This week we chat with Laura Escudé who is an American artist, certified music technology trainer, entrepreneur, and live show designer. She has programmed and designed shows for artists including Kanye West, Jay Z, Cirque Du Soleil, as well as composed and performed string arrangements for Kanye West and Jay Z.
This week I have long time friend Sean Porter, otherwise know as Big Daddy, we talk about how he got started in the music business as well as how he’s managed to open up Nashville’s most successful hotdog chain “Daddy’s Dogs” I loved touring with Sean and all the times we’ve had together on the road and that what makes him a great guest, take a listen!
Eva Gardner, renowned bass player, has performed and toured with a huge amount of artists including none other than Pink, Gwen Stefani, Cher, Tegan & Sara, Moby and Veruca Salt. Jess and Bowie chat with Eva about how she got into the music business, her life on the road with Pink, and working in Vegas! Eva also shares her new release with Jess and Bowie, “Love & Drugs”!
This week I have Efrem who sings for the band Death By Stereo and more recently Voodoo Glow Skulls, he was one of the first real friends I made when I moved to California and I knew no one out there. I got to do Warped Tour with him in 2002, and we’ve been friends and have kept in touch ever since. Hear how Efrem got his start in music as well as us catching up!
This week we chat with Noelle Scaggs, the co-lead singer of Fitz and the Tantrums and the founder of Diversify The Stage. Noelle tells us many stories about the start of her career in the music industry, including days when she was in studio with will.i.am (which lead to her contributing vocals to a Black Eyed Peas track), to her joining Fitz and the Tantrums after having had a two year break from music. We also discuss Diversify the Stage, which was founded by Noelle with a focus on transforming the concert, events, and touring industries to increase diverse representation and create pathways to equitable opportunities for BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and Female and Gender Non-Conforming individuals.
I have Matty Arsenault from the band A Loss For Words, I’ve known him for over 13 years, we’ve done countless shows together on different festivals and we’ve gotten to know each other over the years, he’s gone on to be a very successful band manager helping get bands like PVRIS, Set It Off, and The Dangerous Summer guide their careers, as well as starting a service for bands to get their haircuts at festivals, tune in to hear all about his exciting career!
This week we chinwag about the new Pink documentary. Afterward we chat with photographer Jordan Kelsey Knight. Jordan tells us about officially diving into the music photography world when she began shooting for Tonight Alive on Warped Tour, the competitiveness in the photography world, shooting editorials vs shooting live music, and so much more!
I’ve been touring off and on alongside Luke in different bands, I wanted to get his story on how he got to where he was, I met him 10 years ago at his first show with the band The Word Alive, and we’ve been friends ever since! This is his story!
This week we chat with singer/songwriter Mariah Counts. She tells us about discovering her true passion and love for music after competing in the Titan Games, the strategy behind releasing her first single, her tik tok success, upcoming music release plans, future touring plans, and so much more! Follow us! Instagram: @babesbehindthebeats Twitter: @babesbehindbeat Facebook: www.facebook.com/babesbehindthebeats Website: www.babesbehindthebeats.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/babesbehindthebeats
I found out about this band on Spotify and through mutual friends, Cameron and I became friends from being a fan of each other’s band, now we hang out a ton, and this episode was recorded at the beginning of the year. Enjoy!
