Lucas Ventura

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Lucas Ventura - professional session drummer and drum instructor. Drum lessons in the Boise Idaho region.

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Ida Ho Ho

This year I am blessed to have been able to participate in the Ida Ho Ho annual music charity event. We did a concert that I didn't blog about, but we also did an album, on which I contributed drums to a couple of tracks:

The first of these tracks, "Holly Chase" is an original song written by my wife Lindsey Hunt, and recorded/produced by Steve Fulton at the Audio Lab. The song is based on a character in the book "The Afterlife of Holly Chase" by Cynthia Hand.
The second track is a reworking of the traditional song we all know, with some fun funky pseudo-reggae jamminess to it.

The CD's are limited and available at The Record Exchange, and all proceeds go to benefit the Women's and Children's Alliance.

Niko Bolas on the Working Class Audio Podcast

Via WCA - Finding detailed information on Producer/Engineer/Mixer Niko Bolas is a challenge. Niko is not a publicity hound and generally avoids big star studded events. He’s a man that stays focused on the work in front of him and he puts his all into it. Looking at his discography you’ll notice a couple of things, repeat clients such as Neil Young, Melissa Etheridge, Robert Cray and the late Warren Zevon for example. The other thing you’ll notice is the large amount of records he has worked on coupled with the fact that he’s not a household name except to those in the know. He’s passionate about what he does and takes it seriously. We discuss that passion as well as Niko’s work style. Richard Dodd makes an appearance during the interview which adds a bit of laughter to the situation. You’ll dig it.

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