He's not normally in front of the camera. He's usually behind the kit, making everything feel right. Building the rhythms. This week Jaylen K. Petinaud joins us and share his journey with Riss.

One of the most sought-after drummers working today, Jaylen has played Broadway as principal drummer for Alicia Keys' Grammy and Tony Award-winning Hell's Kitchen, toured the world with 14 time Grammy winning Jazz musician Herbie Hancock, made his Broadway debut in Camille A. Brown's revival of For Colored Girls, and got his first real gig at 21, a live album recording for Nicole Bus at Roc Nation.

This week they get into his Jamaican roots, growing up as a pastor's kid with music in his DNA, the NBA dream that died when he was younger, picking up sticks at seven years old in church and how Producer Mondays at NuBlu cracked open the industry door. Jaylen also shares phone call from Herbie Hancock that shifted it all.

They also get real about losing his father, nearly losing his motivation, and how music, family and community pulled him through.

Jazz is in good hands with people like Jaylen. - Herbie Hancock He's not wrong. 🥁🖤

Chapters

0:00 – Cold Open: Has There Ever Been A Moment You Second guessed This?

1:04 – Intro: Welcome to Via the Sound

1:29 – Meet Jaylen K. Petinaud

4:12 – Who Was Jaylen Before the Music? [Wrestling, Basketball & Karate]

4:48 – The NBA Dream & Why It Didn't Happen

6:23 – LaGuardia High School: Where It All Clicked6:42 –The Moment Drums Found Him

9:11 – His Father: Minister of Music, Role Model & Everything

9:56 – Jamaican Roots: Bob Marley

11:01 – How Reggae & The One Drop Shaped His Sound

12:05 – Academia vs Raw Talent: Does School Matter?

13:16 – What He Learned at LaGuardia & Purchase College

14:49 – Welcome to the Industry: Ray Angry, Producer Mondays & NuBlu

17:03 – Getting Signed: Starfruit Management

18:09 – You Need a Team: Being Grounded Beyond the Music

18:35 – The Camille A. Brown Relationship: How It Started

19:50 – Broadway Debut: For Colored Girls Revival (2022)

20:10 – Original Drum Arrangements & Getting Credit for His Work

20:28 – How Hell's Kitchen Happened: Alicia Keys Production

21:00 – "How Do You Feel About Working With Alicia Keys?"

23:51 – Has There Ever Been a Moment You Second guessed All of This?24:05 – Losing His Father: Turning the Page

26:20 – What Keeps Him Grounded: Gospel Music Feels Like Home

26:39 – A PK Kid Who Questioned God After His Father Passed

27:22 – Favorite Gospel Artists

29:06 – The Herbie Hancock Phone Call

29:40 – From Kenny Garrett Tour to the Met Opera to Herbie in One Week

32:35 – What Herbie Says About His Playing

34:17 – What Legacy Looks Like

36:12 – Closing: Thank You & A Surprise Album Tease?────────────────────────────

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She grew up Seventh Day Adventist in the Bronx, declared herself an atheist at 18, found God in a college dorm room with no altar call and no fancy light; just a room, a few people, and a prayer. Then she ran. To Tennessee. To Spain. Back home. Until 2020, when she finally surrendered. And everything changed.Bronx born, Puerto Rican and Dominican, worship artist Diana Marie sits down with Riss for one of the most vulnerable, Spirit-filled, laugh-out-loud conversations Via the Sound has ever had. They get into her battle with anxiety, depression and late-diagnosed ADHD, why her journal entries became her debut project, what it actually means to know God, and the night "All Sufficient One" went viral.They also talk about how she ended up in the studio with Israel Houghton & New Breed after saying no, performing Spanish worship at the Dove Awards. Diana has a the new live album on the way! Oh — and Diana coins a new genre Lol 🤍🎙️⏱️ CHAPTERS 0:00 – Cold Open: From Whisper to All Sufficient One 1:11 – Meet Diana Marie: Bronx Born, Spirit Led 7:07 – Who Was Diana Before Christ? Depression, Anxiety & Searching 8:23 – Pausing to Pray9:43 – Growing Up Seventh Day Adventist in the Bronx 10:32 – Proximity to Jesus Doesn't Mean You Know Him 11:26 – Hispanic SDA vs African-American SDA13:09 – Discovering Gospel at 1915:09 – 18, Alone & Away From Home: The Season That Changed Everything 16:48 – Self-Proclaimed Atheist, Depression Magnified & Searching She 24:01 – The Danger of Being Platform Too Soon 25:08 – Her Jonah Season28:04 – Surrender Unlocked Everything 33:38 – First Song She Ever Wrote: Better Days (From the Depression) 34:13 – Sanctification Is a Process35:52 – Late Diagnosed ADHD & Mental Health38:32 – Journals: How Journal Entries Became Her Debut Project 42:52 – The Genre She Just Coined 👀 44:51 – All Sufficient One: The Creation 45:39 – The Night in Atlanta53:15 – Her Worship Inspirations/Mount Rushmore: Stephanie Gretzinger, Naomi Raine & Abby Gamble 1:03:50 – Israel Houghton & New Breed: How She Got the Call1:10:23 – Spanish Music at the Dove Awards During THIS Climate. 1:12:00 – What She Wants Her Legacy to Be for Emerging Worshippers 1:14:37 – What's Next: A Live Album────────────────────────────────────All Rights Reserved 2026 © VIA THE SOUND⚠️ This content may not be reproduced, redistributed, or monetized without written permission. Unauthorized use will be reported and may result in copyright claims or legal action.✅ Follow Via the SoundInstagram: @viathesoundTikTok: @viathesoundLISTEN & WATCH MORE:🔔 Follow!Want to see more awesome conversations?Subscribe and hit the bell button to get new videos coming your way!💼 Collaborate📧: hello@viathesound.com

He's 6'5", calls himself the " Trin-Brooklynian," and pushing the boundaries in Soca. This week Riss sits down with Taller Dan for one of the most fun, heartfelt conversations Via the Sound has had yet.

They get into his Trinidadian roots and Brooklyn upbringing, the shak shak his father put in his hand at six years old, his love for basketball that almost took him to college, and the moment "Sucka Bag" with producer Boogy Rankss changed everything. They talk carnival culture, why Soca deserves more mainstream respect, a tough lesson learned from a brutal stage experience in Miami, how he move through grief, and his new record "Drop It Down" — which actually carries an emotional story behind it.