Ravi Drums hosting Cowboys & Indians

Radio Show Cowboys & Indians

The first episode of Cowboys & Indians features Indians of South Asian descent that have shaken up the entertainment landscape with their musical contributions. Tune in for Ravi Drum’s new radio show Cowboys & Indians on Rukus Avenue Radio (also available on the Dashradio app) every Monday at 7 PM PST, Tuesday at 3PM GMT, and Tuesday at 7:30 PM IST.

Cowboys & Indians with DJ Ravi Drums can also be downloaded as a podcast here.

Ravi Drums

Ravi Drums has taken DJ’ing to a whole new level by adding live drum & percussion Re-mixes on the spot. Ravi’s custom NASA-designed drum rig and dream screen look like something out of STAR WARS! With pulsating LED lights, sophisticated hardware made of state-of-the-art plastics and aluminum, and a one-of-a-kind glass mixing console dubbed the “Dream Screen”, Ravi Drums has created a Drum & DJ performance for the new millennium.

DJ Ravi has performed at private events for Michael Jordan, Nike, HBO, Access Hollywood, Symantec, Diesel, Louis Vuitton, NIKE, Mercedes Benz and FOX! DJ Ravi has also been featured in his own GAP commercial, as well as having a small but memorable role with Lawrence Fishburne in “The Matrix Reloaded”. His list of clients includes such Hollywood heavyweights as Will Smith, Eva Longoria, Quentin Tarantino, Elon Musk, Carson Daly, Jessica Simpson, Halle Berry & Benicio Del Toro. He has brought his energy, enthusiasm, drums & turntables to events for corporate event clients including Nokia, Microsoft, Macy’s, Simon Properties, Nintendo, and Dell.

DJ Ravi Drums performed as Howie Mandel’s sidekick on the hit program “Howie Do It”, as well as Paula Abdul’s music director for “Live to Dance”. In May of 2015, Ravi performed as a featured guest soloist on Mariah Carey’s 1st Las Vegas residency at Caesar’s Palace Las Vegas, and also performed with the Foo Fighters in San Francisco’s legendary Pier 70. Ravi has collaborated with Quincy Jones, Oprah Winfrey, Paul Oakenfold, DJ Vice, Slash (from Guns & Roses) & DJ AM, to name a few.

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Beyond Speaking Podcast

The Passing Zone is one of the most successful and sought-after corporate acts working today. On the “Beyond Speaking” podcast with Brian Elliott, The Passing Zone shares their personal story. They share stories of behind the scenes on America’s Got Talent, getting fired at Disneyland and their biggest onstage accident involving a chainsaw.

Check out the podcast here.

Beyond Speaking Podcast

The Passing Zone Story

Owen Morse and Jon Wee met in 1986 at a juggling convention and instantly knew they were destined to be a team. But they decided to graduate from college first. Which they both did. Rather than pursue careers in Economics and Psychology, they lit some torches, and started throwing stuff into the air. And things clicked. Two weeks after their first performance together they won the Silver Medal at the International Juggler’s Association Teams Competition. The next year they won the Gold. That recognition earned an invitation to appear at the renowned Comedy and Magic Club in Los Angeles, where on their first night they were approached by the “Tonight Show” talent scout and booked for their first national television appearance in September 1990. Johnny Carson enjoyed them so much they were asked back less than a year later. Their first feature film followed, The Addams Family Movie, where Jon and Owen doubled for Gomez (Raul Julia) and Uncle Fester (Christopher Lloyd) in the climactic Mamushka dagger-passing scene. More recently, they appeared in the award-winning comedy documentary, The Aristocrats.

The Passing Zone’s first London appearance was in the Royal Variety Performance at the Dominion Theatre, performing for Prince Charles and sharing the bill with Tony Bennett and Riverdance. They expanded their US national television audience by passing clubs over the heads of the Miss America Pageant contestants during the swimsuit competition, demonstrating almost inhuman concentration skills! Most recently, they were finalists on NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” where they lost one million dollars to an 11-year-old. They were the highest-rated comedy act, and they eventually won the affection of David Hasselhoff who previously claimed to hate all jugglers.

Corporate Entertainers and Keynoters

Corporate entertainment and keynote speaking gradually became their primary market, for which they are a natural fit. Their act is clean, so it offends no one. They appeal to all ages, and all walks of life, so whether their audience is a group of mechanical contractors, software engineers, hairdressers, or billionaire business leaders, they are always a hit. Not only do they entertain, but they customize their performances by juggling a company’s product, incorporating their slogans, and inspiring groups to be better teams.

Their corporate career really took off after a national Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT) event in Atlanta, which was quickly followed by other MDRTs in Chicago and Singapore. After main stage appearances at Meeting Professionals International (MPI), the National Speakers Association, YPO, ICPA, and others, the industry took notice, and they’ve been off and running ever since. Clients such as eBay, Firestone, Old Navy, Microsoft, IBM, Kodak, and IASB have brought Jon and Owen to their events to liven things up, and motivate their people. The London Business Forum recently enlisted The Passing Zone, and it was one of their highest-rated events ever.

Jon and Owen have published articles on Teamwork, Work-Life Balance, and Taking Risks in countless industry periodicals including Business People, Special Events, Smart Meetings, Networking Times, Financial Executives, Successful Meetings, Home Business, and many more. They were chosen as a Best Bet for entertainment by the Wall Street Journal, and Special Events Magazine named them one of the Hottest 26 Speakers.

Jon and Owen are known as much for their comedy as their juggling skills. They were featured twice on the gala stage at the Just for Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal and have opened for comedians Bill Cosby, George Carlin, Bob Newhart, Bob Hope, and Penn & Teller. Television appearances have included “Comic Strip Live,” “An Evening at The Improv,” “MADtv,” Penn & Teller’s “Sin City Spectacular,” “Steve Harvey’s Big Time,” and regular returns to NBC’s “Today.” And they were commentators on ESPN for their coverage of the World Juggling Federation competitions.

Awards

The Passing Zone have been awarded five Guinness World Records and 18 Gold Medals from the International Juggler’s Association. They were recently presented with that organization’s Award of Excellence, for “excellence in the art of juggling through professional performance,” which is the most prestigious award in juggling (essentially the Juggling Hall of Fame), given to only thirteen acts worldwide.

In addition to their corporate appearances, The Passing Zone can be seen performing their full evening show titled “Gravity Attacks!” in theaters and performing arts centers nationwide.

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“About To Break”

If you want to hear The Passing Zone talk about performance, their career as a duo, and an unfortunate chainsaw injury, you can’t do better than to listen to the conversation they had with Taylor James Hughes on his podcast, “About to Break.” This is a really fun podcast with lots of crazy stories! In this episode Taylor James Hughes and The Passing Zone talk about: Learning to use a Bullwhip, The Passing Zone Origin Story, The importance of meeting other variety artists, Getting started at Disneyland, Breaking into the college market with NACA,  It’s nice to not work the road alone, Debriefing after shows, What do you do when it all goes wrong, Juggling Chain Saws, Managing work and family life ….and their experience on America’s Got Talent.

Accomplished Comedy Duo

Owen Morse and Jon Wee met in 1986 at a juggling convention and instantly knew they were destined to be a team. They have appeared on the Tonight Show, Americas Got Talent and are one of the most booked acts in the Corporate market and one of the most accomplished comedy duos.

They’ve done it by focusing on three success principles- innovation, collaboration and execution. Those same principles can help any group and audience achieve fantastic results, and there is no better way to bring them these key ideas than through The Passing Zone’s hilarious, energetic, and inspiring keynote. Jon & Owen can provide pure entertainment in an “after dinner’ style setting.  They can also integrate themselves into the core theme of a meeting so that their performance has take away value. They are a natural fit for corporate entertainment and keynote speeches are their primary market. Their act is clean, so it offends no one. They appeal to all ages and all walks of life. Whether their audience group are mechanical contractors, software engineers, hairdressers, or billionaire business leaders, they are always a hit. Not only do they entertain, but they customize their performances by juggling a company’s product, incorporating slogans, and inspiring groups to be better teams.

Visit TaylorHughes.com/live for the podcast.

You can hear all episodes from Taylor James Hughes and get more info on the website abouttobreakpodcast.com

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Meet one of the Internet’s most prolific distributors of hyper-partisan fare. From California, Cyrus Massoumi caters to both liberals and conservatives, serving up political grist through various Facebook pages. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien profiles a leading purveyor of junk news who has hit the jackpot exploiting the trend toward tribalism.

This is the second Junk News series for the PBS NewsHour. You can watch the first installment here, and catch more of the conversation with Massoumi and Miles O’Brien’s on his podcast, Miles To Go.

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