The Drummer Mindset Podcast
This is a weekly podcast for drummers looking for new ideas on how they can maintain persistence to succeed in their musical goals. My guests and I tell stories and discuss ideas on ways to get through technical, physical and mental barriers.
I spent the last 10 years as a psychiatric provider and enjoy having deep conversations with people to help them find their motivation to get them where they want to be. I returned to drumming in 2022 with a commitment to listen, practice, and learn. Now I am continuing those conversations with other musicians about craft and life that help us stay on our game on The Drummer Mindset Podcast. Listen wherever you get your podcasts. Follow me on Instagram and YouTube for BTS.
Episodes
41 episodes
Don't yuck others' yum with Zack Page
Zack has been a professional musician since the 90's from NYC to LA and points in between. He's a versatile upright and electric bassist that plays over 270 gigs a year. Catching him at Little Jumbo in the 5 points area of Asheville is a must w...
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Season 2
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Episode 39
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1:20:54
Lionheart -YAHZAY
This is my first return guest. Yahzay has been incubating with his new record over the past several months, maybe his whole life. He colabs with some of the best musicians around. He's been doing a lot of work, personally and professionally and...
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Season 2
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Episode 38
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59:57
Micah Thomas
Micah has an inspiring story about his transition to full time professional drumming. Check out his recording with Tall Tall Trees, Brushfire Stankgrass, and Jason DeCristofaro's latest album, Falconry.Go see him live every week at The Foun...
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Season 2
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Episode 37
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1:20:46
Time for the Drums with Ted Marks
I think most of the musicians in Asheville have heard of Ted or have trusted him with mixing their music. He's also an incredibly talented musician with next level chops on bass and drums. You can catch him playing drums with Ashes and Arrows, ...
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Season 1
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Episode 36
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1:00:43
Share the Drum with River Guerguerian
River Guerguerian is a percussionist and composer that has toured the world sharing and in search of sound. His parents observed his love of percussion early. He was the kid in school obsessed with transcribing drum solos by greats like Elv...
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Season 1
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Episode 35
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1:10:23
The Lumpy Heads with Benjamin Falcon
Benjamin Falcon has been contributing to the Asheville music scene for the past 12 years since attending the music program at UNCA in several ways. Asheville drummers should check out the Ashevill Drummers' Guild on Facebook for for novel solut...
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Season 1
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Episode 34
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1:14:27
Easy and Fun with Joe Enright.
Joe is entered the Asheville music scene just a couple of years ago and is making a big impact. On this episode he shares how he pushed past the compulsion to kill on the drums every time he plays and how it has given him new energy to put into...
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Season 1
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Episode 33
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1:18:48
Batteria with Thom Nguyen
Thom is an incredible multimedia artist and musician that puts out monster sounds that can disturb your sensibilities as easily as soothe them. We had a lovely chat and I was honored to have him over to learn more about what makes him tick and ...
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Season 1
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Episode 32
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47:48
Rahm Squad with Rahm Mandelkorn
Rahm Mandelkorn has been playing music in Western North Carolina and beyond for the past 23 years. Rahm Squad is his project that includes some of the best players in/around Asheville, NC. He was also the guitarist that Claude Coleman, Jr. ...
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Season 1
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Episode 31
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42:48
Jamie Douglass on tour with Samantha Fish & Jesse Dayton
Jamie is a sought after drummer. He's recorded several projects and toured with Shooter Jennings, Duff McKagan, Samantha Fish, Jesse Dayton, and many more. I first became aware of Jamie when I stumbled into a club in Ft Collins, CO on the r...
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Season 1
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Episode 30
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44:40
Cultivating Relationships with Adam Chase
Adam Chase has been playing music all his life. He and his brother, Matthew Chase, headed the band Black Eyed Susan from high school through college that caught the attention of so many ears. This allowed them the opportunity to play with artis...
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Episode 29
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1:32:16
Character and Quality with Jeff Hankin of Carolina Drumworks
A few things I learned in this episode:1. Building drums can provide a special understanding of the relationship of sound to the individual artists and their audiences. 2. What we are looking for in a sound or a drum isn’t really what t...
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Season 1
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Episode 28
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1:28:37
Free Radio for All with Austn Haynes
Austn Haynes is a poet and producer from Asheville, North Carolina. He is a founding member of the hip hop group Free Radio. He is as much facilitator of music/creation as he is a creator. He's collaborated with Government Mule to remix their s...
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Season 1
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Episode 27
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48:55
Have Drums Will Travel with Scott Middleton
Scott Middleton is a drummer doing admirable work. When he's not commanding the stage with Bask he's helping and teaching people with neurological, physical, and mental disabilities use music to heal. Learn more about the work he does with The ...
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Season 1
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Episode 26
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32:29
Simple-Complex with Nik Hope of Empire Strikes Brass
Nik is a seasoned drummer that has been playing with Empire Strikes Brass for the past 8 years. https://www.empirestrikesbrass.com/ You can see him play with members of ESB at the ...
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Season 1
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Episode 25
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1:15:44
Drumming with James Brown - Erik Hargrove
Erik Hargrove played drums with James Brown and The Soul Generals (AKA The Soul G's) in the late 90's and early aughts. After James Brown's death he went on world tour with Bootsy Collins for "A Tribute to James Brown" and ...
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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1:36:14
Listening is Creating with Logan Jayne
I can't get over how many times I say I can't get over how much talent there is in Asheville, NC. Logan Jayne is one of the reasons. He's a thoughtful dude that grew up in Asheville and has been a first call drummer, probably since he started p...
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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1:23:04
Create and Communicate with David Johnson
David was born into the music industry. From an early age he was able to share space with many of the greats, including Buddy Rich, as human and not celebrity. He's garnered success as a session drummer, music producer, synth composer, and voca...
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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1:58:43
Emoting and Stimming - Delia Detritus
Delia Detritus is an artist working in London in multiple mediums from noise art to drumming to wood working and conceptual sculpture. She has also found ways to deal with her autism spectrum disorder and ADHD through drumming and art. The play...
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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1:14:39
Floating Luxe with June Puryear
This is the most exciting new drummer to me ever. No cap. I love hearing this drummer over all others. My daughter, June Puryear, is 7 years old and has been playing the drums since she was 2. She began playing intently when she got her own kit...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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19:38
Freeform with Eliza Hill
Eliza Hill has been playing in Asheville bands since she was a kid. She approaches the drums a little differently than most of the guests on this show. Check out her contributions on most of Andrew Scotchie's albums, The Smoky Mountain Sirens, ...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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1:10:40
Beats and Beans with JJ Bower
It's clear JJ Bower listens and is a fan first. One thing I've learned from these conversations is that this is the recipe for curating ears, taste, and skill. JJ continues to experiment and explore with music. Whether it's tracking drums...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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1:13:47
Inspire Art with Bill Berg
Bill Berg is a jazz and fusion drummer known for his work with Flim and the BB’s and as the recording drummer for Bob Dylan’s album - Blood on the Tracks. He's performed and/or recorded with Leo Kottke, Cat Stevens, Bill Perkins, Don Grus...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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49:34
Time Spent with Alan Hall
So excited to share this episode with a teacher of mine, Alan Hall. He's been teaching in nearly all settings from middle school jazz camps to Berklee School of Music for over 40 years. You can take lessons with him now online. Book at his webs...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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1:04:46