This week, Doc sits down for a fantastic conversation with Lou Santiago, Jr.

Lou is a professional drummer, physician associate, entrepreneur, and speaker.

LouSantiagoJr.hasalreadyhadaremarkablemusicalcareerthatisthestuff urbanlegendsaremadeof.BorninNewYork Cityin1976,Loudidnotpurchasehisfirst drumsetuntilhewaseighteen.Aftertwo yearsofeighttotwelvehoursofdailypractice, hequitplayingandjoinedtheNavy-intenton earningtuitionmoneytoattendthe Drummer'sCollectiveinNewYorkCity,now knownasTheCollective.Fiveyearslater, duringhislastyearofenlistment,Loufinallypickeduphissticksagainand, incredibly,aftereightmonthsofpracticing,wonthe2001GuitarCenterSouth EastRegionalDrum-Off,placinghim7thinthenation.Twoyearslater,in 2003,hewontheover18agedivisionofModernDrummer'sworld-wide "UndiscoveredDrummer"contestandsoonaftertouredwithlegendary trumpeterMaynardFergusoninhisBigBopNouveauBand."Louisiswithout adoubtoneofthemostexcitingnewyoungdrummersonthescene.Heis dedicatedtohiscraftandIlookforwardtowatchingtheprogressofhis career!"-MaynardFerguson. Sincethen,Louhasgoneontoworkwithsomeoftheindustry'sfinestartists, suchasJohnBenitez,AdamNitti,AlexAcuña,LuisConteandmore. Latinand EnglishCCMartistssuchasMarcoBarrientos,RaulSanchez,Christine D’clario,LamarBoschman,JeffDeyo,NatalieGrant,AnthonyEvans,Seventh DaySlumber,andmanymore. Inadditiontoperformance,Louhasapassionforteaching.Hehasbeena successfulmasterclassclinician,inspiringandinfluencingdrummersofall agesbothinEuropeandtheUnitedStates.HighlightedinModernDrummer Magazine,Lousayshisgoalis,"Tobecomeabetterpersonanddrummerthan Iwasyesterday.Isincerelybelievethatmusicbothinspiresandspeaksto people.Ipraythatmydrummingdoesthesame.” In2008,Loulaunched99centdrumlessons.comwhichwasthefirstofits kind.Thesiteconsistedofonlinedrumminglessonswhichaveragedbetween 15-20minutesinlengthbeingsoldfor$0.99.Despiteitsinstantaneous success,Louwouldlatertakethesitedownasasacrificeinhopesto reintroduceituponcompletionofalargervisiondespiteknowinghewould loseprimaryonline“real-estate”.Thebiggervisionwastoincorporate medicinewithdrumming. Despitenotbeingtakenseriously,Loubelievedin hisvisionandbeganthejourneytobecomeahealthcareprovider. In2010,LoubeganhisundergraduatestudiesinBiomedicalSciences. He graduatedSummaCumLaudein2013.Whileawaitingacceptancetoa programinPhysicianAssociateStudies,Louwascalledtoaseven-monthtour withSeventhDaySlumber. LouwasacceptedandattendedCUNYSchoolof MedicineandgraduatedMagnaCumLaudeinJanuary2019. 2 PresentDay Currently,Louisabusinessowner,educator,andproviderinseveralareas withthefoundationsbeinginbothmusicandmedicine.Theyarethe following: 1.) 99centdrumlessons.comhasreturnedand isestimatedtomakeafulllaunchsummerof 2023. 2.) MusicianMed.comisanotherbusinessentityLoucreated alongside his physician mentorandclinicalanatomy professortohelpbringpreventive medicineeffortstoasignificantly uninsuredpopulation,hismusician brothersandsisters.Loulooks toprovide aweb-basedplatformthatwillprovide preventativemedicaleducationinlaypersontermsbywayofvideostreaming lessons.Loulookstoprovideaffiliation opportunitieswithhisendorseefamilyfirstbeforeofferingaffiliationto surroundingcompanies. 3.) Up until very recently, Loupracticedruralmedicineintheremote villages ofAlaskaprovidingmedicalcareto theNativetribes.Prior tothisLoupracticed EmergencyandUrgentCare MedicineinNYC andwason thefrontlinesduringthe COVID-19pandemic.

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