134: SAHIR HANIF/Drummer, Drum Tech, Entrepreneur/Masters of Maple, Ghost Tech, The Wallfowers, Iggy Pop, Demi Lovato

 iTunes         Spotify         Youtube           Patreon Sahir Hanif is a Tour Manager, Production Manager, Industrial designer, creative director, studio drum technician, drummer, and entrepreneur. He is the founder of Masters of Maple Drums, and Ghost Tech: a full service production and logistics company.  A Southern California native, Sahir's introduction to the music came from growing with parents in the industry. His father is an award-winning composer, and multi-instrumentalist, and as a child, he would often play on his father's recordings, and help pack up all of the gear when his dad would bring musicians from the Middle East to perform live and in the studio. Sahir has taken his experience on the road and combined it with his business acumen to create two very unique and diverse companies within the music business. His objective is to help artists bring their creative visions to life while maintaining an economic balance in the ever-changing marketplace and musical landscape.  Since founding Masters of Maple Drums at the age of fourteen, Sahir has worked with artists such as Iggy pop, Queens of the Stone Age, Foo fighters, Mark Ronso, Cage the elephant, Arctic monkeys, Jakob Dylan, and Eagles of Death Metal  Today's episode is sponsored by airturn.com, showprobeardco.com, and Stagehandsclothing.com. Use the code ROADIE to get great discounts when you check out. Special Mentions: Masters of Maple, Grass is Greener, Sound Design Live - LIVE Sound Summit, David Dann: "Guitar King: Michael Bloomfield's Life in the Blues", Phish: The Biography – Parke Puterbaugh, Amps!: The Other Half of Rock 'N' Roll – Ritchie Fliegler, The Complete Guide to Guitar and Amp Maintenance: A Practical Manual for Every Guitar Player – Ritchie Fliegler, Thistourlife.com, The Girl in the Back: A Female Drummer's Life with Bowie Blondie and the '70s Rock Scene, Todd Confessore Event, Roadie Free Radio Merch, Samson Q2U Handheld Dynamic USB Microphone Recording and Podcasting Pack, ShowPro Beard Co., Napkin Sketch Stage, Event Runner Pro, Over the Bridge.org