You Could Be My Aramis Podcast

Today's guest is French drummer Maxime Cholley, who is based in New York these days.  This conversation is in English.  (Come back Friday for our conversation in French.)  How did he end up choosing to come to the United States to pursue his career as a professional musician?  You'll find out in this episode.  Show Notes --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ycbma/support

Zack Sliver's a Dayton based musician and songwriter whose project is called Yuppie.  Yuppie put out an album called Peculiar in 2022.  We talk about that in this episode.  We also talk about songwriting, Lee's Famous Recipe fried chicken, music videos, and about how wearing a wig in Okinawa helped Zack to become a better musician.   See the show notes for links to two fantastic music videos. Show Notes --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ycbma/support

Sara Jelley writes songs and sings songs and plays instruments and teaches people how to sing.  That's all very simplified.  For a much more detailed explanation, listen to this brand new podcast episode and get to know her. Sara Jelley's website Show Notes Why not join my mailing list? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ycbma/support

Valerie Vonn is an independent musician currently based in Germany. How did she get started making music? Why is she based in Germany? You'll learn the answer to those two questions in this episode, as well as several insightful thoughts on the music business. Show Notes --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ycbma/support

Anthony Church is a fellow Ohioan, a music producer, and a podcaster. What are his musical influences? What's his podcast like? What does he see as the role of a producer? You'll get the answers to these questions and more from this episode. Don't forget to check out the Show Notes for applicable links, including a Spotify playlist of Anthony's music, and his LinkTree. Show Notes --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ycbma/support

Three music nerds talk about their top 10 favorite albums of 2023. Here's hoping you discover something that you'll love! Links in the Show Notes. Show Notes I Am Experienced --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ycbma/support

My latest release, I Am Experienced, is exactly six months old today, having been release on June 20th, 2023. This episode features Rizo, the engineer / producer on this concept album. Show Notes --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ycbma/support

Buick Audra is a songwriter and guitarist based in Nashville, who seriously brings the rock in her band Friendship Commanders. She wrote a concept album called Mass for the band, and in addition to doing the artwork, she also wrote a book to accompany it. There are a lot of stories here. You'll hear just a couple of them in our conversation. Show Notes --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ycbma/support

The more you learn, the less you're going to know about Golden Guy. That being the case, listen to this episode and learn a little less about this enigma of your fascination. Show Notes --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ycbma/support

Do you know what a cigar box guitar is? I didn't, and then I had this conversation with Max B. Greene. Show Notes --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ycbma/support

Taylor Ruckle is back on this episode, and we're talking about some albums we enjoyed. I hope you find something here that you like. The albums are listed with Bandcamp links over in the show notes. Show Notes --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ycbma/support

How many Black country artists can you name? How many Black folks artists can you name? Even people who consider themselves music fans might not be able to name more than one or two. Why is that? What is being done to change that? You'll learn the answers to those questions in this episode, a chat with Holly G about Black Opry. Show Notes --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ycbma/support

Cherimondis J is an outrageously talented multi-instrumentalist, a classically trained concert pianist, and a soon-to-be college graduate. Our conversation goes to some deep and introspective places, mostly because Cherimondis clearly does a lot of thinking about how making art fits into her life. I asked her to contribute to my new concept EP I Am Experienced, she kindly agreed to do so, and you can hear her singing and playing violin on a few of the songs. We talk about that, the album Dove Archer that she released last year, being Black in the classical music world, her creative process and plans, and all sorts of other things. Show Notes "Chameleon Skin" - Cherimondis plays violin and sings on this song --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ycbma/support

I'm talking to my multi-instrumental pal OriSoaring again on this episode. This time, we're talking about how she kindly contributed saxophone to my concept EP, I Am Experienced. She played on "Latent", "Plantation", and "Hey Baby Take the Keys." You'll hear me talk a little bit about my family history when we discuss "Plantation." You'll also hear how Ori approached tracking saxophone on these songs, as well as how she got the idea to put saxophone on a punk song. Get 10% off I Am Experienced right here! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ycbma/support

Hiba Loukssi just graduated from Xenia High School, and is headed to Cornell. She's an enthusiastic, eloquent, intelligent individual who you are surely going to love. This episode is for all the 2023 graduates: I hope that you all groove to my new song "Good Times" as your song of the summer, and that you look back fondly upon this time someday in the future. "Good Times" Show Notes --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ycbma/support

Linsey Rogers is a vivacious multi-instrumentalist and pinball enthusiast. There's more here, of course, but that's the hook. We had an enjoyable conversation, and I think you'll also find it quite entertaining. Show Notes --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ycbma/support

It was truly a pleasure for me to speak to Ohio musician John Scalzi, who happens to also be my favorite author. We spend most of this conversation talking about music. What was the first instrument he learned? You'll find the answer to that and other things about this very interesting individual in this episode. Show Notes --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ycbma/support

Lisa Wagner is Executive Director at Levitt Pavilion. They're a non-profit organization with the mission of building community through the power of music, and they bring 50 free concerts to Dayton every year. How in the world do they pull that off? Find out in this conversation. Show Notes --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ycbma/support

Kyleen Downes is a professional musician, and one of my favorite people here in our Dayton music community. In this conversation, you'll learn how she decided to study music in college and what her songwriting process looks like, among other things. Show Notes --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ycbma/support

I was on Tatiana's podcast a short time ago, and she returns the favor for this episode. Tatiana speaks four languages, has four children, and has a whole lot of interesting life experiences. You'll get to know her personally and professionally in this episode. Show Notes --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ycbma/support