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DrumQuig PodcastDrumQuig Podcast Episode 15 featuring Janne Mieskonen of Royal Sorrow!Welcome all to the DrumQuig Podcast Episode 15! In this episode, we branched beyond the US to bring you our first international guest and drummer for Royal Sorrow, Janne Mieskonen! This was a super fun episode to plan and film given the seven, yes seven, hour time difference between myself and Janne but we made it work. We got right to how exciting it has been for his band Royal Sorrow and their first album release coming up on September 26th, available in VINYL, which looks incredible by the way. Janne and I talked about his inspiration, how long he's...
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DrumQuig PodcastDrumQuig Podcast Episode 14 featuring Andrew Holzbaur of Impending Doom, Bone Crown, Obliviated and Emerald The Band!Welcome all to the DrumQuig Podcast Episode 14 featuring Andrew Holzbaur of Impending Doom, BoneCrown, and Emerald The Band! Andrew and I have been talking about this for a LONG time and I'm so glad we were able to make this happen! This episode jumps right into Impending Doom announcing the same day a new album is in the work for the first time in 7 years! We discussed what brought him to metal, the various bands he played in and how he ended up with Impending Doom! I loved hearing Andrew's journey and just the fun stories he was able...
2025-09-1147 minDrumQuig PodcastDrumQuig Podcast Episode 13 featuring metal drumming legend, Derek Roddy!Welcome all to the DrumQuig Podcast Episode 13! We are back from almost a YEAR LONG hiatus and back better than ever! For this episode, we reached back into the archives to find someone we've been wanting to talk to for many, MANY years and finally just asked and got a resounding "Sure!". That person? None other than Derek Roddy! Dad and I met Derek 15 years ago at a local music store, Seminole Music. At that time I had never seen anything like his drumming in person and was astounded by his talents. This...
2025-07-031h 17DrumQuig PodcastDrumQuig Podcast Episode 12 featuring Jay DePool!Welcome all to the DrumQuig Podcast Episode 12!
In this episode, you'll immediately notice that Troy is with us and we, without coordination, both wore our newly acquired DrumQuig Podcast Jerseys from Jersey's for Drummers!
Now to our guest, the one and only Jay DePool. Jay is unlike any other guest we have had on the show and brought such a unique perspective to life, music and social media presence.
The amount of topics we covered in this episode is mind-blowing. We discussed everything from older music, social media and micro influencers, family lineage...
2024-08-111h 05DrumQuig PodcastDrumQuig Podcast Episode 11 Featuring Joe from Jerseys For Drummers!
Welcome all to the DrumQuig Podcast Episode 11! In this episode, we are joined by a super awesome guy, who not only is a drummer himself but an incredible artist, Joe Beausoleil of Flooded Studios and Jerseys for Drummers!
We here on the DrumQuig Podcast are huge believers in supporting small business and this episode talks a LOT about that, starting with the amazing jersey created specifically for the DrumQuig Podcast!
This episode was just absolutely great. I had discovered Joe a few months back and he followed the page and the rest is history. We talk about his background...
2024-07-201h 02DrumQuig PodcastDrumQuig Podcast Episode 10 featuring friend of the show, Jordan Jensen!
Welcome all to the DrumQuig Podcast Episode 10! In this episode, we are joined by an absolutely incredible drummer and decade long friend of the show, Jordan Jensen!
We waste no time jamming out to our intro song, finding out why drums, life as a father, metal, inspirations and just plain old good times.
One of the best parts of this episode? Finding out we were at the same drum clinic at the same time almost 16 years old. It was absolutely insane. You'll need to watch the show to figure out who it was.
Jordan discusses some of the many...
2024-06-2649 minDrumQuig PodcastDrumQuig Podcast Episode 9 featuring Alex "Gator" Petropulos of Pigeon's Playing Ping Pong!
Welcome all to the DrumQuig Podcast Episode 9! In this episode, we are joined by an absolutely incredible drummer and by the end of this episode, new friend of the show, Alex "Gator" Petropulos!
Full disclosure for this episode. There are some straight up fanboy moments. This was a big deal and such a fun experience!
Alex and I waste no time in the episode starting quite literally from the first second jamming out to our intro song. We walk through what got Alex started in music, how his journey...
2024-05-2740 minDrumQuig PodcastDrumQuig Podcast Episode 8 featuring Glenn Quiggins!Welcome all to the DrumQuig Podcast Episode 8! In this episode, we are joined by a fantastic guest who bears no relation to us (or so we know), Mr. Glenn Quiggins! First and foremost, due to scheduling availability, the show will continue with just one Quiggins for the next few episodes until that is sorted out. But as they say, the show must go on! First and foremost, the announcement has finally come. The DrumQuig Podcast is now a PROUD member of the Geek Network Podcast Syndicate! Watch the episode to find out more!
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2024-05-2741 minDrumQuig PodcastDrumQuig Podcast Episode 7: Kentucky Derby EditionWelcome all to the DrumQuig Podcast Episode 7: Kentucky Derby Edition!
But wait. No guest? That's right!
Part of the idea behind starting this show wasn't always having a guest. It was a continuance of the conversations that we were having on a daily basis anyways. Whether it was current events, drumming videos, or in this case, some sad news about Sam Ash Music Stores. #RIPSamAsh.
This episode features our opinions on certain bands trying to be secretive and clever regarding their new drummer, how Dad feels about the Kentucky Derby (today) , whether or not this is Dream Theater's last hurrah...
2024-05-0428 minDrumQuig PodcastDrumQuig Podcast Episode 6 featuring David Northrup!Welcome all to the DrumQuig Podcast Episode 6! In this episode, we are joined by a fantastic guest and someone we have been wanting to speak with for some time, David Northrup!!
First and foremost, who's a fan of the new intro? I know our guest is. For those unfamiliar with David, his body of work includes working with Wynonna Judd, Travis Tritt (2000-2009), Joe Diffie, Doug Stone, Tanya Tucker, Lila McCann, Jo De Messina, Jo-El Sonnier, Pam Tillis, Ty Herndon, Lee Greenwood, Connie Smith, Gene Watson, Deborah Allen, Louise Mandrel, Rock Legend John Waite, The James Brown Horns, John Mellencamp...
2024-04-0458 minDrumQuig PodcastDrumQuig Episode 5 featuring Paul Christiansen!Welcome all to the DrumQuig Podcast Episode 5! In this episode, we are joined by an amazing guest, ANOTHER one of the first followers that we got on the podcast, Paul Christiansen!
First and foremost, many of you will notice it was just Matt this episode and that was due to scheduling conflicts and we didn't want to make you guys wait any longer for this amazing episode! We start the conversation once again with the penultimate question. Why Drums? Paul's answer is really a testament to how you feel you can be on one path and end up taking a d...
2024-03-1644 minDrumQuig PodcastDrumQuig Podcast Episode 4 featuring Steve Colucci!Welcome all to the DrumQuig Podcast Episode 4! In this episode, we are joined by an amazing guest, one of the first followers that we got on the podcast, Steve Colucci!
First and foremost, we talk about "why the drums"? .
Colucci takes us through bashing on pots and pans and chairs and making his way to a drum set and his first drumming influences and how that has shaped who he is today. This episode is a perfect embodiment of what we are trying to accomplish on the show.
We invited Steve on because of his support and to expand our...
2024-02-2346 minDrumQuig PodcastDrumQuig Podcast Episode 3 featuring Dylan Dekker!In this episode, we are joined by a guest that both Dad and I had stumbled across on Instagram in the past few months, in Dylan Dekker. Dekker’s unique style and talent really stuck out to us both and we were so happy to get him on the show with us.
2024-02-1641 minDrumQuig PodcastDrumQuig Podcast Episode 2 featuring Rush Tribute Band Drummer, Ffej!Welcome all to the DrumQuig Podcast Episode 2!
In this episode, we are joined by a very special guest, the drummer from Solar Federation, a Rush Tribute band, Jeff Herb! We dive right into the impact that the one, the only, the professor, Neil Peart of Rush had on all of our lives and how Jeff (referred to as Ffej as that is his stage name since childhood) started this amazing tribute.
We dive into the life of a tribute band drummer, what Rush meant to him and how he has carried this torch for the past ten years and hopefully ma...
2024-01-2445 minDrumQuig PodcastDrumQuig Podcast Episode 1 featuring Chris Foster : A Tribute To The Professor, Neil PeartWelcome all to the DrumQuig Podcast! Co-Hosts and Father-Son Duo Matt and Troy Quiggins will be back each episode to bring you another discussion regarding the impact that music has had on our lives. In this episode, friend of the show and friend to Troy and Matt for the last 10 years joins us to talk about the 4th anniversary of the passing of the legend, the one, the only, the professor, Neil Peart of Rush. We dive in with backgrounds on how music impacted each of our lives and how we all ended up playing drums. We discuss what Rush...
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