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Mike Gantzer, Aqueous: HANDLING OCD & SLOWING DOWN Oct 18, 2023

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On this Mike Gantzer Interview: Mike Gantzer is the founder, singer, and one of the guitarists in Aqueous. The band's released 8 studio & several LPs & toured and headlined nationally. DEEP convo here, Mike talks about some serious trauma he had to deal with as a kid, and how it impacted him… relentless touring and lessons learned (both musical and business), getting into production, trusting your gut, empathy, OCD, slowing down… and loads more cool stuff. Mike is a survivor with tons of talent, ongoing success and a bright future to look forward to:

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Shannon Forrest, TOTO: RE-WRITING His STORY'S ENDING Oct 11, 2023

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Shannon Forrest Interview: 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

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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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Jim Oblon: The PRICE to GROW vs. the PRICE NOT TO Oct 07, 2023

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Jim's First In-Depth Interview: https://youtu.be/x_rJ70wf2ws?si=5ObilAqOW2fxsRzt

On this Jim Oblon interview: His unique picking style and how he developed it… "fake shredding," his unique guitar invention, The Monochord… stories about playing with Jim Keltner and "Keltner's Matic," stress levels of working as an artist vs working as a side man… voodoo rhythm, why "There's a price attached to trying to better yourself, and there's a price attached to NOT doing this, as well…" doing the right thing and why "Sometimes, you have to walk away." Lovely and genuine, as always…

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Jim Oblon was born into a musical family in Connecticut, and he started playing professionally at age 12. Jim's a very rare breed because he's a phenomenal guitarist, and he's equally adept at drums. He's played on 5 Paul Simon LPs and did multiple world tours with Paul Simon... playing guitar, bass and drums on Paul Simon's 2011 album "So Beautiful Or So What," which was produced by Phil Ramone. Also worked for Phil Ramone as a studio musician (outside of Paul Simon). Other sideman gigs include most recently touring and performing on Lucinda Williams' latest LP, playing on Andrea Zonn's recording "Rise" along with Steve Gadd, Willie Weeks, Vince Gill... as well as records with artists Rodney Crowell, Swamp Dogg, Janis Ian and others.

Jim has a new album out called I Want to Be Loved, it's an album of cool Jimmy Reed blues covers - this a duo record with Jim Keltner playing drums and Jim playing everything else. I'm excited to let you know Jim Oblon is also the guy who wrote, played and produced the opening and closing bumper music for the audio version of the Everyone Loves Guitar Talk Show & Podcast.

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Mike Miller: GRATITUDE Goes a L-O-O-N-G WAY Oct 04, 2023

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Mike Miller Interview: 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

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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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Grecco Buratto Interview - "SET YOUR INTENTION & MAKE IT SO" Deep cat, GREAT life STORIES Sep 27, 2023

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On this Grecco Buratto Interview: VERY deep call, Grecco talks about his unconventional childhood growing up in Brazil and his passion for guitar, that shepherded him to America, Setting your intention (IMPORTANT), why "If you make yourself available, work will show up," Kundalini yoga, Cape Verde & LOADS more really cool, interesting topics.

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Grecco Buratto is a successful LA session player who's recorded & toured with artists like Sergio Mendes, Airto Moreira & Flora Purim, Anastacia, Enrique Iglesias, kd lang, Mandy Moore, Shakira, Gwen Stefani, Luis Fonsi, Boys II Men, P!nk, Backstreet Boys, Marc Anthony, and loads of others.

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Matteo Mancuso Interview - INCREDIBLE Story Behind His SHOCKING RIGHT-HAND PICKING Style! Sep 23, 2023

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On this Matteo Mancuso interview: Why he isn't a "social media sensation" and his #1 goal that REALLY drives him… Backstory to some of the best tracks off his new album, The Journey… Lessons learned from recording his first LP, why Playing Live is "More about feeling than execution," and the interesting way he came to this conclusion, a low point in his life and his guitar playing - and why this happened… The most difficult part of his technique, that he's worked on improving the most… the ONE THING that's happened to him that's allowed him to become the person he is today, his capacity to stay calm in all sorts of situations… his tremendous sense of gratitude and not taking anything for granted, and who told him why "He'll do best in life if he's doing the thing he likes the most." GREAT conversation, with a super cool and incredibly professional young man - we'll be hearing a LOT more from Matteo over the next several years!

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Only 26 years old, Matteo is an incredibly proficient guitarist who grew up in Palermo, which is the capital of the Island of Sicily, which is of course, part of Italy. His father was a successful session player as well as a big influence on Matteo. Matteo's playing is pretty amazing, and his playing technique is incredibly unique, and we'll talk about these things today. Matteo graduated from the Palermo Conservatory of Music with honors, in jazz guitar, and has played loads of jazz festivals including the Umbria, Bremen International, Eddie Lang, Lugano, Uppsala, New Ross Guitar, and Spoleto Jazz Festivals - and this is all only in the last couple of years. He just released a new LP called The Journey, and it's fantastic.

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Brent Fitz Interview, Slash w/ Myles Kennedy, Montrose, Lemmy: The SACRIFICES he MADE Sep 20, 2023

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On this Brent Fitz Interview: Brent talks about becoming proficient as a multi-instrumentalist, getting the gig with Slash, Alice Cooper, Lemmy, Gene Simmons, Mato Nanji… his top 3 musical experiences, career sacrifices he's made, reinventing himself, moving from Canada to LA, adaptability, Mumbai, Tel-Aviv, impressing others, more

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Brent Fitz is most well-known for being the current drummer in Slash's band, Myles Kennedy & the Conspirators - and in the Canadian supergroup, Toque. He's also played drums, piano and bass with Mato Nanji, Brad Whitford & Derek St. Holmes, Bruce Kulick, Ronnie Montrose, Ace Frehley, Gene Simmons, Lemmy, Jake E. Lee, Jason Hook, Gilby Clarke, Vince Neil, and others

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Tony Phillips Interview - Engineer David GILMOUR, Pete TOWNSHEND, Gary MOORE, Captain Sensible Sep 13, 2023

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On this Tony Phillips Interview: Tony talks about growing up in working class East London without indoor toilets and later on, moving to LA to work with Joni Mitchell. Working w/ David Gilmour, Pete Townshend, Gary Moore, Robin Trower, The Damned & Captain Sensible (Great Story), Jeff Beck, Malcolm McLaren, Van Morrison, Elvis Costello, Nick Lowe & others… beating cancer, failing his way to success, shepherd's pie, Mexican food, and being a dad. REALLY cool call with a genuine guy:

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London born Tony Phillips was originally the lead vocalist, singer and songwriter for A&M recording artist Horizontal Brian. But fate intervened and he wound up getting involved in mixing, and what a career he's had. Recording Nik Kershaw… becoming the house engineer at Pete Townshend's Eel Pie studios, working with The Clash, Depeche Mode, Duran Duran, A-ha, Naked Eye… then as a freelance mix engineer working with Trevor Horn and acts like Seal, Pet Shop Boys, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, David Baerwald, Celine Dion, and a number of Tier 1 movies and TV soundtracks

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George Harris Interview, The Raven Age - Just STICK to YOUR GUNS & TRUST YOUR GUT Sep 09, 2023

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On this George Harris interview: Dealing with a scary recent illness… the story behind how George began composing songs, and how writing lyrics helped him grow, emotionally… The stress of changing band members, backstory to some of George's songs with quite emotional lyrics and their meaning… the difference in audiences all over the world, and how this affects performers… his 3 top musical experiences, the MOST IMPORTANT ADVICE his dad (Steve Harris, Iron Maiden's bass player) gave him, getting past low points in his career and life, most embarrassing thing that's happened to him in the studio… #1 thing that's bringing him the most joy, and more. Super cool and fun conversation!

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George is one of the founding members of The Raven Age, a very tight, heavy metal band from London that's released 3 full-length LPs and an EP, since 2017. He's the primary composer and one of the two guitarists, and he's incredibly prolific when it comes to writing. The band's played over 400 shows internationally across 38 countries including main stage at Download Festival, Rock in Rio, Wacken, Hellfest and more, as well as touring with Killswitch Engage, Volbeat, Shinedown, Alter Bridge and Iron Maiden. Their latest LP is called Blood Omen. George is a hell of a guitarist, and he's actually the son of Steve Harris from Iron Maiden.

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Joe Pisapia Interview, Guster, kd lang - "I Got VERY SICK and..." Sep 06, 2023

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On this Joe Pisapia Interview: Joe talks about the difficulty of having to leave a couple of situations - one musical, and one family. Working w/ kd lang and Ben Folds Five, getting seriously sick on the road, a very scary message from the Universe that almost cost Joe his career, moving to Nashville from New Jersey, getting married, work ethic, learning to cut yourself some slack, and why everything is an experiment. REALLY cool guy, very warm convo:

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Joe Pisapia is a multi-instrumentalist, singer/songwriter/producer best known for his work as a member of Gustar & k.d. lang and the Siss Boom Bang. Joe's also produced dozens of Indie and Americana LPs, and has released 2 solo LPs

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