009 - Kevin Offitzer (Stick Figure) Interview: The Drumming Nomad

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I was scrolling Instagram one day and my friend from college posted something about her brother-in-law offering drum lessons.  She also mentioned that his band just sold out Red Rocks....wait, what?  The brother-in-law she was referring to is Kevin Offitzer. The band is Stick Figure.  

If you're not familiar with Stick Figure, they're a reggae and dub band founded in 2006 based in Northern California. The live band consists of vocalist, producer and guitarist Scott Woodruff, keyboardist Kevin Bong, drummer Kevin Offitzer, bassist Tommy Suliman and keyboardist, backup vocalist and guitarist Johnny Cosmic. They even have a dog named Cocoa who often joins the band onstage.

Pretty sweet, right? And, since I love music, drums AND dogs, Kevin makes for the perfect interviewee.  Before I continue you should know that Kevin gives IN PERSON drum lessons in all the cities he tours, so if you're interested, email him at KDrumTourLessons@gmail.com.

​Here he is playing live. Clean, crisp and nicely done :) 

In this episode Kevin talks about:

• balancing family life and tour life
• growing up in San Pedro, California
• the day and age of the internet and social media
• doing drum lessons not only online but at live shows
• Stanton Moore 
• how he landed the Stick Figure gig
• Cali Roots Music and Arts Festival 
• reggae music and how you can get better at it
• Jeff Porcaro and the song Rosanna 
• Gil Sharone and his book Wicked Beats
• it's never a bad thing to hold a day job while trying to do music
• dealing with frustration behind the kit

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