- 588
- Episodes
- 127
- Transcribed
- 173
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2015
- First episode
- 66K
- YouTube views
About Working Drummer
With 500 episodes and counting, Working Drummer Podcast is the source for those interested in what it’s like to be a professional drummer. Hosted by Matthew Crouse and Zack Albetta, Working Drummer covers it all with a dynamic range of pro drummers who represent many different genres and scenes. Each weekly interview features a different performer, sometimes with a less recognizable name, but always with an impressive and distinct body of work. This unique approach has garnered a loyal audience hungry for unfiltered stories about making a living as a musician today.
- Publisher
- Working Drummer
- Category
- arts · business · music
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 8 Jan 2015
- Latest episode
- 8 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
127 of 588 episodes have a transcript.
8 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
588 - Jay Moeller: Life and Music in Austin, TX, "I just wanna be the one guy that sounds like Jay Moeller"
1 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
587 - Ben Lecourt: From France to LA, Touring with Cat Power, Performing with Legends
24 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
586 - Jason Smay pt. 2: Pursuing the Right Opportunities for the Right Reasons
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588 - Jay Moeller: Life and Music in Austin, TX, "I just wanna be the one guy that sounds like Jay Moeller"
Published 8 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] But now everybody has a house kit and bring a snare and a cymbal and rock a while and then go home. Right. Right. So, I mean, you, you've been well established there in Austin for quite some time. Um, For how many players do you think it is the case that they can make a living playing drums there? Do you have to be as well-established as you are, or are there a good handful of a lot of other drummers who are making it happen? The great thing about Austin still is it prides itself on being the live capital or whatever bullshit they call it. But it is. I mean, there's music in the airport and there's music at the coffee shop and there's music at the food trailer and there's just people playing everywhere. […]
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- Jay Moeller
- Ben Lecourt
- Jason Smay
- Christopher Williams
- Kevin Watkins
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 66,226
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 128 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 45 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 83 / 100
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- Quality
- 95
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 85
- Engagement
- 91
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