Working Drummer
With close to 500 episodes and counting, Working Drummer Podcast is the source for those interested in what it’s like to be a professional drummer. Hosted by Matthew Crouse and Zack Albetta, Working Drummer covers it all with a dynamic range of pro drummers who represent many different genres and scenes. Each weekly interview features a different performer, sometimes with a less recognizable name, but always with an impressive and distinct body of work. This unique approach has garnered a loyal audience hungry for unfiltered stories about making a living as a musician today.
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121 – Kevin Stevens: Playing for a Tribute Show...
L.A. drummer Kevin Stevens recently completed two tours of Europe with David Brighton’s Space Oddity, a David Bowie tribute show....
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120 – Kasey Todd: Touring with Tonic, Paying Yo...
Kasey Todd is a professional drummer, percussionist, vocalist, and an all around musician and entertainer. Along with being a performer,...
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119 – Go-Go Ray: 25 years of Funk, Rock, Fusion...
Go-Go Ray has been a Kansas City fixture since he moved there in the early 90s. He grew up in...
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118 – Milton Sledge: Studio Legend, Musician Ha...
Milton Sledge is a session drummer best known for a string of sessions in Muscle Shoals, Alabama as well as several...
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117 – Evan Pazner: Touring with Lee Fields, Bei...
Evan Pazner is a native and life-long resident of New York City. For the last six years, he has been...
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116 – Derrek Phillips: Drumming for Hank Willia...
Since the age of three, Derrek C. Phillips has had a deep passion for music. From that time he has...
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115 – A Sit-Down with The Bosses: Equinox Orche...
At the helm of The Equinox Orchestra are tenor saxophonist and bandleader Jeremy Davis, lead vocalist Clay Johnson, and trumpet...
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114 – Angela Lese: Drumming for The Dead Deads,...
Angie Lese always wanted to be a drummer since she could remember. Growing up in Fort Wayne Indiana, she took...
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113 – Jermal Watson: Born & Bred in New Orleans...
Jermal Watson is a native of New Orleans and like so many musicians there, got his musical start playing in...
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112 – Joe Gansas & Around The Kit: Online Drum ...
Around The Kit with Joe Gansas For close to a year and a half, Joe Gansas has been hosting an...
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111 – Carter McLean: Drumming on Broadway, Play...
Carter McLean has been a New Yorker for most of his adult life. From his home base in Brooklyn, he...
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110 – Russ Miller: Recording for Soundtracks, T...
Russ Miller is internationally known as one of the top drummers of today. As a Multi-Platinum recording artist, he has...
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109 – YonRico Scott: Playing in The Derek Truck...
Yonrico Scott has been a fixture on the Atlanta scene and in Southern music in general for decades. He was...
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108 – Rob Mitchell: Drumming and World Travelin...
Rob Mitchell has built an impressive resume list of gigs throughout his decades in Nashville, Tennessee. Currently, Rob continues to hold...
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107 – Wayne Salzmann: Living and Drumming in Au...
Wayne Salzmann has been at the top of the Austin scene for nearly a decade. Even before graduating from the...
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106 – Nick Ruffini from Drummer’s Resource & WD...
In this episode Working Drummer hosts Zack Albetta and Matthew Crouse have a unique opportunity to join forces with Nick Ruffini from...
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105 – Tony Austin: Playing with Kamasi Washingt...
Tony Austin was born and raised in Los Angeles. He is one of two drummers (the other being Ronald Bruner...
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104 – Black Drummers Of Nashville Round Table: ...
In this episode we have the opportunity to share the unique perspective of a group of talented black musicians who...
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103 – Andy Sanesi: From Avant Garde Jazz to Pop...
Andy Sanesi is a New York native who has spent the last decade in L.A. His time in New York...
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102 – Wil Easterwood: Drumming for Trick Pony, ...
When not out touring with country duo Trick Pony, Wil Easterwood spends his time as a freelance drummer and vocalist for live...
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101 – Gary Hobbs: Touring with Stan Kenton, App...
Gary Hobbs resides just outside Portland, OR, literally steps from the house he grew up in. His father and grandfather were...
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100 – 100th Episode Special: A Very Non-Serious...
We are excited to share a special edition of our 100th episode by bringing you a fun round table discussion...
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099 – Pete Cater: Building on Legends’ Legacies...
London-based drummer and bandleader Pete Cater has built on the traditions of Buddy Rich, Joe Morello, and many others to carve...
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098 – Hubert Payne: Drumming for Little Big Tow...
Hubert Payne was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan. Although, he was heavily influenced by his father who was a...
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097 – Billy Freeman: Drumming for Dustin Lynch,...
A Native of Garland Texas, Billy Freeman grew up around local Opry houses and by the age of 12 took over...
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