Launching August 13, 2018 with a special edition featuring JR Robinson, drum education website Drum Channel will introduce a new series of informative and entertaining podcasts.
The podcasts are hosted by Paul Jennings and bring Drum Channel’s exclusive access to today’s most popular and influential drummers to a new platform and a worldwide audience.
“For anyone into drums and drumming, hearing a drummer tell his or her own story in their own words is a captivating and revealing experience,” Jennings explains. “And only Drum Channel has the access and expertise to bring these incredible stories from today’s leading drum artists to the international drumming community.”
In the premier DC Podcast episode, JR Robinson shares the story of his 30-year career as one of the world’s top session drummers. He describes meeting record producer Quincy Jones and working on multiple Michael Jackson albums, plus his collaborations with many other super stars in the studio and on tour. Also airing during the week of August 13 are daily podcast episodes with Curt Bisquera (Sarah MacLachlan), Mona Tavakoli (Jason Mraz), Peter Erskine (Weather Report, studio drummer/educator) and the judges, sponsors and producers of the groundbreaking Hit Like A Girl contest for female drummers. Over the next few months, DC Podcast subscribers will hear additional stories from more world-famous drummers and percussionists every Wednesday, including Jonathan Moffet, Stephen Perkins, Thomas Lang, Lindsay Artkop, Steve Forman, Gerri Gibbs, Jordan West, Walfredo Reyes, Jr., Rich Redmond, Virgil Donati and JP Bouvet. The Drum Channel Podcast is available at www.drumchannel.com/podcasts and www.youtube.com/drumchannel as well as Apple Podcast, Google Play, Spotify, Stitcher, Soundcloud, Tune In, Overcast, Podbean, Libsyn, Amazon and most other podcast delivery services.
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