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Ken & drummer Greg Grainger - Recording the drums for "When We Dance”

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Ken & drummer Greg Grainger - Recording the drums for "When We Dance”

Drummer Greg Grainger has been working with Ken for over 25 years but this is the first time they have sat down to have an in-depth discussion about recording the drums for Ken's latest hit song "When We Dance" from his 25th album "Into The Light" and much more. Along the way they discussed drumming, the recording process, the music business and playing and touring with Whitney Houston for her first world tour in 1988.

“When We Dance”” is one of the 11 new songs from Navarro’s new album for 2020, “Into The Light”. This is Navarro’s 25th album and it features over 20 musicians contributing to Ken’s new music including bassists Gary Grainger & John Patitucci, drummers Greg Grainger, Bruce Guttridge & Dave Weckl, keyboardist Jay Rowe, harpist Lori Andrews & saxophonist Tony Craddock Jr. to name a few.

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Contact Greg Grainger for recording, production and touring: greg.grainger@gmail.com

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"When We Dance" - Behind the Scenes w/Ken Navarro

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"When We Dance" - Behind the Scenes w/Ken Navarro

“When We Dance” is one of the 11 new songs from Ken Navarro’s new album for 2020, “Into The Light”. This is Navarro’s 25th album and it features over 20 musicians contributing to Ken’s new music including bassists Gary Grainger & John Patitucci, drummers Greg Grainger, Bruce Guttridge & Dave Weckl, keyboardist Jay Rowe, harpist Lori Andrews & saxophonist Tony Craddock Jr. to name a few. For this podcast about the making of the song “When We Dance”, Ken listens to the song with you and takes you behind the scenes to explore his composing process, the musicians and their contributions to this new song, and ultimately what the song means to Ken.

Available here:

AMAZON

ITUNES

KEN NAVARRO WEBSITE

SPOTIFY

PANDORA

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