Meinl Radio
Meinl Radio
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Chris Brewer hosts Meinl Radio and interviews today's top drummers. Hear artists discuss album cycles, motivational speaking, tour life and much more.
Jharis Yokley
Our latest guest on Meinl Radio is Meinl artist Jharis Yokley. Jharis talks about going to Berklee College of Music, moving from St. Louis to New York to pursue a full-time career as a musician, releasing his first solo album, and much more. 
Nov 28, 2023
53 min
Madden Klass
On this episode, we're joined by Meinl artist Madden Klass. Madden is a busy touring and recording drummer who has most recently been on tour with the American indie/folk rock supergroup boygenius. Madden talks about getting her professional start while attending Berklee college of music, using Instagram as a professional tool for getting gigs, moving across the country to LA, and much more. 
Sep 22, 2023
54 min
Charlie Engen
Hear our chat with Meinl Cymbals artist and drummer for Five Finger Death Punch, Charlie Engen.   LISTEN:  Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2yx2bB6  Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2V9LSFD  
Mar 22, 2023
1 hr 1 min
Austin Archey
Our latest guest on Meinl Radio is Meinl Cymbals artist and drummer for Lorna Shore Austin Archey. We speak with Austin shortly after his trip to Nashville to film video content for the Meinl Cymbals YouTube channel, and dive into discussion about gear, touring, his upbringing in a metalhead family, and much more. LISTEN: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2yx2bB6 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2V9LSFD
Dec 23, 2022
1 hr
Shawn Crowder
Our guest this month is Meinl Cymbals artist Shawn Crowder. Shawn is well known for his work in the electro-jazz/EDM group Sungazer, as well as his drum-centric YouTube channel. We talk with Shawn about his unique style of drumming, his approach to creating educational content for drummers whilst being a touring drummer, working with Mike Mangini from Dream Theater on a new book, and much more. 
Sep 21, 2022
48 min
Gabe Helguera
Our guest this month on the Meinl Radio Podcast is Meinl Cymbals artist Gabe Helguera. Gabe is best known as the owner and operator of Drum Beats Online - an internet drum education platform, as well as being the drummer for Grammy nominated band I Prevail. We chat with Gabe about how he juggles both of these jobs, regaining an interest in skateboarding, a story about his first experience talking to Meinl, and much more.    LISTEN:  Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2yx2bB6  Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2V9LSFD 
Jul 29, 2022
58 min
TJ Hartmann
Our guest for the 50th episode of Meinl Radio is TJ Hartmann. TJ is well-known for his high quality, self-produced online drum content. We talk about topics like his process for creating, writing music for Meinl Cymbals demo videos, his early years of involvement with WGI and DCI groups, and much more. 
May 4, 2022
46 min
Ralph Alexander
We sit down with drummer for Poppy and Meinl Cymbals artist Ralph Alexander to talk about his career thus far, valuable lessons learned in his studies at the Musicians Institute, combining influence with personal style, being the drum tech for The Strokes, and plenty more.    LISTEN: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2yx2bB6  Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2V9LSFD 
Feb 9, 2022
53 min
Nathan Bulla
Our latest guest on Meinl Radio is Meinl artist Nathan Bulla. Nathan is best known for his work with Canadian prog-rock outfits Intervals, as well as Auras. We chat with Nathan on a number of topics like his earliest influences, and starting his career as a working drummer—to how he’s built up a process for recording at home. Stay tuned for a new series of videos on the Meinl Cymbals and Meinl Stick and Brush YouTube channels very soon.    Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2yx2bB6  Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2V9LSFD 
Oct 29, 2021
50 min
John Hammond
Our latest guest on Meinl Radio is in-demand Nashville session drummer and Meinl Cymbals artist John Hammond. John has built a long and successful career on both road and studio work, estimating that he’s played on somewhere between 40-50,000 songs. His credits include names like Amy Grant, Vince Gill, Jewell, Barry Manilow, and many, many more. We sat down with John for a lengthy conversation about his career, a little bit of gear talk, and more. Stream the Meinl Radio Podcast on any of the following platforms:    Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2yx2bB6  Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2V9LSFD 
Aug 25, 2021
1 hr 15 min
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