214 – Rick Marotta: Bringing Your Personality to Music, Recording w/Steely Dan, James Taylor
Working Drummer18 Apr 2019

214 – Rick Marotta: Bringing Your Personality to Music, Recording w/Steely Dan, James Taylor

Rick Marotta is known for his recordings and touring with such luminaries as James Taylor, Jackson Brown, Steely Dan, Carly Simon, Paul Simon, Linda Ronstadt, Aretha Franklin, Larry Carlton, Warren Zevon and Bette Midler. Rick began playing drums at 19 when a friend went into the army and left his set of drums to Rick. It wasn’t long before Rick began playing with R&B bands in the New York area, recording with David Spinozza and the group Giant as well as The Riverboat Soul Band. Rick’s current activities include writing music for movies and television, recording jingles and producing.His scoring for TV can be heard on Everybody Loves Raymond, Yes Dear, and the Hank Azaria Show. In this episode, Rick talks about: * His master class at Drum Paradise in Nashville* Staying open to input and fresh ideas* Skills that are needed to record in the studio * Bringing your personality to your playing * Playing gigs with his brother Jerry* Composing music * Cutting “Hour That the Morning Comes” for James Taylor * Recording with Steely Dan * Double drums with Steve Gadd* Changes in the music industry

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046 – Matt Johnson: Committing to Your Vision, Teaching in the 21st Century, Focusing on Outcomes

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045 – Danny Young: From Broadway in New York to Nashville, Beyond The Gig, Touring with Nelson

045 – Danny Young: From Broadway in New York to Nashville, Beyond The Gig, Touring with Nelson

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044 – Chuck Tilley: Drumming on TV, Playing in “House Bands”, Being a Pro – Always

044 – Chuck Tilley: Drumming on TV, Playing in “House Bands”, Being a Pro – Always

Chuck Tilley has worked with many artists over the years including the great Felix Cavaliere from The Young Rascals, Richard Marx, Lee Greenwood and most recently the country super group Alabama as of...

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Tavis McNabb is perhaps best known as a longtime member of the band Better Than Ezra, although he has performed session and touring work with many acts during his career. Prior to joining Better Than ...

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042 – Travis McNabb / Part 1: Better Than Ezra, Sugarland, Mixing Yourself on the Kit

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041 – Pat McDonald: Charlie Daniel’s Drummer, Fusion Chops in Country Music

041 – Pat McDonald: Charlie Daniel’s Drummer, Fusion Chops in Country Music

Pat McDonald is best known as the drummer the legendary Charlie Daniels and has been touring and recording with Charlie for over 16 years. With around a 105 dates a year and many Grand Ole Opry dates,...

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040 – Tucker Wilson: Finding His Own Voice in a Famous Musical Family, Knocking Out an Audition, Touring with Canaan Smith

040 – Tucker Wilson: Finding His Own Voice in a Famous Musical Family, Knocking Out an Audition, Touring with Canaan Smith

Tucker Wilson is a true native of Nashville. Not only was he born and raised in the music city, both of his grandfathers were regular performers on the Grand Ole Opry and at 3 days old Tucker made his...

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039 – Mark Poiesz: Personifying the Emotion of the Music, Being The New Guy on the Scene, Drumming for Tyler Farr

039 – Mark Poiesz: Personifying the Emotion of the Music, Being The New Guy on the Scene, Drumming for Tyler Farr

Even though Mark Poiesz is still considered the “new guy” in the Nashville music scene, it hasn’t kept him from gaining significant ground in the business. In the first 12 months of moving to Nashvill...

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