Interview of Rich Redmond on his "C.R.A.S.H. Course For Success" Drum Clinic

Posted Mon, 08/30/2010 - 19:18 by AskOurMusicians...

The AskOurMusicians.com team interviewed Rich Redmond, drummer for country artist Jason Aldean, while Rich was in Raleigh, NC to give a drum clinic at Indoor Storm ( http://www.IndoorStorm.com ). Rich talks about his new "C.R.A.S.H. Course For Success" clinic and how the concepts have shaped his career and life, and he allowed us to give a preview of segments from the clinic. You can get more information on Rich at http://www.RichRedmond.com and http://www.CrashCourseForSuccess.com - check them out!

Rich Redmond

Southeastern Guitar and Amp Show - September 25-26, 2010

Posted Mon, 08/30/2010 - 20:58

The Southeastern Guitar and Amp Show will be held at the Raleigh Convention Center, September 25-26, 2010. The Raleigh Convention Center is a grand contemporary and state of the art facility that sits in the heart of North Carolina’s thriving capital city. Within a short walking distance to numerous downtown hotels, restaurants, bars, ample parking and local attractions, the Southeastern Guitar and Amp Show is sure to be a hit with guitar and amp enthusiasts, exhibitors and collectors from all over the east coast!

AskOurMusicians.com will be onsite doing interviews, so come on by!!

AskOurMusicians.com at NAMM 2010

Posted Mon, 08/30/2010 - 20:52 by AskOurMusicians...

We cut our teeth on interviews at NAMM, so check out these videos from NAMM 2010 in Anaheim, CA. We talked with many established musicians like Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers), Bobby Rondinelli (Blue Oyster Cult), Rikki Rockett (Poison), Jonathan Moffett (Michael Jackson), as well as with many rising stars, like Phoenix Benjamin, Tallan Noble Latz, Mark Connors, Kevin Lamar, Jason Hartless and several others.

AskOurMusicians.com will be back at NAMM in January, 2011 for more interviews. If you are a hot musician and will be attending NAMM 2011 in Anaheim, let us know if you want to arrange to be interviewed by contacting us at info@AskOurMusicians.com.

Thanks for watching!!

NAMM 2010 interviews

Johnny Plague of "Windows Of Plague" interview at Mayhem Festival

Posted Sun, 08/08/2010 - 15:00 by AskOurMusicians...

Nick Petruzzi from the AskOurMusicians.com team interviews Johnny Plague (vocals), Nick Piunno (guitar), Nick Eash (guitar), and Andrew Glover (bass guitar) for Winds Of Plague at the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival on Day 18. Check out the videos!

Rob Arnold and Andols Herrick of "Chimaira" interview at Mayhem Festival

Posted Sun, 08/08/2010 - 14:54 by AskOurMusicians...

Nick Petruzzi from the AskOurMusicians.com team interviews Rob Arnold (lead guitar), and Andols Herrick (drummer) for Chimaira at the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival on Day 18. Nick also gets technical with "Bowser," the Equipment Technician for "Chimaira." Check out the videos!

Paul Romanko and Jason Bittner of "Shadows Fall" Interviews at Mayhem Festival

Posted Sun, 08/08/2010 - 14:49 by AskOurMusicians...

Nick Petruzzi from the AskOurMusicians.com team interviews Paul Romanko (bass guitarist), and Jason Bittner (drummer) for Shadows Fall at the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival on Day 18. Check out the videos!

Maria Brink of "In This Moment" interview at Mayhem Festival

Posted Sun, 08/08/2010 - 14:41 by AskOurMusicians...

Nick Petruzzi from the AskOurMusicians.com team interviews Maria Brink, lead singer for In This Moment at the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival on Day 18. Check out the video!

Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival in Raleigh, NC

Posted Thu, 08/05/2010 - 09:02

The AskOurMusicians.com team hit the Mayhem Festival in Raleigh, NC for some backstage interviews with several of the bands, including:
- In This Moment - singer Maria Brink
- Winds of Plague - singer Johnny Plague
- Winds of Plague - guitarists Nick Piunno and Nick Eash, and bassist Andrew Glover
- Chimaira - guitarist Rob Arnold and drummer Andols Herrick
- Chimaira - equipment review with "Bowser"
- Shadows Fall - bassist Paul Romanko
- Shadows Fall - drummer Jason Bittner
- and "Big Jay" Oakerson - comedian and MC for the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival

What an excellent show. We talked with many of the band members and equipment managers to get "behind the scenes" footage of what it takes to manage and perform in one of these festivals. The crowds were fired up and the action was intense.

Thanks to all these bands for taking time to talk with us - - we really appreciate it!!

Carr Amplifiers Factory Tour - Part 2

Posted Fri, 04/02/2010 - 12:39 by AskOurMusicians...

In this 2nd video of our tour of the facilities at Carr Amplifiers, Steve Carr gets technical about amplifier electronics - covering the ins and outs of point-to-point hand-wired circuit construction. Steve also provides a lot of useful information on amplifier tubes and speaker configurations - good stuff!!

The last video in this series will be available shortly on AskOurMusicians.com and will cover:
- Part 3: Carr Amplifiers Product Overview.

You can find out more about Carr Amplifiers and the new Artemus model at http://www.carramps.com.

Carr Amps Factory Tour - Part 2

Carr Amplifiers Factory Tour - Part 1

Posted Fri, 03/26/2010 - 15:34 by AskOurMusicians...

AskOurMusicians traveled to Pittsboro, NC to tour the Carr Amplifiers' facility, hosted by the owner and founder, Steve Carr.

In this first of 3 videos, Steve takes us on a tour of the facility, showing how they build world class, hand-wired tube guitar amplifiers, used by an increasing number of world-renowned guitarists (see http://carramps.com/artists.html).

We were also fortunate enough to see and video-record the very first production Artemus amplifier being built! Steve demonstrated the new Artemus model at NAMM 10 in Anaheim, CA and it received tremendous support from those who tried it and listened to it.

You can find out more about Carr Amplifiers and the new Artemus model at http://www.carramps.com, and you can see demos of the new Artemus amp on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=33E623B8A277A8C8.

The next two videos in this series will be available shortly on AskOurMusicians.com and will cover:
- Part 2: Carr Amplifiers Electronics
- Part 3: Carr Amplifiers Product Overview.

Carr Amplifiers Factory Tour - Part 1