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Dennis Holt is one of Nashville's most gifted musicians, whose drumming abilities cross nearly every genre from Americana to Country to Rock, Jazz, Ambient and R & B. He was born in Hawaii and raised in Jacksonville, FL. He has performed with: Taylor Swift, Vince Gill, Emmylou Harris, K. T. Oslin, Loretta Lynn, Felix Cavalier And The Rascals, Chris Stapleton, Ricky Skaggs, Shawn Mullins, Hank Williams Jr., Trisha Yearwood and many others. 
 
Some Things That Came Up: 
-1:30 The Trader Joes experience
-3:30 Dennis is left handed and plays on a right handed kit (cross over and open handed)
-11:30 Growing up in Hawaii
-16:30 The influence of Dave Brubeck’s “Take Five”
-19:00 Those Ringo fills are truly left handed
-22:40 Quit junior college to take a playing gig in LA in 1976
-23:30 Jim Keltner, Jim Gordon, Paul Leim, Mike Baird. Keltner inspired Dennis to be a session musician
-25:30 Playing clubs, 4 sets a night, 6 nights a week
-27:00 Turned down the Lynyrd Skynyrd gig
-35:00 Denny the Surfer
-40:00 Getting highly connected in the Nashville scene in the late 70’s
-46:00 SYNDRUMS!!!
-47:15 10-12 sessions per week in the 80’s
-47:45 The offer to be a band member in Restless Heart
-49:30 Playing in the band Kansas 83-85’
-50:00 Playing with John Elefante 
-52:00 The fine art of replacing…
-52:15 Took a break to live in Colorado. Moved back to Nashville in 2000
-53:00 The perks of working with bassist Spady Brannen 
-57:40 Biking accident
-1:09:0- Go-To Snare Drums
-1:10:40 “The Big Yellow” DW Kit
-1:17:40 Spectrasonics Audio 
-1:19:30 “The Cajon Stack”
-1:24:50 “The Fave 5”
-1:33:00 Refine your craft, be early, be kind and always say yes unless it compromises your ethics. 
 
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Email: dennydrums@comcast.net
IG: @dennydrums
FB: @dennisholt
 
The Rich Redmond Show is about all things music, motivation and success. Candid conversations with musicians, actors, comedians, authors and thought leaders about their lives and the stories that shaped them. Rich Redmond is the longtime drummer with Jason Aldean and many other veteran musicians and artists. Rich is also an actor, speaker, author, producer and educator. Rich has been heard on thousands of songs, over 25 of which have been #1 hits!
 
 
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Jim McCarthy is the quintessential Blue Collar Voice Guy. Honing his craft since 1996 with radio stations in Illinois, South Carolina, Connecticut, New York, Las Vegas and Nashville, Jim has voiced well over 10,000 pieces since and garnered an ear for audio production which he now uses for various podcasts, commercials and promos. Jim is also an accomplished video producer, content creator, writer and overall entrepreneur.
 
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Cody Ash lives in Nashville, TN and is the drummer for Jelly Roll. He is a Touring / Session drummer and has played the drum kit for about 15 years. He has also been involved in concert band, orchestra, Steel Band, and marched snare drum with the University of Louisville.
 
Things That Came Up: 
-2:50 The flight home from the CMT Awards in 2023
-3:40 Super modern chops and being likable
-5:40 Making a great impression at all times 
-6:50 Learning from everyone
-10:07 The hustle of cultivating a drumming career. 
-12:00 Touring with a metal core band. Cody booked the tours 
-18:00 Managing bands 
-18:20 Jake Sommers and the late Kenny Dixon
-20:25 Cody gets a text from his road manager!
-24:00 Mostly self taught. Attended a music camp at Eastern Kentucky University. Played steel drums
-26:30 Introduced to gospel chops and mixed with metal
-27:50 Cody has great control over stick heights and dynamic control
-39:00 Fun drum cover videos opened up lots of doors
-41:00 The Jelly Roll audition story and bartending
-57:45 Notating 20 songs. The magic that is Lainey Wilson
-67:00 Jelly’s original band was all metal guys. The culture of the band is having fun!
-77:10 Grady Block=awesome!
-81:50 The Fave 5
 
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FB: @Ashdrumsok
IG: @codyashdrums
X: @codyashdrums
YouTube: @codyashdrums
 
The Rich Redmond Show is about all things music, motivation and success. Candid conversations with musicians, actors, comedians, authors and thought leaders about their lives and the stories that shaped them. Rich Redmond is the longtime drummer with Jason Aldean and many other veteran musicians and artists. Rich is also an actor, speaker, author, producer and educator. Rich has been heard on thousands of songs, over 25 of which have been #1 hits!
 
 
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Jim McCarthy is the quintessential Blue Collar Voice Guy. Honing his craft since 1996 with radio stations in Illinois, South Carolina, Connecticut, New York, Las Vegas and Nashville, Jim has voiced well over 10,000 pieces since and garnered an ear for audio production which he now uses for various podcasts, commercials and promos. Jim is also an accomplished video producer, content creator, writer and overall entrepreneur.
 
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Frenette's love of music started at the age of 5 while playing the bongos and listening to records with his parents. Artists like Perez Perado, Tito Puente, Herb Albert, Johnny Cash and Tom Jones were constantly spinning on the record player. By the age of 10, Matt was learning his rudiments in a marching and concert band. Some of Matt's early influences include Mitch Mitchell, Ginger Baker, Keith Moon, Michael Shrieve, Danny Seraphine,Billy Cobham, and later influences include Manu Katche, Steve Gadd, and Richard Bailey.
Frenette is a founding member of Streetheart and his legacy as the other half of one of rock’s greatest rhythm sections is still a part of Canadian rock legend. Matt’s fierce approach to every song and powerful grooves he created were a big part of the musical foundation that Streetheart built their unmistakable sound on in the early days.
In 1979 Matthew left Streetheart to join Paul Dean’s new band Loverboy. Originally, Matt Frenette played drums for a side-project band, Headpins while Bernie Aubin played drums for a fellow Vancouver band, the soon to be renamed Loverboy. But within months, Aubin and Frenette swapped bands, where each continues to play to the present
Alongside fellow Loverboy founding members Mike Reno, Paul Dean, Doug Johnson, with Ken "Spider" Sinnaeve, Matt Frenette has been "Working for the Weekend" since forming in Calgary, Alberta over 36 years ago. Loverboy has sold more than 10 million albums, earning four multi-platinum plaques, including the four-million-selling "Get Lucky."
In 1982, as a member of Loverboy, Frenette went on to win a "still-record" six Juno awards.
Matt's solid groove, versatile musicality and his visually exciting performance has created a demand for his appearance in many different artists' recordings, videos and tours, such as: Tom Cochrane, Bryan Adams, Kim Mitchell, Colin James and many other talented musicians.
 
Some Things That Came Up: 
-1:30 Rich saw Matt with Loverboy at The El Paso Coliseum, 1985! 
-3:00 Matt broke through the bass drum head! Very memorable
-5:00 Matt has had many drum techs over the years
-5:40 “Turn Me Loose” was a breakout hit! 
-13:00 Evolution of a band 
-14:20 The year that was 2020 
-17:00 Practicing at 2112 drum shop 
-23:00 Started drumming at 5 and never had any other job! 
-24:30 First kit was secured on trade from a retired jazz drummer 
-26:00 Community center marching band grade 8-10
-30:00 The band STREETHEART from Regina
-32:50 The sweetest audition that Dad set up! 
-40:36 Mike Reno on vocals! 
-44:15 The beauty of the drums on “Turn Me Loose” 
-44:50 Recorded live to tape with no click; everyone live on the floor
-45:30 Bruce Fairbairn produced and a young Bob Rock engineered 
-48:30 Gaffed headphones to his head. 
-50:20 Guttural grounding sounds 
-57:50 A mutual friend in Lee Kelley 
-1:05:00 Played everyday to “Tom Jones:LIVE” record 
-1:05:50 The two drunks at the Buddy Rich Big Band show. Buddy lit the fire under young Matt
-1:14:50 Dad wanted Matt to go on the road and NOT finish grade 12! He believed! 
-1:16:00 Historical-=6 Juno Awards+ many others 
-1:18:00 21 years with Yamaha and 42 years with Zildjian 
 
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www.loverboyband.com
IG: @loverboyband
FB: @loverboyband
 
The Rich Redmond Show is about all things music, motivation and success. Candid conversations with musicians, actors, comedians, authors and thought leaders about their lives and the stories that shaped them. Rich Redmond is the longtime drummer with Jason Aldean and many other veteran musicians and artists. Rich is also an actor, speaker, author, producer and educator. Rich has been heard on thousands of songs, over 25 of which have been #1 hits!
Check out Rich’s books on Amazon! 
 
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Jim McCarthy is the quintessential Blue Collar Voice Guy. Honing his craft since 1996 with radi

April Samuels (born April 30, 1969) is an American rock drummer, breast cancer survivor, and founder of Breast Cancer Can Stick It! Foundation, Inc. - a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Breast Cancer Can Stick It has raised over $600,000 for breast cancer research and assistance for treatments. She is based out of Dallas, Texas. She is best known for her nonprofit and for playing drums as Crash Gordon in the 1980s hair metal cover band, Metal Shop Dallas. She is also known for co-writing songs for Discovery Channel's Outward Bound with her bandmates in Frognot.
Samuels is endorsed by Aquarian Drumheads, Drumtacs, Humes & Berg Drum Cases, Los Cabos Drumsticks, Rockett Drum Works (founded by Rikki Rockett), Rock-n-Roller Multi-cart SABIAN Cymbals, and Wornstar Clothing, etc. 
 
 
Things That Came Up: 
-1:00 Growing up in Plano, Tx.
-1:45 Celebrating release of her new book,  “Breast Cancer Can Stick It”
-4:25 April’s Diagnosis: Oct 26th, 2010
-7:30 this year is the 10th anniversary of Breast Cancer Can Stick It’s DRUMMATHON. Sunday, October 20. 12-7 pm, The Grandscape in The Colony, Tx. 
-9:50 Vast list of celebrity drummers have appeared at DRUMMATHON. 
-11:11 DRUMMATHON origin story. The top 25 fundraising drummers get to play a one minute solo and then get half price to jam with a celebrity drummer
-13:00 Planning Drummathon is a 10 month commitment
-15:30 Press and Travel
-16:15 Metal Shop band for 12 years
-19:00 Backline electronic kits!
-21:05 April’s drumming evolution. Lessons with Warren White 
-23:20 April played trumpet in school! 
-24:20 Attended UNT for 2.5 years
-25:10 Sober since 1992 and a love of coffee
-30:50 All girl band, Baby Jane Hudson
-33:40 Peart, Bonham, and Sean Phillips of Sister 7
-43:00 April is a model for people to overcome
-43:30 Diet, exercise and reduction of alcohol will help prevent cancer 
-46:45 Ozempic? Know your risk. Genetic testing and body scans
-51:50 Taking DRUMMATHON on the road!
-55:40 Shawn Messick rocks!
-57:00 The Fave 5 
 
Follow: 
www.aprilsamuels.com
www.breastcancercanstickit.org
www.drummathon.org
FB: April Samuels
FB: Breast Cancer Can Stick It 
IG: @officialaprilsamuels
@breastcancercanstickit
 
The Rich Redmond Show is about all things music, motivation and success. Candid conversations with musicians, actors, comedians, authors and thought leaders about their lives and the stories that shaped them. Rich Redmond is the longtime drummer with Jason Aldean and many other veteran musicians and artists. Rich is also an actor, speaker, author, producer and educator. Rich has been heard on thousands of songs, over 25 of which have been #1 hits!
 
 
Follow Rich:
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Jim McCarthy is the quintessential Blue Collar Voice Guy. Honing his craft since 1996 with radio stations in Illinois, South Carolina, Connecticut, New York, Las Vegas and Nashville, Jim has voiced well over 10,000 pieces since and garnered an ear for audio production which he now uses for various podcasts, commercials and promos. Jim is also an accomplished video producer, content creator, writer and overall entrepreneur.
 
Follow Jim:  
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www.itsyourshow.co
 

The musical path that freelance session and touring drummer Brian Czach (pronounced "Zack") has been on started in New York City, moved west to Las Vegas, and now has settled in Nashville, TN. After a year and a half of touring with country music star Tracy Lawrence in 2021-2022. Brian is currently a member of Mannheim Steamroller which tours annually, and regularly performs with the Nashville Symphony Pops Orchestra. Czach has been drumming professionally since he was 11 years old. Born in Schenectady NY, he has experience playing in every imaginable musical setting, from a packed out arena to the swankiest jazz clubs, film & TV scores, artist sessions, tours, dance bands, and live theater, Brian’s musical experience is vastly extensive.
 
Some Things That Came Up: 
-1:00 How Rich met Brian through Danny Young 
-6:00 Studying with Gordon Stout at Ithaca College 
-11:30 Audition for cruise ship agency in NYC 
-15:20 Met his wife on the cruise ship and then a move to NYC
-16:50 Being known for playing a showcase piece on Krupa’s “Sing Sing Sing”
-24:00 A move to Vegas 
-26:00 A shared love of Larry Aberman 
-28:30 Hanging together on tour with Tracy Lawrence and Jason Aldean
-29:30 Traditional Grip and Jim Petercsak of University of NY Potsdam’s Crane School of Music 
-33:30 Don Meoli and Jersey Boys 
-37:00 Gravitated towards clean, studio players like Steve Gadd, John Robinson, Jeff Porcaro, Dave Weckl, Vinnie Colaiuta, and Phil Collins 
-41:15 Coming from a musical family. Being introduced to James Brown, Tower of Power, Blood, Sweat and Tears, etc. 
-43:00 Connecting with eh playing of Bill Stewart 
-49:30 The power of the Nashville Number System 
-51:50 Mannheim Steamroller and Chip Davis. Glockenspiel, hammered dulcimer, toy piano, etc. Local string section is contracted. 7-8 shows per week for 7 weeks.
-56:40 Playing Pops concerts with The Nashville Symphony. Percussionists Scot Corey and Sam Bacco 
-1:01:50 Following the conductor and playing extreme dynamics
-1:03:30 Soundbeter.com and airgigs.com …Own what you charge! 
-1:08:40 Have a system for learning new music quickly. Be versatile. Always be authentic. 
-1:10:20 READ MUSIC! Also, know how o really fake a song you don’t know.
-1:13:00 The Fave 5 
Follow:
www.brianczach.com
FB: @brianczach
IG: @brianczach
YouTube: @brianczach
 
The Rich Redmond Show is about all things music, motivation and success. Candid conversations with musicians, actors, comedians, authors and thought leaders about their lives and the stories that shaped them. Rich Redmond is the longtime drummer with Jason Aldean and many other veteran musicians and artists. Rich is also an actor, speaker, author, producer and educator. Rich has been heard on thousands of songs, over 25 of which have been #1 hits!
 
Rich can also be seen in several films and TV shows and has also written an Amazon Best-Selling book, "CRASH! Course for Success: 5 Ways to Supercharge Your Personal and Professional Life" currently available at:
 
https://www.amazon.com/CRASH-Course-Success-Supercharge-Professional/dp/B07YTCG5DS/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=crash+redmond&qid=1576602865&sr=8-1
 
One Book: Three Ways to consume....Physical (delivered to your front door, Digital (download to your kindle, ipad or e-reader), or Audio (read to you by me on your device...on the go)!
 
Buy Rich’s exact gear at www.lessonsquad.com/rich-redmond
 
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Jim McCarthy is the quintessential Blue Collar Voice Guy. Honing his craft since 1996 with radio stations in Illinois, South Carolina, Connecticut, New York, Las Vegas and Nashville, Jim has voiced well over 10,000 pieces since and garnered an ear for audio production which he now uses for various podcasts, commercials and promos. Jim is also an accomplished video producer, content creator, writer and overall entrepreneur.
 
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Jake Sommers is a Nashville drummer originally from Long Island. He attended The University of the Arts in Philadelphia once deciding to pursue his lifelong passion for music. After moving to Tennessee in 2013 he began performing with a variety of artists including Luke Combs whom he has toured with since 2014.
 
Things That Came Up: 
-2:00 Audimute’s Match Zlotnik
-3:00 Jake’s dogs 
-4:20 Jake’s fast rise to success
-7:00 Writer’s nights at the Tin Roof 
-8:40 Meeting and rehearsing with Luke Combs 
-9:20 Offered the job in 2014
-14:30 Throw your hat on the ring! 
-15:50 Clinics with bass player Mat Maxwell
-17:30 Open Handed playing 
-25:20 Jake’s drum solo 
-26:30 Jake takes his shirt off
-33:30 Craviatto drums endorser 
-37:50 Jake’s work with DRUMEO 
-45:20 GoPro MAX 360 mode 
-55:00 Pinch Me
-1:04:00 Jake’s advice to the next generation: Being on time means being early. Don’t suck and be nice. 
-1:05 Say yes to everything until you don’t have to. 
-1:07 Jake’s Warmup: Singles, doubles, paradiddles, stretch. 
-1:08 Say ‘no’ to the chocolate fountain and walk 12,000 steps a day. Jake has been running he stairs a the venue. 
1:09 Built by Basics
80:40 Jake’s “Fave 5”
 
Follow: 
 
www.jakesommersdrums.com
IG: @jakesommers7
FB: @JakeSommers 
Youtube: @jakesommers
 
 
The Rich Redmond Show is about all things music, motivation and success. Candid conversations with musicians, actors, comedians, authors and thought leaders about their lives and the stories that shaped them. Rich Redmond is the longtime drummer with Jason Aldean and many other veteran musicians and artists. Rich is also an actor, speaker, author, producer and educator. Rich has been heard on thousands of songs, over 25 of which have been #1 hits!
 
Rich can also be seen in several films and TV shows and has also written an Amazon Best-Selling book, "CRASH! Course for Success: 5 Ways to Supercharge Your Personal and Professional Life" currently available at:
 
https://www.amazon.com/CRASH-Course-Success-Supercharge-Professional/dp/B07YTCG5DS/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=crash+redmond&qid=1576602865&sr=8-1
 
One Book: Three Ways to consume....Physical (delivered to your front door, Digital (download to your kindle, ipad or e-reader), or Audio (read to you by me on your device...on the go)!
 
Buy Rich’s exact gear at www.lessonsquad.com/rich-redmond
 
Follow Rich:
@richredmond
www.richredmond.com
 
Jim McCarthy is the quintessential Blue Collar Voice Guy. Honing his craft since 1996 with radio stations in Illinois, South Carolina, Connecticut, New York, Las Vegas and Nashville, Jim has voiced well over 10,000 pieces since and garnered an ear for audio production which he now uses for various podcasts, commercials and promos. Jim is also an accomplished video producer, content creator, writer and overall entrepreneur.
 
Follow Jim:  
@jimmccarthy
www.jimmccarthyvoiceovers.com
www.itsyourshow.co