J-Zone Interview w/ Nostalgia King
Did a quick interview with DJ Skeme Richards of Nostalgia King about how I’m operating musically during the pandemic and the age of social distancing.
J-Zone Interviews
J-Zone Meets The Media
I was interviewed by Plus One Me about a lot of different things but mainly drumming, teaching college, my outdated studio gear, the economics of drum break records and a SXSW gig gone wrong that changed my entire musical path!
Enjoy.
J-Zone Interview on We Goin’ In Podcast
I was interviewed by Brian Kayser (730) for We Goin In podcast. The Du-Rites live album, why I stopped being a jack of many trades, my pops, migraines, touring and my visceral and borderline unreasonable hatred for mayonnaise/egg-based sauces. Enjoy.
J-Zone on Bedroom Beethoven Podcast
I’m a guest interview on the Bedroom Beethoven podcast today.
Listen in HERE
or
Hit it up on YouTube.
We cover a whole lot of ground but here’s the blurb:
“J-Zone swings by before dropping The Du-Rites live album, Soundstage at 6, to chat about music back in the 50’s and 60’s and how young musicians had to survive the tutelage of ruthless mentors like Miles Davis and Joe Dukes. This leads us down a winding road of social media culture, the self loathing nature of artist and aspects of professionalism, Nas’ beat selections and his own love affair with funk music. And of course, Cadillacs! For the next hour, J-Zone drops gems, and I was honored to sit down with him and share some insight with you all. Enjoy!”
J-Zone on Super Duty Tough Work Podcast
On tour last week I sat down with Blueprint and talked music for his Super Duty Tough Work podcast. We cover just about every aspect of my career and it’s uncut and uncomfortable! Here’s the entire thing (links to Soundcloud, Spotify, etc. are in the description of the YouTube video):
J-Zone Interview on Dad Bod Rap Pod
I was interviewed for Dad Bod Rap Pod podcast this week about career change in your 30s, my Red Bull Radio series Give the Drummer Some, The Du-Rites, gig economy, self-awareness as an artist and more. Tune in:
The Du-Rites on WFMU Radio
Pablo and I stopped by WFMU for The Duane Train with DJ Duane Harriott to talk Gamma Ray Jones, 70s cop shows and our 2018 output both as The Du-Rites and individually outside the fold.
Listen to the show here. We come in at the 01:01:00 mark if you want to skip to it.
Enjoy!
J-Zone + DJ Stretch Armstrong Talk Music Careers (Records on Hand)
As a Stretch & Bobbito fan growing up, it’s an honor to discuss career paths with Stretch for On Air Festival at The Wythe Hotel (B’klyn, NY) this weekend. Hit that link for weekend passes to the whole festival. There should be footage in the upcoming weeks. True Homiewood Stories, no sugarcoating.
Give The Drummer Some: Robin Russell of New Birth/The Nite-Liters
After a two month hiatus, I’m back in the mix with these interviews with influential drummers. This installment features the great Robin Russell, the man behind one of the funkiest on-record drumming performances ever (New Birth’s “Got To Get A Knutt”) and the current source of rhythm in Los Angeles’ Griffith Park. An amazing (and under-appreciated) drummer with an amazing story. Each interview I conduct feeds me more information as a I travel down a new musical path. Enjoy.
Robin Russell interview for J-Zone’s Give The Drummer Some on Red Bull Music Academy