473 - Larry Aberman: Making a Late Move to Nashville, Ways to Stay Present, Getting Feel Right at the Source

Working Drummer

Larry Aberman has achieved in-demand status in New York, LA, Las Vegas, and Nashville recently moved to Nashville after a 12 year stint on the Cirque du Soleil show Zoomanity. Since moving, he has gotten busy playing with jazz, country, and everything in between, with Mandy Barnett, Pat Coil and others.

In this episode, Larry talks about:

• How the time to leave his Zoomanity gig after 12 years became clear quickly
• What social context means in music
• Tools to make yourself present
• How Southern musicians and scenes are more groove and blues based
• Being conscious to not bring negative energy into a musical situation
• Adjusting to Nashville's needs in terms of tuning and groove
• Getting it right at the source with tone AND feel, so that grid correction is less necessary and less noticeable