510 - Duncan Phillips: Drumming for the Newsboys, Making Fitness a Priority, Dealing with Personal Changes

Working Drummer

Newsboys is one of the biggest bands in Christian music history, having sold more than 10 million records across 23 recordings and garnering boundless accolades, including 1 RIAA® Platinum certification and 8 Gold certifications, 30 #1 radio hits, four GRAMMY® nominations, two American Music Award nominations and multiple Dove Awards. With signature songs like “We Believe,” “Born Again” and the unstoppable mega-hit “God’s Not Dead” — which birthed a film franchise of the same name — Newsboys have continued to collect career-defining accolades at full speed ahead. Reinventing and reinvigorating the sounds fans have come to love, Newsboys present their two-part album, Worldwide Revival, featuring 16 songs and a national tour to support. For over three decades, the band, with current members Adam Agee, Duncan Phillips, Jeff Frankenstein, and Jody Davis, have toured extensively throughout the world to present their unparalleled high-energy shows. From their formation in Australia to their current residence in the United States, and everywhere in between, Newsboys share the same unified message about their faith and the God they serve, a position they do not take lightly.

In this episode Duncan talks about:

• The work that goes into maintaining a seasoned band after over 30 years
• Drumming for the Newsboys
• Effectively and musically working with tracks
• The industry in Australia vs the United States
• Handling fame as a CCM band
• Making fitness a priority
• Dealing with personal changes
• The spinning drum riser

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