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e9 NEIL PEART: Why He Still Lives!

I wasn’t ready to hear it, but happy to reflect on, realize what Neil meant to my finding my own sound and way…

A legacy like no other, what did he leave behind that not too many realize but know deep down? Join me as I take you through what I discovered that I didn’t even realize on how he influenced me despite my “falling out” with him years ago. What does this mean to me, you and every other drummer and musician. It means everything and here’s why! Tune in now!

e8 Anna Mylee, ‘Dorja’ Drummer, Daughter of Glam/Prog Rock Parents

A ‘mixed breed’ from Glam and Prog Rock parents, ends up with a killer pocket… WHO KNEW?

Join me as I interview another drummer discovered because of hashtags followed on Insta. Today I’m in the pocket with Anna Mylee, a young but powerful drummer who I had to “slide into DM’s” with on Instagram after getting absolutely OBSESSED with her shuffle groove on a song from her forthcoming album ‘Gemini’ with her band “Dorja”. Tune in now and hear her almost sell me on John Bonham and Led Zeppelin

e7 Brian Dunne, Live at Daryl’s House, Hall & Oates

Brian Dunne shows how the pocket is done in his gig with Hall & Oates on tour and LIve at Daryl’s House…

Join me in the Pocket with Brian Dunne who currently plays on Live at Daryl’s House and has been on tour with Hall & Oates a major gig which is by no means the sum total. Get into it as we discuss pocket, feel, soul, groove and even dynamics to get ever closer to a pocket definition and description. This one’s a keeper. Listen up now, drum heads, this one’s for YOU!

e6 Australia’s David Ruberto, Pocket Session Drumming, Teaching

I never know anyone else ‘said’ rhythms before the played them… until today!

If you can say it you can play it, relax and enjoy, play it clean… these are a few of the tidbits that my special guest, Drummer David Ruberto had to say, coming to us all the way from Melbourne Australia. Join me as I get this pocket drummer’s take on pocket from a teacher’s and a session player’s standpoint.

e4: Connecting Pocket, Audience, Studio, Stage w/ Dennis Cotton

Drum, Stage and Studio Recording Artist, Dennis Cotton Includes Audience in Defining and Finding the Pocket

Join me as I grill live and studio recording artist Dennis Cotton, whose resume includes over 50 albums, radio, television and on-stage work. Find out Dennis’s unique perspective on playing in the pocket and how he made a connection between audience response and the outer limits of the pocket, all in its relation to technique, mental facility and fluidity of playing. Listen as I ask Dennis the hard questions, inching further into the ungraspable realm of playing in the pocket. Tune in now!

e3: Session, Touring Drummer Swiss Chris, Pockets That PAY!

Playing in the pocket to FILL your pockets is a point I hadn’t thought of!

Join me as I interview drummer Swiss Chris as we discuss ourr “chance meeting” on the NYC Subway, Swiss’s impressive resume, his history of study at Berkleee and all the celebs he has worked with. Listen in on Swiss’s take on pocket, groove and what it takes to serve the song and satisfy the directors, composers and audience while making a name for yourself. Tune in now!

Episode 2: Rhythm Is Everywhere; Accents & Syncopation

Frank grew up hearing and feeling rhythm absolutely everywhere!

Join Frank as he explains that rhythm has been a part of him and even his environment outside of music, and how to tap into the rhythm around you to find the pocket, establish groove and become an awesome drummer, rhythmist, instrumentalist or musician in general. Frank also shares advice on where to turn for help finding the pocket.

Episode 1: My Intention Is to Prove Everyone Can Groove

Telling my story about how I found the pocket and how to get into it…

My premiere episode detailing my life, history and why I’m even remotely qualified to get on the air about drumming in the pocket as well as my intentions for the show, where it will go and what you will get from it. Tune in and listen up now. Join me now, in the pocket! @frankiepockets