This week I have Producer, Guitarist, Kevin Thrasher. He has made quite a name for himself in the last few years working for people like Travis Barker, Avril Levine, Bear, and Machine Gun Kelly. He’s also the main song writer for band Escape The Fate. Kevin and I go far back in the music community and we started coming up around the same time in the music industry, I get his story and how he came to be.
This week I get to reconnect with long time friend Billy Martin of the band “Good Charlotte.” I did one of my very first tours with him almost 20 years ago, we catch up and I learn how he got his start in music and what it was like for him growing up in a small town to eventually making it in one of the largest pop punk bands in the world, he’s also done some graphic novel work that you’ll also get to hear about. I loved that we got and chance to catch up, here’s his story!
This week I have artist from South Africa, Sulene! She made her way over to America and has played as a hired guitar player for several acts, went to Berkley School Of Music, and is now a solo artist, I found her through some friends of mine and I thought she was interesting and wanted to learn more about her, dive in and learn all things Sulene!
This week I have talented teenager Owen Rivera on my show, I’ve known this guy for half of his life and have been teaching him drums since I’ve met him. He’s gone on to sign a deal with a major label recently, he’s also an actor and voice over actor, and a multitalented musician! He plays everything! I’ve been following his career for minute now and I want you to get to know Owen, he’s someone you’ll be hearing lots about in the future.
This week I have Elliott Mags of the band M.A.G.S., I was introduced to his music and it’s something that I enjoyed and I wanted to learn more about his history and wanted to have him on my show. I learned he’s related to a legendary guitar rock god, and Elliott got his start in Buffalo New York. I learn about his life as a musician and how he got to where he is today.
This week I have friend Jack O’Shea of the band Bayside, we’ve toured together several times over the years on various festivals and formed a friendship behind the scenes for our love of music and constantly crossing paths, I think he’s a really great guy and guitar player and I wanted to learn his story on how he became the musician he is today. Check it out!
This week I have Colin Dieden of the band Little Hurt, we talk about how he started his career and song writing, and just got to overall catch up up about everything Colin! He’s a talented guy and we get along great and I wanted to hear his story. Here it is!
This week I have Tour Director and Production Manager Chris Paules. He’s toured over the years and continues to tour with a lot of credible bands making their shows come to life (The Midnight, Tenacious D, etc…) he was also once the guitar player in punk band Broadway Calls. We talk about how we met, as well as what it entails to do his job.
This week I have singer songwriter “Orion Walsh” .He is formerly the singer of Nebraska Alt Rock/Emo outfit Slow Coming Day. He has since been a singer songwriter traveling the world on his own(alone) reaching hundreds of people in various parts of the globe, he’s a fascinating guy to me and I wanted to have him on my show, we discuss how we met and how we’ve even shared a practice space together.
This week I have artist manager Mike Kaminsky, he was one of my first roommates in Los Angeles! He’s managed bands: 3oh3!, The Summer Set, Meg and Dia, Gatsby’s American Dream, Tonight Alive, Neck Deep, Twin XL, and TONS more! Tune in as we talk about how Mike and I met each other as well as he got his start in the music industry that he’s now successful in!
