Days Go Bye – Episode 22 Rees Bridges, Drummer for The Dirty Vegas

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Hey all, it's Paul from Drums and Rums. Where the backbeats meet the spirits.

Episode #22.  We're at Live Music Community studios and my guest on the podcast is from the UK but now resides here in sunny Florida, Rees Bridges. 

Rees is a session drummer and the drummer with the Grammy award winning band Dirty Vegas and who's toured the world playing with top musicians. We'll talk about being in the military drum corp at an early age to cutting his teeth in London to become a go to drummer then hooking up with the guys from Dirty Vegas. And drumming with the Ordinary Boys and Crystal Visions. 

Rees is endorsed by Mapex drums, Paiste Cymbals, Roland Electronics, Vic Firth Drumsticks, Remo Drumheads, and Gibraltar Hardware

The opening track is a sample of some of the music Rees has played on. 
 
Here's the things we discuss in this podcast:

• Drumming at the age of six and then attending Guildhall School of Music
• How he got involved with Dirty Vegas and what it was like at the time when "Days Gone By" blew up in 2002
• How he approach's drumming in a genre that’s traditionally programmed
• Performing at dance clubs with DJ's and the differences in playing drums alongside DJ's vs with a band?
• How he was able to get over 1,000 beats to become the fastest drummer in 2006 at NAMM. 
• His role as a VP of Artist Relations & Marketing at IFW, Institute of Financial Wellness
• The importance of being diverse in your music career for financial stability.
• Impact of COVID
• Current  music projects
• Rapid Fire

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