Ryan Seaman and Friends

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Jake Margolis-The Drowns Apr 28, 2023

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This week I have childhood friend Jake Margolis, he and I went to middle school and part of high school together in Utah and he too became a career drummer, at the age of 16 he joined band Madcap and went on the 2000 Warped Tour, and from there he's played drums for such bands as: Tokyo Rose, Let Go, Time Again, Everclear, and much more, he's now in punk band from Seattle The Drowns and we talk about what it was like growing up together in Utah and where life took Jake.

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Pete Parada-The Defiant Apr 21, 2023

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This week I have drummer Pete Parada on my show, he's played for many bands that I've loved over the years, he's played for such bands as: Face To Face, Saves The Day, My Chemical Romance, The Offspring, and now he shares his new project The Defiant. I learn Pete's story about how he got to LA and did the drum thing, and it reminded me of myself, we had a good conversation and I learn a lot about his journey.

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Scott Klopfenstein- Littlest Man Band, Reel Big Fish Apr 14, 2023

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This week I have long time friend singer/songwriter Scott Klopfenstein from The Littlest Man Band and Reel Big Fish, I first met him when I had just graduated high school and was on tour with him in 2002, I even got to play the song Take On Me with Reel Big Fish a few times that year. We recently got back in touch a couple years ago and we talk about how he got started, as well as how I recently filled in for his band on a week and a half run to Texas and back. It was a lot of fun, and so was this interview.

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Tyler Fortney- Musical Director, Songwriter, Producer Apr 07, 2023

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This week I have Tyler Fortney who is a musical director, songwriter, and a producer. He's worked with bands like: The Neighbourhood, She Wants Revenge, The Wanted, Atreyu, Almost Monday etc... I met him when he first played bass for band American Eyes and we talk about how far he's come in his career this week and what he has coming up!

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Jeff Suhyoun- Erase Theory Mar 31, 2023

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This week I have long time friend/songwriter Jeff Sahyoun, he's the man of all trades, and I first met him in 2010 while I was living in Utah when he was in the band Letlive. We would eventually tour together several times over the years and I got to know his story better about how he came to be with his new project Erase Theory. We talk all things Jeff !

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Tosh The Drummer Mar 24, 2023

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This week I have up and coming drummer "Tosh The Drummer" he's coming up quick in the alternative scene, while starting out playing funk and rock, he's still very young and has a bright future ahead of him, I met him in Singapore and we struck a friendship and I waned to get to know him and his background better this week on my show, he also talks about all the things he has coming up.

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Josh Johnson- TYLER READ Mar 17, 2023

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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.

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Alaena Mar 10, 2023

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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.

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Gavin Caswell- Senses Fail Mar 03, 2023

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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!

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Dorian Neidhardt- Meinl Cymbals, Tama Drums Feb 24, 2023

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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.

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