Growing up in a house full of musical instruments, Daxx gravitated towards the drums at a very early age. After high school Daxx traveled the US extensively with his original band, Harmony Riley. Upon the band's dissolution Daxx packed up and moved to Los Angeles where he quickly got into the studio and touring world. His first break was drumming for surf guitar pioneer Dick Dale. While on breaks from touring he formed A Fine Frenzy with singer/songwriter Alison Sudol. This led to jobs with Brandi Carlile, Cory Chisel and the Wandering sons, and numerous others. Since March of 2010, Daxx has been the touring drummer for the legendary rock band Cheap Trick.   Some Things That Came Up:   -2:00 Recent Travels  -8:20 Lived in Nashville 2009-2010 -9:40 Piano, Guitar, Drums -14:30 The nightly drum solo  -17:00 Ascend Amphitheater   -19:20 Co-Wrote and drummed on the score for the award winning documentary "Undefeated" -21:20 Daxx's Gear!  -27:30 Clinic at the 2023 Percussive Arts Society International Convention -32:30 The visual click  -36:00 Matt Abts, Josh Freese, Matt Chamberlain  -39:00 The success of Brandi Carlile  -48:00 Playing two nights with Eddie Vedder in a house band for "The Foundation to be named later"  -51:30 Playing golf with Alice Cooper -56:00 A shared love of Cactus Taqueria -59:00 "The Fave 5" -65:30 The convenience of at home tracking    Follow:  www.daxxnielsen.com IG: @cheaprickdaxx FB: Daxx Nielsen (Music Page)    

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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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)!

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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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