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Molly Rose: From TikTok to Tour | Social Media Stardom, Touring w/ Upchurch, Self-Identity & Country Music, How to Land Endorsements

Nashville Drummers Podcast - July 12, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 27 ratings
Send us a Text! Today we welcome to the podcast NorCal native Molly Rose, currently on tour with American rapper and country artist Upchurch. Molly shares her inspiring journey to Nashville, revealing her early love for country music and the pressures she faced as a young drummer. Molly recount...

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Lou Vecchio: On Tour w/ Alexandra Kay | How to Nail the Audition, NY Pop-Rock Roots, Social Media for the Modern Musician, Recording as a Live Band

Nashville Drummers Podcast - June 28, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 27 ratings
Send us a Text! Welcome Long Island, NY native Lou Vecchio to the podcast! Lou is currently the drummer for country artist Alexandra Kay and Danish-American rock band New Politics. In this episode, we learn of Lou's transition from New York's vibrant rock scene to Nashville's country music aren...

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Chris Rayner: Living the Dream - From RVs to Drums | Horizontal Integration, Touring w/ Clayton Mullen, Nashville Sessions & Drum Covers

Nashville Drummers Podcast - June 07, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 27 ratings
Send us a Text! Welcome to the podcast St. Petersburg, Florida-native Chris Rayner! Currently drumming for 23-year-old country artist Clayton Mullen, Chris shares with us his 17-year journey to achieving his dream of touring. We highlight his unique path involving starting a mobile RV business ...

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MJ Milam: Dancing & Drumming | On Tour w/ Lauren Watkins, Building a Band, How to Be More Efficient On Stage

Nashville Drummers Podcast - May 24, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 27 ratings
Send us a Text! Born in Forest City, North Carolina, Matthew "MJ" Milam quickly discovered his love for music, dancing, and entertaining at a very young age. From first performing Michael Jackson tribute shows during his high school years, MJ would naturally transition into the drums at the age...

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S2 E95 - Billy’s Bubble - Raven Drum Foundation

Drum Channel Podcast - May 22, 2024 22:11 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratings
Hello everyone, welcome to Billy’s Bubble! This episode features a behind-the-scenes look into Def Leppard’s Rick Allen and singer/songwriter Lauren Monroe’s organization Raven Drum Foundation.  The organization was started twenty years ago by Rick & Lauren to raise awareness of healing through ...

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Eric Pritchard: Drumming for Megan Moroney, Cracker Barrel, Playing for Television, Mental Health & Mentorship

Nashville Drummers Podcast - May 10, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 27 ratings
Send us a Text! Today we welcome to the podcast Georgia native Eric Pritchard! Eric is currently the drummer and bandleader for rising country star Megan Moroney. Eric shares with us his journey back to his high school years where he was classmates with Megan, to moving to Nashville and playing...

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Devin Attard: Country Goes Metal | Drumming for Austin Snell, Practice, Patience, Persistence, Social Media, Endorsements, & Living to Inspire

Nashville Drummers Podcast - April 18, 2024 02:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 27 ratings
Send us a Text! At only 24 years-old, Detroit, Michigan native Devin Attard was born to play the drums, but he lives to inspire. Having only moved to Nashville just a few years ago, Devin has quickly become known around town as a personality and driven professional; often playing shifts on Broa...

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Alec Parrish: How to Land Bigger Gigs | Ableton & Tracks, Relationships Over Auditions, Being Prepared, Coffee & Tattoos

Nashville Drummers Podcast - April 05, 2024 11:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 27 ratings
Send us a Text! Alec Parrish is a drummer, music director, and Ableton designer based in Nashville, TN. While he is characterized by an impeccable feel and serving the song, Alec's playing style is powerful and charismatic. With his background in Ableton programming, Alec often uses hybrid drum...

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Beau Kuther: Drumming for Smallpools | Growing up in the MySpace Era, Being an Indie Band in 2024, Creating Memorable Live Shows

Nashville Drummers Podcast - March 15, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 27 ratings
Send us a Text! Hailing from Bend, Oregon, Beau Kuther is best known as the drummer for indie rock trio Smallpools. Beau grew up in the Warped Tour era idolizing bands like Incubus and 311, and where MySpace was how people discovered you. He spent much of his adolescent years touring and moving...

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Garden Groove Nashville: Building a Home Studio, Working with Good People, How to Get Clients, Creativity & Community

Nashville Drummers Podcast - February 23, 2024 13:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 27 ratings
Send us a Text! We are excited to partner with Garden Groove! The new home of Nashville Drummers Podcast. Garden Groove was born out of a desire to create a space where musicians, entertainers, teachers, and learners could come together. Tucked away as a private soundproofed studio, Garden Gro...

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Luke Sumner: Being a Pro the Right Way | Growing up in Nashville, Worship Drumming, Identity, Recording, & Staying Motivated

Nashville Drummers Podcast - February 07, 2024 12:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 27 ratings
Send us a Text! Born and raised in Nashville, TN, Luke was surrounded by the music industry from a young age. Throughout his childhood, he continued to develop his musical skills with his involvement in school and church. After high school, he attended Union University for Percussion Performanc...

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S2 E94 - Fred Coury

Drum Channel Podcast - January 26, 2024 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 18 ratings
Hello 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.    F...

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Lemuel Hayes: Know Enough to Be Dangerous | Overcoming Injury, Getting Gigs, Social Media & Photography

Nashville Drummers Podcast - January 22, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 27 ratings
Send us a Text! Raised in Athens, GA, Lemuel "Lemmy" Hayes has called Nashville home for over 10 years, and has the breadth of music industry experience of a true seasoned pro. He's worked with a wide variety of artists, including Berlin, Cindy Wilson of The B-52s, Nicki Bluhm, Dead Horses, Kyl...

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S2 E93 - Cole Marcus

Drum Channel Podcast - January 19, 2024 14:07 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratings
Hello 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. ...

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S2 E92 - Earl Young R&B Legend

Drum Channel Podcast - January 12, 2024 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 18 ratings
Hello 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...

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S2 E91 - Vicki & Debbi Peterson with John Cowsill

Drum Channel Podcast - January 05, 2024 14:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratings
Hello 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 ag...

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Tim Miller: Toone Towels | Starting a Business, Production & Engineering, Careers in the Music Industry, & Why You Should Go to College

Nashville Drummers Podcast - January 05, 2024 12:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 27 ratings
Send us a Text! Tim Miller is a recording and mix engineer, producer, and musician originally from Philadelphia, PA, currently based in Nashville. With a passion for music that took root at a young age, Tim first delved into the world of audio during his high school years. Tim Miller made the m...

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S2 E90 - Rick Astley

Drum Channel Podcast - December 29, 2023 14:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratings
Hello, 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 labe...

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S2 E89 - Narada Michael Walden

Drum Channel Podcast - December 22, 2023 13:09 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 18 ratings
Hello 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....

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S2 E88 - Liberty DeVitto

Drum Channel Podcast - December 15, 2023 14:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratings
Hello 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...

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Neal Yakopin: Drumming for Nate Smith | TourLaunch LLC, Adapting to the Music Industry's TikTok Era

Nashville Drummers Podcast - December 15, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 27 ratings
Send us a Text! Pittsburgh, PA native Neal Yakopin arrived in Nashville in July 2020 and in a few short years has become a well-known and respected player, currently touring with country star Nate Smith. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania native Neal Yakopin arrived to Nashville in July 2020 and eventua...

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Neal Yakopin | Drumming for Nate Smith: TourLaunch LLC, Adapting to the Music Industry's TikTok Era

Nashville Drummers Podcast - December 15, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 27 ratings
Pittsburgh, PA native Neal Yakopin arrived in Nashville in July 2020 and in a few short years has become a well-known and respected player, currently touring with country star Nate Smith. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania native Neal Yakopin arrived to Nashville in July 2020 and eventually began working...

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S2 E87 - Gethin Davies

Drum Channel Podcast - December 08, 2023 14:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratings
Hello 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 ba...

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S2 E86 - Jorge Palacios

Drum Channel Podcast - December 01, 2023 12:24 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 18 ratings
Hello 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 is...

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S2 E85 - Marshall Chess & Keith Leblanc

Drum Channel Podcast - November 24, 2023 14:05 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 18 ratings
Hello 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.”    ...

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S2 E84 - T.J. Steinwart

Drum Channel Podcast - November 17, 2023 14:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratings
Hello 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, Mis...

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S2 E83 - Donald Barrett

Drum Channel Podcast - November 10, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 18 ratings
Hello 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, ...

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Vincent Williams: Living with Integrity | On Tour with Phillip Phillips, the Right Way to Learn Songs, & Gamer Habits

Nashville Drummers Podcast - November 10, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 27 ratings
Send us a Text! Lawrence, Kansas native Vincent Williams has been on the Nashville scene since the summer of 2016 and is currently coming off tour with platinum American singer-songwriter Phillip Phillips. Vincent is a man of integrity, both on and off the stage, and in this wide-ranging interv...

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S2 E82 - Garrett Whitlock & Wolfgang Van Halen

Drum Channel Podcast - November 03, 2023 13:06 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratings
Hello 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...

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S2 E81 - Jessica Lynn

Drum Channel Podcast - October 27, 2023 11:25 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratings
Hello 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 ...

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