The Karl Latham Interview
The Karl Latham Interview
Sub drummer for Bring It On, Hamilton, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, and Ain’t Too Proud - The Life And Times Of The Temptations.
In this episode, we discuss the following:
Starting out working a day job as a computer analyst.
Coming in second place out of 7,000 drummers at a Carmine Appice National Drum Battle - losing to Sonny Emory.
Take lessons from Gary Chester and how he pushed him into becoming a professional musician.
Getting the chance to sub at “Bring It On” and, later, “Hamilton.”
What he learned subbing for Clint de Ganon at Beautiful: The Carol King Musical.
Preparing for Ain’t Too Proud - The Life And Times Of The Temptations.
Why he uses Yamaha drums and Paiste Cymbals.
Karl has subbed on the Broadway productions of “Bring It On,” “Hamilton,” “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical,” and “Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations.” As a sideman, Karl has appeared on countless recordings. To date, Karl has released three CDs as a leader: “Dancing Spirits” (1999), “Resonance” (2007) and his latest release Karl Latham “Living Standards” with Mark Egan and Vic Juris as a co leader Karl has released Don Braden/Karl Latham “Big Fun(K) Live” (2012) and Karl Latham/Ryan Carniaux/Mark Egan “Constellations” (2014).
As a freelance drummer, Karl has performed with: Ali Ryerson; The Bernie Worrell Orchestra; Charlie Elgart; Michal Urbaniak; Jerry Vivino; Andy Snitzer; Edgar Winter; Johnny Winter; The Shirelles; The Real Deal Big Band; John Lee (Executive Director Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra); The Dizzy Gillespie Alumni All-Stars; The Fantasy Band (Dave Valentine; Dave Samuels; Chuck Loeb, Noel Pointer, Victor Bailey, Cornell Dupree, Roy Ayers, Larry Coryell); Claudio Roditi; Slide Hampton; Clark Terry; Tomoko Ohno; Michael Dease; Sharrel Cassidy; Yotam Silberstein; Jon Faddis; Roy Assaf; Ed Cherry; Clifford Carter and so many more!
Clayton Craddock hosts the Broadway Drumming 101 Podcast and Newsletter. He has held the drum chair in several hit broadway and off-broadway musicals, including Tick, tick…BOOM!, Altar Boyz, Memphis The Musical, Lady Day At Emerson's Bar and Grill and Ain’t Too Proud.
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