Saving Abel - "ADDICTED" Concert Drum Cam of Steven Pulley recorded live with 2 GoPro cameras

SAVING ABEL - "ADDICTED" 2x Go-Pro DrumCam view - Performed & Recorded live of Drummer Steven Pulley at Cardinal Bands & Billiards (Now Mad Katz) in Wilmington NC 2/8/2015
Remarkable info about Steven you may not have known, and in his own words from StevenPulleyOfficial.com :
Despite having been born deaf in one ear, I knew at the very early age of 5 that I wanted to pursue the world of drums via my stepfather Gene Fitzgerald. Gene was a successful sessions player in the Memphis, TN area back in the 60s and 70’s who performed and recorded with the likes of Jerry Lee Lewis, etc.
It was Gene’s professional guidance that gave me a quick head start into the world of drumming, building that solid base for growth. I began to show signs of loyalty to the craft. I was the kid always walking around with a pair of drumsticks in my back pocket. I would often stop to tap on anything to get a sense of different tones, wrist development and learning to hear with the use of only one ear, etc.
I began writing, performing and recording on a regular basis and didn’t stop there. Over the next several years, I became a well-known drummer within the West Tennessee area. I became a sought after drummer and was offered many drum positions with local bands for over a decade.
I had corrective ear surgery at the age of 26. The surgery initially allowed me to hear out of my deaf ear, from birth, for the very first time in my life. Having developed a different approach to hearing and music skills with the use of only one ear made me focus deeper than I would have before with the use of two. I went on to write, record and perform at a professional level.
One of my most memorable works was with a Tennessee group ‘Trash The Brand’ - a 3-piece band that’s noted to have their own sound known as swampabilly - a mixture of several different southern music styles combined into one.
Trash the Brand’s original music quickly began to gain great music reviews, label attention, and can be listen to and purchased through www.reverbnation.com/trashthebrand.
Trash the Brand and Saving Abel shared the same management company. Under the skilled management of Silent Majority Group (via Jeff Hanson) Creed, Sevendust Alter Bridge, Paramore, Tantric, Candlebox, etc.) my professional music career launched to new heights.
Saving Abel released the 10-track album, Blood Stained Revolution, on November 11, 2014. I was honored to be a part of this release.
Since joining Saving Abel, the band’s Facebook and other social media bases gained well over 250,000 additional followers, peaking at the 800,000 mark during my tenure as the band’s drummer.
During the summer of 2021, the original lead singer for Saving Abel returned to the band. That transition brought about many changes, including a new drummer.
Scotty Austin, lead vocals for Saving Abel from 2014-2021, and my former bandmate in Trash the Brand, opted to pursue a solo career. In addition, he brought along his longtime friend, (me!) Saving Abel drummer Steven Pulley.
Today, we are out touring the USA once again and enjoying the crazy ride along with all of our loyal and incredible fans. To say I love my job is an understatement. I have been given the opportunity to perform night after night and I treasure every performance.
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Saving Abel is an American rock music group from Corinth, Mississippi, who were started in 2004 by Jared Weeks and Jason Null. The band title is from the ancient biblical story of Cain and Abel, that is about a brother who killed his own brother. Band member Jason Null thought up the band title saying “I Googled the story of Cain and Abel and found a line about ‘there was no saving Abel,’ which just jumped out at me.
Lead singer and founding member Jared Weeks left the band to pursue a solo career. Scott Austin replaced Weeks as the lead singer.
Current Members in this recording:
Scotty Austin - lead vocals (2013-present)
Jason Null - lead guitar, backing vocals
Scott Bartlett - rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Eric Taylor - bass guitar, backing vocals
Steven Pulley - drums (2013-present)
Former:
Blake Dixon - drums (2004-2011)
Jared Weeks - lead vocals (2004-2013)
Michael McManus - drums (2011-2013)
Daniel Dwight [Bass][Backing Vocals] (2005-2007)
Gabriel Lynn Moore - Bass (2004-2005)
Discography:
Saving Abel (2008)
Miss America (2010)
Bringing Down the Giant (2012)
Blood Stained Revolution (2014)