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Thank you. at the trapset.net and click Donate. This is Joe Wong. Welcome to The Trapset, where each week we explore the lives of drummers.

I'm going to play something for you.

You've heard this beat before.

In technical terms, it's very simple.

It's the first beat most drummers learn.

And yet, this particular version is instantly identifiable.

My guest, Indugu Chancellor, has the masterful ability to take something simple and ordinary

and turn it into something singular, powerful, and magical. As I'll discuss with Indugu, Michael

Jackson's thriller album has a special place in my heart because it was the first album I ever

received. From ages three to five, I listened to it on my Fisher Price cassette deck

until the tape wore out. It's the record that set my musical clock. But being called by Quincy

Jones to play on the best-selling album ever wasn't the pinnacle of Indugu's career. It was just

another feather in his cap. Indugu began his professional career while still in high school, and within a few

short years, he was touring and making landmark albums with a who's who of jazz grades, including

Miles Davis, Joe Henderson, and Herbie Hancock. He went on to become one of the most in-demand

studio musicians, recording with Frank Sinatra, Carlos Santana, Tina Turner, and countless others.

When I met Indugu, it was immediately clear why he's one of the most successful drummers of

all time. He projects a warmth and confidence that, when coupled with his prodigious musical

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