Episodes

  • Episode 24 Nigel Hall
    Aug 3 2023

    This week Brad and I got to sit down with Grammy nominated singer and keyboardist Nigel Hall! Nigel is a current member of Lettuce and also fronts his own band, The Nigel Hall Band. We spoke about timeless albums, his own solo releases including Ladies and Gentlemen, his projects with Butcher Brown, Jon Cleary, and Warren Haynes as well as life in New Orleans and on the road. We had a great hang with Nigel and we sincerely hope you enjoy it half as much as we did!

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    2 hrs and 11 mins
  • Episode 23, Louis Katz
    Mar 8 2023

    Throughout his career, Louis’ stand-up has been featured on NBC, HBO, and 5 times on Comedy Central, including his own half-hour special and an appearance on their storytelling show This Is Not Happening, which has since been viewed over 2.7 million times on youtube.

    His latest album KATZKILLS was named one of the top 5 comedy albums of the year by vulture.com, who called it “a raucous comedy party. We had a great time talking with Louis about his process, past relationships, and his life as a writer and doing stand-up. 

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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Episode 22, Brady Watt
    Feb 25 2023

    Hip Hop legend Brady Watt (Warren G, Styles P, Murs, Xzibit) is an American producer, bassist, singer, and bandleader whose performance resume reads like a who’s who in the music world including collaborations with Marc Rebillet, Talib Kweli, and Melanie Fiona. His 2015 release LIFETRONICS was met with critical acclaim and his ‘Bass and Bars’ podcast features him laying down some fat, low-end bass grooves accompanying Warren G, Murs, Xzibit, and Styles P to name just a few.  Brady sat down with us, bathrobe and all to let it all hang out for a 90 minute discussion on his career, life in NYC, and keeping up with his socials. We sincerely hope you enjoy!

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    1 hr and 31 mins
  • Episode 21, Andrew Randazzo from Butcher Brown
    Feb 10 2023

    Butcher Brown's own, Andrew Randazzo, one fifth of the Virginia-based musical power house. A tour de force of extraordinary musicians, superb writing, and Andrew's incredible large ensemble arranging. We talk about Butcher Brown's latest release Triple Trey, life in Virginia, road stories from traveling the world, and their upcoming performances. If you haven't checked out Butcher Brown then do yourself a favor and dig in! We sincerely hope your enjoy the chat, we had a blast!

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    1 hr and 36 mins
  • Episode 20, Bill Ware
    Feb 5 2023

    Bill Ware has performed and recorded vibes with Steely Dan (Alive in America), Elvis Costello, David Byrne, DJ Logic, Corey Glover, and John Zorn just to name a few. As a leader he has released 7 albums and has composed 5 film scores. Bill sat down with us to discuss his fascinating career, the amazing places it has lead him (including Kerhonkson to join us at the Fat Mink Studio), and his creative process. We hope you enjoy! Please rate, like, and subscribe on all platforms for more good stuff!

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    2 hrs and 5 mins
  • Episode 19, Shawn McNair
    Jan 23 2023

    Shawn McNair is a brilliant guitarist, songwriter, producer, YouTuber, and all around great dude making his way to the pantheon of guitar heroes. We spoke with Shawn about his love of Dave Mustaine, building a successful YouTube channel, murdering zombies online, his band Last to Fall, and his fear of heights all while navigating the pitfalls of the music business, dealing with anxiety, and his jealousy of Brad's hair. We hope you enjoy!

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    1 hr and 55 mins
  • Episode 17, Bubby Lewis
    Jan 5 2023

    Legendary bassist Bubby Lewis checked in with Matt and Brad from Japan to talk about his current projects, living in Japan, and his approach to making music with everyone from Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Lupe Fiasco, Jhene Aiko, AI, EXILE the Second, Stevie Wonder and many others. We had an amazing conversation and quickly realized we weren't going to cover everything in one sitting. We look forward to part 2 soon!

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    2 hrs and 6 mins
  • Episode 16, Dean DiMarzo
    Dec 21 2022

    YouTube sensation Dean DiMarzo stops by the studio to talk about the incredible success he's had with his YouTube channel @longestSoloEver which has well over 50 million views and 280k subscribers. We cover his reimagining of Sonic the Hedgehog songs as funk tunes, metal covers of Friday Night Funkin', creating new music based on Bendy and the Dark Revival, and a whole lot more! Dean goes in-depth on how he built his fanbase using Youtube and Patreon, how he developed his audio/video editing skills, creating animation, and what it takes to thrive in today's music business. This was a fascinating conversation and we hope you enjoy!

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    2 hrs and 24 mins