188: Brendan Buckley (Shakira, Volumen Cero, JJ Lin, Teagan and Sara, etc.)

The Trap Set with Joe Wong

Joe Wong

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

4.8 • 709 Ratings

🗓️ 17 October 2018

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Brendan Buckley’s omnivorous musical taste, disciplined approach, and granular attention to detail make him well-suited for work with artists such as Tegan and Sara, Roberto Carlos, Volumen Cero, JJ Lin, and—for the last 20 years—Shakira.

Brendan tells Joe about: growing up in New Jersey, his tiger mom, what it takes to play a choreographed pop gig night after night, improvising with Damien Rice, how losing his sister at a young age shifted his outlook on life, and his permissive but careful style of parenting.

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0:00.0	I had ideas, but the ideas weren't really mine.
0:03.0	They were kind of maybe I would stolen from someone else,
0:07.1	or they were projected onto me.
0:09.7	Like, maybe you can be a doctor, or maybe you can be a lawyer.
0:12.8	And these are things that I would say, yeah, okay, that sounds fine,
0:15.6	but I didn't even know what that meant.
0:16.8	I couldn't even foresee that happening.
0:31.8	Wow. I couldn't even foresee that happening. This is Joe Wong.
0:34.1	Welcome to the Trap Set,
0:35.5	where each week we explore the lives of drummers.
0:38.3	I want to play something for you.
0:40.3	Mariposa's, wu'an alres You're hearing by
1:04.0	My guest
1:06.0	Brendan Buckley on drones.
1:08.0	Born in New Jersey,
1:10.0	Brendan's omnivorous musical taste, disciplined approach,
1:13.6	and granular attention to detail make him a drummer that is both well-rounded and specific.
1:19.6	Aside from his 20-year tenure with Shakira, Brendan has performed with Damien Rice, Tegan and Sarah,
1:26.6	Roberto Carlos, Volumensero, J.J. Lin,
1:32.3	I spoke to him in downtown Los Angeles. And now my conversation with Brendan Buckley.
1:38.3	So my dad is Irish American, my mother's Korean from Korea.
1:53.0	And my dad had just, I think he was on leave from the army, and he was stationed in Virginia.
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