The Check-In with José Medeles

José Medeles is a multi-instrumentalist, a composer, a world renowned business owner (Revival Drum Shop) and a writer.  In this episode and Joe and José talk Marc Ribot, how his shop survived that last 2 years, the benefits of embracing "slowness" and why he may need to do "musical pushups" before certain listening experiences.   They also discuss his new book, A Drummers Ethos,  what gave him the confidence to write it and why the writing process is a fun experience for him.  In addition to his new book,  José has recorded a new John Fahey tribute album,  Railroad Cadences and Melancholic  Anthems  (out spring 2022 on Jealous Butcher Records) .   We  hear a few tunes and talk about the recording process. Music by José Medeles and Joe Plummer.https://josemedeles.com/https://www.jealousbutcher.com/https://www.revivaldrumshop.com/Use Code Fret10 for a free month of Music Production Suite Pro and a 10% discount on all other software.   visit https://www.izotope.com/en/lp/ruinous.html @thetourstories Mentioned in this episode:DistrokidSchecter GuitarsIzotope