Aug 23 2024 94 mins 1
Adam Box
Adam Box is an American drummer, best known for his work with the country duo Brothers Osborne for the past 11 years. Box started playing drums at church in his hometown of Zero, Mississippi, in a church band that covered contemporary rock songs with Christian lyrics. He later entered a battle of the bands in Starkville, Mississippi and formed a band called Absence of Concern, which opened for Bob Seger at a concert in Jackson, Mississippi. Box later met Chris Ethridge, a bassist who had played in The Flying Burrito Brothers, through a mutual friend, and Ethridge served as Box's mentor.Box is in the road band for the duo Brothers Osborne, and played on most all of their albums and hit singles.
Some Things That Come Up:
-2:20 Roto Toms?
-3:00 Craviotto Drums
-6:30 The Roots. The Glory of Keith Carlock
-7:10 Life in Zero, Mississippi. Cutting teeth in the church with great players.
-8:40 Adam’s father was a great guitarist and person. Adam’s parents just moved to Nashville.
-11:00 Mourning the death of the shuffle
-11:55 Clicks and grids
-14:30 The culture of Brothers Osborne and Jay Joyce as producer
-19:00 Cooper Acoutin custom snare drums and the Ludwig acrolite
-21:50 Adam’s Gilded Palace Recording Studio
-22:40 Chris Ethridge, bassist of the Flying Burrito Brothers, was a huge mentor to Adam. Chris eventually passed from pancreatic cancer.
-25:20 Chris is always with Adam
-26:20 Adam built his own studio by hand!
-27:20 Amazing opportunities came to Adam when he created his studio
-28:30 Adam is a man of God, putting one foot in front of the other
-32:40 The lure of Southern California
-33:00 Adam’s 1st Nashville day job: “Outside Sales” for Zanies comedy club
-37:00 Used creativity to create value. The desperation philosophy
-39:30 Leos in the room!
-40:00 Adam created a Crag’s List ad for his services
-44:20 Pete Sternberg helped Adam secure the gig with Brothers Osborne
-46:00 Be prepared, but be open and flexible
-50:00 Don’t put a time limit on it!
-51:30 People person? Gotta keep the battery charged…
-54:45 Russell Crowe body double?
-58:00 Jim’s voice over style
-59:50 Adam tracked drums on The Brothers Osborne Grammy Award Winning song
-101:00 Adam is a Grammy Award winning drummer!
-1:03:30 Adam’s thoughts on mentoring
-1:12:00 What happens when you achieve your dreams?
-1:14:30 The relationship with your drum tech
-1:16:00 Music.AI. Legacy.
-1:18:50 Detune two lugs to get the “gush” snare tone
-1:22:30 Traditional Grip?
-1:23:40 Taking drum lessons from Brian Stephens.
-1:26:00 “The Fave 5”
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IG: @adambox___
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