Summary: Interview with Joe Rickard former drummer of the band <a href="http://www.redmusiconline.com">RED</a> Pickup RED's New Album on iTunes: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/of-beauty-and-rage/id961259509?uo=4&at=10lmAy">https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/of-beauty-and-rage/id961259509?uo=4&at=10lmAy</a> Do you want to be a successful musician too? Sign up for free training at: <a href="http://www.smartmusicbusiness.com/promo">http://www.smartmusicbusiness.com</a> Podcast Transcription Manafest: What’s up guys this is Manafest! Welcome to another podcast episode 62! What’s up this is Manafest! Welcome to another I’m a fighter podcast where we want to entertain, educate, and inspire and remind you that a fighter is someone who never fails. A fighter is someone who never quits! So stoked we are rocking it. Lots of podcast, lots of good things going on. I don’t know if you’ve heard recently but the chase deluxe edition is out there. The no plan B the chase collector’s edition with all the bonus tracks. Revisiting the chase. With the 5 year anniversary I am so excited about this if you do not got that go pick it up it’s got like 22 tracks on it. It’s got even more if you get the one off of our website. Go check that out on iTunes, Spotify. Go listen to it and spread the word about the movement on this. I am excited about this podcast because I am interviewing a good friend of mine, Joe Rickard who used to be in the band R3D. He was the drummer there for many years when they were blowing up and rocking it. They’re still doing a whole bunch of stuff. He actually plays drums for me and as well as a bunch of other bands and he also does some session work for Howard Benson. Super producer, rock producer there. He’s done bands like P.O.D; I think he’s done Papa Roach. Tons and tons of bands and so he does drums session for him as well too. Really powerful story. You want to get locked in with this. If you know anybody who wants to get involved in the music industry and is specifically a drummer as well or not a drummer doesn’t matter. Tell them to listen to this podcast; it is good! Well cool Joe! So stoked to be talking to you man! Thank you so much bro for chatting and being willing to take the time inspire some dudes and girls on this fighter podcast! If you were down man; I’d loved you to just kind of introduce yourself and give a little brief history of your career in music and what you’re doing now. Kind of bring people up to speed who may not have heard of Joe Rickard. Joe Rickard: Yeah! I got started doing music professionally when I was in high school. I got in a band from Phoenix called, “Sky Harbor.” [00:02:20]. And started to earn when I was in junior high school. That was about 11 years ago and I jumped around a couple of different tours in there. Then when I was 20; started touring with the band R3D. I was with them until I was 27. Did a few albums, did a ton of touring and made some great relationships, had the time of my life. Early last year I had to make a tough decision and I just felt like God was calling me to step out of the band and take a leap of faith and make a move out to California. So I moved out to California and to pursue some other dreams of mine and just a few [00:03:05]. Take me, you know. Definitely a hard decision but I think there’s a lesson to this to see how God has really provided it for me since I stepped out the [00:03:19]. Manafest: Yeah dude! And that’s totally awesome! That’s where when we met and I’ll came back to that. But we actually met way before or really. Joel Rickard: Long time ago. Manafest: Yeah. In a show when you are at the wedding and some; down south. Joe Rickard: I remember. I still remember the church or venue where playing at. I still remember what it looks like. Is that weird? Am I creeping you out now? Manafest: I just remembered last Tuesday was there. No, there’s actually…Because we played 2 shows.
