Minnesota Drummer Podcast

Wednesday 12/30 8:00 pm cst Kelli Rae Tubbs is our guest on Minnesota Drummer LIVE. Kelli Rae Tubbs is a Minnesotan drummer, percussionist, vocalist, historian, writer & educator. Kelli has created an amazing series of historical drum videos series and is currently writing a book with noted drummer, author, and educator Daniel Glass, entitled "The Postcard Project: A Snapshot of Drumming Life, 1900-1930". Kelli has such a rich history of drumming and more that we’ll only have an opportunity...

This Wednesday: 11/25 at 8:00 pm CST join me (Paul Rogne) and my guest Drummer/Percussionist/ Modernist Scotty Horey (D.M.A.) on the next Minnesota Drummer Live episode. Scotty has made a name for himself in both North and South America as a clinician, instrumentalist and lecturer. Scotty received his D.M.A. (Doctor of Musical Arts) and M.M.A. (Master of Musical Arts) degrees at the University of Minnesota. Recently he has been an Adjunct Professor of Percussion at the University of...

Wednesday 10/21 at 8:00pm CST my (Paul Rogne) guest will be Dave Hazel. Dave is a drum smith and taught me so much about drum building in the late 1980s. He has gone onto starting his own company Boom Alley drums. Dave still offers drum craft services such as Bearing Edges • Shell Restoration • Shell Covering • Repair and more. Locally Dave is well known as the drummer in the house band “Ruperts Orchestra” at Ruperts Nightclub in Golden Valley from 1985 – 1993. Dave has backed Smokey...

Petar Janjic is a Minnesota drummer who has a fascinating and inspiring musical journey that you need to learn more about. Growing up in Serbia, Petar was always driven by the drums. Inspired by his drumming father and the rich Serbian music scene, Petar was constantly motivated to play and learn as much as possible about the instrument. He was influenced early on by the greats in music like James Brown and Prince, along with a blend of The Steve Miller Band just to name a few. At a young...

This Wednesday 9/30/2020 at 8:00 pm CST (9:00 EST, 6:00 PST) Live on FaceBook - Minnesota Drummer LIVE with Ed Clift. This is the second part to our catch up discussion and look back on key moments from his vast career. Ed Clift is locally best known as the Percussion Specialist for Paiste cymbals often providing clinics locally as well as around the world. Ed’s involvement in the music products business includes intensive, practical associations with Top Artists since 1985. Ed concluded his...

Wednesday 9/23/20 (8:00 pm cst) on Minnesota Drummer LIVE our guest is Billy Thommes. Billy has played for Jonny Lang, Rocket Club, Galactic Cowboy Orchestra also with Minnesota legends Peter Himmelman, Soul Asylum, The Honeydogs, and Bobby Vee. A constant session drummer, teacher, while supporting his current main gig Hairball. This is sure to be a fantastic discussion. Visit Billy @: www.billythommes.com Commercial link: Help Support Emari Ballard's Leukemia Battle (Daughter of Erick...

On this episode of Minnesota Drummer my guest is Mario Dawson. You may have seen him with Mint Condition, Fdelux (formerly The Family), Mick Sterling and Studd Brothers, Bernard Allison, The Petersons, Berris Hammond and Nachito Herrera. More recently/locally with Covid Ive, Johnnie Brown and Craig Clark. Mario Dawson on the web: Mario Dawson Facebook: www.facebook.com/mario.dawson Go Fund Me Link for Emari Ballard: Help Support Emari Ballard's Leukemia Battle (Daughter of Erick Ballard):...

Rebroadcast: This Wednesday 9/09/20 (8:00 pm cst) on Minnesota Drummer LIVE – Alec Tackmann author of the instructional book series GoAndPractice®, Alec also provides the beats for Minnesota Drummer episodes from his “Alec Tackmann Drum Loops Library”. Alec is a multi-instrument instructor and hosts the “Drummer’s Brunch” in Rochester. Alec attended Berklee College of Music where he graduated with an honors degree in drum set performance in 2008, studying with such greats as Rick Considine,...

Rebroadcast: This Wednesday 9/02/20 (8;00 pm cst) on Minnesota Drummer LIVE – Kelly Cook of The Twin Cities Drum Collective is our guest. We will be broadcasting from the store where we will discuss the robbery that took place last week, the history or the TC DC, their products, instruments and Kelly’s history.

Video version available on YouTube. Rebroadcast: This Wednesday 8/26/2020 at 8:00 pm CST (9:00 EST, 6:00 PST) Live on FaceBook - Minnesota Drummer LIVE with Ed Clift. We will be having a catch up discussion and look back on key moments from his vast career.Ed Clift is locally best known as the Percussion Specialist for Paiste cymbals often providing clinics locally as well as around the world. Ed’s involvement in the music products business includes intensive, practical associations with Top...

This is a rebroadcast of Minnesota Drummer LIVE – 8:00pm CST, Thursday 8/13/20 for a live conversation with Arthur L.A. Buckner. Arthur dropped his new eight-song collection, “Big Homie,” online last week and unexpectedly topped the iTunes jazz chart this past weekend. We will be learning more about him and how he created this charting release. Support L.A. and buy his amazing CD!!!!! If you’re a drummer or jazz lover you’re going to love this. L.A. Buckner online: FaceBook:...

Rebroadcast - 8:30pm CST, Wednesday 8/05/20 for a live and interactive conversation with Derek S Abrams. Video Version: https://youtu.be/XwSU5x3-sSQ Send in your questions and let us know if you would like to be considered to be a live guest on this interview. Email: news@minnesotadrummer.com Derek and Paul will be talking in general about drums, Minnesota drummers, and more. They will open a section of the show where they answer your questions, along with a few guest slots - but you need to...

To watch the video version of this please go to: https://youtu.be/F5EsUGhzVGk Minnesota Drummer LIVE premier episode was on 7/22/20 for a live and interactive conversation with the talented Brandon Commodore. Brandon a Minnesota native sought initial inspiration from his drumming father Bobby Commodore (Moore By Four and Sounds Of Blackness), later attended McNally Smith College of Music, and has seen success as touring drummer for Mint Condition, New Power Generation, MPLS, and now the band...

On this episode of the Minnesota Drummer Podcast Paul “The Rög” Rogne is joined by Charlie Engen newest member of Five Finger Death Punch and drummer for Ideology and Scale The Summit. After completing his master’s degrees in percussion performance at the McNally Smith College Of Music in 2015 he took to the internet posting performance videos that quickly gained him attention for his masterful and amazing approach to drumming. Rög and Charlie talk about his gig with Death Punch, how future...

On this episode of the Minnesota Drummer Podcast Paul “The Rög” Rogne is joined by Charlie Engen newest member of Five Finger Death Punch and drummer for Ideology and Scale The Summit. After completing his master’s degrees in percussion performance at the McNally Smith College Of Music in 2015 he took to the internet posting performance videos that quickly gained him attention for his masterful and amazing approach to drumming. Rög and Charlie talk about his gig with Death Punch, how future...

Video version of this episode is at: https://youtu.be/K5KbtI_f7Gc Derek S. Abrams (Former drummer for Ministry) joins Minnesota Drummer’s Paul “The Rog” Rogne as they discuss the “END OF THE ROAD” tour with Slayer last November 2019, Derek’s exit from Ministry, an update his main band 3 Headed Snake, Paul and Derek also talk about gear, practice techniques, and what it’s like being an artist with all of the COVID-19 related restrictions. This was recorded May 29th as the riots in Minneapolis...

Video version: www.youtube.com/watch?v=y31jFyUi7mA On this episode Paul “The Rög” Rogne talks with Minnesota Drummer Steve Roehm. Steve is a drummer, Vibraphone player often performing at the Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport or with one of two main musical groups: The New Standards and The Neighborhood Trio. Like so many working musician’s Steve has been financially impacted by the effects of the COVID-19 virus “Stay In Place” order. He hasn’t let this set back - hold him back, creatively he is...

Video the video version Here: https://youtu.be/XKJImv-CotE On this episode of Minnesota Drummer, Paul “The Rög” Rogne talks with John D’Addario III – CEO and President of D’Addario & Company, Inc. We discuss how the D’Addario company is responding to COVID-19, how this pandemic is impacting their business, the retail instrument business, Evans turning drumhead material into face shields, and artists. John provides us insight on how his corporation is addressing the unparalleled government...

You can watch this episode at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odF-RKZvGb8 This is Minnesota Drummers debut video podcast episode; hosts Paul “The Rög” Rogne and David Stanoch (www.DavidStanochSchoolOfDrumming.com) talk about the passing of Neil Peart, local drummer updates, and David unboxes his new FP9 Yamaha double bass pedals (https://usa.yamaha.com/news_events/2019/yamaha_fp9_series_bass_drum_pedals.html). We had the opportunity to squat in Studio B at Minnesota’s best kept secret:...

On this episode of the Minnesota Drummer Podcast, I had the opportunity to talk with Ollie Manley, who has been entrenched in and enhanced the Minnesota drumming scene since the 1960s. Playing up to 300 gigs a year since the 60s, Ollie made a name for himself as a quiet drummer with a light touch, which has constantly kept him working. Now in his 80s, he is still playing out with over 50 performances a year and offers advice to aspiring working drummers. Ollie paints a historical image of...