Shaping Your Journey- Aldo Mazza & Guests

Shaping Your Journey with Rick Drumm

In this episode of Shaping Your Journey, my special guest Rick Drumm talks about how he inherited his father's love of music by hanging out in his father's store: Ronnie Drumm's House of Music. He later went on to tour with the circus, which is where Rick began his relationship with the staff at Remo as he tested new products on the road for the drumhead maker. This led him down the path of the corporate world in the drum business. He worked at Remo before becoming the president of MIDCO, Vic Firth and D’Addario & Company.

Shaping Your Journey with Andy Zildjian

In this episode of Shaping Your Journey, my special guest Andy Zildjian talks about how he grew up in a long family history of cymbal making which his parents established in 1981 - the SABIAN cymbal company based out of New Brunswick, Canada. Today he is the president and CEO of Sabian and Gon Bops.

Shaping Your Journey with John Ramsay

In this episode of Shaping Your Journey, my special guest John Ramsay discusses how he started out as a self-taught rock drummer for 10 years before formally beginning his studies at the age of 22 with the legendary Alan Dawson. He then went on to play with such greats as Art Blakey, Kenny Barron and others. He later held the position of Chair of the Percussion Department at Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA.

Shaping Your Journey with Walfredo Reyes Sr.

In honor of the memory of the legendary musician and friend, Walfredo Reyes Sr., we are re-publishing this incredible podcast where Walfredo and Aldo enjoy an intimate conversation about life and music. We will miss you dearly Walfredo!

Shaping Your Journey with Roy Wooten - Part 2

In this episode of Shaping Your Journey, my special guest Roy Wooten - also kown at Futureman, talks abouts his journey growing up in a musical family. He went on to becoming not only a 5-time Grammy award winning musician, playing with Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, but also he became a composer of various genres such as ballet, symphonic works and screenplays. Wooten is also a recognized inventor of electronic instruments such as the Drumitar and the RoyEI.

Shaping Your Journey with Roy Wooten - Part I

In this episode of Shaping Your Journey, my special guest Roy Wooten - also kown at Futureman, talks abouts his journey growing up in a musical family. He went on to becoming not only a 5-time Grammy award musician, playing with Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, but also he became a composer of various genres such as ballet, symphonic works and screenplays. Wooten is also a recognized inventor of electronic instruments such as the Drumitar and the RoyEI.

Shaping Your Journey with Rob Birenbaum

In this episode of Shaping Your Journey, my special guest Rob Birenbaum discusses his path starting off as a salesman and drum teacher at a local Missouri drum shop to creating his own shop, Drum Headquarters of St. Louis, MO, He then went on to HQ Percussion, which famously produced the iconic RealFeel practice pads and Sound Off drum mute pads

Shaping Your Journey with Robert Leroux

In this episode of Shaping Your Journey, my special guest Robert Leroux discusses his career as a percussionist, teacher and administrator performing with many reputable orchestras including the National Arts Centre, the Montreal Symphony, the Grand Ballet Orchestra, and the SMCQ to name but a few. In the latter part of his career, he became the Dean of the Faculty of Music of the University of Montreal before continuing his journey in the tech domain.

Shaping Your Journey with Donny McCaslin

In this episode of Shaping Your Journey, my special guest Donny McCaslin discusses his journey from California to studying sax at Berklee, touring with Gary Burton and Steps Ahead, recording David Bowie' s Blackstar album and continuing his solo career.

Shaping Your Journey with Steve Maxwell

In this episode of Shaping Your Journey, my special guest Steve Maxwell recounts his experience as a drummer who then went into the traditional corporate life and then circled back into drumming going on to becoming a major collector of rare drums which led him to opening his own drum shop "Steve Maxwell Vintage and Custom Drums" in New York and Chicago. He has worked with Charlie Watts and many other famous drummers supplying them with their own vintage drums. Besides owning his own shops, he is also the largest dealer since 2005 of the Craviotto drum line.