May 12, 2021
Multifaceted drummer Mike Dawson has
refocused his career on studio work, teaching, visual arts and of
course drum gear. Prior to the pandemic, he was a gigging machine,
managing editor at Modern Drummer Magazine, and co host of the
Modern Drummer Podcast With Mike And Mike. He’s more recently
become Chief Creative Officer at Drum Factory Direct, which as the
name might imply is all about drum gear, including just about every
tiny part imaginable. Mike’s return to the Unstarving Musician was
as much an opportunity for me to get caught up on all his recent
life changes as it was an opportunity to celebrate episode 200 the
Unstarving Musician. Mike also appears in episodes 1, 25 and 50 of
this podcast, all three of which are among the our most popular
episodes. In this conversation Mike and I talk about his increased
involvement with the visual aspects of his work in music and drums.
We also talk about recording, the details of his new gig at Drum
Factory Direct, the future of upcoming events, a new podcast he was
working on when we recorded this conversation, my drum kit, which
has taken a climate beating here in Panama, his new home base of
Pittsburgh, and re-prioritizing life. We also laugh a lot. That
happens quite a bit here on the Unstarving Musician, laughing.
Please enjoy my conversation with Mike Dawson.
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