Best John DeChristopher Podcasts (2024)

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E212: Live From My Drum Room TrackTalk With Rick Marotta! 1:08:54

13m ago1:08:54

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Send us a text My guest is legendary drummer, composer, producer and occasional house guest, Rick Marotta! A spontaneous LFMDR and TrackTalk episode where Rick and I do a deep dive into some of his iconic recordings including, Jackson Browne's "Boulevard," Warren Zevon's "Lawyers, Guns and Money" and Jim Croce's "I Got a Name." Rick gives us insigh…

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E211: Live From My Drum Room With Danny Seraphine! 1:34:17

3d ago1:34:17

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Send us a text My guest is original drummer/co-founding member of "Chicago" and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee, the legendary Danny Seraphine! In this episode, Danny and I do a deep dive into several of Chicago's classic hit songs, breaking down his drum parts with Danny giving insights into how the songs were created and recorded. So come alo…

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E210: Live From My Drum Room With Manu Katche! 1:29:06

10d ago1:29:06

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Send us a text My guest is legendary drummer and composer, Manu Katche! In this episode, Manu and I discuss his long and prolific career including a deep dive into several of his iconic recordings with Peter Gabriel, Sting, Robbie Robertson, Dire Straits and his solo work. So come along for the ride for an episode that is sure to inspire you and ha…

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E209: PASIC 2024 Preview With Mark Powers - PAS Drumset Committee Chair! 34:39

20d ago34:39

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Send us a text My guest is Mark Powers, Drumset Committee Chair for PAS (Percussive Artist Society). Mark takes us through this year's PASIC (Percussive Artist Society International Convention) Nov 13-16, 2024 in Indianapolis, IN. For almost 50 years, PASIC has been at the forefront, as the largest drum and percussion event in the world, with clini…

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E208: Drum Mic'ing With Mike Mangini & Ryan Smith of Shure Microphones! 1:36:49

17d ago1:36:49

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Send us a text I'm joined by Grammy Award winning, legendary drummer, author and educator, Mike Mangini (Dream Theater, Extreme, Steve Vai) and Ryan Smith, Artist Relations Manager at Shure Microphones. We do a deep dive into drum mics and mic'ing technique, with Mike giving us a run down of his microphones for touring and recording. We play video …

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E207: 35th Anniversary of the Buddy Rich Memorial Concert With VERY Special Guests! 1:22:47

30d ago1:22:47

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Send us a text An epic episode of Live From My Drum Room celebrating the 35th Anniversary of the Buddy Rich Memorial Concert on October 14, 1989 in Los Angeles, widely considered the greatest drumming event in history. My guests are the drummers and people who made it possible: Steve Gadd, Vinnie Colaiuta, Dave Weckl, Gregg Bissonette & Dennis Cham…

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E206: TrackTalk With Dave Mattacks! Part 2 1:03:08

2M ago1:03:08

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Send us a text Part 2 of TrackTalk with legendary drummer, Dave Mattacks! In Part 2, we do a deep-dive into more of Dave's iconic tracks from XTC, Paul McCartney, Jethro Tull and more! Come along for ride for Part 2, thanks for watching and listening! Please subscribe! Be sure to check out Part 1! https://youtu.be/pDT7hrn0k1k?si=Acyd2jlMNC0O0845 Li…

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E205: TrackTalk With Dave Mattacks! Part 1 1:09:00

2M ago1:09:00

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Send us a text My guest is returning champion, legendary drummer, Dave Mattacks for a special episode of TrackTalk! In Part 1, we do a deep-dive into some iconic tracks from Fairport Convention , Joan Armatrading and XTC, with Dave giving us incredible insights into how the songs were created. The show aired LIVE on Facebook for over two hours, so …

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E204: Inside Craviotto Drums with Steve Maxwell, Chad Cromwell, Harry McCarthy & Ronnie Vannucci! 1:16:39

3M ago1:16:39

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Send us a text I'm joined by Craviotto's management team, Steve Maxwell, Chad Cromwell and Harry McCarthy, and special guest Ronnie Vannucci of "The Killers" for a special episode of Live From My Drum Room: Inside Craviotto Drums! In this episode we remember the late great Johnny Craviotto, his legacy as a drummer, builder, drum maker, innovator an…

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NEW Craviotto Drums - Unboxing and Demo! 13:42

2M ago13:42

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Send us a text Some truly exciting news! My new Craviotto drums arrived, so I did an unboxing. Well, a reenactment of my unboxing! Also, a short demo of the drums. Ignore the playing, and dig the SOUND of the drums. The drums are wide open, except for the bass drum, which has an EQ Pad inside. I used a Shure MV7 through my Zoom P8 mixer to record t…

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E203: TrackTalk With Stan Lynch! Part 2 58:12

3M ago58:12

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Send us a text Part 2 of TrackTalk with returning champion, legendary drummer, composer and producer Stan Lynch! We do a deep-dive into some iconic Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers and Don Henley tracks, with Stan giving us incredible insights into how the songs were created. The show aired LIVE on Facebook for over two hours, so I split this into two…

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E202: TrackTalk With Stan Lynch! Part 1 1:00:33

3M ago1:00:33

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Send us a text My guest is returning champion, legendary drummer, composer and producer Stan Lynch, for a special Live From My Drum Room - TrackTalk episode! We do a deep-dive into some iconic Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers tracks, with Stan giving us incredible insights into how the songs were created. The show aired LIVE on Facebook for over two h…

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E201: TrackTalk With Gary Mallaber! 1:16:50

4M ago1:16:50

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Send us a text TrackTalk is back and my guest is legendary drummer, composer and producer Gary Mallaber! Gary and I do a deep-dive into some of his iconic tracks from his incredible 50+ year career with Van Morrison, Steve Miller, Eddie Money and Bruce Springsteen! And Gary provides some great insights into these songs. So come along for the ride a…

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E200: Live From My Drum Room! Drum Fantasy Camp 2024 Preview! 1:10:07

4M ago1:10:07

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Send us a text I'm joined by Steve Orkin, founder of Drum Fantasy Camp now in its 16th year, along with some of this year's Drum Fantasy Camp Councilors, Mike Mangini, Bruce Becker and Vinny Valentino. Legendary drummer and one of the original DFC councilors Steve Smith, joined to talk about how DFC began. Other councilors for this year's DFC inclu…

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E199: Live From My Drum Room With Narada Michael Walden! 1:39:59

5M ago1:39:59

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Send us a text My guest is legendary drummer, composer and Grammy-winning producer, Narada Michael Walden! We do a deep dive into Narada's incredible 50 plus year career, including Mahavishnu Orchestra, Weather Report, Jeff Beck, Tommy Bolin, Journey and much more! We also talk about this comprehensive new retrospective, "Narada Michael Walden: Dru…

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E198: Live From My Drum Room With Greg Errico! 1:24:48

5M ago1:24:48

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Send us a text My guest is legendary drummer and founding member of Sly & The Family Stone, Greg Errico! In this episode Greg and I do a deep dive into several classic Sly & The Family Stone songs, breaking down his drum parts and how he came up with his iconic grooves. We also discuss Sly & The Family Stone's appearance at Woodstock '69, 55 years …

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Live From My Drum Room PAS Scholarship! 1:49

5M ago1:49

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Send us a text Exciting news! 100% of the proceeds from Live From My Drum Room T-shirts goes toward a newly created Live From My Drum Room Scholarship with the Percussive Arts Society! https://pas.org/pasic/scholarships/ Live From My Drum Room T-shirts are made of soft 60%cotton/40% polyester. Available in XS-2XL. $25 includes shipping in the conti…

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E197: Live From My Drum Room With Steve Schaeffer! 1:14:51

5M ago1:14:51

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Send us a text My guest is legendary Los Angeles studio drummer Steve Schaeffer. In this episode we talk about Steve's jazz background, moving to Los Angeles in the late 1960s and his break into TV and film work, thanks to the recommendation of his friend and mentor, the great Shelly Manne. By the mid 1970s, Steve was a first call session player fo…

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E196: Live From My Drum Room With Gene Chrisman! 1:25:40

5M ago1:25:40

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Send us a text My guest is legendary drummer, Gene Chrisman! Gene was a member of The Memphis Boys, the house band at American Sound in Memphis. From 1967 to 1972, Gene and The Memphis Boys recorded an incredible 122 hit records, with artists such as Elvis Presley, Aretha Franklin, Neil Diamond, Dusty Springfield, King Curtis, B.J. Thomas, Merillee…

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E195: Live From My Drum Room With Bruce Becker! 1:14:16

6M ago1:14:16

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Send us a text My guest is Master Teacher, Author and Drummer, Bruce Becker! Bruce and I do a deep dive into his long and successful career, including forming and co-leading The David Becker Tribune with his brother David Becker, his 30 plus years studying with legendary drum guru Freddie Gruber, developing his teaching concept, "The Flow" and much…

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E194: Live From My Drum Room With Gavin Harrison! 1:31:02

6M ago1:31:02

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Send us a text My guest is legendary Prog drummer Gavin Harrison! In this episode Gavin talks about recent tours with King Crimson, Porcupine Tree and The Pineapple Thief, his home studio, a rundown of his microphones and gear, his performance at Zildjian's 400th Anniversary Concert in London and more! I was honored to have the EXCLUSIVE WORLD PREM…

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Shaping Your Journey with John DeChristopher 1:14:33

6M ago1:14:33

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Send us a text On January 23, 2024, I had the pleasure of being a guest on "Shaping Your Journey," hosted by Aldo Mazza. It was fun to be on the other side of the camera and microphone for a change. So come along for the ride and I hope you enjoy this episode. I'll be back with another episode of Live From My Drum Room soon! Thanks for watching and…

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E193: Live From My Drum Room With Jody Cortez! 1:05:40

6M ago1:05:40

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Send us a text My guest is Los Angeles session and touring drummer, Jody Cortez. In this episode Jody talks about moving from Miami to Los Angeles at age 10. Meeting Jeff Porcaro and the Porcaro family, how Jeff got him his first major tour with Boz Scaggs at age 21, working with Christopher Cross including the songs "Uncharted Hearts" and "Wishing…

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E192: Live From My Drum Room With Adam Nussbaum! 1:18:02

7M ago1:18:02

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Send us a text My guest is my old friend and legendary drummer, the great Adam Nussbaum! We played the Michael Brecker track "Suspone." Adam talks about his early influences like Mitch Mitchell, who led him to Elvin Jones, his relationship with Mel Lewis, going on the road with John Scofield, the importance of listening, his brush technique and muc…

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E191: Jeff Porcaro Stories with Robyn Flans! 1:41:45

7M ago1:41:45

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Send us a text My guest is author Robyn Flans and in this episode we discuss her book, "Moments In Time: Jeff Porcaro Stories" available through Hudson Music. This episode aired "live" on April 29, 2024, which was also Joe Porcaro's 94th Heavenly birthday. So come along for the ride and please subscribe! Check out E186: Jeff Porcaro's 70th Birthday…

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E190: Live From My Drum Room With Keio Stroud! 1:22:57

7M ago1:22:57

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Send us a text My guest is Nashville session and touring drummer, Keio Strode. Keio discusses moving to Nashville from Athens, GA and breaking into the scene. The importance of having a positive attitude, working hard, being prepared and being dependable. His friendship with first call Nashville session drummer Eddie Bayers, working with Rodney Cro…

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E189: Remembering Freddie Gruber With Special Guests! Part 2 1:04:27

7M ago1:04:27

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Send us a text In Part 2 of Remembering Freddie Gruber, the stories and laughs continue as we reminisce about our friend and legendary drum guru, Freddie Gruber. I'm joined by Jim Keltner, Steve Smith, Dave Weckl, Adam Nussbaum, Bruce Becker, David Bronson, Jay Dittamo, Don Lombardi, Rob Wallis and Colin Schofield. We share some hilarious and poign…

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E188: Remembering Freddie Gruber With Special Guests! Part 1 1:12:15

7M ago1:12:15

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Send us a text I'm joined by an incredible group of legendary drummers and friends, as we remember drum guru to the stars, the one and only, Freddie Gruber. Jim Keltner, Vinnie Colaiuta, Steve Smith, Dave Weckl, Adam Nussbaum, Bruce Becker, Mark Schulman, David Bronson, Jay Dittamo, Don Lombardi, Rob Wallis and Colin Schofield. We share some wonder…

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E187: Live From My Drum Room With Chad Gracey! 1:03:44

7M ago1:03:44

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Send us a text My guest is Chad Gracey - drummer and founding member of "LIVE." Chad and I discuss his stellar drumming on the band's hugely successful record "Throwing Copper" released 30 years ago this month. We do a deep dive into the recording process, songwriting, and Chad's approach to creating tasteful and supportive drum parts. We discussed…

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Live From My Drum Room With John DeChristopher! T-shirts Available Now! 1:18

8M ago1:18

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Send us a text Hey everyone! I'm celebrating four years of "Live From My Drum Room" with my official Live From My Drum Room With John DeChristopher! t-shirt! Made of 60% cotton/40% polyester for a soft and comfortable fit! Available in XS-XXL. $25 including shipping in the contiguous USA. For orders outside the US, I would need to calculate shippin…

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E186: Jeff Porcaro's 70th Birthday with Robyn Flans and Gary Katz! 1:30:49

8M ago1:30:49

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Send us a text A special episode in honor of Jeff Porcaro's 70th birthday! I'm joined by Robyn Flans, author of "Moments In Time: Jeff Porcaro Stories" available through Hudson Music, and legendary Steely Dan producer, Gary Katz! Gary shared some wonderful stories about Jeff, including the first time he met Jeff and David Paich when they were broug…

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E185: Live From My Drum Room With Zack Alford! 1:10:28

8M ago1:10:28

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Send us a text My guest is Zack Alford! Zack and I do a deep dive into his long and stellar career, including The B-52s, Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie, Billy Joel, Gwen Stefani, The Psychedelic Furs and more! Lots of great stories and we play one of Billy Joel's tracks Zack played on, "All About Soul" So come along for the ride and please subscrib…

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E184: The Best Of Live From My Drum Room With John DeChristopher! Vol. 1 58:24

8M ago58:24

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Send us a text As I approach the 4th anniversary of Live From My Drum Room and close in on 200 episodes, I've put together a "Best Of" show with clips from episodes going back as far as 2020. My guests include Stan Lynch, Gary Mallaber, Micky Curry, Steve Gadd, Vinnie Colaiuta, Rick Marotta, Andy Newmark, Jim Keltner, Joe Vitale, Simon Kirke, Kenne…

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E183: Live From My Drum Room With David Uosikkinen! 1:11:39

8M ago1:11:39

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Send us a text My guest is drummer, producer and a founding member of "The Hooters," David Uosikkinen! David and I discuss how he became interested in music, The Beatles on Ed Sullivan and becoming a drummer. Playing in bands as a teenager and ultimately forming "The Hooters" in 1980, recording their first major label release "Nervous Night" and it…

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E182: Live From My Drum Room With Denny Fongheiser! 1:42:15

9M ago1:42:15

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Send us a text My guest is drummer, producer and composer, Denny Fongheiser! Denny talks about moving from his home in the San Francisco Bay area to Los Angeles at age 20 and breaking into the LA session scene in the 1980s. We talk about Denny's exquisite drumming on Tracy Chapman's 1988 debut record, her smash hit, "Fast Car" and his appearance wi…

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E181: Joel Selvin - "Drums & Demons: The Tragic Journey Of Jim Gordon." 1:28:02

9M ago1:28:02

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Send us a text My guest is Joel Selvin, author of "Drums & Demons: The Tragic Journey Of Jim Gordon" available Feb 27th on Diversion Books. Joel and I do a deep-dive into the incredible and prolific career of legendary drummer, Jim Gordon, as well as the tragic circumstances of his mental illness. So come along for the ride and please subscribe! Th…

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E180: TrackTalk With Andy Newmark! 1:22:36

9M ago1:22:36

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Send us a text Legendary drummer Andy Newmark and I do deep-dive into three of his iconic recordings: Carly Simon's "Anticipation," Gary Wright's "Love Is Alive," and John Lennon's "Nobody Told Me." So come along for the ride and please subscribe! Contact Andy - e-mail: andrew.newmark@zen.co.uk telephone: +44 1227 750 139 (United Kingdom) "Live Fro…

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E179: 60th Anniversary of The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show! 1:18:53

9M ago1:18:53

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Send us a text I'm joined by friends and legendary drummers Jim Keltner, Andy Newmark, Joe Vitale, Stan Lynch and Kenny Aronoff, to celebrate and discuss that historic evening when The Beatles made their first US appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, February 9, 1964. An estimated 73 million people tuned in that night that changed popular music, pop …

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E178: Celebrating Hal Blaine's 95th Birthday! 1:34:53

10M ago1:34:53

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Send us a text Hal Blaine's recording credits are simply staggering. Hal would have turned 95 on Feb 5th, 2024 - he passed away on March 11, 2019 at age 90. I'm joined by Jim Keltner, Don Randi, Denny Tedesco, Clem Burke, Dennis Diken and Don Lombardi, to celebrate Hal Blaine's 95th Birthday and share memories and stories of our dear friend. Hal Bl…

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E177: TrackTalk: Rick Marotta on "Breakdown Dead Ahead" 56:51

10M ago56:51

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Send us a text In this episode of TrackTalk, Rick Marotta and I do a deep dive into his driving shuffle in Boz Scaggs' "Breakdown Dead Ahead." So come along for the ride and please subscribe to my YouTube channel! "Live From My Drum Room" is hosted by drummer and music industry veteran, John DeChristopher, and is a series of intimate "conversations…

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E176: TrackTalk: Myron Grombacher on "All Fired Up" "Shadows Of The Night" & "Invincible." 28:17

10M ago28:17

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Send us a text In this episode of TrackTalk, Myron Grombacher discusses his playing on Pat Benatar's "All Fired Up" Shadows Of The Night" and "Invincible." Come along for the ride and please subscribe! Watch the entire episode: https://youtu.be/It7sQRms6b8?si=DdH15xLsgYxDwFMy "Live From My Drum Room" is hosted by drummer and music industry veteran,…

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E175: TrackTalk: Tris Imboden on "Footloose" & "I'm Alright" 23:28

10M ago23:28

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Send us a text This episode of TrackTalk is an excerpt from Live From My Drum Room With Tris Imboden. In this episode, we do a deep-dive into two of Kenny Loggins' biggest hits that Tris recorded: "Footloose" and "I'm Alright." Tris shares insights on each song, including him singing the bridge on the "live" version of "I'm Alright" which is includ…

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E174: Live From My Drum Room - "Gadd: A Life In Time" 1:29:38

11M ago1:29:38

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Send us a text In this episode, we do a deep dive into Hudson Music's retrospective on Steve Gadd, "Gadd: A Life In Time." My guests are the legendary Steve Gadd himself, along with Rob Wallis and Joe Bergamini of Hudson Music. Rob and Joe share insights on the development of the book, which includes interviews, song transcriptions, never before-se…

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E44: Live From My Drum Room With Dave DiCenso (Lost Episode!)! 1:58:18

11M ago1:58:18

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Send us a text This episode aired live/was recorded on June 22, 2021 and due to audio issues, it was never released as a podcast (only available on YouTube. ) However, I feel the content in Dave's episode is too good not to release as a podcast, even with the echo, so here it is! My guest is drummer, educator, author and composer, Dave DiCenso! We …

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E173: Live From My Drum Room With Adam Deitch! 1:02:36

11M ago1:02:36

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Send us a text My guest is four-time grammy nominated drummer, composer, arranger and producer, Adam Deitch. Adam and I do a deep dive into his creative process for composing and recording. Growing up immersed in music, where both parents are drummers. His bands "Lettuce" "The Adam Deitch Quartet" and their latest release "Roll The Tape" his work a…

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E172: A Tour of My Drum Room, Vintage Drums and Music Memorabilia! 1:03:29

11M ago1:03:29

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Send us a text Closing out 2023 with a tour of my drum room and memorabilia. A look at my vintage drum collection, along with some background on each kit. And a look at the various memorabilia, Gold and Platinum Records and more, I've accumulated from my years working in the Drum Industry. Please excuse any audio glitches as the show was streamed l…

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E171: 2023 Christmas Holiday Show! WARNING: CONTAINS DRUMMERS! 1:44:01

11M ago1:44:01

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Send us a text My annual Christmas Holiday show where I invite a bunch of my drummer friends to drop in, and I never know exactly who's going to show up. The show was "live" so there were a few "warts," but it's always a lot of laughs! My guests were a literal who's who of drumming, including Aynsley Dunbar, Mike Mangini, Robyn Flans, Eddie Tuduri,…

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E170: Live From My Drum Room With Eric Leiderman! 1:04:33

12M ago1:04:33

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Send us a text My guest is two-time Emmy nominated Producer for Late Night with Seth Meyers, Eric Leiderman! Eric is also a writer, a drummer, and the architect behind the rotating drummers on Late Night with Seth Meyers. In this episode we talk about Eric's formative years as a drummer, including playing gigs at age 10 and eventually being a pro d…

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E169: Live From My Drum Room With Daxx Nielsen! 1:07:48

12M ago1:07:48

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Send us a text My guest is Daxx Nielsen, drummer for legendary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, Cheap Trick! Daxx talks about growing up in a musical family, playing with his own original band Harmony Riley, moving to LA and getting the gig with legendary guitarist Dick Dale, touring with Brandi Carlile and joining Cheap Trick in 2010. We brea…

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E168: Phil Ehart - The Heartbeat of Kansas! 1:14:51

1y ago1:14:51

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Send us a text My guest is the great Phil Ehart, drummer and founding member of the legendary band, "Kansas." We do a deep dive into the history and genesis of Kansas, as they celebrate their 50th anniversary! Phil shares some never-before-told stories of their early years, and shares some great insight into their amazing success and longevity. We …

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