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

 

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