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Behind The Drums Of Hamilton with Jeff Roberts // Off The Beaten Path EP. 33

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I stopped by the national tour of Hamilton while in Appleton, Wisconsin to visit with Jeff Roberts, who's been with them since mid 2025. Jeff's background in New York City has allowed him to play with all sorts of mainstay musicals, and even help with the development of multiple shows that have seen their Broadway debut. 00:00 Intro 01:05 Jeff's Background 05:34 NYC Show vs. Touring 09:48 Broadway Show Development 13:06 Ableton on Boadway 14:54 Drum Set Tour 23:03 Ouro Follow Jeff here: https://www.instagram.com/tacosandramen1110/ Use this link to shop at Sweetwater, and support my channel by doing so: http://sweetwater.sjv.io/5g0gxn Don't forget to subscribe to my channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/malonedrum?sub_confirmation=1 _____________________________________________________________ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/malonedrum/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/malonedrum Website: https://www.malonedrum.com Email: malonedrum@gmail.com ___________________________________________________________ If you want to support my work and leave a tip on Venmo (@MikeMaloneDrum) or PayPal (malonedrum@gmail.com), I’ll happily share my PDF transcription with you! Follow up with me at malonedrum@gmail.com afterwards, and I’ll send it over to you. #drums #broadway #touringmusician

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While I was in Appleton, Wisconsin, I took a detour that I’m honestly still geeked about—I stopped by the national tour of Hamilton to hang with drummer Jeff Roberts. Jeff’s been with the tour since mid 2025, and we dug into his path through the New York City scene, where he’s played a bunch of mainstay musicals and even helped with the development side of shows that eventually made it to Broadway. If you’ve ever wondered what the pipeline looks like from “workshopping” a show to getting it on a big stage, Jeff lays it out in a really grounded, working-musician way. We also get into the real differences between playing in NYC versus doing the touring version of a major production—what changes, what stays the same, and what your day-to-day looks like when the show moves city to city. And because I’m me, we spend time on the actual drum setup: Jeff walks me through his rig and how it supports the book. We even touch on Ableton on Broadway—how it fits into modern theater drumming and why it’s part of the conversation now. If you’re into drums, gear, and the behind-the-scenes reality of high-level gigs, this one’s a fun “Off The Beaten Path” episode.

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