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Podcast guestKyle Bedbury
Drummer for the Mötley Crüe tribute Mötley 6, plus rapper, DJ (DJ Killer Beat), producer and tour organizer based in northern Minnesota.
Kyle Bedbury is first and foremost a drummer. Kyle plays in Mötley 6, a Mötley Crüe tribute, and in Hell Rider, a classic rock and heavy metal cover band. Kyle also raps, DJs as DJ Killer Beat, makes beats, mixes and masters, and books and routes independent hip-hop tours with rap partner Alex Ericson (Spire) and booking partner Mayday.
On the Minnesota Music Note
Fun facts from the interview
- Started drumming around first grade by hitting buckets with pencils and markers along to a KISS Greatest Hits CD.
- Tommy Lee is the drummer who most made Kyle want to play drums.
- First real band, Mother Earth, started at age 14 and played the Varsity Theater, the Fine Line and the Minnesota State Fair.
- Broke an ankle about a month after the Mötley 6 audition, and the band waited four months for Kyle to recover.
- Has been with Mötley 6 for about five years and calls it a first priority.
- Owns a building full of gear, and the main drum kit sits on the drum riser from the closed venue Station 4.
- Worked on production crews for Rockfest, Moondance Jam and Northern Invasion.
- A local bowling alley serves a "Killer Pizza" named after Kyle's DJ name, DJ Killer Beat.
- Recommended Max Hegman ("Relax with Max") as a future guest.
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