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Live From My Drum Room With John DeChristopher! is a series of conversations with legendary drummers and Music Industry icons, hosted by drummer and music industry veteran, John DeChristopher, drawing from his five decades in the Music Industry. Created in 2020, and ranked BEST Drum Podcast, "Live From My Drum Room With John DeChristopher!" gives the audience an insider's view that only John can offer. And no drummers harmed on any show! Please subscribe!
Exciting news! 100% of the proceeds from Live From My Drum Room T-shirts goes toward a newly created Live From My Drum Room Scholarship with the Percussive Arts Society! https://pas.org/pasic/scholarships/. Live From My Drum Room T-shirts are made of soft 60%cotton/40% polyester. Available in XS-2XL. $25 includes shipping in the contiguous US. Payment with Venmo: @John-DeChristopher-2. Be sure to include your size and shipping address. Email: livefrommydrumroom@gmail.com. Thank you to everyone who's bought a shirt - you've helped support this endeavor!
All episodes are streamed and recorded live on Facebook, and available as YouTube videos. https://www.youtube.com/c/JohnDeChristopherLiveFromMyDrumRoom. Please subscribe! And no drummers harmed on any show!
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Send us a textMy guest is original drummer/co-founding member of "Chicago" and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee, the legendary Danny Seraphine! In this episode, Danny and I do a deep dive into several of Chicago's classic hit songs, breaking down his drum parts with Danny giving insights into how the songs were created and recorded. So come along for the ride and please subscribe! Visit Danny's website: https://www.dannyseraphine.com. Chicago performing "I'm A Man" at Tanglewood...
Send us a textMy guest is legendary drummer and composer, Manu Katche! In this episode, Manu and I discuss his long and prolific career including a deep dive into several of his iconic recordings with Peter Gabriel, Sting, Robbie Robertson, Dire Straits and his solo work. So come along for the ride for an episode that is sure to inspire you and have you dancing in your seat! Thanks for watching and listening, and please subscribe! Live From My Drum Room With John DeChristopher! is a seri...
Send us a textMy guest is Mark Powers, Drumset Committee Chair for PAS (Percussive Artist Society). Mark takes us through this year's PASIC (Percussive Artist Society International Convention) Nov 13-16, 2024 in Indianapolis, IN. For almost 50 years, PASIC has been at the forefront, as the largest drum and percussion event in the world, with clinics, master classes, concerts, panel discussions and more! I'm proud to offer a Live From My Drum Room! PAS Scholarship, which allows a recipient to ...
Send us a textI'm joined by Grammy Award winning, legendary drummer, author and educator, Mike Mangini (Dream Theater, Extreme, Steve Vai) and Ryan Smith, Artist Relations Manager at Shure Microphones. We do a deep dive into drum mics and mic'ing technique, with Mike giving us a run down of his microphones for touring and recording. We play video and audio clips of Mike playing parts from his solo record, "Invisible Signs" to demonstrate the organic drum sound he achieved through proper mic s...
Send us a textAn epic episode of Live From My Drum Room celebrating the 35th Anniversary of the Buddy Rich Memorial Concert on October 14, 1989 in Los Angeles, widely considered the greatest drumming event in history. My guests are the drummers and people who made it possible: Steve Gadd, Vinnie Colaiuta, Dave Weckl, Gregg Bissonette & Dennis Chambers, along with Cathy Rich who produced the show and Rob Wallis of Hudson Music (formerly DCI video) who captured it on film for all of posteri...
Send us a textPart 2 of TrackTalk with legendary drummer, Dave Mattacks! In Part 2, we do a deep-dive into more of Dave's iconic tracks from XTC, Paul McCartney, Jethro Tull and more! Come along for ride for Part 2, thanks for watching and listening! Please subscribe! Be sure to check out Part 1! https://youtu.be/pDT7hrn0k1k?si=Acyd2jlMNC0O0845 Live From My Drum Room With John DeChristopher! is a series of conversations with legendary drummers and Music Industry icons, hosted by drummer ...
Send us a textMy guest is returning champion, legendary drummer, Dave Mattacks for a special episode of TrackTalk! In Part 1, we do a deep-dive into some iconic tracks from Fairport Convention , Joan Armatrading and XTC, with Dave giving us incredible insights into how the songs were created. The show aired LIVE on Facebook for over two hours, so I split this into two episodes. So come along for ride for Part 1, thanks for watching and listening and stay tuned for Part 2! Please subscrib...
Send us a textI'm joined by Craviotto's management team, Steve Maxwell, Chad Cromwell and Harry McCarthy, and special guest Ronnie Vannucci of "The Killers" for a special episode of Live From My Drum Room: Inside Craviotto Drums! In this episode we remember the late great Johnny Craviotto, his legacy as a drummer, builder, drum maker, innovator and friend to all of us. We talk about the history of Craviotto Drums, Johnny's philosophy and how Steve Maxwell and Craviotto Drums are continui...
Send us a textSome truly exciting news! My new Craviotto drums arrived, so I did an unboxing. Well, a reenactment of my unboxing! Also, a short demo of the drums. Ignore the playing, and dig the SOUND of the drums. The drums are wide open, except for the bass drum, which has an EQ Pad inside. I used a Shure MV7 through my Zoom P8 mixer to record them, so the drums are completely flat with no EQ. You're hearing the true sound of the drums. And honestly, they sound much better in person than th...
Send us a textPart 2 of TrackTalk with returning champion, legendary drummer, composer and producer Stan Lynch! We do a deep-dive into some iconic Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers and Don Henley tracks, with Stan giving us incredible insights into how the songs were created. The show aired LIVE on Facebook for over two hours, so I split this into two episodes. So come along for ride, thanks for watching and listening and pease subscribe! If you missed Part 1, watch it here: https:/...
Send us a textMy guest is returning champion, legendary drummer, composer and producer Stan Lynch, for a special Live From My Drum Room - TrackTalk episode! We do a deep-dive into some iconic Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers tracks, with Stan giving us incredible insights into how the songs were created. The show aired LIVE on Facebook for over two hours, so I split this into two episodes. This is Part 1. So come along for ride, thanks for watching and listening and stay tuned for Part ...
Send us a textTrackTalk is back and my guest is legendary drummer, composer and producer Gary Mallaber! Gary and I do a deep-dive into some of his iconic tracks from his incredible 50+ year career with Van Morrison, Steve Miller, Eddie Money and Bruce Springsteen! And Gary provides some great insights into these songs. So come along for the ride and please subscribe! Live From My Drum Room With John DeChristopher! is a series of conversations with legendary drummers and Music Industry i...
Send us a textI'm joined by Steve Orkin, founder of Drum Fantasy Camp now in its 16th year, along with some of this year's Drum Fantasy Camp Councilors, Mike Mangini, Bruce Becker and Vinny Valentino. Legendary drummer and one of the original DFC councilors Steve Smith, joined to talk about how DFC began. Other councilors for this year's DFC include Simon Phillips, Chris Coleman, Chrissi Poland, Hagar Ben Ari and Stu Mindeman. There's still space available for this year's Drum Fantasy Ca...
Send us a textMy guest is legendary drummer, composer and Grammy-winning producer, Narada Michael Walden! We do a deep dive into Narada's incredible 50 plus year career, including Mahavishnu Orchestra, Weather Report, Jeff Beck, Tommy Bolin, Journey and much more! We also talk about this comprehensive new retrospective, "Narada Michael Walden: Drumming, Spirit and Music" written by Aubrey Dayle and available through Hudson Music, which contains transcriptions, interviews, video lessons, Forew...
Send us a textMy guest is legendary drummer and founding member of Sly & The Family Stone, Greg Errico! In this episode Greg and I do a deep dive into several classic Sly & The Family Stone songs, breaking down his drum parts and how he came up with his iconic grooves. We also discuss Sly & The Family Stone's appearance at Woodstock '69, 55 years ago this August, Greg's stint with the legendary group, "Weather Report" and much more! So come along for the ride and please subscribe!...
Send us a textExciting news! 100% of the proceeds from Live From My Drum Room T-shirts goes toward a newly created Live From My Drum Room Scholarship with the Percussive Arts Society! https://pas.org/pasic/scholarships/ Live From My Drum Room T-shirts are made of soft 60%cotton/40% polyester. Available in XS-2XL. $25 includes shipping in the contiguous US. Payment with Venmo: @John-DeChristopher-2. Be sure to include your size and shipping address. Email: livefrommydrumroom@gmail.com.&n...
Send us a textMy guest is legendary Los Angeles studio drummer Steve Schaeffer. In this episode we talk about Steve's jazz background, moving to Los Angeles in the late 1960s and his break into TV and film work, thanks to the recommendation of his friend and mentor, the great Shelly Manne. By the mid 1970s, Steve was a first call session player for television and film scores and a permanent fixture on the LA recording scene. It's easier to name the TV shows and films he didn't record. Steve a...
Send us a textMy guest is legendary drummer, Gene Chrisman! Gene was a member of The Memphis Boys, the house band at American Sound in Memphis. From 1967 to 1972, Gene and The Memphis Boys recorded an incredible 122 hit records, with artists such as Elvis Presley, Aretha Franklin, Neil Diamond, Dusty Springfield, King Curtis, B.J. Thomas, Merillee Rush, John Prine, The Box Tops and more! Gene's other credits include Willie Nelson's "Always On My Mind," The Highwaymen and many more! Gene and I...
Send us a textMy guest is Master Teacher, Author and Drummer, Bruce Becker! Bruce and I do a deep dive into his long and successful career, including forming and co-leading The David Becker Tribune with his brother David Becker, his 30 plus years studying with legendary drum guru Freddie Gruber, developing his teaching concept, "The Flow" and much more! So come along for the ride and please subscribe! All episodes are available on YouTube and all podcast platforms! Live From My Drum...
Send us a textMy guest is legendary Prog drummer Gavin Harrison! In this episode Gavin talks about recent tours with King Crimson, Porcupine Tree and The Pineapple Thief, his home studio, a rundown of his microphones and gear, his performance at Zildjian's 400th Anniversary Concert in London and more! I was honored to have the EXCLUSIVE WORLD PREMIER of “Dark Wind” from Gavin’s latest project with Antoine Fafard "Perpetual Mutations" (available July 26th), with a breakdown of his isolate...
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