Nelson Rivera – Island Music Percussionist
I recently was at my 3rd annual Reggae Rise Up Festival in downtown St. Petersburg when I had the chance to see the band HIRIE live in person (finally), I’ve been trying to catch them since I learned of them about 3 years ago. Today’s special guest is Kurtis Parsons, A/K/A “Conga Kurty” is…
Are you going on a tour with your band soon? Do you have a tour manager? If not, you might need to do all of the work yourself. Do you know what to put into a tour rider? If not, today I’ll cover some of the main points to a tour rider and you will…
Ken Mary, is an American musician who is a drummer, producer, engineer, singer, record executive and song writer on over thirty-five albums that combined have sold over 5 million copies worldwide. He has worked in genres from heavy rock to choral music. He’s played drums with Alice Cooper, John Waite, and now with his current band…
Meet drummer Alan Childs. Not only was he on tour with David Bowie, Julian Lennon and John Waite to name a few, he’s also performed with various Broadway shows such as Tommy (The Who Story), Elton John’s Aida and more. Today he’s the drummer for The Rock of Ages show in Las Vegas, NV at the…
Modest Mouse has had over two decades of success in the music business. Tonight’s episode I get the chance to meet their drummer, Jeremiah Green backstage after their sound check where he graciously gives me his time for an interview. In the mid-90’s he also played in several other bands, namely, Satisfact, Red Stars Theory and Peeved….
Conga Kurty (Curtis Parsons) the conga player of the HIRIE Band is here with us today. Conga Kurty shares with us: How he handled receiving some bad news about his gig with HIRIE and how he handled it without jeopardizing his relationship with his bandmates. The importance of persistence and how to gain influence with…
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