084: Gregg Keplinger (WAH, Keplinger Drums)

The Trap Set with Joe Wong

Joe Wong

Joewong, Drums, Comedy, Performing Arts, Arts, Drummers

4.8 • 709 Ratings

🗓️ 17 August 2016

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

When he was a young man, Gregg Keplinger sneaked into a coat room to hear John Coltrane play with Elvin Jones. He drew inspiration from that experience and developed a fiery, sensitive style of his own. Aside from his career as a drummer, Gregg is revered as a drum builder; and--due to his exceptional wisdom and empathy--he has mentored many of the greatest drummers from the Seattle area.

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0:00.0	The Trap Set will always be available for free, but we rely on donations from our listeners.
0:05.4	Please visit our website at thetrapset.net and click Donate.
0:09.2	Subscribe to our show on iTunes, and if you enjoy what you hear, give us a review. This is Joe Wong.
0:27.6	Welcome to the Trap Set, where each week we explore the lives of drummers.
0:32.6	I want to play something for you. You're hearing Fever Dream by WHA, featuring my guest Greg Kepler on drums.
1:07.0	The son of a broadcaster, Kepler grew up in Seattle.
1:11.0	He developed a fiery yet sensitive approach to drumming that has served him throughout his genre-spanning career.
1:19.4	Aside from his work as a drummer, Greg has a second career as an instrument designer,
1:24.9	hand-crafting tonally unique snare drums and experimental percussion
1:29.1	instruments from steel, brass, and copper. In addition, Greg has served as a mentor to several
1:35.6	drummers in the Seattle area, including upcoming guests Matt Cameron, William Goldsmith,
1:41.4	Cody Willis, and Davy Brasowski.
1:48.6	I spoke to Greg at his home and studio during a recent trip to Seattle.
1:58.7	And now our conversation with Greg Kepler.
2:14.6	I remember as a little kid being attracted to the tuba and something about the sound and always being attracted to drums,
2:18.9	but not like I want to be a drummer until I was 13 or so when I figured out
2:25.7	I wanted to at least look into drums, you know.
2:28.8	What sparked that?
2:31.4	I was, I guess I was about eighth grade.
2:35.3	Went to a party, this girl had a Sandy Nelson record.
2:40.9	And I just went out of my mind, listened to that.
2:44.8	I really, really like Krupa, always have.
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