063 - RJ Ronquillo :: Tripling Down on Youtube

Guitarist, Youtuber, Educator

Now a Nashvillian, R.J. has been part of the Miami, Chicago and L.A. music scenes. 

R.J. has worked with Stevie Wonder, Ricky Martin, Stone Sour, Santana, Ricky Martin, DMX, Monica and Thompson Square. He has a massive guitar following on his youtube channel (9.2 million views and 83,000+ subscribers) and creates online courses that are incredibly popular. 

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A few things that came up:

Pronouncing his last name right...

Bailing out the Stone Sour Guitarist

Recording with DMX, 

Going to NAMM and getting NAMMthrax

Awkward salutations

Guitar teching with Rob Carvahlo

Doing odd jobs

Living in Chicago

Grew up in Detroit

Being a YouTuber

Is email marketing dead?

Playing with Ricky Martin on MTV Unplugged

Recording on Thugz Mansion 

....and Stone Sour "Got Inside"

Playing with Thompson Square

Impractical Jokers

Being on Cameo 

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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:

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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.

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