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 Crowell, Big and Rich and Keb' Mo' whom we played two tracks from. Come along for the ride and please subscribe!  Live From My Drum Room T-shirts are available now! Made of soft 60%cotton/40% polyester. Available in sizes XS-3XL $25 including shipping in the con ..read more

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 poignant stories of Freddie. So come along for the ride and please subscribe!  Be sure to check out Remembering Freddie Gruber Part 1 https://youtu.be/dU5xQlYP20Y?si=EwEn0sYi5A9QhFro Live From My Drum Room T-shirts are available now! Made of soft 60%cotton/40% po ..read more

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 wonderful and often hilarious stories of Freddie. So come along for the ride and please subscribe! Stay tuned for Part 2 coming soon!  Live From My Drum Room T-shirts are available now! Made of soft 60%cotton/40% polyester. Available in sizes XS-3XL $25 including s ..read more

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 shipping.  Pay with Venmo and remember to include your size AND your mailing address. Venmo address: @John-DeChristopher-2. For questions, email me at: livefrommydrumroom@gmail.com. No Drummers Harmed On Any Show!  Live From My Drum Room With John DeChr ..read more

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 brought in to record "Night By Night" for Steely Dan's "Pretzel Logic" album. We also played a few of Jeff's many incredible recordings, and much more! So come along for the ride and please subscribe!  To order "Moments In Time": https://hudsonmusic.com/product/mo ..read more

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 subscribe!  Live From My Drum Room With John DeChristopher! is a series of conversations with legendary drummers and Music Industry icons, hosted by drummer and music industry veteran, John DeChristopher, drawing from his five decades in the Music Industry. Created i ..read more

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, Kenney Jones, Dave Mattacks, Charley Drayton, Pete Thomas, Shawn Pelton, Anton Fig, Aaron Comess, Cathy Rich, Steve Smith, Danny Seraphine, Denny Tedesco, Shane Kinney, Stan & Jerry Keyawa, Joe Testa and more!  All clips are from previously aired episodes and ..read more

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 its subsequent success, performing at Live AID in their hometown of Philadelphia 1985, the influence of MTV and much more! We also talk about David's project, "In The Pocket" an homage to the great music of Philadelphia. So come along for the ride and please subscrib ..read more

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!  To order Joel's book: https://diversionbooks.com/books/drums-demons  Jim Gordon Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7aIHh3DwJ4coua93fbXSYs?si=a453620c5adb49c9  "Live From My Drum Room" is hosted by drummer and music industry vet ..read more

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 From My Drum Room" is hosted by drummer and music industry veteran, John DeChristopher, and is a series of intimate "conversations" with legendary drummers and music industry friends, drawing from John's five decades in the music industry. Voted Best Drum Podcast, it's a peek b ..read more