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Joey Waronker holds a deep knowledge of studio drumming engrained in him from a young age. From sitting in the drum booth with Gadd & Porcaro to forging his own unique style and impeccable touch, he's one of LA's busiest drummers.

Rick Jupp is a founding member of the band Elbow.  His parts and sonic experimentation helped contribute to some incredible songs with wide and beautiful pallets. He now teaches at the Liverpool Institute of the Performing Arts.

10x Grammy Winning Engineer ... Foo Fighters, Beck, Radiohead and many, many others...

Hal has become a top call film drummer not only in LA studios but also recording out of his home. Hal is also a composer which informs his percussive creations. This is a very insightful chat.

Fred is one of Nashville's top recording drummers. He's spent time in LA and Nashville recording and touring with everyone from the Wallflowers to K.D. Lang.

Philip has produced and mixed some huge songs at a young age. He often works out of different commercial studios around Los Angeles tracking live musicians and in home studios with different musicians.

Jeremy Stacey - Sheryl Crow, Noel Gallagher, King Crimson, Ryan Adams.

Shawn Pelton has been a staple in the NYC live and recording scene since the early 90's. He's been the drummer for Saturday Night Live for over 30 years along with recording on countless records and live gigs during his career. Shawn got into home recording early in the game living in Manhattan.

That's a wrap on Season 2 of Recording Drums.    Here are some insightful and entertaining moments from all of my guests this season. Thanks for listening, sharing and rating this podcast.  I'll be back again soon.

Mike Dawson has spent years reviewing gear for Modern Drummer magazine and Drum Factory Direct.  Mike's creativeness and musicality along with the access to tremendous amounts of gear he possesses incredibly deep insight on types of wood, tuning and microphones.   We dive straight in on this one.  You're going to gain a lot from Mike's knowledge.  25% ALL Courses until July 5th SALE CODE:     DRUMSOUNDS

Rich Redmond (Jason Aldean, Ludacris, Bryan Adams)

Nate Morton has been rocking your TV for many years now.  As the house drummer for The Voice he's been kept busy recording and performing non-stop. His work on Rockstar: INXS and Rockstar: Supernova were a catalyst to his amazing gig.  Nate also keeps busy in his home studio.

Brian MacLeod is a drummer with an incredible feel and a great heart.  Brian has played on so many tracks and with so many artists it's hard to count.  Some of my favorites are the Ziggy Marley and Sheryl Crow records. If you don't know his name, you've heard him on your radio.

Part 2 of my 2 1/2 hour conversation with Chris.   More knowledge from one of the best.

Chris McHugh has been on the A List of Nashville session drummers for a long time. His knowledge on drumming, sound, engineering and producing run deep. His willingness to share it is pretty special.  Chris and I talked for about 2 1/2 hours...this week will be part 1 of my conversation with him.

USE CODE: MAYSALE in checkout this weekend only!!! Jerry Roe has a rich Nashville history. He's grown up in the scene and through his fantastic playing and years of being in the scene it's paid off as being one of Nashville's busiest session drummers. His ion though is his band he has with his wife called Friendship Commanders. A lot of which he has been recording at home.

Nick Buda first recorded with Taylor Swift before she was Taylor Swift we all know.  His discography is long and distinguished.  In his home studio he's tracking drums and producing artists...and is able to look out on a lake from his window!

Victor Indrizzo is one of the most in demand studio drummers in Los Angeles.  His feel and creativity have kept him busy for over 25 years playing on albums and film music.  He seeks collaboration from songwriters and engineers but was forced home during the pandemic...with great results.   The of the nicest cats I know...

Miles Mherson (Kelly Clarkson, Paramore, Tim McGraw)

Travis McNabb has laid the foundation NOLA rock band Better Than Ezra and Country megaband Sugarland.  I think of him as John Bonham goes to New Orleans. Travis has a unique recording background that's helped him shape his live playing as well as his home studio work in Nashville.