102 - Troy Luccketta :: Showing Up For Over 3 Decades

Born in Lodi, California and raised in the San Francisco area, Luccketta began playing drums at the age of ten. His main influences as a teenager were Mitch Mitchell, John Bonham, Ian Paice, Jeff Porcaro, David Garibaldi, and Steve Gadd. He began playing live with San Francisco cover bands such as Whisper, Benny and the Jets, 415, and the Eric Martin Band before joining an up-and-coming band called Tesla in 1985.   ******LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE AND SUBSCRIBE!!! www.richredmond.com/listen   In 2010, Troy participated in a Tommy Bolin tribute album entitled Mister Bolin’s Late Night Revival, a compilation of 17 previously unreleased tracks written by Bolin prior to his death in 1976. Troy is also a busy producer songwriter, studio owner, speaker and activist.  Some Things That Came Up:  -Greg Glaser  -Building studios -Troy never had to play in a cover band coming up -Buying from Greg Morrow when he was 17 -Sacrificing family to perform -Borrowing Steve Smith's drums -Taking a risk when choosing the band route vs. hired gun -Having no business skills while young -5 Man London Jam -Starting a roofing company in '96 -Auditioning for Mellencamp -Aronoff found out he was out of the band from calling Troy... -Troy Shows Up   www.troyshowsup.com @troylucckettadrums   The Rich Redmond Show is about all things music, motivation and success. Candid conversations with musicians, actors, comedians, authors and thought leaders about their lives and the stories that shaped them. Rich Redmond is the longtime drummer with Jason Aldean and many other veteran musicians and artists. Rich is also an actor, speaker, author, producer and educator. Rich has been heard on thousands of songs, over 25 of which have been #1 hits!   Rich can also be seen in several films and TV shows and has also written an Amazon Best-Selling book, "CRASH! Course for Success: 5 Ways to Supercharge Your Personal and Professional Life" currently available at:   https://www.amazon.com/CRASH-Course-Success-Supercharge-Professional/dp/B07YTCG5DS/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=crash+redmond&qid=1576602865&sr=8-1   One Book: Three Ways to consume....Physical (delivered to your front door, Digital (download to your kindle, ipad or e-reader), or Audio (read to you by me on your device...on the go)!   Buy Rich’s exact gear at www.lessonsquad.com/rich-redmond   Follow Rich: @richredmond www.richredmond.com       Jim McCarthy is the quintessential Blue Collar Voice Guy. Honing his craft since 1996 with radio stations in Illinois, South Carolina, Connecticut, New York, Las Vegas and Nashville, Jim has voiced well over 10,000 pieces since and garnered an ear for audio production which he now uses for various podcasts, commercials and promos. Jim is also an accomplished video producer, content creator, writer and overall entrepreneur.   Follow Jim:   @jimmccarthy www.jimmccarthyvoiceovers.com