The Rich Redmond Show

As we gear up for another set of new episodes, enjoy this throwback to episode 89 when Rich and Jim talked with one of the most influential drummers to ever play, Thomas Lang! Thomas shares his incredible journey, from starting drumming at age 4 to becoming one of the most respected and innovative drummers in the industry. We dive into Thomas's unique drumming style, his expansive travel experiences, and his passion for pushing the boundaries of contemporary drumming. He discusses his methodical approach to practice and how it has shaped his development as a musician. Thomas also talks about his latest solo album "Prog Pop" and his partnership with the Nine Beats drum school franchise, which is bringing their successful teaching method to the US. We explore his views on talent versus hard work, and his experiences with the high-profile Dream Theater audition. Throughout the conversation, Thomas provides insights into his drumming setup, favorite gear, and musical influences, offering inspiration for drummers of all levels. This episode is a must-listen for any fan of virtuosic, boundary-pushing percussion. Follow Thomas: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialThomasLang/ https://www.youtube.com/@ThomasLang00 https://www.instagram.com/thomaslangdrum Folllow Rich and the show: www.richredmond.com www.instaagram.com/therichredmondshow www.tiktok.com/therichredmondshow Follow Jim: linktr.ee/jimmccarthyvos The Rich Redmond Show is produced by Jim McCarthy and www.itsyourshow.co

Originally from upstate New York, Seth began playing drums at the age of three. By age nine, he was sitting in with local bands and even backing up his elementary school choir. He’s been in the Nashville music scene for 20+ years and is currently the touring drummer for Carrie Underwood. When Seth isn’t on the road, he is in the studio recording and collaborating with some of Nashville’s top writers, musicians, and producers. Seth has been in the Nashville music scene for years and has played/recorded with the likes of rockers Quinn Loggins, Joey DeGraw and Sodium. On the rock country and country scene he has performed/recorded with Ruby Lovette (Curb), Anna Wilson (Curb), Amy Dalley (Curb), The Wilkinsons (RCA), The Marie Sisters (Universal/Republic), Wade Hayes (Columbia), Jeff Carson (Curb), Brian McComas (Lyric Street), SheDaisy (Lyric Street), Katrina Elam (Universal South), Gary Allan (MCA), The Wreckers (Maverick), Sarah Johns(RCA), Joe Nichols(Universal South), Julianne Hough(Curb), Phil Vassar, Chris Young, Rodney Adkins(Curb), The Band Perry, Sheryl Crow and Little Big Town(UMG), Keith Urban. TV appearances include, the CBS Early Morning Show, ABC’s the View, The Grand Ole Opry Live, CMT’s MWL, The CMA Music Festival on ABC, a live concert special with Gary Allan on both MTV and CMT, Good Morning America, Good Afternoon America, Jimmy Kimmel, Jay Leno, Conan O’Brien, Dancing with the Stars, Craig Ferguson, The Talk, Jimmy Fallon, Ellen Degeneres, Fox and Friends, Live with Kelly and Michael, Canada a.m., CMT Awards, The ACA Awards, David Letterman, X-Factor and American Idol. Gear: Innovative Percussion, Gretsch, Zildjian, Remo, Gibraltar Some Things That Came Up: -3:00 Big musical family. Moving to Nashville at 18 years old. -4:40 Playing int he school band -5:30 Teacher George Lawrence! Passed on The Wilkinsons gig to Seth. -9:30 Seth’s admiration of Carlos Vega. -16:00 Chris Cornell, Rob Lowe -19:00 Tuning hacks. -20:30 Game changer advice from Chris McHugh…(drum roll)… Puresound “Orchestral” snare wires on all drums. Since 2013 -23:00 Recording with Little Big Town with Jay Joyce producing. -24:40 “Practice! Practice! Get a good gig and make a lotta cash!” -27:00 Starstruck? No! Playing with Fogerty was pretty surreal. -29:30 There’s No Business Like Show Business!!! Everything about it is appealllingggg! -31:30 The perks of the Vegas residency. Play Wednesday, Friday, Saturday. -33:20 Seth does body weight circuits. -34:00 Seth’s home studio and maintaining an 8 acre property. -35:15 Rausch is German! -37:00 Keith Urban’s band would watch Little Big Town open for them every night. Amazing, natural advertising for Seth. Led to the call for Keith Urban. -38:50 Seth met Cindy Blackman in Vegas -39:40 Advise for up and coming drummers.”Try Not to be an asshole”. “Lots of FAITH! Worrying doesn’t do anyone any good. Take it day by day. -41:20 Seth is a model represented by The Block Agency! -42:00 Harry McCarthy as Seth’s drum tech with Keith Urban. Drum Paradise Christmas party? -44:30 Studio and Touring balance -47:00 We hope Jim’s Mom isn’t listening! -49:00 “The Fave 5”…Seth’s brick pizza oven. -51:00 Ultimate Tribute Band choice is Led Zeppelin -54:00 Take every gig and don’t quit! Follow: www.sethrausch.com The Rich Redmond Show is about all things music, motivation and success. Candid conversations with musicians, actors, comedians, authors and thought leaders about their lives and the stories that shaped them. Rich Redmond is the longtime drummer with Jason Aldean and many other veteran musicians and artists. Rich is also an actor, speaker, author, producer and educator. Rich has been heard on thousands of songs, over 30 of which have been #1 hits! Follow Rich: @richredmond www.richredmond.com Jim McCarthy is the quintessential Blue Collar Voice Guy. Honing his craft since 1996 with radio stations in Illinois, South Carolina, Connecticut, New York, Las Vegas and Nashville, Jim has voiced well over 10,000 pieces since and garnered an ear for audio production which he now uses for various podcasts, commercials and promos. Jim is also an accomplished video producer, content creator, writer and overall entrepreneur. Follow Jim: @jimmccarthy www.jimmccarthyvoiceovers.com

Chris Powell is an award winning drummer based in Nashville. He has recorded and performed with a wide array of artists such as; Luke Grimes, Shania Twain, Dolly Parton, Lady Gaga, Reba, The War and Treaty, Lori McKenna, Brett Eldridge, Wheeler Walker, Gavin Degraw, Ashley Monroe, Travis Tritt, Brandi Carlile, Barry Gibb, The Secret Sisters, The Highwomen, The Oak Ridge Boys, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Midland, Caylee Hammack, Zach Bryan, Brandy Clark, Jamey Johnson, 1,000 Horses, Alabama, and many others. He is a first call drummer for producer Dave Cobb. Some Things That Came Up: -Chris Powell's Background and Career -Chris Powell shares his drumming journey, starting in Redlands, California and moving to Nashville in 2007. -Chris’s extensive discography and busy schedule working with top producers like Dave Cobb (Jason Isbel, Rival Sons, Chris Stapleton, Oak Ridge Boys, Shooter Jennings, Jamey Johnson). -The challenges of being a busy musician and the difficulty of reconnecting with colleagues. -Touring with Jamey Johnson and double drumming with the late Mike Kennedy (George Strait). -Chris discusses his flexible approach to using house drum kits and adapting his playing style to different environments. No crashes? -13:00 any drumsticks, No. 2 pencils (eraser side), chopsticks and super HOT mics. -15:50 ALL the tricks to get the GUSH. Tea Towels to Drum Tacos and beyond…even cardboard boxes! -18:00 Tea Towels, wallets for muffling, Mister Muff!!! -21:45 Used click tracks on only 5 of Dave Cobb’s records in 20 years. Nashville is “THE ALAMO!” -30:00 Chris started drumming at age 13. Started with Neil Peart and Stewart Copeland. -31:15 Dave Cobb, Leroy Powell and the musicians Chris plays with have become his biggest influences. Steve Gadd and Hal Blaine! -33:14 Big Band rules! -35:00 Recording and now touring with Chris Isaak. Playing in a suit! -38:00 “Band Jumpers” -44:00 Finding your place in the industry -48:58 Chris talks about his personal project, Mad Charlie Inc., which supports families with neurodiverse children, including Chris’ son. -54:00 The Music City Drum Show -58:20 The Importance of Music Education and the Arts. Are the trades making a comeback? Woodworkers, Doctors, Drummers! -1:04:20 Ludwig 4 piece is Chris’ go to for the road. He tunes dead 70’s style. 24” kick packed with lots of muffling. THUD! Buddy Harman! -1:10:47 Recording with Lady Gaga for “A STAR Is Born” soundtrack -1:11:20 Playing with Brandi Carlile. Families and kingdoms! -1:15:00 All but two Presidents of the United States have wanted to be musicians! -1:18:00 “The Fave 5” -1:33:00 Working with Tom Hanks two times! -1:38:00 No pictures with artists! Comin’ in as an equal. Check out www.madcharlieinc.com Follow: www.chrispowellondrums.com www.madcharlieinc.com IG: @chrispowellondrums The Rich Redmond Show is about all things music, motivation and success. Candid conversations with musicians, actors, comedians, authors and thought leaders about their lives and the stories that shaped them. Rich Redmond is the longtime drummer with Jason Aldean and many other veteran musicians and artists. Rich is also an actor, speaker, author, producer and educator. Rich has been heard on thousands of songs, over 30 of which have been #1 hits! Follow Rich: @richredmond www.richredmond.com Jim McCarthy is the quintessential Blue Collar Voice Guy. Honing his craft since 1996 with radio stations in Illinois, South Carolina, Connecticut, New York, Las Vegas and Nashville, Jim has voiced well over 10,000 pieces since and garnered an ear for audio production which he now uses for various podcasts, commercials and promos. Jim is also an accomplished video producer, content creator, writer and overall entrepreneur. Follow Jim: @jimmccarthy www.jimmccarthyvoiceovers.com www.itsyourshow.co

Florida native McCoy Gibbs made the move to Nashville, Tennessee at the age of 18 to pursue a Music Business degree at Belmont University. He not only earned that degree, but also made lifelong connections and friendships while falling in love with the city, energy, and opportunity that is Nashville. The crazy part is that Gibbs didn’t really learn to play drums until his college years. For this natural musician, drums and rhythm came naturally and he found his groove, literally. After college, Gibbs emerged as a drummer while playing with pop/rock band Hot Celle Rae. He then went on to become an independent drummer to soak in all the music he could. During this time he met tons of musicians, bands and artists, cut his teeth on the grind of Broadway bars and “honky tonks,” and jumped in a van for a random show in Montana. He loved every minute of it. In 2013, his hard work paid off when Gibbs successfully auditioned for CMA-nominated Duo of the Year, Love and Theft, and hit the road for the busiest year of his life thus far. It hasn’t slowed down for him since. From touring, live TV performances, music videos and award shows, Gibbs has kept himself quite busy. Gibbs is currently playing with 2017 CMA New Artist of the Year nominee Lauren Alaina, and continues to find other ways to fill in the occasional off day with sessions, shows, and housework. If there is an example of hard work, passion, and preparation paying off, McCoy Gibbs is that example. Some Things That Came Up: -2:45 Tall drummers -4:15 Playing the Opry -5:00 Imposter Syndrome? -5:20 Musical family. Played Sax, Sing, Guitar -8:20 An elder Millennial -10:90 The beauty of the Dave Matthews band and Carter -12:00 No formal lessons. NOT passing the torch yet! -14:00 Guitar! Singing AT you! -16:30 The birth of Grunge and Dave Grohl -21:00 Music Business Major at Belmont University -26:50 Meeting Ed Toth. Into Tonic, Vertical Horizon, etc. -28:00 The Singing Drummer (“The 5th Limb”). Don Henley, Deen Castronovo, Phil Collins. -33:00 Continuing to play Lower Broadway -36:30 John Hamlin and Hot Chelle Rae -38:30 Early Hot Chelle Rae demos -50:00 Playing with Lauren Alaina -52:20 Aaron Sterling on some of the records -52:50 Joey Moi as producer now -54:00 The glory of private jets -56:00 Jim Riley and Zoro always got the photos! -1:00:00 Gretsch, Remo, Zildjian, Vic Firth…getting endorsements -1:09:00 Pass -1:11:00 House Band at The CMT Awards since 2014 -1:14:50 McCoy’s charts -1:15:30 Subbing for Cole Swindell’s tour last minute -1:25:00 “The Fave 5” Follow: https://www.mccoygibbs.com/ FB: Robert McCoy Gibbs IG: @McCoy.Gibbs X: McCoy Gibbs The Rich Redmond Show is about all things music, motivation and success. Candid conversations with musicians, actors, comedians, authors and thought leaders about their lives and the stories that shaped them. Rich Redmond is the longtime drummer with Jason Aldean and many other veteran musicians and artists. Rich is also an actor, speaker, author, producer and educator. Rich has been heard on thousands of songs, over 30 of which have been #1 hits! Check out Rich’s books on Amazon! Follow Rich: @richredmond www.richredmond.com Jim McCarthy is the quintessential Blue Collar Voice Guy. Honing his craft since 1996 with radio stations in Illinois, South Carolina, Connecticut, New York, Las Vegas and Nashville, Jim has voiced well over 10,000 pieces since and garnered an ear for audio production which he now uses for various podcasts, commercials and promos. Jim is also an accomplished video producer, content creator, writer and overall entrepreneur. Follow Jim: @jimmccarthy www.jimmccarthyvoiceovers.com

Adam Box Adam Box is an American drummer, best known for his work with the country duo Brothers Osborne for the past 11 years. Box started playing drums at church in his hometown of Zero, Mississippi, in a church band that covered contemporary rock songs with Christian lyrics. He later entered a battle of the bands in Starkville, Mississippi and formed a band called Absence of Concern, which opened for Bob Seger at a concert in Jackson, Mississippi. Box later met Chris Ethridge, a bassist who had played in The Flying Burrito Brothers, through a mutual friend, and Ethridge served as Box's mentor.Box is in the road band for the duo Brothers Osborne, and played on most all of their albums and hit singles. Some Things That Come Up: -2:20 Roto Toms? -3:00 Craviotto Drums -6:30 The Roots. The Glory of Keith Carlock -7:10 Life in Zero, Mississippi. Cutting teeth in the church with great players. -8:40 Adam’s father was a great guitarist and person. Adam’s parents just moved to Nashville. -11:00 Mourning the death of the shuffle -11:55 Clicks and grids -14:30 The culture of Brothers Osborne and Jay Joyce as producer -19:00 Cooper Acoutin custom snare drums and the Ludwig acrolite -21:50 Adam’s Gilded Palace Recording Studio -22:40 Chris Ethridge, bassist of the Flying Burrito Brothers, was a huge mentor to Adam. Chris eventually passed from pancreatic cancer. -25:20 Chris is always with Adam -26:20 Adam built his own studio by hand! -27:20 Amazing opportunities came to Adam when he created his studio -28:30 Adam is a man of God, putting one foot in front of the other -32:40 The lure of Southern California -33:00 Adam’s 1st Nashville day job: “Outside Sales” for Zanies comedy club -37:00 Used creativity to create value. The desperation philosophy -39:30 Leos in the room! -40:00 Adam created a Crag’s List ad for his services -44:20 Pete Sternberg helped Adam secure the gig with Brothers Osborne -46:00 Be prepared, but be open and flexible -50:00 Don’t put a time limit on it! -51:30 People person? Gotta keep the battery charged… -54:45 Russell Crowe body double? -58:00 Jim’s voice over style -59:50 Adam tracked drums on The Brothers Osborne Grammy Award Winning song -101:00 Adam is a Grammy Award winning drummer! -1:03:30 Adam’s thoughts on mentoring -1:12:00 What happens when you achieve your dreams? -1:14:30 The relationship with your drum tech -1:16:00 Music.AI. Legacy. -1:18:50 Detune two lugs to get the “gush” snare tone -1:22:30 Traditional Grip? -1:23:40 Taking drum lessons from Brian Stephens. -1:26:00 “The Fave 5” Follow: IG: @adambox___ The Rich Redmond Show is about all things music, motivation and success. Candid conversations with musicians, actors, comedians, authors and thought leaders about their lives and the stories that shaped them. Rich Redmond is the longtime drummer with Jason Aldean and many other veteran musicians and artists. Rich is also an actor, speaker, author, producer and educator. Rich has been heard on thousands of songs, over 30 of which have been #1 hits! Check out Rich’s books on Amazon! Follow Rich: @richredmond www.richredmond.com Jim McCarthy is the quintessential Blue Collar Voice Guy. Honing his craft since 1996 with radio stations in Illinois, South Carolina, Connecticut, New York, Las Vegas and Nashville, Jim has voiced well over 10,000 pieces since and garnered an ear for audio production which he now uses for various podcasts, commercials and promos. Jim is also an accomplished video producer, content creator, writer and overall entrepreneur. Follow Jim: @jimmccarthy www.jimmccarthyvoiceovers.com

Kris Myers was born on April 5, 1977. Receiving a drum kit at the age of 8, he took an early interest in jazz, rock and punk music. During high school Myers co-started his first musical outfit, a ska/punk band called the Skalawags. The group received a decent amount of success but denied an offer to tour Japan to instead pursue college degrees. Myers attended Elmhurst College from 1995 – 1999 where he was a music major and the drummer in the Elmhurst College Jazz Band. Under director Doug Beach, the Elmhurst College Jazz Band played gigs in the U.S. and Internationally at events such as the Umbria Jazz Festival, Jakarta Jazz Festival and the Montreaux Jazz Festival. In 2001 Myers enrolled in DePaul University where he earned his master’s degree in jazz drumming and was a member of the Rob Parton Orchestra. In addition to his involvement in school bands, Myers was playing in festivals with a variety of jazz artists such as Nicholas Payton, Diane Schuur, Randy Brecker, Dennis DiBlasio as well as local musicians Mark Colby and John McLean. Myers also was a member of Chicago jazz fusion band Kick the Cat. Myers began playing drums for progressive-rock band Umphrey’s McGee in 2003 following the departure of original drummer Mike Mirro. With Myers at the helm, Umphrey’s has released ten albums and maintains a rigorous touring schedule of over 100 live shows per year. Umphrey’s has performed at legendary festivals and venues such as Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits, Fuji Rock Festival, South by Southwest, Red Rocks, The Ryman Theatre, The Beacon Theatre and more. With Umphrey’s, Myers has shared the stage with countless notable musicians such as Buddy Guy, Huey Lewis, Ivan Neville, Les Claypool, Stephen Perkins, Mike Keneally, Joshua Redman, Bela Fleck, Taj Mahal, Victor Wooten, Adrian Belew, Stanley Jordan, Gene Ween, Derek Trucks and Jason Bonham. In 2011 Myers was honored with the title of Best Jam Band Drummer by DRUM Magazine, beating jamband stalwarts such as Butch Trucks (The Allman Brothers) and Jon Fishman (Phish). In 2018, Myers was featured on the cover of Modern Drummer’s July issue. Myers placed second in the Experimental Rock category of the publication’s “Readers Poll Awards” behind St. Vincent drummer Matt Johnson. When he’s not behind the drum kit, Myers enjoys playing golf, attending concerts, hiking and collecting art. Some Things That Came Up: -2:30 Kris’s multi genre style -3:00 Rabid fans -4:45 The Umphrey's McGee audition turned into a 21 year gig and counting -6:30 Kris’s previous band was Kick The Cat -11:00 Maintaining a list of all the venues the band has played -11:30 Red Rocks is fave venue as well as The Fox Theater in Oakland and The Ryman in Nashville -14:00 Vic Salazar !!! The ambassador of the drum community -16:40 The rider! The love of milk chocolate! -18:00 Stretching, fitness center, yoga -19:40 The documentary “Frame By Frame” -21:20 The Grateful Dead’s Mickey Hart.. “most impressive” -23:40 The cover of Modern Drummer magazine in 2018! -24:30 Dauz pads! Used by Rush and Nine Inch Nails -26:45 Writing material together as a band -27:40 Producer Greg Majors and Manny Sanchez -30:30 Different sets every night. Choosing from 14 studio albums. Responsible for all songs at all times -35:40 collaboration with Huey Lewis. Met at The Jammy Awards in 2006. -43:00 Kris loves practicing impressions -44:30 Stewart Copeland, Buddy Rich, Vinnie Colaiuta, Keith Carlock, Steve Gadd 49:50 The art of mashups, inspired by DJ culture -50:15 Kris songs background vocals while playing insane music -52:00 Rotator Cuff repair surgery. 6 month rehab, but ready after 4 months -54:00 Local gigs and charity work -54:50 Getting to do the “Boom Smack” -55:50 “David’s Den” for mental health -56:15 Wedding preparation -57:20 “The Fave 5” Follow: www.umphreys.com www.krismyersdrums.com FB: @krismyers IG: @krismyersdrums YouTube: @krismyersdrums The Rich Redmond Show is about all things music, motivation and success. Candid conversations with musicians, actors, comedians, authors and thought leaders about their lives and the stories that shaped them. Rich Redmond is the longtime drummer with Jason Aldean and many other veteran musicians and artists. Rich is also an actor, speaker, author, producer and educator. Rich has been heard on thousands of songs, over 30 of which have been #1 hits! Follow Rich: @richredmond www.richredmond.com Jim McCarthy is the quintessential Blue Collar Voice Guy. Honing his craft since 1996 with radio stations in Illinois, South Carolina, Connecticut, New York, Las Vegas and Nashville, Jim has voiced well over 10,000 pieces since and garnered an ear for audio production which he now uses for various podcasts, commercials and promos. Jim is also an accomplished video producer, content creator, writer and overall entrepreneur. Follow Jim: @jimmccarthy www.jimmccarthyvoiceovers.com

Born and raised in Arkansas, Evan grew up playing drums at his dads church in Fort Smith. He was the kid that would sit behind the drummer during church and soak in every detail and nuance. Once church let out, he'd jump up on the kit and play, until the next church service started a few hours later. Evan got his first drum set at the age of 8 and began serenading his whole family and neighborhood with punk rock beats and the sounds of the radio. After touring the country with his band The Exception, Evan decided it was time to move to Nashville, TN and attend Middle Tennessee State under the direction of Lalo Davila and Tom Giampietro. It was in college where Evan honed his craft and wanted to become a studio musician. Years later and having played on multiple #1 songs on the radio, Evan is now an in demand studio drummer. You can hear his drumming with , Kenny Chesney, Reba McEntire, Luke Bryan, Jimmie Allen, Ronnie Dunn, Keith Urban, Steven Tyler, Toby Keith, Matt Stell, Maddie and Tae, Tim McGraw, Lauren Alaina, Erin McCarley, Rascal Flatts and many other artists. Some Things That Came Up: -2:00 Started at 2 years old in church in Hot Springs,Arkansas -3:45 first teacher was Sam Smith along with non stop playing and practicing -5:00 school band and football. Football won -6:30 Touring with Evan’s first band, The EXCEPTION -7:15 Moved to to Nashville with the band in 2006 -10:15 The life changing teacher, Tom Giampietro. -11:00 Really worked on reading music. Lalo and Julie Davila at MTSU -13:15 Touring with Griffin House and Katie Herzwig and started working in some studio environments -13:50 Will Sales was a mentor and also Evans first master recording session that featured two drummers -18:45 “Dream Wild” movie -22:30 Odd jobs and touring was a means to get in the studio long term -24:30 Recording with Steven Tyler was a highlight so far -27:30 Steven Tyler, Keith Urban and a track from the Barbie soundtrack all at Evan’s house -29:30 The legend of Jim Cooley -30:15 Fast number charts! Coming from a musical family -33:00 Gretsch, Zildjian, Evans -38:00 The award for worst recorded snare drum sound goes to… -40:00 Nashville’s THREE drum shops -45:15 The science behind LOOPS -48:15 Efficiency and workflow 50:30 Writing and producing -54:30 Scheduling challenges -58:40 Changing heads once a month or so. Tana’s log locks -1:00:00 www.musicbed.com -1:05:30 Garnering an emotional response with our instruments -1:05:40 Samples and loop packages at www.evanhutchings.com -1:07:20Jeff Porcaro, Jim Keltner, Matt Chamberlain, Stanton Moore, Christian rock drummers, John Bonham, Dave Grohl 1:11:00 The soundtrack to “That Thing You Do” inspired Evans first kit 1:12:00 Roni Kaspi is great! 1:16:30 Grateful for parental support 1:17:30 Evan parked cars and he doesn’t drive a stick! -1:20:45 “The Fave 5” Follow: www.evanhutchings.com IG: @evanhutchings Also: FB, airgigs, soundbetter.com The Rich Redmond Show is about all things music, motivation and success. Candid conversations with musicians, actors, comedians, authors and thought leaders about their lives and the stories that shaped them. Rich Redmond is the longtime drummer with Jason Aldean and many other veteran musicians and artists. Rich is also an actor, speaker, author, producer and educator. Rich has been heard on thousands of songs, over 30 of which have been #1 hits! Follow Rich: @richredmond www.richredmond.com Jim McCarthy is the quintessential Blue Collar Voice Guy. Honing his craft since 1996 with radio stations in Illinois, South Carolina, Connecticut, New York, Las Vegas and Nashville, Jim has voiced well over 10,000 pieces since and garnered an ear for audio production which he now uses for various podcasts, commercials and promos. Jim is also an accomplished video producer, content creator, writer and overall entrepreneur. Follow Jim: @jimmccarthy www.jimmccarthyvoiceovers.com www.itsyourshow.co

Jason Michael Hartless (born November 5, 1994) is an American musician, best known for being the drummer for fellow Detroit native Ted Nugent. He has also toured and/or recorded with Eric Martin, Pop Evil, Sponge, Mitch Ryder, C. Thomas Howell, Tantric, Insane Clown Posse, Warrior Soul and Joe Lynn Turner. In early 2020, Hartless earned his bachelor's degree in Music Business from the Berklee College of Music. Some Things That Came Up: -1:00 The magic of music from Detroit -3:00 The Who and Toto are Jason’s fave bands -4:15 Big Band ensemble mentality -8:30 Pearl drum artist since the age of 9 -9:15 Berklee music business graduate -10:45 Jason’s company Sound City Music Group that he runs with his Dad. -13:00 Vinyl is profitable! A tangible piece of ART! -18:00 Working with Ted Nugent -21:45 Tommy Clufetos -23:00 Nugent records with everyone on the studio floor at the same time -25:00 The Motley Crue tour at age 14. -26:00 Producers Jason has worked with… -27:30 Jason taught at the School of Rock when he was 18 -30:00 Corky Laing, Eric Singer, Anton Fig as mentors -32:00 What’s the next step for the music business? (Drum roll)… LIVE MUSIC! -35:30 Linn Drum Machine -41:20 Mashups -42:00 Is Alex Van Halen retiring? -45:00 That DILLA vibe. Very difficult to achieve -47:30 Greyson Nekrutman’s success -49:00 Sabian and Remo…the AAX Extreme China -52:00 The perks of in ear monitors -56:30 “Grounding”? -58:00 The love of Disney -67:00 Los Lobotomys live record -68:00 Joe Porcaro -71:20 Alex Van Halen auction and drum values -80:20 “The Fave 5” Follow: www.jasonhartless.com FB, IG, YouTube The Rich Redmond Show is about all things music, motivation and success. Candid conversations with musicians, actors, comedians, authors and thought leaders about their lives and the stories that shaped them. Rich Redmond is the longtime drummer with Jason Aldean and many other veteran musicians and artists. Rich is also an actor, speaker, author, producer and educator. Rich has been heard on thousands of songs, over 30 of which have been #1 hits! Check out Rich’s books on Amazon! Follow Rich: @richredmond www.richredmond.com Jim McCarthy is the quintessential Blue Collar Voice Guy. Honing his craft since 1996 with radio stations in Illinois, South Carolina, Connecticut, New York, Las Vegas and Nashville, Jim has voiced well over 10,000 pieces since and garnered an ear for audio production which he now uses for various podcasts, commercials and promos. Jim is also an accomplished video producer, content creator, writer and overall entrepreneur. Follow Jim: @jimmccarthy www.jimmccarthyvoiceovers.com www.itsyourshow.co

The Wolfe Brothers are an Australian country rock band from Hobart, Tasmania, formed of brothers Tom and Nick Wolfe and childhood friends Brodie Rainbird and Casey Kostiuk. They came to prominence after being the runners-up of Australia's Got Talent in 2012. Following their success, they have released a self-titled EP and three studio albums, It's On "Nothing But Trouble" and"This Crazy Life" They were special guests on Lee Kernaghan's 2013–2014 Beautiful Noise Tour. The "Nothin But trouble" album spawned 4 Country Music Channel number 1 singles. "That Kinda Night" "You Got To Me" "Born and Bred" and "One Beer At A Time" The "This Crazy Life" album gave the band there highest chart position ever with it being Top 10 on the ARIA all genre chart. The single "This Crazy Life" also reached number 1 on the Country Music Channel. "It's On" reached number 18 on the 2013 Year-End ARIA Charts. The Wolfe Brothers were nominated for four Country Music Awards of Australia in 2013, and won the New Oz Artist of the Year 2014 at the Country Music Channel Awards. In 2016 they won the Country Music Channel Group or Duo of the year. Some Things That Came Up: -2:40 Melatonin and Advil PM -4:15 6 records, 19 #1 Australian country hits, 9 Golden Guitar Awards, and the most awarded group in Australian country music history! -5:15 Recent show with The Tasmanian Symphony Orchestras and documentary -11:00 Recent Nashville songwriting sessions -14:00 The “Have To” years vs. The “Get To” years -20:00 A 4th generation farmers and musicians -21:45 Dad was a drummer with a big 70’s Rogers kit -23:20 Metallica’s “Master of Puppets” and Iron Maiden’s “Live After Death” -28:20 Kip Allen, Dave Ruberto -29:15 Brodie Rainbird left as an official member but still plays guitar as a sideman -33:30 The first writing session with Rich and The Wolfe Brothers. Co-writing “You Got To Me”, “That Kinda Night”, “When I Was The One”, “No Sad Songs” -35:20 Rich drumming on “This Crazy Life” -39:00 The “Kids On Cassette” record, an homage to New Wave -40:00 “Livin’ The Dream” was a return to classic Wolfe Brothers -44:30 Relationship with Lee Kernaghan and “Damn Good Mates” -46:20 “Australia’s Got Talent” TV Show -50:00 Pantera’s influence -52:30 Dime and Vinnie pics! -53:30 Cold Chisel -55:30 Accents -58:00 Driving Shifts -1:00:00 Australian Animals and The Tasmanian Devil -1:03:30 American Misconceptions -1:06:00 Signing with Broken Brow Records/BMG Australia a month before Covid -1:10:10 The Pendulum Theory -1:19:10 “The Fave 5” -1:29:40 A performance of “That Kinda Night” Follow: www.thewolfebrothers.com Follow The Wolfe Brothers on Youtube, X, Facebook and TikTok! The Rich Redmond Show is about all things music, motivation and success. Candid conversations with musicians, actors, comedians, authors and thought leaders about their lives and the stories that shaped them. Rich Redmond is the longtime drummer with Jason Aldean and many other veteran musicians and artists. Rich is also an actor, speaker, author, producer and educator. Rich has been heard on thousands of songs, over 30 of which have been #1 hits! Follow Rich: @richredmond www.richredmond.com Jim McCarthy is the quintessential Blue Collar Voice Guy. Honing his craft since 1996 with radio stations in Illinois, South Carolina, Connecticut, New York, Las Vegas and Nashville, Jim has voiced well over 10,000 pieces since and garnered an ear for audio production which he now uses for various podcasts, commercials and promos. Jim is also an accomplished video producer, content creator, writer and overall entrepreneur. Follow Jim: @jimmccarthy www.jimmccarthyvoiceovers.com www.itsyourshow.co

Joe Bergamini maintains a diverse career as a drumming performer and educator. Enjoying various styles of playing, he is known for his progressive rock drumming in the bands Happy the Man and 4Front, and he is the current international touring drummer for The Doo-Wop Project. Based in the New York area, Joe has worked extensively on Broadway. In 2018, he held the drum chair for the Broadway production of Gettin’ the Band Back Together, and he has also performed at over 15 other shows including Movin’ Out, Jersey Boys, Rock of Ages, In the Heights, Beautiful (The Carole King Musical), Hamilton, The Lion King, Million Dollar Quartet, and others. Joe has also appeared on the first national tours of Movin’ Out, Jersey Boys and Beautiful, and with major symphony orchestras including the Philly Pops and the Detroit, Nashville, Seattle, San Diego, Indianapolis and Vancouver Symphony Orchestras. A best-selling drum set author, Joe has won four Modern Drummer Readers Poll awards for his drum books, including best drum book of 2013 for Neil Peart: Taking Center Stage. In 2023 he wrote GADD: A Life in Time, the authorized musical biography of Steve Gadd, under Gadd’s supervision and with his extensive involvement. He is also the author of The Working Drummer’s Chart Book, Stewart Copeland: Drumming in The Police and Beyond, Drum Techniques of Led Zeppelin, and several other books. As the Senior Drum Editor for Hudson Music since 2009, Joe has worked closely with many of the world’s greatest drummers, acting as editor on books with Steve Gadd, David Garibaldi, Steve Smith, Liberty DeVitto, Mark Guiliana, Tommy Igoe, Stanton Moore, Todd Sucherman, and many others. In 2007, Joe co-founded the publishing company Wizdom Media LLC with his late teacher and friend Dom Famularo, and continues to run the company. Their books are distributed physically by Alfred Music and digitally by Hudson Music. Since 2015, Joe has also been Education Consultant for Sabian, designing and directing the Sabian Education Network for drum teachers. Recognized internationally as an educator, Joe has given hundreds of drum clinics in schools, retail stores, and conventions. He has appeared at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC) multiple times, the Ultimate Drummers Weekend (Melbourne, Australia), the Cape Breton Drum Festival (Nova Scotia, Canada), KOSA (Vermont, USA), and the Sonny Emory Drum Camp (Atlanta, USA), and has done two clinic tours for Tama Drums. He has been teaching privately at his own studio for over 30 years. Among Joe’s many private students who have gone on to pro careers is world-renowned jazz drummer Mark Guiliana. Joe proudly endorses Tama drums, Sabian cymbals, Vic Firth sticks, Evans drumheads, Latin Percussion. Things That Came Up: -1:40 The glory of the New Jersey “jug handle” -2:40 Played Broadway for 15 years and now subbing -5:09 Inspired by the Buddy Rich Memorial scholarship performances, in which great rock drummers played Big Band music very well -9:30 Subbing for Andre Ferraro and “In the Heights” -10:50 The “job” of subbing on Broadway is making them not miss the original guy. It’s like being in the most detailed tribute band in the world. -18:20 Joe played Rush covers note for note -29:30 Strong transcription got Joe the job as the drum editor at Carl Fischer -32:30 Then became the drum editor for Hudson Music, a small company -33:30 Books with Neil Peart, Stewart Copeland, Steve Gadd and now, Billy Cobham -35:00 As Hudson’s drum editor, also worked with David Garibaldi and Steve Smith -38:20 Everyone check out the Hudson Digital Library -40:00 Ron Wallis and Paul Siegel bought The Drummers Collective together and built an empire with true entrepreneurial spirit -42:20 The Sabian Education Network (SEN) -44:40 Dom Famularo was Joe’s mentor starting at 19 -47:30 NAMM and PASIC are STILL great to do! -49:20 www.workingdrummercharts.com -56:00 Original drummer for Jersey Boys was Clint DeGanon (one of the busiest drummers in NYC) -58:50 Joe’s experience with working with Symphony conductors -65:50 The “Jazz period” after high school. Studied with John Riley -1:10:50 The band FOREFRONT. “Malice in Wonderland” is the album Joe is most proud of. -1:11:45 The band HAPPY THE MAN -1:12:30 Joe’s son Nick just graduated from New Jersey City College and is going pro! -1:14:50 “The Fave 5” -1:29:30 Read the paper!!! -1:30:30 “Life beyond the cymbals” includes visiting the National Parks. Joe has been to 260 our of 400. Bird watching as well Follow: www.joebergamini.com IG: @joebergamini FB: @joebergamini The Rich Redmond Show is about all things music, motivation and success. Candid conversations with musicians, actors, comedians, authors and thought leaders about their lives and the stories that shaped them. Rich Redmond is the longtime drummer with Jason Aldean and many other veteran musicians and artists. Rich is also an actor, speaker, author, producer and educator. Rich has been heard on thousan

Billboard Magazine's focus on the South Florida Recording scene referred to Lee Levin as "the city's most in demand drummer". Since graduating the University of Miami in 1989, Lee has played on more than 1000 recordings for a variety of artists throughout the world including Barbra Streisand, Madonna, Backstreet Boys, Kelly Clarkson, Pink, Nelly Furtado, Clay Aiken, Christina Aquilera, Michael Bolton, Sarah Silverman, Meat Loaf, Luis Fonsi, Calle 13, Ricardo Arjona, Alejandro Sanz, Juan Luis Guerra, Enrique Iglesias, Julio Iglesias, Ricky Martin, Eros Ramazzotti, Shakira and many others. His drumming can also be heard on ESPN and NBC Sports shows. Lee was the Musical Director/Drummer for Bad Bunny on the Ultimo Tour Del Mundo US/Canadian Arena tour and has previously toured/performed with Barry Gibb/BeeGees, Luis Fonsi, Ricky Martin, Christopher Cross, Julio Iglesias, and Jon Secada. Although mostly known as a studio session player, Lee continues to be co-musical director for the Latin GRAMMY house band on the telecast. Besides TV and award shows, he has performed Classical and Jazz concerts, including the World Premier of the Elvis Costello/Twyla Tharp Ballet, “Nightspot”. As a writer, Lee has written and/or recorded commercials for Pantene, Bellsouth, Florida Lottery, McDonalds, and Domino's Pizza. His compositions have been heard on NBC's Friends, Saturday Night Live, Dateline, America's Next Top Model and TMZ. Lee has worked on many educational books, videos and CD's for Alfred Publications including one he wrote for the Ultimate Beginner Tech Start Series entitled “Drum Programming Basics”. A natural transition toward production has landed Levin with 7 Latin GRAMMY awards and 1 GRAMMY award. His nominations as either a producer or engineer, include 3 for 2015 Album of the Year (Alejandro Sanz & Natalia Jimenez), Record of the Year (Ricky Martin) 2 for 2013 Album of the Year (Alejandro Sanz & Andres Cepeda), 2 For 2012 Album of the Year and Record of the Year (Ricardo Arjona), 1 for 2011 Album of the Year (Calle 13), 3 for 2010-Record of the Year (Alejandro Sanz), Album of the Year (Alejandro Sanz), and Best Engineering (Diego Torres). Past nominations include 2009 Record of the Year (Luis Fonsi), 2007-Best Engineering (Juan Fernando Velazco), and 2006 Record of the Year (Ricardo Arjona). In 2008 Lee, along with Tommy Torres and Dan Warner, co-produced “Tarde o Temprano” for Tommy Torres which was nominated in both the American and Latin Grammys. They also co-produced Ednita Nazario's "Por Ti" album (certified gold), which was nominated for a Grammy and won a Latin Billboard Award, as well as her release "Appasionata". In addition to co-producing a #1 song for Luis Fonsi, Levin has also produced for Ricardo Arjona, Tommy Torres, Gisselle, and Perry Joslin. Lee's endorsements include Pearl Drums & Percussion, Paiste Cymbals, Innovative Percussion Drumsticks, Remo Drumheads, Kickport products, Snareweight Products, Heil Microphones, and 64Audio In-ear-monitors. Follow: www.leelevin.com IG: @leelevin1 FB: @leelevin Some Things That Came Up: -4:00 Lee’s studio started in a guest bedroom in 1994 with ADATS. Demos quickly became albums. -5:15 Lee has been in his current studio for 20 years. —6:10 Lee’s kid’s pals thought he was so cool because he was touring with Bad Bunny. -9:00 More pro tools systems in Miami than anywhere on the planet -10:20 Very memorable experiences with recording artist Soraya -11:00 Lee was highlighted on Inside Story, CBS. Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and Supreme Court Justice graduated from Lee’s high school -13:00 Lee came from a non musical family with super supportive parents. Pots and Pans at 4 years old. Practice pad lessons at 5. Traditional musical path-school bands, garage bands, etc. -15:20 Played with Metro-Dade big band at 13. Lee met some of his lifelong friends there and are still working together. -16:50 Musical Director for the Latin Grammys. Lee writes the theme song every year. -20:00 Lee focused on studio work as soon as he got married. Ricky Martin and Barry Gibb sprinkled in. -21:20 Bad Bunny tour. Only played 45 minutes of the show -26:20 Most of Lee’s heroes were the session cats -27:30 The Groove, the funk, the backbeat -28:00 First gig after college was with heartthrob Cheyenne. -30:30 Julio Iglesias’ gig was always a right of passage -32:00 Getting called to replace a Carlos Vega track. -35:15 The Miami Hurricanes! The love of football. -37:39 The throne is now higher and the cymbals are lower -38:20 Longtime Pearl and Paiste endorser -40:20 5A vs. 5B sticks -41:40 session work involves great IMAGINATION and asking the RIGHT questions -43:00 Lobbying and advocation for musician’s rights. It is the federal government’s job to preserve copyright law -49:20 Lee is NOT in the musician’s union. Watch out for the “race to the bottom” plague -51:50 Most of Lee’s work comes from producers and songwriters. -55:30 Lee’s tech is Carlos Guzman -56:15 A walking tour o

Dennis Holt is one of Nashville's most gifted musicians, whose drumming abilities cross nearly every genre from Americana to Country to Rock, Jazz, Ambient and R & B. He was born in Hawaii and raised in Jacksonville, FL. He has performed with: Taylor Swift, Vince Gill, Emmylou Harris, K. T. Oslin, Loretta Lynn, Felix Cavalier And The Rascals, Chris Stapleton, Ricky Skaggs, Shawn Mullins, Hank Williams Jr., Trisha Yearwood and many others. Some Things That Came Up: -1:30 The Trader Joes experience -3:30 Dennis is left handed and plays on a right handed kit (cross over and open handed) -11:30 Growing up in Hawaii -16:30 The influence of Dave Brubeck’s “Take Five” -19:00 Those Ringo fills are truly left handed -22:40 Quit junior college to take a playing gig in LA in 1976 -23:30 Jim Keltner, Jim Gordon, Paul Leim, Mike Baird. Keltner inspired Dennis to be a session musician -25:30 Playing clubs, 4 sets a night, 6 nights a week -27:00 Turned down the Lynyrd Skynyrd gig -35:00 Denny the Surfer -40:00 Getting highly connected in the Nashville scene in the late 70’s -46:00 SYNDRUMS!!! -47:15 10-12 sessions per week in the 80’s -47:45 The offer to be a band member in Restless Heart -49:30 Playing in the band Kansas 83-85’ -50:00 Playing with John Elefante -52:00 The fine art of replacing… -52:15 Took a break to live in Colorado. Moved back to Nashville in 2000 -53:00 The perks of working with bassist Spady Brannen -57:40 Biking accident -1:09:0- Go-To Snare Drums -1:10:40 “The Big Yellow” DW Kit -1:17:40 Spectrasonics Audio -1:19:30 “The Cajon Stack” -1:24:50 “The Fave 5” -1:33:00 Refine your craft, be early, be kind and always say yes unless it compromises your ethics. Follow: Email: [email protected] IG: @dennydrums FB: @dennisholt The Rich Redmond Show is about all things music, motivation and success. Candid conversations with musicians, actors, comedians, authors and thought leaders about their lives and the stories that shaped them. Rich Redmond is the longtime drummer with Jason Aldean and many other veteran musicians and artists. Rich is also an actor, speaker, author, producer and educator. Rich has been heard on thousands of songs, over 25 of which have been #1 hits! Follow Rich: @richredmond www.richredmond.com Jim McCarthy is the quintessential Blue Collar Voice Guy. Honing his craft since 1996 with radio stations in Illinois, South Carolina, Connecticut, New York, Las Vegas and Nashville, Jim has voiced well over 10,000 pieces since and garnered an ear for audio production which he now uses for various podcasts, commercials and promos. Jim is also an accomplished video producer, content creator, writer and overall entrepreneur. Follow Jim: @jimmccarthy www.jimmccarthyvoiceovers.com

Cody Ash lives in Nashville, TN and is the drummer for Jelly Roll. He is a Touring / Session drummer and has played the drum kit for about 15 years. He has also been involved in concert band, orchestra, Steel Band, and marched snare drum with the University of Louisville. Things That Came Up: -2:50 The flight home from the CMT Awards in 2023 -3:40 Super modern chops and being likable -5:40 Making a great impression at all times -6:50 Learning from everyone -10:07 The hustle of cultivating a drumming career. -12:00 Touring with a metal core band. Cody booked the tours -18:00 Managing bands -18:20 Jake Sommers and the late Kenny Dixon -20:25 Cody gets a text from his road manager! -24:00 Mostly self taught. Attended a music camp at Eastern Kentucky University. Played steel drums -26:30 Introduced to gospel chops and mixed with metal -27:50 Cody has great control over stick heights and dynamic control -39:00 Fun drum cover videos opened up lots of doors -41:00 The Jelly Roll audition story and bartending -57:45 Notating 20 songs. The magic that is Lainey Wilson -67:00 Jelly’s original band was all metal guys. The culture of the band is having fun! -77:10 Grady Block=awesome! -81:50 The Fave 5 Follow: FB: @Ashdrumsok IG: @codyashdrums X: @codyashdrums YouTube: @codyashdrums The Rich Redmond Show is about all things music, motivation and success. Candid conversations with musicians, actors, comedians, authors and thought leaders about their lives and the stories that shaped them. Rich Redmond is the longtime drummer with Jason Aldean and many other veteran musicians and artists. Rich is also an actor, speaker, author, producer and educator. Rich has been heard on thousands of songs, over 25 of which have been #1 hits! Follow Rich: @richredmond www.richredmond.com Jim McCarthy is the quintessential Blue Collar Voice Guy. Honing his craft since 1996 with radio stations in Illinois, South Carolina, Connecticut, New York, Las Vegas and Nashville, Jim has voiced well over 10,000 pieces since and garnered an ear for audio production which he now uses for various podcasts, commercials and promos. Jim is also an accomplished video producer, content creator, writer and overall entrepreneur. Follow Jim: @jimmccarthy www.jimmccarthyvoiceovers.com

Frenette's love of music started at the age of 5 while playing the bongos and listening to records with his parents. Artists like Perez Perado, Tito Puente, Herb Albert, Johnny Cash and Tom Jones were constantly spinning on the record player. By the age of 10, Matt was learning his rudiments in a marching and concert band. Some of Matt's early influences include Mitch Mitchell, Ginger Baker, Keith Moon, Michael Shrieve, Danny Seraphine,Billy Cobham, and later influences include Manu Katche, Steve Gadd, and Richard Bailey. Frenette is a founding member of Streetheart and his legacy as the other half of one of rock’s greatest rhythm sections is still a part of Canadian rock legend. Matt’s fierce approach to every song and powerful grooves he created were a big part of the musical foundation that Streetheart built their unmistakable sound on in the early days. In 1979 Matthew left Streetheart to join Paul Dean’s new band Loverboy. Originally, Matt Frenette played drums for a side-project band, Headpins while Bernie Aubin played drums for a fellow Vancouver band, the soon to be renamed Loverboy. But within months, Aubin and Frenette swapped bands, where each continues to play to the present Alongside fellow Loverboy founding members Mike Reno, Paul Dean, Doug Johnson, with Ken "Spider" Sinnaeve, Matt Frenette has been "Working for the Weekend" since forming in Calgary, Alberta over 36 years ago. Loverboy has sold more than 10 million albums, earning four multi-platinum plaques, including the four-million-selling "Get Lucky." In 1982, as a member of Loverboy, Frenette went on to win a "still-record" six Juno awards. Matt's solid groove, versatile musicality and his visually exciting performance has created a demand for his appearance in many different artists' recordings, videos and tours, such as: Tom Cochrane, Bryan Adams, Kim Mitchell, Colin James and many other talented musicians. Some Things That Came Up: -1:30 Rich saw Matt with Loverboy at The El Paso Coliseum, 1985! -3:00 Matt broke through the bass drum head! Very memorable -5:00 Matt has had many drum techs over the years -5:40 “Turn Me Loose” was a breakout hit! -13:00 Evolution of a band -14:20 The year that was 2020 -17:00 Practicing at 2112 drum shop -23:00 Started drumming at 5 and never had any other job! -24:30 First kit was secured on trade from a retired jazz drummer -26:00 Community center marching band grade 8-10 -30:00 The band STREETHEART from Regina -32:50 The sweetest audition that Dad set up! -40:36 Mike Reno on vocals! -44:15 The beauty of the drums on “Turn Me Loose” -44:50 Recorded live to tape with no click; everyone live on the floor -45:30 Bruce Fairbairn produced and a young Bob Rock engineered -48:30 Gaffed headphones to his head. -50:20 Guttural grounding sounds -57:50 A mutual friend in Lee Kelley -1:05:00 Played everyday to “Tom Jones:LIVE” record -1:05:50 The two drunks at the Buddy Rich Big Band show. Buddy lit the fire under young Matt -1:14:50 Dad wanted Matt to go on the road and NOT finish grade 12! He believed! -1:16:00 Historical-=6 Juno Awards+ many others -1:18:00 21 years with Yamaha and 42 years with Zildjian Follow: www.loverboyband.com IG: @loverboyband FB: @loverboyband The Rich Redmond Show is about all things music, motivation and success. Candid conversations with musicians, actors, comedians, authors and thought leaders about their lives and the stories that shaped them. Rich Redmond is the longtime drummer with Jason Aldean and many other veteran musicians and artists. Rich is also an actor, speaker, author, producer and educator. Rich has been heard on thousands of songs, over 25 of which have been #1 hits! Check out Rich’s books on Amazon! Follow Rich: @richredmond www.richredmond.com Jim McCarthy is the quintessential Blue Collar Voice Guy. Honing his craft since 1996 with radio stations in Illinois, South Carolina, Connecticut, New York, Las Vegas and Nashville, Jim has voiced well over 10,000 pieces since and garnered an ear for audio production which he now uses for various podcasts, commercials and promos. Jim is also an accomplished video producer, content creator, writer and overall entrepreneur. Follow Jim: @jimmccarthy www.jimmccarthyvoiceovers.com

April Samuels (born April 30, 1969) is an American rock drummer, breast cancer survivor, and founder of Breast Cancer Can Stick It! Foundation, Inc. - a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Breast Cancer Can Stick It has raised over $600,000 for breast cancer research and assistance for treatments. She is based out of Dallas, Texas. She is best known for her nonprofit and for playing drums as Crash Gordon in the 1980s hair metal cover band, Metal Shop Dallas. She is also known for co-writing songs for Discovery Channel's Outward Bound with her bandmates in Frognot. Samuels is endorsed by Aquarian Drumheads, Drumtacs, Humes & Berg Drum Cases, Los Cabos Drumsticks, Rockett Drum Works (founded by Rikki Rockett), Rock-n-Roller Multi-cart SABIAN Cymbals, and Wornstar Clothing, etc. Things That Came Up: -1:00 Growing up in Plano, Tx. -1:45 Celebrating release of her new book, “Breast Cancer Can Stick It” -4:25 April’s Diagnosis: Oct 26th, 2010 -7:30 this year is the 10th anniversary of Breast Cancer Can Stick It’s DRUMMATHON. Sunday, October 20. 12-7 pm, The Grandscape in The Colony, Tx. -9:50 Vast list of celebrity drummers have appeared at DRUMMATHON. -11:11 DRUMMATHON origin story. The top 25 fundraising drummers get to play a one minute solo and then get half price to jam with a celebrity drummer -13:00 Planning Drummathon is a 10 month commitment -15:30 Press and Travel -16:15 Metal Shop band for 12 years -19:00 Backline electronic kits! -21:05 April’s drumming evolution. Lessons with Warren White -23:20 April played trumpet in school! -24:20 Attended UNT for 2.5 years -25:10 Sober since 1992 and a love of coffee -30:50 All girl band, Baby Jane Hudson -33:40 Peart, Bonham, and Sean Phillips of Sister 7 -43:00 April is a model for people to overcome -43:30 Diet, exercise and reduction of alcohol will help prevent cancer -46:45 Ozempic? Know your risk. Genetic testing and body scans -51:50 Taking DRUMMATHON on the road! -55:40 Shawn Messick rocks! -57:00 The Fave 5 Follow: www.aprilsamuels.com www.breastcancercanstickit.org www.drummathon.org FB: April Samuels FB: Breast Cancer Can Stick It IG: @officialaprilsamuels @breastcancercanstickit The Rich Redmond Show is about all things music, motivation and success. Candid conversations with musicians, actors, comedians, authors and thought leaders about their lives and the stories that shaped them. Rich Redmond is the longtime drummer with Jason Aldean and many other veteran musicians and artists. Rich is also an actor, speaker, author, producer and educator. Rich has been heard on thousands of songs, over 25 of which have been #1 hits! Follow Rich: @richredmond www.richredmond.com Jim McCarthy is the quintessential Blue Collar Voice Guy. Honing his craft since 1996 with radio stations in Illinois, South Carolina, Connecticut, New York, Las Vegas and Nashville, Jim has voiced well over 10,000 pieces since and garnered an ear for audio production which he now uses for various podcasts, commercials and promos. Jim is also an accomplished video producer, content creator, writer and overall entrepreneur. Follow Jim: @jimmccarthy www.jimmccarthyvoiceovers.com www.itsyourshow.co

The musical path that freelance session and touring drummer Brian Czach (pronounced "Zack") has been on started in New York City, moved west to Las Vegas, and now has settled in Nashville, TN. After a year and a half of touring with country music star Tracy Lawrence in 2021-2022. Brian is currently a member of Mannheim Steamroller which tours annually, and regularly performs with the Nashville Symphony Pops Orchestra. Czach has been drumming professionally since he was 11 years old. Born in Schenectady NY, he has experience playing in every imaginable musical setting, from a packed out arena to the swankiest jazz clubs, film & TV scores, artist sessions, tours, dance bands, and live theater, Brian’s musical experience is vastly extensive. Some Things That Came Up: -1:00 How Rich met Brian through Danny Young -6:00 Studying with Gordon Stout at Ithaca College -11:30 Audition for cruise ship agency in NYC -15:20 Met his wife on the cruise ship and then a move to NYC -16:50 Being known for playing a showcase piece on Krupa’s “Sing Sing Sing” -24:00 A move to Vegas -26:00 A shared love of Larry Aberman -28:30 Hanging together on tour with Tracy Lawrence and Jason Aldean -29:30 Traditional Grip and Jim Petercsak of University of NY Potsdam’s Crane School of Music -33:30 Don Meoli and Jersey Boys -37:00 Gravitated towards clean, studio players like Steve Gadd, John Robinson, Jeff Porcaro, Dave Weckl, Vinnie Colaiuta, and Phil Collins -41:15 Coming from a musical family. Being introduced to James Brown, Tower of Power, Blood, Sweat and Tears, etc. -43:00 Connecting with eh playing of Bill Stewart -49:30 The power of the Nashville Number System -51:50 Mannheim Steamroller and Chip Davis. Glockenspiel, hammered dulcimer, toy piano, etc. Local string section is contracted. 7-8 shows per week for 7 weeks. -56:40 Playing Pops concerts with The Nashville Symphony. Percussionists Scot Corey and Sam Bacco -1:01:50 Following the conductor and playing extreme dynamics -1:03:30 Soundbeter.com and airgigs.com …Own what you charge! -1:08:40 Have a system for learning new music quickly. Be versatile. Always be authentic. -1:10:20 READ MUSIC! Also, know how o really fake a song you don’t know. -1:13:00 The Fave 5 Follow: www.brianczach.com FB: @brianczach IG: @brianczach YouTube: @brianczach The Rich Redmond Show is about all things music, motivation and success. Candid conversations with musicians, actors, comedians, authors and thought leaders about their lives and the stories that shaped them. Rich Redmond is the longtime drummer with Jason Aldean and many other veteran musicians and artists. Rich is also an actor, speaker, author, producer and educator. Rich has been heard on thousands of songs, over 25 of which have been #1 hits! Rich can also be seen in several films and TV shows and has also written an Amazon Best-Selling book, "CRASH! Course for Success: 5 Ways to Supercharge Your Personal and Professional Life" currently available at: https://www.amazon.com/CRASH-Course-Success-Supercharge-Professional/dp/B07YTCG5DS/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=crash+redmond&qid=1576602865&sr=8-1 One Book: Three Ways to consume....Physical (delivered to your front door, Digital (download to your kindle, ipad or e-reader), or Audio (read to you by me on your device...on the go)! Buy Rich’s exact gear at www.lessonsquad.com/rich-redmond Follow Rich: @richredmond www.richredmond.com Jim McCarthy is the quintessential Blue Collar Voice Guy. Honing his craft since 1996 with radio stations in Illinois, South Carolina, Connecticut, New York, Las Vegas and Nashville, Jim has voiced well over 10,000 pieces since and garnered an ear for audio production which he now uses for various podcasts, commercials and promos. Jim is also an accomplished video producer, content creator, writer and overall entrepreneur. Follow Jim: @jimmccarthy www.jimmccarthyvoiceovers.com www.itsyourshow.co

Jake Sommers is a Nashville drummer originally from Long Island. He attended The University of the Arts in Philadelphia once deciding to pursue his lifelong passion for music. After moving to Tennessee in 2013 he began performing with a variety of artists including Luke Combs whom he has toured with since 2014. Things That Came Up: -2:00 Audimute’s Match Zlotnik -3:00 Jake’s dogs -4:20 Jake’s fast rise to success -7:00 Writer’s nights at the Tin Roof -8:40 Meeting and rehearsing with Luke Combs -9:20 Offered the job in 2014 -14:30 Throw your hat on the ring! -15:50 Clinics with bass player Mat Maxwell -17:30 Open Handed playing -25:20 Jake’s drum solo -26:30 Jake takes his shirt off -33:30 Craviatto drums endorser -37:50 Jake’s work with DRUMEO -45:20 GoPro MAX 360 mode -55:00 Pinch Me -1:04:00 Jake’s advice to the next generation: Being on time means being early. Don’t suck and be nice. -1:05 Say yes to everything until you don’t have to. -1:07 Jake’s Warmup: Singles, doubles, paradiddles, stretch. -1:08 Say ‘no’ to the chocolate fountain and walk 12,000 steps a day. Jake has been running he stairs a the venue. 1:09 Built by Basics 80:40 Jake’s “Fave 5” Follow: www.jakesommersdrums.com IG: @jakesommers7 FB: @JakeSommers Youtube: @jakesommers The Rich Redmond Show is about all things music, motivation and success. Candid conversations with musicians, actors, comedians, authors and thought leaders about their lives and the stories that shaped them. Rich Redmond is the longtime drummer with Jason Aldean and many other veteran musicians and artists. Rich is also an actor, speaker, author, producer and educator. Rich has been heard on thousands of songs, over 25 of which have been #1 hits! Rich can also be seen in several films and TV shows and has also written an Amazon Best-Selling book, "CRASH! Course for Success: 5 Ways to Supercharge Your Personal and Professional Life" currently available at: https://www.amazon.com/CRASH-Course-Success-Supercharge-Professional/dp/B07YTCG5DS/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=crash+redmond&qid=1576602865&sr=8-1 One Book: Three Ways to consume....Physical (delivered to your front door, Digital (download to your kindle, ipad or e-reader), or Audio (read to you by me on your device...on the go)! Buy Rich’s exact gear at www.lessonsquad.com/rich-redmond Follow Rich: @richredmond www.richredmond.com Jim McCarthy is the quintessential Blue Collar Voice Guy. Honing his craft since 1996 with radio stations in Illinois, South Carolina, Connecticut, New York, Las Vegas and Nashville, Jim has voiced well over 10,000 pieces since and garnered an ear for audio production which he now uses for various podcasts, commercials and promos. Jim is also an accomplished video producer, content creator, writer and overall entrepreneur. Follow Jim: @jimmccarthy www.jimmccarthyvoiceovers.com www.itsyourshow.co

Adam Gust was raised in the cold of Minnesota, studied music in the heat of the University of North Texas, and has enjoyed a diverse freelance musical career of world touring and session work and teaching in just-right Los Angeles since 2000. After a humbling decade of recovery from a career-threatening injury, Adam acquired a unique expertise, empathy, and voice that inform his lessons and masterclasses. Adam's journey of relearning how to practice has helped him to stumble upon highly effective student based progressive learning strategies. Adam is excited to share his story of evolution from the ’back of beyond’ as he explains how he implements technology and new academic ideas while re-assessing traditional forms of drum instruction. "You will only get as good as you feel"- Adam Gust Especially for drummers, technique is about feeling music. It is a measure of how well your mind and body allow your heart to project out through the drums. Therefore, a student's focus is on sensation, posture, symmetrical rhythmic movement, and balance. Employing these systematic mindful practices nurtures our joy of playing and promotes our improvement as musicians and as humans. Some Things That Came Up: -1:30 Adam and Rich attended The University of North Texas -5:00 Adam, Rich and Luke Adams played in the Dallas band Random Axis -5:30 Adam moved to LA in 2000 -6:30 The Red Elvis’ was Adam’s first touring gig, which he kept for 8 years. Before that, lots of Cumbia gigs in East LA -7:30 Played Russian Surf Rock on LIVE AID in Red Square -10:00 Developing a drum DVD in 2010 -10:40 Adam’s life-changing events -11:30 Adam’s TedX talk “The Science of the Groove” was presented at The University of Mississippi -14:00 A 6 year period of reducing tension the manifested in the body -17:30 Mental toughness supported by emotional toughness -19:30 Being accepted into a 3 year training program -24:30 Polyvagal Informed Drumming. TRAUMA acronym. Teaching Resilience And Understand Mindful Awareness. -32:00 We are only conscious of .0004% of all the sensory information in our body -46:00 Our nervous system remembers -52:20 Helping clients with aging and losing identity as a drummer -54:10 “Breath” by James Nestor, “The Body Keeps he Score”, “I Don’t Want To Talk About It” -56:00 The work of Dave Elitch and the Alexander Technique -61:20 “Your feel starts when you walk in the room”! -Joel Taylor -65:00 Adam did catering for American Movie Classics as an early day job -66:30 Select Tracks movie for tv and film -67:00 A full eclectic calendar of diverse artists -71:00 “The Fave 5” Follow: www.adamgust.com IG: @adamgust X: @adamgust LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-gust-31334540/ YouTube: www.adamgust.com/Tedtalk The Rich Redmond Show is about all things music, motivation and success. Candid conversations with musicians, actors, comedians, authors and thought leaders about their lives and the stories that shaped them. Rich Redmond is the longtime drummer with Jason Aldean and many other veteran musicians and artists. Rich is also an actor, speaker, author, producer and educator. Rich has been heard on thousands of songs, over 25 of which have been #1 hits! Rich can also be seen in several films and TV shows and has also written an Amazon Best-Selling book, "CRASH! Course for Success: 5 Ways to Supercharge Your Personal and Professional Life" currently available at: https://www.amazon.com/CRASH-Course-Success-Supercharge-Professional/dp/B07YTCG5DS/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=crash+redmond&qid=1576602865&sr=8-1 One Book: Three Ways to consume....Physical (delivered to your front door, Digital (download to your kindle, ipad or e-reader), or Audio (read to you by me on your device...on the go)! Buy Rich’s exact gear at www.lessonsquad.com/rich-redmond Follow Rich: @richredmond www.richredmond.com Jim McCarthy is the quintessential Blue Collar Voice Guy. Honing his craft since 1996 with radio stations in Illinois, South Carolina, Connecticut, New York, Las Vegas and Nashville, Jim has voiced well over 10,000 pieces since and garnered an ear for audio production which he now uses for various podcasts, commercials and promos. Jim is also an accomplished video producer, content creator, writer and overall entrepreneur. Follow Jim: @jimmccarthyvos on all socials. www.jimmccarthyvoiceovers.com www.itsyourshow.co

In Lee’s own words: I was born and raised in Concord, NC. Just Northeast of Charlottle, it was a town of 25,000 back then. As long as I can remember, music was around. Whether it be the turntables or 8 tracks; where my older brothers played rock and roll of the 60s & 70s, Dad listened to older country artists or Mom’s Pontiac Bonneville, which seemed to always have the hits playing through it’s car stereo from either 61AM Big Ways, 95FM WROQ or 1100 WBT-AM…Music was always a comforting companion. Not coming from a particularly musical family other than them playing the radio, the drum bug came from the next door neighbor playing and then taking it from there. I was playing with records by 8-9 years old; began school band in 7th grade with the natural progression through high school playing in marching, jazz and symphonic bands throughout. Since music was not viewed in my family as something you pursued as a career, I studied English Literature & Writing at Pfeiffer University until my senior year in 1990-91 when long time friend and a musical mentor, Rick Lee, called and said, "I'm forming a new band and you're the drummer." This was the beginnings of my music career and the 2019 Carolina Beach Music Hall Of Fame band, Too Much Sylvia. After leaving TMS in 1994, I played with a few different bands out of Charlotte and all around the East Coast through 1996. In September 1996, a weeklong trip to Nashville, TN put the hook in and I moved to Music City on January 11, 1997. Fortunately, I got club and road work pretty quickly while learning constantly along the way. The idea was to make a living while seeing the world and that plan came to fruition over the years backing artists like Gary Allan, Mark Chesnutt, Heidi Newfield, Kelly Pickler, Loverboy, Kendell Marvel and, now, Hank Williams Jr. Also, to be able to play and share time with some of the finest musicians & people along the way has just been magic. It's a ride I can't get off of...Nor do I want to. Along with time on the road with Hank Jr., I offer drum/percussion tracks to any clients out of the "Boom Boom Drum Room", do club/showcase/session work around town and spend time caring for my family. It's never boring and music is STILL a comforting companion. Hope to see y'all at a show sometime!! Some Things That Came Up: -2:00 Moved to Nashville Jan 11, 1997 along with Jim Riley and Pat McDonald -3:40 Followed the band Sugar Creek, who played on “Star Search” -4:10 Joining the melodic rock band “Too Much Sylvia” right before Nirvana exploded -6:15 Carolina beach music -7:00 Checked out Nashville in August of 1996. Boardwalk Cafe was the first spot visited -7:30 Rich and Lee met at 16th Avenue Cafe -8:30 The encouragement of Steve Cummings, Steve Misamore, Eddie Bayers -11:00 Shuffles! Gary Allan was Lee’s first major artist gig -16:30 Larry Babb= underrated -20:00 The genius of Milo Deering! Sergio the shirtless saxophone player! -24:00 Kendall Marvel shows led to the gig with Hank Williams, Jr. in 2019; championed by Mike Daly -24:50 “I Know A Guy” is how it works now -29:00 Hot tip****Watch the foot and body language for tempo and cues**** -30:50 Being trusted with the foundation of the song! -32:40 Gage Baker on bass -38:50 The great Tommy Wells taught us all how to mount our drum machines -45:00 Sharing the HANK WILLIAMS III credit -53:00 RELATIONSHIPS! Rinse and Repeat! -54:00 Subbing for Matt Frenette with Loverboy through Mike Reno -58:20 Lee joins us on his birthday! -59:30 Subbing for Del Gray with Little Texas -1:08:00 Art touches everything -1:11:30 Lee worked in the warehouse at Pearl drums in the early days -1:14:30 Lee created a voice acting demo! -1:16:00 Moonshining was in Lee’s family! -1:80:00 Lee’s Southern Accent -1:23:00 The impact of Covid on mental health -1:29:00 Getting a PHD in “song drumming” -1:30:40 James Bradley, Jr. on Chuck Mangione’s “Live at the Hollywood” -1:33:20 Learn the rules so you can break them! -1:36:00 Getting exercise in nature and “grounding”…feet on the beach! -1:39:00 The surgical precision of Pat McDonald. Perfect for Charlie Daniels. Ron Gannaway as well. -1:40:40 “The Fave 5” -1:44:00 Passion for movies and books and Apple’s “Discovery Mix” The Rich Redmond Show is about all things music, motivation and success. Candid conversations with musicians, actors, comedians, authors and thought leaders about their lives and the stories that shaped them. Rich Redmond is the longtime drummer with Jason Aldean and many other veteran musicians and artists. Rich is also an actor, speaker, author, producer and educator. Rich has been heard on thousands of songs, over 25 of which have been #1 hits! Rich can also be seen in several films and TV shows and has also written an Amazon Best-Selling book, "CRASH! Course for Success: 5 Ways to Supercharge Your Personal and Professional Life" currently available at: https://www.amazon.com/CRASH-Course-Success-Supercharge-Professional/dp/B07YTCG5DS/ref=sr_1_1?keywo

Bill Gibson began playing music at the age of seven. He found his passion for music when his father Ed Gibson, an architect by trade but a jazz drummer in his own right, began taking him to see such greats as The Count Basie Orchestra, The Duke Ellington Orchestra, and The Buddy Rich Big Band. Inspired by big band jazz and rock & roll styles, Bill got his first drum kit at age fourteen, and began playing drums with local bands the following year. He soon became the drummer for Sound Hole and played his first tour in 1974 backing up Van Morrison. Bill is a founding member of Huey Lewis and the News, which he and other members of Sound Hole and the band Clover formed in 1979. 33 years later, the band is still going strong and has enjoyed enormous success with over 30 million albums sold worldwide, 19 top ten hits including "The Power of Love", "Stuck With You", and "Hip To Be Square", and multiple awards and award nominations. Bill remains an integral part of the band, lending his writing and singing talents as well as providing drums and percussion. Bill has been a Yamaha Drum Artist since 1985. Bill currently resides in Marin County, California. Some Things That Came Up: -2:00 Jim’s daughter singing at Carnegie Hall -4:00 MTV! -6:00 The untrained drummer is now focused and fascinated with lessons -7:30 Metric Modulations and Ostinatos -9:35 Drum Solos back in the day -10:00 Yamaha drums for 40 years -11:30 Music at the house 24 hours a day -12:20 Broadway musicals and big band jazz -12:45 Saxophone! -14:10 1964 Ed Sullivan Show. Parents took young Bill to TWO Beatles shows -15:30 Parents installed CONFIDENCE -16:45 Jim got a $75 drumset at 12 years old -18:00 Huey Lewis origins story. The Fools, Clover, Soundhole, SVT, Sly Stone combined -20:00 Manager Bob Brown invested in the band -23:10 SPORTS album celebrating 41 years -24:00 Music on the TV show GHOSTS -26:20 “We Are The World” Documentary -27:20 The only full band invited by Quincy Jones -28:00 TINA the musical! -29:00 Singing after gigs became a habit -31:00 “The Heart of Rock n’ Roll”, Huey Lewis tribute band -34:00 Audio Clip! -35:20 Influenced by Donald Fagen’s “The Nightfly” record -36:00 Every record was self produced except for two. Creative democracy in action -40:50 Big fan of Jeff Porcaro, Billy Cobham, Dennis Chambers, Dave Weckl, Vinnie -42:00 Playing to arpeggiated synths as clicks -42:40 No click on “Heart of Rock N’ Roll” and The Linn drum was the heart beat -44:00 “Soulsville” was recorded live at Ardent Studios in Memphis -48:40 Gratitude in Action and Impacting lives -51:40 A play opening on Broadway called “The Heart of Rock N’ Roll” -54:40 Light hearted, funny band with funny videos -56:00 Enjoying international travel, especially Europe, Japan, and South America -59:00 Thomas Lang’s surprise meal! -1:00 Shark Fin Soup, Reindeer, Bear Steaks, Jelly Fish Quail Eggs -1:02 “Heart N’ Soul” was a sleeper hit -1:04 Be KIND to EVERYONE -1:05 The tragedy of Huey’s hearing issues -1:06 “Frank Sinatra” LIVE at The Sands, 1958. -1:09 Shout out to Rich’s Dad -1:10 “The Fave 5” Follow: www.hueylewisandthenews.com The Rich Redmond Show is about all things music, motivation and success. Candid conversations with musicians, actors, comedians, authors and thought leaders about their lives and the stories that shaped them. Rich Redmond is the longtime drummer with Jason Aldean and many other veteran musicians and artists. Rich is also an actor, speaker, author, producer and educator. Rich has been heard on thousands of songs, over 25 of which have been #1 hits! Rich can also be seen in several films and TV shows and has also written an Amazon Best-Selling book, "CRASH! Course for Success: 5 Ways to Supercharge Your Personal and Professional Life" currently available at: https://www.amazon.com/CRASH-Course-Success-Supercharge-Professional/dp/B07YTCG5DS/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=crash+redmond&qid=1576602865&sr=8-1 One Book: Three Ways to consume....Physical (delivered to your front door, Digital (download to your kindle, ipad or e-reader), or Audio (read to you by me on your device...on the go)! Buy Rich’s exact gear at www.lessonsquad.com/rich-redmond Follow Rich: @richredmond www.richredmond.com Jim McCarthy is the quintessential Blue Collar Voice Guy. Honing his craft since 1996 with radio stations in Illinois, South Carolina, Connecticut, New York, Las Vegas and Nashville, Jim has voiced well over 10,000 pieces since and garnered an ear for audio production which he now uses for various podcasts, commercials and promos. Jim is also an accomplished video producer, content creator, writer and overall entrepreneur. Follow Jim: @jimmccarthy www.jimmccarthyvoiceovers.com

Born in Brooklyn and raised in Massapequa, New York, Phantom grew up listening to his parents' jazz records and began playing drums by the age of ten. He took lessons with Mousie Alexander, who played with Benny Goodman, studying jazz and working through books by Jim Chapin and Ted Reed. By the late 1970s, he was playing in bands with his childhood friend, bassist Lee Rocker. They soon joined forces with guitarist Brian Setzer to form Stray Cats.[ When performing with Stray Cats, Phantom did not sit behind a standard drum kit like most drummers, but instead opted to play in a standing position with a minimalist set-up of bass drum, snare drum, hi-hat, and crash cymbal. During downtime from Stray Cats, Phantom played in swing, rockabilly, and jump blues combo The Swing Cats with Rocker and ex-Polecats guitarist Danny B. Harvey,[6] as well as rockabilly and glam rock project Phantom, Rocker & Slick with Rocker and

Dane Clark is an Indiana native who has been honing his instrumental (drums, bass, guitar and keyboards) and songwriting skills from an early age. His early influences of British Invasion rock and Dylan era folk music still resonate in his musical vision. Clark began making a name for himself as a session drummer in the Indianapolis area in the early 1980’s. As well as 28 years with John Mellencamp, Dane has recorded with John Prine, Steve Earle, Ian Hunter, Janis Ian, Carrie Newcomer, The Bob And Tom Band and a multitude of others. Dane has released 7 critically acclaimed singer/songwriter projects of his own including 2019’s Americana tour-de-force “Rebel Town” (featuring Carlene Carter) in October of 2019. His latest release “Songs From Isolation”, by Dane Clark and the Backroom Boys featuring John Sebastian was released in August of 2020 to widespread acclaim and national press. He has produced and played multiple instruments on releases by rock and roll hall of fame inductee Donovan( Ritual Groove) and Don Stevenson of the legendary 60’s band Moby Grape. His eclectic percussive signature has been heard on stage with diverse musical giants such as Dizzy Gillespie, Josh Grobin and John Fogerty. For 20 years he has led his own “full blast rock combo”,The Dane Clark Band, playing in countless regional and local venues as well as opening for artists such as Allman Betts Band, Gin Blossoms, John Waite, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and 38 Special. Some Things That Came Up: -2:00 Newest Mellencamp band member has been there 15 years -2:30 The return of Lisa Germano -4:45 Working with Nashville bassist Mark Hill at Blackbird Studios -7:30 Thundersound Studio in Andersen, Indiana -9:00 Drums are Dave’s THIRD instrument -9:50 The Dane Clark band for 22 years -10:45 John Prine, Ian Hunter’s Janis Ian, and Steve Earle -11:00 Ian Hunter’s “Defiant One”, sharing credits with Ringo Starr, and the late greats Jeff Beck and Taylor Hawkins. Also features Mike Campbell and Waddy Wachtel -16:30 Embracing all of the ways to record remotely -18:40 Mellencamp’s “Orpheus Descending” and “Sad Clowns and Hillbillies”. -19:20 Standout tracks are: “Hey God”, “Perfect World” (written by Bruce Springsteen), and “Amen” -21:00 The influence of drummer B.J. Wilson (Procol Harum) -23:20 The 1993 audition -31:00 Too many crashes in modern music? -42:15 The heaviness of Ginger Baker -44:00 The performance degree -45:00 The beauty of Steve Gadd. Checkout “Smokin’ in the Pit” by Steps Ahead -46:00 Transcribing Vinnie Colaiuta -47:20 Discovering Tony Williams and The New Tony Williams Lifetime -49:00 Wrote, produced, performed and mixed his “Songs From Isolation” record -60:00 Dane’s Podcast: “The Morning Buzzz” -65:10 Seeing Dane at The Greek Theater -66:15 The Gear -73:00 “The Fave 5” -78:00 Stephen King’s work ethic Follow: www.daneclark.com X: @daneclarkmusic IG: @daneclarkmusic The Rich Redmond Show is about all things music, motivation and success. Candid conversations with musicians, actors, comedians, authors and thought leaders about their lives and the stories that shaped them. Rich Redmond is the longtime drummer with Jason Aldean and many other veteran musicians and artists. Rich is also an actor, speaker, author, producer and educator. Rich has been heard on thousands of songs, over 25 of which have been #1 hits! Rich can also be seen in several films and TV shows and has also written an Amazon Best-Selling book, "CRASH! Course for Success: 5 Ways to Supercharge Your Personal and Professional Life" currently available at: https://www.amazon.com/CRASH-Course-Success-Supercharge-Professional/dp/B07YTCG5DS/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=crash+redmond&qid=1576602865&sr=8-1 One Book: Three Ways to consume....Physical (delivered to your front door, Digital (download to your kindle, ipad or e-reader), or Audio (read to you by me on your device...on the go)! Buy Rich’s exact gear at www.lessonsquad.com/rich-redmond Follow Rich: @richredmond www.richredmond.com Jim McCarthy is the quintessential Blue Collar Voice Guy. Honing his craft since 1996 with radio stations in Illinois, South Carolina, Connecticut, New York, Las Vegas and Nashville, Jim has voiced well over 10,000 pieces since and garnered an ear for audio production which he now uses for various podcasts, commercials and promos. Jim is also an accomplished video producer, content creator, writer and overall entrepreneur. Follow Jim: @jimmccarthy www.jimmccarthyvoiceovers.com RICH REDMOND Drummer, Speaker, Author, Host, Emcee, Actor www.richredmond.com

Originally from Syracuse NY, Wayne’s career as a recording session drummer began in the mid ‘90s in Nashville TN. Over the years his discography includes playing on Billboard #1 songs and #1 albums and recording 1000’s of songs with artists such as Luke Bryan, Lady Gaga, Blake Shelton, Lady A, Chris Stapleton, Keith Urban, Steve Winwood, Toby Keith, Kenny Rogers, and Lyle Lovett, Leon Russell, and countless hit songwriters. His studio experience led him into production, along with artist development and artist promotion. Some Things That Came Up: -3:50 Wayne’s Neil Peart Drum Solo story -8:55 Stephen King doppleganger -12:15 Graduating from Eastman School of Music -20:20 Wayne played drums on some of Rich’s songs -27:30 The rise of Jim Cooley -30:00 Tea Towels are back -34:00 Successful children -38:30 “4 Chords and a Loop” not “3 Chords and the Truth” -45:00 Play the take and leave it behind -49:00 Mitch Malloy/Van Halen on YouTube -61:30 CONCERT TOMS ARE BACK! -67:00 AI and Construction Kits -74:30 Lower you taps! FOLLOW: Email: [email protected] The Rich Redmond Show is about all things music, motivation and success. Candid conversations with musicians, actors, comedians, authors and thought leaders about their lives and the stories that shaped them. Rich Redmond is the longtime drummer with Jason Aldean and many other veteran musicians and artists. Rich is also an actor, speaker, author, producer and educator. Rich has been heard on thousands of songs, over 25 of which have been #1 hits! Rich can also be seen in several films and TV shows and has also written an Amazon Best-Selling book, "CRASH! Course for Success: 5 Ways to Supercharge Your Personal and Professional Life" currently available at: https://www.amazon.com/CRASH-Course-Success-Supercharge-Professional/dp/B07YTCG5DS/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=crash+redmond&qid=1576602865&sr=8-1 One Book: Three Ways to consume....Physical (delivered to your front door, Digital (download to your kindle, ipad or e-reader), or Audio (read to you by me on your device...on the go)! Buy Rich’s exact gear at www.lessonsquad.com/rich-redmond Follow Rich: @richredmond www.richredmond.com Jim McCarthy is the quintessential Blue Collar Voice Guy. Honing his craft since 1996 with radio stations in Illinois, South Carolina, Connecticut, New York, Las Vegas and Nashville, Jim has voiced well over 10,000 pieces since and garnered an ear for audio production which he now uses for various podcasts, commercials and promos. Jim is also an accomplished video producer, content creator, writer and overall entrepreneur. Follow Jim: @jimmccarthy www.jimmccarthyvoiceovers.com

Growing up in a house full of musical instruments, Daxx gravitated towards the drums at a very early age. After high school Daxx traveled the US extensively with his original band, Harmony Riley. Upon the band's dissolution Daxx packed up and moved to Los Angeles where he quickly got into the studio and touring world. His first break was drumming for surf guitar pioneer Dick Dale. While on breaks from touring he formed A Fine Frenzy with singer/songwriter Alison Sudol. This led to jobs with Brandi Carlile, Cory Chisel and the Wandering sons, and numerous others. Since March of 2010, Daxx has been the touring drummer for the legendary rock band Cheap Trick. Some Things That Came Up: -2:00 Recent Travels -8:20 Lived in Nashville 2009-2010 -9:40 Piano, Guitar, Drums -14:30 The nightly drum solo -17:00 Ascend Amphitheater -19:20 Co-Wrote and drummed on the score for the award winning documentary "Undefeated" -21:20 Daxx's Gear! -27:30 Clinic at the 2023 Percussive Arts Society International Convention -32:30 The visual click -36:00 Matt Abts, Josh Freese, Matt Chamberlain -39:00 The success of Brandi Carlile -48:00 Playing two nights with Eddie Vedder in a house band for "The Foundation to be named later" -51:30 Playing golf with Alice Cooper -56:00 A shared love of Cactus Taqueria -59:00 "The Fave 5" -65:30 The convenience of at home tracking Follow: www.daxxnielsen.com IG: @cheaprickdaxx FB: Daxx Nielsen (Music Page) The Rich Redmond Show is about all things music, motivation and success. Candid conversations with musicians, actors, comedians, authors and thought leaders about their lives and the stories that shaped them. Rich Redmond is the longtime drummer with Jason Aldean and many other veteran musicians and artists. Rich is also an actor, speaker, author, producer and educator. Rich has been heard on thousands of songs, over 25 of which have been #1 hits. Rich can also be seen in several films and TV shows and has also written an Amazon Best-Selling book, "CRASH! Course for Success: 5 Ways to Supercharge Your Personal and Professional Life" currently available at: https://www.amazon.com/CRASH-Course-Success-Supercharge-Professional/dp/B07YTCG5DS/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=crash+redmond&qid=1576602865&sr=8-1 One Book: Three Ways to consume....Physical (delivered to your front door, Digital (download to your kindle, ipad or e-reader), or Audio (read to you by me on your device...on the go)! Buy Rich’s exact gear at www.lessonsquad.com/rich-redmond Follow Rich: @richredmond www.richredmond.com Jim McCarthy is the quintessential Blue Collar Voice Guy. Honing his craft since 1996 with radio stations in Illinois, South Carolina, Connecticut, New York, Las Vegas and Nashville, Jim has voiced well over 10,000 pieces since and garnered an ear for audio production which he now uses for various podcasts, commercials and promos. Jim is also an accomplished video producer, content creator, writer and overall entrepreneur. Follow Jim: @jimmccarthy www.jimmccarthyvoiceovers.com

Maxwell Schauf is a top call drummer that has called Nashville home since 1989. He has performed with Lonnie Mack, Clay Walker, Shelby Lynn, Ezra Mohawk and many others. He can be seen playing regularly at The famed Robert’s Western World with the band Brazilbilly and many others. Some Things That Came Up: -4:10 Brazilbilly and Robert’s Western World -5:58 The “Roll” in “Rock N’ Roll” -7:30 Playing Consistent low volume gigs -9:00 The Wisconsin Accent -12:20 Falling through the glass window at Robert’s -14:20 ALEX VAN HALEN MODERN DRUMMER HALL OF FAME with Mike Portnoy, Ray Luzier and Jay Weinberg -15:30 Shuffle Variations -17:30 The University of North Texas journey -18:40 Alan Shinn, Ed Soph, Ron Fink, Henry Okstel and Robert Schietroma -19:40 Bach Figured Bass= Number Charts -22:45 Creating Opportunities with Lonnie Mack -23:25 Opening for Stevie Ray Vaughan -23:45 Opening for Huey Lewis -26:02 Roger Hawkins and The Swampers -29:25 Having a road gig BEFORE moving to Nashville -32:40 Motto: “Whatever it takes to stay in Nashville” -33:15 Creating Opportunities! -34:20 Jam Sessions -41:15 Lower Broadway School? -46:20 Play for free and create another opportunity -56:30 Keys to Success -62:00 Diet, Exercise and Grounding -72:00 “The Fave 5” -78:00 @vintage.drum.catalogs -84:26 Leland Sklar’s book “Everybody Loves Me” Follow: IG: @maxwell_schauf IG: @vintage.drum.catalogs The Rich Redmond Show is about all things music, motivation and success. Candid conversations with musicians, actors, comedians, authors and thought leaders about their lives and the stories that shaped them. Rich Redmond is the longtime drummer with Jason Aldean and many other veteran musicians and artists. Rich is also an actor, speaker, author, producer and educator. Rich has been heard on thousands of songs, over 25 of which have been #1 hits! Rich can also be seen in several films and TV shows and has also written an Amazon Best-Selling book, "CRASH! Course for Success: 5 Ways to Supercharge Your Personal and Professional Life" currently available at: https://www.amazon.com/CRASH-Course-Success-Supercharge-Professional/dp/B07YTCG5DS/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=crash+redmond&qid=1576602865&sr=8-1 One Book: Three Ways to consume....Physical (delivered to your front door, Digital (download to your kindle, ipad or e-reader), or Audio (read to you by me on your device...on the go)! Buy Rich’s exact gear at www.lessonsquad.com/rich-redmond Follow Rich: @richredmond www.richredmond.com Jim McCarthy is the quintessential Blue Collar Voice Guy. Honing his craft since 1996 with radio stations in Illinois, South Carolina, Connecticut, New York, Las Vegas and Nashville, Jim has voiced well over 10,000 pieces since and garnered an ear for audio production which he now uses for various podcasts, commercials and promos. Jim is also an accomplished video producer, content creator, writer and overall entrepreneur. Follow Jim: @jimmccarthy www.jimmccarthyvoiceovers.com

Neil is a renowned percussionist, accomplished music educator, imaginative product innovator, and successful entrepreneur. He is the founder and president of Grover Pro Percussion Inc., a market leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of world-class percussion instruments. At the young age of 23, Neil was appointed Principal Percussionist of the Opera Company of Boston, a position he held for seven seasons. As his career progressed, he found himself in demand for all musical genres, including symphony, chamber music, ballet, opera, and commercial recordings. Highlights of his collaborations include the Royal Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Music from Marlboro, Indianapolis Symphony, Boston Musica Viva, and the Empire Brass. He was chosen to record the percussion tracks for Phillip Glass’ film soundtrack for Mishima. In addition, Neil appears as a Boston Pops percussionist in the hit movie Blown Away, starring Jeff Bridges and Tommy Lee Jones. He has toured with Music From Marlboro, Boston Symphony, Henry Mancini, Boston Symphony Chamber Players, and the Broadway production of The Pirates of Penzance. Since 1977, he has performed, recorded, and toured with the world-famous Boston Pops, where he has made music under the batons of Maestros Arthur Fiedler, John Williams, and Keith Lockhart. Having performed regularly in the percussion section of the Boston Symphony for over 35 years, he has worked with Maestros Seiji Ozawa, James Levine, Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland, Colin Davis, Charles Dutoit, Colin Davis, Neemi Jaarvi, Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos, Mstislav Rostropovich, and Bernard Haitink. It is noteworthy that Neil has performed in over 1,500 concerts as a percussionist with the BSO & Boston Pops. Neil’s percussive talents have been heard by thousands at renowned venues, such as Boston’s Symphony Hall, Carnegie Hall, Chicago’s Orchestra Hall, and festivals at Tanglewood, Hollywood Bowl, Wolf Trap, Blossom, and Ravinia. In addition, he has performed for millions of listeners through television and radio broadcasts on the NBC, CBS, NHK, PBS, A&E and NPR networks. At the request of composer John Williams, Neil joined the multi-media musical extravaganza, “Star Wars in Concert”, serving as Principal Percussionist on two legs of their North American Tour. Neil Grover has written/co-authored five publications: Four Mallet Primer, Four Mallet Fundamentals, Art of Triangle & Tambourine Playing, Percussionist’s Cookbook, and The Art of Percussion Playing, all published by Meredith Music. Neil’s innovative designs and cutting edge manufacturing techniques have set a new standard for the ergonometric functionality of modern day percussion instruments. Neil and his company have been featured in many publications, including: Percussive Notes, Modern Drummer, School Band & Orchestra, Musical Merchandise Review and on two episodes of the Discovery Channel’s series How It’s Made. Formerly the Chair of the Percussion Programs at both The Boston Conservatory and the University of Massachusetts-Lowell, today, Neil’s students occupy leading positions in many top performing, educational and music business organizations. Things That Came Up: -1:45 Owning ALL the percussion instruments -3:50 The magic of Zelda -6:00 Studied with the same teacher as Dom Famularo -7:00 Studying with Vic Firth -11:10 “Classical musicians play with their eyes and jazz musicians play with their ears” -12:10 “Talent got you this far, perseverance will carry you through.” -12:45 Took AFM pension at age 65 -13:50 Contracting, composing and arranging as a new life chapter -15:10 Bradley Cooper’s “Maestro” -16:35 Being a frustrated stand-up -17:40 Fred Buda: “Playing drum set in an orchestra is like swinging an elephant” -19:40 How union pensions work -26:05 At Tanglewood at the same time as Kenny Aronoff, with Leonard Bernstein conducting! -27:40 Playing bongos for Bernstein’s “West Side Story” -30:50 Star Wars Tour: Drum Tech, 7 percussionists, 3 conductors and music from all 6 Star Wars films -38:00 Follow your dreams, no matter what! -40:00 “The Accidental Entrepreneur” -41:00 The FIRST Grover Triangle -48:20 Allowing Redmond to help develop the “Studio Pro Series” pop tambourines -54:00 Selling Grover Percussion to RBI Music -60:40 On screen percussionist in the “Blown Away” film, starring Tommy Lee Jones -61:30 Authoring Books -63:30 Aerosmith! Glocks! -69:30 Neil’s favorite axe is the piatti (cymbals) -74:00 “The Fave 5” Follow: www.groverpro.com Email: [email protected] The Rich Redmond Show is about all things music, motivation and success. Candid conversations with musicians, actors, comedians, authors and thought leaders about their lives and the stories that shaped them. Rich Redmond is the longtime drummer with Jason Aldean and many other veteran musicians and artists. Rich is also an actor, speaker, author, producer and educator. Rich has been heard on thousands of s

Jorge Palacios is a top call drummer based in San Diego. He is know for working with artists such as Rick Springfield (since 2010), Paul Young, Tommy Tutone, The Mustard Seeds and many others. Some Things That Came Up: -3:25 Just finished tour backing up Rick Springfield, Paul Young and Tommy Tutone -5:05 Rick Springfield loves LOUD drums! -5:55 No Tinnitus -7:15 SR-16 with The Mustard Seeds band -9:30 Setlists have personalities -10:00 The “Mystery Song” Slot -13:40 Taking chances in life -20:20 The “Glory Days” of Musician’s Institute -21:00 Roommates with Ray Luzier -25:20 Perfect World Entertainment -28:10 Yacht Rock craze -29:15 Tribute Bands -30:15 Drum Paradise L.A. -35:45 Cheat Sheets! -38:00 Common traits and skill sets -40:30 Daru Jones= visual branding -44:00 Family Business since 1978 -46:00 Confidence-Conviction-Charisma-Power-Pazazz-Personality! -46:50 “The Fave 5” Follow: FB: @jorge palacios IG: @drumjorge X: @drummerjorge The Rich Redmond Show is about all things music, motivation and success. Candid conversations with musicians, actors, comedians, authors and thought leaders about their lives and the stories that shaped them. Rich Redmond is the longtime drummer with Jason Aldean and many other veteran musicians and artists. Rich is also an actor, speaker, author, producer and educator. Rich has been heard on thousands of songs, over 25 of which have been #1 hits! Rich can also be seen in several films and TV shows and has also written an Amazon Best-Selling book, "CRASH! Course for Success: 5 Ways to Supercharge Your Personal and Professional Life" currently available at: https://www.amazon.com/CRASH-Course-Success-Supercharge-Professional/dp/B07YTCG5DS/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=crash+redmond&qid=1576602865&sr=8-1 One Book: Three Ways to consume....Physical (delivered to your front door, Digital (download to your kindle, ipad or e-reader), or Audio (read to you by me on your device...on the go)! Buy Rich’s exact gear at www.lessonsquad.com/rich-redmond Follow Rich: @richredmond www.richredmond.com Jim McCarthy is the quintessential Blue Collar Voice Guy. Honing his craft since 1996 with radio stations in Illinois, South Carolina, Connecticut, New York, Las Vegas and Nashville, Jim has voiced well over 10,000 pieces since and garnered an ear for audio production which he now uses for various podcasts, commercials and promos. Jim is also an accomplished video producer, content creator, writer and overall entrepreneur. Follow Jim: @jimmccarthy www.jimmccarthyvoiceovers.com

Ryan Gruss “The Fantasty Football of Music Making” Ryan's journey in the music business began after graduating from The Berklee College of Music in 2000 with a degree in Musical Performance for Drums, and then moving to New York City to begin his "career" in the real world. It was during his second week at Atlantic when Ryan was approached by the HR department, asking if he was interested in becoming Ahmet Erteguns' (the legendary Founder and CEO of Atlantic) assistant. His mind was blown and he instantly accepted the position.In 2010, Ryan launched The Loop Loft and began recording other musicians and treating it like a record label, providing the artists with royalties from the sales of each loop pack. Word began to spread amongst the studio musician community, and a roster of legendary musicians like Omar Hakim, Joey Waronker, Matt Chamberlain began to form and quickly grow. For the next 8 years, Ryan continued to organically build The Loop Loft, adding more artists and content on a weekly basis. Partnerships with companies like Ableton, Native Instruments, BandLab and PreSonus were formed. Guitar Center also began to sell products from The Loop Loft. The company was now the top-selling source for loop and samples, generating millions of dollars of revenue each year. It was a career and a company that Ryan had never dreamed of or anticipated, but he had finally found his musical North Star. Ryan left Native Instruments in 2020 and formed Yurt Rock, literally inside of his Yurt studio in the hills of LA. But with the COVID pandemic grinding studio work to a halt, Ryan decided to take the time and move his family to Nashville, a place that many consider the music capital of the world. It was time for a fresh start. With dozens of the world's top musicians, Yurt Rock has quickly become the ultimate source for producers, engineers and songwriters seeking not only loops and samples, but also custom BATTERY/MASCHINE kits, Ableton Live Packs, Logic Sessions, multitracks and much more. Things That Came Up: -3:50 Yurt Rock is the “Fantasy Football” of music making -5:10 The Loop Loft was acquired by Native Instruments in 2018. -12:30 Berklee set the tone for relationships throughout life. -14:30 Expanding into software, partnering with plug-in companies and diving into new media. -16:00 Affordable price points are key -18:00 Redmond’s Big Modern Drums Vol. 1 and 2, as well as Locked! (loop packages) -23:00 Revelations on the 405 Freeway -24:10 Moved to NYC -25:10 Assistant to Ahmet Ertegun, founder of Atlantic Records -28:00 Art and Photo department at Atlantic Records -29:50 Peter Asher signs Ryan’s band “The Rinse” -31:15 Got married, moved to Boston and started working in digital assets management -37:50 John Mayer crashes with Ryan and they form the seeds to “Room For Squares”. -42:00 Robin Williams becomes Ryan’s roadie! -46:40 Luke Bryan at Drakes -49:20 FB Ads are still powerful tool for marketing and sales -52:30 Pete Townsend and Butch Vig -60:50 “The Fave 5” Follow: www.yurtrock.com X: @ryangruss IG: @yurtrockmusic The Rich Redmond Show is about all things music, motivation and success. Candid conversations with musicians, actors, comedians, authors and thought leaders about their lives and the stories that shaped them. Rich Redmond is the longtime drummer with Jason Aldean and many other veteran musicians and artists. Rich is also an actor, speaker, author, producer and educator. Rich has been heard on thousands of songs, over 25 of which have been #1 hits! Rich can also be seen in several films and TV shows and has also written an Amazon Best-Selling book, "CRASH! Course for Success: 5 Ways to Supercharge Your Personal and Professional Life" currently available at: https://www.amazon.com/CRASH-Course-Success-Supercharge-Professional/dp/B07YTCG5DS/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=crash+redmond&qid=1576602865&sr=8-1 One Book: Three Ways to consume....Physical (delivered to your front door, Digital (download to your kindle, ipad or e-reader), or Audio (read to you by me on your device...on the go)! Buy Rich’s exact gear at www.lessonsquad.com/rich-redmond Follow Rich: @richredmond www.richredmond.com Jim McCarthy is the quintessential Blue Collar Voice Guy. Honing his craft since 1996 with radio stations in Illinois, South Carolina, Connecticut, New York, Las Vegas and Nashville, Jim has voiced well over 10,000 pieces since and garnered an ear for audio production which he now uses for various podcasts, commercials and promos. Jim is also an accomplished video producer, content creator, writer and overall entrepreneur. Follow Jim: @jimmccarthy www.jimmccarthyvoiceovers.com

Mark "Taco" Annino, originally from Miami, FL is the Drummer/Music Director for country artist "Morgan Wallen" (Big Loud Record). "Taco", is currently touring full time as Morgan continues his rise in country music. Morgan received his first #1 on the country radio charts with the song “Up Down” (feat. Florida Georgia Line). Other top songs include, "Whiskey Glasses", "Chasin You", "More Than My Hometown" and "7 Summers". Morgan's sophomore album titled, "Dangerous" is Out NOW!, with lead off single "Sand In My Boots. Taco started working with Morgan after relocating to Nashville, TN in 2015. Prior to the big move, he was drumming for a well established active rock band called "Atom Smash” Previously of (Jive Records). Atom Smash released their debut album “Love is in the Missile” in 2010. This sparked a full touring schedule promoting the records single “Do Her Wrong". When not on the road, Taco offers "for hire" services including drum tracking sessions both locally and remotely, as well as setting up live backing tracks for your next show or tour . He can be recognized for his hard hitting and energetic performance style, yet demonstrating versatility and consistent technique. His performance influences anywhere from John Bonham, Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Chad Smith to Buddy Rich, Dave Weckl and Dennis Chambers. Some Things That Came Up: -2:18 On Tour with Rich 2020, 2021 -3:17 Caddis Readers. See Stuff! -4:45 Mark’s Origin Story -5:40 Blink 182 in the house! -7:20 “That Thing You Do” Movie -8:15 Yamaha Stage Custom -9:00 DW, Sonor, Yamaha -10:15 Atom Smash on Jive Records -12:20 Mark has the CRASH Concept down! -16:00 Versatility of Morgan Wallen Records -24:30 Controversy! Pandemic! -27:45 “Mechanics Wanted” side project -32:50 The Pendulum Theory and Cancel Culture -34:20 Jo Koy and the Golden Globes -39:20 Nascar and Football! -49:50 MD=Master Delegator -56:30 1st Drumeo Award Nomination -1:05:40 Don’t let money be the driving force -1:14:40 The “Taco” nickname -78:30 “The Fave 5” -1:28:50 Saturday Night Live! Follow: www.marktacodrums.com IG: @marktacodrums The Rich Redmond Show is about all things music, motivation and success. Candid conversations with musicians, actors, comedians, authors and thought leaders about their lives and the stories that shaped them. Rich Redmond is the longtime drummer with Jason Aldean and many other veteran musicians and artists. Rich is also an actor, speaker, author, producer and educator. Rich has been heard on thousands of songs, over 25 of which have been #1 hits! Rich can also be seen in several films and TV shows and has also written an Amazon Best-Selling book, "CRASH! Course for Success: 5 Ways to Supercharge Your Personal and Professional Life" currently available at: https://www.amazon.com/CRASH-Course-Success-Supercharge-Professional/dp/B07YTCG5DS/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=crash+redmond&qid=1576602865&sr=8-1 One Book: Three Ways to consume....Physical (delivered to your front door, Digital (download to your kindle, ipad or e-reader), or Audio (read to you by me on your device...on the go)! Buy Rich’s exact gear at www.lessonsquad.com/rich-redmond Follow Rich: @richredmond www.richredmond.com Jim McCarthy is the quintessential Blue Collar Voice Guy. Honing his craft since 1996 with radio stations in Illinois, South Carolina, Connecticut, New York, Las Vegas and Nashville, Jim has voiced well over 10,000 pieces since and garnered an ear for audio production which he now uses for various podcasts, commercials and promos. Jim is also an accomplished video producer, content creator, writer and overall entrepreneur. Follow Jim: @jimmccarthy www.jimmccarthyvoiceovers.com

In Tyson’s own words: “I have been playing professionally in clubs and venues all over the US and Globally since 1988. Originally from Kansas City, I migrated to Nashville to pursue my dream further to be in a touring act, Upon living here for three months, I landed the keyboard spot for 90s country superstar Tracy Lawrence. Previous to my tenure with Lawrence, I performed with Corey Taylor of the heavy metal juggernaut Slipknot and Stone Sour in the short-lived band Corey Taylor and the Junk Beer Kidnap Band. Essentially it’s the prequel to his current solo outing CMFT. In 2017, I was hired as the keyboardist for late 80s hard rock all-female sensation Vixen and am still touring the world with them. In addition to touring work, I’ve been a Dueling pianist since 2012 working at venues like Howl At The Moon and currently The Big Bang in Nashville, TN. I’ve also performed on the Kid Rock Cruise. The KISS cruise. The Megadeth cruise. Monsters Of Rock, Shiprocked, The 80s Cruise, and the Rob Gronkowski cruise among others. I released a solo album in 2013. In 2016 I released a follow-up single titled “Cradle To The Grave”. In 2020, I produced a country album for Singer/Songwriter Dew Pendleton called “Might As Well Be Me”. And on New Year’s Eve, I released a hard rock single called “Burning Time” which featured members of Queensryche, Vixen, Mr. Big, and Autograph. When I’m not on the road you can often see me performing between 6-7 nights a week on lower Broadway in Nashville or performing at a Dueling Piano bar somewhere in the country. I’ve also recorded for 80s sleaze rockers Faster Pussycat and David Ellefson of Megadeth, Enuff Z’Nuff, blues artist Amanda Fish, and numerous independent artist releases for artists of various genres. Things That Came Up: -3:30 How Rich met Tyson -4:00 Playing in underage bands -5:00 Playing with best friend Go Go Ray -5:50 2006…The 90 Minutes Band -9:00 The Big 5! -10:00 Tyson’s blog on medium.com -10:40 Vietnam. Adoption. Great Parents -13:00 Piano Lessons and conservatory training in Kansas City -17:00 The magic of Steve Dakin -18:30 The deep skill set that is dueling pianos -20:20 The “Harvey Keitel” of piano players -25:00 Who can really sound like Eddie Van Halen? -28:00 Working with members ion Living Colour, Dangerous Toys and Megadeath -29:00 Vixen! Since 2017… -30:00 Fans to Peers to Friends -24:00 18th Rare Hair Show! -35:10 The Tom Hurst “Loud Jamz” Model -36:20 First Rare Hair Show was January 11, 2016 at Douglas Corner. Rare Hair is now a BRAND! -37:35 Sarra Cardile on the drums -38:20 Beware the tambourine -43:20 Be a part of community events -50:40 Eddie Trunk’s 40 years in media celebration -55:30 Attention to detail for the win! -1:03:50 Playing with the Tracy Lawrence Band -1:07:40 “Dicked Down in Dallas” -1:14:20 Frontmen rule the world -1:10:30 The Future -1:21:15 “The Fave 5” -1:30:10 What we learned… Follow: FB: @tysonleslie IG: @tysonleslie TT: @tysonlesliemusic The Rich Redmond Show is about all things music, motivation and success. Candid conversations with musicians, actors, comedians, authors and thought leaders about their lives and the stories that shaped them. Rich Redmond is the longtime drummer with Jason Aldean and many other veteran musicians and artists. Rich is also an actor, speaker, author, producer and educator. Rich has been heard on thousands of songs, over 25 of which have been #1 hits! Rich can also be seen in several films and TV shows and has also written an Amazon Best-Selling book, "CRASH! Course for Success: 5 Ways to Supercharge Your Personal and Professional Life" currently available at: https://www.amazon.com/CRASH-Course-Success-Supercharge-Professional/dp/B07YTCG5DS/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=crash+redmond&qid=1576602865&sr=8-1 One Book: Three Ways to consume....Physical (delivered to your front door, Digital (download to your kindle, ipad or e-reader), or Audio (read to you by me on your device...on the go)! Buy Rich’s exact gear at www.lessonsquad.com/rich-redmond Follow Rich: @richredmond www.richredmond.com Jim McCarthy is the quintessential Blue Collar Voice Guy. Honing his craft since 1996 with radio stations in Illinois, South Carolina, Connecticut, New York, Las Vegas and Nashville, Jim has voiced well over 10,000 pieces since and garnered an ear for audio production which he now uses for various podcasts, commercials and promos. Jim is also an accomplished video producer, content creator, writer and overall entrepreneur. Follow Jim: @jimmccarthy www.jimmccarthyvoiceovers.com

Chris Fryar is the longtime drummer with the Grammy award winning Zac Brown Band. He has also worked with Oteil and the Peacemakers, led by bassist Oteil Burbridge of the Allman Brothers Band, Charles Neville, Victor Wooten, John Popper, Steve Bailey, David Hood, Robert Moore and the Wildcats, and the blues trio, Gravy.,,as well as Alan Jackson, Kid Rock, Jimmy Buffett, Dave Grohl, Chris Cornnewll, Brandi Carlile, John Fogerty, Skrillex and many more. Some Things That Came Up: -4:00 Broke leg playing baseball. Started drums -5:20 UNT, The Mississippi University for Women -8:20 Gary Chafee’s “Patterns, Vol. 3” Book -11:30 The genius of Keith Carlock -18:40 The Dream Theater of the country genre -20:00 Archived shows since 2011 -21:50 Kicking butt without a click! -25:00 Perfect time vs. great feel -26:00 Original drummer Marcus Petruska -34:20 What is a successful drummer? -37:20 Pick the finish line and figure out how to get there -42:50 Jim’s ZBB crying game -51:50 Southern Ground Studio. Haunted? -63:20 The Science of “Uncaged” -1:05:20 Working with iconic artists. Commonalities? -1:12:40 Ringo Starr is the real thing and Jimmy Buffett is the genuine article! -1:15:00 The 5 Love Languages -1:19:20 Teaching at Samford University -1:23:40 The Chris Fryar Drum Method Book? -1:28:00 Incorporating shoulders into warmups -1:31:00 2024 Co-Bill Tour with Kenny Chesney -1:41:00 “Following The Fryars” Podcast -1:42:50 GRANDfatherhood -1:50:00 Sting and Frank Zappa -1:50:20 The Power of Reading Charts -1:52:50 The Fave 5 FOLLOW: www.chrisfryar.com IG: @the1chrrisfryar X: @chrisfryarrZBB The Rich Redmond Show is about all things music, motivation and success. Candid conversations with musicians, actors, comedians, authors and thought leaders about their lives and the stories that shaped them. Rich Redmond is the longtime drummer with Jason Aldean and many other veteran musicians and artists. Rich is also an actor, speaker, author, producer and educator. Rich has been heard on thousands of songs, over 25 of which have been #1 hits! Rich can also be seen in several films and TV shows and has also written an Amazon Best-Selling book, "CRASH! Course for Success: 5 Ways to Supercharge Your Personal and Professional Life" currently available at: https://www.amazon.com/CRASH-Course-Success-Supercharge-Professional/dp/B07YTCG5DS/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=crash+redmond&qid=1576602865&sr=8-1 One Book: Three Ways to consume....Physical (delivered to your front door, Digital (download to your kindle, ipad or e-reader), or Audio (read to you by me on your device...on the go)! Buy Rich’s exact gear at www.lessonsquad.com/rich-redmond Follow Rich: @richredmond www.richredmond.com Jim McCarthy is the quintessential Blue Collar Voice Guy. Honing his craft since 1996 with radio stations in Illinois, South Carolina, Connecticut, New York, Las Vegas and Nashville, Jim has voiced well over 10,000 pieces since and garnered an ear for audio production which he now uses for various podcasts, commercials and promos. Jim is also an accomplished video producer, content creator, writer and overall entrepreneur. Follow Jim: @jimmccarthy www.jimmccarthyvoiceovers.com

Pete Abbott is an American drummer, percussionist, songwriter, producer, born in Los Angeles, CA, raised in Denver, CO, began playing drums at age 10. After High School, Abbott attended University of Miami's “Studio Music and Jazz” program. Pete has performed with The Average White Band, Blood, Sweat and Tears, Larry Carlton, Keb Mo, Bette Midler, Ashley Monroe and many others. Pete has called Nashville home for the last 15 years. Some Things That Came Up: -4:15 The Press Roll -7:30 Finishing Degree at The University of Miami -14:00 University of Miami stylistic small groups -14:30 The challenges of ECM music. Jon Christensen and his ride cymbals -16:30 Long phrases. Jack DeJohnette -19:30 The seriousness of clave -22:00 Jim Keltner on Ry Cooder’s “Bop Till’ You Drop” -25:00 Pete’s Shuffle -34:00 Hearing Issues -38:15 Swedish drummer Per Lindval -40:00 Learning a new language -44:00 Average White Band and Blood, Sweat and Tears -49:00 AWB was the BEST musical experience -52:40 20% playing and 80% hang -53:15 Segue 61 educational institute -56:40 Let the brain picking begin -1:02:20 Church Training -1:11:00 Favorite drummers: James Gadson, Steve Gadd, Greg Morrow, Jim Gordon. -1:18:40 Pilots License! Follow: FB: https://www.facebook.com/pete.abbott.14/ The Rich Redmond Show is about all things music, motivation and success. Candid conversations with musicians, actors, comedians, authors and thought leaders about their lives and the stories that shaped them. Rich Redmond is the longtime drummer with Jason Aldean and many other veteran musicians and artists. Rich is also an actor, speaker, author, producer and educator. Rich has been heard on thousands of songs, over 25 of which have been #1 hits! Rich can also be seen in several films and TV shows and has also written an Amazon Best-Selling book, "CRASH! Course for Success: 5 Ways to Supercharge Your Personal and Professional Life" currently available at: https://www.amazon.com/CRASH-Course-Success-Supercharge-Professional/dp/B07YTCG5DS/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=crash+redmond&qid=1576602865&sr=8-1 One Book: Three Ways to consume....Physical (delivered to your front door, Digital (download to your kindle, ipad or e-reader), or Audio (read to you by me on your device...on the go)! Buy Rich’s exact gear at www.lessonsquad.com/rich-redmond Follow Rich: @richredmond www.richredmond.com Jim McCarthy is the quintessential Blue Collar Voice Guy. Honing his craft since 1996 with radio stations in Illinois, South Carolina, Connecticut, New York, Las Vegas and Nashville, Jim has voiced well over 10,000 pieces since and garnered an ear for audio production which he now uses for various podcasts, commercials and promos. Jim is also an accomplished video producer, content creator, writer and overall entrepreneur. Follow Jim: @jimmccarthy www.jimmccarthyvoiceovers.com

Mike Brignardello is an award winning bassist who has been a staple of the Nashville recording scene for over four decades. He was also a founding member of the melodic hard rock outfit Giant. Mike’s discography is vast with credits ranging from Dolly Parton to Travis Tritt and everyone in between. Some Things That Came Up: -1:30 Gold Records -5:20 Stax Records and American Music Label in Memphis -8:50 Born in Cuba. Started bass at 16 -10:10 Bass Duet with Chuck Rainey -13:30 Intuition-Execution-Expectation -14:00 The Nashville pace! -18:30 Cohesion, Intentionality and Technology -24:00 5-20 players that become family -25:00 14,600+ days of recording in Nashville -27:40 Meeting and working with Dann Huff -31:45 GIANT was the final push to be in a band -36:00 Studio Musicians Academy Podcast with Miles and Gio -47:10 10,000 hours is a good START -47:50 Amy Grant hires the Degarmo+Key band and records two live records -49:15 The Grooveyard band -51:20 Gear and Pedals -55:00 Standout career tracks -57:20 The Fave 5 -64:30 Contact Mike via youtube.com/mikebrignardello -66:30 “Everybody Loves Me” book by Lee Sklar -68:30 Family Name Origins -71:00 Location Inspires Opportunity Follow: youtube.com/mikebrignardello The Rich Redmond Show is about all things music, motivation and success. Candid conversations with musicians, actors, comedians, authors and thought leaders about their lives and the stories that shaped them. Rich Redmond is the longtime drummer with Jason Aldean and many other veteran musicians and artists. Rich is also an actor, speaker, author, producer and educator. Rich has been heard on thousands of songs, over 25 of which have been #1 hits! Rich can also be seen in several films and TV shows and has also written an Amazon Best-Selling book, "CRASH! Course for Success: 5 Ways to Supercharge Your Personal and Professional Life" currently available at: https://www.amazon.com/CRASH-Course-Success-Supercharge-Professional/dp/B07YTCG5DS/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=crash+redmond&qid=1576602865&sr=8-1 One Book: Three Ways to consume....Physical (delivered to your front door, Digital (download to your kindle, ipad or e-reader), or Audio (read to you by me on your device...on the go)! Buy Rich’s exact gear at www.lessonsquad.com/rich-redmond Follow Rich: @richredmond www.richredmond.com Jim McCarthy is the quintessential Blue Collar Voice Guy. Honing his craft since 1996 with radio stations in Illinois, South Carolina, Connecticut, New York, Las Vegas and Nashville, Jim has voiced well over 10,000 pieces since and garnered an ear for audio production which he now uses for various podcasts, commercials and promos. Jim is also an accomplished video producer, content creator, writer and overall entrepreneur. Follow Jim: @jimmccarthy www.jimmccarthyvoiceovers.com

Billy Freeman has been the touring drummer with country recording artist Dustin Lynch for over a decade. Billy also records, writes and produces from his home base of Nashville, Tn. Things That Came Up: -2:45 Growing up in Garland, Tx. -3:00 The Big G Jamboree -4:00 Starting taking drum lessons at 4 years old -6:30 Eric Clapton and Gloria Estefan inspiration -7:30 Little Feat’s “Waiting For Columbus” -9:00 Dan Wjociechowski and Mike McMiname -10:40 Jeff Henan, VHS Tapes and Transcriptions -12:44 Guitar Center Drum Off in 2011 -13:25 Mayfly Attack! -15:50 “Red Alert” -18:15 Home Studio Evolution into the Apollo gear -19:30 Golf on the road -21:00 Singing jingles for toy companies -22:00 Love and Marriage -24:00 The Dallas Cowboys -25:40 Playing in Corporate Band, Freelancing -27:50 Guitar Center Pro’s Greg Glaser -29:00 Cowboy’s Red River in Arlington, Tx. -29:50 Watching Wojociechowski’s LeAnn Rimes audition -32:00 Meeting Dustin Lynch at Cowboy’s -33:00 Touring with Neal McCoy for one year -24:30 Setting an infectious positive tone for the room -35:00 CRASH success philosophy personification -35:40 “Keep your head down and do good work” -37:00 Loud Jamz and Nashville Drummer Jamz -38:00 Vinnie Paul -40:00 Ludwig, Remo, Zildjian. -42:00 “Phat” vs. “Crack” on a snare drum -44:00 The Remo Crown tattoo -48:00 Organic Relationships -53:00 “Unconscious Cues”, failure and constant scanning -59:30 Anticipate and solving problems -1:40 Singing the Chorus to get the best tempo -1:01:40 The Steely Dan and Huey Lewis Tribute bands! -1:04:00 The FAST 5 Questions! Follow: IG: @billyjoefreeman FB: billyjoefreeman The Rich Redmond Show is about all things music, motivation and success. Candid conversations with musicians, actors, comedians, authors and thought leaders about their lives and the stories that shaped them. Rich Redmond is the longtime drummer with Jason Aldean and many other veteran musicians and artists. Rich is also an actor, speaker, author, producer and educator. Rich has been heard on thousands of songs, over 30 of which have been #1 hits! Rich can also be seen in several films and TV shows and has also written an Amazon Best-Selling book, "CRASH! Course for Success: 5 Ways to Supercharge Your Personal and Professional Life" currently available on Amazon.com Rich’s NEW Book is called “Making It In Country Music: An Insider’s Look At The Industry” is also available on amazon.com. Buy Rich’s exact gear at www.lessonsquad.com/rich-redmond Follow Rich: @richredmond www.richredmond.com Jim McCarthy is the quintessential Blue Collar Voice Guy. Honing his craft since 1996 with radio stations in Illinois, South Carolina, Connecticut, New York, Las Vegas and Nashville, Jim has voiced well over 10,000 pieces since and garnered an ear for audio production which he now uses for various podcasts, commercials and promos. Jim is also an accomplished video producer, content creator, writer and overall entrepreneur. Follow Jim: @jimmccarthy www.jimmccarthyvoiceovers.com Thinking of starting a podcast? www.itsyourshow.co

Jonathan Butler is a singer-songwriter and guitarist who leads a life few can imagine. Born in South Africa under the shadow of apartheid and raised in poverty, Butler was the first non-white artist to be played on South African radio and appear on national television. Though his musical abilities would take him away from the world he grew up in, Jonathan would neither forget the plight of his fellow South Africans, nor the man that led them to freedom. It is for this reason Nelson Mandela credits Butler’s music as having inspired him during his imprisonment. In more ways than one, Jonathan Butler is representative of South Africa. Jonathan’s story begins at a very young age when his father presented him with a homemade one-string guitar. Little did his father realize that he was giving way to a musical phenomenon. From then on, Jonathan’s musical gifts grew by leaps and bounds. In his early teens Butler won a local talent contest, affording him the opportunity to perform with a touring musical company throughout South Africa. On occasion he would perform at lavish concert halls for whites only, where he would not be allowed to use the bathroom, and the very next night he would perform in a dilapidated local township. Ultimately, his ticket to a new life was music. At thirteen, Jonathan’s talents caught the eyes and ears of the British record producer Clive Caulder. He was signed to Caulder’s Jive Records and the rest is history. Jonathan’s first single broke down racial barriers becoming the first song by a black artist played by white radio stations in South Africa and won the South African equivalent to a GRAMMY®. His commitment to his craft came to fruition with his self-titled debut album, which received a GRAMMY® nomination for the pop hit “Lies.” An instrumental “Going Home” earned him another GRAMMY® nomination and the mid-tempo ballad “Sarah, Sarah” confirmed Butler’s place in popular music. However, to Jonathan Butler, success is measured on a higher plane. A religious and spiritual man, Butler dedicates his life to being a devoted father and grandfather, and a caring citizen to his homeland, South Africa. And in spite of all the hardships, Jonathan Butler has an air of playfulness and quiet resilience that is easily visible in his passionate performances. Things That Came Up: 1:55 -taking a break after tours 4:00-being deeply in love with music 9:15-accepting yourself and believing in your own ability to succeed. 12:15-The NEW record Ubuntu, produced by Marcus Miller. 14:00-Stevie Wonder featured on harmonica as well as Keb Mo and Tommy Simms. Debuted at #1 on the Itunes Jazz Charts. 16:00-Growing up in the shadow of Apartheid 19:00-the creations of God 21:00-sign up for Safaris and Desert Jazz Fest. 22:40-bandleader Dan Lutz 24:00-bandleader Arlington Jones 31:00-Using generosity to feature the band members and create moments Follow: www.jonathanbutler.com IG: @jonathankennethbutler FB: @jonathanbutler The Rich Redmond Show is about all things music, motivation and success. Candid conversations with musicians, actors, comedians, authors and thought leaders about their lives and the stories that shaped them. Rich Redmond is the longtime drummer with Jason Aldean and many other veteran musicians and artists. Rich is also an actor, speaker, author, producer and educator. Rich has been heard on thousands of songs, over 25 of which have been #1 hits! Rich can also be seen in several films and TV shows and has also written an Amazon Best-Selling book, "CRASH! Course for Success: 5 Ways to Supercharge Your Personal and Professional Life" currently available at: https://www.amazon.com/CRASH-Course-Success-Supercharge-Professional/dp/B07YTCG5DS/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=crash+redmond&qid=1576602865&sr=8-1 One Book: Three Ways to consume....Physical (delivered to your front door, Digital (download to your kindle, ipad or e-reader), or Audio (read to you by me on your device...on the go)! Buy Rich’s exact gear at www.lessonsquad.com/rich-redmond Follow Rich: @richredmond www.richredmond.com Jim McCarthy is the quintessential Blue Collar Voice Guy. Honing his craft since 1996 with radio stations in Illinois, South Carolina, Connecticut, New York, Las Vegas and Nashville, Jim has voiced well over 10,000 pieces since and garnered an ear for audio production which he now uses for various podcasts, commercials and promos. Jim is also an accomplished video producer, content creator, writer and overall entrepreneur. Follow Jim: @jimmccarthy www.jimmccarthyvoiceovers.com

Kent Slucher: Kent Slucher is the long time touring and performing drummer for country star Luke Bryan (Kent’s tenure began in 2008). At the ripe young age of 19, Kent began working as a drummer when he got his first touring gig with singer/songwriter Anthony Smith. Beyond Luke Bryan, Kent has also worked toured and recorded with Pam Tillis while also working and performing with such artists as Kelly Keagy (Night Ranger), Gatlin Brothers, Oak Ridge Boys, Suzy Boguss, James Otto, Bill Medley(Righteous Brothers), Mary Sue Englund, Reggie Vinson (Alice Cooper), Bobby Terry, and Cowboy Crush as well as many others. Performing with Luke Bryan has allowed Kent to play at some of music’s highest profile events like the Country Music Awards, The Tonight Show (featuring Jimmy Fallon), The Jimmy Kimmel Show, Ellen Degeneres, The Today Show, Regis and Kelly, as well as the CMT (Country Music Television). Some Things That Came Up: -1:30 4-On-The-Floor Recording -3:00 Playing in Dad’s band -5:00 Getting hired by Anthony Smith (“If That Ain’t Country”) -7:00 Play like someone is watching you -12:30 It’s always a 4 piece kit at the heart of it -15:30 Staying Young -23:00 Icing, Wrist Braces -24:30 Massage Therapist on tour -26:00 Morgan Wallen, Mitchell Tenpenny, FGL, Cole Swindell -27:00 Following Rich in Pam Tillis gig -29:30 Influences: Peter Criss and BANDS -31:00 Trey Gray, the model for the young Nashville rock drummer -33:30 Bonham standout tracks, like “The Wonton Song” -35:50 REO Speedwagon’s “High Infidelity” and Journey’s “Escape” and “Captured Live” -38:00 The beauty of Warren Haynes -39:00 Mellencamp’s “Small Town” -40:00 The beauty of Mickey Curry -41:15 Tony Adams as Kent’s Drumtech; golfers and caddies… -49:20 Luke Bryan Gig Origin Story -54:50 Quarantine band with Chris Jericho -56:40 Journey Tribute Band -60:00 Favorite Career Moments-Opry and Stadiums -68:00 Clinics -68:30 The Fast 5 -71:30 The Future ENDS: 1:14:54 Follow: IG: @kstix8 FB: kentslucher The Rich Redmond Show is about all things music, motivation and success. Candid conversations with musicians, actors, comedians, authors and thought leaders about their lives and the stories that shaped them. Rich Redmond is the longtime drummer with Jason Aldean and many other veteran musicians and artists. Rich is also an actor, speaker, author, producer and educator. Rich has been heard on thousands of songs, over 25 of which have been #1 hits! Rich can also be seen in several films and TV shows and has also written an Amazon Best-Selling book, "CRASH! Course for Success: 5 Ways to Supercharge Your Personal and Professional Life" currently available at: https://www.amazon.com/CRASH-Course-Success-Supercharge-Professional/dp/B07YTCG5DS/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=crash+redmond&qid=1576602865&sr=8-1 Rich’s latest book is: https://www.amazon.com/Making-Country-Music-Insiders-Industry/dp/1538172518/ref=sr_1_1?crid=24ZLASY6K553Z&keywords=making+it+in+country+music+rich+redmond&qid=1686181308&sprefix=rich+redmond+country+%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-1 Buy Rich’s exact gear at www.lessonsquad.com/rich-redmond Follow Rich: @richredmond www.richredmond.com Jim McCarthy is the quintessential Blue Collar Voice Guy. Honing his craft since 1996 with radio stations in Illinois, South Carolina, Connecticut, New York, Las Vegas and Nashville, Jim has voiced well over 10,000 pieces since and garnered an ear for audio production which he now uses for various podcasts, commercials and promos. Jim is also an accomplished video producer, content creator, writer and overall entrepreneur. Follow Jim: @jimmccarthy www.jimmccarthyvoiceovers.com

One part drummer, one part coach, Mark Poiesz occupies a niche in the entertainment industry. Performing with artists such as Tyler Farr, Jon Secada, Mitchell Tenpenny, Lindsay Ell and Lita Ford has allowed him to share his signature energy on the drum kit with audiences across the globe. As a Professional Certified Coach with the International Coaching Federation, Mark helps ambitious creatives move through ambiguity and uncertainty towards the fulfillment of their own unique vision, in addition to supporting leaders and high performers at companies such as AT&T, IBM, Capital One, Warner Bros. Discovery and many more. In 2023, Mark leveraged his unique combination of experience to release the first specific and measurable professional development course for touring musicians, “The Big 3: Steps to the Big Stage." ngeles, California. Currently the Program Chair for Some Things That Came Up: 1:00 Celebrating 10 years in Nashville 2:00 Building a life 2:50 Family history 3:50 Started drumming in 5th grade band 4:40 Studying drummers on slow motion 5:50 Being on tour together for two years 7:40 The “Richie’s on Fire!” Story 11:15 The delightful chaos of parenthood 14:40 Exercise=the pursuit of sanity 17:00 Ruled by radio 18:30 Public school music education and the University of Miami 25:55 Working with Jon Secada 30:40 Home tracking 31:20 Mutual friends with Sayre Berman 32:20 THE BIG THREE Training Program 37:40 Program assessments 45:00 Coaching certifications 51:00 Leverage all your talents to be limitless 54:00 Ghost of Gloria and Lita Ford 58:00 Tyler Farr tour dates 61:00 Gear and Ludwig snares 65:00 Being there right guy 66:00 Mark in 5 years! Follow: www.markpoiesz.com www.youtube.com/markpoiesz IG: @markpoiesz_ The Rich Redmond Show is about all things music, motivation and success. Candid conversations with musicians, actors, comedians, authors and thought leaders about their lives and the stories that shaped them. Rich Redmond is the longtime drummer with Jason Aldean and many other veteran musicians and artists. Rich is also an actor, speaker, author, producer and educator. Rich has been heard on thousands of songs, over 25 of which have been #1 hits! Rich can also be seen in several films and TV shows and has also written an Amazon Best-Selling book, "CRASH! Course for Success: 5 Ways to Supercharge Your Personal and Professional Life" currently available at: https://www.amazon.com/CRASH-Course-Success-Supercharge-Professional/dp/B07YTCG5DS/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=crash+redmond&qid=1576602865&sr=8-1 Rich’s latest book is: https://www.amazon.com/Making-Country-Music-Insiders-Industry/dp/1538172518/ref=sr_1_1?crid=24ZLASY6K553Z&keywords=making+it+in+country+music+rich+redmond&qid=1686181308&sprefix=rich+redmond+country+%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-1 Buy Rich’s exact gear at www.lessonsquad.com/rich-redmond Follow Rich: @richredmond www.richredmond.com Jim McCarthy is the quintessential Blue Collar Voice Guy. Honing his craft since 1996 with radio stations in Illinois, South Carolina, Connecticut, New York, Las Vegas and Nashville, Jim has voiced well over 10,000 pieces since and garnered an ear for audio production which he now uses for various podcasts, commercials and promos. Jim is also an accomplished video producer, content creator, writer and overall entrepreneur. Follow Jim: @jimmccarthy www.jimmccarthyvoiceovers.com

Ron was born in Dover, Delaware, the first of 4 children of Linda and Ron Wikso (the first). After finishing their tour of duty in the Air Force, his parents moved the family back to their native Long Island, New York where Ron lived from age 3 until adulthood. Ron started playing drums at the age of 7 and studied privately with Larry Ramsden while growing up on Long Island. Along with his private studies, he played in several local bands and began playing his first professional gigs around the time he was 12. He also participated in as many of the school bands, orchestras and choirs as he could in an effort to learn as much as possible about music. Some of the people Ron’s been fortunate to have worked with at various times include: Steve Miller Band Cher Richie Sambora (Bon Jovi) Foreigner David Lee Roth (Van Halen) The Storm Gregg Rolie (Original Lead Singer/Keyboardist for both Santana and Journey) Eddie Money CCR (Creedence Clearwater Revisited) Player (featuring Ronn Moss & Peter Beckett) Randy Meisner (the Eagles/Poco/Rick Nelson) Denny Laine (Paul McCartney & Wings/The Moody Blues) Dave Amato (REO Speedwagon/Cher/Ted Nugent/Jimmy Barnes) Michael Monarch (Steppenwolf) George Burns Sammy Davis Jr. Peggy Lee and many others. Some of the tours Ron’s been on with these artists have taken him all over the world to places in Europe, Asia, Australia and North, South and Central America and have featured other artists such as Bryan Adams, Peter Frampton, 10,000 Maniacs, Deep Purple, The Doobie Brothers, REO Speedwagon, Cheap Trick, Paul Rodgers, Journey, John Fogerty and many others. Ron is also blessed in his personal life to have his significant other, Marcy Requist, as well as his son, Jesse Wikso. He’s currently touring with the Steve Miller Band and dividing his professional time between live touring gigs and session work, mostly at his private studio, where he records live drums, and coordinates/produces/mixes projects for clients from all over the world. Some Things That Came Up: -1:00 Playing at First Bank Amphitheater -2:00 Girlfriend www.marcyrequist.com -5:00 New website www.ronwikso.com -6:00 Cher was the first gig big at 29 years old -7:00 The Ballad of SONOR Drums -10:35 International Touring and Food -12:20 Mr. Big and Japan -14:30 Steve Miller and the changing setlist -18:00 Gordy Knudston -19:00 First Gig with Steve Miller -23:00 Studying with Larry Ramsden -24:00 Listening to all styles of music -25:40 Charting helps you learn the song -28:40 There’s more to just playing -29:30 The rare air of keeping a gig for decades -31:15 Lifeguard job with David Duchovny -32:00 Berklee and gigging -32:31 The move to LA in 82’ -34:30 Working with Gregg Rolie (Santana, Journey) -36:30 The Gregg Rolie audition -44:00 Getting connected in LA -47:20 Remote Recording in 1998 -48:00 The move to Austin -49:30 Creedence Clearwater Revisited -63:30 Similar Fill Vocabulary -65:00 Teaching and Warmups Follow: www.ronwikso.com IG: @ronwikso FB: @ronwikso The Rich Redmond Show is about all things music, motivation and success. Candid conversations with musicians, actors, comedians, authors and thought leaders about their lives and the stories that shaped them. Rich Redmond is the longtime drummer with Jason Aldean and many other veteran musicians and artists. Rich is also an actor, speaker, author, producer and educator. Rich has been heard on thousands of songs, over 25 of which have been #1 hits! Rich can also be seen in several films and TV shows and has also written an Amazon Best-Selling book, "CRASH! Course for Success: 5 Ways to Supercharge Your Personal and Professional Life" currently available at: https://www.amazon.com/CRASH-Course-Success-Supercharge-Professional/dp/B07YTCG5DS/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=crash+redmond&qid=1576602865&sr=8-1 Rich’s latest book is: https://www.amazon.com/Making-Country-Music-Insiders-Industry/dp/1538172518/ref=sr_1_1?crid=24ZLASY6K553Z&keywords=making+it+in+country+music+rich+redmond&qid=1686181308&sprefix=rich+redmond+country+%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-1 Buy Rich’s exact gear at www.lessonsquad.com/rich-redmond Follow Rich: @richredmond www.richredmond.com Jim McCarthy is the quintessential Blue Collar Voice Guy. Honing his craft since 1996 with radio stations in Illinois, South Carolina, Connecticut, New York, Las Vegas and Nashville, Jim has voiced well over 10,000 pieces since and garnered an ear for audio production which he now uses for various podcasts, commercials and promos. Jim is also an accomplished video producer, content creator, writer and overall entrepreneur. Follow Jim: @jimmccarthy www.jimmccarthyvoiceovers.com

Drummer David Uosikkinen, is one of the founding members of Philadelphia’s own, The Hooters. In 2010, David formed his own band, David Uosikkinen’s "In The Pocket" to bring awareness to music education and to pay homage to all of the great music that has come out of Philadelphia. In The Pocket brings together all-star Philly musicians to cover classic Philadelphia tunes. David has played drums with The Hooters for over 40 years. He has also recorded and performed with Alice Cooper, Rod Stewart, Cyndi Lauper, Taj Mahal and Patty Smyth, as well as with many other emerging artists. In addition, David has performed on extensive international tours, including Live Aid, Amnesty International and Roger Waters’ The Wall in Berlin. David is the subject of an upcoming documentary and records drum tracks for clients from all over the world. Things That Came Up: -1:00 Nailing the Finnish accent -5:00 Live Aid -6:00 Yellow drum set because of Tony Williams -7:15 Setups, Lib, Charlie, Ringo -8:40 Bob Marley, Peter Tosh -9:00 Clicks and tempo control -10:00 FutureSonics in ear monitors. Only drummer at Live Aid with in ears -12:20 Studying at The Modern Drum Shop in NYC with Joe Cusatis -14:00 Starting the band with Eric Bazilian and Rob Hyman -16:30 Full, Half and Quarter Strokes with Joe Cusatis -21:00 Kicking butt with Patty Smyth, Scandal, Tommy Price -23:00 The upcoming documentary -24:00 Gall Bladder Surgery -31:00 Learning new skills -33:45 Marrying childhood friend -35:00 The horrors of modern air travel -37:00 Hair color and AquaNet -38:00 Rumors of a U.S. tour -40:33 Managed music for mp3.com for a bit -46:30 Live feel. Clicks helping consistency of vocals -49:00 Signature Sound of the Melodica -50:20 The cross-stick sound -52:00 Greg Morrow -53:20 David Raymond as the Philly Fanatic -53:50 Anatomy of the Cheesesteak. Barry’s, The White House. Fried peppers, onions and the BREAD! -56:15 www.daveudrums.com…Smash Palace, Kenny Aaronson, John Eddie. -59:00 Tour dates at www.hootersmusic.com Follow: www.daveudrums.com www.hootersmusic.com www.songsinthepocket.org IG: @daviduosikkinen Twitter: @DavidUosikkinen The Rich Redmond Show is about all things music, motivation and success. Candid conversations with musicians, actors, comedians, authors and thought leaders about their lives and the stories that shaped them. Rich Redmond is the longtime drummer with Jason Aldean and many other veteran musicians and artists. Rich is also an actor, speaker, author, producer and educator. Rich has been heard on thousands of songs, over 25 of which have been #1 hits! Rich can also be seen in several films and TV shows and has also written an Amazon Best-Selling book, "CRASH! Course for Success: 5 Ways to Supercharge Your Personal and Professional Life" currently available at: https://www.amazon.com/CRASH-Course-Success-Supercharge-Professional/dp/B07YTCG5DS/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=crash+redmond&qid=1576602865&sr=8-1 One Book: Three Ways to consume....Physical (delivered to your front door, Digital (download to your kindle, ipad or e-reader), or Audio (read to you by me on your device...on the go)! Buy Rich’s exact gear at www.lessonsquad.com/rich-redmond Follow Rich: @richredmond www.richredmond.com Jim McCarthy is the quintessential Blue Collar Voice Guy. Honing his craft since 1996 with radio stations in Illinois, South Carolina, Connecticut, New York, Las Vegas and Nashville, Jim has voiced well over 10,000 pieces since and garnered an ear for audio production which he now uses for various podcasts, commercials and promos. Jim is also an accomplished video producer, content creator, writer and overall entrepreneur. Follow Jim: @jimmccarthy www.jimmccarthyvoiceovers.com

David Northrup is a Nashville based touring, session drummer educator and international clinician who has recording and performance credits with a multitude of artists over varying genres. His versatile list of credits includes Rick Derringer, Boz Scaggs, John Waite, John Mellencamp, Les Dudek, The Disco Biscuits, Wynonna, Travis Tritt, John Michael Montgomery, The Oak Ridge Boys, T Graham Brown, Joe Diffie, Tanya Tucker, Jo-El Sonnier, Pam Tillis, Lee Greenwood, Doug Stone and Ty Herndon. He is currently on tour with country superstar Joe Nichols. In 2020 Northrup released his debut solo Instrumental CD “Shapes” Produced by Grammy winning Producer Shane Theriot the project includes performances from the legendary George Porter Jr of The Meters and Adam Nitti on bass. New Orleans jazz great David Torkonowsky and Pat Coli on keyboards. Shane Theriot (Neville Brothers, Hall and Oates) and Mike Miller (Gino Vannelli, Chick Corea Electric Band II) on Guitar with Eric Crystal and Mark Douthit on Saxophone. The project includes several Theriot compositions, a unique latin arrangement of the Miles Davis classic, All Blues! Slick and greasy, Heavy groove instrumental music inspired by his drumming influences Jeff Porcaro, Steve Gadd, David Garibaldi and Steve Jordan. David Northrup Proudly Endorses: Gretsch Drums DW Pedals Paiste Cymbals Evans Drumheads Vater Drumsticks The Drum Dial Beier Snare Drums Pearl Hardware AHEAD Drum Thrones Things That Came Up: 3:30 Mutual friend Frank Briggs 6:00 album credits junkie and discovering Jeff Porcaro 7:20 Studying with John Dixon 7:40 The confidence needed from a drummer 9:00 Dads urging to study and potentially reach 10:00 Dave Handlin 10:20 Willie Fletcher 11:00 Move to Florida 15:30 heading the Jeff Porcaro influence 20:22 create your own cliques that rise together. Advice courtesy of Tommy Wells 21:50 16th Ave bar and grill 24:15 two kits Mike’s up at his home studio 25:30 working with engineer Steve Cummings 27:00 lots of NO before getting a YES 28:30 Brian Hinchliffe set up Travis Tritt audition 29:55 finally being justified 31:61 Be careful about breaking your spirit. You only improve from failures 33:00 2nd Year with Joe Nichols 36:30 developing clinic career 39:00 dynamics, control, and subtly 40:40 Les Dudek and playing on “deeper shades of blues” along with Jeff Porcaro. 48:00 Bands HAD to get the track 51:20 Boz Scaggs always knew what he DIDN’T want. 53:38 Very low stage volume with Boz Scaggs 56:40 Subbing for Cactus Moser with Wynonna 59:30 aspen dental sound alike track with John Waite 65:50 Playing The Tonight Show with Travis Tritt and John Mellencamp. 67:30 Playing Jimmy Kimmel and meeting actor Tony Shaloub. 69:00 Teaching Private Lessons. 70:20 The magic of Muletown Digital website design. 71:10 The FAST FIVE! 73:00 Loving old movies. 74:30 Solo record “Shapes”was a labor of love and is available now on ITunes, Amazon, Ebay, Spotify. Get a physical copy directly from Dave. Follow: FB: Davidr IG: @davidnorthrupodrums The Rich Redmond Show is about all things music, motivation and success. Candid conversations with musicians, actors, comedians, authors and thought leaders about their lives and the stories that shaped them. Rich Redmond is the longtime drummer with Jason Aldean and many other veteran musicians and artists. Rich is also an actor, speaker, author, producer and educator. Rich has been heard on thousands of songs, over 25 of which have been #1 hits! Rich can also be seen in several films and TV shows and has also written an Amazon Best-Selling book, "CRASH! Course for Success: 5 Ways to Supercharge Your Personal and Professional Life" currently available at: https://www.amazon.com/CRASH-Course-Success-Supercharge-Professional/dp/B07YTCG5DS/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=crash+redmond&qid=1576602865&sr=8-1 One Book: Three Ways to consume....Physical (delivered to your front door, Digital (download to your kindle, ipad or e-reader), or Audio (read to you by me on your device...on the go)! Buy Rich’s exact gear at www.lessonsquad.com/rich-redmond Follow Rich: @richredmond www.richredmond.com Jim McCarthy is the quintessential Blue Collar Voice Guy. Honing his craft since 1996 with radio stations in Illinois, South Carolina, Connecticut, New York, Las Vegas and Nashville, Jim has voiced well over 10,000 pieces since and garnered an ear for audio production which he now uses for various podcasts, commercials and promos. Jim is also an accomplished video producer, content creator, writer and overall entrepreneur. Follow Jim: @jimmccarthy www.jimmccarthyvoiceovers.com RICH REDMOND Drummer, Speaker, Author, Host, Actor www.richredmond.com

Denny Fongheiser grew up in the East Bay of San Francisco in San Leandro. Playing drums at a young age. He was influenced by the East Bay Funk and Soul scene of Oakland. His dream was to move to Los Angeles to play on records and tour with recording artists. Denny moved to LA at the age of 19 and not only achieved that dream, he became one of the most in-demand session and live drummers in the business. Whether playing, producing, writing or arranging, Denny Fongheiser focuses on embracing a great song and bringing out the best in each artist. He can be heard on countless multi-Platinum, Grammy, Oscar and Emmy winning recordings, traveling extensively between Los Angeles, New York, London and Tokyo. He’s toured the world many times over with top Domestic and International Artists. Denny’s written and arranged for countless National TV & Radio Spots as well as creating remixes for various artists. Recently was a producer/musical director for a new rock opera. He co-founded “Sonic Bliss Productions” with his partner Kimberly Adamis. The company focuses on creating, developing and producing music, photography & other media art on an international level. Just a few of Denny’s credits include Heart, Tracy Chapman (including her mega hit Fast Car), Counting Crows (including the hit Mr. Jones), Seal, Peter Frampton, John Paul Jones, Bruce Springsteen, Roger Waters, Boy Meets Girl, Shawn Colvin, Freddy Mercury, The Lion King soundtrack, Tom Cochrane, B’z, Maeda Nobuteru, T-Bone Burnett and was the drummer on I’ll Be There For You, the mega-hit theme for the hit TV show Friends. The list goes on. Some Things That Came Up: 2:20 Moving to LA in 1980 and the power of MTV 3:30 Change is good and diversity is king 5:15 Producing and Writing 7:00 Technology Evolution and never stop learning 8:20 Synares, Clicks, Linn Drum, Simmons 12:40 Sequencers following the drummer’s time 14:00 Recording in London, NY and using house gear. 16:00 Eliminating old gear. 18:20 Using pro tools to achieve results as opposed to HAVING to get the take in years past. 18:50 Good “Out of Time” vs. Bad “Out of Time”. 22:20 Using Percussion hyper-creatively. 24:50 Changing setups to motivate creativity. 27:20 Tuning hand drums to the track 29:00 Analog sounds for digital effects 31:50 REMO Mondo snares and Spoke. 32:40 Tracy Chapman debut record. 34:30 Hal Blaine advice: Dark chords=use toms, not cymbals. 37:20 AUDITIONING to play on the Tracy Chapman record. 38:20 Moving to LA at 19 years old. 42:10 Triggering on the Cock Robin record. 48:00 Keltner’s advice to play live. 50:30 Do what you are supposed to do and the money will come. 52:50 Counting Crowe’s “August and Everything” … 61:30 Modern Drummer cover issue with the LA session drumming round table…circa 91’. 64:00 Be your authentic self. We are the best at being OURSELVES. 67:00 Recording songs for the film “Thing Called Love” at Capitol. 68:50 Recording Brian Setzer’s “Live Nude Guitars” at age 25. 69:40 CASTING the right musicians for every project. 70:30 Opportunities coming through the least expected paths. 74:40 Introverts: GET OUT! 77:00 Small union gig led to a 3 month tour. 79:00 Being open to the signs from the Universe. 83:40 Playing on the theme song to FRIENDS 91:30 TV/Film work vs. records and payments 94:40 Producing the rock opera “Staring Into Nothing” 100:45 The DW 50th Anniversary Party Follow: www.dennyfongheiser.com IG: @dennyfonghesier FB: @dennyfonghesier The Rich Redmond Show is about all things music, motivation and success. Candid conversations with musicians, actors, comedians, authors and thought leaders about their lives and the stories that shaped them. Rich Redmond is the longtime drummer with Jason Aldean and many other veteran musicians and artists. Rich is also an actor, speaker, author, producer and educator. Rich has been heard on thousands of songs, over 25 of which have been #1 hits! Rich can also be seen in several films and TV shows and has also written an Amazon Best-Selling book, "CRASH! Course for Success: 5 Ways to Supercharge Your Personal and Professional Life" currently available at: https://www.amazon.com/CRASH-Course-Success-Supercharge-Professional/dp/B07YTCG5DS/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=crash+redmond&qid=1576602865&sr=8-1 One Book: Three Ways to consume....Physical (delivered to your front door, Digital (download to your kindle, ipad or e-reader), or Audio (read to you by me on your device...on the go)! Buy Rich’s exact gear at www.lessonsquad.com/rich-redmond Follow Rich: @richredmond www.richredmond.com Jim McCarthy is the quintessential Blue Collar Voice Guy. Honing his craft since 1996 with radio stations in Illinois, South Carolina, Connecticut, New York, Las Vegas and Nashville, Jim has voiced well over 10,000 pieces since and garnered an ear for audio production which he now uses for various podcasts, commercials and promos. Jim is also an accomplished video producer, content creator, writer and overall entrepreneur. Follow

Brian Frasier Moore- Musical Director/Producer/Musician PERFORMED WITH: The Whitehead Brothers, Les Nubians, Jill Scott, Glenn Lewis, Aaliyah, Usher, Goodie Mob, Patti LaBelle, George Howard, Vivian Green, Bruce Parham(Gospel), Ernie Sanders(Gospel), Steve Middleton(Gospel), Vikter Duplaix, Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, Billy Paul, Bunny Sigler,Teddy Pendergrass, James Poyser, Backstreet Boys, Justin Timberlake, Ciara, Eric Benet, Ginuine, Toni Braxton, Keny "Babyface" Edmonds, Christina Aguilera, Janet Jackson, Madonna, Timbaland, Queen Latifah PERFORMED ON: AOL Sessions Presents: Christina Aguilera AOL Sessions Presents: Backstreet Boys Televised Performances: Jay Leno Conan O'Brien David Letterman Jimmy Kimmell Craig Ferguson Carson Daly Jenny Jones Keenan Ivory Wayans SNL Good Morning America Today Show Later with Jools and Holland SUPERBOWL XLVI SUPERBOWLII SUPERBOWL LIV Award Show Performances: Grammy Awards Latin Grammy Awards MTV Awards MTV Movie Awards American Music Awards Billboard Awards CMT Crossroads VH1: Men Strike Back DVD's: Madonna: "Sticky and Sweet" Madonna: "MDNA" Christina Aguilera: "Christmas 'Reflections' Concert" Christina Aguilera: "Stripped" Christina Aguilera: "Back to Basics" Janet Jackson: "All for You" Glenn Lewis: "Inside My World" Babyface: "Grown and Sexy Live" Usher Live: "My Way” Some Things That Came Up: 2:30 New gig with PINK 4:50 long rehearsals with dancers and pop acts 7:15 daily habits: family, cardio, music enjoyment time 8:15 starting drumming at age 5 and the obligation of church 9:00 first co cert was Amy Grant and finding purpose 10:40 Aliyah and genuine started 30 year touring life 11:00 The Masked Singer and Jimmy Fallon’s “That’s My Jam” tv shows 19:00 Ignoring the trolls 20:00 www.bfnworld.com 23:20 Consultations 30:00 Listening to reel from dropping the needle on records 30:30 Backing up Lionel Richie, The Eurythmics at Rock N’ Roll Hall Of Fame 2033 32:20 A book, a documentary, a solo record 34:00 The genius of Alex Acuna 36:40 John Patitucci’s “On The Corner” and THAT sound. 39:30 Guilty pleasure of boxing knockouts and MMA on Tik Tok 41:50 Loop package from www.yurtrock.com 43:40 Recording drums for movies and cartoons 46:15 Documentaries and listening to records 49:50 Playing at The White House for an Obama party 52:50 Family 57:00 Top Gun:Maverick 58:50 Shark Tank product Contact: www.bfmworld.com www.yurtrock.com IG: @bfm22 The Rich Redmond Show is about all things music, motivation and success. Candid conversations with musicians, actors, comedians, authors and thought leaders about their lives and the stories that shaped them. Rich Redmond is the longtime drummer with Jason Aldean and many other veteran musicians and artists. Rich is also an actor, speaker, author, producer and educator. Rich has been heard on thousands of songs, over 25 of which have been #1 hits! Rich can also be seen in several films and TV shows and has also written an Amazon Best-Selling book, "CRASH! Course for Success: 5 Ways to Supercharge Your Personal and Professional Life" currently available at: https://www.amazon.com/CRASH-Course-Success-Supercharge-Professional/dp/B07YTCG5DS/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=crash+redmond&qid=1576602865&sr=8-1 One Book: Three Ways to consume....Physical (delivered to your front door, Digital (download to your kindle, ipad or e-reader), or Audio (read to you by me on your device...on the go)! Buy Rich’s exact gear at www.lessonsquad.com/rich-redmond Follow Rich: @richredmond www.richredmond.com Jim McCarthy is the quintessential Blue Collar Voice Guy. Honing his craft since 1996 with radio stations in Illinois, South Carolina, Connecticut, New York, Las Vegas and Nashville, Jim has voiced well over 10,000 pieces since and garnered an ear for audio production which he now uses for various podcasts, commercials and promos. Jim is also an accomplished video producer, content creator, writer and overall entrepreneur. Follow Jim: @jimmccarthy www.jimmccarthyvoiceovers.com

Based in Austin, TX, Tom was the drummer and music director for singer/songwriter Robert Earl Keen from 1997 until Robert retired from touring in September of 2022. Before that, he was the original drummer for the Dixie Chicks. In addition, he has been very active as a freelance drummer, both live and in the studio, for a variety of artists including Cross Canadian Ragweed, the Platters, Bo Diddley, Ricky Skaggs, Larry Coryell, Tyler Childers and Lee Ann Womack..... As a member of the Austin City Limits "All Star House Band", he has performed with Bonnie Raitt, Sheryl Crow, Kris Kristofferson, Jeff Bridges, Doyle Bramhall II, Gary Clark Jr, Jimmy Vaughn, Joe Ely, Brittany Howard, Taj Majal, Mavis Staples, Willie Nelson, Rodney Crowell, Chris Isaak, Neko Case, Brandi Carlisle, Elvis Costello, Rosanne Cash, John Leventhal, Ry Cooder, Raul Malo, Norah Jones, Ruthie Foster, Lucinda Williams, Margo Price, Jason Isbell, Alejandro Escovedo, Sheila E, Wilco, Marcia Ball, the Flatlanders, and Brittney Spencer. Some Things That Came Up: 1:30 PASIC 4:50 Austin City Limits All Star Band 6:45 Being the original drummer with The Dixie Chicks 12:40 The Dallas scene 16:00 Live Free or Die 18:00 75th Anniversary of the UNT Jazz Program 25:45 How the economy affects creating a music scene 28:00 Advocacy for Austin Musicians and affecting change 31:45 Making the effort to help others and give back 35:40 The thrill of starting a new career chapter 38:30 Drum RX 47:00 Working with Robert Earl Keen for 25 years and recording with him 48:30 Getting the big gig through Lloyd Maines 50:00 Learn the show that changes every night! 52:00 Charting the show and being over prepared 53:30 New set lists 10 minutes before the show 56:00 The two hour farewell show 65:00 The retirement meeting 70:30 Survival strategy=being over prepared, conveying confidence, 71:40 working with ex student Norah Jones 75:20 Being open to all suggestions from all musicians 71:00 The Gear 79:20 Heroes=Gadd and Porcaro. Studying with Rick Latham. 84:20 Count Offs, clicks, loops and controlling feel and stage volume. 88:20 The FAST 5 Contact: www.tomvanschaik.com Twitter: @tvsdrumr Insta: @tvsdrumr The Rich Redmond Show is about all things music, motivation and success. Candid conversations with musicians, actors, comedians, authors and thought leaders about their lives and the stories that shaped them. Rich Redmond is the longtime drummer with Jason Aldean and many other veteran musicians and artists. Rich is also an actor, speaker, author, producer and educator. Rich has been heard on thousands of songs, over 25 of which have been #1 hits! Rich can also be seen in several films and TV shows and has also written an Amazon Best-Selling book, "CRASH! Course for Success: 5 Ways to Supercharge Your Personal and Professional Life" currently available at: https://www.amazon.com/CRASH-Course-Success-Supercharge-Professional/dp/B07YTCG5DS/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=crash+redmond&qid=1576602865&sr=8-1 One Book: Three Ways to consume....Physical (delivered to your front door, Digital (download to your kindle, ipad or e-reader), or Audio (read to you by me on your device...on the go)! Pre Order Rich’s new book: https://www.amazon.com/Making-Country-Music-Insiders-Industry/dp/1538172518/ Buy Rich’s exact gear at www.lessonsquad.com/rich-redmond Follow Rich: @richredmond www.richredmond.com Jim McCarthy is the quintessential Blue Collar Voice Guy. Honing his craft since 1996 with radio stations in Illinois, South Carolina, Connecticut, New York, Las Vegas and Nashville, Jim has voiced well over 10,000 pieces since and garnered an ear for audio production which he now uses for various podcasts, commercials and promos. Jim is also an accomplished video producer, content creator, writer and overall entrepreneur. Follow Jim: @jimmccarthy www.jimmccarthyvoiceovers.com

Mike Terrana is an American drummer, known principally in the hard rock genre. His first professional work was in 1984 with the Toronto Canada based rockers “Hanover Fist” (MCA records), after which he recorded and toured with various bands, playing various rock bands in New York State. Between 1987 and 1997, Terrana was based out Los Angeles, and began working with Artists like Yngwie Malmsteen, Tony Macalpine, Steve Lukather (Toto), Jennifer Batten (Michael Jackson), and Beau Nasty. In 1997 Mike relocated to Europe, settling in Hamburg Germany, where he worked with such bands as Gamma Ray, Axel Rudi Pell, Masterplan, Rage and Savage Circus. During the past two years Mike has been touring member of Tarja (X-singer of Nightwish) and recently recorded her second solo CD entitled “What Lies Beneath” for release in the fall of 2010. In 2012 -2014 Terrana recorded Tarjas “Colors in the Dark” and complied a 2 year world tour. In 2015 Terrana recored a classical DVD entitles Beauty and the Beat” with orchestra Recorded a self Entitled Rock CD "TERRANA "with his own 3 piece power Trio followed by club dates and Summer Festival appearances Mike also enjoys playing music from the instrumental fusion genre and is currently performing many drum clinics around the world to support the release of his new book “Double Bass Cross Training” Endorsements : Remo Drum Heads, PDP Drums , Paiste Cymbals, and Vic Firth Stick Things That Came Up: 3:00 deciding to make videos during covid 3:40 recording with Yngwie and MacAlpine 6:20 opening for Talas 9:00 uncle gave him a Slingerland calf skin kit 10:10 seeing Rush in a bar! Deciding to be a pro drummer in 1978 1981 seeing Terry Bozzio in 1981 13:00 double bass versus double pedal 13:5o online trolls 14:40 playing the drums versus living FROM the drums 15:00 shooting music video on a paddle board 17:30 500 push-ups a day 20:30 4 minute HIT training app 22:30 owning 100 drum sets 26:20 relationships and drumming 35:13 the joys of travel 37:00 drum clinics in China 40:20 stick twirling and playing for non musicians 43:40 getting paid to have fun 44;30 studying electrical engineering in college 46:00 numbers, taxes, ME, INC 50:30 things to do to be successful on your first tour 51:44 moms advice-“always do your best. You never know who’s watching” 56:20 eat real food over vitamins and supplements 60:00 food poisoning, meat and lactose intolerance 62:30 The El Paso Connection 63:40 the “natural” food and dairy in Italy 71:00 upcoming instructional packages 74:15 Tik Tok, the truth and 7 million views 76:3o Terrifier 2 Follow: FB: @miketerrana IG: @miketerrana TT: @miketerrana www.terrana.com @miketerrana The Rich Redmond Show is about all things music, motivation and success. Candid conversations with musicians, actors, comedians, authors and thought leaders about their lives and the stories that shaped them. Rich Redmond is the longtime drummer with Jason Aldean and many other veteran musicians and artists. Rich is also an actor, speaker, author, producer and educator. Rich has been heard on thousands of songs, over 25 of which have been #1 hits! Rich can also be seen in several films and TV shows and has also written an Amazon Best-Selling book, "CRASH! Course for Success: 5 Ways to Supercharge Your Personal and Professional Life" currently available at: https://www.amazon.com/CRASH-Course-Success-Supercharge-Professional/dp/B07YTCG5DS/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=crash+redmond&qid=1576602865&sr=8-1 One Book: Three Ways to consume....Physical (delivered to your front door, Digital (download to your kindle, ipad or e-reader), or Audio (read to you by me on your device...on the go)! Buy Rich’s exact gear at www.lessonsquad.com/rich-redmond Follow Rich: @richredmond www.richredmond.com Jim McCarthy is the quintessential Blue Collar Voice Guy. Honing his craft since 1996 with radio stations in Illinois, South Carolina, Connecticut, New York, Las Vegas and Nashville, Jim has voiced well over 10,000 pieces since and garnered an ear for audio production which he now uses for various podcasts, commercials and promos. Jim is also an accomplished video producer, content creator, writer and overall entrepreneur. Follow Jim: @jimmccarthy www.jimmccarthyvoiceovers.com

His recording credits read like a “who’s who” including Taylor Swift, BonJovi, Jewel, Luke Bryan, Darius Rucker, Carrie Underwood, The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir and new artists James Bay and Moon Taxi. The award-winning percussionist has traveled around the world and throughout the United States performing with artists such as Vince Gill, Amy Grant, Faith Hill, Take 6 and Bob Seger. He currently tours with Jimmy Buffett and The Coral Reefer Band. An accomplished composer and producer, Eric has written original underscores for TV and film. These shows include Dateline NBC, 20/20, Fox Sports, the Discovery Channel, The NFL Network, National Geographic and the film, The Fantastic Four – Rise of the Silver Surfer. Other projects include A Drummer Boy’s Christmas and Sunday Drive. Inspired by his grandfather who was a musician and band leader, Eric has long felt at home in the world of drums and percussion. Grounded in the fundamentals of both classical and non-classical percussion, Eric’s versatility helps artists hone their sound and distinctly clarify their vision. He is known for creating unique tones and parts as well as one of a kind drum and percussion loops for projects. Never satisfied with the status quo, Eric’s passion for what he does is always evolving. Motivated by a love of learning, he is always willing to embrace new projects that allow him to exceed previous achievements. Things That Came Up: -Musical Grandfather -Started on drums and transitioned to percussion in high school -Playing on TV Show in College -Classical Percussion in Nashville -Chimes on Lonestar record and Sings on a Reba record -Letter Charts Vs. Number Charts -Jimmy Buffet Recording turns to live chair -Flashing Light Clicks with Bob Seger -Don Brewer playing the exact same fills every night -The beauty of Ralph MacDonald -Working out everyday and eating right -Being teachable, flexible, open minded and easy to work with -What do you bring to the table? -Be Honest with yourself and talent -Trying to improve everyday -Playing on that first Taylor Swift record -Maren Morris, Art Garfunkel, Willie Nelson, a love of great songwriters -Tuning congas to the key -Back hernia and recovery Follow: www.ericdarken.com Instagram: @ericdarken The Rich Redmond Show is about all things music, motivation and success. Candid conversations with musicians, actors, comedians, authors and thought leaders about their lives and the stories that shaped them. Rich Redmond is the longtime drummer with Jason Aldean and many other veteran musicians and artists. Rich is also an actor, speaker, author, producer and educator. Rich has been heard on thousands of songs, over 25 of which have been #1 hits! Rich can also be seen in several films and TV shows and has also written an Amazon Best-Selling book, "CRASH! Course for Success: 5 Ways to Supercharge Your Personal and Professional Life" currently available at: https://www.amazon.com/CRASH-Course-Success-Supercharge-Professional/dp/B07YTCG5DS/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=crash+redmond&qid=1576602865&sr=8-1 One Book: Three Ways to consume....Physical (delivered to your front door, Digital (download to your kindle, ipad or e-reader), or Audio (read to you by me on your device...on the go)! Buy Rich’s exact gear at www.lessonsquad.com/rich-redmond Follow Rich: @richredmond www.richredmond.com Jim McCarthy is the quintessential Blue Collar Voice Guy. Honing his craft since 1996 with radio stations in Illinois, South Carolina, Connecticut, New York, Las Vegas and Nashville, Jim has voiced well over 10,000 pieces since and garnered an ear for audio production which he now uses for various podcasts, commercials and promos. Jim is also an accomplished video producer, content creator, writer and overall entrepreneur. Follow Jim: @jimmccarthy www.jimmccarthyvoiceovers.com

Tony Braunagel: Blues, Belushi and beyond -Focusing on projects that are special and meaningful -Yoga and biking —The foodie dream of Ventura Blvd -Texas and playing early -Buying first drumset and getting first gigs from Willie Ornelas at 15 -Producing a Grammy award winning Taj Mahal live record -Creating programmed sounds organically -Commonalities with Tom Hambridge -Producing from the drum chair -Staff drummer in London -The band Crawler -Moving to LA in 1979 -Eric Burton and Rickie Lee Jones -School of Gadd -Bette Midler treating the band like gold -Playing with Bonnie Raitt for 7 years -“I Can’t Make You Love Me” urban legend , Don Was and first takes -Playing percussion on “Thing Called Love” and Phantom Blues Band -Lenny Castro, Luis Conte, Kevin Ricard -Robert Cray -Actor on “According to Jim” and SAG pension -Auditioning as an actor -TV Hazing -THE Shuffle Book (with Adam Gust) -Shuffle Variationsi -The Blues Brothers Gig The Rich Redmond Show is about all things music, motivation and success. Candid conversations with musicians, actors, comedians, authors and thought leaders about their lives and the stories that shaped them. Rich Redmond is the longtime drummer with Jason Aldean and many other veteran musicians and artists. Rich is also an actor, speaker, author, producer and educator. Rich has been heard on thousands of songs, over 25 of which have been #1 hits! Rich can also be seen in several films and TV shows and has also written an Amazon Best-Selling book, "CRASH! Course for Success: 5 Ways to Supercharge Your Personal and Professional Life" currently available at: https://www.amazon.com/CRASH-Course-Success-Supercharge-Professional/dp/B07YTCG5DS/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=crash+redmond&qid=1576602865&sr=8-1 One Book: Three Ways to consume....Physical (delivered to your front door, Digital (download to your kindle, ipad or e-reader), or Audio (read to you by me on your device...on the go)! Buy Rich’s exact gear at www.lessonsquad.com/rich-redmond Follow Rich: @richredmond www.richredmond.com Jim McCarthy is the quintessential Blue Collar Voice Guy. Honing his craft since 1996 with radio stations in Illinois, South Carolina, Connecticut, New York, Las Vegas and Nashville, Jim has voiced well over 10,000 pieces since and garnered an ear for audio production which he now uses for various podcasts, commercials and promos. Jim is also an accomplished video producer, content creator, writer and overall entrepreneur. Follow Jim: @jimmccarthy www.jimmccarthyvoiceovers.com

Keech Rainwater has been the drummer for the pop country band Lonestar since 1992. The band has charted over 20 singles, 9 of which were #1 hits. Keech is also an active cinematographer and podcaster. Some Things That Came Up: -40 years of pro playing and nearly 30 years of drumming with Lonestar -Bands have their own language -Raised in Plano, TX -Immediately knowing how to play drums at 13 -Playing trumpet -Texasassee became Lonestar -John Rich on bass -Moving to Nashville WITH a job in 1994 -Full band membership/business model -Influenced by Tommy Aldridge and Vinnie Colaiuta -Downfall of Double Bass -Practice -Changing the live show every year -3 live snare drums -never unpacking -2nd career as music video director -favorite directors -food trucks -3D printing fun -The Designated Drummer Podcast Follow: facebook.com/keech.rainwater Twitter: @lonedrumer Instagram: @lonedrumer The Rich Redmond Show is about all things music, motivation and success. Candid conversations with musicians, actors, comedians, authors and thought leaders about their lives and the stories that shaped them. Rich Redmond is the longtime drummer with Jason Aldean and many other veteran musicians and artists. Rich is also an actor, speaker, author, producer and educator. Rich has been heard on thousands of songs, over 25 of which have been #1 hits! Rich can also be seen in several films and TV shows and has also written an Amazon Best-Selling book, "CRASH! Course for Success: 5 Ways to Supercharge Your Personal and Professional Life" currently available at: https://www.amazon.com/CRASH-Course-Success-Supercharge-Professional/dp/B07YTCG5DS/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=crash+redmond&qid=1576602865&sr=8-1 One Book: Three Ways to consume....Physical (delivered to your front door, Digital (download to your kindle, ipad or e-reader), or Audio (read to you by me on your device...on the go)! Buy Rich’s exact gear at www.lessonsquad.com/rich-redmond Follow Rich: @richredmond www.richredmond.com Jim McCarthy is the quintessential Blue Collar Voice Guy. Honing his craft since 1996 with radio stations in Illinois, South Carolina, Connecticut, New York, Las Vegas and Nashville, Jim has voiced well over 10,000 pieces since and garnered an ear for audio production which he now uses for various podcasts, commercials and promos. Jim is also an accomplished video producer, content creator, writer and overall entrepreneur. Follow Jim: @jimmccarthy www.jimmccarthyvoiceovers.com

Robert J. Sciglimpaglia, Jr. is an award winning actor, producer, best selling author, and attorney in the fields of entertainment, copyright/trademark, personal injury, and real estate law. After 15 years as a successful Certified Worker’s Compensation Specialist and attorney in areas of personal injury, real estate and entertainment/copyright law/trademark law, while flipping through an Adult Education magazine, Robert stumbled across an advertisement for a voice-over acting course. Having always been intrigued by acting, and driven by curiosity, Robert decided to enroll in the course. At this time, websites advertising voice-acting gigs were just beginning to pop-up so voice artists could easily audition and do voice over jobs from home, and Robert found it easy to find work. He landed his first voice-over gig working with PBS, in "American Experience: Hijacked!". He quickly began to be offered more work and was afforded the opportunity to work with some of Hollywood's biggest companies and stars, such as "Music and Lyrics", his first film, and Disney's "Enchanted". In 2012, he starred in the Super Bowl's viral Chevy commercial, "Happy Grad" which has been featured every year since on CBS's "Super Bowl's Greatest Commercials." The same year, after receiving questions from other aspiring voice over actors all over the world, he decided to combine his law background and voice-acting experience and wrote his first book, "Voice Over Legal". The book covers all the legal aspects of becoming a voice-actor, from starting a business and establishing an LLC, to the proper contracts required to work as a voice actor. It also covers some of the basics of the business like agents and Performance Unions, such as SAG-AFTRA. Just two years later, his book was the #1 best-seller in Amazon's entertainment law category. Today, Robert has a production company, Belair Productions, that has three short films that have brought home a combined 75 awards (and counting), which are running the festival circuit and are available for streaming on Amazon Prime and other platforms. Robert has appeared in off Broadway productions, on National Television and in major feature films many times. Some Things That Came Up: -new marketing business for VO talent -the first 20 demos submitted are the ones getting heard! -author of top book on running their VO business -the award winning “Bathtub Chronicles” on Amazon Prime -Being an actor outside of NY and LA -The importance of music in film -The genius of John Carpenter -TikTok VO artist being taken advantage of -The Siri voice -Copyrighting audio files at copyright.gov -The legalities of NFTs -Marketing Funnels -Don’t do it for fame and fortune -RQOTD and adult jokes Follow: www.robpaglia.com Twitter: @Robscig IG: @Robsicg The Rich Redmond Show is about all things music, motivation and success. Candid conversations with musicians, actors, comedians, authors and thought leaders about their lives and the stories that shaped them. Rich Redmond is the longtime drummer with Jason Aldean and many other veteran musicians and artists. Rich is also an actor, speaker, author, producer and educator. Rich has been heard on thousands of songs, over 25 of which have been #1 hits! Rich can also be seen in several films and TV shows and has also written an Amazon Best-Selling book, "CRASH! Course for Success: 5 Ways to Supercharge Your Personal and Professional Life" currently available at: https://www.amazon.com/CRASH-Course-Success-Supercharge-Professional/dp/B07YTCG5DS/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=crash+redmond&qid=1576602865&sr=8-1 One Book: Three Ways to consume....Physical (delivered to your front door, Digital (download to your kindle, ipad or e-reader), or Audio (read to you by me on your device...on the go)! Buy Rich’s exact gear at www.lessonsquad.com/rich-redmond Follow Rich: @richredmond www.richredmond.com Jim McCarthy is the quintessential Blue Collar Voice Guy. Honing his craft since 1996 with radio stations in Illinois, South Carolina, Connecticut, New York, Las Vegas and Nashville, Jim has voiced well over 10,000 pieces since and garnered an ear for audio production which he now uses for various podcasts, commercials and promos. Jim is also an accomplished video producer, content creator, writer and overall entrepreneur. Follow Jim: @jimmccarthy www.jimmccarthyvoiceovers.com RICH REDMOND Drummer, Speaker, Author, Host, Actor www.richredmond.com

Nick's experience in playing and recording music goes back to his freshman year in high school, where he played in a popular band that had a single on college radio. This led to his first major industry gig with Mac Gayden (co-wrote iconic hit "Everlasting Love") while still in high school. Within a few months of being out on the road, Nick moved to Boston where he attended the Berklee College of Music and got to see what real playing was all about. With his ego immediately put in check and his head full of new musical ideas , he got the gig with Col. Bruce Hampton and the Codetalkers, which was a band he had loved to play along to in high school. During this time, Nick got to play with so many of the amazing musicians he had only heard in his headphones such as Warren Haynes, Derek Trucks, Susan Tedeschi, Bob Wier, and the late great Richie Hayward (from Little Feat) who joined Nick multiple times for some unforgettable double drumset gigs. Upon moving back to Nashville in 2002, Nick picked up right where he left off, when he was asked to play with Cyndi Thompson, starting another new chapter in his career. It was the first of many tours that would follow with such diverse artists as Edwin McCain, Hank Williams Jr., Jedd Hughes, Maia Sharp, Emily West, and many others. Playing with these various artists has led to performing at so many great iconic venues such as the Grand Ole Opry along with TV appearances on many of the late night and daytime talk shows. It also led to a whole new side of Nick's career as a session drummer. Nick's unique drumming style combines his delicate touch with a soulful r&b backbeat and an explosive energy, which adds depth and excitement to his tracks. He's never afraid to take chances with music, which sets him apart as a player. His unmistakeable style infiltrates both live and studio settings putting him in high demand amongst the Music Row elite. His playing is featured on country/pop sensation Taylor Swift's first 5 multi-platinum albums. This includes "Fearless", which won many Grammy's including Album Of The Year. Other artists Nick has recorded with include: Richard Marx, Dolly Parton, Lionel Richie, Kenny Loggins, Lady Antebellum, Martina McBride and Randy Houser to name a few. Nick’s playing style has already helped influence a new sound in Nashville, and his diverse track record is continually expanding in various directions, but the wooden spoons now stay in the kitchen. Some Things That Came Up: -Pandemic sessions -Building careers in early 2000’s -Berklee, Colonel Bruce -The Golden Groove -Cindy Thompson -Bruce Wallace, Ethan Pilzer, Steve Mackey -No lessons! -Gadd, Vega, Vinnie, Porcaro -Moving to States at (13) -Fast cars and a growing family -Meeting Vinnie and Sting -Finishing Berklee -Colonel Bruce gig in Atlanta and hanging with Richie Hayward -Nathan Chapman, Tim Marks and Taylor Swift -Matt Billingslea and re-recording Taylors early records -Noble and Cooley drums -Dolly Parton -Pricing -Producing and practicing piano -The University School of Nashville -The NEW Nashville -Advice for upcoming creatives -Kenny Chesney Tour 2022 Follow: www.nickbuda.com IG: @nickbuda The Rich Redmond Show is about all things music, motivation and success. Candid conversations with musicians, actors, comedians, authors and thought leaders about their lives and the stories that shaped them. Rich Redmond is the longtime drummer with Jason Aldean and many other veteran musicians and artists. Rich is also an actor, speaker, author, producer and educator. Rich has been heard on thousands of songs, over 25 of which have been #1 hits! Rich can also be seen in several films and TV shows and has also written an Amazon Best-Selling book, "CRASH! Course for Success: 5 Ways to Supercharge Your Personal and Professional Life" currently available at: https://www.amazon.com/CRASH-Course-Success-Supercharge-Professional/dp/B07YTCG5DS/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=crash+redmond&qid=1576602865&sr=8-1 One Book: Three Ways to consume....Physical (delivered to your front door, Digital (download to your kindle, ipad or e-reader), or Audio (read to you by me on your device...on the go)! Buy Rich’s exact gear at www.lessonsquad.com/rich-redmond Follow Rich: @richredmond www.richredmond.com Jim McCarthy is the quintessential Blue Collar Voice Guy. Honing his craft since 1996 with radio stations in Illinois, South Carolina, Connecticut, New York, Las Vegas and Nashville, Jim has voiced well over 10,000 pieces since and garnered an ear for audio production which he now uses for various podcasts, commercials and promos. Jim is also an accomplished video producer, content creator, writer and overall entrepreneur. Follow Jim: @jimmccarthy www.jimmccarthyvoiceovers.com

Brian Covey Brian has mastered the art of a growth mindset, the art of winning, and the art of staying fit. He believes in integration and health over all things. Brian is an executive at loanDepot, a proud father, an influencer, a top rated podcaster and, just simply, a fabulous soccer dad. Some Things THat Came Up: -Workout to have MORE energy! -Get Up! Take a cold shower! -Don’t quit too early. -Slapping the bass. Nurturing your creative and competitive sides. -Teamwork is the commonality between music and sports -“The Brian Covey Show” Podcast and the book: “Conversations With Covey” -Repetition=Success and just be YOU -Practice makes PROGRESS -Show Up…means PREPARATION! -God never gives you more than you can handle -Seasons of Life -Taking the high road -Loan Depot TV commercials and the American Dream -Start online and finish local -Higher leaders that create other leaders -Memphis BBQ Follow: www.briancovey.com IG: @thebriancovey The Rich Redmond Show is about all things music, motivation and success. Candid conversations with musicians, actors, comedians, authors and thought leaders about their lives and the stories that shaped them. Rich Redmond is the longtime drummer with Jason Aldean and many other veteran musicians and artists. Rich is also an actor, speaker, author, producer and educator. Rich has been heard on thousands of songs, over 25 of which have been #1 hits! Rich can also be seen in several films and TV shows and has also written an Amazon Best-Selling book, "CRASH! Course for Success: 5 Ways to Supercharge Your Personal and Professional Life" currently available at: https://www.amazon.com/CRASH-Course-Success-Supercharge-Professional/dp/B07YTCG5DS/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=crash+redmond&qid=1576602865&sr=8-1 One Book: Three Ways to consume....Physical (delivered to your front door, Digital (download to your kindle, ipad or e-reader), or Audio (read to you by me on your device...on the go)! Buy Rich’s exact gear at www.lessonsquad.com/rich-redmond Follow Rich: @richredmond www.richredmond.com Jim McCarthy is the quintessential Blue Collar Voice Guy. Honing his craft since 1996 with radio stations in Illinois, South Carolina, Connecticut, New York, Las Vegas and Nashville, Jim has voiced well over 10,000 pieces since and garnered an ear for audio production which he now uses for various podcasts, commercials and promos. Jim is also an accomplished video producer, content creator, writer and overall entrepreneur. Follow Jim: @jimmccarthy www.jimmccarthyvoiceovers.com