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ALL ACCESS LIVE with STEVE MORRISON

“El Steevo” has been a drum tech for the greatest in the rock n’ roll biz. An accomplished player himself, Steve and I first met as he teched for our pal Nate Morton on NBC’s “The Voice”. He’d already been a drum tech for Tommy Lee for some time in the past, and has now since returned to rock for TBone. The man behind DTS Percussion, Steve builds world-class snare drums, and was officially indoctrinated to the “Brollercoaster” club with me at Magic Mountain a coupla years ago with Nate Morton, Tosha Jones and myself. Only one of us “lost our lunch” that day… I’ll let you guess who that was. 🙂 Come hang out with us as Steve shares crazy stories about being the man behind the magic with rock n’ roll’s best!

DTS Drums Website

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ALL ACCESS LIVE with CHAD SZELIGA

You’ve seen Chad Szeliga slay the drums with Breaking Benjamin, Black Label Society and Black Star Riders. You may even know that Chad’s formative development came from playing Jazz… The side of Chad you may not know is the sensitive, paternal drummer that is determined to balance rockstardom with family life. A decade ago, Chad provided me some kind guidance for my son Kaleb, and our conversation might just impart some guidance and light for a few of you out there, too!

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ALL ACCESS LIVE: PORTLAND DRUMMERS PART 1

Andrew Greene had a great idea to bring a collective of some drummer buds together to chat all things comical, serious and everything in-between as we wait out the COVID-19 Pandemic to get back onstage. Part of a planned series, episode 1 features Jason Fellman, Mike Collins, Kyle Baltus and Kenny Davis. Andrew will co-host this fun conversation, taking questions from the peanut gallery. Send in your favorite drummer jokes!

Andrew Greene: web | facebook

Jason Fellman: web | facebook

Mike Collins: web | facebook

Kenny Davis: web | facebook

Kyle Baltus: web | facebook

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As Jason stated in the conversation, we need to focus on keeping Venues afloat in order to have a place for our audience to attend and bands to perform! Check this out and participate:

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ALL ACCESS LIVE with JIM HJELVIK

One of my first arch-rivals, Jim and I were 2 Montanans aiming for the stars. Before I actually knew him, I wanted to crush his spirit. Then Facebook brought us together, and he’s one of my favorite humans on the planet. Sigh… teenagers! Now Jim’s a reputed schoolteacher in the Midlands in the United Kingdom, active in his community and continues to inspire kids musically and intellectually. We’re gonna geek out about the old days, and you can come make fun of us if you’d like to.

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ALL ACCESS LIVE with PETE HOLMES (RATT, BLACK N’ BLUE) Part 2

We just scratched the surface last week, and have so much to catch up on, like becoming a member of iconic 80s rock band “RATT”, recording with George Thorogood, and playing with Yngwie Malmsteen and Ted Nugent. Hang out with us on Thursday at 5pm Pacific, right here on my FB page! Or better yet, go to my All Access Live page, “like” it, and watch it there!

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ALL ACCESS LIVE with PETE HOLMES (RATT, BLACK N’ BLUE) Part 1

Pete’s been the powerhouse drummer behind Ratt for half a decade now, but prior to that, he maintained an illustrious career playing drums for Michael Schenker, Ian Gillan, Uli Jon Roth and began his rockstar career in the 80s with Portland-born Black n’ Blue, Pete’s the kind of rockstar with no ego, but the right amount of confidence that you’d want and need to have a reputation as one of rock n’ roll’s heaviest hitters. He’s one of the kindest souls I know, and Pete bares his soul a little as we talk about success, responsibility, being humble and grieving the loss of his late wife Annette.

We had such a great conversation, Part 2 is on it’s way soon…

Pete Holmes and Steve Smith

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ALL ACCESS LIVE with AL JUDD

Al Judd: The Sensei | Tour Manager | Sound Man and friend to many. Al tells it like it is, and that’s why he’s hand-picked by professionals like Scott Weiland, Above and Beyond, Wang Chung and so many more! He’s been my savior many times on the road & we’ve lived to tell about it. Come hang out with this legend and me.

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ALL ACCESS LIVE with DOWNTOWN JULIE BROWN (MTV VJ)

Folks, we have all had those icons on TV that we were smitten with. It’s often a good idea to avoid ever meeting them, because they can’t always live up to the special being that we EXPECT them to be. Not in Julie’s case. Downtown is the most vibrant, spirited beautiful soul there is! SO fun!!!

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ALL ACCESS LIVE with BRAD ELVIS (THE ROMANTICS, THE HANDCUFFS, THE ELVIS BROTHERS)

Brad is coming up on his 50th year of drumming! Incredible… he’s been playing with 80s icons The Romantics for 16 years, has another dynamic band (The Handcuffs) and a pedigree of iconic Midwestern rock credits including The Elvis Brothers and The Screams. One of the most enjoyable drummers to watch, Brad perfectly blends his influences with a style of his own. Hang out with us as we rap about his remarkable history!

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ALL ACCESS LIVE with NATE MORTON

Buckle up, people… this is one wicked drummer! Nate is atop my list of favorite humans. His band mate and music director Paul Mirkovich on NBC’s “The Voice” says “…what you want is for every song to feel like the most important song in the world.” That’s EXACTLY how Nate approaches every song he plays. You’ll feel like you want to be his best friend the first time you see him play, the joy he expresses behind the kit is so infectious. I can freely admit that Nate has made my world a much better place with him in my life. Hang out with us and find out why.

Watch this beforehand – you’ll know what I’m talkin’ about! https://youtu.be/hisBS9Pzgj8

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