Best Chick Cave Podcasts (2024)

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Simon Phillips - Bonus episode! short but sweet! 11:33

2h ago11:33

11:33

This was the end of another wonderful conversation with Simon Phillips that wasnt used in the recent Hayman episode, its way too interesting not to use. Simon tells us where his love of 24" bass drums came from, his first experience of using a boom cymbal stand that was brough back as a gift from New York and he tells us how cymbal stands affect th…

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E37 - Guests: Juliet Kennedy, Former Operations Director at National Air Traffic Services 1:09:41

8h ago1:09:41

1:09:41

I am delighted to be joined this week by Juliet Kennedy. Juliet very recently completed more than 8 years as the Operations Director at National Air Traffic Services, the capstone of an entire 43 year career within the world of Air Traffic Control. Juliet speaks very candidly about her love of a job that many would consider extraordinarily stressfu…

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Lina Anderberg - Zara Larsson / Independant 38:59

3h ago38:59

38:59

Joining me today is Lina Anderberg. Lina is currently on tour with Swedish singer and song writer, Zara Larsson. Lina (also from Sweden ) takes us through her career so far from her early days when her love of horses was the main competition to her drumming career! She tells us how she got the bug after just having a go on a kit at school, knowing …

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E36 - Guests: Nick Anderson, Former RAF pilot and Senior Captain with Virgin Atlantic 1:32:54

7d ago1:32:54

1:32:54

My guest this week is Nick Anderson. Nick is one of my original flying instructors from my own time in the Royal Air Force's flying training system, and spent his whole working life in the world of aviation. He spent 19 years in the Royal Air Force as a fighter pilot and advanced flying instructor, followed by an outstanding and longer 25 year care…

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E35 - Guests: Liz McConaghy, the "Chinook Crew Chick"! 1:19:17

11d ago1:19:17

1:19:17

It was an absolute pleasure to interview the effervescent and award winning Liz McConaghy for this week's episode. Author of the outstanding autobiographical book "Chinook Crew Chick", Liz is the longest serving female Chinook crewman, and during her 17 year RAF career, she completed an unbelievable 2 flying tours in Iraq and 10 in Afghanistan. She…

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The History of Hayman Drums - Ft. Nigel Constable, Simon Phillips, Simon Kirke & Robb Reiner 1:22:10

14d ago1:22:10

1:22:10

Percussion Discussion - Episode 134 - The history of Hayman Drums . Joining me today for this very special episode talking about the history of Hayman Drums is a star studded cast including Drummer and Hayman authority Nigel Constable, Nigel wrote the Hayman Drum Book along with Bob Henrit in 2016 so is the perfect person to guide us through the Ha…

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E35 - Guests: Bishop Graham James, Former Bishop of Norwich 1:22:26

18d ago1:22:26

1:22:26

This episode is being published on Easter Sunday 2024 so an interview with a senior figure in the Church of England seemed highly appropriate, and I am delighted that my guest for this episode is Bishop Graham James, the former Bishop of Norwich. Bishop Graham and I first met back in 2001 when I had the privilege of flying him in a Jaguar from RAF …

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E34 - Guests: John Volanthen GM, Cave Explorer and Cave Rescue Expert 1:13:01

26d ago1:13:01

1:13:01

I feel immensely privileged to have had the opportunity to interview John Volanthen for Leading 4 Life "Stories". His name might not be immediately familiar to you but I am sure that the cave rescue of the 12 children and their football coach from a flooded cave in Northern Thailand in 2018 might ring some louder bells. John, together with his dive…

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E33 - Personal Stories: The Joy of Flying - Part 1! 28:22

1M ago28:22

28:22

Flying has been a huge part of my life and career and in this personal stories episode I do my best bring some elements of that to life for those that have never had the good fortune to experience military flying in any form. It's very much my personal recollections of what I have flown, where I have flown and some of the specific flying discipline…

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Nic Collins & Trev Lukather of The Effect 36:57

1M ago36:57

36:57

Joining me today is Nic Collins & Trev Lukather Trev Lukather and Nic Collins join me for a chat about their stunning new band The Effect, the band is completed by Steve Maggiora on Keys and the stunning vocals of Emmet Stang! Obvioulsy neither Nic or Trev need no introduction, Nic makes his 4th appearance on the Podcast while Trev has the honour o…

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E32 - Guests: Mandy Hickson, RAF Tornado Pilot, Author, Keynote Speaker 1:33:00

1M ago1:33:00

1:33:00

This week's episode was a real joy for me as it is an interview with fellow fast-jet pilot and former RAF Officer, Mandy Hickson. Mandy was one of the very first women to go through RAF flying training and was the second female Tornado GR4 pilot. She had an extremely active 17 year RAF career, and is now the bestselling author of "An Officer, not a…

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E31 - Themes: Hearts & Minds! 30:00

2M ago30:00

30:00

In this thematic episode I address the vitally important topic of "Hearts & Minds"! This is such a crucial element of leadership, as without the support of, and proper engagement with your team, you will always struggle to succeed as a leader. I cover a wide range of topics that I believe are important to the establishment and maintenance of great …

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Mike Heaton - Embrace / Code Drum Heads 1:00:29

2M ago1:00:29

1:00:29

Percussion Discussion - Episode 132 - Mike Heaton. Joining me today is Mike Heaton. Since the 90’s Mike has been the drummer for Yorkshire indie rockers Embrace. Join Mike and myself as we chat about many aspects of his amazing career including his beautiful drumming and always serving the song, Mike explains how this wasn’t always the case and how…

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E30 - Personal Stories: Operations Over Iraq! 43:53

2M ago43:53

43:53

During both my first command tour as a flight commander on Number 54 (Fighter) Squadron (covered in Episode 27), and subsequently during my squadron command tour as the Officer Commanding Number 6 Squadron, I spent a good deal of time flying on operational reconnaissance missions in the No-Fly Zone north of the 36th parallel in Iraq. This episode i…

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E29 - Guests: Steven Moore, Former US Congressional Chief of Staff and President of the Ukraine Freedom Project 1:04:15

2M ago1:04:15

1:04:15

This week, Leading 4 Life Stories goes international and my guest is Steven Moore, a former US Congressional Chief of Staff, and now President of the Ukraine Freedom Project. Steven is a highly experienced political strategist, international social entrepreneur and public opinion researcher, who has a wide range of really interesting perspectives o…

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Michel'le Baptiste - Lizzo, Fifth Harmony, Beyonce 51:21

2M ago51:21

51:21

Joining me today is Michel'le Baptiste. Michel'le has played for the likes of Beyonce, Lizzo and Fifth Harmony to name but a few! My first time seeing Michel'le play was at Glastonbury 2023 where she was the drummer with Lizzo's incredible all female band that totally blew my mind! Join myself and Michel'le, as we talk about her incredible journey …

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E28 - Guests: Chief Constable Jo Shiner, Chief Constable of Sussex Police 1:14:50

2M ago1:14:50

1:14:50

My guest this week is Chief Constable Jo Shiner, the ninth Chief Constable of Sussex Police and the first female officer to hold the role. Jo is a career police officer having served for over 30 years initially in Norfolk and Kent before moving to Sussex as the Deputy Chief Constable in late 2018. She was subsequently selected to be the Chief Const…

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E27 - Personal Stories: Command! 28:49

2M ago28:49

28:49

Having returned to the RAF after my exchange tour with the German Air Force, this personal stories episode reflects on some of the aspects of my first command tour as a Flight Commander on Number 54 (Fighter) Squadron at RAF Coltishall. Returning to the Jaguar in this more senior role was an absolute delight and I relished the challenges it brought…

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E26 - Themes: Teamwork - Trust, Empowerment & Delegation! 26:58

3M ago26:58

26:58

In this thematic episode I tackle a set of topics that crop up a lot when I do leadership development training with groups and individuals. Using some examples of what I have learnt along my own journey, I provide a range of thoughts, tips and techniques that should help leaders to develop their team members better and, in the process, create more …

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Leon Cave - Status Quo/Francis Rossi 51:58

3M ago51:58

51:58

Joining me today is Leon Cave. Since 2013 Leon has been the drummer with the mighty Status Quo. Join Leon and myself as we talk about his career so far, from his early days as a young heavy metal fan playing along to Iron Maiden songs through to studying with the renowned manchester based drummer and percussionist (and former guest) Dave Hassel. Le…

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E25 - Guests: Steve Brown, Futurist, AI Expert, Entrepreneur and Author 1:10:03

3M ago1:10:03

1:10:03

This week is a little different to normal as I combine a thematic issue with a guest interview and discuss the whole topic of Artificial Intelligence with Steve Brown. Steve is a leading expert on generative AI, autonomous AI assistants, digital transformation, the future of work, and how advances in AI will shape the future of education, business …

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E24 - Guests: Jonathan Bowman-Perks, Podcast Host and Executive Coach 1:40:21

3M ago1:40:21

1:40:21

This week's guest is Jonathan Bowman-Perks, a fellow podcast host and coach with a long and extremely successful track record in both. Jonathan is a former Army officer who had a long and distinguished career before moving to the private sector. Since he made that jump, his career has gone from strength to strength, with time at PWC, IBM and Penna …

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A Tribute to 101 Years Of Premier Percussion - A Percussion Discussion Podcast Special. 1:12:55

3M ago1:12:55

1:12:55

This is a very special episode of Percussion Discussion Podcast - this celebrates 101 years of Premier Percussion, Join myself and a wealth of remarkable drummers and industry professionals as they share their memories and thoughts of the mighty Premier Percussion. Joining me in no particular order are - Joe Franco - Ged Lynch - Andie Laidlaw - Bob…

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E23 - Personal Stories: Life with the Luftwaffe 34:33

4M ago34:33

34:33

With this first episode of Season 2 of the podcast, I return to the personal stories and give an account of my time on an exchange posting flying the RF4E Phantom with the German Air Force, the Luftwaffe. It was a fascinating time not least because of the political changes that occurred during my 2 1/4 years with the Germans. In that time, the Berl…

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Rob Brian - Siouxsie Sioux, Simple Minds, Modern English, Loreena Mckennitt, Goldfrapp, Miles Kane 44:10

4M ago44:10

44:10

Percussion Discussion - Episode 129 - Rob Brian Joining me today is English drummer Rob Brian Rob has carved out an incredible career for himself so far, having wonderful names on his CV such as Miles Kane, Siouxsie Sioux, Peter Gabriel, Hugh Cornwell, Simple Minds, Clara Ponty, Modern English and many more. Join Rob and myself for a fascinating an…

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E22 - Review of 2023 23:36

4M ago23:36

23:36

Given that I strongly suspect you will have better things to do than listen to me on New Year's Eve when this podcast becomes available, I have made it a reasonably short episode and focused on providing a review of 2023 and this first season of Leading 4 Life "Stories". The episode provides a short summary of the episodes so far as well as my own …

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E21 - Themes: Gratitude & Keeping In Touch 13:17

4M ago13:17

13:17

As this episode goes live on Christmas Eve 2023, I thought I would keep it very short and to the point. I have had a good deal of time to personally reflect over the past couple of weeks and that thinking time has allowed me to focus on some things that are hugely important at this time of year. Speaking for myself, I know that I should say "thank …

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Tom Brechtlein - Chick Corea / Robben Ford / Wayne Shorter / Al Di Meola etc.... 1:07:03

4M ago1:07:03

1:07:03

Joining me today is Tom Brechtlein. Tom is a hugely talented American drummer wh has played for the likes of Chick Corea, Robben Ford, Wayne Shorter, Frank Gambale, Don Grusin, Al Di Meola and many more. Join Tom and i as we pick through some of the highlights from his remarkable career so far. These include some remarkable stories about recording …

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E20 - Guests: General Sir Richard Barrons, Former Commander of UK Joint Forces Command 1:30:52

4M ago1:30:52

1:30:52

This week's guest is General Sir Richard Barrons, the former Commander of Joint Forces Command (one of the 6 UK Chiefs of Staff) and now the Co-Chairman of Universal Defence & Security Solutions, alongside a portfolio of other private sector roles. Richard commanded at every level in the British Army and saw a huge amount of operational service in …

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E19 - Themes: Work / Life Balance 31:57

5M ago31:57

31:57

This might just be the most important episode of this podcast I have released to date because it tackles the vitally important topic of "work / life balance". In my experience this is something that is very regularly talked about, especially by very busy people but also much too often either ignored or given too little priority, often by those same…

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E18 - Personal Stories: Reconnaissance 29:47

5M ago29:47

29:47

At the conclusion of a short first operational flying tour at RAF Brüggen in Germany, this episode discusses my move to RAF Laarbruch, another Germany base, and my transition to the reconnaissance role. As a now "experienced" Jaguar pilot, this was a pivotal point in my career since reconnaissance was a role that would dominate a significant propor…

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Alfie Boe OBE - International singing megastar & Drummer! 41:54

5M ago41:54

41:54

Alfie Boe - Percussion Discussion - Episode 127 Joining me today is Global Singing Megastar Alfie Boe OBE. Alfie is of course known for being a singer, recording countless hit albums and selling out concert halls acrosss the world.....BUT.... you guessed it, he is also a drummer too and a very passionate one at that. Join Alfie and myself as we exp…

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E17 - Guests: Komeil Alibai, Founder & CEO of MYKA Holdings 1:28:21

5M ago1:28:21

1:28:21

My guest this week is Komeil Alibai, founder and CEO of MYKA Holdings, a private equity and venture capital business focusing on clients from a variety of industries. Komeil has a fascinating personal and business background and shares some terrific insights during the interview. He and I first met during our coaching qualification training with Th…

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E16 - Guests: Howard Wheeldon, Commentator, Broadcaster and Analyst 1:30:34

5M ago1:30:34

1:30:34

My guest this week is Howard Wheeldon, who is best known as a political / defence commentator and analyst in recent years, but who had a fascinating and long career prior to moving into that realm. It was a really interesting and wide ranging discussion, which highlights Howards extremely impressive breadth and depth of business experience; I very …

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Phil G - (Go West, Mike and The Mechanics, Roachford, Nik Kershaw, Chris DeBurgh) 44:03

5M ago44:03

44:03

Joining me today is Austrian drummer Philipp Groyssboeck better known as Phil G. Phil has lived in London for the last 20 years and has gained a quite remarakable CV of wonderful artists synonymous with the 1980'S including names such as Go West, Mike and The Mechanics, Roachford, T'pau, Taylor Dayne, Chris DeBurgh, Nik Kershaw, Paul Young and many…

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E15 - Guests: Baroness Dido Harding, Former Executive Chair of NHS Test & Trace, & Chief Executive of Talk Talk Telecom Group 1:41:02

6M ago1:41:02

1:41:02

My guest this week is Baroness Dido Harding, who is probably best known for her role as the Executive Chair of NHS Test & Trace during the Covid-19 pandemic, and for her role as the CEO of Talk Talk when they went through a significant cyber attack. However, there is much more to Dido than those two roles. She has a fascinating business, public ser…

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E14 - Themes: Attention to Detail 29:39

6M ago29:39

29:39

I am conscious that in last week's episode I covered a lot of ground and didn't always provide a lot of detail. As such, in this episode I blend some personal flying stories with the theme of "Attention to Detail". I talk through the challenge of mastering the detail required to safely and effectively operate a single-seat Jaguar on a typical front…

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Luke Bullen - (Reef - Rumer - Bryan Ferry - KT Tunstall ) 51:14

6M ago51:14

51:14

Joining me today is UK Drummer Luke Bullen. Join Luke and myself as we talk about his amazing career so far, including a six year stint with the legendary Bryan Ferry, Luke tells us about some highlights of this period includinga gig at The Hollywood Bowl with the 10 piece band and a 60 piece orchestra, no pressure then.... We also chat about Luke'…

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E13 - Personal Stories: The Front Line 31:29

6M ago31:29

31:29

With this episode I continue the personal story of my flying career and discuss the completion of my training on the Jaguar Operational Conversion Unit and the move to the RAF front-line on 17(F) and then 14 Squadron at RAF Brüggen in Germany. As you will hear, this was a really pivotal time in my flying career and I absolutely loved the excitement…

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E12 - Guests: Lord Mark Sedwill, Former Cabinet Secretary, Head of the UK Civil Service & National Security Advisor 1:27:19

6M ago1:27:19

1:27:19

My guest this week is Lord Mark Sedwill, former Cabinet Secretary, Head of the UK Civil Service and National Security Advisor. Mark had an amazing public sector career in the UK Diplomatic and Civil Service and is now on his next chapter with a portfolio of big private sector roles. His huge experience made him a great subject for this podcast and …

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Neil Golding - UK Drum Show Organiser 42:12

6M ago42:12

42:12

Joining me today is Neil Golding. Neil is the organiser of the UK Drum Show. Join us a we talk about what goes in to organising arguably one of the biggest drum shows in the world. Neil has a background in music magazine publishing and went to organise the London Drum Show for many years after working on Drummer magazine. We talk about the monument…

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E11 - Guests: Rear Admiral James Morse, President & CEO of the Rabdan Academy, United Arab Emirates 1:23:24

6M ago1:23:24

1:23:24

My guest for this episode is Rear Admiral James Morse RN(Retd), the President and CEO of the Rabdan Academy in the United Arab Emirates. James and I know each other well from our military days having been at the Royal College of Defence Studies together back in 2007. He subsequently commanded the UK's Joint Service Command and Staff College and tha…

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E10 - Guests: Interview with Jenna Littler, former Senior Vice President at Burberry 1:50:46

7M ago1:50:46

1:50:46

My guest for this episode is Jenna Littler, former Senior Vice President at Burberry and now an independent consultant and advisor to the fashion, beauty and luxury goods industries. Jenna has had already had an amazingly diverse and highly successful career and, by the time she left Burberry, she was one of the most senior women in the business. S…

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Stumpy Monroe - The Almighty 59:53

7M ago59:53

59:53

Joining me today is Stumpy Monroe. Stumpy is best known for being the powerhouse drummer for Scottish Hard Rockers - The Almighty. Formed in the late 80's they took the 90's by storm creating so many great songs and albums and some incredibly memorable gigs along the way. Join Stumpy and myself as we chat about his career from the very beginning of…

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E9 - Guests: Interview with Philipp Nattermann, Senior Partner & CFO at McKinsey & Company 1:08:38

7M ago1:08:38

1:08:38

My guest for this episode is Philipp Nattermann, a Senior Partner and CFO at McKinsey & Company. Having originally been born in East Germany before the fall of the Berlin Wall, Philipp started his working life as an academic in the USA, Philipp joined McKinsey in 1999 and has been there ever since. He speaks very candidly on a whole range of issues…

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E8 - Themes: Personal Resilience & Self Care 25:40

7M ago25:40

25:40

With this episode I return to thematic issues and focus on personal resilience and self care. I chose to cover this theme now partly because of the recent World Suicide Prevention Day, but also because I recently delivered a workshop on this topic to a client and it landed really well, so I thought it would also be useful to those that listen to th…

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E7 - Personal Stories: Flying Training 32:34

7M ago32:34

32:34

Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussion of aircraft accidents and fatalities. In this episode I continue my personal story as I finish officer training and move into the Royal Air Force's flying training system. I'm extremely conscious that I could easily have filled an episode or more with each segment of the flying training system, sinc…

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Rod Morgenstein - (Dixie Dregs - Winger - Fiona - Platypus - Steve Morse - Jelly Jam) 1:22:41

7M ago1:22:41

1:22:41

Rod Morgenstein - Percussion Discussion - Episode 122 Firmly back in the legends lounge today with the remarkable Rod Morgenstein. Join Rod and myself as we talk about his remarkable career so far from his early days with Dixie Dregs through to the melodic hard rockers Winger. Rod gives us a fascinating insight to the recording of the Buddy Rich Tr…

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E6 - Guests: Interview with Phil Crossman, Former MD of Honda UK 1:05:44

8M ago1:05:44

1:05:44

My guest for this episode is Phil Crossman, a friend of mine for nearly 20 years and the former Managing Director of Honda UK. Phil spent his entire career in the motor trade, and has huge experience with a number of manufacturers, culminating with some 17 years at Honda. He has a vast amount of leadership experience and the interview covers a rang…

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Todd Sucherman - (Styx - Spinal Tap & Many more!) 46:18

8M ago46:18

46:18

Todd Suchermann- Percussion Discussion - Episode 121 Im thrilled to be joined for todays Percussion Discussion by the one and only Todd Sucherman! Todd is best known for playing drums for legendary American rockers Styx since 1995. Join Todd and myself for a thrilling conversation covering many areas of Todds remarkably busy life and career. We tal…

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