Tom Lonardo
Contraption Podcast
Memphis based drummer and drum educator Tom Lonardo has a wonderful approach to drums - play fearlessly and realize the drums are a place of peace. The son of a bass player and music store owner, much of Tom's life has been devoted to music. Learn about his path to the drums, his own drum education and his thoughts on approaching the drums. Deep stuff here, I promise!
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Stanton Moore
Contraption Podcast
Whether you know him as the drummer for Galactic or other bands and projects, as a drum educator and founder of the Stanton Moore Drum Academy, as a clinician, or for his signature Crescent cymbals or his own snare drum, Stanton Moore is the drummer’s drummer. In this interview, we talk about drum education and equipment while getting wonderful tips on timing, the jazz ride pattern and a definition and demonstration of “playing in the cracks.”
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Ulysses Owens Jr.
Contraption Podcast
Ulysses Owens Jr. has firmly established his place as a drummer, drum educator and, now, author. Lauded in publications like Jazz Times, All About Jazz, and The New York Times, the Grammy Award winner's reputation is well deserved and firmly secured.
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Cindy Goldberg
Contraption Podcast
Artist, writer, musician, drummer and now filmmaker, Cindy Goldberg is getting great reception for her new feature length documentary, "Beat Keepers: Women with Rhythm." Exploring the challenges and prospects women face in the drum community. Cindy was kind enough to talk with us about her film, her path to drums, and her own empowering ideas for new and returning drummers.
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Sarah Thawer
Contraption Podcast
Toronto-based drummer, Sarah Thawer, brings Indian rhythms infused with her incredible talent and energy, to numerous stage and recording projects. Sarah studied jazz and world music at York University, where she graduated Summa Cum Laude. She received the Oscar Peterson Scholarship, the highest award given by York. For all her academic achievement, Sarah, like so many of the drummer’s we’ve talked with this first season, started playing at a very young age
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Tony TC Coleman
Contraption Podcast
He's the drummer for the best of the blues, from Albert Collins to Albert King to B.B. King. Tony TC Coleman talks about how he came to appreciate the blues and how aspiring drummers need to approach playing it. A self-confessed natural, Tony has mastered the "less is more" style, placing groove above all and making it pay off in a wonderful career that continues to keep him one of the busiest blues drummers around. A living legend in a no holds barred interview!
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Tony Bartone
Contraption Podcast
Tony Bartone has been playing drums most of his life. His early training in rudiments definitely paid off as he grew to become a working professional with some pretty high profile gigs, including a year on the set of Everyday with Joan Lunden. Today, Tony teaches a wide variety of students in his home state of New Jersey; he’s also an accomplished piano player and vocalist who gigs weekly. Hear Tony discuss his path to drums, his professional experience, and his advice to new and returning drummers.
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David Anderson
Contraption Podcast
Inspired by his brother, the late William Salter -- a professional drummer twenty years his senior -- David Anderson made it out to LA, where he is still flourishing as a working drummer and drum educator since the 1990s. David has toured and recorded with incredible musicians, including Eddie Harris, Dionne Warwick, Tom Scott, Hubert Laws, Chaka Khan, and Larry Carlton. Recently, David talked with us about his history, work with and approach to drums.
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Craig Pilo
Contraption Podcast
Drummer/drum educator Craig Pilo, a graduate of the famed UNT drum program, has been a working LA musician since 1996. After working with jazz great Maynard Ferguson, he's also performed with Pat Boone, Edgar Winter and was on tour for several years with Frankie Valli. Craig continues to work with the group "Little Fish," as well as "Player," and currently keeps a busy schedule recording and teaching, including a faculty position with the California School of Music.
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Jeremy Bout
Contraption Podcast
Filmmaker Jeremy Bout, founder of Edge Factor, talks with us about his incredible film, "Masters of Resonance," which tells the story of John Good of DW drums and the journey of a centuries old log from river to rock stage. But it's not just about building a great DW kit for famed drummer Neil Peart, but an inspiring story of following one’s passion, whether that be drumming, drum making, or any other thing you call your own.
info_outlineWe depart a bit in this episode to feature a filmmaker instead of a drummer. Jeremy Bout, a prolific filmmaker, speaker and overall inspiring individual, is the founder of Edge Factor, whose mission is to “inspire and equip communities through the power of storytelling.” The story Jeremy talks with us about here is his incredible film, Masters of Resonance, which features the story of John Good of DW drums and the journey of a centuries old log from river to rock stage.
The film is actually way more nuanced than that, but it’s something you have to experience. For it’s not only about the building a a great DW kit for famed drummer Neil Peart, but also an inspiring story of following one’s passion, whether that be drumming, drum making, or any other thing you call your own.
I first learned about Masters of Resonance while doing the first interview for Contraption, which was with drummer Paul Wertico. I had actually interviewed Paul the day after he returned from LA as a panel member for a screening of Masters of Ressonance, in which he appears.
Jeremy was happy to share his story and the story of the film, which I encourage you to see.