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Teddy Kumpel - Joe Jackson, Nome Sane - Overcoming CHILDHOOD TRAUMA & RISING ABOVE Jan 01, 2020

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Teddy Kumpel Interview: Teddy shares some incredibly big challenges he dealt deal with in his childhood and the fallout on him as an adult - and how he's managed to handle things and rise above. Getting the gig with Joe Jackson, Tower of Power (which he turned down), Phil Lesh, Nine Inch Nails... his latest record, Loopestra Volume One, marriage, New York City, Xian Famous Foods, his solo Loopestra project, loads more. POWER PACKED episode with an extremely talented player and survivor!

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A talented side man and solo artist, Teddy's been touring and recording with Joe Jackson since 2015. He's also played with Rickie Lee Jones, Feist, Phil Lesh, Nine Inch Nails, Paquito D'Rivera, Tower of Power and loads of others… has released several records as a band leader, and has also worked on major motion picture scores.

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Steve Hunter - Alice Cooper, Lou Reed, Peter Gabriel Dec 31, 2019

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Steve shares stories about getting drafted into the Army at 19, and the tremendous benefits he got out of this experience… GREAT story about some dark times and how he got out of them… an unusual conversation he had with BB King, which changed his life… his experiences with Bob Ezrin, Aerosmith, Lou Reed & Jason Becker, top 3 musical experiences (NOT what you're thinking), falling in love at 59 & LOADS more cool stuff. Amazing history from one of the great rock and roll guitarists of our time

Steve Hunter is responsible for famous licks he played with Lou Reed, Alice Cooper, Peter Gabriel, Aerosmith, Jack Bruce, David Lee Roth, Julian Lennon, Glen Campbell, Dr. John & more. He's also recorded with Joe Satriani, Joe Perry, Johnny Depp, Marty Friedman, Michael Lee Firkins, Tony Levin, Tommy Henriksen, Jason Becker, 2Cellos & Karen Ann Hunter

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Ehsaan Noorani - Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy Dec 30, 2019

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Ehsaan Noorani lost his father at age 6 and the series of events that unfolded around this event, wound up positively impacting his life. We talked about the energy involved in this and the miracle of how things often intersect

This was a VERY interesting convo, as Ehsaan talks about leaving India and attending MI in Hollywood & the cultural differences he met, accidentally getting into jingle work, how he and his partners changed the entire landscape of Bollywood music in the 90's, the importance of staying grounded, some cool gear talk, a whistling train, spirituality & so much more cool stuff. One of my all-time favorites, you MUST listen to this:

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Nels Cline - Wilco Dec 27, 2019

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Nels Cline is best known as the lead guitarist for Wilco, but his prolific career emcompasses jazz, rock, punk, and experimental... with over 200 recordings including 30 of his own projects. Rolling Stone called him one of the top 100 guitarists of all time. He also performs in duos with both Julian Lage & his wife, Yuka Honda

Nels opens up about his childhood in LA, the origins of his interest in sound, leaving LA and his relationship with NYC, how he got into creating layers of sonic textures, a tragic event he went through many years ago, career highs and lows, unraveling of relationships, overcoming insecurities, … his cool guitar and amp collection, white slice pizza & garlic, and LOADS more cool stuff. INCREDIBLY sincere and thoughtful guy, this is a MUST listen with one of the top guitarists around:

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Frank Marino - Mahogany Rush Dec 26, 2019

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Frank's early experimentation with LSD led him to picking up the guitar and becoming a guitar hero, but it wasn't without a price. One of the most often overlooked guitar players out there, who's anti-establishment mindset caused industry experts to ignore him, this was an amazing conversation where we discussed everything, including:

Why he walked away from $250,000 and his contract with Columbia Records... details of Frank's LSD experimentation, and how guitar was the bridge from his post-LSD dream-like state into reality… God, faith, mercy… the upside and downside of signing with a record label early on in his career… how he developed his playing style, his SG and amp mods… patience, seeing good things in bad things, and more. 100% REAL:

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Mike Keneally - Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Frank & Dweezil Zappa Dec 25, 2019

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Literally one of the greatest success stories I've encountered, Mike Keneally's been consistently employed as a side man with some of the world's greatest guitarists, and as a solo artist with over 30 LPs to his name. How he pretty much manifested his successful audition with Frank Zappa is nothing shy of phenomenal

Mike talks about the drivers behind his success… the mysterious brown triangles he saw floating above his head for 2 years… learning to cut himself some slack… learning to listen, looking for the win-win, and SO much more. AMAZING conversation with a really genuine and incredibly bright guy:

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Andy Powers - Master Guitar Designer, Taylor Guitars Dec 24, 2019

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Andy Powers was personally asked to take over as the master guitar designer at Taylor Guitars, by Bob Taylor himself - listen to this interview & you'll quickly realize why. A lifelong professional musician, Andy's background as a craftsman combined with his work ethic... along with his unique musical and life experience made him perhaps the ONLY person qualified to do this

Andy is an incredibly bright guy and shares the interesting origins of his passion… also, behind the scenes development of the "V Class" bracing system which has revolutionized the sound of the acoustic dreadnought guitar. Andy takes you through the entire process, top to bottom. Rare opportunity to get intimate with one of the giants of the guitar industry:

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Neal Casal (RIP) - Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Circles Around The Sun, Ryan Adams, Todd Snider Dec 23, 2019

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Tragically, this interview was recorded 2 weeks to the day before Neal died. Neal Casal was the lead guitarist for the Chris Robinson Brotherhood, released 12 solo LPs, played as a sideman for Robert Randolph, Todd Snider, James Iha, Gin Wigmore, Duncan Sheik, Tift Wegmore, Ryan Adams… and was also a member of Hard Working Americans (Todd Snider & Dave Schools) and Circles Around The Sun

Deep convo here about the sacrifices Neal made to get his solo career going, how & why he cranked out 6 records in 5 years… his attraction to the blues, surfing, photography, his favorite guitar effects, connecting people, best decision he ever made (definitely NOT what you might think), and of course, NYC pizza:

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Shannon Forrest - TOTO, Michael McDonald, Michael Landau Dec 20, 2019

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Seriously deep and FUN conversation: Feeling constricted and moving from session playing to touring… stories about playing with Michael McDonald, Donald Fagen, Boz Scaggs, Michael Landau, Jerry Douglas… some low points in life he had to overcome, re-writing your own story, not being afraid to try things, what he misses most, and loads more. REALLY cool guy, fun conversation equal measure of laughs and depth

Shannon Forrest is a first-call Nashville session drummer for over 30 years, and was a member of Toto for the last 4 years. He has played or toured with Boz Scaggs, Michael McDonald, Donald Fagen, Michael Landau, Ricky Skaggs, Sheryl Crow, Jerry Douglas, Darius Rucker, John Oates, Don Henley and loads of others.

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Mike Miller Dec 19, 2019

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Mike Miller is one of the most melody-oriented players around. GREAT stories about working with Boz Scaggs, Chick Corea, Quincy Jones, Burton Cummings, Tommy Bolin, Tim Bogert, more… getting sober and re-learning to enjoy life… timing vs. melody, zip-lining, preparation, practicing everything you can think of, and more. One of THE coolest and most grateful guys around, a gem, and a must listen

A first-call LA session player, Mike is currently touring with Boz Scaggs, and over his career, has performed or recorded with Chick Corea, George Duke, Brand X, The Yellowjackets, Gino Vanelli, Burton Cummings, Brian Wilson, loads of Zappa tribute bands, Chad Wackerman, Vinnie Coliauta, Steve Gadd, Simon Phillips, Bill Frisell, Larry Coryell, Airto, Stanley Clarke, Tommy Bolin and many others

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