Percussion Discussion.
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An interview series featuring some of the finest drummers from across the globe.
Percussion Discussion.
1w ago
Percussion Discussion - Episode 134 - The history of Hayman Drums .
Joining me today for this very special episode talking about the history of Hayman Drums is a star studded cast including Drummer and Hayman authority Nigel Constable, Nigel wrote the Hayman Drum Book along with Bob Henrit in 2016 so is the perfect person to guide us through the Hayman History.
We are also joined by perhaps one of the most famous Hayman users, Simon Kirke, he famously used the gold ingot Hayman kit with Free in the early 70's.
Another former Hayman player is none other than the incredible Simon ..read more
Percussion Discussion.
1M ago
Joining me today is Nic Collins & Trev Lukather
Trev Lukather and Nic Collins join me for a chat about their stunning new band The Effect, the band is completed by Steve Maggiora on Keys and the stunning vocals of Emmet Stang!
Obvioulsy neither Nic or Trev need no introduction, Nic makes his 4th appearance on the Podcast while Trev has the honour of being the first guitarist to appear!
Nic and Trev explain how the band came together and how the bands sound was acheived very organically with the influences of the four members just blending nicely.
Obviously both ..read more
Percussion Discussion.
2M ago
Joining me today is Michel'le Baptiste.
Michel'le has played for the likes of Beyonce, Lizzo and Fifth Harmony to name but a few!
My first time seeing Michel'le play was at Glastonbury 2023 where she was the drummer with Lizzo's incredible all female band that totally blew my mind!
Join myself and Michel'le, as we talk about her incredible journey so far from her beginnings in Houston TX starting out on her drummimg journey at 2 years old, through to studying at the revered Berklee College of Music, she tells us how she took every class available to her to help her gain kn ..read more
Percussion Discussion.
3M ago
This is a very special episode of Percussion Discussion Podcast - this celebrates 101 years of Premier Percussion, Join myself and a wealth of remarkable drummers and industry professionals as they share their memories and thoughts of the mighty Premier Percussion.
Joining me in no particular order are - Joe Franco - Ged Lynch - Andie Laidlaw - Bob Henrit - Steve White - Adam Parsons - Tom Meyers - Luke Bullen - Mike Eliis - Todd Sucherman - Bob Richards - Colin Tennant - Rod Morgenstein - Stuart Graham - Ian Moseley.
Huge thanks to everybody involved in the making of this film ..read more
Percussion Discussion.
3M ago
Percussion Discussion - Episode 129 - Rob Brian
Joining me today is English drummer Rob Brian
Rob has carved out an incredible career for himself so far, having wonderful names on his CV such as Miles Kane, Siouxsie Sioux, Peter Gabriel, Hugh Cornwell, Simple Minds, Clara Ponty, Modern English and many more.
Join Rob and myself for a fascinating and free flowing chat about his amazing career, we talk about Robs obvious passion for education, he tells us how important it is to pass on and share information and that how the drumming community thankfully thrives on doing this.
Rob and I also ..read more
Percussion Discussion.
4M ago
Joining me today is Tom Brechtlein.
Tom is a hugely talented American drummer wh has played for the likes of Chick Corea, Robben Ford, Wayne Shorter, Frank Gambale, Don Grusin, Al Di Meola and many more.
Join Tom and i as we pick through some of the highlights from his remarkable career so far. These include some remarkable stories about recording and touring with the late lengendary Chick Corea and ridiculously talented bluesman Robben Ford.
We also talk about Toms time spent playing for the late great Natalie Cole and how the gig came about.
Tom tells us about his ..read more
Percussion Discussion.
4M ago
Alfie Boe - Percussion Discussion - Episode 127
Joining me today is Global Singing Megastar Alfie Boe OBE.
Alfie is of course known for being a singer, recording countless hit albums and selling out concert halls acrosss the world.....BUT.... you guessed it, he is also a drummer too and a very passionate one at that.
Join Alfie and myself as we explore his passion for drums from where it began as an 8 year old in blackpool playing on cushions on his bed through to his parents suprising him with his first real drum set at the age of 12, Alfie tells us how he ended up in man ..read more
Percussion Discussion.
5M ago
Joining me today is Austrian drummer Philipp Groyssboeck better known as Phil G.
Phil has lived in London for the last 20 years and has gained a quite remarakable CV of wonderful artists synonymous with the 1980'S including names such as Go West, Mike and The Mechanics, Roachford, T'pau, Taylor Dayne, Chris DeBurgh, Nik Kershaw, Paul Young and many others.
Join Phil and myself as we pick through some of the highlights of his career so far from his childhood in Austria in his parents bakery, through to playing drums with the Austrian military band whilst on National Service, Being ..read more
Percussion Discussion.
5M ago
Joining me today is UK Drummer Luke Bullen.
Join Luke and myself as we talk about his amazing career so far, including a six year stint with the legendary Bryan Ferry, Luke tells us about some highlights of this period includinga gig at The Hollywood Bowl with the 10 piece band and a 60 piece orchestra, no pressure then....
We also chat about Luke's current gigs with British Rockers Reef and singer songwriter Rumer and the different challenges that both bring style and equipment wise.
The film 3 drummers had to be mentioned, this is a lovely film tells the story amazing st ..read more
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6M ago
Joining me today is Neil Golding.
Neil is the organiser of the UK Drum Show.
Join us a we talk about what goes in to organising arguably one of the biggest drum shows in the world.
Neil has a background in music magazine publishing and went to organise the London Drum Show for many years after working on Drummer magazine.
We talk about the monumental success that the UK Drums Show has become and how the input of both Mike Johnston and Mike Dolbear who both run their own rooms at the show is invaluable.
The recent show featured a remarkable 48 Artists performi ..read more