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Out of the Ether

20 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 17 ratings

Hear the stories behind the music from the songwriters themselves with a lot of world premiers of new music thrown in.

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Episodes

Inbetween the things we know

January 16, 2023 17:00 - 36 minutes - 25.1 MB

The Skip Bravery Band discusses the title track from their recently released album. 

Something lost and nothing gained

January 09, 2023 17:00 - 22 minutes - 15.7 MB

The Skip Bravery band discusses their latest song Something lost and nothing gained takes us through the journey from rough first recording and idea to the finished product. 

Gilligan's Island

January 02, 2023 17:00 - 17 minutes - 11.9 MB

The band discusses their new song - Gilligan's Island and the story behind the track. 

The Skip Bravery Band - Things have changed

December 24, 2022 19:00 - 41 minutes - 28.2 MB

The band discusses their new song Things have changed and share the multiple versions of this song that didn't make the album and all the ups and downs of creating this track. 

Getting to know the Skip Bravery Band

December 18, 2022 20:00 - 33 minutes - 22.7 MB

The Skip Bravery Band just dropped their new album In between the Things We Know. Over the course of multiple episodes the band discusses the album, the stories behind the songs, decisions made creating the record and the ups and downs of making music.

Part 2 of my Interview with Andy Morris of Sound Merchants

November 03, 2021 11:00 - 30 minutes - 20.8 MB

Andy brings his 40 plus years of experience in the music industry to discuss managing bands, touring and the process, old and new to launching a band.

Interview with Andy Morris of Sound Merchants (Part 1)

October 26, 2021 20:00 - 40 minutes - 28.1 MB

Andy has a career in music that spans over 40 years and includes working with David Bowie, Elton John, Badfinger, and many others. Enjoy some great stories behind some of the most memorable songs in Rock N Roll. 

Part 2 of my conversation with Mark Rodio from -itis

May 03, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 44.5 MB

Mark discusses some of the highlights and a few lower lights of life on the road. We listen to and discuss the most deeply personal song of Mark's career and premier one of the tracks from the unreleased new -itis album.

Part 1 of my Conversation with Mark Rodio of itis.

April 26, 2021 07:00 - 46 minutes - 31.9 MB

itis is one of the hardest working, longest touring bands in the US. Their career includes 9 studio albums, thousands of shows,  worldwide tours and enough stories to fill the library of congress. Mark discusses the early days and how the band evolved and stayed together over multiple decades. 

Conversation with Charlie Feldman Part 3

April 05, 2021 07:00 - 40 minutes - 28 MB

Charlie discusses artist he has worked with over the years and shares another song with us. Rhianna, Hall and Oates, Nile Rodgers, Robert Duvall and the Bee Gees are a few of the artist we discuss.

Part 2 of my Conversation with Charlie Feldman

March 29, 2021 07:00 - 21 minutes - 14.9 MB

Charlie shares another song he wrote and we talk about the process of writing songs and people who have inspired us over the years.

Conversation with Charlie Feldman Part 1.

March 22, 2021 07:00 - 39 minutes - 27.4 MB

Charlie Feldman recently retired as BMI’s Vice President of Creative in New York Charlie joined BMI in 1988 and has supported and worked with countless songwriters during his career, including the Neville Brothers, James Brown, the Holland Brothers, Carole King, Chip Taylor, Greg Allman, Rihanna and Nile Rodgers, to name just a few. His many accomplishments include helping to establish BMI’s presence at  SXSW and Lollapalooza, and he was also BMI’s liaison with many of the industry’s most i...

Interview with Andrew Johnson Part 2

March 14, 2021 19:00 - 35 minutes - 24.2 MB

Andy talks through various pieces he has composed and discusses the process of  scoring films. We also talk more about his encounters with a few celebrities and the ups and downs of making a living in music. 

Part 1 of my interview with Andrew Johnson

March 14, 2021 06:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MB

Andrew is a composer working in LA on movies and tv shows. Andy shares his process writing music for demanding people with demanding timelines and how he creates moods to match the moments he is scoring. He also tells some great stories about people he has met along the way and shares a few of his more embarrassing moments as a performer. 

Interview with rock DJ legend Pete Cummings

February 17, 2021 20:00 - 43 minutes - 30.2 MB

Interview with Phoenix radio legend Pete Cummings. Pete talks about favorite interviews with Dick Cavett, Alice Cooper, Dave Grohl and the process of creating a radio show. We also listen to Pete play drums and talk about being a performing musician. 

Stevie Nicks and Gypsy

January 25, 2021 06:00 - 28 minutes - 19.5 MB

The story behind the song Gypsy and listening to various demos and early recordings to hear the progression of the song.

Interview with Phil G.

January 18, 2021 06:00 - 31 minutes - 21.9 MB

Phil G. has been a songwriter and performer for 30 years. His second album is due to be released in March and we discuss one of the tracks called Sometimes as well as some of our worst live performances and who inspires us as song writers. 

Interview with Phil G.

January 18, 2021 06:00 - 31 minutes - 21.9 MB

Phil G. has been a songwriter and performer for 30 years. His second album is due to be released in March and we discuss one of the tracks called Sometimes as well as some of our worst live performances and who inspires us as song writers. 

WHY?!

January 12, 2021 05:00 - 18 minutes - 12.6 MB

From Australian tv show to American pop song. How a little piece of music inspired a big song. 

WHY?!

January 12, 2021 05:00 - 18 minutes - 12.6 MB

From Australian tv show to American pop song. How a little piece of music inspired a big song.