Drum Talk International: The Gretsch Sessions is a 4-part podcast series that is brought to you by GEWA Music and is hosted and produced by Gemma Hill. Four drum-world heavyweights give insights into their lives, playing styles and connections to Gretsch Drums in celebration of 140 years of the brand.
Get ready for an episode full of anecdotes, covering everything from officiating weddings to his historical snare drum collection, debating acoustic vs electronic drums with Michael Jackson, and lots more!
Keith Carlock has toured and/or recorded with artists such as John Mayer, Toto, Sting, Diana Ross, Mike Stern, Wayne Krantz, Rascal Flatts, Eros Ramazzotti, Michael Bublé, and many, many more.
Ash Soan is one of the UK’s leading session drummers; his website says that (at the last count) he has played on 19 top 10 singles and 60 top 10 albums, 32 of which have reached No. 1 on pop and rock charts around the world.
As a young drummer, Cindy Blackman Santana was in the unique position of being mentored by some of the true jazz greats, including Alan Dawson, Art Blakey and Tony Williams.