A video of late legendary producer and Big Black/Shellac guitarist Steve Albini encouraging a young drummer is being shared on Instagram. The clip, originally posted by Albini’s widow Heather Whinna last year just a few weeks after the trailblazer’s death from a heart attack, was reshared yesterday by producer John Congleton with the caption, “Sometimes when I need a little inspiration, I watch this video. I miss Steve every day.”
In the clip, Albini introduces himself to an 11-year-old musician named Oliver whose mother worked with Albini's wife. “I just wanted to make a video giving you some encouragement,” he says. “Heather showed me some footage of you playing drums and I was impressed because she says you’re only 11 years old which blows my mind, I wasn’t really listening to music until I was a teenager and you’re already playing, that’s an incredible head start.”
