Vince Gill, Amy Grant, Faith Hill, Billy Joel, Wyn...

4 decades of making music. Over 400 albums. 14 Grammy nods. 4 Grammy wins. 1 big heart of a teacher. Danny Gottlieb is an American drummer best known as the original drummer of the Pat Metheny Group and the co-founder of the group Elements with Mark Egan. He was also a member of the Gil Evans Orchestra until Evans's death in 1988. He also toured and recorded with the Blues Brothers Band, the Georg...

A match like this can only be made in Nashville.   Katie Cook and Adam Shoenfeld are navigating life exploring their absolute creative spirits. Songwriting, podcast and TV show hosting, guitar playing, recording....there's not much they've done thus far.   ****Watch this episode and subscribe at https://youtu.be/DEjkjherW58   Katie Cook is an English actress, host and correspondent with the CMT ne...

 There are very few friendships that span multiple decades that have shifted cultures. Peter Coleman and Richard Dodd met each other at the ripe old age of 11 and have made some of the most impactful records in recent history. Peter Coleman is one of the most prolific recording and mixing engineers in the music business, having worked with Blondie, The Knack, Pat Benatar, Steve Earle and many othe...

In the face of a burgeoning metropolis, inbound corporate giants tend to squash mom and pop shops. ****Watch this episode and subscribe at https://youtu.be/myap_6a6AGA Gary Forkum was the owner of Forks Drum Closet in Nashville Tennessee. What started as a closet full of cymbals and sticks in the back of a music store in 1982, grew into the premier pro drum shop in music city and on elf the greate...

With a list of clients that looks like a gala that pops out of the pages People magazine, it's no question that Angela Proffitt knows how to create world class events.   ****WATCH this episode and SUBSCRIBE at https://youtu.be/SWGgKUZ16S4   As an entrepreneur, wedding and events expert, productivity therapist, motivational speaker and a savvy designer, Angela wears many hats! She has many passions...

Turn on an awards show, singing competition or the hit TV series "Nashville" and you'll likely find Chuck Tilley playiing the drums in some capacity.   ****Watch this episode and subscribe to the show! https://youtu.be/-ny6ew9OoIA   Chuck D. Tilley has been a studio and touring musician for over 30 years. Based in Nashville , he has worked in multiple musical genres and has performed in over 40 co...

Aaron McGill LOVES his job.   McGill grew up in Western Kentucky where, around age 10, his parents recognized his need for a different type of education. They presented him with the opportunity to apprentice as a tailor under his mother.   McGill’s parents have since passed away, but the business remains their legacy.   “Being a tailor is one of the most rewarding things I’ve experienced. With our...

In today's professional musical culture, it's imperative to think more and more like a business owner. Not like the "slap entrepreneur on your insta description" business owner, but more like the "how many other income streams can I create to keep me doing what I'm here to do, if I'm meant to do it, and lie awake at night wondering how I'll keep all these plates spinning" business owner.   ****Lis...

How often do you analyze your social cross section for authenticity?   In episode 10, “Good Time” Tommy Davidson is our guest and we talk about how to get people to know, like and trust you. In this day and age, insincerity can be sensed within nanoseconds. To say that Tommy puts himself out there is quite an understatement!   ****Watch this episode and subscribe to the show at:   https://youtu.be...

Anything worth achieving surely comes with it's challenges. The higher the goal, the bigger the challenges. ***Watch this episode and subscribe at: https://youtu.be/ZBYpbwcldvg In episode 9, Rich and Jim invite Texas native Libby Vincek into CRASH Studios to discuss grappling with the cosmic push-back that can come with lofty aspirations. Libby grabbed the public’s attention as a contestant on Sea...

For some of us, there are those moments where we dare to make ourselves known and shout to the world (or at least some of the influential folks within earshot), "I WILL HAVE MY DAY AND THAT DAY IS TODAY!!!" Watch this episode and subscribe to the show! www.richredmond.com/podcasts David Santos took that chance. He's had a pretty stellar career ever since. David Santos is a world class bassist that...

Daru Jones is one of the most sought after drummers on the scene today and we're honored to have him as our guest for episode 7 of The Rich Redmond Show!   Born in Michigan to two professional musicians, he began playing the drums at the age of four. Though he got his start in the church, Jones has been influenced by musicians from a wide range of genres.   ****Watch this episode at https://youtu....

  After over ten years of grinding it out to get their big break in 2013 with the hit "Carolina", Parmalee have made their hometown of Parmale, North Carolina quite proud of their local boys done good!   ****Watch this episode and subscribe to the podcast:  https://youtu.be/OJYWrPQsYwE   Comprised of brothers Matt and Scott Thomas (lead vocals and drums), cousin Barry Knox (bass) and their best fr...

Everyone has heard the stuff that makes your favorite movies and shows jump off the screen. They're called stingers, stagers, whooshes, bass drops, jingles, drones, pads, and many other funny names.   Hardly anyone ever thinks that someone actually gets paid to come up with them.   ****Watch this episode and subscribe to the podcast!   Michael Elsner got his start in Woodstock, New York. Not surpr...

Once upon a time in Nashville, there were about 3-4 drummers who recorded just about everything for everyone who produced music in this town.  Eddie Bayers was a part of that fraternity. ****Watch this episode and subscribe: https://youtu.be/ixvLsz5_FIE Eddie Bayers is one of the most recorded drummers in history. He has recorded drums on over 300 Gold and Platinum records, and was awarded The  Ac...

On this episode of the all new Rich Redmond Show, Tully Kennedy and Kurt Allison join Rich and Jim to discuss pretty much whatever comes up, and it’s a lot!  Tully, Kurt and Rich have been playing together since 1999, a majority of the time backing their boss Jason Aldean, in what has become one of the most trailblazing and defining Country bands out there.    With the Rich Redmond show being a fr...

Victoria Jackson joins Rich and Jim for episode 2 of the Rich Redmond Show.   Victoria has had a storied career as an actress and comedian, performing alongside legends such as Chris Farley, Adam Sandler, David Spade, Robert Downey Jr., Weird Al Yankovic, and more...   Naturally other things came up with Victoria:   - Starting out in LA - Being married to a fire eater - How Kevin Kline helped her...

In this debut episode of the Rich Redmond Show, Rich and Jim sit down with Phil and Campbell Valentine to talk about....another podcast?!? On the debut episode of the all new Rich Redmond Show, Talk Radio Legend Phoil Valentine and his son Campbell join Rich and Jim to discuss how the podcast industry is exploding, even with Phil and Campbell getting in on the action.   After all, podcasts are qui...