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e13 Drums, Loops, Stacy’s Mom Sequel – Mia Morris @miamorrismusic

Frankie Pockets, Host and Producer Frankie Pockets, Host and Producer
February 21, 2024
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Stacey’s Mom Sequel Writer, Drummer, Looper, Multi-Instrumentalist… Oh that’s it? NOT EVEN CLOSE!


Who posted on Instagram in November about a pop-up show in NYC’s East Village date coincident with my few weeks there that made me cancel my plans and hop the subway downtown to catch her play for a half hour? You guessed it, Mia Morris! This is the interview you don’t want to miss. You’re welcome in advance! Find out why I not only followed her as a drummer but was taken in by her unique abilities to not only play all instruments but to loop all instruments and play studio versions of her songs, on stage, LIVE in her “One Woman Show”. Having rubbed elbows with the likes of Fountains of Wayne (having written a sequel to “Stacy’s Mom”) and members of All-American Rejects, had features in America’s Got Talent and even having opened for Candlebox and Collective Soul, her resume is impressive to say the least. But when you find out she’s 19 and rockin’ the pocket the way she does in every way, well you see why I ABSOLUTELY HAD TO interview her on the show. Approaching her backstage after the show in NYC at Rockwood Music Hall, she agreed to do the interview. She’s here and has given some of the greatest insight yet into the pocket as we do on the show. Her fascinating stories and perceptive and observant viewpoint are keys to her success in touring, session and live drumming, studio and television, “WOW!” is all we can say. Tune in now to hear one of the best episodes. Laugh along with us. This was a fun one! Can’t wait for you to hear it so just press play now and get it over with already… you know you want to! DO IT!

My Birthday, 40th Anniversary of Buying My 1st Rush Album

Frankie Pockets, Host and Producer Frankie Pockets, Host and Producer
June 28, 2022
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Today is my R40! I really bought ‘Moving Pictures’ 40 years ago today!


HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND HAPPY 40TH ANNIVERSARY TO ME! 40 years ago today my mom took me to the store for my birthday to get the gift I asked for, Rush’s Moving Pictures album I had only heard for the first time on the last day of school the week before. I came home with “Moving Pictures” and “Signals” and my life and drumming career changed from there forward. Here is a fun short episode on how that led to discovering the intricacies of the pocket and what some of the clues it led to that everyone needs to know no matter what instrument they play. Have fun with me. Spend my birthday episode with me celebrating my 40th anniversary opf buying my first Rush album!

e10 My Idol Is NOT a Drummer – Pocket Makes Hit Songs

Frankie Pockets, Host and Producer Frankie Pockets, Host and Producer
May 18, 2022
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Pandemic That Hit Everywhere Except the Pocket and the New Music Renaissance That Resulted


I recently saw my absolute idol and he’s not a drummer, but his band, his songwriting and his creativity has one thing that makes it so amazing and THE inspiration that made me the songwriter and drummer I am today: POCKET. This has been a rough 2 years but also inspirational and ushering in a revival and renaissance. Join me for my first episode in two years, get the updates and hear about my trip to see a band I’ve been waiting 30 years to see since I discovered them and the secret I found to producing hit music and songs every time. It’s time we opened up and took our places on the world stage to inspire everyone else. Who’s with me? You? Good! Tune in now!

e9 NEIL PEART: Why He Still Lives!

Frankie Pockets, Host and Producer Frankie Pockets, Host and Producer
January 14, 2020
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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

Frankie Pockets, Host and Producer Frankie Pockets, Host and Producer
August 1, 2019
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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

Frankie Pockets, Host and Producer Frankie Pockets, Host and Producer
July 24, 2019
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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

Frankie Pockets, Host and Producer Frankie Pockets, Host and Producer
March 22, 2019
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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

Frankie Pockets, Host and Producer Frankie Pockets, Host and Producer
October 17, 2018
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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!

Frankie Pockets, Host and Producer Frankie Pockets, Host and Producer
August 28, 2018
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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!