Show host Wes Luttrell shares his unique experience as a stagehand for the local IATSE Union at a recent Jon Pardi concert at the Ford Center in Evansville, IN. In this short solo episode, he reflects on the camaraderie among crew members, the logistics of concert load-outs, and the insights gained about union work and the dedication required to make live music happen. Follow Wes: Instagram _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ "Thank you to Chris Passage, Lora Melone, Scott VanMeter, and Steve VanMeter for p...
Aug 12, 2025•19 min•Ep. 11
“Uncle Dave” Kunkel is a retired Radio Personality and Disc Jockey. With a career spanning over 60 years in broadcast, he’s well known for hosting “The Going Home Show” on 98.1 WRAY in Princeton, Indiana. Aside from radio, Dave has guest-hosted The Grand Ole Opry in Nashville five times, DJ’d hundreds of events, and been a longtime volunteer at the Gibson County Fair where he once ran live sound for country music legends like Waylon Jennings , Johnny Cash and June Carter , Hank Williams Jr. , an...
Aug 05, 2025•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 10
Lora Melone is Director of the 1,950-seat Victory Theatre located in downtown Evansville, Indiana. Starting her career with Venuworks in Food and Beverage at the Ford Center, Lora gradually worked her way into her current role which includes the overseeing of day-to-day venue operations, staff management, and talent booking at the historic Victory where she's secured shows hosting Jason Isbell , Tom Segura , Deana Carter, Ben Folds , Brett Young , and countless others. Follow Lora: @lora.melone ...
Jul 29, 2025•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 9
Wyatt Mones is a producer, multi-instrumentalist, and live sound engineer who runs front of house for The Main Squeeze and the LA music venue/recording studio Gold-Diggers . As a producer & songwriter, Wyatt is credited with over 6 million streams having written and produced for Calica , Leo Lovechild, Sid Simons , and numerous others. He and his twin brother, Aaron Mones , release original music under their artist moniker, Spillway . Follow Wyatt > https://www.instagram.com/ttayw/ _ _ _ ...
Jul 22, 2025•51 min•Ep. 8
Jeri Gennaro is a tour manager and production manager who’s led planning, logistics, and more for such acts as Sleigh Bells , The Pretenders , Old Crow Medicine Show , Lee Ann Womack , Elle King , and more. Originally from New York and now based in Nashville, TN, Jeri recently took over as production manager of Brooklyn Bowl Nashville , a state-of-the-art 1200-capacity music venue which also holds 19 bowling lanes and a full-service restaurant by Blue Ribbon . Follow Jeri: @rebelofnyc _ _ _ _ _ ...
Jul 15, 2025•1 hr 54 min•Ep. 7
Aaron Tanner is a creative director, author, and musician who’s created award-winning artwork and coffee table books for bands including Ween , Pixies , Face-To-Face , and more. His works have been featured in Rolling Stone , Pitchfork , SPIN , and others while his books have found permanent homes in the collections of MoMA , The Smithsonian , and The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame . Based in Evansville, Indiana, Aaron’s design clients range from Azzip Pizza to Secretly Canadian and Exit/In to Pan...
Jul 08, 2025•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 6
Jelmer Rotteveel is a serial entrepreneur and the founder of Soar Music Group , a multifaceted music promotion company based in the Netherlands. With a career history that encompasses blogging, interning at records labels like Spinnin ’ and Steve Aoki’s Dim Mak Records , and starting his own live events company, Run The Trap , Jelmer launched Soar Music in 2020 to offer artists and labels a full suite of services like editorial and independent playlisting, press, sync-licensing, booking, and mor...
Jul 01, 2025•54 min•Ep. 5
Cassidy Frost is a writer, educator, and founder of Dedicate Your Life to Music , a music career incubator for women and one of the most-popular music education channels on Substack. Previously, Cassidy fronted the critically-acclaimed, Portland-based slow-fi indie band, bed. , and co-founded the indie music publicity firm, Public Display PR , in San Fransisco in 2013. Website: https://substack.com/@dedicateyourlifetomusic _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Thank you to our show sponsor, Groover. Join Wes ...
Jun 24, 2025•58 min•Ep. 4
Lee Griffin is a Client Manager at the independent music distributor, Symphonic, where he represents the digital distribution of such acts as Sublime, CloZee, Big Gigantic, and Wally Opus Records. As a DJ, Lee has signed deals with Ram Records and Play Me Records. He resides in Nashville, Tennessee. Follow Lee: https://www.instagram.com/lee_griffin/ Follow Symphonic: https://www.instagram.com/symphonicdistro/ Visit Website: https://symphonic.com/ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Thank you to our episode ...
Jun 17, 2025•1 hr•Ep. 3
Dorian Perron is an entrepreneur, musician, and former blogger who co-founded Groover in 2018. With offices in Paris and New York, Dorian leads the operations of Groover as one of three founders who’ve raised over $15 million in funding to bolster an online platform that connects over 600,000 active users to more than 3000 curators and music pros across the world. Dorian also founded the French indie music blog, Indeflagration . Follow Dorian: https://www.instagram.com/dorianflagrant/ Follow Gro...
Jun 10, 2025•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 2
Chris Passage is the Venuworks Event Manager at The Ford Center and the Victory Theater in Evansville, Indiana. Over the past 20 years, Chris went from managing a Pizza Hut to booking shows for local bands and running small venues to, now, helping book and manage large-scale concerts and events at two of the biggest and most important venues in the region. Chris also founded Music Makes a Difference, a free concert series to raise funds for the non-profit organization, Easterseals. _ _ _ _ _ _ _...
Jun 10, 2025•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 1
Everybody Else is a podcast that pulls back the curtain on the people behind the music industry—the ones you don’t see in the spotlight. From producers and publicists to label execs, venue managers, and beyond, this show dives into the real stories, strategies, and lessons from those building and running the business of music.Whether you're an aspiring artist, a curious fan, or someone working behind the scenes yourself, Everybody Else offers a candid look into what it takes to build a meaningfu...
Jun 04, 2025•1 min
