Halla at Your Boy - Ep 41 Tommy Halla, Drummer and Producer

Send us Fan MailWhere the backbeats meet the spirits.Episode #41 .   On this podcast I learned about our guest after taping episode 34 with Shance Gransam when she played the track "Someone Else" from her band the Little Things that was produced by our guest Tommy Halla.  Tommy and I talk about producing music for south Florida bands as well as being a drummer in the Alex Meixner polka band as well as a few other local bands. He also makes and produces his own music like our opening dance / EDM track by Tommy and vocals by Deal James,  titled "Das Emergency" written at the start of the pandemic. Also check out the replay of this live podcast on our YouTube channel. Click --> LinkAlso on the mid show rum review Alex from The Rum Barrel  reviews  the Scottish rum made maybe on one of the smallest rum producing islands in the world.  Gow Rum is made in Orkney on Lamb Holm a tiny island of only .15 square milesHere's what you will hear in this podcast :The opening dance / EDM  track titled "Das Emergency"How he met Alex Miexner and how he ended up in FL via polka tinderWe talk about his current gig, the Alex Miexner band,  which is best described as polka fusionTommy tells us why Jon Theodore from  Queens of the Stone Age and former member of The Mars Volta is one of his favorite drummersI ask Tommy what a producers doHow he went from drumming to producing and some of the artists that he's producedWe talk about his music and about a book about promotingFind out if Tommy sets the new score on the Bop It Challenge.His answers to "In four beats or less"What’s been more of a challenge drumming or producing?You mentioned on the podcast “Being a Musician” with Flint Blade. You said it’s tough being a drummer and no one book just a drummer. Do you think with right setup a drummer can be a one man band?Show support and visit Tommy's links:Website InstagramSpotify ----------------------------------------------------------------------Mid podcast tune:   Once Upon a Bottle of Rum by Brad BrockCheck out Brad Brock's Jams ' N' Cocktails Podcast live every Wednesday at 8:pm EST----------------------------------------------------------------------Want to learn more about the rum review, check out The Rum Barrel's website for more reviewsDon't forget to check out our site and linksDrums and Rums websiteFollow us on FaceBook, YouTube and Support the show