Nashville Drummers Podcast

Hosted ByDan Ainspan, Nathan Sletner

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Wesley Bourque: On Tour w/ Logan Crosby, Industry Insights, Saturation & Storytelling, Noble & Cooley Drums

June 15, 2026

Season 1

Episode 89

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Welcome Massachusetts native, Wesley Bourque! Wes is currently the touring drummer for rising country singer/songwriter Logan Crosby. In addition to gigging and recording, he serves as Artist Relations for NY-based distributor/record label United Masters. In this wide-ranging conversation, Wes shares his journey from small-town New England to the move to Nashville in 2014. We dive into his early years working day jobs at well-known coffee shops, building relationships, and his thoughts on navigating perception and identity. He shares lessons from Broadway, prepping for fill-in gigs with and without charts, and high-stress playback realities including redundancy and backup plans. Wes dives into Noble & Cooley’s history and his personal connection to the company, plus touring highlights and challenges with Logan (including a van fire) and why story, narrative, and platform-specific content matter in today’s saturated music landscape. We hope you enjoy!

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:51 Welcome, Wes!
2:17 Broadway Connections
9:10 Ableton/Playback Stress
18:24 Noble & Cooley Origins
29:13 Unexpected Event Planning
30:14 Full Circle Maddie & Tae
33:03 Rezo Custom Drum Heads (Sponsor)
34:07 Networking & Coffee Shops
36:08 Breaking Out Of Labels
39:31 Artist Relations and Marketing
45:28 Saturation and Storytelling
50:28 Drum Box (Sponsor)
51:11 Marketing For Musicians
55:46 Subbing Prep (Charts vs Memorization)
1:00:37 Japan Fly-Date Story
1:07:45 Iconic Fills and Pranks
1:09:58 Low Boy Beaters (Sponsor)
1:11:12 NAMM Lessons and Trade Shows
1:24:04 Drum Supply (Sponsor)
1:25:06 Landing Logan Crosby Gig
1:29:13 Tour Life and Van Fire
1:37:31 Advice for Younger Drummers
1:44:48 Whiskey Jam Wobble
1:48:44 Platform Content Strategy
2:00:20 Handling Mistakes During a Show
2:03:34 Music City Audiology (Sponsor)
2:04:25 Guitar Hero Drum Lore
2:05:42 Rapid Fire Questions
2:14:52 Outro