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  • EPISODE 117: As the grandson of John Bonham (Led Zeppelin) and son of Jason Bonham, Jager Henry is no stranger to the music industry. While he could have followed in his family’s footsteps as a drummer, he instead is forging his own path as a frontman and showcasing his songwriting chops. Jager writes from a place of honesty, translating his personal experiences into songs that blend rock, metal, and alternative to create a sound all of his own. The LA-based musician's debut EP "Heart of Thorns" is out now and he and his band are touring in the US this Fall. instagram.com/officialjagerbonham

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  • EPISODE 116: Richo Lost Boy aka Ricardo Sandoval is a Mexico City based musician whose band Niñoz Perdidoz is releasing a new album this season. Richo went viral on both TikTok and Instagram with his "mindfulness" short videos that addressed many social issues and crime in Mexico. instagram.com/richothelostboy

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  • EPISODE 115: The New York Times called Buffalo, NY born Willie Nile "one of the most gifted singer-songwriters to emerge from the New York scene in years." Uncut Magazine called him “A one-man Clash” and “the unofficial poet laureate of New York City”. His album Streets Of New York was hailed as “a platter for the ages” by Uncut. Rolling Stone listed The Innocent Ones as one of the “ Top Ten Best Under-The-Radar Albums of 2011” and BBC Radio called it “THE rock ‘n’ roll album of the year.” His single from that album, “One Guitar,” was the “Top Pick of the Week” in USA Today. Bono, Bruce Springsteen, Pete Townshend, Lou Reed, Lucinda Williams, Jim Jarmusch, and Little Steven are among those who have sung his praises. Willie just released a new live album “Willie Nile – Live At Daryl’s House Club” on River House Records on April 12, 2024. He is currently working on a new studio album and an Anthology project as well. He will be touring in Europe and in North America this year and lives in New York City. willienile.com

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  • EPISODE 114: Grammy-award winning Will Lee has done it all in the music business. Perhaps best known as bassist for over three decades on The Late Show with David Letterman, he holds the world’s record for longest-running bassist on late night television. Will has also lent his considerable talents to well over 2500 Pop, Jazz, Rock, Reggae and Gospel albums including those by Gato Barbieri, The Bee Gees, George Benson, Michael Bolton, David Bowie, The Brecker Brothers, James Brown, Mariah Carey, Cher, Natalie Cole, Christopher Cross, D'Angelo, Ray Davies, Gloria Estefan & the Miami Sound Machine, Roberta Flack, Aretha Franklin, Michael Franks, Al Green, Go Hiromi, Bob James, Billy Joel, Alicia Keyes, Chaka Khan, Cyndi Lauper, Chuck Loeb, Barry Manilow, Ricky Martin, Pat Metheny, Bette Midler, Laura Nyro, Diana Ross, David Sanborn, Ryuchi Sakamoto, Carly Simon, Frank Sinatra, SMAP, Spyro Gyra, Ringo Starr, Steely Dan, Cat Stevens, Barbra Streisand, Frankie Valli, Luther Vandross, Dionne Warwick, Sadao Watanabe, Weather Report, Nancy Wilson, Akiko Yano and more. He has sung and played on an equal number of TV and radio commercials (he was the voice of Teddy Grahams, Stroh’s Beer, The US Army “Be All That You Can Be”) as well as many movie soundtracks. willlee.com

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  • EPISODE 113: Born in Florence in the beautiful Tuscany region of Italy, Giulia Millanta is an award-winning Indie Folk singer songwriter, professional chef and author based in Austin, Texas. She plays guitar, upright bass, ukulele and sings in four languages (English, Italian, Spanish and French). As an artist, she has released 9 solo albums to date, and has collaborated with music luminaries such as guitar player Charlie Sexton (Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello), Hunt Sales (David Bowie), guitarist Marc Ribot (Tom Waits), Gabriel Rhodes (Willie Nelson, Billy Joe Shaver), bassist Glenn Fukunaga, drummer Dony Wynn (Robert Palmer), Joel Guzman (Paul Simon) on accordion, and guitarist David Pulkingham (Patty Griffin, Robert Plant). She also has toured extensively in the US, the UK and Europe, sharing stages with the 10,000 Maniacs, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Mary Gauthier, Spooner Oldham and many others. Her ninth solo album (her sixth in the US), Only Luna Knows, along with an Italian cookbook, Dinner with Giulia - Flavors, Songs and Stories of a Florentine Troubadour is out now. giuliamillanta.com

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  • EPISODE 112: Two-time Grammy nominee Mindi Abair is a saxophonist, vocalist, and author of “How To Play Madison Square Garden.” You might know her as the featured saxophonist on American Idol, or from touring and/or recording with Aerosmith, Duran Duran, Gregg Allman, Smokey Robinson, and more. As a solo artist, she has consistently topped the Contemporary Jazz and Blues charts, earning her 1st GRAMMY nomination in 2014 for Summer Horns and her 2nd nomination in 2015 for her solo album Wild Heart. In 2019 she launched www.wineandjazz.com bringing together the worlds of wine and music through her wine club and worldwide adventures. mindiabair.com

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  • EPISODE 111: Larry Beckett's poetry has been published in Zyzzyva, Field, Salamander, the anthology Portland Lightsfrom Nine Lights Press, and his first book, Songs and Sonnets from Rainy Day Women Press, was favorably reviewed in the San Francisco Chronicle. Beat Poetry, a study of the San Francisco renaissance, was put out by Beatdom Books. Three book-length poems have been published, Paul Bunyan, by Smokestack Books, Wyatt Earp, by Alternating Current Press, and Amelia Earhart, by Finishing Line Press, with strong reviews in Zyzzyva. These texts were collected, with seven others, as an epic, American Cycle, published by Running Wild Press. The Book of Merlin, a translation, is out from Livingston Press, and Song to the Siren is forthcoming from Halbaffe Press. His work has been commended by Jonah Raskin, Jack Hirschman, David Meltzer, Tom Clark, Ann Charters, Paul Wilner, David Young, and U.S. Poet Laureates William Meredith, W. S. Merwin and Charles Wright. larrybeckett.com

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  • EPISODE 110: Monty Ma started his career in the heyday of Internet radio and digital music start-ups in Silicon Valley with such pioneers as Live365 and Project Playlist, where he managed content and programming, product development, and data analytics. The beginnings of his career trace back to his being a radio DJ playing American and European chart toppers on Easy FM at China Radio International in Beijing. He has since worked in data science informing content, product, audience, advertising, subscription, and revenue at such media companies as CBS and NBCUniversal in New York. He now works at Amazon Web Services building cloud solutions in data, analytics, and AI/ML for corporate clients in various industries. linkedin.com/in/montyma



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  • EPISODE 109: After years of touring the world with artists such as Gwen Stefani, Shania Twain, Shakira, Air Supply, and others, veteran LA bass player Derek Frank decided it was time to take a slight detour from the life of a “hired gun” musician and focus on his own instrumental quintet. Described as “Seventies-Inspired Funky Instrumental Jams With Fewer Bass Solos Than You Would Expect”, Derek and his band blend funk, blues, soul, jazz, southern rock, and seventies soundtrack music into a genre all their own. 2020 saw the release of “Eleven Years Later”, Derek’s first solo album since his 2009 debut “Let the Games Begin…”, and his newest album Origin Story was released on March 25th, 2024 on all download and streaming platforms. The 2-disc vinyl version (with bonus live tracks) will be available sometime in May 2024. derekfrank.com

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  • EPISODE 108: Jeffrey Lee Campbell, originally from North Carolina, is a guitarist, composer, and producer. He has been a professional musician for over forty years—thirty and counting in New York City. In addition to touring the world with Sting, he’s performed with artists including Sammy Davis Jr., Aretha Franklin, Michael Bublé, and Jon Bon Jovi. A grateful journeyman, Jeffrey has played guitar on countless recordings, jingles, and Broadway shows, currently performing in "MJ - The Musical". jeffreyleecampbell.com

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  • EPISODE 107: John Zaika is a Dallas, TX based producer, songwriter and engineer currently working on "Kite On A String: The Bobby Kimball Story" that tells the story of the TOTO front man's life, work, career and struggle with dementia. John was born in Dearborn, MI and has worked on numerous projects with Grammy Award winning producer Jeff Lorber. johnzaikamusic.com

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  • EPISODE 106: Tony Pulizzi has been a leading guitarist in the Los Angeles area for over a decade now and enjoys a music career filled with versatility and experience. Within a year after relocating to LA, Tony quickly made his impact on the west coast and became the house guitarist on American Idol. He parlayed that gig into numerous appearances on Dancing With The Stars, The Voice, BET Awards, and other TV network award shows / movie soundtracks. He has performed and/or recorded with top artists such as Smokey Robinson, Robbie Dupree, Dionne Warwick, Bobby Kimball, Dave Koz, Natalie Cole, Tito Jackson, Mickey Thomas, George Benson, Bill Champlin, and Stevie Wonder to name a few. As a bandleader, Tony has released 3 albums of his own including a recent EP. More studio material including a live album to be released! See and hear the live footage, guitar studio discography and original music with the links right here at tonypguitar.com

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  • EPISODE 105: Simon Frederick St George Kirke (born 28 July 1949) is an English rock drummer best known as a member of Free and Bad Company, the latter of which he has been the only continuous member since their inception. In addition to his work with Free and Bad Company, Simon has guested on a long list of recordings by other artists over the years, including albums by Wilson Pickett, Faces, Gov’t Mule, Jim Capaldi and Ron Wood, among countless others and he is often found drumming live on tour with acts like Chuck Berry, Ray Charles, Bo Diddley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Eric Clapton, Keith Richards and Ringo Starr & His All-Star Band. Simon recently toured with Bad Company and The Eagles' Joe Walsh, and recorded a soul-baring solo record, "All Because of You," with Chicago band, The Empty Pockets, released by The End Records/BMG (2017). officialsimonkirke.com

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  • EPISODE 104: House of Waters is the confluence of multiple streams. With immersive studies in India, Senegal, Japan, the Americas, and beyond, House of Waters has synthesized a new and unique sound. For sixteen years, Max ZT (hammered dulcimer) and Moto Fukushima (six-string electric bass) have carefully crafted a combined voice. Their rare instrumentation allows for the two prolific composers to create a distinct sound, and a compelling and captivating style. For their brand-new, GRAMMY® nominated album On Becoming, they are joined by the masterful Antonio Sanchez on drums. The trio offer virtuosic performances showcasing their creativity and curiosity both in their six compositions, as well as in three fully improvised additional pieces. With guest appearances by the iconic guitarist Mike Stern, and Grammy-Nominated vocalist Priya Darshini, On Becoming emphasizes the exploration of a sound, of a composition, and of a moment. houseofwaters.com

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  • EPISODE 103: Martina Radwan, a German/Syrian, based in New York City more than two decades, is award-winning cinematographer and filmmaker. “Saving Face,” the 2012 Academy Award Winner for Short Documentary and Emmy winner, earned her an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Cinematography in 2013. Her recent work includes Food & Country, Boys State, Inventing Tomorrow, The Final Year and more. Martina has directed two award winning shorts, Spring In Awe and Aliens Among US. Tomorrow, Tomorrow, Tomorrow is her first feature length film as director. tomorrow3-doc.com

    Ruchi Mital is an independent filmmaker with a creative writing and social justice background. She has been producing documentaries for over a decade and is the Foundress of production company Solani Media. Selected works include Emmy winner We Could Be King; HBO series, The Case Against Adnan Syed; global mental health series, The Me You Can't See (Apple TV+); and hybrid doc This World is Not My Own (SXSW 2023), about which Ruchi also authored an essay in the NYT Critics Pick Really Free: The Radical Art of Nellie Mae Rowe. Most recently she produced the series Encounters for Netflix, and Tomorrow, Tomorrow, Tomorrow with director Martina Radwan (DOCNYC 2023). Ruchi is a member of DOCNYC’s 40 Under 40 list of emerging non-fiction talents. She has served as a filmmaking mentor through the 2021 Sundance Producer’s Intensive and 2022 DOCNYC Storytelling Incubator.

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  • EPISODE 102: Percussionist, Drummer and Vocalist John Mahon has been playing with Sir Elton John since 1997. He has performed over 2000 shows with the superstar, in over 70 countries in front of millions. John was voted #3 Percussionist by Modern Drummer Magazine 2010 Readers Poll. He has recorded numerous albums with Elton John, achieving both Gold and Platinum Grammy winning success. “Playing and recording with Elton John for 20 years has given me the opportunity to play amazing music night after night all over the world. Elton’s love of music is contagious and showed me that music has no limits. My passion for all things rhythmic and melodic has led me to explore playing percussion, drums and electronics as well as becoming a producer and composer.” johnmahon.com

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  • EPISODE 101: Jonathan Wales is a British born sound designer and re-recording mixer for numerous feature films including Get Out, Memento, Gaga: Five Foot Two and many others. His latest project is the new Netflix series, The Fall of the House of Usher. Born in London he now lives and works in Los Angeles, California. Jonathan Wales is an award winning re-recording mixer based in Los Angeles. After producing records in his native London, Jonathan moved to LA to work in the movie business. Having worked at Universal Studios and other facilities, Jonathan’s passion for sound and technology led to the creation of Sonic Magic - a leading independent facility, where he mixed for over 15 years. Jonathan then made the move to Warner Bros. where he is currently based. With over 250 credits, he is most recently known for his work on the award winning titles “Get Out”, “The Haunting of Hill House”, “The Black Phone” and “Insidious: The Red Door”. Jonathan is also known for his scoring mixing with most recent score mixing credits including “The Fall of the House of Usher” and “Five Nights at Freddys”. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0907391

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  • EPISODE 100 SPECIAL: Matt Cusson is a Grammy nominated pianist, singer, writer, producer and arranger known for his work with luminaries such as Christina Aguilera, Brian McKnight, CeeLo Green and many others. mattcusson.com

    Mark Andes started his musical career in the mid 1960s. He was an original member of Canned Heat, formed Spirit, Jo Jo Gunne, and Firefall. He was a member of Heart from 1982-1992. Toured with Stevie Nicks, Dan Fogelberg and a host of Texas artists. runrunrundocumentary.com

    Mark Farner is an American musician, best known as the original lead singer and lead guitarist for the hard rock band Grand Funk Railroad, which he co-founded in 1969, and later as a contemporary Christian musician. markfarner.com

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  • EPISODE 99: Tormod Ringnes is the supervising sound editor, re-recording mixer and sound designer for TIFF '23 feature Songs of Earth. He is based in Oslo, Norway. Songs of Earth is a documentary guided by the director's 84-year-old father and his relations to his Norwegian mountain home. The film travels high and wide for both majestic scenery, symphony, and story, and was recently selected as Norway’s entry into the International Feature category for the Oscars. His past projects also include Pirates of the Caribbean, Maleficent, Academy Award Winning Animated Feature Flee, partnerships with German filmmakers Thomas Aslan and Wim Wenders, video games like Battlefield 2042, Tribeca 2023 selection Laroy (Steve Zahn). instagram.com/tringnes

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  • EPISODE 98: Italian-born Erene Mastrangeli, a dynamic pop/folk artist, mastered classical guitar in Italy before relocating to NYC. Her music blends American and Italian styles, earning her the moniker the Italian Joni Mitchell. Erene has graced iconic venues worldwide and has collaborated with Brad Roberts (Crash Test Dummies) on her upcoming album, Loveshine, due out on November 17, 2023. erenemusic.com

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