We are back with episode 82 for another episode. Because of COVID 19 we are recording this remotely via ZOOM. For this episode we have Kyle Schweikhard as our featured guest.

Kyle Schweikhard is a drum artist in Southern California, a leading drum educator and owner of #1 Drum School in the Inland Empire, Drum Sync Academy. Kyle has near 20 years of pro drum experience playing and sharing the drums live on stage or in studio, recording or educating. Kyle has been a featured drum educator at national music conferences with his drum workshops. He has worked with various independent artists and top drum companies as he is highly regarded as drum entrepreneur with his clinics, classes, writings, and his passionate drum teaching style.

For more info on Kyle and his drum school please visit: www.drumsyncacadamy.com

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We are back with episode 81 for another episode. Because of COVID 19 we are recording this remotely via ZOOM. For this episode we have Channing Cook Holmes as our featured guest.

Because of the limited edition Trash Talk snare being launched today we also have Masters Of Maple's Sahir Hanif on as a guest as well.

C. Holmes is an Inglewood, California native, blessed with colorful drumming abilities, a syncopated rhythmic tap dance style, smooth vocals, and a natural audience appeal which have taken him around the world. A product of a talented family and grounded in gospel roots, his interest in the arts was initiated at the age of 5; Channing's young gregarious nature landed him his first gig; Television commercial for the '83 Ford Mustang 5.0, which then lead to Little Debbie Snack Cakes (1983), McDonalds Summer Olympics spot (1984) and a Disney Apparel print ad (1985). Channing studied and Graduated from the Colburn School of Performing Arts in Los Angeles. 1982-1995 Stage credits include the role of Sam Sir. in the stage play of Sammy, directed by Debbie Allen. Featured in the production of Office Beat, Imagine Tap, w/ the Jazz Tap Ensemble, Riverdance (International, National and Broadway casts), stage performances of India Jazz Suite starring the late Pandit Chitresh Das and Jason Samuels Smith and featured in the Documentary UPAJ, a film documenting the touring groups journey to India. In the Duke Ellington Sacred Suite of David Danced Before the Lord w/ The Jack Lanze Orchestra and the Luckman Orchestra at the Disney Concert Hall being requested back on multiple ocations. in 2007 was invited to produce, tour and perform the first tap show at the Kremlin in Russia with an original tap and music revue styled show produced by Holmes and entitled Things Aint What They Use To Be. Likewise, he has been a featured performer/Music Director & Producer for the Bay Area and Santa Fe Springs, New Mexico tap festivals and the LA Tap Festival Music Director for nearly a decade and recently blazing off the heels of a sold out show with the Sophisticated Ladies Live in LA at the John Anson Ford Theatre as Music Director. ​

Channing was awarded the Princess Grace award and Grant for performing arts in dance and won an NAACP Image Theatre Award for best choreography in a musical stage production for Keep Moving On; a Mark Swinton Production. ​ ​

As a Drummer, he is Currently playing with Paco Versailles (flamenco Dance Pop Band), Brandon Coleman, Parlor Social (Neo Ragtime Band), that performed recently at the 2018 Playboy Jazz Fest and was featured in Modern Drummer Magazine 2014 July issue for "its gearing up article" for his work with Grammy nominated and VMA award winning music group, Capital Cities. ​

Creatively, Channing plans to continue reinventing his sound and develop new drum products sonically in collaboration with company endorsers Masters of Maple (bespoke drum company) Paiste Cymbals and Cymbolt (cymbal clamp manufacturing co.) Big Fat Snare Drum, Altune & LOW BOY BEATERSco Also expanding under his own line C. Holmes Collection, Custom one-off designs. With group and solo vocal albums in the works, tap instructional DVD Available NOW, concert performance/interview series, The debut record of the C. Holmes Trio/ MIDNIGHT RUNWAYS & The gospel debut album produced/co-written for group TRIEDSTONE mbcLA/TRUE WORSHIP PROJECT. More info at triedstonemusic.com ​ As a performer, Channing Cook Holmes brings the versatility of Sammy Davis Jr., a reminiscent classic style of the 50's, along with a contemporary vibe. Mr. Holmes is always looking to colab and showcase his full spectrum of talents and prove that he is a true Renaissance Entertainer.

For more info on C. Holmes please visit www.channingcookholmes.com or follow @channingcookholmes

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We are back with episode 79 for another episode. Because of COVID 19 we are recording this remotely via ZOOM. For this episode we have Blake Colie as our featured guest.

Blake Colie is an experienced, in demand drummer and percussionist, whose stage and session work have brought him from national tours to television appearances to some of the most legendary studios in Los Angeles. In this last year, Blakehas become the drummer/MD of UK based Tropical Pop artist Hollie Cook and was part of her very successful first American tour at the end of 2014. Following her recent 2015 performance at the Bahidora Festival in Mexico, Blake is currently working on writing/producing new material for Hollie for her next album release. This current year also marks the release of the much anticipated album, “Soul Riot” on Stones Throw Records, which is the third LP to be put out by the drummer’s Reggae/Rare Groove/Soul group The Lions. On the stage, Blake finished multiple national and international summer shows and tours with Hollie Cook, The Lions, his new group Jamaican/Brazilian Soul Jazz group Crucial 5, as well as Salvador Santana, son of 8-­- time Grammy winner Carlos Santana, having opened on multiple West Coast shows for Carlos for his 2014 Corazon World Tour. In the studio, Blake is working with the R&B/Reggae project, The Decoders, who finished up their first release “Lovers & Dub Classics” on Japanese label Inpartmaint Records and were the producers of Jazz Saxophone star Mindi Abair’s latest Grammy nominated album “Wild Heart” for Concord Records. His other recent notable recording credits include the upcoming album by German pop star Adel Tawil, Brazilian star Seu Gorge & Almaz’s 2010 release “The Model” (Now Again Records), and the soundtrack for the 2010 video game best seller “Red Dead Redemption” (Rockstar Games). As composer/producer, Blake was a key member in the creation and production for the soundtrack of the 2013 indie movie “Sunken City”. The movie and soundtrack would go on to win the “Best Use of Music” Award at the 2014 Julien Dubuque International Film Festival in Iowa. Blake’s projects and his own works have been featured on TV shows such as “Breaking d”, “The Wire”, and “Eastbound & Down”, on feature films such as “Ruby Sparks”, “Young Adult”, and “This Means War”, and on the television networks AMC, Style, Bravo, MTV, VH1, Oxygen, Showtime, Logo, USA, Spike, and the BBC.

For more info on Blake please follow: @blakesbeats (Instagram)

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We are back with episode 79 for another episode. Because of COVID 19 we are recording this remotely via ZOOM. For this episode we have Ari Hoenig as our featured guest. We also have Kevin Higuchi hanging with us for the whole show. Born on November 13, 1973 in Philadelphia, Ari Hoenig, was exposed at an early age to a variety of musical experiences. His father is a conductor and classical singer, his mother a violinist and pianist. Accordingly, at 4 years of age, Ari began studying the violin and piano. He began playing drums at age twelve, and by age fourteen he was honing his skills with other young jazz musicians at Philly clubs such as Ortlieb’s JazzHaus. Ari attended the prestigious University of North Texas for three years, where he studied with Ed Soph while playing with the “One O’Clock” Lab Band. Wanting to be closer to New York City, in 1995 Ari transferred to William Patterson College in northern New Jersey. He soon found himself playing for legendary Philadelphia organist Shirley Scott and working regularly in New York City. Shortly thereafter, Ari moved into Brooklyn and found himself started playing extensively with a variety of groups, including Jean Michel Pilc Trio, Kenny Werner Trio, Chris Potter Underground, Kurt Rosenwinkel Group, Joshua Redman Elastic band, Jazz Mandolin Project and bands led by Wayne Krantz, Mike Stern, Richard Bona and Pat Martino. He has also shared the stage with such artists as Herbie Hancock, Ivan Linz, Wynton Marsalis, Toots Thielemans, Dave Holland, Joe Lovano, and Gerry Mulligan, although he got kicked off the stage by security shortly thereafter. Both of Ari’s self-produced solo drum CDs, “Time Travels” (2000) and “The Life Of A Day” (2002), document his exploratory nature and they represent an ambitious tribute to the melodic possibilities of the drum set. Today, Ari continues to build on the concepts of these two records by playing largely improvised solo concerts using a regular four piece drum kit and no extraneous percussion. The Ari Hoenig Quartet was formed at the end of 2002 while playing every Monday night at the New York Village jazz club Fat Cat. The band featured Jacques Schwarz-Bart on tenor sax, Jean Michel Pilc on piano, and Matt Penman on bass. They released two records on the Smalls Records label: “The Painter” (2004) and the DVD “Kinetic Hues” (2005) In 2006 Ari signed a multi record deal with Dreyfus Records and released his first record for them called “Inversations” (2006) which features the trio of Jean Michel Pilc and Johannes Weidenmueller. “Bert’s Playground” (2008), Ari’s second record for Dreyfus, features Ari’s Punk Bop Band joined by Chris Potter. Highlights of this record include Chris’s solo on Moments Notice and Ari jumping around in red pants on the cover. Jonathan Kreisberg, Matt Penman, Will Vinson, Gilad Hekselman and Orlando le Fleming also represent on this one. The next record project was for “Smalls Live”, a record label set up in 2009 to document some of the music being performed at the “Smalls Jazz Club” in New York where Ari has had a residency since 2003. Ari chose his Punk Bop Band to make this live record “Punk Bop Live at Smalls”. The Punk Bop Band features Will Vinson on alto, Jonathan Kreisberg on guitar and fellow Jazz Mandolin Project alumni, Danton Boller on bass. Tigran Hamasyan is a special guest on 4 tracks as well. Ari’s Quartet with Tigran Hamasyan, Gilad Hekselman, Orlando le Fleming and Chris Tordini released “Lines of Oppression” (2011) on the Naïve label. This record represents a culmination of Ari’s bandleading, composing and accounting skills. In 2016, Ari Released The Pauper and the Magician on AH-HA Records. It features the quintet of Shai Maestro on piano, Gilad Hekselman on guitar, Tivon Pennicott on Sax and Orlando Le Fleming on bass. On this record, Ari explores the link between story telling and jazz by creating a soundtrack to the improvised and sometimes twisted stories he tells his two small children. In 2018, Ari released a standards record called NY Standard on the Fresh Sound label. It is a tribute to playing standards in New York. The next record, Conner’s Days, is came out on the Fresh Sound label in May 2019 and it features his current trio of Nitai Hershkovits and Or Bareket. Besides the quintet, Ari leads 2 other groups which play his original music. Ari Hoenig Nonet and Trio. The Nonet performs Ari’s original compositions arranged by Noam Wiesenberg and features various high caliber players in the New York area. The trio is with Gilad Hekselman and Orlando le Flemming and has toured extensively in Europe, Japan and South America. Ari also co-leads a variety of projects including Pilc, Moutin, Hoenig (“the three headed monster”), jazz electronica project “Nasty Factorz” with Gael Horellou and various duo’s with Chris Potter, Edmar Casteneda or Dan Weiss. In 2013 Ari won the prestigious BMW Welt (World) award in Munich, an international competition for best band led by a drummer. As an educator, Ari teaches privately and is on faculty at New York University and the New School for Social Research in New York. He gives clinics and lectures at music schools and universities worldwide, and writes a regular educational column for Modern Drummer magazine. In collaboration with bassist Johannes Weidenmueller, Ari released “Intro to Polyrhythms Vol 1”, and “Metric Modulations, Expanding and Contracting Time within Form Vol 2. (Mel Bay 2009, 2012) In 2011, Ari released two more educational products dedicated specifically to drumming. “Systems Book 1, Drumming Technique and Melodic Jazz Independence” (Alfred Publishing), and DVD “Melodic Drumming” (2011) on www.jazzheaven.com. In 2014, Ari released the 3 part video entitled “Rhythm Training” geared for all musicians who want to improve their time and rhythmic vocabulary. It offers a clear step by step approach and is available through www.mymusicmasterclass.com. Since 2014, Ari has released many other educational videos on mymusicmasterclass.com and also on Patreon.com. “The Ari Hoenig Songbook” (a book with the lead sheets of all of Ari’s compositions (not just the easy ones) is available for download at www.lulu.com) Ari currently resides in Brooklyn with his wife and 2 kids.

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We are back with episode 78 for another episode. Because of COVID 19 we are recording this remotely via ZOOM. For this episode we have Sidecar Tommy (Tommy Cappel) as our Zoom guest.

Sidecar Tommy is a Beatmaker, drummer, songwriter and co-producer of tribal bass trio known as BEATS ANTIQUE - with his solo project, SIDECAR TOMMY creates music that brings the beats to the forefront. Using 30 years of experience as a drummer, pianist and songwriter, the original score is vast, raw, and vulnerable, culminating in a collage of music that invites your senses on a journey.

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We are back with episode 77 for another episode. Because of COVID 19 we are recording this remotely via ZOOM. For this episode we have Emily Dolan Davis all the way from London as our Zoom guest. Emily Dolan Davies is a touring and recording drummer based in the UK. She has worked with artists including Bryan Ferry, The Darkness, Kim Wilde, Howard Jones, Thompson Twins' Tom Bailey, Tricky, Cher Lloyd, The Hours, and many more.

She also owns her own remote recording business, EmilyDrums.com, where she records for hundreds of artists from all over the world from her own drum studio. Emily also has an educational YouTube and podcast series, A Drummer's Guide To... that gives an insight into her world of being a professional musician to help others reach their goals. This has also been translated into a touring masterclass series that she performs at music schools and universities.

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We are back with episode 76 for another episode. This week is a bit different. Because of COVID 19 we are recording this remotely via ZOOM. For this episode we have Terence Higgins as our Zoom guest.

New Orleans is known for its great music and culture, and it is also known for spawning some of greatest drummers in the world. Every serious drummer has been influenced by New Orleans style drumming at some point in there development. With a unique blend of slinky street beats, New Orleans funk, R&B, Zydeco, blues, traditional jazz, and swing, gives New Orleans Drummers that thang!!!.....But don't get it twisted, "New Orleans style of drumming is not method book friendly, it’s all about the feel of it, it’s a feeling thing and its part of the fabric of New Orleans".

Terence was born in New Orleans in 1970 and was raised in the suburb of old Algiers. He was introduced to the drums at a very young age by his great grandfather and he has been playing ever since. In high school he was one of two students chosen from the state of Louisiana to perform in the McDonald's All-American band, after high school he enrolled in music studies at Southern University, after a few years he decided to pursue a career in the music business.

Specializing in New Orleans grooves and keeping in touch with the Crescent City's second line tradition and early New Orleans funk and R&B, he draws his influences from the legends of New Orleans drumming such as: Baby Dodds, Earl Palmer, Smokey Johnson, Charles "Hungry" Williams, Shannon Powell, James Black, Herlin Riley, Zigaboo, Joe Lastie, Idris Mohammed, Ricky Sebastien, Herman Ernest, and Mean Willie Green and also his peers: Adonis Rose, Brian Blade, Gerald French, Donald Edwards, Troy Davis, Stanton Moore, Russell Batiste Jr., Jeffrey "Jellybean" Alexander, Doug Belote, Alfred Salvant, Raymond Weber and many other drummers around the world. His professional career has taken him all over the world and his unsurpassed skills on the drums have allowed him to play with an eclectic group of musicians. Terence credits George Porter Jr. of the Meters for taking him under his wing and introducing him to the vast repertoire of New Orleans music. Terence has performed with artist like Dr. John, Earl King, Marva Wright, Kermit Ruffin, Snooks Eaglin, Johnny Adams, George Porter Jr., The Wild Magnolias, Dave Badie, Ivan Neville & Dumpstaphunk, Jon Cleary, Donald Harrison, Allen Toussaint, Michelle Shocked, Norah Jones, Renee Mcrary, John Scofield, DJ Logic, Bobby Jordan, Ed Perkins, Theryl "Houseman" Decluet, Micheal Ward, Robert Randolph, Widespread Panic, The Black Crows, North Mississippi All-Stars, Treme Brass band, Fats Domino and many other New Orleans artist. He is now touring and recording with one of New Orleans premier groups the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, John Scofield Piety Street Band as well as his own band Swampgrease. Growing up in New Orleans has exposed him to some of the greatest music and culture the world has to offer, Terence is no exception, as the next generation continues the legacy of the musical heritage of the city of New Orleans. In 2004 Higgins released his much anticipated solo album In the Bywater to a very receptive audience.

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We are back with episode 75 for another episode. This week is a bit different. Because of COVID 19 we are recording this remotely via ZOOM. For this episode we have J-Rod Sullivan as our Zoom guest. Jerrod ‘J-rod’ Sullivan is a musical machine in every aspect – an unquestionably talented drummer, as well as a producer, multi-instrumentalist, and programmer. He knows that “music is universal,” and he’s continuing to take his music to, and share his passion with, more and more people every day. J-rod isn’t your typical product of a family of musicians; rather, he grew up in a family who loved listening to music, and exposed him to Gospel and R&B. By the time he was two years old, he was drumming along to music on kitchen pots and pans, prompting his grandmother to buy him his very first drum kit. Through church and school he worked on his music, participating in bands and teaching himself bass guitar, keyboard, and music production. He really made music a priority, practicing for hours everyday after school and on weekends. By 2006 he began posting drum cover videos to YouTube, the base of his ever-growing social media following, currently totaling 103K followers on Facebook and Instagram, not to mention his 43K YouTube subscribers. And that’s only as a solo act… After graduating from the Atlanta Institute of Music (studying music performance), J-rod joined The 4 Korners in 2013 on drums. As well as The 4 Korners, J-rod also drums for Alex Bugnon and Byron Cage. And, besides being a full time performing musician, he continues to program live shows and produce for different artists under his business name: J-rod Sullivan Productions, LLC. In his spare time (yes, really) he also teaches drum lessons. J-rod has worked with the likes of Jidenna, Seven Streeter, Xscape, Bebe Winans, Everette Harp, Nick Colionne, Kenny Latimore, Chantae Cann, Avery Sunshine, Byron Cage, Alex Bugnon, Ronnie Laws and appeared in films such as BET's ‘Being Mary Jane’, VH1s ‘Single Ladies’, Oprah's ‘Greenleaf’, and BET HER. Spurred on by his success so far, J-rod’s chasing even more dreams. He’s continuously working hard at mastering his craft, both mentally and physically, and wants to bring The 4 Korners worldwide in the coming years (and pick up a Grammy or two along the way). But when he plays a show, event, or even recording session, his greatest goal is to share his energy and inspire others: “if only one person tells me they were inspired, I'll be satisfied". A professional and extremely passionate performer, J-rod “plays every show like it’s my last”. His drumming is electric, and brings a whole new flavor to the songs he covers (like ‘Stay’ by Zedd, with a cool 358,000+ views). Fans are responding, not only through social media but also personally: after a drum clinic tour in Brazil in June 2017 a fan told J-rod, “you have marked my life forever." His proudest moment thus far, this is what motivates him to keep on doing what he’s doing.

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We are back with episode 74 for another episode. For this episode we have Julian Rodriguez as our phone guest. We also have Sergio Gutierez in-studio co-hosting with Funky Phil and Korey. Julian, who's dad was late great Art Rodriguez, is known for playing with Gloria Trevi, Steve Perry and many more. Jules is endorsed by: DW Drums, Zildjian Cymbals, and Vic Firth Drum Sticks. Sergio is a professional artist, guitarist, singer, song writer, motivational speaker, and more. Sergio runs his own businesses- Sergio Gutierez Music, and Sergio's Fine Art. For more info on Julian please follow: @flamjules (Instagram) For more info on Sergio please visit: www.sergiogutierrezmusic.com or www.sergiosfineart.com

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We are back for episode 73 (Bonus Episode) for another episode. For this episode we have a bit of a different format for The Drum Brigade Podcast. This week we take a field trip to Aquarian Drumheads headquarters. We hang with Chris and Gabe as well as find a new snare head for Korey's 40 ply Spaun snare. It was a lot of fun doing this one. Thanks to Aquarian for allowing us to do this!

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We are back for episode 72 for another episode. Our guest this week is Alan Evans. Alan is known for playing, recording, and touring with Soulive, Matador! Soul Sounds, and many more. He is also a producer and engineer at his studio Iron Wax.

For more info on Alan Evans please follow: @playonbrother (instagram)

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We are back for episode 71 for another episode. Our guest this week is Jake Sommers. Jake is known for playing, recording, and touring with Country star Luke Combs. Jake started playing drums at the age of 6 and by age 11 he picked up guitar. He continued to play both throughout high school then made a decision to pursue a career as a professional drummer. Jake attended The University of the Arts in Philadelphia as a music performance major. While there, he was fortunate to study under Marc Dicciani, Jimmy Paxson (Ben Harper, Stevie Nicks, and Natalie Maines), Gerry Brown (Stevie Wonder and Diana Ross), Marcus Baylor (Yellowjackets), and Erik Johnson. Jake has also spent many years working with Dom Famularo and John Favicchia. Jake graduated from uarts in May 2013 with a BFA in Music Performance and won the prestigious Paul D. Patterson Drum Set Award. From show tunes to Brooks and Dunn to the cha cha, Jake plays it all. Jake recently relocated from his hometown in New York to Nashville, TN to pursue his happiness playing country and rock music. As stated by Marc Dicciani, director of the School of Music at University of the Arts, "Mr. Sommers is talented, intelligent, motivated, self-sufficient, resourceful, creative, disciplined, personable, patient, reliable, adaptable, musically diverse, enthusiastic, energetic, mature, and a consummate team-player who works extremely well under pressure and always to the benefit of the ensemble or group that he is in".

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We are back for one of our most unique, outrageous and funny episodes ever! Our guest is Isaias Gil calling in from on the road with Black Flag... Yes THE Black Flag. We get on a lot of random stuff, but most notable was Isaias talking about his love of Hansen... Yes THE Hansen, his friend (Justin) coming on and talking about his fear of "open water", and much more. Lots of laughs on this one.

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We're back this week for a brand new episode! Our guest this week is Jared Shavelson. Jared Shavelson is an American drummer from Cherry Hill, New Jersey. He attended SUNY where he studied jazz. After two years at Music Conservatory he joined The Hope Conspiracy. In 2006 he joined None More Black, along and played with Paint It Black. He moved to Los Angeles where he played Digital Daggers and played on the album Anthems by Pure Love. He is currently a member BoySetsFire, and has recently toured as the drummer for Meg Myers, Seal, The Rentals (with Matt Sharp from Weezer), and The Bronx in 2018 and 2019.

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This week it's a live podcast from the 2020 Namm show. We walked around and got some interviews, had some adult drinks, chatted with old friends, and basically lived the true Namm experience. Animals As Leaders, Robert Glasper with Terrace Martin, Derik Hodge, Justin Tyson and more, and Cassie B with Funky Phil all played. We also had tons of interviews with Thomas Lang, Daru Jones, Dana Hawkins, Catlin Calafus, Sahir Hanif, Mike Dawson, Dave Raun, Chris “Poo” Arredondo, Ashley Sanchez, Ron Zelly, Bianca Richardson, and many more! Thanks to everyone who agreed to interview with us.

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This week our guest is Greg "Gigi" Gonaway. Gregory "Gigi" Gonaway is an American drummer and percussionist, born in Phoenix, Arizona. Gonaway has been making music since the 1970s and has played drums on recordings with artists such as Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, George Benson, Natalie Cole, and Steve Winwood, Kenny G, Eddie Murphy, among others and toured extensively with Mariah Carey (for over 15 years) and Clarence Clemons.

He was a protégé of Narada Michael Walden's in the 1980's and 90's and worked at Tarpan recording studio with Walden on most of the major label acts he produced. Walden was an established music producer and drummer and took Gonaway under his wing as he said he reminded him of himself when he was a young drummer just starting out. Gonaway attributes much of his success to Walden and talks about this on this episode. He also mentions his amazing foot speed, while playing in clogs!

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No guest this week... again. So sorry to our listeners. To be honest we had to jump through a lot of hoops to have this guest scheduled. But we did have him scheduled and confirmed. 20 min before hitting record, even though our team was very clear when scheduling, according to his team, there was some confusion as to the time. So they bailed. Unfortunately, sometimes this is how the cookie crumbles. So this week its Funky Phil and Korey riding solo. Needless to say there are quite a few "Soap Boxes" on this episode.

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No guest this week. It’s just Korey and Funky Phil chatting about the show, favorite guests, favorite stories, Korey’s Soap Box, and plans for next year.

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This is episode 64 of The Drum Brigade Podcast. This week is our guest is Carlos Verdugo. "C-Los" is best known for being the current drummer of Sublime with Rome and formerly of the band Tribal Seeds. He was born in Oceanside, CA on May 18th, 1985. Carlos started playing drums at the age of 12 and has toured all over the world since. In his early teen years he started playing in a three piece punk band heavily influenced by acts like Police, Operation Ivy, and Descendents. Shortly after that group had disbanded he moved on to join reggae-rock band Tribal Seeds. He played for them 11 years, recorded 3 records and played to thousands of fans all over the globe. After the departure of Tribal Seeds in 2017 Carlos went on to play for Sublime with Rome. In his time with the band they have played all of the US, Europe, Japan, South America, Australia, Canada, Mexico and the list continues to grow. Sublime with Rome has been hard at work on a new album titled “Blessings” and is set to be released on May 27th, 2019 via Red Music label division of Sony Music Entertainment. The majority of the album was produced by Rob Cavallo (Green Day, Goo Goo Dolls, Paramore) at Sonic Ranch Studios In Tornillo, Texas. Carlos is set to depart on his next U.S tour with Sublime with Rome starting June 1st in promotion of the new record.

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This is episode 63 of The Drum Brigade Podcast. This week is our guest is Mekai Curtis. Mekai Curtis is an actor, musician, producer, artist and drummer. He is known for playing Paul in Alexander and the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day, Felix Shumpert in Girl Meets World, and Fish in Kirby Buckets.

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