Recorded January 2025

Scott Amendola is a drummer who grew up on the east coast and made his way to the Bay Area after his time at Berklee in Boston. With a career spanning more than three decades, he’s an ambitious composer, bandleader, electronics explorer, first-call accompanist, and educator. 

As a sideman, Scott has performed and recorded with people like Bill Frisell, Regina Carter, John Zorn, Mike Patton, John Scofield, Pat Metheny, Laurie Anderson, and many others. 

With his own projects, some of his closest musical associates include guitarists Charlie Hunter, Nels Cline, and Jeff Parker, Hammond B-3 organist Wil Blades, violinist Jenny Scheinman, saxophonist Phillip Greenlief, clarinetist Ben Goldberg, bassists Trevor Dunn, and Todd Sickafoose.

https://scottamendola.com
https://www.instagram.com/scottamendola

The music featured in this episode is from the song Skip a Stop from the SticklerPhonics album Technicolor Ghost Parade.

Full show notes available at https://practicingdrummer.com/podcast-e11-scott-amendola/

SticklerPhonics at Bird & Beckett
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oLpfEJ8MwI

Fade to Orange (orchestral project)
https://scottamendolamusic.bandcamp.com/album/fade-to-orange-feat-nels-cline-trevor-dunn

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qd1kkv7pyBo

Pete Engelhart Sapo Bell
http://www.peteengelhartmetalpercussion.com/sapo.html

Red Panda pedals
https://www.redpandalab.com/

Drolo pedals
https://drolofx.com/

ZT guitar amps
https://www.ztamplifiers.com/

Practicing Drummer
practicingdrummer.com
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The drum intro is from Charles Ruggiero's Loop Loft sample pack.

Thank you to Bart over at the Drum History podcast for his technical advice and help getting this podcast started.