Glenn Felton has toured with Tori Amos, Peter Frampton, John Fogerty, Ozzfest, Bonnie Raitt, Ozzfest, Zac Brown Band, Keb’ Mo, Alabama, Guns N’ Roses, Cher, Jackson Browne, Boston, Spin Doctors, Steve Miller Band, Journey, & Jars of Clay. Russell Felton has toured with KISS, the Dixie Chicks, the Dead Tour, & Shania Twain.
John "JJ" Watt has performed with the Main Grains and The City Kids. Dennis “El Guapo” Post is a Copenhagen based guitarist who’s performed with Warrior Soul, The City Kids, Flush the Fashion, Thor, Frank Meyer, Anton Johannson, Sabac Red, & Outerspace.
The Unlikely Candidates are an American indie rock band from Keller, Texas, formed in 2008. Kyle Morris is the singer of the band and Cole Male is the bands guitar player. Their song "Novocaine" topped the Alternative Songs chart and has received over 66 million streams and video views as of July 2021.
Nick Rucker is a musician, producer and sound engineer based in Asheville, NC. He’s been the front-of-house engineer for heavy metal band Steel Panther since 2006. My second guest is Craig Jenkins. Craig Jenkins has worked for Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls, Lucero, Mad Caddies, Chuck Ragan, Flogging Molly, Lagwagon, Old Man Markley, Black Pacific (a side project from Jim of Pennywise fame) and Abloom (a side project with members of Snot, Soulfly and One Side Zero.) Craig himself owned and ...
My first guest is Eddie Daly. He’s better known as Eddie Spaghetti the lead singer and bassist of The Supersuckers. My second guest is Brian “Damage” Forsythe. You know him as a guitarist from the band KIX.
Graeme Cooper began working in music in 1977. He’s worked for the B52’s, Garbage, STP, Living Colour, Lyle Lovett, No Doubt, NIN, Slayer, Tori Amos, Tracy Chapman, Ugly Kid Joe, Cake, & Morphine. Einar Pedersen is a bass player. He’s worked with The Awful Truth, Goudie, Kacy Crowley, Lord Friday the 13th, Jeff Klein, Kelly Clarkson, Reba McIntire, The Fray, Stone Wheels, Radney Foster, & members of both Tool & Weezer.
Patrick King is a drum tech. He's worked for Lamb of God, Black Label Society, & Vinnie Paul with Hellyeah. Marcus Dane Rafferty is a guitar tech. He's worked for Hellyeah, Mudvayne, Fall of Humanity, Lamb of God, Saxon, Hatebreed, and Fozzy.
Howard Heckers has worked for Maceo Parker, Christopher Cross, James Taylor, Art Garfunkel, Ray Charles, Liza Minelli, Randy Newman, Dana Fuchs, and Rodger Hodgson from Supertramp fame. Howard is a Sound designer, engineer, tour manager, and production manager. He’s joining us today from Belgium. Wim Booltink is a backline tech, a stage manager, and a production manager. He’s worked for Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Beth Hart, De Heinoos, Danny Bryant, The Steepwater Band, Waylon Band, and A Bowie Celeb...
Brent Brito is a sound engineer. He’s worked for Paul McCartney, Carole King, the Beach Boys, Living Colour, Andrew Dice Clay, Milli Vanilli, INXS, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Jennifer Hudson, Brian McKnight, Dream Theater, Blink 182, Unwritten Law, Strata, Off by One, Saliva, Sevendust, & Kool and the Gang. E. Kevin Jones has worked for Living Colour, Roberta Flack, Ashford and Simpson, Patti Austin, Usher, Faith Evans, Steven Seagal, Alicia Keys, Michael Mcdonald, The Commodores, Nicki Minaj, J...
Matt Mills is a Lighting Designer. He’s worked for 3 Doors Down, Sammy Hagar, Disturbed, Motley Crue, Avenged Sevenfold, Linkin Park, and Michael Buble, Motley Crew, Sammy Hagar, and Nelly Furtado. In 2012 he won the Top Dog Award for Lighting Director / Operator of the year for his work with Linkin Park. Aidan Mullen is a Guitar Tech and Stage manager He’s worked for Aaron Lewis, Def Leppard, Peter Frampton, Phil Collins, Tim McGraw, Guns N’ Roses, Matchbox 20, Aerosmith, Metallica, Kid Rock, H...
Terry Ilous is the singer and founding member of the band XYZ. Ilous was also the lead singer for the band Great White from 2010-2018. Howie Hubberman funded Guns N’ Roses up to the point they were signed to Geffen Records. He managed Poison. But perhaps he is best known as one of the top vintage guitar sellers in the world while the owner/operator of Guitars R’ Us on the famous Sunset Blvd.
Taff Barrett has worked for Collin Raye, Diamond Rio & Aaron Tippin. Doug Larsson has worked for Gwar, Diana Ross, Sammy Kershaw, & Aaron Tippin
The Georgia Thunderbolts are an American rock band from Rome, Georgia. Formed in 2015, the band released their debut album Can We Get A Witness through Mascot Records in 2021. Logan Tolbert is a guitar player and TJ Lyle is the singer of the band.
Bruce Sudano is an American singer-songwriter, He was a member of the Brooklyn Dreams and is noted for creating songs for artists such as Michael Jackson & Jermaine Jackson, Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire and his wife… the Grammy Award-winning singer Donna Summer. He’s recently released two new albums Spirals volume 1 & 2. AJ Smith is an indie/pop Singer-Songwriter. He’s going to be opening for Billy Joel and The Eagles. He’s the winner of the Abe Oleman Scholarship from the Songwriters Hal...
Alan Hewitt has performed with the Moody Blues as a keyboard player since 2010. He’s worked with Warrant, Earth Wind & Fire, Donny Osmond, & John Waite. Felix Cavaliere has a 50-year career that includes the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Songwriter Hall of Fame, Vocal Group Hall of Fame, Grammy Hall of Fame & Musicians Hall of Fame. He’s best known as being in the group The Young Rascals.
Kevin 'Batty' Walsh has worked for Weapon of Peace, Ruby Turner, Earth Wind and Fire, Jeff Lynne, George Harrison, Metallica, Slayer, Tesla, Celtic Frost, Black Sabbath, Alice Cooper, Iron Maiden, T’pau, Bad Company, Soundgarden, Motorhead, Zuchero, & Men at Work. Tommy ‘T-Bone’ Caradonna is a bass player. He’s toured with Lita Ford, Alice Cooper, White Lion, Razor Bliss, The Reaganomics, & The Beat Angels.
Daniel Joseph Courtney Dawson is the LD for Black Label Society. He’s toured with Pantera, Slipknot, Rob Zombie, & Lamb of God. Marcos Pena played in various bands including a band named Deuce, a favorite opener for the Ramones. As an audio engineer he’s worked for The Rolling Stones, Frank Marino, Mahogany Rush, and Jefferson Starship. In addition to being an audio engineer he’ a solar, wind geothermal engineer, & environmental scientist.
Eddie Meade has been a touring drum tech since 1998. He’s worked for Sevendust, Alter Bridge, Steel Panther, Rob Zombie, Breaking Benjamin, Paramore, A Day to Remember, Gojira, Hinder, Saving Abel, Survivor, Arch Enemy, & Opeth Ray Gronvall is a tech and sound guy he has worked for Hammerfall, Hinder,Venom, Opeth, Starship, Adam 812, Amon Amarth, RATT, Thin Lizzy, Survivor,Bad Company, Morbid Angel, WASP, & Arch Enemy
Rick Fagan is a tour manager and tour accountant. He’s worked for Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Motley Crue, Boston, Velvet Revolver, Guns N’ Roses, Audioslave, Limp Bizkit, Stone Temple Pilots, Puddle of Mud, Peter Frampton, Macy Gray, Richard Marx, Foreigner, Meatloaf, and Duran Duran. Don Foose is the singer of The Spudmonsters and American thrash metal, hardcore and crossover band from Cleveland Ohio and One Life All In a positive hardcore band. He wrote a book titled "Raw Life" that supports li...
Glenn Kaufman has worked as a production manager, stage manager, tech, and as a rigger. He’s worked for Night Ranger, Godsmack, Wyclef Jean, Type O Negative, Quiet Riot, Rick Derringer, Bette Midler, Marilyn Manson, Steely Dan, Third Eye Blind, Carly Simon, David Lee Roth, Fleetwood Mac, Run DMC, Smokey Robinson, Black Sabbath, Michael Bolton, Julian Lennon, Annie Lenox, & Blondie. Paul Spriggs is a tour manager, road Manager, & production manager. He’s worked for Babyface, Beastie Boys,...
Thomas O’Keefe played with Antiseen from 1988 to 1995 playing Bass. Before that he was the guitar player for Judas Bullethead. He’s been the tour manager of Train, Sia, Dashboard Confessional, Mandy Moore, Third Eye Blind & Weezer. He’s the author of "Waiting to Derail, Ryan Adams and Whiskeytown, Alt-Country's Brilliant Wreck." Glenn Rupert has toured with Soundgarden, WCW wrestling, Blink 182, Greenday, Metallica, Guns N' Roses, Iron Maiden, Motley Crue, KISS, Taz Bentley, & the Trans-...
In addition to being a founding member of Blessid Union of Souls, Eddie Hedges has toured with Sheila E, Bell Biv DeVo, Shanice, & RuPaul. Charly Roth is also a founding member of Blessid Union of Souls. In addition he has toured with Rick Derringer, Edgar Winter, Siouxsie and the Banshees, & Ozzy Osbourne.
Chad Olech is a front of house engineer. He’s worked for Lincoln Park, Puddle of Mud, Survivor, Thin Lizzy, Flogging Molly, Chevelle, Anthrax, Daughtry, Deftones, Weezer, Panic at the Disco, Shinedown, Peter Frampton, Jason Bonham, Disturbed, & Fall Out Boy Jim Runge is a Co-host and co-producer of Tour Mgmt 101. He’s worked for The Black Keys, Lil Dicky, Major Lazer, Imagine Dragons, Lucinda Williams, the Replacements, & Chase Rice
Emilio Castillo is a saxophone player and composer. He’s best known as being the founder of the band Tower of Power. Angelo Christopher Moore AKA Dr. Mad Vibe is the lead singer and Saxophonist of the band Fishbone.
Glenn Wright has worked doing Lasers, Pyro, and effects for Five Finger Death Punch, Nicki Minaj, Hillsong, Travis Scott, The Eagles, Roger Waters, Will Smith, Chris Brown and Gloria Estefan. Nate Tanner has worked for the Black Eyed Peas, LMFAO, DJ Kaskade, Foreigner, Whitesnake, the Rolling Stones, KISS, Chris Brown, Kanye West, CeeLo Green, and Five Finger Death Punch. Living in Vegas he’s worked on Cirque Du Soleil and the Star Trek Experience amongst other shows.
Erik Eldenius is currently the drummer for Billy Idol. He’s worked with Cher, Donna Summer, Royal Machines, Venice, Dilana, LeAnn Rimes, Five For Fighting, Anastacia, Jackson Browne, Vanessa Carlton, Mandy Moore, & Low Millions Jon Evans is a bassist who’s worked for Tori Amos, Ben Folds, Cher, Third Eye Blind, Vanessa Carlton, Elton John, Paula Cole, Linda Perry, Chris Cornell, Sarah McLachlan, Bozz Skaggs, & Rita Moreno
Ruth McCartney is an Internet, digital and new media entrepreneur. She is the CEO of McCartneyMultimedia, co-founder of fan management software company iFanz and President of ConnectCode.mobi. She also just happens to be the stepsister of Paul McCartney and Mike McGear. In 1973 Ms. May Pang accompanied John Lennon to Los Angeles to promote Mind Games and thus began an 18-month relationship, which John affectionately and publicly referred to as his “Lost Weekend.”
Mark O’Shea was the Tour Manager/Road Manager for NIN on their first two tours. He’s toured with The Jesus and Mary Chain, Peter Murphy, Catherine Wheel, Butthole Surfers, Gravity Kills, Godhead, Sister Soleil, GusGus, and Pigface. He’s currently running the Wonderbus Music Festival and is the production Manager at the Goodyear Theatre. Trent Weller has worked as a tour manager, amongst various other positions, for Avenged Sevenfold, Lamb of God, High on Fire, Kittie, Mushroomhead, Dope, Shadows...
Frank Meyer is the author of… On the Road with the Ramones, When the Wall of Sound Met The New York Underground, Van Halen: A Visual History 1978 - 1985 (Chronicle) & From Dude to Dad: The Diaper Dude Guide to Pregnancy. As a vocalist he’s worked with James Williamson (Iggy and the Stooges), The Streetwalkin’ Cheetahs, The Anti-Virals, Blind House, Thor, Warrior Soul & with Supersuckers frontman Eddie Spaghetti. He directed the film Risen: The Story of Chron “Hell Razah” Smith and worked...
Doug Carrion has played Bass in Punk bands The Descendents, Doggy Style, Dagnasty, The Humble Gods, For Love Not Lisa, and Field Day. Andy Shernoff is a founding member of New York Punk band The Dictators, The Resistance with Joey Ramone, The Master Plan, and Manitoba’s Wild Kingdom. He performed on Joey Ramone’s posthumously released first record titled "Don’t Worry About Me."
