Chuck Shute Podcast

Beau Hill is a music producer best known for his work with Ratt, Alice Cooper, Warrant, Winger, Europe and Kix.  In this episode we discuss a variety of things throughout his career and his life.  He tells stories of working with music legends like Stevie Nicks, Bob Dylan and Eric Clapton. We also discuss his thoughts on Poison’s CC Deville doing the solo on Cherry Pie, the music business, and his path to success. A must listen to episode for music fans! 0:00:00 - Intro0:00:13 - Golf 0:03:00 - Traveling to Antartica 0:06:00 - Beau's Journey 0:08:35 - Jon Keyworth, Denver Broncos 0:09:45 - Production Techniques 0:12:42 - Keith Olsen & Stevie Nicks 0:17:45 - Beau's Band Airborne 0:23:13 - Audition for Foreigner & Spider 0:26:02 - Co-Producing Demos with Sandy Stewart 0:32:05 - Call to Produce Ratt 0:34:40 - Working with Stevie Nicks 0:39:26 - Working with Ratt 0:47:00 - Alice Cooper & Michael Wagener 0:48:24 - Producer Sam Taylor 0:51:15 - Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton & Ron Wood 0:59:30 - Warrant's Cherry Pie & Don Ienner 1:02:30 - CC Deville's Solo on Cherry Pie 1:08:10 - Jani Lane 1:13:07 - Producing, Remixing & Arranging 1:20:20 - Uncle Tom's Cabin 1:22:35 - Job at Interscope 1:27:25 - Black Bambi & Unruly Child 1:31:30 - Elements of a Hit Record 1:33:19 - Oliver Anthony 1:35:55 - Social Media & Connections 1:40:03 - Drinks & Big Parties 1:43:50 - Tunnel to Towers 1:44:50 - Working with New Bands 1:46:30 - Outro Beau Hill Productions website:https://beauhillproductions.com/Tunnels to Towers website:https://t2t.org/Chuck Shute website:https://chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Glen Tickle is a stand up comedian from New Jersey who has appeared on Dry Bar Comedy, Travel Channel and SiriusXM. His latest special “Glen Tickle Against the World Crime League” is available now for free on YouTube. We discuss the new special, his favorite music and movies, working clean and much more! 0:00:00 - Intro0:00:13 - Recording & Short Clips 0:05:50 - Shed & Location 0:07:15 - Humble Beginnings 0:12:52 - Offensive Vs. Clean Comedy 0:24:05 - Worst Job, Arizona & Attire 0:29:40 - Professionalism, Drinking, Drugs & Diet 0:42:05 - Doing Comedy at Music Festivals 0:44:05 - Favorite Music 0:47:09 - Favorite Movie 0:51:14 - Pee Wee Herman & Norm Macdonald 0:53:55 - Death & Grief and Comedy  1:01:37 - Intent with Comedy & Trans 1:08:53 - Not Liking School 1:10:53 - Comedy Special & Tour Dates 1:13:08 - Local Food Bank 1:15:15 - Outro Glen Tickle website:https://www.glentickle.com/Local Food Bank: https://www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-local-foodbankChuck Shute website:https://chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Daniel “DL” Laskiewicz is a musician, producer and singer for Bad Wolves. The band has a new album out on November 3rd called “Die About It.”  We discuss the new album, touring, DL’s path to joining Bad Wolves, his Taco Bell order and more! 00:00 - Intro00:13 - The Nickname "DL" 00:45 - New Album "Die About It" 07:20 - Album Format Conceptually 08:05 - Band Turmoil Inspires 11:23 - New Song "Legends Never Die" 16:00 - New Song "Bad Friend" 17:53 - New Song "Hungry For Life" 19:45 - DL's Path to Join Bad Wolves 21:35 - Taco Bell, Healthy Eating & Cheat Meals 26:00 - Tour Plans & Logistics 28:50 - Guitar Solos & Vocal Stylings 30:57 - New Guitar Player 31:43 - New Song with Killboy 35:45 - Giant Pool of Talent 37:41 - Sleep Habits 39:34 - Boston Veteran's Charity40:28 - Bad Wolves Merch 41:40  - OutroBad Wolves band website:https://badwolvesnation.com/Boston's Veteran's Charity: https://www.massfallenheroes.org/Chuck Shute website:https://www.chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Adrian Vandenberg is a Dutch rock guitarist, best known for his tenure as one of the guitarists in Whitesnake, as well as his own band Vandenberg which he started in 1981. He has a new album out now with Vandenberg titled “Sin”, and a tour across the United States will follow. We discuss the new album, and a variety of things from throughout his amazing career including why Vivian Campbell left Whitesnake, Vinnie Vincent, playing with Warren DeMartini and much more! 00:00 - Intro00:13 - Hair & Wigs 01:25 - Touring with Kiss 03:40 - Learning From Other Bands 06:35 - Stage Moves 08:05 - Stevie Ray Vaughan  & Manic Eden 09:30 - New Vandenberg Record "Sin" 11:00 - Song Inspiration & Songwriting Process 14:12 - New Vandenberg Songs 16:25 - New Singer Mats Levén17:15 - New Songs & Placement  19:15 - Musician Income 23:20 - Show with Metallica & Dave Mustaine 25:45 - Whitesnake, Aerosmith & Poison Tour 27:05 - Warren DeMartini & Other Guitarists 29:01 - Discussions with other Guitar Players 30:00 - Vivian Campbell Leaving Whitesnake 32:30 - Relationship with David Coverdale 34:00 - Humor, Offending People & Wokeness 39:36 - Gender, Kids & Identity 43:47 - Vinnie Vincent 44:42 - Kevin Spacey & Accusations 48:00 - Make a Wish Foundation 49:37 - Future Shows 50:45 - Outro Vandenberg website:https://vandenbergband.com/Make a Wish Foundation: https://wish.org/Chuck Shute website:https://www.chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Abraham Lucas is the starting right tackle for the Seattle Seahawks.  After finishing his senior season at Washington State and making the first team All-Pac 12,  he was drafted in the third round by the Seahawks. He ended up winning the starting right tackle job as a rookie and will continue that role this year. We discuss his time at Washington State, the draft process, his first season as a Seahawk, his football goals, some of his favorite music and more! 00:00 - Intro00:13 - Love of Music 02:00 - Love of Football & Basketball 03:10 - Switching Positions in Football 04:09 - Early Accolades & Recruiting 06:30 - Meeting Mike Leach 08:19 - Developing a Work Ethic  12:30 - Freshmen Hazing 13:04 - Putting on Weight 15:40 - Maximizing Potential 16:42 - Gardner Minshew 19:18 - Coming Back for Senior Year 20:39 - WSU Games That Stand Out 22:40 - Skipping Bowl Games 25:35 - Prediction for WSU 202326:45 - Thoughts of Pac-12 Future 27:50 -Combine & Drafted by The Seahawks 33:25 - Pete Carroll 34:14 - Winning a Starting Job 35:25 - DK's Bathroom Mishap 36:30 - Mic'd Up & Trash Talk 37:55 - Thibodeaux & Speed Rushers 39:23 - Getting Better & Pro Bowl Goals 40:22 - Seahawks Outlook 41:05 - Music, Guitar, Playlist & New Bands 42:50 - Martial Arts 44:37 - St. Vincent DePaul & Catholicism 46:24 - Outro Abraham Lucas Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/abraham.lucas72/Seattle Seahawks website:https://www.seahawks.com/St. Vincent De Paul website:https://www.stvincentdepaul.net/Chuck Shute website:https://www.chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Brothers Jake & Luke Davies are the singer and guitarist for the band Of Limbo.  They have a controversial new single out this Thursday called "California Demon.'  The song looks at people who may "sell their soul" to make it in Hollywood.  We discuss the new song, their epic music videos, past & future shows, social media and more! 00:00 - Intro00:13 - Let's Go!! 02:15 - New Single "California Demon" 03:12 - Music Videos 04:14  - Bass Player & Drummer 05:30 - Possible Upcoming Tour & Scottsdale 08:20 - California Demon & Satanic Panic 15:30 - Controversy & Song Lyrics 17:45 - Upcoming Song "Ain't Funny" 20:00 - Other Upcoming Songs 22:00 - Covers & Set List 25:25 - Singing 26:30 - Next Show at Troubadour 27:20 - Playing with Kyle Gass of Tenacious D28:20 - Financial Difficulties of Touring 35:30 - Festival World 36:50 - Nick Reese & Joyous Wolf 38:35 - Bass Player 39:49 - Partying On & Off Stage 41:44 - Arizona & River Float 43:15 - Maui Strong 43:55 - Jake's Social Media  46:18- Outro Of Limbo website:https://oflimbo.com/Maui Strong Fund:https://www.hawaiicommunityfoundation.org/strengthening/maui-strong-fundChuck Shute website:https://www.chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Pete Evick is a musician, businessman and author.  His latest book “MTV Famous” (co-written with Steve Olivas), chronicles his journey in the music business with his own bands as well as working with Bret Michaels. We discuss lots of great things including lessons from Bret, work ethic, his friendship with Mark McGrath, the downside of reality TV and more!0:00:00 - Intro0:00:13- New Sauce Company & Workload 0:05:00 - Work Ethic & Anxiety 0:07:55 - Music Career, Songwriting & Goals 0:09:45 - Camping, Youtube & Traveling 0:14:05 - Working Hard, Driving & Pete's Son 0:17:40 - Long Wong's, Arizona Scene & Gin Blossoms0:23:53 - Sugar Ray & Mark McGrath 0:24:44 - Grunge Era & Seattle Sound 0:26:25 - Bret Michaels & Poison in the 90s 0:33:35 - Dropping Hints for the Bret Michaels Gig 0:37:50 - Getting Guests & Growing a Podcast 0:41:35 - Lessons from Bret Michaels 0:50:40 - Learning from Dana Strum 0:52:45 - Zoltan Chaney & Drummers 0:53:55 - Guns 'N Roses 0:59:40 - Rikki Rockett 1:02:45 - Don Dokken 1:04:10 - Rock of Love & Life As I Know It 1:11:55 - Being Happy with Who You Are 1:14:10 - Rockstar Movie & Perception Change 1:17:35 - Why You Got Into It 1:18:50 - Promotions1:19:10 - Bret Michaels Life Rocks Foundation 1:20:40 - Coming to Arizona & Mark McGrath  1:23:30 - Outro MTV Famous Book:https://www.amazon.com/MTV-Famous-Pete-Evick/dp/1956577076Pete Evick Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/pete_evick/Bret Michaels Life Rocks Foundation site:https://www.liferocksfoundation.org/Chuck Shute website:https://www.chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Sam Bettley is a musician, best known as the bass player in Asking Alexandria since 2009.  The band will release their latest album “Where Do We Go From Here” on August 25th. We discuss the new album, toning down the partying, a show with GnR, a TV show with Ultimate Warrior, fan support and much more! 00:00 - Intro00:13 - Doing Interviews & Language 02:10 - From England to America 04:10 - Band Blowing Up & Partying 07:30 - Party Days & Toning Down 11:05 - Touring with Evergreen Terrace 14:01 - Elevated Party Phase & New Hobbies 18:17 - New Album "Where Do We Go From Here" 21:40 - Fan Support & Impact 23:10 - New Single "Psycho" & Singer Danny Worsnop26:35 - Eclecticism & New Album 29:05 - New Song "Kill It With Fire" 30:20 - Set List & Danny's Voice 35:00 - Memorable Shows 37:00 - Guns 'n Roses & Steven Adler 40:45 - Ultimate Warrior Show 42:00 - Gratitude, Friends & Family 43:00 - Music College 47:35 - Heart Support 49:33 - OutroAsking Alexandria website:https://www.askingalexandria.com/Heart Support website:https://www.heartsupport.com/Chuck Shute website:https://www.chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Alan Fitzgerald is a stand up comedian from Rhode Island.  He has a hilarious new special out now titled "Straight for Pay" that is getting rave reviews.  We discuss the new special, crappy jobs, drugs, the business of stand up comedy, Steven Segal and more! 0:00:00 - Intro0:00:24 - Beards & Gender0:02:38 - New Special, Clips, Editing, etc. 0:07:10 - Fat Jokes, Fat Shaming & Bullying 0:09:20 - Alcohol & Drugs 0:23:15 - Exercise & Swimming 0:25:15 - Comedy Background & Style 0:30:55 - Other Comedians & Success 0:36:10 - Reactions to Offensive Comedy  0:41:10 - Horror Movies 0:42:45- Clean Comedians & Evil People 0:45:40 - Steven Segal 0:49:50 - Youtube Channel 0:50:55 - Smarts, Degrees & Sales 0:52:40 - Management & Music 0:55:35 - Publicists & Arguing 0:58:05 - Under the Radar Comics 1:02:35 - Following Your Dreams 1:04:45 - Bad Jobs & Following Scripts 1:12:10 - Hecklers & Roasts 1:13:55 - Promotion 1:15:48 - Outro YouTube Channel & Special:https://youtube.com/@explainingshowChuck Shute website:https://www.chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Mark Christopher Lee is a musician, filmmaker and UFO researcher.  His latest film, "God Vs. Aliens" explores the impact that first contact with extraterrestrials would have  on the world's religions and the role that AI will play.  We discuss the film, simulation theory, Project Blue Beam, his band The Pocket Gods and much more! 00:00 - Intro00:47 - Idea for "God Vs. Aliens" 02:13 - Do Aliens Exist? 03:45 - Interdimensional Aliens 06:15 - Christian Church & Aliens 09:00 - Catholic Church & Vatican 11:37 - Aliens Connecting to A.I. 15:35 - Simulation Theory 18:13 - Drugs & Other Realities 20:15 - Humans Reaction to Aliens 24:01 - Are Aliens Good or Bad? 26:25 - Other Religions & Aliens 29:15 - David Grusch & Evidence of Aliens 33:50 - Project Blue Book 37:20 - Avi Loeb Harvard Researcher 38:47 - Project Blue Beam 41:30 - Zero Point Energy & Consciousness 42:57 - Pocket Gods, Jeremy Corbell & Joe Rogan 44:54 - Charity & Promotion 45:56- OutroThe Pocket Gods website;https://www.thepocketgods.com/St. Alban's Action for Homeless website:https://www.actionforhomeless.co.uk/Chuck Shute website:https://www.chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Danny Marianino is a musician, author and content creator.  He gained international fame when his band North Side Kings was playing a show in Tuba City, Arizona and he punched out Glenn Danzig.  He received lot of hate mail for doing that, and collected the messages and put them into a book, "Don't Ever Punch a Rockstar."  We discuss the punch, the book, the hate mail, drinking whiskey with Dimebag Darrell, his disturbing encounter with Marilyn Manson and much more! 00:00 - Intro00:13 - Arizona Life 00:57 - Book "Don't Ever Punch a Rockstar" 02:06 - The Story Behind the Punch 11:40 - Doyle & Other Misfits 14:41 - Excerpts from the Book 20:45 - Trolls & Bullies 26:22 - Threats & Physical Violence 28:35 - Alice Cooper & Christopher Lloyd 29:55 - Vera Farminga 31:01 - Playing in North Side Kings 35:20 - Jim Bruer 36:37 - Drinking Whiskey with Dimebag Darrell 37:55 - Altercation with Marilyn Manson 43:07 - Sugarcult 44:10 - Doing Liner Notes & Other Books49:05 - Alice Cooper's Solid Rock 50:40 - Outro Danny Marianino link tree:https://linktr.ee/dannymarianinoAlice Cooper Solid Rock website:https://www.alicecoopersolidrock.com/Chuck Shute website:https://www.chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Harry Turner is a British Army veteran and advocate for wildlife conservation, mental health and veterans. He is also the star of the Wildcat documentary on Amazon Prime.  It’s a fascinating film about how his travel to the Amazon saved his life. He has since started a non-profit called Emerald Arch which strives to help veterans with PTSD. We discuss all the above in depth, including many things not shown in the film. A very powerful episode.0:00:00 - Intro 0:00:45 - Background & Education 0:04:04 - Military Experience & PTSD 0:22:22 - The Amazon, Suicidal & Epiphany 0:33:55 - Returning to the Jungle to Escape 0:37:05 -Worst  Dangers of the Jungle 0:43:37 - Illegal Logging & Killing Animals 0:49:45 - Training the Ocelots 0:58:35 - Khan's Caught in a Trap 1:06:10 - Keanu Inspiring Hope & Possible Mating 1:10:00 - Being Alone in the Jungle 1:10:50 - Film Editing & Working Together 1:15:27 - Non-Profit "Emerald Arch" 1:19:20 - Inspiring Others & Small Goals 1:24:50 - Snakes & Respect 1:26:50 - Outro Wildcat Film website:https://wildcatdocumentary.com/Emerald Arch website:https://www.emeraldarch.org/Chuck Shute website:https://www.chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Tony Horton is a personal trainer, author and former actor. He is best known as the creator of the P90X home exercise program. He has also trained a long list of celebrities including Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, Sean Connery and Billy Idol.  He has a new fitness program coming out on September first called “Power Sync 60”. We discuss the new program, his path to P90X, working out with Tom Petty, overcoming Ramsey-Hunt Syndrome and more. 0:00:00 - Intro0:00:50 - P90X Inspirational Stories 0:02:53 - Power Sync 60 0:05:23 - Power of 40:08:25 - Getting Sick From Stress 0:11:35 - Work Ethic  & Stress Management 0:17:45 - Looking Good Vs Feeling Good 0:20:10 - Exercise & Recovery Evolving 0:23:20 - People Inspired By Good Trainers 0:25:55 - Comedy Background Leads to Training 0:32:15 - Training Tom Petty 0:36:45 - Tom Petty Leads to Other Celebrities 0:41:25 - Moving to L.A. & Being a Mime 0:46:10 - Acting Days 0:48:00 - Tony Horton Kitchen & Failed Businesses 0:52:35 - Working Harder in the Face of Adversity 0:55:35 - Latest Exercise Programs & Trainers 0:59:25 - Go Campaign & World Central Kitchen 1:03:35 - Outro Tony Horton website:https://www.tonyhortonlife.com/Power Nation Fitness website:https://powernationfitness.org/Go Campaign website:https://gocampaign.org/World Central Kitchen website:https://wck.org/Chuck Shute website:https://www.chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Antonia Whillans is an actress, model, voiceover artist and animal rights activist. Her latest film is an independent fictional action movie about adrenochrome harvesting titled I Am Rage. We discuss that film, along with how she got into acting and voice over work, upcoming projects, animal rights and more. A very fascinating and thought provoking discussion. 0:00:00 - Intro0:00:40 - Developing Acting Skills Young 0:02:30 - Early Acting Roles & Skills 0:05:40 - Goals with Acting, Fame & Success 0:07:10 - Next Margot Robbie & American Accents0:08:58 - Advantages of Independent Films 0:10:27 - Production of "I Am Rage" 0:16:25 - Plot of  "I Am Rage" 0:18:30 - Having Fun & Honing Craft 0:21:33 - Other Recent Films for Antonia 0:26:05 - Writer's And Actor's Strike 0:28:32 - Voiceover Work 0:30:45 - Documentaries "When Pigs Escape" & "Slay" 0:32:30 - Veganism & Animal Rights 0:43:07 - Vegan Commercial  0:49:00 - Rescue Dogs & Love of Animals 0:56:10 - Charity to Help Animals 1:00:25 -OutroAntonio Whillans Linktree:https://linktr.ee/antoniawhillans?fbclid=PAAabfcENaV56eD7d9XJg4vM-ob8x45P6yo-cLruWm621-TCiPIiadCNl_1bc_aem_ATIqtePSBkQGam9FaPxQpMA2Mrz6nLY5kZw-8NINwHDVW2NSAmAqixM75XY6EW6nN0QAnimal SOS Sri Lanka website:https://www.animalsos-sl.com/Chuck Shute website:https://chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Lajon Witherspoon is a singer and songwriter and the frontman for Atlanta based rock band Sevendust. The band has been on both the Vans Warped Tour and Ozzfest, as well as touring with Metallica and Godsmack, among others. They will being doing shows with both Mammoth WVH & Alter Bridge as well as Static-X and Dope to support their latest record Truth Killer. We discuss the new record and tour plus, success, Lajon’s voice, meeting Robin Williams and more! 00:00 - Intro00:55 - New Album Truth Killer 01:30 - Response to Pandemic 02:42 - Growing as Musical Artists 04:00 - Song "I Might Let the Devil Win" 05:20 - Voice Has Gotten Stronger 06:22 - Song "No Revolution" & Sounds 07:35 - Song "Superficial Drug" & Lyrics 08:55 - Sammy Davis Quote 09:30 - Path of Success 10:30 - Tours with Alter Bridge & Static-X 11:55 - Playing Ozzfest & Vans Warped Tour 13:00 - Song "Everything" & Lyrics & Advice 14:45 - Working Together as a Band 16:10 - Family & Kids 17:50 - Getting Back to Normal 18:45 - Static-X Reunion 19:10 - Cool Memorabilia & "Mantiquer" 20:15 - Meeting Robin Williams 21:57 - Charities 22:46 - Outro Sevendust website:https://sevendust.com/KC Pet Project website:https://kcpetproject.org/National Down Syndrome website:https://ndss.org/Chuck Shute website:https://chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

John Guarnieri is a podcaster and former Secret Service agent. He is also the chief operating officer for Silver Spear Security, and has worked with Motley Crue, Shinedown and others.  He has some great stories and an interesting perspective given his background. We discuss security risks, mass shootings, police interactions, hangers on with big bands and more! A really fun discussion!0:00:00 - Intro0:00:33 - Security Systems in Place 0:03:25 - Death Threats & Preventing Incidents 0:08:23 - Getting Into the Secret Service 0:13:40 - Bulletproof Vests & Dressing the Part 0:15:55 - NDAs and Crazy Stuff with Secret Service 0:18:10 - Scary Situations 0:20:38 - Deescalating Situations & Police 0:28:33 - Moral Compass & Choosing Clients 0:30:50 - Hangers On For Big Bands  0:35:55 - Fan Meet & Greets 0:36:55 - Domestic Abuse & Girl Fights 0:38:35 - School Shootings & Public Security 0:48:10 - Being Good Humans & Knowing Neighbors 0:49:35 - Obama's Chef That Died 0:50:55 - Issues with Media 0:51:56 - UFOs, A.I. & Conspiracies 0:54:01 - John's Podcasts 0:55:25 - Conservation Issues 1:00:05 - Harry Turner & Emerald Arch1:03:20 - Outro John Guarnieri Youtube:https://youtube.com/@speartalkEmerald Arch website:https://www.emeraldarch.org/Chuck Shute website:https://www.chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Ray West is a rock singer and frontman for the band Spread Eagle. The band has shows lined up for September and will be on the Monsters of Rock Cruise in 2024. We discuss how the band was signed originally, touring with Vain, Ray’s side projects, working with George Lynch and more! 0:00:00 - Intro 0:00:26 - Drug Cliche with Rock 0:10:10 - Spread Eagle Being Signed 0:13:00 - How Ray Joined Spread Eagle 0:14:45 - Record Deal & Production Agreement 0:17:30 - Signing with Frontiers Records & Royalties  0:19:12 - Touring with Vain 0:22:03 - Other Shows & Heavier Sound 0:24:35 - Sebastian Bach 0:25:35 - Alice In Chains, Pearl Jam & Mother Love Bone 0:32:22 - All Pointz West, Superfly & Magnificent Beasts 0:34:12 - Music Full Time & Cooking School 0:36:45 - Stand Up Comedy 0:38:05 - George Lynch 0:40:55 - Spread Eagle & Future Live Shows 0:45:15 - Being a Better Singer & Working Hard 0:46:35 - Same Song, Same Title, Freshness & Same Singers 0:51:15 - Production & New Bands 0:54:40 - Virtual Concerts & 80s Band Touring 0:57:25 - Changing Key of Songs & Hitting the Notes 1:00:45 - Working Around Bass Player's Schedule 1:02:10 - Rock Fans & Being Great Live 1:03:10 - Next Spread Eagle Record 1:05:10 - Joe DiMaggio Hospital  1:06:35 - Outro Spread Eagle website:https://spreadeagle.us/Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital website:https://www.jdch.com/Chuck Shute website:https://www.chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Jeff Scott Soto is a singer/songwriter who has been the vocalist for many artists including Journey, Yngwie Malmsteen, Sons of Apollo and Talisman. He most recent release is an album recorded in the 90s with former Rick Springfield guitarist George Bernhardt titled “Slam.”  We discuss that album, his time with Yngwie, working with Vinnie Vincent, soundtrack work and more! 00:00 - Intro00:40 - Welcome Jeff & Connections 02:50 - New Slam Record 05:28 - Recording & Touring 06:34 - Goals & Expectations with New Record 09:15 - Songs & Recording of The Slam Record 10:51 - Jeff's Current Bands & Upcoming Project 11:53 - Relationship & Project with Jason Bieler 15:05 - Ups & Downs of the Music Business 19:10 - Music Deals & BMI Statement 21:10 - Sons of Apollo & Bumblefoot 23:10 - Motown Roots & Influences for Slam 24:50 - Becoming a Rock Fan 25:50 - Joining Yngwie Malmsteen's Band 30:30 - Kryst the Conqueror with The Misfits 32:15 - Singing Background Vocals & Hired Gun 35:38 - Making Peace with Yngwie 40:40 - Yngwie Songs & Albums & Deal 42:10 - Scare Them with Crazy & Trolls 45:00 - Making New Music & Affecting Others 46:55 - Recording with Vinnie Vincent 49:20 - Backup Vocals for Slaughter & Vinnie Vincent 50:15 - Monsters of Rock Cruise 53:35 - Soundtracks, Commercials & Various 55:10 - Animal Rescue Charity 56:40 - Outro Jeff Scott Soto website:http://jeffscottsoto.com/retribution/index.htmlRock & Roll Rescue website:https://www.rocknrollrescuedogs.org/Chuck Shute website:https://www.chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Juan Croucier is musician and music producer, best known as the bassist for Ratt. He also played on some early Dokken songs and was briefly in Quiet Riot. Ratt has a new box set available with their 5 albums from the Atlantic years.  We discuss the box set, the songwriting process, an unreleased song, touring issues and much more! 0:00:00 - Intro0:01:07 - Doing Interviews 0:03:03 - Concert History & Promoters 0:05:38 - Detonator Tour 0:08:13 - Music Business & Success 0:14:47 - Early Music Years 0:20:35 - Ratt Box Set & Re-Mastering 0:27:00 - Band Dynamics & Psychology 0:33:00 - Juan's Role with Songwriting 0:38:35 - The First Record & Producer Choice 0:42:18 - Unreleased Song Wishing Well 0:48:13 - Juan's Songwriting Habit 0:55:02 - Predicting a Hit Song 0:58:10 - Making the Detonator Album 1:02:15 - Having Discipline & Setting Limits 1:09:40 - Producing Bands & Liquid Sunday 1:14:15 - Make a Wish Foundation 1:17:09 - Outro📸 picture by Robert Cavuoto Ratt Box Set:https://www.amazon.com/Atlantic-Years-Ratt/dp/B0BZXGTYC6Juan Croucier website:http://www.juancroucier.com/main.htmlMake a Wish Foundation website:https://wish.org/Chuck Shute website:https://www.chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Jeremy Swift is an actor and musician. He is best known for his role as Higgins on Ted Lasso, for which he was nominated for an Emmy.  He has also been interested in music since he was a kid and just released a new album.  We discuss Ted Lasso, his music, seeing the Sex Pistols with Sid Vicious live, the actor’s strike and more! Fun episode! 00:00 - Intro00:44 - Playing Different Instruments 01:58 - New Album Sound & Influences 03:30 - Early Musical & Acting Upbringing 06:17 - Producer Issues 08:08 - The Song "History of Love"11:48 - Others Songs on Album 13:35 - Goal of Album 14:20 - Live Shows 16:28 - Seeing the Sex Pistols Live 23:17 - Music Business Greed26:00 - Ted Lasso Becomes a Hit 30:50 - Auditioning, Role Offers & Emmy's 32:56 - Why Some Shows Hit & Some Don't 34:53 - Jason Sudekis 36:15 - Downton Abbey 37:58 - Different Acting Roles 39:02 - Fred Claus 41:35 - Movie Premieres 42:15 - Actor's Strike, Residuals, & A.I. 45:47 - Actor's Union in U.K. Vs. U.S.A. 47:11 - Jeremy's Recommendations 49:03 - Dealing with Trolls & Critics 50:15 - New Album & Physical Copies 51:45 - Safety Curtain 52:48 - Outro Jeremy Swift Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/jeremy.swift.68/?hl=enSafetyCurtain website:https://www.safetycurtain.org.uk/Chuck Shute website:https://www.chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!