About the show

Gitfiddles & Paradiddles is a two man team set on helping the working musician. With over 40 years of combined playing, touring and studio experience, we want to help you navigate through the vast world of the working musician. It's also just plain fun to talk about all things music, sports, tv and much more! Come join us.

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Episodes

  • Episode 34: Musical Walkabout

    November 25th, 2019  |  48 mins 12 secs
    drummer, drums, guitar, guitar player, jazz, music, musician, podcast, talk

    The Black Crowes are getting back together! We also got the news that Motley Crue will be reuniting and going on tour with Def Leppard AND Poison.

  • Episode 33: Vanity Metrics

    November 18th, 2019  |  57 mins 18 secs
    drummer, drums, guitar, guitar player, jazz, music, musician, podcast, talk, taylor swift

    Taylor Swift AND Social Media in one episode. Yep! Join us, we’re diving deep in this one.

  • Episode 32: Revolutionizing the Drum Set?

    November 11th, 2019  |  31 mins 38 secs
    drummer, drums, guitar, guitar player, jazz, music, musician, podcast, talk

    G & P is back and with a vengeance!

    In this episode we talk GA Dawgs, Toto (one of our favorite bands) and talk through a little drum speculation.

    What’s the next big innovation for the drum set? Jon and Chris have some thoughts. What do you think is the next big thing to push drums forward?

  • Episode 31: One Year Anniversary

    September 30th, 2019  |  45 mins 55 secs
    drummer, drums, guitar, guitar player, jazz, music, musician, podcast, talk

    One year down, many more to go. 🍻

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    Episode 30: Musical Cosmos

    September 23rd, 2019  |  48 mins 29 secs
    drummer, drums, guitar, guitar player, jazz, music, musician, podcast, talk

    Billy Ray Cyrus is getting richer and Neilson gave us a look at how the music industry is doing. Lets break it down.

  • Episode 29: Stay The Course

    August 19th, 2019  |  1 hr 49 secs
    drummer, drums, guitar, guitar player, jazz, music, musician, podcast, talk

    During this episode we dig into a news article about multiple streaming services (Spotify, Amazon, Google etc) filing an appeal over a possible rate increase for publishers and songwriters.

    We get asked a lot of questions about being full time working musicians. One of the most prominent is: How do you sustain yourself financially?

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    Episode 28: Python Skin & Jet Lag

    August 12th, 2019  |  58 mins 41 secs
    drummer, drums, guitar, guitar player, jazz, music, musician, podcast, talk

    In this episode we get to hear all about Jon’s fly date gigs that took place in Oregon. We’ve been following along as Jon has been gearing for over a month to be ready for this stretch of gigs.

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    Episode 27: Aliens and Conjured Effects

    July 29th, 2019  |  38 mins 1 sec
    drummer, drums, guitar, guitar player, jazz, music, musician, podcast, talk, toto

    In this episode we dive into how to best prepare for a fly gig. Planning for a fly date is much more of a detailed process than just showing up to your local bar / venue. Let's break it all down.

  • Episode 26: You've Been Warned

    July 15th, 2019  |  45 mins 48 secs
    drummer, drums, guitar, guitar player, jazz, music, musician, podcast, style

    Gibson Guitars have issued a warning for us all.

    Have you thought about stage presence? Do you know how to incorporate it?

  • Episode 25: Let's Talk Drums

    June 24th, 2019  |  48 mins 27 secs
    drummer, drums, guitar, guitar player, jazz, music, musician, podcast, style

    In this episode Chris talks about the new drumset he recently purchased, along with the history of the company it came from.

    Musical instruments are a tool. With that in mind, how do you shop when making a purchase?

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    Episode 24: He's Dead, Jim!

    June 3rd, 2019  |  1 hr 15 secs
    drummer, drums, guitar, guitar player, jazz, music, musician, podcast, style

    In this episode Jon shares a story about his move from his tried and true pedal board to the new Line 6 HX series of products. He dives into what it looks like to make a move like this and what to expect along the way. He also gives some pro tips on using the HX products so that you get the most out of them.

  • Episode 23: Should You Move To Nashville?

    May 28th, 2019  |  38 mins 54 secs
    drummer, drums, guitar, guitar player, music, musician, podcast, style

    We get this question a lot… Should I Move To Nashville?

    If you do move, do you have the willpower to stay? Can you afford to be there for several years as you build up your resume?

  • Episode 22: Becoming A Well Rounded Player

    May 20th, 2019  |  1 hr 1 min
    drummer, drums, guitar, guitar player, music, musician, podcast

    As a working musician being a well rounded player is paramount to your success. Being well versed in multiple styles and playing situations means you get call backs… and we all want that.

  • Episode 21: Are You Fit For Your Gig?

    April 15th, 2019  |  25 mins 4 secs
    drummer, drums, guitar, guitar player, jazz, music, musician, podcast, style

    Keeping ourselves in shape will help us working musicians in so many ways. In this episode we dig deep into this ever growing topic.

  • Episode 20: The Steady Decline Of Musicianship

    March 26th, 2019  |  52 mins 18 secs
    drummer, drums, guitar, guitar player, jazz, music, musician, podcast, style

    There is no doubt that musicianship has declined in our industry. But why is that? Jon and Chris have some theories they bring up in this episode as to why musicianship is declining so fast. And maybe some ways to correct it.

  • Episode 19: Demystifying Gear Reviews

    February 25th, 2019  |  25 mins 30 secs
    drummer, drums, guitar, guitar player, jazz, music, musician, podcast, style

    How many times have you went online to check out gear reviews and decide to order a piece of gear based on what you heard? Only to find out that when you got it home it didn’t sound anything like it did online.