535 - Jeff Kerestes: Returning to a Life in Music After Burning Out and Stepping Away
Working Drummer11 Sep 2025

535 - Jeff Kerestes: Returning to a Life in Music After Burning Out and Stepping Away

Jeff Kerestes is a multi-instrumentalist, producer, and educator who spent most of his career in New York doing touring and session work and a handful of Broadway shows. During Covid, he left New York and stepped away from music entirely. He and his family eventually settled in Portland Oregon, where he rediscovered his love of music through the drums and the community there. He is a freelance drummer, bassist, producer, and founder of The Ukulele Project, a music education organization that works with public schools all over the Pacific Northwest. In this episode, Jeff talks about: The year before Covid being his busiest to date Being out of balance long before he realized it Confronting who he is apart from being a musician Living in an RV for over a year before deciding to live in Portland Reconnecting with music through the drums Starting The Ukulele Project Likening therapy to taking lessons Finding the right place to live, not just work Here's our Patreon Here's our Youtube Here's our Homepage

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019 – Jerry Roe: Leaving a Coveted Gig for an Original Project, Growing Up in a Famous Musical Family, Starting Drums at 1 1/2 Years Old

019 – Jerry Roe: Leaving a Coveted Gig for an Original Project, Growing Up in a Famous Musical Family, Starting Drums at 1 1/2 Years Old

Jerry Roe is the drummer and member of the band Friendship Commanders. Widely known as a prolific and naturally gifted drummer, Jerry's list of artists he's performed and/or recorded with is impressiv...

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018 - Jeff Brown: Building Your Home Studio, Touring, Creating Opportunity

018 - Jeff Brown: Building Your Home Studio, Touring, Creating Opportunity

Currently on the road with Casey James and guitar great Reeves Gabrels, Jeff Brown has been able to stay busy as a full time drummer for many years. In just the last decade, Jeff has worked with many ...

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017 – Dan Sia: Working as a Cruise Ship Drummer

017 – Dan Sia: Working as a Cruise Ship Drummer

Originally from Quesnel British Columbia, Dan Sia has just finished his 11th year as full time cruise ship drum set player and multi percussionist. What started as an audition over the phone 11 years ...

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016 - Jamie Rogan: Ten Years on the Road with Billy Currington, Staying in Shape

016 - Jamie Rogan: Ten Years on the Road with Billy Currington, Staying in Shape

Jamie Rogan is a passionate drummer that for the last ten years has been working for country singer Billy Currington. But Jamie is so much more than that. After graduating from Auburn University with ...

20 Mai 20151h 49min

015 - Fred Eltringham: Drumming for The Wallflowers, Dixie Chicks, Sheryl Crow & Producer T Bone Burnett

015 - Fred Eltringham: Drumming for The Wallflowers, Dixie Chicks, Sheryl Crow & Producer T Bone Burnett

Fred Eltringham has had arguably some of the coolest gigs you could have throughout the years he's been playing. While touring with RCA artists Gigolo Aunts from the mid to late 90's, Fred established...

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014 - Steve Ebe: Staying Busy "In-Town", Teaching Drums, Working in Tribute Bands

014 - Steve Ebe: Staying Busy "In-Town", Teaching Drums, Working in Tribute Bands

Before moving to Nashville in 1991, Steve Ebe spent his formative years in Memphis working with such legends as Carl Perkins and Donald "Duck" Dunn. Now, Steve is known throughout the Nashville music ...

6 Mai 20151h 56min

013 - Ed Toth: Drumming for The Doobie Brothers, Vertical Horizon, The Honest Truth About Endorsements

013 - Ed Toth: Drumming for The Doobie Brothers, Vertical Horizon, The Honest Truth About Endorsements

Ed Toth has held down two power house gigs for close to 20 years. Between 1996 - 2005, Ed was the drummer and member of the band Vertical Horizon. Since 2005, Ed has been playing drums with the legend...

29 Apr 20152h 3min

012 - George Lawrence: Teaching Keith Carlock, LA in the 80's with Jeff Pocaro, Drumming for Poco

012 - George Lawrence: Teaching Keith Carlock, LA in the 80's with Jeff Pocaro, Drumming for Poco

Not only has George Lawrence been the drummer for Poco for over a decade, he's known throughout the Nashville drumming community as a natural mentor with years of experience performing live and in the...

15 Apr 20151h 44min

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