It’s always great to be able to interview someone to discuss something a little different and this was very much the case with award-winning film maker, director and actor Ari Gold.
A Guinness World Record for commanding the largest air-drum ensemble on earth, Ari Gold put air-drumming on the map with his 2008 cult comedy ‘Adventures of Power’ (“One of the funniest films in recent years” – NY Magazine) with Spinal Tap’s Michael McKean, Glee’s Jane Lynch, Nick Kroll, and Adrian Grenier starring alongside Gold who played the title role, Power. Its a feel good film which boasts a soundtrack brimming with rock classics as well as a cameo from one of the world’s greatest drummers of all time Neil Peart and is currently being re-released, with monthly online “watch parties” with rock stars.
Gold has won over fifty prizes for his films, including best film at SXSW twice, the Student Oscar, and Best Director at the American Cinematheque / ARPA. His films have screened at Sundance, Karlovy-Vary, Rio, and won prizes on every continent except Antarctica. (He is working on that.)
Gold also hosts the Hot Sticks Drum Show Podcast which features interviews with Neil Peart, Dave Lombardo (Testament), Marky Ramone, Arejay Hale (Halestorm), Charlie Benante (Anthrax) and many more.
Find out more about Ari Gold:
https://arigoldfilms.com/about
https://www.hotsticks.fm/
https://adventuresofpower.com/party