Steve Hass's guest appearances

Steve Hass

Working Drummer

What's Happening with John Saxton?

Brad Paisley

Jason Isbell

Sheryl Crow

Chris Stapleton

Luke Bryan

Michael McDonald

Kevin Stevens

Buddy Guy

Lou Reed

Rob Mitchell

Janelle Monae

Ian Chang

Tyler Childers

Kari Paavola

Ben Smith

OwlTail

Dave Voelker

Mike Dominguez

This episode is loaded with stories, history lessons and absolute nonsense. Enjoy. 

This episode is loaded with stories, history lessons and absolute nonsense. Enjoy.

Large Ray & Dave Voelker with special guests Mike Dominguez and Steve Hass

Steve was a big part of Woodward camp for a long time. This is the first of potentially many story times with Steve coming soon. We got to sit down and hear how things started for him at camp as well as some fun camp stories. 

Steve was a big part of Woodward camp for a long time. This is the first of potentially many story times with Steve coming soon. We got to sit down and hear how things started for him at camp as well as some fun camp stories.

Over his multi-chapter career, Steve Hass has found success on both coasts playing with Ravi Coltrane, Richard Bona, and John Scofield, and The Manhattan Transfer among others. He has recently launched a new Patreon endeavor which combines some playing-based lessons with “behind the scenes” info from gigs he’s been on over the years.In this episode, Steve talks about* How being versatile can make it hard to find your own identity* Finding your “local flow”* The LA scene being a bit less welcoming to new voices than New York, although that’s changing* How to behave when bandleaders don’t set you up to succeed* Physical issues (pain, numbness, etc.) that are tied to set-up issues, which are sometimes tied to vanity* How finding your motion will help you find your sound* Making a couple easy choices go a long way in capturing multiple vibes on a single gigSteve Hass endorses Yamaha drums, Sabian cymbals, Vic Firth sticks, Evans drumheads, and GonBops

Over his multi-chapter career, Steve Hass has found success on both coasts playing with Ravi Coltrane, Richard Bona, and John Scofield, and The Manhattan Transfer among others. He has recently launched a new Patreon endeavor which combines some playing-based lessons with “behind the scenes” info from gigs he’s been on over the years. In this episode, Steve talks about * How being versatile can make it hard to find your own identity* Finding your “local flow”* The LA scene being a bit less welcoming to new voices than New York, although that’s changing* How to behave when bandleaders don’t set you up to succeed* Physical issues (pain, numbness, etc.) that are tied to set-up issues, which are sometimes tied to vanity* How finding your motion will help you find your sound* Making a couple easy choices go a long way in capturing multiple vibes on a single gig Steve Hass endorses Yamaha drums, Sabian cymbals, Vic Firth sticks, Evans drumheads, and GonBops

265 – Steve Hass: Finding Success in NYC then LA, Identity vs. Versatility, The Setup/Motion/Sound Connection