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My guest is two-time Emmy nominated Producer for Late Night with Seth Meyers, Eric Leiderman! Eric is also a writer, a drummer, and the architect behind the rotating drummers on Late Night with Seth Meyers. In this episode we talk about Eric's formative years as a drummer, including playing gigs at age 10 and eventually being a pro drummer, to making the transition to working in television. Eric offers great insight into his job as producer for Late Night with Seth Meyers and much more! 

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My guest is Daxx Nielsen, drummer for legendary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, Cheap Trick! Daxx talks about growing up in a musical family, playing with his own original band Harmony Riley, moving to LA and getting the gig with legendary guitarist Dick Dale, touring with Brandi Carlile and joining Cheap Trick in 2010. We breakdown the track "You Got It Going On" and talk about Cheap Trick's 50 Anniversary in 2024, balancing family life and touring and much more! Come along for the ride! Please subscribe! 

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My guest is the great Phil Ehart, drummer and founding member of the legendary band, "Kansas." We do a deep dive into the history and genesis of Kansas, as they celebrate their 50th anniversary! Phil shares some never-before-told stories of their early years, and shares some great insight into their amazing success and longevity. We also discuss Phil's incredible drum part for "Carry On Wayward Son" and play the track! Come along for the ride! Please subscribe!  

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In this episode of TrackTalk, Joe Vitale and I do a deep dive into Crosby Stills & Nash's iconic track, "Southern Cross." Joe breaks down his drum part and gives us an insiders view on Stephen Stills' beautiful composition and how the song came together on tour. And much more! Come along for the ride! 

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This episode of TrackTalk is an excerpt from "Live From My Drum Room With Jim Keltner" from November 14, 2022. In this segment, the legendary Jim Keltner talks about his iconic drum part on Gary Wright's iconic track, "Dream Weaver" and more.

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Part 2 of John and Gregg Bissonette's deep dive into the iconic drumming of the legendary Ringo Starr! Who better than Gregg Bissonette, Ringo's friend and drummer for Ringo Starr And His All Star Band since 2008, to dissect and get inside Ringo's iconic drum parts on the Beatles' and Ringo's classic songs. 

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John and Gregg Bissonette do a deep dive into the iconic drumming of the legendary Ringo Starr! Who better than Gregg Bissonette, Ringo's friend and drummer for Ringo Starr And His All Star Band since 2008, to dissect and get inside Ringo's iconic drum parts on the Beatles' and Ringo's classic songs. Be sure to check out part 2 coming soon!

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On this episode of TrackTalk, John's guest is drummer and multi-instrumentalist, Joe Vitale! John and Joe do a deep dive into Joe Walsh's iconic song, "Life's Been Good." Joe takes us through the recording process and gives us the inside story on this iconic song.

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A special episode of Live From My Drum Room remembering Music Industry icon and Artist Relations pioneer, Lennie DiMuzio!

Lennie is best known for his 40+ years working at Zildjian, most notably in Artist Relations, as well as other key roles, and John is joined by Lennie’s daughter, Therese DiMuzio, and old friends and Zildjian alumni Colin Schofield, Jerry Donegan, Paul Francis, John Sorenson and Bill Morgan, along with Rob Wallis of Hudson Music, DCI Video and Drummers Collective. The group shared stories about Lennie during their time working at Zildjian, many involving Lennie's storied friendship with the legendary Armand Zildjian. The recurring theme throughout the episode is how much Lennie loved working in the Drum Industry and with drummers, and how much he was loved by everyone who ever met him. They also talk about Lennie’s hilarious memoir, “Tales From The Cymbal Bag” which is still available through Amazon.com. Lennie passed away in March 2015. He would have celebrated his 90th Birthday on May 4th. Watch for a future episode with legendary drummers remembering Lennie DiMuzio!  

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John and his guest, Rick Marotta, do a deep dive into this classic and somewhat overlooked Steely Dan song, "Don't Take Me Alive." Rick gives an insiders view into the recording of this iconic drum track from Steely Dan's Royal Scam album during the golden age of recording.

Besides breaking down Rick's iconic drum track, we also discuss the other legendary musicians on this track: Larry Carlton on guitar, Don Grolnick on keyboards, Chuck Rainey on bass and of course Donald Fagen and Walter Becker.

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John’s guest is Rob Cook, owner and founder of Rebeats Publishing, author of several popular and best-selling vintage drum books, also the founder and producer of the Chicago Drum Show, the oldest and largest vintage and custom drum show in the US. Rob gives us the history of Rebeats and its popular drum publications a preview of his upcoming cymbal book, the history of the Chicago Drum Show and how it began as a Drummers Swap Meet in 1991, and has evolved into a major and highly anticipated annual event in the Drum Industry. Rob gives a preview of this year’s Chicago Drum Show, May 20 & 21, 2023, including exhibitors, clinics, performances and unique events like “Meet The Smiths” where eight of the world’s top cymbal smiths will be on-hand in a “meet and greet” format to answer questions, as well as exhibit and sell their instruments. And much more!  

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Subscribe to Live From My Drum Room! Introducing “TrackTalk” a brand new series exclusively on Live From My Drum Room With John DeChristopher! “TrackTalk" features iconic tracks, with iconic drum parts, and the drummers who played them! TrackTalk is an insiders’ view on your favorite songs, by the drummers who helped create them! 

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John’s guest is legendary session drummer, Matt Chamberlain! Matt’s recording credits reads like a 'who’s who' of recording artists. He was voted #1 Studio Drummer in the Modern Drummer Readers Poll in 2016, 2019, and 2021. John and Matt do a deep dive into Matt’s long and stellar career, going back to studying with David Garibaldi and Murray Spivak, to his brief time at North Texas State and then joining Edie Brickell & New Bohemians in 1988. After moving to New York in 1991 to join the house band for "Saturday Night Live," Matt made the decision to focus on being a successful session musician and he hasn’t looked back. Through it all, Matt’s humor, humility, passion, expertise and love for all things drums and vintage gear comes shining through.     

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Introducing "TrackTalk" a brand new series exclusively on Live From My Drum Room With John DeChristopher! "TrackTalk" features iconic tracks, with iconic drum parts, and the drummers who played them. TrackTalk gives you an insider's view on your favorite songs, by the drummers who helped create them. 

In this episode of TrackTalk, John and legendary drummer, composer and producer, Rick Marotta, do a deep dive into Steely Dan's iconic track, "Peg." Rick breaks down his incredible and elusive groove and provides some great insights into this famous track. And because it's Rick Marotta, there are many laughs along way!

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John’s guest is independent, master cymbal maker, Paul Francis. John and Paul discuss their long history and share stories of their time working together at Zildjian, including remembering their friend and mentor, the great Armand Zildjian. Paul talks about his early years of developing cymbal ideas with legendary drummers like Elvin Jones, Tony Williams, Jeff Hamilton and Adam Nussbaum, and honing his skills into becoming a highly respected, master cymbal maker and head of Research & Design at Zildjian where he worked for 32 years. Paul has since launched his own boutique cymbal company, “Cymbal Craftsman” hand crafted cymbals, available at independent US drum shops such as Steve Maxwell’s in Chicago, Drum Center of Portsmouth, Memphis Drum, Columbus Pro Percussion, Good Hands in NYC and Round Sound in Oakland. He offers a variety of services, from custom/hand made cymbals, to modifying and reworking existing cymbals. He will be exhibiting at the upcoming Chicago Drum Show May 20 & 21, 2023 and other drum shows this year. 

Paul can be reached at: paul@cymbalcraftsman.com and follow him on Instagram: @cymbalcraftsman.

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