Category Archives: Audio

Owen Hale: Can a Studio Drummer Earn Enough to Consider It a Steady Job? (1982)

Posted on April 27, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: An excerpt from my 1/12/1982 interview with Owen Hale for Modern Drummer. A reader asked a general question, “Can a studio drummer earn enough money to consider it a steady job?” I posed that question to Owen when he … Continue reading →

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Sandy Nelson: Introductory Phone Conversation with Scott K Fish (1982) 

Posted on April 26, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Finding snippets of unrelated phone conversations within my Modern Drummer interview cassettes is affecting how I digitize my cassettes. These unrelated snippets are also reminders of my work habits — and my work-around tricks — pre-internet, pre-digital sound. … Continue reading →

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Rod Morgenstein: How I Got My Drum Sound on Dixie Dregs’s ‘Industry Standard’ Album

Posted on April 24, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: Sometimes, when drummers such as Rod Morgenstein, or drum industry people, were willing to answer Modern Drummer readers’ questions by phone, I would grab the nearest cassette, tape the call, and transcribe the answer for publication. I never … Continue reading →

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Scott K Fish’s Choice for ‘Super Slick’ Drum Intro Du Moment

Posted on April 18, 2017 by Scott K Fish

Derek Martin’s Daddy Rollin’ Stone SKF NOTE: Production and sales of music cassettes were declining. Music CDs were gaining in popularity. Retail stores — mostly music and big box stores – often had cut-out bins piled high with music cassettes. … Continue reading →

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Max Roach and Scott Robinson Drum Battle (1977)

Posted on April 9, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: This drum battle between Max Roach and ten-year old Scott Robinson was recorded at the Charlie Parker Foundation, Kansas City, Missouri by KCUR-FM on Sept. 17, 1977. My best guess: this cassette was mailed to me when I … Continue reading →

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