In The Studio

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In the Studio with Wes Little

A New York transplant cranking away in Nashville Wes Little moved from New York City to Nashville in 2008. In NYC he attended the Manhattan School of Music to study jazz and performed regularly with several different bands, including Confrontation…

Modern Drummer
Dec 1, 2020

In the Studio with Drummer/Producer Evan Hutchings

Evan Hutchings made the move from Fort Smith, Arkansas, to Nashville in 2006, enrolling at Middle Tennessee State with a plan to be a studio musician. “I wanted to be Steve Jordan,” he says. “That was the goal.” Like many…

Modern Drummer
Nov 1, 2020

In the Studio With Kenny Chesney’s Sean Paddock

When drummer Sean Paddock isn’t out playing stadium shows with country superstar Kenny Chesney, he’s in his newly built riverfront home studio making music. Paddock had a small area allocated for recording in his previous house, but moving to a…

Modern Drummer
Oct 1, 2020

In the Studio With Miles McPherson: Touring Pro Turned Session Ace

Miles McPherson moved to Nashville in 1986, when his father, Jerry, relocated the family there so he could work in the studios as a session guitarist. Miles was expecting to be a guitarist—until he sat at a drumset for the…

Modern Drummer
Sep 1, 2020

In the Studio With Brothers Osborne’s Adam Box

Adam Box moved from Meridian, Mississippi, to Nashville in 2010. He has a musical background, having grown up playing drums at church and in his dad’s band. Box is also adept enough on other instruments to mix, arrange, and produce.…

Modern Drummer
Aug 1, 2020
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In The Studio with Drummer/Producer Elton Charles

The pace in Nashville studios struck Charles as the biggest change. “Here in Nashville, we have maybe fifteen or twenty minutes to get drum sounds,” he says. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN

Modern Drummer
Mar 31, 2020

In the Studio with Nashville Veteran Tommy Harden

Breaking into the session world is difficult, particularly in Nashville. “Folks need to know that you can come in and get the job done expeditiously because there’s a lot of money being spent on a recording.” TO READ THE FULL…

Story and photos by Sayre Berman
Feb 28, 2020

In the Studio with Nashville Performer and YouTube Success Story Harry Miree

If you’ve perused YouTube in search of drum-related videos, you’ve likely stumbled upon one of Harry Miree’s informative and humorous offerings. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN

Story and photos by Sayre Berman
Dec 27, 2019

In the Studio with Toby Keith's Dave McAfee

Dave McAfee has been on the road with country superstar Toby Keith for almost twenty years. Dave and the band have been just about everywhere in the world.

Story and photos by Sayre Berman
Nov 25, 2019

In the Studio with Gunnar Olsen

Gunnar does a lot of work in both the industrial and indie-music scenes employing both programming and live playing.

Modern Drummer
Nov 25, 2019

The Offspring's Pete Parada

Offspring's drummer Pete Parada relocated with his family to Nashville in 2011 from Chico, a small college town in northern California.

Story and photos by Sayre Berman
Oct 29, 2019

Korn’s Ray Luzier

Korn drummer Ray Luzier moved from Los Angeles to Nashville in 2014. “I can live pretty much anywhere I want because I only meet the other members of the band on airplanes.”

Story and photos by Sayre Berman
Sep 30, 2019
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O.A.R.'s Chris Culos

Chris Culos has come a long way since 1996, when he and bandmate Marc Roberge started O.A.R. in the basement of his childhood home.

Story and photos by Sayre Berman
Jul 31, 2019

Rock Drumming In The Studio

Recording methods for rock drummers have changed drastically since the days of simply setting up the drumkit in the studio drum booth and plugging in microphones.

by Vinnie Appice
Nov 1, 2018
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