Ryan Seaman and Friends

This week I have singer/songwriter Josh Johnson from rock band Tyler Read. We talk about how we shared a guitar player at one time (Chris McPeters from Tyler Read/The Bigger Lights) and we talk about all things Josh and what his career has been like in and out of Tyler Read, they went on hiatus for a little while and now are coming back. Hear it all this week on Ryan Seaman & Friends. 

This week I have singer songwriter Alaena on my podcast this week, we talk about how she got started in the metal world as a hired keyboard player for lots of metal projects, and how she made the shift in becoming solo in the alternative world, I hear her inspirational story along with other stories told along the way.

This week I have Gavin Caswell from the band Senses Fail, I’ve known Gavin since 2006 and met him when he was working for SideOneDummy on Warped Tour, he’s been in a lot of cool bands over the years as well as working behind the scenes, I get his full story and we share stories from our time on the road together all coming up this week! 

This week I have the man of all trades Dorian Neidhardt, he works for Meinl Cymbals as an A&R person as well as Tama Drums over in Germany! He also is a drum tech, tour manager, and play drums for River Becomes Ocean(I had his singer Marvin on the show before). He was my tour manager for bands Icon For Hire & IDKHOW in Europe, and we’ve been great friends ever since. I learn about how he got started to how he ended up where he is today, we also share stories from the road together. 

I have long time friend and singer/songwriter Em Whitehurst from the band Survival Guide, I met her when she was the lead singer for pop punk outfit Tsnumai Bomb and alternative band The Action Design. We first toured together in 2002 on Warped Tour (One of my first tours) and eventually my old band I Am Ghost would buy her tour van, lots of stories about Em and more this week. 

This week I have Singer/Songwriter Christo Bowman from the band Bad Suns, we met each other recently at a mutual friends birthday and decided to hang out and get to know each other a little better, I learn about his story and more on this weeks episode. 

This week I have producer Mike Pepe, he’s been a long time friend and I’ve worked with him on a couple of studio sessions, I get to know Mike better and learn about how he got his start in music and how it led him to be the high in demand producer and writer he’s become today!

This week I have Shiragirl on the show, we talk about how she got started in music, how she got started her own stage dedicated to women on Warped Tour, and now she has a company that has Live Nation behind it empowering women called Gritty In Pink, all that and more on this week’s episode. 

On this Episode I have the former drummer and founder of Less Than Jake, he also was the man that created Fueled By Ramen and help see many bands to success. We talk about the Punk Rock Museum opening in Vegas, as well as how he got into all his different bands/businesses. 

This week I have a long time friend Ronnie Ficarro on the show, I’ve known him now for 21 years. He was the first person I met on the Warped Tour in 2002, he and I played in I Am Ghost, Falling In Reverse, Mest, and TIN Band together for a period of time, he now plays bass on the road for Mammoth WVH, and other countless acts. He’s one of my closest friends and everyone this week gets to learn about Ronnie Ficarro!

This week I have Actor/Comedian/Podcaster/Writer Rebecca Lee! She recently was in Comedy Central’s “Out Of Office.” I learn about how she make the trek to Los Angeles to seek out her career, we talk about her growing up and how she got interested in becoming all the things she set out to do. She also is the host of podcast- “How The Fuck Did You?” We talk all about that and more on this weeks episode. 

This episode I have drummer Ben Hilzinger from the band Eve 6 and he also plays drums for the band Cannons. I met him before he was in either of these bands, we kept in touch and I met him through Mike Herrera of Mxpx. Ben and I have kept in touch over the years and I learn his story of how he came to LA from Washington to make a career as a drummer.