The Steve Jordan Interview: Drummer SNL, Letterman & The Stones

Steve Jordan is among the most demanded professional session drummers worldwide, recording for such artists as: John Mayer, Sheryl Crow, James Taylor, Alicia Keys, Bruce Springsteen, Robert Cray and Keith Richards. He is a multi-instrument musician, songwriter, and performer. He is known for his work with many bands ranging from funk fusion groups to rock bands. Among his more popular credits and bands he has played for are: the Saturday Night Live House Band, The Blue Brothers, the David Letterman Show Band, The Rolling Stones and Eric Clapton. That is just a list of who he has played with live. Timecodes: 0:00 - Intro 0:52 - Is Steve an “In The Box” Guy? 3:11 - Record “Sound“ Discussion 6:55 - Unlimited Track Count 8:27 - Additive Production vs. Playing 14:26 - Top Hits Discussion / “The Bug Track“ 21:56 - American Idol / Kelly Clarkson 25:12 - How Do You View Yourself As A Musician? 28:43 - Steve’s Influences (LOTS OF THEM) 46:52 - The Importance of Drum Sound Recording 51:14 - SNL, Billy Cobham and More Influences 59:00 - Outro -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BEATO EAR TRAINING → THE BEATO CLUB → BUY THE BEATO BOOK HERE → MY HELIX PRESETS → KEMPER PROFILES → SUBSCRIBE HERE → —————————————————————————————————————— My Links to Follow: YouTube - Follow my Instagram - —————————————————————————————— Special Thanks to My Supporters: Nat Linville Bobby Alcott Peter Glen Blair Morgan Robert Marqusee James Hurster John Nieradka Grey Tarkenton Joe Armstrong Brian Smith Robert Hickerty comboy Peter DeVault Phil Mingin Tal Harber Rick Taylor Bill Miller Gabriel Karaffa Brett Bottomley Frederick Humphrey Frederick Humphrey Jason Lowman Jake Stringer Steffen Schroeder Matthias Juhnke steven crawford Robert Enyedi Piush Dahal Jeff Portman Jim Sanger Damian Noga Brian Lawson Eddie Khoriaty Brett Hesford Ronnie Thompson Daniel Lahey CL Turner Scott Quillin Mark Hampton Zayne Ryder Vinny Piana J.I. Abbot Vijay Vaidyanathan Kyle Dandurand Joe Knight Anthony Lanman Rory McGuckin Brian Brackeen Amro Othman Dave Ling DOUGLAS BUTTON Michael Krugman Vinicius Almeida John Diaz Akshay Chowdhry Lars Nielsen Dave Hawkey Kyle Duvall Alex Zuzin Don B Puryear Jr tom gilberts Paul Noonan Scott Thompson Jaime Villescas Kaeordic Industries LLC Duane Blake Kai Ellis Zack Kirkorian Joe Ansaldi Jonathan Wentworth-Linton  Pzz Marc Alan Rob Kline Calvin Wells David Trapani Will Elrics Chris Defendorf Debbie Valle JP Rosato Orion Letizi Mike Voloshen