Meinl Radio

Our guest this week on the Meinl Radio Podcast is Meinl Cymbals artist Aaron Stechauner. Aaron has made a name for himself in the metal scene playing and touring with bands like The Faceless, Rings of Saturn, and his most current project Interloper. We talk with Aaron about touring and teaching, the concept of “heaviness” in music, his approach to the technical side of his playing, and more.   LISTEN: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2yx2bB6  Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2V9LSFD  Stitcher: http://bit.ly/2UfJNYu

Our latest guest on the Meinl Radio Podcast is Meinl Cymbals artist Richard Spaven. Richard joins the conversation from London to talk about his jazz and electronic background, learning by doing and being immersed in different world styles, entering “the zone,” and much more.    LISTEN: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2yx2bB6  Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2V9LSFD  Stitcher: http://bit.ly/2UfJNYu

This week we speak with Meinl Cymbals artist Anup Sastry on his career as a metal drummer, his solo works, how he records drums at home, and more.    LISTEN Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2V9LSFD  Stitcher: http://bit.ly/2UfJNYu YouTube: https://bit.ly/2AAC7Ll    —   FOLLOW Instagram: https://bit.ly/2Z575Wr  YouTube: http://bit.ly/2Y3jESR  Facebook: https://bit.ly/2zwjpE1  Twitter: https://bit.ly/35Qo9R6

This week we speak with Meinl Cymbals artist Gerwin Eisenhauer about his unique style of playing, growing up in Germany, touring with his jazz ensemble Trio Elf, and more.  LISTEN Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2V9LSFD  Stitcher: http://bit.ly/2UfJNYu — FOLLOW Instagram: https://bit.ly/2Z575Wr  YouTube: http://bit.ly/2Y3jESR  Facebook: https://bit.ly/2zwjpE1  Twitter: https://bit.ly/35Qo9R6 

Meinl Cymbals artist Arthur Hnatek joins us from Zürich, Switzerland to talk about his experience drumming for jazz pianist Tigran Hamasyan, the creation of his electronic project SWIMS, how he’s dealt with the current worldwide situation, and more.    LISTEN Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2V9LSFD  Stitcher: http://bit.ly/2UfJNYu   —   FOLLOW Instagram: https://bit.ly/2Z575Wr  YouTube: http://bit.ly/2Y3jESR  Facebook: https://bit.ly/2zwjpE1  Twitter: https://bit.ly/35Qo9R6 

Meinl Cymbals artist and drummer of Origin - John Longstreth joins us this week on the Meinl Radio Podcast. Hear John talk about his contributions to the world of metal drumming, mastering the use of drum triggers, his experience with Jiu Jitsu, and more. 

Longtime Meinl Cymbals artist and drummer of the band Entheos - Navene Koperweis joins us to share current news about projects, thoughts on touring as a solo act, fusing metal drumming with electronic drumming, and more. 

In this episode of Meinl Radio, Meinl Cymbals artist Lil’ John Roberts talks about his experiences recording and touring for acts like Stevie Wonder, Janet Jackson, The Fresh Prince, and countless others. Lil’ John also shares thoughts on growing up in the Philadelphia music scene, attending Berklee, and more interesting stories.

Meinl Cymbals artist Luke Holland sits down with us on this month’s episode of the Meinl Radio Podcast. Luke talks about his newest solo project and EP, moving to Los Angeles to pursue a full-time career in drumming, fusing his metal roots with new endeavors in electronic music, and much more. Stream Meinl Radio on any of the following platforms: 

Our guest this month on the Meinl Radio Podcast is Meinl Cymbals artist Art Cruz. Art recently stepped into a new roll as drummer for the iconic metal band Lamb of God, but is also known for his work with groups like Winds of Plague and Prong. Art talks about what he brings to the table with his new full-time gig, what kind of personality you need to be a successful musician on the road, his love of magic, and more.

Our first guest for 2020 on the Meinl Radio Podcast is Meinl Cymbals artist Aric Improta. Aric is known for his high-velocity and energetic style of drumming across a multitude of different projects such as The Fever 333 and his band Night Verses. Chris and Aric sit down during the 2020 NAMM show in Anaheim, CA for a conversation about his past experience with the Guitar Center Drum-Off contest, making unique drum-related content for his social media channels, combining his love of gymnastics with music, and much more.

Our guest this month on the Meinl Radio Podcast is Nashville-based drummer Miles McPherson. Miles has played with world famous acts such as Kelly Clarkson and Paramore, but now makes his living primarily as a Nashville session player. Chris sits down with Miles for a lengthy and candid conversation about everything from the inner workings of a Nashville session to their mutual love of Queensryche, and much more. 

Our guest this month on Meinl Radio is Meinl Cymbals artist Siros Vaziri. Siros is an accomplished drummer and online educator from Mariestad, Sweden. Chris and Siros chat about finding his passion in social media, creating a model for his daily lesson subscription service, and more. 

This month Meinl Radio sits down with Meinl Cymbals artist Anika Nilles. We talk with Anika about her flourishing career as a solo musician, a few of her non-drumming influences, life outside of music, and her current and future endeavors.   

This month, Meinl Radio sits down with prolific heavy metal producer Mark Lewis. Mark is well known for his work with Chimaira, Trivium, Devil Driver, and The Black Dahlia Murder - just to name a few. We talk about his career so far, recording and shaping the sounds a band wants to hear, differences in metal today versus ten or fifteen years ago, and much more.   

Chris sits down with Meinl Cymbals artist Richie Martinez at SIR in Nashville, TN for a candid conversation about Richie’s band Arch Echo, playing and touring with guitarist Tony MacAlpine, knowing and presenting your brand as an artist, and much more.

We sit down with Meinl Cymbals artist and Megadeth drummer Dirk Verbeuren for a chat about his career as a leading figure in the world of metal drumming, his work with projects such as Soilwork, Scarve, and Bent Sea, touring and writing with Megadeth, and much more. 

The Meinl Radio Podcast goes transcontinental this month for an interview with long time Meinl Cymbals artist Jost Nickel. Jost is most famously the drummer for German supergroup Jan Delay and Disko No. 1, but is also a well-established session musician and clinician. In this interview, we talk with Jost about studying in the US early on in his career, contributions to the world of drumming, recording, and finding the most comfortable gig. 

In this episode of Meinl Radio, we sit down with Meinl Cymbals artist Ralph Peterson. Hear Ralph talk about his relationship with jazz legends Art Blakey and Elvin Jones--among many other heavy and influential names, the true meaning of "smooth jazz", parallels between drumming and Taekwondo, and much more.   

In this episode of Meinl Radio, Chris Brewer sits down with Meinl Cymbals artist and Nashville session drummer Jerry Roe for an inside look at Jerry's life of a working musician, playing in a band with his wife called Friendship Commanders, and much more.