Chasing Wonder with Taylor Hughes • Episode 64: Drumming Legend Kenny Aronoff is About to Break over Being a Studio Musician, Quitting the Symphony and Getting the next gig. • Listen on Fountain
Episode 64: Drumming Legend Kenny Aronoff is About to Break over Being a Studio Musician, Quitting the Symphony and Getting the next gig.
Kenny Aronoff is one of the world’s most influential and in-demand session and touring drummers today. The list of artists he’s worked with reads like a who’s who of the music industry. In this episode Kenny and I talk about: His Studio set up in North Hollywood Living life without a rear view mirror Records he’s played on have sold over 300 million copies How we first met The Beatles changed everything for him His motto of fight or fight Filming Hired Gun for Netflix Playing for Paul and Ringo 50 years after seeing the Beatles on Ed Sullivan His parents were really supportive of his career choices Refusing to play the piano because he was in love with the drums Showing up drunk for his college music audition From Rock in Roll to the Symphony and back Refusing to take no for an answer An aggressive commitment to time management The pressure that comes with success Losing your gig overnight Moving into the speaking business … and making the most of the time we have left See Kenny’s work at: www.uncommonstudiosla.com www.KennyAronoff.com Check out Kenny on Twitter and Instagram Huge thank you to all the producers for sponsoring the show. Love the show? For as little as $1 a month you can BECOME A PRODUCER Leave us a comment or message at abouttobreakpodcast.com
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AOUT THE HOST
Taylor Hughes fell in love with the art of illusion as a child when his parents bought him a magic kit for his birthday. More than 30 years and thousands of shows later, Taylor has become known for his signature style of Magic Storytelling.
He is a Bestselling Author of two books, and his comedy magic specials “Chasing Wonder” and “Enjoy the Ride” are streaming now.
Taylor is married to his high school sweetheart Katie and they live in Southern California with their two daughters Madelyn and Kennedy.