The Musicians Mentor

Today on the show I speak with author/drummer/musician - Joey Cassata.

Joey Cassata is an American based author/drummer/musician who gained notoriety as a player in the early 2000's with his Rock band 'ZO2', the band even becoming the subject of a television series called 'Z-Rock' and exposed him to a large audience worldwide. From there, he continued to climb the ladder of success and became a member of the 'Trans Siberian Orchestra' for 13 years, recorded drums on the late/great Ace Frehley's record '10000 Volts', has an amazing KISS tribute band called 'The Handsome Devils' and was most recently even announced as the new drummer for the latest 'Twisted Sister' tour.

Additionally, Joey has a 'KISS' related podcast (Podcast Rock City Live), had an amazing career as an author with his books 'Kiss Drummers', 'The Order Of The Rose' and 'Wrestling With Joeylicious' - to name just a few...
Joey and I had a really positive conversation where we talk about dreaming big, inspiration, music careers, networking, music education, eating cannolis with Peter Criss and of course and KISS.

For more information on Joey Cassata or his work, please search for Joey Cassata across all socials.

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Today on the show I speak with Emmy award nominated British composer/musician - Ruth Barrett.

Ruth is currently one of worlds most sought-after film and television composers with just some of her work appearing in projects like The Terminal List: Dark Wolf, The Girlfriend, PBS’s Victoria, NBC’s Law & Order: Organized Crime, Big Beasts, Bloodlands, Collateral, The Old Guard 2, (co-scored with Steffen Thum) and Harry Brown, (co-scored with Martin Phipps) - to name but only a few…

I had such a fun conversation with Ruth where amongst many topics we talk about A.I, creating ‘buckets of noise’ while creating, networking, general inspiration and even her experience attending facilities like The Royal Academy of Music and Cambridge University.

For more information on Ruth Barrett or her work, please visit - www.ruthbarrettmusic.com

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On today's Musicians Mentor show I speak with American based drummer/educator/author - Gary Hess.

Gary's professional music career began in the 70's playing clubs dates throughout the United States and Canada. In September of 1980 he became the first enrollee at the Percussion Institute Of Technology (P.I.T) and upon graduating a year later was offered a teaching position with the school as an instructor, where he stayed on staff for decades teaching some of the best drummers in the world as the facility eventually progressed into the now famously renowned - 'Musicians Institute'.

We talk about Gary's musical journey, musical ups and downs, the music industry and of course how he put together one of my all time favorite music education books, the 'Encyclopedia Of Reading Rhythms. A book he was actually kind enough to send me a few copies to give away of - for details please go to our instagram profile.

For more information on Gary or his incredible book, please search for Gary Hess across all socials or head to - https://www.halleonard.com/product/695145/encyclopedia-of-reading-rhythms 

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Today on the show I sit down and speak with Louisiana local (but Canadian born) artist/engineer/musician/producer - Chris Butcher.

Many listeners may know of Chris from his work with artists/acts like 'Bonerama', 'Delfeayo Marsalis & The Uptown Orchestra', 'James Andrew nd The Crescent City All-Stars' or even the 'New Orleans Jazz Orchestra' but he is also a three time 2026 Grammy nominee and producer/studio owner (Butcher Studios)- where he has worked alongside legendary names like Herlin Riley, Zigaboo and a host of others.

We talk about his musical journey, musical ups and downs, touring, family, and of course the music industry as a whole...

For more information on Chris or his career, please search for Chris Butcher across all socials or head to www.chrisbutchermusic.com

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On episode 90 of the podcast - I speak with New York based drummer/songwriter - Aaron Comess.

Aaron is a full time 'band guy' and has been drumming with Alternative/Rock band 'Spin Doctors since their inception back in 1988. The band became a huge success in the 90's with songs like 'Two Princes' and 'Little Miss Can't Be Wrong' and have continued to release music and tour ever since.

We talk about the usual ups and downs that come with being in a band, touring, family and travel dynamics, the music industry, practice, his time studying with the great 'Rick Latham' and a host of other music/life related topics...

For more information on Aaron or his career, please search for Aaron Comess across all socials or head to www.aaroncomess.com

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