Andy Prado on The Case for Chops, The "Why" Behind Drumming, and The Importance of AuthenticityAndy Prado on The Case for Chops, The "Why" Behind Drumming, and The Importance of Authenticity The 8020 Drummer Podcast

Andy Prado is a drummer’s drummer.
Talk to practically anyone you’ve heard of about who their favorite drummers are, and Andy is likely to be in that sentence.
He’s one of a small list of drummers you could call “elite choppers” - a list that includes people like Ron Bruner, Mike Mitchell, and not too many others.
As such he’s in both an enviable, and an unenviable position. And you better believe we dig into the multi-edged sword of “chops”. (It’s way harder than you think to get them, you don’t have anything to “hide behind” like groove drummers, and when you reach the top of your profession everybody either wants to be you, hates you, or both.)
Andy touches a bit on the unhuman work ethic necessary to reach the level he’s reached. We also get into:
Huey Lewis and The News - based or cringe
Andy’s weekly routine and current projects
The importance of being authentic
Whether drummers’ outward personalities match their music
How Andy is also an elite groove player
and much more
I know you’ll enjoy this light-hearted convo with one of the LA OGs, the GOAT, as Forrest Rice calls him.
Andy's Links
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/andypradojr/
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@andypradojr6186
Coevality Band - https://www.instagram.com/coevalityband/
The Golden Age by Wires - https://wirestheband.bandcamp.com/album/the-golden-age
Scarypoolparty - Sun Moon Earth - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvO39Y2692M