560 - Bruno Esrubilsky: Playing with Mitzki, Supporting the Artist (not just the song), Letting His Brazilian Shine Through

About this episode

Bruno Esrubilsky discusses his experiences as a drummer for Mitski and his journey through the music industry.

Bruno is a Brazilian drummer and percussionist based in the Bay Area and the longtime drummer for indie rock icon Mitski. He graduated from Berklee College of Music in Boston, moved to New York in 2011 and to Los Angeles in 2020. Throughout the last 15 years, Bruno has toured every continent of the world, played drums on the hit Broadway show Hedwig and The Angry Inch (4x Tony Awards winner), appeared on many TV shows, and has performed at festivals such as Coachella, Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits, Bonnaroo, Java Jazz Festival (Indonesia), Fuji Rock Festival (Japan) and legendary concert venues such as the Hollywood Bowl, Radio City Music Hall (NYC), Red Rocks Amphitheater, Wembley Stadium, The Greek Theater, Ryman Auditorium, Kennedy Center, Central Park SummerStage amongst many more. Recording credits include records in the USA, Japan, Argentina and Brazil. In this episode, Bruno talks about: Recently moving from LA to the Bay Area, and throwing himself into the scene there Forming a global circle of friends through music The evolution of Mitzki’s creative output and artistic vision Not just supporting the song you’re playing, but supporting the artist/person you’re playing…

People in this episode

Host: Working Drummer

Guest: Bruno Esrubilsky

Topics covered

• drumming
• supporting artists
• music career
• theatrical performance
• Brazilian music
• indie rock

Keywords

• Bruno Esrubilsky
• Mitski
• drummer
• music career
• Berklee College of Music
• Hedwig and The Angry Inch
• Coachella
• Brazilian music
• indie rock

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Berklee College of Music

Places: Bay Area, New York, Los Angeles, Hollywood Bowl, Radio City Music Hall, Red Rocks Amphitheater, Wembley Stadium, The Greek Theater, Ryman Auditorium, Kennedy Center

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