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Live From My Drum Room!™

John DeChristopher

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

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E260: Live From My Drum Room With Jerry Speiser of...

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2026/02/19

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com 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! Live From My Drum Room T-shirts and Hoodies are now available! 100% of the proceeds go toward my PAS scholarship. Visit https://livefrommydrumroo...

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E259: Live From My Drum Room With Billy Ward!

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2026/02/11

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com 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 “Inside Out” is available through Modern Drummer Publishing. So come along for the ride for a fun an...

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E258: Live From My Drum Room With Carmine Appice!

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2026/02/05

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com 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," and has been expanded and re-released by Hudson Music, with a limite...

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E257: Live From My Drum Room! The Rolling Stones...

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2026/01/28

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com 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! Live From My Drum Room T-shirts and Hoodies are now available! 100% of the proceeds go ...

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E256: 50th Anniversary of 'Frampton Comes Alive' With...

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2026/01/21

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com 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 along for the ride, and please subscribe! Check out E137 ...

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E255: Renown Engraver, Vintage Drum Historian & Drum...

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2026/01/14

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com 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 with them! So come along for the ride and please subscribe! Watch it o...

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E254: Drum Legends Steve Gadd, Rick Marotta, Jim...

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2025/12/31

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com Wrapping up 2025 on a high note, thanks to my friends and drumming heroes Steve Gadd, Rick Marotta, Jim Keltner & Dave Mattacks! These guys have recorded some of the greatest music in history. Some hilarious and touching moments sharing stories of how they met, recording sessions and how much they love and respect each other. So come along for the ride for a truly memorable show and please subscribe. The audio podcast is availabl...

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E253: Legendary Wall Of Sound & Wrecking Crew...

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2025/12/23

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com Part 2 of my conversation with legendary Phil Spector's Wall Of Sound band and Wrecking Crew keyboardist, Don Randi. We continue our conversation about Don’s work with the Beach Boys, also Sonny & Cher, Elvis Presley, Neil Diamond, The Jackson 5, Diana Ross and much more! So come along for the ride, and thanks for watching and listening. Please subscribe and visit livefrommydrum.com for all the latest news. Be sure to check out P...

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E252: Legendary Wall Of Sound & Wrecking Crew...

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2025/12/15

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com Don Randi is a living legend and keyboardist known for his work with Phil Spector's Wall of Sound Band and The Wrecking Crew. In Part 1 of this exclusive interview, we explore Don's incredible career, including some of his iconic tracks from The Ronettes, The Crystals, Nancy Sinatra, Linda Ronstadt/Stone Poneys, Beach Boys and much more! So come along for the ride for this insightful conversation. Thanks for watching and listening an...

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E251: Legendary Drummer, Composer & Producer, Rick...

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2025/12/08

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com In Part 2 of my conversation with legendary drummer, composer and producer Rick Marotta, we talk about the recent Warren Zevon tribute Rick performed at, his rekindled passion for the drums, current projects and much more. So come along for the ride for Part 2 of Rick Marotta. Thanks for watching and listening! Be sure to check out Part 1 and please subscribe! https://youtu.be/2MrL7rNE-Cw?si=2MnTFXxirabjtvcQ Live From M...

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E250: Legendary Drummer, Composer & Producer, Rick...

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2025/12/02

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com My guest is my good friend and returning champion, Rick Marotta. Rick was one of my very first guests and has appeared on LFMDR more than anyone else. Besides being a prolific session drummer, he’s also an accomplished composer and producer. In Part 1, we do a deep dive into some of Rick’s classic recordings "She's A Burglar" and "Solar Strut" and much more! So come along for the ride for Part 1 and watch for Part 2 on Dec 8th! Thank...

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E249: Industry Insider Colin Schofield Shares Stories...

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2025/11/20

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com My guest is music industry legend, Colin Schofield. Colin’s 40 plus years in the music industry includes senior management and Vice President positions at Premier Drums, Zildjian Cymbals, Gretsch Drums and currently Jody Jazz Mouthpieces. In this episode we discuss Colin’s long and successful career, the artists he signed and worked with at Premier and Zildjian, and many hilarious stories. So come along for the ride and please subscr...

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E248: Live From My Drum Room With Benny Greb!

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2025/11/05

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com My guest is drummer and recording artist extraordinaire, composer and educator, Benny Greb! Benny was one of my guests on E227, tribute to our friend Ralph Angelillo, founder of the Montreal Drum Festival. https://youtu.be/Wy769Hne1E4?si=jL9Y4wu1C9b0O6Vg Benny exploded onto the global drum scene at Montreal Drum Fest in 2005, and has since evolved into one of the most important and influential drummers of his generation. We do a dee...

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E247: PASIC50 Rundown With Joshua Simonds!

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2025/10/28

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com I'm joined by Joshua Simonds, Executive Director for the Percussive Arts Society (PAS) for a preview of PAS’ 50th PASIC Nov 12-15 in Indianapolis, IN. This year's PASIC is going to be epic, with an incredible lineup. I attended my first PASIC in 1985 in Los Angeles and have attended almost every PASIC since. There's still time to attend this year's PASIC! Visit https://pas.org/pasic/ Live From My Drum Room T-shirts and ...

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E246: TrackTalk With Simon Phillips - Iconic Drum...

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2025/10/24

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com My guest is legendary drummer, producer and composer Simon Phillips. In this episode we do a deep dive into some of Simon's iconic recordings with Jeff Beck, Pete Townshend, The Who, Toto (of which he was a member for 21 years) and his own group Protocol. Protocol V Studio Live Session Vol 2 will be available as a digital release on Nov 14th through littlebigbeat.com. It will be a limited edition vinyl release on December 5th....

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E245: TrackTalk With The Great Tommy Taylor!

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2025/10/15

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com My guest is drummer, singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and Grammy Award winner, Tommy Taylor! Tommy is well known for his work with Christopher Cross earning him five Grammy Awards, as well as guitar great Eric Johnson. In this episode we do a deep dive into Tommy’s solo record “Across The Stars” available at https://tommytaylor.com or wherever you get your music! So come along for the ride, thanks for watching and liste...

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E244: Replay With Matt Sorum! Guns N' Roses, The...

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2025/10/08

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com Replay of Episode 87 with my old friend, Matt Sorum. Matt’s best known as a member of Guns N’ Roses, replacing original drummer Steve Adler in 1990. But Matt’s had an incredible career outside of Guns N Roses, including The Cult, Velvet Revolver, Kings Of Chaos, Billy Gibbons, Hollywood Vampires and numerous other projects. He's also a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee. Some great stories in this episode, including Matt’s a...

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E243: Replay With Chad Smith! The Red Hot Chili...

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2025/10/02

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com A replay of E80 with Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers from March 25th, 2022. In this episode we talk about Chad’s history with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, his work with the super group Chicken Foot, our drumming heroes like Charlie Watts, Jim Keltner and Hal Blaine, and much more! The episode was recorded during the period I was licensing my show to Modern Drummer, so it originally aired on Modern Drummer’s YouTube channel, b...

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E242: Live From My Drum Room With Denny Seiwell!

Live From My Drum Room!™ ·

2025/09/18

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com My guest is legendary drummer, and original drummer for "Paul McCartney & Wings," Denny Seiwell! We do a deep dive into Denny's long and prolific career and discuss his new book, "The Best and Worst of Times" co-written by Robyn Flans, and available through Hudson Music. https://hudsonmusic.com/product/denny-seiwell-the-best-and-worst-of-times/ Check out Denny's TrackTalk E130 from March 2023! https://youtu.be/NDllaLKydWo?...

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E241: Michael Shrieve & Greg Errico Remember Woodstock!

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2025/08/17

Send me a text and please visit www.livefrommydrumroom.com Celebrating the 56th anniversary of the iconic Woodstock Festival, Aug 15-18, 1969, with legendary drummers Michael Shrieve who performed with Santana, and Greg Errico with Sly & The Family Stone. Both Michael and Greg were 20 years old when they performed at Woodstock. Michael had just turned 20 in July of 1969, and Greg was two weeks shy of his 21st birthday on Sept 1st 1969. So come along for the ride as we look back at...

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