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Host John DeChristopher goes in-depth with the biggest names in drumming

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John DeChristopher Live From My Drum Room With Doug "Cosmo" Clifford

John’s guest is legendary drummer and founding member of "Creedence Clearwater Revival," Doug “Cosmo” Clifford. John and Doug do a deep dive into CCR’s incredible catalog, with Doug sharing his insights into CCR’s history, song development, and his approach to…

Modern Drummer
Nov 24, 2022

John DeChristopher Live From My Drum Room With Jim Keltner

John’s guest is the legendary and incomparable, Jim Keltner! John and Jim discuss Jim’s incredible and prolific career starting with his first recording, Gary Lewis and the Playboys’ “Just My Style.” Continuing with his work with Bob Dylan, Mad Dogs…

Modern Drummer
Nov 17, 2022

John DeChristopher Live From My Drum Room With JR Robinson

John’s guest this week is legendary studio drummer John JR Robinson. In this episode, JR talks about attending Berklee College in Boston in the early/mid 1970s where his classmates included Vinnie Colaiuta, Steve Smith, Casey Scheuerell and Kenwood Dennard, and…

Modern Drummer
Nov 10, 2022

John DeChristopher Live From My Drum Room With Luis Conte

John’s guest is legendary master percussionist, Luis Conte. Luis discusses moving from his native Santiago, Cuba to Los Angeles at age 15, and his first big break touring with "The Hues Corporation.” John and Luis do a deep dive into…

Modern Drummer
Nov 3, 2022

John DeChristopher Live From My Drum Room With Joshua Simonds, Executive Director at PAS

John’s guest this week is Joshua Simonds, Executive Director of PAS (Percussive Arts Society). In this episode, Joshua discusses his musical and business background, his role at PAS, the upcoming Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC), November 9-12, in Indianapolis,…

Modern Drummer
Oct 27, 2022
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John DeChristopher Live From My Drum Room With Dave Weckl

For the 100th episode of Live From My Drum Room, John's guest is the legendary Dave Weckl! In this episode, Dave talks about touring and his latest projects, his early drumming influences with great insights into Buddy Rich, his online…

Modern Drummer
Oct 20, 2022

Episode 92: John DeChristopher Live From My Drum Room With Pat Petrillo

In this week’s episode, John talks with drummer, educator and product designer, Pat Petrillo. John and Pat do a deep dive into Pat’s latest and critically acclaimed record, "The Power Station Sessions” which features Nile Rodgers, John Popper, Oz Noy,…

Modern Drummer
Oct 13, 2022

Episode 91: John DeChristopher Live From My Drum Room With Steve Gadd & Rick Marotta

This week's episode is a rebroadcast of a show that originally aired live on October 17, 2020 with two of the greatest, most prolific drummers on the planet and two of John’s best friends, legendary drummers Steve Gadd and Rick…

Modern Drummer
Oct 6, 2022

Episode 90: John DeChristopher Live From My Drum Room With Marco Minnemann

John’s guest this week is the incredible Marco Minnemann! In this episode Marco talks about his recent tour with his band “The Aristocrats” and their process for writing and recording music. Marco also discusses his concept for independence and how…

Modern Drummer
Sep 29, 2022

Episode 89: John DeChristopher Live From My Drum Room With Clem Burke

In this episode, John’s guest is the great Clem Burke. Clem talks about his formative years playing snare drum and later bass drum in The Bridgemen Drum & Bugle Corps, playing in rock bands as a teenager, the New York…

Modern Drummer
Sep 22, 2022

Episode 88: Live From My Drum Room Remembering Charlie Watts - Part 4

Part 4 of John DeChristopher's series Remembering Charlie Watts. John's guests were Jim Keltner, Vinnie Colaiuta, Charley Drayton, Pete Thomas, Anton Fig and Aaron Comess. They shared some beautiful stories about Charlie and even turned to Ringo, as drummers often…

Modern Drummer
Sep 15, 2022

Episode 87: Live From My Drum Room Remembering Charlie Watts - Part 3

Part 3 of John DeChristopher's series Remembering Charlie Watts. A fabulous discussion with drumming legends, Simon Kirke (Bad Company/Free) Steve Gorman (Black Crowes/Trigger Hippy), Gregg Bissonette (Ringo Starr All Star Band) and Don McAulay (Charlie's drum tech and currently Steve…

Modern Drummer
Sep 8, 2022
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Episode 86: Live From My Drum Room Remembering Charlie Watts - Part 2

Part 2 of John DeChristopher's series Remembering Charlie Watts. A fabulous and often hilarious discussion with Steve Smith, Kenny Aronoff, Dave Mattacks, Chad Smith, Mickey Curry, Shawn Pelton, Clem Burke and Don McAulay. Please check out "Part 1" if you…

Modern Drummer
Sep 1, 2022

Episode 85: Live From My Drum Room Remembering Charlie Watts - Part 1

Recorded October 7, 2021. The first of a series of episodes devoted to Remembering Charlie Watts. A huge thanks to my friends Steve Gadd, Kenney Jones, Rick Marotta, Stan Lynch, Michael Shrieve, Andy Newmark, Steve Maxwell, John Ferraro and Yard…

Modern Drummer
Aug 25, 2022
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