175 – Will Groth: Playing in Electric Avenue, Making Atlanta Home, Physical Sustainability

175 – Will Groth: Playing in Electric Avenue, Making Atlanta Home, Physical Sustainability

01:25:142018-07-05

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Will Groth is the drummer for Electric Avenue among other Atlanta-based projects. Electric Avenue bills itself as “The 80s MTV Experience and plays theatres, clubs, and private events nationwide. Will grew up and got his start in Minneapolis, MN, and moved to Atlanta in 2005. He quickly secured himself on the scene working steadily with Mike Geier (a.k.a. Puddles The Clown) for five years, after which he has stayed busy with a variety of rock, blues, and cover projects. In this podcast, Will talks about: Keeping cover songs at their original tempos The surprises and challenges in the drumming of 80s pop How he and the band approach getting their sounds and tones right Playing in an organ trio with Ike Stubblefield and Grant Green Jr. How working his way into the Atlanta scene changed his perspective on music Why he always has and always will play traditional grip, and the curiosities of drumming ergonomics Finding ways of playing that will be physically sustainable as you age

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