Drummer David Uosikkinen, is one of the founding members of Philadelphia’s own, The Hooters. In 2010, David formed his own band, David Uosikkinen’s "In The Pocket" to bring awareness to music education and to pay homage to all of the great music that has come out of Philadelphia. In The Pocket brings together all-star Philly musicians to cover classic Philadelphia tunes. David has played drums with The Hooters for over 40 years. He has also recorded and performed with Alice Cooper, Rod Stewart, Cyndi Lauper, Taj Mahal and Patty Smyth, as well as with many other emerging artists. In addition, David has performed on extensive international tours, including Live Aid, Amnesty International and Roger Waters’ The Wall in Berlin. David is the subject of an upcoming documentary and records drum tracks for clients from all over the world.  Things That Came Up:  -1:00 Nailing the Finnish accent  -5:00 Live Aid -6:00 Yellow drum set because of Tony Williams  -7:15 Setups, Lib, Charlie, Ringo  -8:40 Bob Marley, Peter Tosh -9:00 Clicks and tempo control  -10:00 FutureSonics in ear monitors. Only drummer at Live Aid with in ears -12:20 Studying at The Modern Drum Shop in NYC with Joe Cusatis -14:00 Starting the band with Eric Bazilian and Rob Hyman -16:30 Full, Half and Quarter Strokes with Joe Cusatis -21:00 Kicking butt with Patty Smyth, Scandal, Tommy Price -23:00 The upcoming documentary -24:00 Gall Bladder Surgery  -31:00 Learning new skills -33:45 Marrying childhood friend -35:00 The horrors of modern air travel  -37:00 Hair color and AquaNet -38:00 Rumors of a U.S. tour  -40:33 Managed music for mp3.com for a bit  -46:30 Live feel. Clicks helping consistency of vocals  -49:00 Signature Sound of the Melodica -50:20 The cross-stick sound  -52:00 Greg Morrow  -53:20 David Raymond as the Philly Fanatic -53:50 Anatomy of the Cheesesteak. Barry’s, The White House. Fried peppers, onions and the BREAD!  -56:15 www.daveudrums.com…Smash Palace, Kenny Aaronson, John Eddie.  -59:00 Tour dates at www.hootersmusic.com         Follow: www.daveudrums.com www.hootersmusic.com www.songsinthepocket.org IG: @daviduosikkinen Twitter: @DavidUosikkinen       The Rich Redmond Show is about all things music, motivation and success. Candid conversations with musicians, actors, comedians, authors and thought leaders about their lives and the stories that shaped them. Rich Redmond is the longtime drummer with Jason Aldean and many other veteran musicians and artists. Rich is also an actor, speaker, author, producer and educator. Rich has been heard on thousands of songs, over 25 of which have been #1 hits!   Rich can also be seen in several films and TV shows and has also written an Amazon Best-Selling book, "CRASH! Course for Success: 5 Ways to Supercharge Your Personal and Professional Life" currently available at:   https://www.amazon.com/CRASH-Course-Success-Supercharge-Professional/dp/B07YTCG5DS/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=crash+redmond&qid=1576602865&sr=8-1   One Book: Three Ways to consume....Physical (delivered to your front door, Digital (download to your kindle, ipad or e-reader), or Audio (read to you by me on your device...on the go)!   Buy Rich’s exact gear at www.lessonsquad.com/rich-redmond   Follow Rich: @richredmond www.richredmond.com   Jim McCarthy is the quintessential Blue Collar Voice Guy. Honing his craft since 1996 with radio stations in Illinois, South Carolina, Connecticut, New York, Las Vegas and Nashville, Jim has voiced well over 10,000 pieces since and garnered an ear for audio production which he now uses for various podcasts, commercials and promos. Jim is also an accomplished video producer, content creator, writer and overall entrepreneur.   Follow Jim:   @jimmccarthy www.jimmccarthyvoiceovers.com