Nick Special and The Cereals (Nick Spreigl)

The Dwight and Patty Show

Dwight blames Patty for a couple Patreon supporters falling off the map. This week’s guest is our good friend and long time drummer, Nick Spreigl, AKA ‘Baby Face Man Body.’ Nick has a college degree in jazz and a strong manly physic. Saying three nice things about Dwight poses to be challenging for Nicholas, this new bleach blonde Cali boy. He started playing drums when he was 9 years old in Albuquerque, and continued in Denver in his high school’s marching band. With Blink 182 and Red Hot Chili Peppers as his role models, he started his first band in his parents’ basement with his guitar-playing brother as a freshman or sophomore. His band Air Dubai started during college and continued after college. They were hip hop, with jazz and funk elements. That’s when Dwight met Air Dubai and worked with them in the studio. Patty sang on one of their songs too! *** Some serious talk about sugary cereal ensues. *** Nick came to see The Wind and The Wave in Denver after the Air Dubai project was over. That’s when Dwight thought to consider Nick as a potential touring drummer for his band. Nick shares some advise for young musicians walking into an audition, and some of his own difficulties being a touring drummer. He loves living in LA, even though that is challenging in itself. He’s spends his time playing drums with other artists, teaching drum lessons, songwriting in sessions and working on his own music, which is his true passion now. You can listen to his original music by searching Nick Special on Spotify or AppleMusic, but you will fall in love so proceed with caution, because THIS JUST IN, Nick has a girlfriend! (We make a bigger deal about this than necessary.) When you’re young, you have big dreams and a lot of optimism. Nick is worried his future kids and grandkids won’t think of his music career as a real accomplishment because they may not have heard of anyone he’s toured with. What do you want your career to look like, Nick? It’s been too long since we’ve seen Nick, so we need to get back together personally and musically very soon. (You didn’t hear Tripp at all in this episode because he’s on a sedative.)

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