I just posted the latest EM Cast (EM’s twice-monthly podcast), which features an interview with session drummer Shawn Pelton, whose resume includes recordings with Sheryl Crowe, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Elton John, Shawn Colvin, and many others. Pelton who is also the longtime drummer for the Saturday Night Live band, talks about getting drum sounds in his apartment-based studio in Manhattan, the difficulties of soundproofing a room in an apartment building for acoustic drums, the mics and preamps he uses, why he records and edits in Ableton Live, the Drumagog plug-in that he uses to augment his drum sounds, the challenges of working remotely, and much more. I’ve also posted a short video tour of Pelton’s studio, where he shows off his drum mics, and mic positioning, and even plays a little bit.