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Aaron Comess – Spin Doctors – S2E29

Aaron Comess has spent over three decades behind the kit, but most people know him for four minutes of music: “Two Princes,” the song that turned Spin Doctors into one of the defining bands of the early nineties. There’s more to the story than that hit, though. Before Spin Doctors blew up, Comess was cutting his teeth in New York’s jazz scene, studying at the…

Ursula Sargent – Blue Man Group – S2E28

Ursula Sargent plays Rockstar in Blue Man Group’s touring production — a role built around real-time reaction as much as rhythm. She’s part live drummer, part music director, part DJ, adjusting the show’s music and audio cues based on how the Blue Men and the audience are connecting on any given night. A Seattle native, she started on a single snare drum at age ten…

Alfredo “Fredo” Ortiz – Los Lobos – S2E27

Los Lobos percussionist Alfredo Ortiz joins the podcast to discuss his career. Ortiz shares details about his time with the Beastie Boys, his work with Los Lobos and the technique required to bring traditional Latin percussion to modern rock music. Listen to the full episode below. Check out his site at https://www.fredoortiz.com/ And Los Lobos Tour Dates: https://www.loslobos.org/tour/

Stanton Moore – Galactic, COC, Independent – S2E26

Welcome back to Drumheads. I’m Stacey Hood. Today’s guest is Stanton Moore — the drummer behind Galactic for over 25 years, and one of the most respected voices in New Orleans drumming. Beyond Galactic, he’s led his own jazz trio projects and built a serious second career as an educator, teaching the city’s second-line tradition through Drumeo and his own instructional books. What makes Stanton…