75 - TikToking w/ drummer Grahame O'Shea - a podcast by Paul

from 2021-12-14T01:00

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Where the backbeats meet the spirits. Podcast #75, in this episode I chat with drummer Grahame O'Shea. He talked about how he went from performing on cruise ships to going viral on TikTok with his inspiration video of being a fan of Ringo Star. Also how he met our friend and alum Brad Brock, host of the Jams 'N' Cocktails podcast.

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The opening track is  Once Upon a Bottle of Rum by Brad Brock
Check out Brad Brock's Jams ' N' Cocktails Podcast live every Wednesday at 8:pm EST
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Here are a few things you will hear in this episode of the Drums and Rums podcast.

  • Reading  charts pays off
  • The auditioning process he went through to get a gig on the Holland America cruise ship
  • What cruise ship life is like as a musician
  • Being on a cruise ship when the pandemic shutdowns started happening around the world
  • Transitioning from cruise life to land life and nearly changing career paths
  • Picking back up with music in Austin with studio work and being in a Beatles cover band
  • Posting drum videos on social media with a few TikTok videos that went viral
  • We talk about drum configurations
  • We come up with a new term: #restingdrummerface
  • In four beats or less:
    • Who’s on his Mt Rushmore of drummers
    • Favorite Beatles song
    • Something most people don’t know about him that they’d be surprised about
    • What's one of his spinal tap moments

Visit Grahame's links:

  • https://www.tiktok.com/@grahamethedrummer
  • https://www.instagram.com/grahameosheadrums/
  • https://www.facebook.com/thelonelyheartsclubmusic/
  • https://open.spotify.com/artist/7GacNVMFpl1MiDiveZ8b6t

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