Live From My Drum Room! ®
Live From My Drum Room!® is hosted by drummer and music industry veteran, John DeChristopher, and is a series of intimate conversations with legendary drummers and Music Industry friends, drawing from John's five decades in the Music Industry. Created in 2020, and ranked BEST Drum Podcast, it's a peek behind the curtain that only John can offer. And no drummers harmed on any show! Visit livefrommydrumroom.com for upcoming episodes, Merch and more! Leave a comment and write a review! All shows are live streamed and available on youtube.com/@livefrommydrumroom and all podcast platforms. Please subscribe! Contact John at: livefrommydrumroom@gmail.com.
Episodes
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My guest is veteran session and touring drummer, Michael White. We do a deep-dive into Michael's incredible 40 plus year career including Curtis Mayfield, Steely Dan, George Duke, George Benson, Frankie Beverly & Maze, Luther Vandross, Vanessa Williams and over 60 movie and film credits. Michael stresses the importance of not just "getting the gig" but "getting called b...
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My guest is legendary drummer, and founding member of Aerosmith, Joey Kramer! In this two hour, in-depth episode, we discuss Joey’s drumming influences, early Aerosmith records and working with legendary producer - the late Jack Douglas, and engineer Jay Messina and do a deep dive into Joey’s drum parts on several classic Aerosmith tracks. Joey also reflects on ...
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Celebrating the 85th birthday of my friend and hero, legendary drummer for the Rolling Stones Charlie Watts. Recorded live June 2nd, 2026. I’m honored to be joined by Charlie’s long-time friend, and a true living legend, Jim Keltner. Jim and I share memories of Charlie, play and discuss some of our favorite Rolling Stones tracks, and much more! So come alo...
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My guest is "Weird Al" Yankovic's longtime drummer, author and Grammy Award winner, Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz. In this episode "Bermuda" recalls meeting "Weird Al" in 1980 and his incredible 45 years as "Weird Al's" drummer. We do a deep dive into several "Weird Al" tracks showcasing "Bermuda's" rock solid drumming and recording process. We also discuss "Bermuda's" books, "Lig...
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Originally released in two parts, this is the complete 2 hr 30 min episode with legendary, former Pearl Jam drummer, Dave Abbruzzese, remastered with enhanced audio. We cover everything from Dave's first time in the studio with "Course of Empire," his audition for Pearl Jam, and joining PJ as they ascended to becoming the biggest band in the world. We do a deep dive into se...
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A LIVE Masterclass! My guests are legendary drummer, author, educator and founding member of Tower Of Power, David Garibaldi, Bill Gibson of Huey Lewis & The News/Sons Of Champlin, drummer and educator, Henrique De Almeida, and Chief Of Operations at the Drum Set Coach Academy, Erika De Almeida. A LIVE Masterclass with David & Henrique, and a preview of this year's ...
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A special replay of my episode with legendary drummer and founding member of "Creedence Clearwater Revival," Doug “Cosmo” Clifford, updated to include several CCR tracks we discuss during the show! We do a deep dive into CCR’s catalog, with Doug sharing his insights into CCR’s history, song development, and his approach to creating his iconic drum pa...
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A special episode of Live From My Drum Room! on location at Cymbal Craftsman By Paul Francis. I sit down with my old friend, former Zildjian colleague, and master cymbal smith, Paul Francis. We do a deep dive into cymbal making, his relaunched and rebranded "Cymbal Craftsman By Paul Francis," and Paul shares his knowledge and expertise of over 37 years of making cymbals. Pa...
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Part 2 of my epic conversation with legendary, former Pearl Jam drummer, Dave Abbruzzese. In this episode, Dave offers insights into his co-writing "Go" and a deep dive into the track and recording process. Dave discusses his projects with Stevie Salas, Bernard Fowler, Pseutopia, tribute to Chris Cornell and much more! So come along for the ride for Part 2 with Dave A...
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An eye-opening two-part episode with legendary, former drummer for Pearl Jam, Dave Abbruzzese! In Part 1 we talk about Dave's first time in the studio with "Course of Empire," his audition for Pearl Jam through the recommendation of Matt Chamberlain, and ultimately joining them as they ascended to becoming the biggest band in the world. A deep dive into Dave's drummin...
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My guest is drummer, educator and author Jason Gianni! We do a deep-dive into Jason's career as an instructor at New York's Drummers Collective, a session drummer, including the theme song for "SpongeBob SquarePants," TV commercials, Broadway shows and Musicals, the importance of learning different styles, performing with the legendary band "Kansas." and much more! Jason's ...
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What do David Bowie, Soul Asylum, Duran Duran, the B-52s and Cyndi Lauper have in common? The great Sterling Campbell! We do a deep dive into Sterling’s incredible 40 plus year career, including tracks from some of these artists, and much more. So come along for the ride with Sterling Campbell!
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My guests are legendary drummer and returning champion STEVE GADD, and a legend in the Drum Industry, owner and founder of Hudson Music and DCI video and the Godfather of drum instructional videos, ROB WALLIS.
After a hilarious entrance from Steve, we do a deep-dive into Steve’s NEW book "Steve Gadd Up Close & In Session." Steve and Rob discuss the or...
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TrackTalk with legendary hit-maker John "JR" Robinson. In this excerpt of E103 of Live From My Drum Room™ JR discusses his drum parts for Steve Winwood's "Higher Love" Rufus and Chaka Khan's "Ain't Nobody" Lionel Richie's "All Night Long" and David Lee Roth's "California Girls" along with the original tracks! So come along for the ride and please subscribe!
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My guest is Jerry Speiser, original drummer and founding member "Men At Work." In this episode we do a deep dive into Jerry’s stellar drumming on Men At Work's “Business As Usual” and “Cargo,” including several tracks. So come along for the ride with Jerry Speiser! Please subscribe!
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My guest is world renown drummer and educator, Billy Ward! We do a deep dive into Billy's long and successful career, including his work with Robbie Robertson, the 1996 film “That Thing You Do” and much more. Billy has two award winning instructional DVDs, “Big Time” and “Voices In My Head” available through Hudson Music, and his book &ld...
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My guest is legendary drummer, singer, songwriter, author and educator, Carmine Appice! We do a deep dive into Carmine’s incredible 60 year career including Vanilla Fudge, Cactus, Beck, Bogert & Appice, Rod Stewart, Blue Murder and more!
Carmine's best-selling drum method book "Realistic Rock" published in 1972 has been updated to "Classic Realistic Rock,...
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Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Rolling Stones "Black And Blue," released in April 1976. In this episode, I do a deep dive into this often overlooked, but without a doubt, classic Rolling Stones record, including an analysis of Charlie’s playing, his gear (drums and cymbals) and more! So come along for the ride and please subscribe!
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Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the iconic album "Frampton Comes Alive" released January 15, 1976, with legendary FCA bassist, Stanley Sheldon. Stanley takes us back to his audition and joining Peter Frampton's band in early 1975, going on tour and ultimately recording this live masterpiece. He also shares stories and insights from his many years with Peter. So come alo...
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It's my first show of 2026 and my guest is John Aldridge, the world’s foremost drum engraver and drum scratcher to the stars! John is also a vintage drum historian, the founder of Not So Modern Drummer Magazine, drum tech for Bryan Hitt of REO Speedwagon, and a drummer himself. John takes on a tour of some of his most iconic engraving work, and the stories that go wit...
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