Drum Channel Podcast
133 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsThe Drum Channel Podcast is where you will hear conversations with the world's greatest drummers and percussionists. Hear their stories and be inspired to take your drumming to the next level.
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S2 E94 - Fred Coury
January 26, 2024 14:00 - 1 hour - 165 MBHello everyone, Billy Amendola here. My guest today Fred Coury is mostly known as the drummer from the eighties MTV-multi-platinum-band Cinderella. Coury and Cinderella parted ways in 1991 and Fred joined Stephen Pearcy of Ratt to form the band Arcade and record two albums. Fred also briefly substituted for GnR’s drummer Steven Adler in 1987 when health issues forced Adler off the road. At age five, Coury started taking violin lessons and by age six, studied at the ...
S2 E93 - Cole Marcus
January 19, 2024 14:07 - 50 minutes - 116 MBHello everyone! Billy A. here with my guest Cole Marcus, who is no stranger to our Drum Channel audience. I remember meeting and seeing Cole mesmerize a crowd at a NAMM SHOW when he was four years old, which doesn’t sound odd these days, but over two decades ago, it wasn’t as common as now. These days, now twenty-five years old, Cole has released a new single “Cause & Effect,” which he wrote, recorded, sang, as well as playing all the instruments. In this segment, we talk about re...
S2 E92 - Earl Young R&B Legend
January 12, 2024 14:00 - 1 hour - 179 MBHello everyone, Billy Amendola here on Drum Channel with my long-time friend and R&B/Soul legend Earl Young. Earl, known as the founder and singer of the group The Trammps, (and recording drummer) took the disco world to the mainstream pop charts with their smash hit “Disco Inferno” among others. Always having success as both a vocalist as well as a drummer, many didn’t realize that Earl, along with the rhythm section, of the late, Ronnie Baker and Norman Harris, created what’...
S2 E91 - Vicki & Debbi Peterson with John Cowsill
January 05, 2024 14:00 - 59 minutes - 136 MBHello everyone! John Cowsill is back, and this time he brought his beautiful wife Vicki. Most of you on Drum Channel should be familiar with John’s career, he’s been drumming almost as long as he’s been walking. We’re going to talk about his appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show at age eight years old with his family band The Cowsills, and their hit song, “The Rain The Park and Other Things” (which most people know as “The Flower Girl” song.) and also the inspiration for the popul...
S2 E90 - Rick Astley
December 29, 2023 14:00 - 49 minutes - 114 MBHello, my Drum Channel family! Billy Amendola here in my “Bubble” with, our special guest, superstar Rick Astley. Before exploding on the pop charts in the 1980s, Astley was playing drums in bands and singing from behind the kit. Once he stepped out front, a new calling began. He was labeled one of the best singers to come out of the U.K. and take America by storm with his powerhouse vocal style with his two number-one hits, “Never Gonna Give You Up” and “Together Forever.” Wor...
S2 E89 - Narada Michael Walden
December 22, 2023 13:09 - 1 hour - 152 MBHello Hello! Billy Amendola in my “Bubble” with today’s guest, who is not only one of the most respected musicians/producers on the planet, but he’s also been a mentor, an inspiration, and a dear friend to me for decades. He appeared on the scene in NYC from Michigan as a drummer and teacher. A few of his students include Omar Hakim, the late Tony Thompson, and many others who launched successful careers. At 21, he joined the Mahavishnu Orchestra on the recommendation of their previous ...
S2 E88 - Liberty DeVitto
December 15, 2023 14:00 - 46 minutes - 105 MBHello Everyone, welcome to “Billy’s Bubble” on Drum Channel. Today’s show features my co-host, longtime friend, and the beat on every Billy Joel hit, Liberty DeVitto. Lib & I got together to honor and pay tribute to the late great Hall of Fame drummer Dino Danelli. The legendary drummer best known as an innovator, inspiration, and influence to thousands of musicians, first with the 60/70s band The Rascals, featuring Gene Cornish, Felix Cavaliere, and Eddie Bragati (managed by Sid Be...
S2 E87 - Gethin Davies
December 08, 2023 14:00 - 55 minutes - 128 MBHello everyone! This is a “Billy's Bubble” segment here on Drum Channel, and my guest today is a friend and drummer/bandmate for one of the most popular pop/rock bands on the planet, The Struts. The new album “Pretty Vicious” is the band's fourth album, and each gets better and better. The band is ending the 2023 tour and already getting prepared for 2024. Gethin and I talk about a few tracks from the latest album, advice on keeping a band together, keeping egos in check, and what it’s...
S2 E86 - Jorge Palacios
December 01, 2023 12:24 - 1 hour - 146 MBHello everyone, Billy A. and my guest today on Drum Channel is Rick Springfield’s Jorge Palacios. Jorge has been touring and recording with Springfield since 2010. The gig was originally scheduled for three days as a fill-in for drummer Roger Carter, who was going through health issues at the time and it became the start of a long music relationship with Rick and the band. In the nineties, Jorge was playing in the Mustard Seeds with two members who also went on to be par...
S2 E85 - Marshall Chess & Keith Leblanc
November 24, 2023 14:05 - 1 hour - 139 MBHello everyone! Billy Amendola here, and my show today is one of my “Billy’s Bubble” segments, featuring Marshall Chess, the son of Chess Records founder Leonard Chess. Chess, a Polish/Jewish immigrant, and his brother Phil created what many describe as “America’s Greatest Blues label.” You’ve heard of Willie Dixon, Howlin Wolf, Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, Muddy Waters, and other legendary blues musicians from The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, and The Beatles. They all were pioneers on ...
S2 E84 - T.J. Steinwart
November 17, 2023 14:00 - 40 minutes - 92.9 MBHello everyone, Billy Amendola here with my guest today, drummer T.J. Steinwart from the upcoming independent rock band Feel. If you’re a fan of late 60s British rock drumming and California 70s blues/rock, you will dig T.J. and the band Feel. The vibe of the young band from St. Louis, Missouri, floats back to the sounds of Humble Pie, Bad Company, Led Zeppelin, and the Black Crows combined with flavors reminiscent of newer generation bands like Rival Sons & Dirty Honey. I am a fan ...
S2 E83 - Donald Barrett
November 10, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 162 MBHello everyone, Billy Amendola here on Drum Channel with my guest, Donald Barrett. Donald recently wrapped up a Las Vegas residency with superstar artist Lady GaGa on her “Piano & Jazz” show. Over the years, Donald has toured and or performed with Toni Braxton, Seal, Tony Bennett, Sade, Pussycat Dolls, Dolly Parton, and Josh Kelly. From 2006 to 2009, Donald was the house band drummer for TV's “Last Call With Carson Daly.” DC chats with Donald about his Vegas Jazz gig with...
S2 E82 - Garrett Whitlock & Wolfgang Van Halen
November 03, 2023 13:06 - 37 minutes - 86.7 MBHello everyone, Billy Amendola and I’m in Brooklyn, New York in my bubble for this special episode. My guests today are two members of the band Mammoth WVH Garrett Whitlock and Wolfgang Van Halen. As on the previous Mammoth debut, which started as a solo project, Van Halen writes and plays all the instruments, vocals and drums. Band member Garrett Whitlock and leader and founder Wolfgang Van Halen both share drumming duties on the video for the bands new single “I’m Alright.” On tour,...
S2 E81 - Jessica Lynn
October 27, 2023 11:25 - 45 minutes - 105 MBHello everyone, welcome to “Billy’s Bubble” on Drum Channel. In this segment, we talk to independent country/pop artist Jessica Lynn. Jess recently returned from a long-awaited two-month European tour that was planned to take place just as the pandemic began. We talk to Jess about the tour, her career as an independent artist/singer/songwriter, her tips, and her determination to stick to her gut feelings while maintaining passion, focus, and positive energy. And she plays drums...
S2 E80 - David Uosikkinen
October 20, 2023 13:00 - 58 minutes - 135 MBHello everyone! My guest today is Hooters drummer and long-time band member David Uosikkinen. David and the band recently recorded and released a new album, “Rocking & Swing,” that took the band back to their original ska/reggae sound from the early eighties. The band of forty-plus years has just wrapped up their European/US tour, their first lengthy tour in decades. David has a documentary, “Heart of The Beat,” that premiered in October 2023 at Philadelphia’s longest-ru...
S2 E79 - Ray Chew
October 13, 2023 13:00 - 49 minutes - 113 MBHello, it’s me, Billy Amendola, on “Billy’s Bubble here on Drum Channel. My guest today is music director Ray Chew. Ray was a child prodigy since the age of six, he was a first-call studio and touring musician since the mid-seventies, and he’s been on TV producing and leading house bands for over two decades. He’s worked with Melba Moore, Ashford & Simpson, Luther Vandross, Roberta Flack, Donny Hathaway, Diana Ross, Rihanna, Carrie Underwood, Pharrell Williams, Justin Bieber, Aretha Fr...
S2 E78 - Daxx Nielsen
October 06, 2023 13:00 - 40 minutes - 91.8 MBHello everyone, Billy Amendola here in NYC on the Drum Channel Podcast. Today, my guest, Daxx Nielsen, who joined the superstar band Cheap Trick over a decade ago, talks with us about his experience with the legendary band, sharing a tour opening with Rod Stewart, his early years with his original band Harmony Riley with his brother Miles, and more. Let’s welcome Daxx to Drum Channel. Enjoy!
S2 E77 - Tony Cintron
September 29, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 145 MBHello, everyone, and welcome to Drum Channel East. The Bronx is in the house today! My guest Tony Cintron, is best known as both a percussionist and drum set player. A native New Yorker Tony has recorded and toured with many of the best in the industry playing R&B, smooth-jazz, Latin-jazz, salsa, gospel, pop and rock. One of Tony’s first big gigs out of New York City was with legendary vocalist Roberta Flack at Carnegie Hall, sharing rhythm section duties with bassist Marcus Miller and...
S2 E76 - Erik Eldenius
September 22, 2023 13:00 - 54 minutes - 124 MBHello everyone, welcome! I’m Billy Amendola and my guest today live in the studio at Drum Channel East is Billy Idol’s Erik Eldenius. Erik stopped by on his day off of touring with Idol to chat about his career, working with Billy for the past twelve years, (on a recommendation from producer/songwriter/drummer Keith Forsey), his first taste of success as a band member of Adam Cohen’s band Low Millions and more. Besides Idol and Low Millions, Erik has played and or recorded with Cher, ...
S2 E75 - Pete Nappi
September 15, 2023 13:01 - 53 minutes - 122 MBHello everyone, welcome to “Billy’s Bubble” here on Drum Channel. Joining Amendola for this week's cover story features one of the most popular hit-making young producers, musicians, and songwriters Pete Nappi. Billy first met Pete in 2016 at an off-tour show in Brooklyn, New York for iHeart radio station Z-100. Nappi was drumming and producing his LA-based trio, Ocean Park Standoff, who had just released their self-titled EP on Hollywood Records. The band was riding the success of their...
S2 E74 - Tal Bergman
September 08, 2023 13:00 - 59 minutes - 135 MBHello everyone, Billy A. here, and my guest is drummer/producer/composer Tal Bergman. Tal has worked with Billy Idol, Chaka Khan, B.B. King, Dave Mason, Roger Daltrey, Sammy Hagar, Simple Minds, Joe Bonamassa, Billy Gibbons, Herb Alpert, Chris Botti, Terence Trent D’Arby, Peter Cetera, Heart, Belinda Carlisle, A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul and LL Cool J. to name a few. Tal is also an Associate Producer and drummer on the seven-time multi-platinum and Grammy nominated album “It Had ...
S2 E73 - Steve Rucker
September 01, 2023 13:00 - 52 minutes - 121 MBHello Drum Channel family! Billy A here and my guest today is Steve Rucker. Steve is known these days as one of the most respected educators on the planet. Since 1979, Rucker has been the Director of Drum-set Studies at the University of Miami, Florida. Steve’s also a well-known touring and recording artist, mainly as the drummer in The Bee Gees for the second part of their triumphal comeback. We talk about both experiences and much more. Let’s welcome Steve Rucker. Enjoy!
S2 E72 - Joey Cassata
August 25, 2023 13:00 - 39 minutes - 90 MBHello, it’s me, Billy Amendola, here at Drum Channel East with my guest Joey Cassata. I I first became aware of Joey and his band ZO2 with the Z brothers Paulie and the late David Z., from their IFC comedy TV series Z Rock. The trio recorded a few albums, and went on tour opening for their childhood idols. Joey is also a member Trans Siberian Orchestra for thirteen plus years. He’s written an Amazon top-selling biography, and performed on Broadway with Josh Groban. Let’s welcome ...
S2 E71 - Brian Dunne
August 18, 2023 13:00 - 54 minutes - 125 MBHello everyone, welcome to Drum Channel. I’m Billy Amendola, and my guest for this segment is Brian Dunne. Brian is currently on tour backing both Daryl Hall and Todd Rundgren. Dunne is also the house drummer for the TV show “Live from Daryl’s House.” Let’s welcome Brian to Drum Channel.
S2 E70 - Rocky Bryant
August 11, 2023 13:00 - 46 minutes - 106 MBHello everyone and welcome to Drum Channel. Billy Amendola here at DC East studios with my guest Rocky Bryant. Rocky is one of those players who has performed and or recorded with numerous amount of superstars but remains in the background, not one to rest on his laurels, his goal is to do his job and he does it well; in any genre. He’s both a hired gun on the road as well as a recording artist, including his solo record. “The View From Here.” (featuring an excellent remake of the Geo...
S2 E69 - Joe Franco & Jules Radino
August 04, 2023 13:00 - 49 minutes - 113 MBHi, Billy Amendola here. Welcome to Drum Channel! East Long Island is in the house today! My buddies Joe Franco (The Good Rats, Twisted Sister, Widowmaker with Dee Snider, & Beatstreet Studio owner) and Blue Oyster Cults Jules Radino, who’s been playing with the legendary band for twenty-years, came back to Brooklyn to talk drums and drumming and share career advice and more. Let’s welcome Jules and Joe to Drum Channel. Enjoy!
S2 E68 - Yoni Madar
July 28, 2023 16:08 - 38 minutes - 88.1 MBHello everyone, Billy Amendola here on Drum Channel and I’m excited to introduce you to a drummer/multi-instrument from Israel, Yoni Madar. (whose handle on Instagram is Johnny Mathar) I’ve been watching his videos on social media for almost close to a year before I reached out to say hello, and let me tell you, if you haven’t seen him play, you must look him up after listening to this podcast. Yoni, has a style and technique all his own. Some of what he plays is complex ...
E2 E67 - Molly Rose
July 21, 2023 13:00 - 36 minutes - 82.5 MBHello everyone Billy Amendola here; Welcome to Drum Channel. Today my guest is a young up-and-coming drummer Molly Rose. Molly, born and raised in Northern California, took an interest in drums at four years old and at eight years old got her first drum set. At sixteen, she placed 2nd in the international “Hit Like A Girl” contest and, after graduating high school, moved to Los Angeles where she studied and earned a Bachelor’s Degree at Musicians Institute. In 2020, she took to the ...
S2 E66 - Debbie Gibson
July 14, 2023 18:42 - 28 minutes - 66.3 MBHello everyone and welcome to “Billy’s Bubble” here on Drum Channel. Today’s guest is singer-songwriter, actress, TV personality, and Broadway star Debbie Gibson. Debbie has released eleven studio albums, six compilation albums, one box set, and forty-six singles. Gibson’s career goes back to 1986, while still in her early teenage years, writing and recording her debut Atlantic Records album Out the Blue. The first single “Only In My Dreams,” landed in the top five on the Billboard c...
S2 E65 - Jake Slichter
July 07, 2023 13:00 - 50 minutes - 115 MBHello everyone! Welcome to Drum Channel East in Brooklyn, NY. Today my guest (and neighbor) is Jake Slichter from the band Semisonic. The band's number-one Billboard hit “Closing Time" was released on March 10, 1998, as the first single from the trio’s second album, and for months into years, till now, you’ve heard it on mainstream radio and in every bar/club on the planet at the end of every night! Jake, stopped by the studio only three days home after a month-long tou...
S2 E64 - Van Romaine
June 30, 2023 13:00 - 46 minutes - 107 MBHello everyone! Welcome to the Drum Channel podcast with Billy Amendola and his guest Van Romaine. Van has been touring the world (and in recent years as music director) with Latin/pop superstar Enrique Iglesias for fourteen years. In between you can find him recording and performing in a band with former Deep Purple guitarist Steve Morse among others. Let’s welcome Van to the Drum Channel east coast studio where he and Billy discuss his early years, studying with studio guru Gary ...
S2 E63 - Aaron Comess
June 23, 2023 13:00 - 48 minutes - 111 MBHello again! Billy Amendola here on Drum Channel with my guest Aaron Comess of the Spin Doctors. The Spin Doctors are one of America’s greatest bands. Formed over thirty-five years ago, the band still sells out shows and makes new recordings. Let’s jump right in and welcome Aaron to the East Coast DC studio in Brooklyn, NY.
S2 E62 - Will Calhoun
June 16, 2023 13:00 - 52 minutes - 121 MBHello everyone, and welcome to the Drum Channel east coast studio in Brooklyn, NY. I’m Billy Amendola and my guest today is drummer/co-founder, and long-time-band-member of the band Living Colour since 1984. He’s no stranger to Drum Channel, and has been a previous guest with host Don Lombardi and is a favorite to our DC audience. Will has won two Grammy Awards, one in 1989 for Best Hard Rock Performance by a Group and again for Best Hard Rock Performance in 1990. Living Colour also won...
S2 E61 - Lou Santiago Jr.
June 09, 2023 13:00 - 58 minutes - 134 MBHi everyone, welcome to this week’s Drum Podcast with Billy Amendola and his guest Lou Santiago Jr. Lou is another of what you could call one of Billy’s “students.” He didn’t need to teach him to play drums (he already had that down); Billy would proudly offer life/business advice over the years whenever asked. Lou went from being in the military, studying at The Collective in NYC, to winning the Undiscovered Modern Drummer contest in 2003 and performing at the prestigious MD Festiv...
S2 E60 - Andrew Campanelli & PJ Howard
June 02, 2023 12:53 - 1 hour - 169 MBHello everyone and welcome to the Drum Channel east coast studio in Brooklyn, NY with Billy Amendola and his two guests drummers Andrew Campanelli and PJ Howard from the eight-piece-band The Revivalists. The New Orleans band broke onto the scene in 2015 with their double platinum Billboard Hot 100 hit "Wish I Knew You." Since then, the band has had more than 800 million streams with hits such as "Change" and "All My Friends." The band will be releasing their fifth studio album Pour It Out...
S2 E59 - Robin Diaz
May 26, 2023 13:00 - 47 minutes - 108 MBHi everyone! Billy Amendola here. Welcome to the Drum Channel Podcast. Today my guest is Robin Diaz. I’ve known Robin since he was very young man and I’ve watched him grow into one of the industry’s top hired guns and ghost drummers on hits you’ve heard but didn’t know he recorded. I chat with Robin about his session and live work (He’s currently recording and touring with the band LIVE), his years as a member of Daughtry, a few of the producers and artists he’s worked with ove...
S2 E58 - Danny Reyes & Chris Fryar
May 19, 2023 13:00 - 45 minutes - 105 MBHello! Welcome to Drum Channel with Billy Amendola and his guests, percussionist Danny Reyes and drummer Chris Fryar of the Zac Brown Band. Billy catches up with long-time official band members before they head out on tour for the summer and into the fall. The band has been on top of their game for ten-plus years, selling out stadiums and charting hits on both the country and pop charts. Before joining Zac Brown, de los Reyes toured with Earth, Wind, & Fire, Don Henley, Sheryl Cr...
S2 E57 - Rich Redmond
May 12, 2023 13:00 - 38 minutes - 88.6 MBHello and welcome to Drum Channel with your host Billy Amendola. For this episode, Billy chats with his long-time-pal, Rich Redmond. Since moving to Nashville from Connecticut more than twenty-five years ago, Rich is best know touring and recording with multi platinum country rocker Jason Aldean for nearly two decades. He has recorded over 30 #1 radio hits and has performed to millions of fans in iconic venues across the globe. He’s also an actor, author and motivational speaker. Recent...
S2 E56 - Nate Morton
May 05, 2023 13:00 - 51 minutes - 117 MBHello Drum Channel family! I’m Billy Amendola, and my guest today is best known as a TV star. Nate Morton has been a drummer in house bands on television for most of his twenty five plus year career. Nate and I go back almost as long. We first met when he was filming Rockstar: Supernova in 2006. That’s also when he first met drum tech and snare builder, Steve Morrison when Steevo was Tommy Lee’s tech on the show. The relationship led them to eventually work together on the pop...
S2 E55 - John Cowsill
April 28, 2023 13:00 - 47 minutes - 108 MBHi Everyone! Welcome to an exclusive Drum Channel Podcast with drummer/singer/songwriter/actor/and super-cool-dude John Cowsill. John visited the East Coast Drum Channel Studio to chat with his buddy Billy Amendola about his early career with his family band, The Cowsills, his years with and now without The Beach Boys, his new music projects with his wife Vikki Peterson, and more. Enjoy.
S2 E54 - Liberty DeVitto Part 3
April 21, 2023 13:00 - 50 minutes - 115 MBHi everyone! Welcome to show three of “Did You Know?” This special episode of Billy’s Bubble features Liberty and Billy sharing stories, humor, and the history of session greats Panama Francis and Hall of Fame drummer Earl Palmer. Let’s listen to a few songs together that Panama & Earl recorded, the artist they recorded with on those classics, and more. Enjoy!
S2 E53 - Brianna Sig
April 14, 2023 13:00 - 21 minutes - 50.3 MBHi everyone, welcome to Drum Channel. I’m Billy Amendola, and joining me at the DC east-coast studio is Brianna Sig of the Philadelphia-based rock band Soraia. Brianna and the band were in town for a promo tour to support their new single “Bloom,” and Brianna graciously stopped in before soundcheck to chat about being a band member, her early years, and more.
S2 E52 - Brian Tichy
April 07, 2023 13:00 - 57 minutes - 133 MBBilly’s guest on Drum Channel Brian Tichy is one of rock music’s most in-demand-hired guns. Playing drums since he’s eight years old and teaching himself guitar four years later, Tichy went on to attend Berklee College of Music. Shortly after graduating Brian went on to record and perform with Sass Jordon, Whitesnake, Foreigner, Slash’s Snakepit, Billy Idol, and front his own project BALL, in which he sang played and recorded every instrument on the album. He has written music for telev...
S2 E51 - Stanton Moore
March 31, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 153 MBHi everyone! This week the Drum Channel Podcast features Stanton Moore. The New Orleans native and founding member of the band Galactic visited Billy Amendola at DC’s east coast studio to chat with his long-time buddy about drums and drumming, how he survived the pandemic, building a business team, and the famous New Orleans music venue Tipitina and more. Happy listening!
S2 E50 - Daniel Glass & Jason Gianni
March 24, 2023 13:00 - 53 minutes - 123 MBHello everyone! Welcome to Drum Channel. I’m Billy Amendola, and my guests in this segment are notable, versatile players and educators. Please welcome two of the finest Daniel Glass and Jason Gianni. We talk to Daniel about his early days, his band Royal Crown Revue, his trio, and more. Jason, a long time teacher and session musician tells us about his television and radio recordings, the Collective in NYC and so much more. Welcome Daniel Glass & Jason Gianni to Drum Channel. Enjoy...
S2 E49 - Corky Laing
March 17, 2023 15:22 - 44 minutes - 103 MBOur guest today Corky Laing recently celebrated his seventy-fifth birthday on January 26th, 2023. The Canadian drummer is not slowing down; he’s actively busy recording and performing all over the world. Never resting on his laurels, Laing never stopped playing, and to this day, he continues to front his new band, record and write a new album, “Finnish Sessions,” and squeeze in live performances. Corky will always be known as a member of the 70s superstar-legendary band Mountain, which...
S2 E48 - Michael McDermott
March 10, 2023 14:00 - 44 minutes - 102 MBHello, my friends; welcome to Drum Channel. Billy A. here with my guest Joan Jett’s Michael McDermott. In 2022, Mike was part of the most successful arena tour we’ve seen the likes of in years. We also discuss his previous band, The Bouncing Souls, and how becoming a Blackheart emerged. McDermott and Jett are currently back out on the road sharing a tour with Bryan Adams. Let’s listen in. Enjoy!
S2 E47 - Tucker Rule
March 03, 2023 14:00 - 26 minutes - 60.8 MBHello everyone, welcome to the Drum Channel Podcast! I’m Billy Amendola and my guest is Tucker Rule. You may know Tucker from the hard-rock-emo-band Thursday, formed in 1997 in New Jersey. The band has been considered an influence on the music scene in the 2000s, and is credited as forerunners of the emo/screaming vocal sound. But, that was then and this is now and Tucker's new project L.S. Dunes is a mix of a who's who of friends from popular bands. L.S. Dunes debut album, Past Li...
S2 E46 - Paul Antonell
February 24, 2023 14:00 - 51 minutes - 119 MBHello everyone, welcome to Billy’s Bubble on Drum Channel. For this segment, we're going to talk with Clubhouse Studio Owner, Paul Antonell. Paul, no stranger to the studio, found his passion for recording at sixteen years old and has gone on to work with Parliament-Funkadelic, Shawn Mendes, Post Malone, and Natalie Merchant, to name a few. Paul built his state-of-the- art-studio on isolated historic farm grounds a few miles outside of Rhinebeck, NY. The renovated barn has a full kitch...
S2 E45 - Mike Reid
February 17, 2023 14:00 - 25 minutes - 57.8 MBHi everyone! Billy Amendola and my guest today on Drum Channel east is still feeling the excitement of his past gig less than a week ago. His phone and messages have been blowing up with congratulations and show of support non-stop and we’re excited he found the time to fill us in on what it was like to play the 2023 Super Bowl Half-Time Performance with Rihanna. We talk about his set-up, gear, and keeping emotions in check under a high-pressure gig. We also go back to his begi...