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Bringin' it Backwards

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Bringin' It Backwards: podcast – giving driven musicians the invaluable insight they need to succeed in the music industry, by revealing how legendary musicians achieved stardom.

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Interview with Chelsea Cutler

November 04, 2021 02:03 - 30 minutes - 41.4 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing Chelsea Cutler over Zoom video!    Platinum Certified singer, songwriter, and producer Chelsea Cutler recently released her sophomore album, When I Close My Eyes. When I Close My Eyes also features her recently released singles, “Calling All Angels” feat. Quinn XCII, “You Can Have It,” and “Walking Away,” Together, the songs have amassed over 12 million combined Spotify streams to date.   This exciting new chapter follows Chelsea’s critically acclaimed 202...

Interview with Keiynan Lonsdale

November 02, 2021 20:44 - 39 minutes - 54.6 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing Keiynan Lonsdale over Zoom video!    Australian-raised, LA-cultured pop star Keiynan Lonsdale revisits the glory days of dance music on his new ’70s-inspired release “Gods Of The Disco.” The hypnotic track is an electrifying take on disco, combining the most irresistible elements of the genre to ensure maximum action on the dance floor with each spin.  Directed by Chris Coats and incorporating Anthony “Skvtch” Gilbert’s impeccable choreography, Keiynan als...

Interview with Manovski & Tenchi

November 01, 2021 22:27 - 37 minutes - 51.2 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing Manovski and Tenchi over Zoom video!  Manovski has been a name rising through the ranks in the producer and songwriter community, catching the eyes of those that matter across the industry. From his own productions such as ‘Where I Belong’, co-writing with artists including Cheat Codes and Meghan Trainor, and co-producing regularly with Sigala on hit records like ‘Just Got Paid’, he now returns to the fore in collaboration with Tenchi for the ‘Beautiful’ s...

Interview with Coucheron

November 01, 2021 03:02 - 35 minutes - 48.5 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing Coucheron over Zoom video!  After getting his breakthrough back in 2015 with his EP «Playground», Coucheron has collaborated with the likes of Kehlani, Mayer Hawthorne, Charlie Puth, Pitbull, Nick Jonas, and OT Genesis, which has quickly marked him as an international artist and producer. Countless #1 placements on Hypemachine, a Grammy nomination and tens of millions of streams on Spotify, Coucheron has become a household name in the international electr...

Interview with FRENSHIP

October 31, 2021 03:00 - 43 minutes - 59 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing FRENSHIP over Zoom video!  FRENSHIP (James Sunderland and Brett Hite) make wide-angle pop songs that are realized in the moment, shaped by diverse inspirations: the brash, bold innocence of 80s pop; the experimental streak of 90s hip-hop; and, not to mention, the songwriting chops of stadium-filling superstars. Their songs are painted in bold, bright colors, packed with harmonies and unshakeable hooks that connect with a global audience. FRENSHIP's debut a...

Interview with Blanks

October 30, 2021 02:43 - 38 minutes - 52.5 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing Blanks over Zoom video!  Netherlands-hailed indie-pop artist and effervescent rising star, Blanks, has “Nothing Lasts Forever And That’s OK”, his shimmering debut album, alongside new single “Dance Like This”.  Having long felt a strong connection between music and his own memories, the concept behind his new album came innately to the “rising songwriting force” (CLASH).  Across ten tracks, Blanks draws inspiration from the bittersweet nostalgia of his pa...

Interview with Can't Swim

October 29, 2021 16:21 - 29 minutes - 40.9 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing Can't Swim over Zoom video! CAN'T SWIM have released their new album Change of Plans, on Pure Noise Records.  The New Jersey band had recently dropped the video for the first single "Deliver Us More Evil." Watch it here.  "'Deliver Us More Evil' was one of those songs that I knew right off the bat would be a single someday for Can't Swim," says vocalist Chris LoPorto. "I think I came home from tour and sat down in my studio and wrote the entire thing in ...

Interview with Jor'Dan Armstrong

October 28, 2021 19:19 - 29 minutes - 39.9 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing Jor'Dan Armstrong over Zoom video!  Baton Rouge, Louisiana native Jor'Dan Armstrong transcends the traditional approach to gospel music and offers a fresh take that instantly hooks you in. The intersectionality of urban, inspirational, mainstream, and gospel is Armstrong's sweet spot. Jor'Dan is one of the exceptional talents who has taken the potent influence of his church upbringing combined with his pop sensibilities to become one of the most original ...

Interview with Bluhauz

October 28, 2021 02:04 - 34 minutes - 47.5 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing Bluhauz over Zoom video!    Throughout his life, singer/guitarist Bluhauz has experienced a truly unpredictable and unprecedented journey. From his native Argentina to living in Miami, from admiring Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page to being mentored by him, from attending Berklee College of Music to playing some of the most famed festivals in the world - Bluhauz has done all of these things. Now, with his debut solo album, BLUHAUZ, he’s setting off on his ...

Interview with Ariana and The Rose

October 27, 2021 20:31 - 41 minutes - 57.4 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing Ariana and the Rose over Zoom video!  Ariana and the Rose returns with “Every Body”, her first new music since pre-lockdown and the first glimmer of a sonic evolution steeped in personal perseverance and unbridled joy. In the past, Billboard has called Ariana and the Rose a “musical project specializing in lyrically sincere, sonically enveloping synth-pop”, and with “Every Body” she is fortifying her place in a pop world that desperately needs to dance aga...

Interview with Poupie

October 27, 2021 02:54 - 44 minutes - 60.6 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing Poupie over Zoom video!  French artist Poupie releases her debut album Enfant Roi via slowplay/Capitol Records. The 13-track project officially introduces her to the world, after having previously released a self-titled EP in 2019 and another titled FEU in 2020. The album is an ode to being different, with 13 songs in French, Spanish and English that, together, contain imaginative, nuanced, and mesmerizing concoctions of trap, pop, and reggae. It’s an undo...

Interview with SYENCE

October 26, 2021 19:03 - 41 minutes - 57.6 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing Syence over Zoom video!  Producer duo, Syence, releases their lead single from their upcoming bass pop EP releasing with Create Music. Brought together by a shared love of live music and production, they formed the electronic duo Syence. Starting their own experiments with music, they have been pioneering the sound they call “bass pop” ever since. The sound today consists of bright, feel-good melodies while also exploring a bass-driven, dark, and edgy sid...

Interview with Highland Kites

October 25, 2021 23:42 - 32 minutes - 44.5 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing Highland Kites over Zoom video!   Highland Kites started as Los Angeles native Marissa Lamar’s solo project, and was a way for her to deal with the aftermath of her beating a severe case of neurologic Lyme Disease, losing much of her earlier life in the process. Music was a way to deal with not just the pain, but to help her heal and find a new purpose. Having never played or sung she started learning piano in 2014 at 26 and within 6 months played her first...

Interview with Sarah Proctor

October 23, 2021 01:42 - 34 minutes - 46.9 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing Sarah Proctor over Zoom video!  UK singer-songwriter, Sarah Proctor, releases her brand-new single entitled “Not For Me” along with the music video. The song, which is inspired by true moments in Sarah’s life, is about unrequited love and self-discovery. The track is a universally relatable, powerful ballad, and a continuation of Sarah’s signature mellow style with passionate vocals and heartfelt lyrics over a soft production. “Not For Me” is available now...

Interview with Tom Walker

October 22, 2021 05:01 - 39 minutes - 53.6 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing Tom Walker over Zoom video!  Tom Walker's quote on the meaning of "Something Beautiful," the new song: This past year has been so hard on many people and I'm so grateful that life is slowly beginning to return to normal and this song is about being grateful for what you do have... finding 'something beautiful' in the darkness. Tom is close to hitting 3 billion global streams as an artist. ABOUT TOM WALKER The BRIT Award-winning UK singer, songwriter, and...

Interview with ENZI

October 20, 2021 22:19 - 35 minutes - 48.6 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing ENZI over Zoom video! Colorado native and alternative-pop artist ENZI has released her new single “Time Flies” – available via all DSPs. Produced and co-written by frequent collaborators Bobby Campbell and Jeff Cohen (Macy Gray, Sugarland, The Band Perry), the song was also mastered by Nathan Dantzler (Niall Horan, Vince Gill, Lady A). “Time Flies” showcases ENZI’s strength in creating powerful and catchy choruses while also perfectly encapsulating the f...

Interview with Paolo Gregoletto of Trivium

October 20, 2021 00:34 - 43 minutes - 39.7 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing Paolo Gregoletto of Trivium over Zoom video!  Grammy-nominated band TRIVIUM — Matt Heafy [vocals, guitar], Corey Beaulieu [guitar], Paolo Gregoletto [bass], and Alex Bent [drums] — have released their tenth album, titled In The Court Of The Dragon, via longtime label Roadrunner Records. The record was produced and mixed by Josh Wilbur and recorded in the Fall of 2020 at Full Sail University in Orlando. The band has also shared the new song "Feast Of Fire,...

Interview with Jaci Butler

October 19, 2021 21:37 - 44 minutes - 60.4 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing Jaci Butler over Zoom video!  LA-based singer, songwriter, and creator, Jaci Butler, releases the first single off her upcoming EP, “Breakup Season,” today. With an accompanying music video, this track is “about starting anew on your own; whether that's breaking up with a job, relationship; however you see fit for you as a listener. It's about the changing of time. Realizing it’s time to break off with the old, find yourself, acknowledge that it's been ov...

Interview with Twiztid

October 19, 2021 03:00 - 51 minutes - 70.6 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing TWIZTID over Zoom video!  The TWIZTID tale is gritty and fascinating folklore, built on self-determination, fearless creativity, and the elimination of the boundaries between artist and audience. The dedicated supporters who stand with co-conspirators Jamie Madrox and Monoxide are more than fans: they are family. The duo remembers what it meant to be part of the crowd before they leaped the barricades onto the stage themselves, and with unrelenting passion...

Interview with EMELINE

October 17, 2021 21:37 - 37 minutes - 51.9 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing EMELINE over Zoom video!  Rhode Island-born, L.A.-based singer/songwriter EMELINE premiere the spellbinding video for her recent single “this is how i learn to say no” — watch it HERE. Filmed by the ocean, the breathtakingly shot visual serves as a perfect counterpart to the 22-year-old artist’s message of setting boundaries and reclaiming your power. “This music video shows the many sides to my vulnerability and strength throughout my personal healing ...

Interview with Chris Mardini

October 17, 2021 04:45 - 25 minutes - 34.9 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing Chris Mardini over Zoom video!  Chris Mardini belongs to the rare breed of artists born to give voice to our most complex emotions. At just 19-years-old, the New York City-raised singer/songwriter has mastered the art of merging intense self-reflection with poetic social commentary—a dynamic made all the more potent by his innate talent for crafting spellbinding melodies. A near-lifelong musician who took up guitar at age 10 and got his start playing Beatl...

Interview with Ravenna Golden

October 16, 2021 01:00 - 28 minutes - 39.7 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing Ravenna Golden over Zoom video!  Singer/songwriter Ravenna Golden follows her Big Beat Records debut single “R U Joking” and punchy “Girlfriend Sucks” with her latest single “Expensive City” – an ode to those hustling to turn their dreams into a reality. Watch the music video HERE. “Expensive City” was written from a vulnerable place for Ravenna, a time when she felt like giving up hope that she’d succeed in doing what she loved. According to Ravenna, th...

Interview with Universal Music Group's °1824 Division

October 15, 2021 01:34 - 1 hour - 85.2 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing Wes Davenport and Todd Goodwin of °1824 over Zoom video! °1824 Division at Universal Music Group (UMG). °1824 is UMG’s internal creative solutions network powered by young creatives and university students – focused on content, unique experiences, and the connection of artists and brands directly to fans. The talent pool of 85 reps in 50 markets provides a full range of artist services for UMG’s record labels, not to mention serving as the direct source fo...

Interview with The Zolas

October 14, 2021 03:15 - 44 minutes - 61.1 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing The Zolas over Zoom video!  From of the far-flung shores of British Columbia and two decades late for the cover of Select Magazine, The Zolas prove with Come Back to Life that you can take a step back to move forward. “In our jam space we started fucking around with this nostalgic vibe: like a warped memory of the Britpop music we obsessed over as kids but never got to make. Eventually it seemed obvious we had to follow that feeling and make an album of i...

Interview with SIX60

October 13, 2021 02:50 - 35 minutes - 48.9 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing SIX60 over Zoom video!  New Zealand pop/rock icons SIX60 have been making headlines across the globe, thanks to the joyous, COVID-free concerts they have been performing to crowds of more than 20,000 people at a time. They are the biggest band in New Zealand history, and arguably the most dominant band in a single territory ever, representing more than 15% of all music listened to in their home country. Formed in 2008, the band has released four number one...

Interview with Cody Fry

October 12, 2021 02:48 - 44 minutes - 60.3 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing Cody Fry over Zoom video!  When his schedule of dates with fellow musician Ben Rector on the well named Old Friends Acoustic Tour, was canceled after just four shows due to the pandemic, Cody Fry retreated to his Nashville home, took the occasional work-for-hire production job, finished up his album Pictures of Mountains (which came out earlier this year) and monitored his Spotify streams. It was there he began noticing unusual activity on “I Hear a Sympho...

Interview with John King

October 11, 2021 03:25 - 42 minutes - 58.5 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing John King over Zoom video!  John King has spent years cultivating a successful career in country music — he has written No. 1 hits for artists like Randy Houser and anthemic radio jams like “Tonight Tonight,” which was heard on CBS Thursday Night Football broadcasts; he penned Hootie and The Blowfish’s first new song after a 15 year hiatus; he’s earned an ASCAP Award for his songwriting and much more. On his debut album ‘Always Gonna Be You,’ King shines ...

Interview with Mike Skill

October 10, 2021 00:47 - 1 hour - 84.3 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing Mike Skill over Zoom video!    Detroit native and celebrated rock guitarist Mike Skill has been a working musician for more than four decades. Skill’s roots lay in 60's Motown, Traditional-Garage Blues and New Wave Punk movement, spending his early days in New York City with one of his first bands, Motor City Rockers, playing clubs including historic CBGB with the New York Dolls, Syl Sylvain and friends in attendance.  Best known as a founding member, guit...

Interview with Wage War

October 08, 2021 15:57 - 40 minutes - 55.6 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing Cody Quistad of Wage War over Zoom video!  Florida hard rock quintet WAGE WAR — Briton Bond [lead vocals], Cody Quistad [rhythm guitar, clean vocals], Seth Blake [lead guitar], Chris Gaylord [bass], and Stephen Kluesener [drums] — have released their fourth full-length Manic on Fearless Records. The band recently shared their new single "Circle the Drain," one of the most anthemic songs in the band's catalog to date. "'Circle the Drain' is a song about ...

Interview with Ben Zaidi

October 08, 2021 00:20 - 50 minutes - 69.4 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing Ben Zaidi over Zoom video!  BEN ZAIDI’S NEW SINGLE “GOING ON GONE” OUT NOW! DEBUT ALBUM PRODUCED BY TONY BERG DUE 2022 ON NETTWERK Emerging Brooklyn-based artist Ben Zaidi unveils a new song from his forthcoming Tony Berg-produced debut album. Listen/share “Going on Gone” HERE and watch/share the official lyric video HERE. Zaidi explains the song was inspired by a drunken moment on the beach in Florida, which was “interrupted by a sudden vision of morta...

Interview with Employed To Serve

October 06, 2021 20:02 - 38 minutes - 52.9 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing Employed To Serve over Zoom video!  Employed To Serve have released their brand new record, Conquering, out via Spinefarm.     Drawing influence from the music of their youth and a new perspective on how to nurture the positive aspects of humanity and individual growth, Conquering is a celebration and acknowledgement of triumph in the face of a world that can be relentlessly adversarial. Employed to Serve began recording Conquering in the "unforgiving win...

Interview with Nathan Day

October 06, 2021 02:50 - 38 minutes - 53.2 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing Nathan Day over Zoom video!  In a seaside town known for its 125-year-old amusement park, a boy dreamed of launching a band with a group of imaginary friends. Years later the Blackpool, UK native Nathan Day turns this dream into a reality by crafting his vision into otherworldly alternative pop.  Energized by punk spirit and blessed with adventurous experimental magic, he manifests a sonic world inhabited by vibrant characters: an alien, a skeleton, a rab...

Interview with morgxn

October 05, 2021 20:24 - 57 minutes - 78.5 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing morgxn over Zoom video!  morgxn shares an animated lyric video for his recently released single “DON’T THINK ABOUT IT;” “DON’T THINK ABOUT IT” was released last month. morgxn explains “There is so much pressure and attention on gender as if it’s something new. It’s not… why [has] gender become such a heated debate when we are debating something that is, at its core, deeply personal.”  The highly anticipated new EP from the Nashville-born and based artist...

Interview with Opus Orange

October 05, 2021 02:06 - 41 minutes - 56.2 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing Opus Orange over Zoom video!  Santa Monica indie-rock collective Opus Orange recently released his new album Object Lessons, The recent single “Got it All Wrong” is accompanied by a mesmerizing music video shot by award-winning film & television director Ric Serena, which finds power in its simplicity. This is not the first time Serena and Opus Orange’s Paul Bessenbacher worked together. Bessenbacher co-composed the soundtrack for Serena’s hit feature-len...

Interview with Alt Bloom

October 03, 2021 21:58 - 35 minutes - 49.3 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing Alt Bloom over Zoom video!  There is something intrinsically unique about multi-instrumentalist and lyricist Alt Bloom. With his seamless blend of alternative and timeless singer/songwriter pop, Alt Bloom has made himself known for crafting songs that encourage his listeners to escape; tracks that infuse dreamlike introspection paired with atmospheric melodies and, of course, Thompson’s signature tongue-in-cheek wordplay. His music has been described as ...

Interview with Friendzone

October 03, 2021 02:50 - 32 minutes - 44.7 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing Freindzone over Zoom video!  Hayden Warzek & Jesse Woods, better known as Friendzone, have been creating quite a stir in the dance music scene as of late. Friendzone has set themselves apart from the herd by creating their own high energy, open format electronic sets. These two have let their fun-loving, care-free attitudes loose both on the stage and in their production. They share a passion for the finer things in life, such as: tequila, White Claw, be...

Interview with Tai Verdes

October 01, 2021 20:48 - 31 minutes - 42.9 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing Tai Verdes over Zoom video!  Billboard chart-topping singer-songwriter, Tai Verdes, teamed up with acclaimed rapper 24kGoldn to record a reimagined, RnB version of his current smash single “A-O-K,” from his debut album TV. The revamped track releases today via all digital and streaming platforms and comes on the heels of what has been a red-hot summer for the Los Angeles-based recording artist. To date, “A-O-K” has amassed 100M+ total streams since its May...

Interview with Sugarcult

October 01, 2021 02:16 - 1 hour - 124 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing Marko DeSantis of Sugarcult over Zoom video!  In August 2001, SoCal rockers Sugarcult burst onto the scene with their anthemic debut album Start Static. Combining high-energy punk riffs and irresistible power-pop melodies with a heavy dose of youthful angst, Start Static quickly earned the group a legion of fans, and spawned three hit singles, "Bouncing Off the Walls," "Pretty Girl (The Way)," and "Stuck in America." Now, two decades later, Craft Recording...

Interview with John R. Miller

September 30, 2021 14:40 - 28 minutes - 38.7 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing John R. Miller over Zoom video!  Emerging singer-songwriter and guitarist John R. Miller released his debut solo album Depreciated, July 16 on historic record label, Rounder Records! Depreciated blends a vast array of classic sounds from countrypolitan and swamp rock to the Tulsa sound, which attracted multiple Grammy nominee Justin Francis (Leon Bridges, Kacey Musgraves, Margo Price) and renowned guitarist Adam Meisterhans to produce the album. Miller wa...

Interview with SZNS

September 30, 2021 02:48 - 38 minutes - 52.8 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing SZNS over Zoom video!  Los Angeles based pop-quartet SZNS premiered the music video for new single “Build A Boy” recently with People Magazine. Now SZNS are following up with the TV debut of the music video for “Build A Boy” with MTV’s Spankin’ Brand New. SZNS give a fresh take on the classic 90’s girl group music we all know and love with blending elements EDM, Latin-synth, and House inspired beats. The single was written by SZNS along with Stefan Litro...

Interview with Breagh Isabel

September 29, 2021 03:01 - 27 minutes - 37.5 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing Breagh Isabel over Zoom video!  Breagh Isabel – the Halifax-based and Cape Breton Island-born recording artist, songwriter and producer – has released her debut single, “Girlfriends,” (LISTEN HERE) along with the official video (WATCH HERE). The song helps usher in her new recording contract with Warner Music Canada.   “Girlfriends” is a pop-leaning, coming-of-age story about a very specific type of heartbreak; the kind that comes from being a lovesick tee...

Interview with SOJA

September 28, 2021 02:14 - 31 minutes - 43.9 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing SOJA over Zoom video! SOJA’s new album, Beauty In The Silence (their first in four years), was released on September 24th via ATO Records. Earlier this summer, the band released the album’s first three singles, “Something To Believe In” ft. Stick Figure, “Press Rewind” ft. Collie Buddz + J Boog and “The Day You Came” ft. UB40 + Rebelution which have racked up millions of streams across DSPs in the weeks since their debut. Fueled by the sheer force of th...

Interview with The Greeting Committee

September 27, 2021 01:54 - 46 minutes - 63.3 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing The Greeting Comittee over Zoom video!  Kansas City-based alt-rock band The Greeting Committee just released their second studio album Dandelion. The record was produced by Jennifer Decilveo (MARINA, FLETCHER, Bat for Lashes) and mixed by Dave Fridmann (The Flaming Lips, Tame Impala).   Anchored by a gorgeously airy vocal performance from frontwoman Addie Sartino, the recent single, “Float Away” opens on a candid piece of confession: “Glad it’s raining so...

Interview with Hush Kids

September 26, 2021 04:17 - 42 minutes - 58 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing Hush Kids over Zoom video!  Nashville -based duo Hush Kids return with a new EP Weatherman. Comprised of renowned artists Jill Andrews and Peter Groenwald, this is Hush Kids' first new release since their critically acclaimed self-titled debut album in 2018. The lead single and title track "Weatherman" is out now and finds the duo reuniting with Grammy Award-winning producer Ian Fitchuk (Kacey Musgraves, Maren Morris, Leon Bridges). "During the spring of...

Interview with The Vegabonds

September 25, 2021 03:54 - 35 minutes - 48.2 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing The Vegabonds over Zoom video!  The Nashville-based alternative southern rock band—THE VAGABONDS will celebrate the release of their new album, Sinners and Saints, this Friday, September 24th, 2021, with a showcase spot at this year’s AmericanaFest in Nashville. Produced by Grammy-nominated Tom Tapley [Mastodon, Blackberry Smoke] – who did the honors on the last two Vegabonds releases – the determinedly upbeat Sinners and Saints expands the group’s southe...

Interview with RYALS

September 24, 2021 02:16 - 38 minutes - 53.1 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing RYALS over Zoom video!  From Kyiv, Ukraine to New York City and far-flung corners of the world along the way, pop singer-songwriter RYALS is living proof that a dream and a lot of hard work can take you out of an oppressive situation and bring you anywhere you want to go. RYALS’ forthcoming EP Forward is the culmination of his years of hard work and struggles that have taken him to where he is now, ready to tell his story in music. The most important thing...

Interview with Jillian Rossi

September 23, 2021 01:38 - 30 minutes - 41.9 MB

Together with Sean Ulbs of The Eiffels, we had the pleasure of interviewing Jillian Rossi over Zoom video!  Singer-songwriter Jillian Rossi dropped her strikingly powerful new single “Give Me A Reason,” a song that emphasizes Jillian’s vocal prowess and her hopes to continue to cement herself as the next power vocalist of the next rising generation of pop acts. The 21-year-old artist recently teased the song on her Tik Tok, receiving over 1 million views and attention from Shaquille O’Neal, ...

Interview with Dead Sara

September 22, 2021 02:15 - 30 minutes - 42.4 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing Dead Sara over Zoom video!  Dead Sara recently released their highly anticipated new album AIN’T IT TRAGIC, via Warner Records. This marks the first new full-length album from the Los Angeles rock legends since 2018’s Temporary Things Taking Up Space EP. The album’s eleven tracks were coproduced by Dead Sara’s drummer/programmer Sean Friday along with Noah Shain, who previously produced, mixed, and engineered the band’s previous two albums, Dead Sara (2012...

Interview with Arthur Hanlon

September 21, 2021 02:20 - 39 minutes - 54.7 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing Arthur Hanlon over Zoom video!  Chart topping pianist/composer/arranger and Billboard and Emmy-nominee Arthur Hanlon is the single most recognizable name in Latin instrumental music today. Born in Detroit to Irish American parents, Hanlon found his calling in Latin music, becoming the only pianist to hit No. 1 on the Billboard Latin charts and the only pianist to achieve multiple hits on Billboard’s Latin charts. A virtuoso with a master’s degree in pian...

Interview with Jude Cole

September 20, 2021 02:43 - 1 hour - 86.7 MB

  We had the pleasure of interviewing Jude Cole over Zoom video!  JUDE COLE is a simple but driven man. Throughout his long and storied career, he’s worn many a creative hat, whether it be as a singer, songwriter, guitarist/sideman, film composer, producer, manager or even a stint as music critic and interviewer to acts like The Rolling Stones, Alice Cooper, Bob Seger and dozens of other superstars. His first love, songwriting, remains steadfast and true, which is why he's releasing his firs...

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