Working Drummer

Greg Sadler is a Los Angeles-based drummer who keeps a relentlessly busy schedule both in the studio and on the stage. He has provided the rhythmic foundation for GRAMMY, Emmy and Tony winners, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees, and many more.  He is a graduate of the University of North Texas, where he was a member of the six-time GRAMMY-nominated One O’Clock Lab Band in 2012. Greg also teaches privately and has coached some of the biggest names in Hollywood, helping actors prepare for on-screen drum features.

Currently on tour with rock legend Alice Cooper and the Hollywood Vampires Glen Sobel has played in a variety of genres including rock, hip hop, pop, metal, punk, and fusion. A seasoned pro with world tour experience, Glen has developed a reputation for being a quick study, known to learn an entire set of material in a day or record a CDs worth of songs on short notice. Glen subbed a week for Tommy Lee in Mötley Crüe on a few hours notice pulling double duty on the Crue/Alice tour. Recent live events have found Glen playing in the house band backing such heavyweights as Steven Tyler, Rob Halford, Weird Al, Pat Simmons & Michael McDonald of The Doobie Brothers, Sammy Hagar, Richie Sambora, Joe Lynn Turner, Night Ranger, Jonny Lang, Nils Lofgren, Sarah Mclachlan, Nuno Bettencourt, Dexter and Noodles of The Offspring, Robby Krieger of The Doors, Ke$ha, Orianthi, Johnny Depp, Mike Myers and many more. Other touring/recording credits for Glen include Chris Impellitteri, Jennifer Batten (Michael Jackson's guitarist), Tony Macalpine , Gary Hoey, Warner Bros recording act Beautiful Creatures (Ozzfest tour), Cypress Hill and many others. Glen has conducted and appeared at CLINICS AND DRUM FESTIVALS in many countries. He has established himself as a respected player and teacher in LA and was hired as an instructor at MUSICIANS INSTITUTE as well as contributing to DRUM! Magazine. In 2016 Glen was voted #1 Hard Rock Drummer in Drum Magazine's DRUMMIES readers poll. The past couple of years have seen nominations in hard rock / metal categories in readers polls for Modern Drummer, DRUM! Magazine and Rhythm UK Magazine. He spends much of his time in Los Angeles doing sessions for some of the music industry’s top producers. His performances are dynamic and visual and his track record as a session player is impressive In this episode, Glen talks about: * Touring * Drumming for Alice Cooper * Staying healthy * Creating trust on and off stage * Modernizing older songs * What he learned from early recordings with Tony McAlpine * The origin story of the band, The Hollywood Vampires * Subbing for Tommy Lee on Mötley Crüe’s farewell tour ⁠Here's our Patreon⁠ [https://www.patreon.com/c/workingdrummer] ⁠Here's our Youtube⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@WorkingDrummerPodcast] ⁠Here's our Homepage [https://www.workingdrummer.net/]

Shawn King. Shawn has been the drummer for the band Devotchka for over 20 years and has been based in Denver for longer than that. Over that time he has been tightly woven into the Denver scene and involved in all kinds of projects from experimental festivals to musical theatre. We are right around the 20 year anniversary of both Devotchka’s album “How it Ends” and the movie “Little Miss Sunshine” for which Devotchka provided the soundtrack and score. In this epsidoe, Shawn talks about: * The high premium placed on multi-instrumentalism in Devotchka * The record label model vs. the Patreon model, and the full record model vs. the single model  * Treating the drumset as the multi percussion instrument it is, thinking more in terms of patterns than grooves  * Structuring improvisation through parameters and limitations  * What has kept him in Denver * Recording the soundtrack for “Little Miss Sunshine” Here's our Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/c/workingdrummer] Here's our Youtube [https://www.youtube.com/@WorkingDrummerPodcast] Here's our Homepage [https://www.workingdrummer.net/]

Curt Bisquera [https://linktr.ee/curtbisq] is one of Los Angeles' top recording / touring drummers and producers. Curt has recorded and/or toured with the biggest names in music including Sir Elton John, Johnny Cash, Mick Jagger, Tom Petty, Bonnie Raitt, Josh Groban, Ricky Martin, Sarah McLachlan, Hans Zimmer (Superman / Batman), The Beach Boys, Lana del Rey, John Legend, Tina Turner, Celine Dion and countless others. In this episode, Curt talks about: * Embracing new social media norms * The power of the human connection * Adapting to changes in the industry * Recording digitally for the first time on the first Seal record * How to reconcile the threat of A.I. * The importance of time feel and groove above all else * Recording with Bonnie Raitt, Tom Petty * Low snare drum tunings X: @curtbisq IG band: @alnesbittalchemy The Kirkee B. Show: IG - Youtube: @thekirkeebshow Drum Consultation: kirkeebdrum@gmail.com ⁠Here's our Patreon⁠ [https://www.patreon.com/c/workingdrummer] ⁠Here's our Youtube⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@WorkingDrummerPodcast] ⁠Here's our Homepage [https://www.workingdrummer.net/]

Steve has headed up drumset studies at the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music, and has countless alumni active in all corners of the music industry. In addition to teaching, Steve’s legacy as a player includes recording and touring with a huge range of artists including Gloria Estefan and Ben Vereen, and a stint of more than a decade as the drummer for the BeeGees. In this episode, Steve talks about: * Creating a constructive, collaborative environment for drum students to learn from each other * Why he stayed in Miami as opposed to moving to New York or LA * Creating one of the first college programs that treated drumset seriously as its own thing * How learning to record isn’t just about tech, it’s about learning how to  listen * Shifting his focus from being a sideman for big acts and artists to developing his own voice and composing his own music * Taking what comes naturally to a student and helping them develop it as part of their voice Here's our Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/c/workingdrummer] Here's our Youtube [https://www.youtube.com/@WorkingDrummerPodcast] Here's our Homepage [https://www.workingdrummer.net/]