Conga Kurty – HIRIE Band Percussionist Extraordinaire

Conga Kurty – HIRIE Band Percussionist Extraordinaire

Conga Kurty (Curtis Parsons) the conga player of the HIRIE Band is here with us today.  Conga Kurty shares with us: How he handled receiving some bad news about his gig with HIRIE and how he handled it without jeopardizing his relationship with his bandmates. The importance of persistence and how to gain influence with…

Lou Bortone – The Godfather of Video Is Here To Help Your 2020 Video Marketing Needs

          Happy New Year!!!!  It’s 2020 can you believe it?  We have a brand new decade to make all of those pesky changes in our lives that maybe we didn’t quite get to last year. One of my resolutions, is to do more video for you guys.  I’ve learned all of…

Judah Holiday Living The Good Life (The Life of Music)

  Welcome my fellow Drumsters, thanks for stopping by! Today we have a special guest, Judah Holiday is here with us from Miami, FLA.  He is a singer songwriter whose breed of pop music is infectious with his melodies and hypnotic beats  and, how his warm and breezy sounds can quickly captivate you. Judah is…

Woodstock Turns 50 — Gerardo “Jerry” Velez of Jimi Hendrix & Spyro Gyra Bands

Woodstock Turns 50 — Gerardo “Jerry” Velez of Jimi Hendrix & Spyro Gyra Bands

In honor of the 50th anniversary of Woodstock, we are pleased to share this intimate interview with Gerardo “Jerry” Velez, the conga player with  Jimi Hendrix in The Gypsy Sun and Rainbows Band. Gerardo is best known for playing the congas while performing at the original Woodstock with the infamous Jimi Hendrix in 1969. This month…