025: Greg Clark Jr.

Greg Clark Jr. is a Los Angeles based drummer, music director, and consultant. Born a raised in Washington DC, started out playing in church at the age of 4 & around town in the clubs at the age of 17. He has performed recorded & toured with such artist as, Snarky Puppy, The Manhattan transfer, Ciara, LA philharmonic Orchestra, Rickey Minor Orchestra, LeAnn Rimes, Stanley Clarke, Snarky Puppy, Manhattan Transfer, Cody Simpson, Alice Smith, Kinga Glyk, Coi Leray, SWV, Tamar Braxton, & many many more.  Mark and Greg open the show by talking about their time meeting and playing basketball together at the Y. Mark relates to Greg’s stories about being tour and how similar it sounds to the live game shows that he hosts. Greg talks about one of his first major gigs when the power went out on the entire Island they were performing on.  After that, Mark asks Greg about good vs bad crowds, and how handles the tough ones. This leads to Greg to explain how things will always go sideways, and what the best way to handle it is when it happens. Before they wrap, Greg stresses the importance of getting reps in, no matter what career your in.  For more on Greg Clark Jr.INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/gregclarkjrYOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/mrgcaj  Follow Bonfire Talks on all social media channels @BonfireTalksPodcast  And watch full episodes on our Youtube channel: youtube.com/@bonfiretalkspodcast