081  - Bobby Huff :: Overthinking Your Career

Songwriter, producer, and musician, Bobby Huff, has made a name for himself in the country, rock, pop and film/TV music worlds. Huff has had cuts on and/or produced projects for Shinedown, Papa Roach, Leann Rimes, Gene Simmons, Rod Stewart, Chris Lane, Reba McEntire, Simple Plan, Diamante, Saliva, Tim Finn, Billy Currington, Drowning Pool, Sawyer Brown, Rome, Uncle Kracker, Jake Owen, Casting Crowns, Blackhawk, Alice Cooper, David Cook, Cavo, Orianthi, Sabrina Carpenter, Halestorm, Disney, ESPN, Nickelodeon, HBO, NBC, ABC, and CBS.   ****Listen to this episode and subscribe! www.richredmond.com/listen   The Rich Redmond Show is sponsored by The School of Rock Nashville and Franklin! https://locations.schoolofrock.com/nashville https://locations.schoolofrock.com/franklin A few things that came up: -Modeled Jeff Porcaro -Moved to LA to be a studio guy, then Nirvana happened -Landing a gig in Nashville with Blackhawk -His real passion was in the studio -Reminiscing about Jeff Porcaro and Neil Peart -Working with Gene Simmons -Life unfolds as you find it -Paul Leim: Turning 40 in LA means your career of making record is over, PIVOT -Flunked out of band in 6th grade because of Jeff Porcaro -The Nashville family tree -Overthinking your career -Live in the moment -Tuning the snare to the key of the song -Going back and listening to early stuff -The love of cigars -Pendulum   Follow Bobby Huff: https://www.facebook.com/bobby.huff.73700 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrdgBuRfkz6Vd5HzdJbdJJQ ____________________________ 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)!   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