EP 6 - Becoming An Arena Drum Tech with Blake Bailey

I'm absolutely excited to finally have an episode with an in-person guest for the first time! My guest for this episode is my Breaking Benjamin crewmate, Blake Bailey, who joined the BB crew at the beginning of 2024 as a drum tech for Shaun Foist. In addition to being a drum tech, Blake plays drums for both The Dead Rabbits as well as Keith Wallen(Breaking Benjamin guitarist) and has many years of experience doing session work as well as multiple years as a crew member in multiple positions. Some topics covered in this episode are how Blake became a drum tech for an arena-level band, how he balances both the crew and band member tour life and his love for ramen. Check it all out now on episode 6 of the Take Me On Tour Podcast! 0:00 - Welcome to the Show! 7:34 - Blake Has Entered the Chat 11:43 - Blake's 2024 Year Unpacked 19:05 - Working with Fear Factory 23:02 - A Year Without A Home Base 29:36 - How Blake Became Shaun's Right Hand 38:02 - The Story of How I Met Blake 45:36 - How to Succeed In the Industry 51:40 - How Blake Landed the Keith Wallen Gig 58:38 - Breaking Into Touring 1:04:15 - Blake's Love for Ramen 1:10:35 - What's Next for Blake? 1:15:05 - Until Next Time! www.takemeontour.com steven@takemeontour.com Tour Life Insights: Louder Than Life Edition https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrEyMiJ9lUY My Day As A Merch Manager at Inkcarceration 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MuZf_p3caM ____________________________________________________ Follow Take Me On Tour! Main YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/takemeontour Podcast Channel https://www.youtube.com/@TakeMeOnTourPodcast TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@takemeontour Instagram https://www.instagram.com/takemeontour Facebook https://www.facebook.com/takemeontour X (Twitter) https://www.twitter.com/takemeontour_ Threads https://threads.net/@takemeontour ____________________________________________________ Follow The Logan Show! The Logan Show YouTube Channel https://youtube.com/@realloganshow The Logan Show Podcast Channel https://youtube.com/@theloganshowpodcast Instagram https://www.instagram.com/realloganshow TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@realloganshow Facebook https://www.facebook.com/realloganshow X (Twitter) https://www.twitter.com/realloganshow