EPISODE 80: Roger Neill is a film and television composer, best known for his scores for the films “20th Century Women,” “Don’t Think Twice,” “Beginners,” and his work on television series such as Amazon’s “Mozart in the Jungle,” CBS’s “Mom” and the long-running Fox animated series “King of the Hill.” Most recently, he composed the score for “Darby and the Dead,” which is now streaming on Hulu. Neill, who holds a PhD from Harvard in music, has a vast award-winning music catalog, including the...
EPISODE 79: Sound Editor Mike James Gallagher and Supervising Sound Editor Anthony Vanchure, whose collaboration on the documentary Lucy and Desi earned the pair an Emmy nomination for “Outstanding Sound Editing.” Mike and Anthony most recently worked on the biopic Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, which premiered at TIFF and is now available on Roku. Mike worked as the film's main Sound Designer and Sound Editor, and Anthony worked as the Supervising Sound Editor. The film stars Daniel Rad...
EPISODE 78: Ian Eisendrath is an Olivier Award-winning and Grammy-nominated Music Producer, Music Supervisor, Conductor and Arranger for theatre and film. Ian most recently served as the Executive Music Producer on Apple’s SPIRITED (starring Ryan Reynolds, Will Ferrell & Octavia Spencer) and Sony’s LYLE LYLE CROCODILE (starring Shawn Mendes, Javier Bardem & Constance Wu). He also worked on Disney’s upcoming live-action musical SNOW WHITE (starring Rachel Zegler & Gal Gadot). Addit...
EPISODE 77: Frank Myers is an American country singer, songwriter and producer who has had 12 No. 1 hits, including "I Swear" which was released by John Michael Montgomery and All 4 One. Former member of the duo Baker & Myers, three-time ACM and CMA nominee for “Duo Of The Year,” Frank Myers’ successes span more than 40 years in the music industry. He has written and produced songs recorded by more than 50 country and pop artists. Artist co-writes and productions...
EPISODE 76: Angel was born and raised in the South Bronx before moving to the Hudson Valley in 2016. While his career started in the music industry as A&R for Columbia Records, he later embarked on a new path to deepen his love for film, which has since led to creating Angel Gates Productions and launching HUDSYTV. Growing up in NYC, Angel was able to experience the rich culture that exists within the boroughs' unique melting pot, allowing him to work seamlessly with individuals of all ba...
EPISODE 75: As one of the founding members, lead singer, lead guitarist, and wrote more than 90% of the Grand Funk Railroad music catalog, Farner has always been known as the energetic driving force on stage, the engine that pulled the original Grand Funk Railroad to the top of the charts. From his soulful voice and power rock riffs, to fueling the Funk with his atomic stage presence. His story and his imprint on music starts with Flint and since 1969 from his humble beginnings and a blue-col...
EPISODE 74: Nathan Ruyle is a Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor, Re-recording mixer, and founder of the independent post-production sound company, This is Sound Design. TiSD provides complete sound services for independent, mid-budget, and studio feature films and series, including recent releases by Universal, HBO, Sony, Fox Searchlight, Netflix, Blumhouseand Amazon. Nathan has designed and mixed over 70 feature films which have premiered at every major festival in the world, includin...
EPISODE 73: The magnetic musician, singer, songwriter and producer Colin Peterik has that Chicago grit. His voice embodies The Windy City – tough but diverse in harmony. He’s bluesy at times and other in other moments he’s flexing his rock muscles. He’s not set in the past but you know he’s been ingesting rock and roll, jazz, blues and psychedelic rock since childhood. You might say he’s been destined to continue a musical legacy or at the very least be a conduit to the multitude of sounds an...
EPISODE 72: BMI Songwriters Special Part 2. Elsten Torres is a musical pioneer, having been credited as one of the prominent creators of the Latin Alternative Rock sound of the late 90’s in the USA, this eclectic and unconventional musician has cemented his artistic fingerprints in the music industry for over 3 decades now. Elsten is a multicultural bilingual artist who has performed on stages all over the world as well as an award winning songwriter with major international hits. He has earn...
EPISODE 71: Yo-EL Cassell was born in Schenectady, NY with a nerve deafness and discovered that movement at the age of 3 was his organic expressive channel for his personal and creative identity. Instead of his hearing loss getting in the way, he allowed the loss to gratefully show him the way of connecting to all of the five senses (sight, hearing, touch, taste, smell) of human life. His mission, as a performer, director, choreographer, movement director, educator, mentor, and human being, i...
EPISODE 70: BMI Songwriters Special Part 1. Kristian Merrill Bush (born March 14, 1970 in Knoxville, TN) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. Bush is one half of the country music duo Sugarland with Jennifer Nettles, and was a member of the folk rock duo Billy Pilgrim with Andrew Hyra. In addition to his work in these two groups, Bush has released one solo album, Southern Gravity, via Streamsound Records in 2015. Bush co-founded Sugarland in 2002, signed with Mercury Record...
EPISODE 69: Asher Laub is a NY-based DJ violinist, break dancer and songwriter. Asher began classical violin training at the tender age of 2 and had already performed with the Buffalo philharmonic by age 13. Asher’s expertise in trans-genre improvisation has led him to a career as a soloist in demand, performing at venues such as Madison Square Garden, Carnegie, Lincoln Center, the Jacob Javitz Center and across four continents. Asher has also been featured on PBS, and has made headlines on C...
EPISODE 68: Howard Bloom (born June 25, 1943) is an American author. He was a music publicist in the 1970s and 1980s for singers and bands such as Prince, Billy Joel, Michael Jackson and Styx. He has published a book on Islam, The Muhammad Code, an autobiography, How I Accidentally Started The Sixties, and three books on human evolution and group behavior: The Genius of the Beast, Global Brain, and The Lucifer Principle. Bloom was born to a Jewish family in Buffalo, New York. He became intere...
EPISODE 67: Howard Bloom (born June 25, 1943) is an American author. He was a music publicist in the 1970s and 1980s for singers and bands such as Prince, Billy Joel, Michael Jackson and Styx. He has published a book on Islam, The Muhammad Code, an autobiography, How I Accidentally Started The Sixties, and three books on human evolution and group behavior: The Genius of the Beast, Global Brain, and The Lucifer Principle. Bloom was born to a Jewish family in Buffalo, New York. He became intere...
EPISODE 66: On this first special edition of the podcast I speak to several artists attending the 2022 NAMM Show in Anaheim, California. Dick Boak talks about his new Martin Guitar model and reminisces on his time working artist relations at the famous guitar maker. Drummer Rob Mitzner talks about his new book and our collaborations on two of my albums. Eyal Amir and Or Lubianiker are two musicians and software engineers from Israel who talk about their new projects about to be released and P...
EPISODE 65: Anton van der Mere is a South African classical crossover tenor, songwriter, recording artist, actor, producer and director, based in Essex, United Kingdom. He has a law degree from the University of Port Elizabeth (NNMU), where he also studied classical singing, and studied acting and dance at the Stageworld Performing Arts School. He performed for Queen Elizabeth II as well as President Nelson Mandela when the Queen visited South Africa in 1995. Anton has also performed around t...
EPISODE 64: Clint Holley is the Owner and Chief Engineer of Well Made Music. Clint began a love affair with vinyl records when he was 12 years old. His parents would take him to local flea markets and with a few dollars, he was able to bring home stacks and stacks of wax! This passion for vinyl bloomed into a full-fledged career in 2009 when Clint was given the opportunity to cut master lacquers for Gotta Groove Records and start his own business as Well Made Music. Clint’s unwavering passion...
EPISODE 63: Early in 1965, FELIX CAVALIERE formed the ‘Young Rascals’ with Dino Danelli, Eddie Brigati, and Gene Cornish. That October, they caught the attention of promoter/manager Sid Bernstein with their high-energy set at Long Island’s elite club, Barge. Signed to Atlantic Records, and now called The Rascals, the mega hit “Good Lovin’” struck No. 1 in February 1966. They followed suit with a string of hits like “I’ve Been Lonely Too Long,” “Groovin’(No. 1 in 1967), “How Can I Be Sure,” “A...
EPISODE 62: Michael Veitch is a Woodstock, NY based singer and songwriter and can be seen in the new PBS special "We Remember: Song of Survivors" which follows him collaborating with Holocaust survivors. Judy Collins covered his song “Veteran’s Day,” and he was mentored by both Shawn Colvin and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders. His latest album, “Wachtraum” (“wake dream” in German) broke the top 20 on the Folk Radio Charts with “Valentine’s Day” hitting number one. Previously his song&nbs...
EPISODE 61: Director Martin Shore and musician/producer Ian Neville call in from New Orleans to talk about the second installment in the franchise of the award-winning TAKE ME TO THE RIVER. "Take Me to the River New Orleans" celebrates the rich musical history, the heritage, legacy, and influence of New Orleans and Louisiana. A true collaboration and melting pot of influences from around the World, that came together and formed one of the world's most unique cultural jewels. Our adventure sho...