Tom Van Schaik: "Economies of the Music Scene": The Rich Redmond Show: Ep. 153
Channel: Rich Redmond
Date: 27/01/2023

Tom Van Schaik
Born in Claremont, New Hampshire, Tom's family lived in Vermont and Connecticut before moving to Dallas when he was 10 years old. There he began a formal study of drums and percussion which continues to this day. He attended St. Marks School in Dallas, where his father was Head of the Science Department. After graduation, he attended University of North Texas to study music, earning a Bachelors Degree in Jazz Studies and minoring in Music Theory. Freelancing around Dallas/Ft Worth since he was 17, he eventually joined a little band from Texas - the Dixie Chicks. His tenure with the girls stretched from 1991-96 including "3 records, many TV shows and countless shows in the US, Japan and Europe". After leaving the Dixie Chicks, he joined the Robert Earl Keen Band in May 1997. "I am so fortunate to be able to tour around the country all these years with my best friends (all incredible musicians) and play such great songs every night. What other job could you have where a crowd of people is cheering and going 
nuts just because you are going to work?". He is endorsed by Innovative Percussion (sticks, brushes, rods & mallets), Aquarian Drumheads, Mapex Drums and Sabian Cymbals. Tom lives in Austin, TX with his wife and their dogs.

Some Things That Came Up: 
1:30 PASIC
4:50 Austin City Limits All Star Band 
6:45 Being the original drummer with The Dixie Chicks
12:40 The Dallas scene 
16:00 Live Free or Die 
18:00 75th Anniversary of the UNT Jazz Program 
25:45 How the economy affects creating a music scene
28:00 Advocacy for Austin Musicians and affecting change 
31:45 Making the effort to help others and give back 
35:40 The thrill of starting a new career chapter 
38:30 Drum RX
47:00 Working with Robert Earl Keen for 25 years and recording with him 
48:30 Getting the big gig through Lloyd Maines 
50:00 Learn the show that changes every night! 
52:00 Charting the show and being over prepared 
53:30 New set lists 10 minutes before the show 
56:00 The two hour farewell show 
65:00 The retirement meeting 
70:30 Survival strategy=being over prepared, conveying confidence, 
71:40 working with ex student Norah Jones 
75:20 Being open to all suggestions from all musicians 
71:00 The Gear 
79:20 Heroes=Gadd and Porcaro. Studying with Rick Latham. 
84:20 Count Offs, clicks, loops and controlling feel and stage volume. 
88:20 The FAST 5 

Contact: 
www.tomvanschaik.com
Twitter: @tvsdrumr
Insta: @tvsdrumr

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!

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