My guest is producer, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist @m_bailouni AKA Rayan. He is the guitarist and vocalist of Dubai-based Metal band @coatofarmsband who have just come back swinging after a 5 year hiatus. Rayan is also an even growing pillar in the Middle Eastern and UAE music scene across genres as a producer and songwriter, with hundreds of releases per year to his name....
Feb 25, 2021•2 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 88
My guest is Bassem Deaibess - Guitarist and Vocalist of Lebanese Metal pioneers, Blaakyum. Blaakyum started in 1995 and is still going strong, something that is unique for the Middle Eastern metal scene. Other than Blaakyum Bassem has been very active in the scene from bands like The Hourglass (Homos, Syria), Communion (Beirut, Lebanon), Solitaire (Tripoli, Lebanon) to supporting and promoting other musicians in the region. The tribe also knows Bassem as @siredmundblack , an active and v...
Feb 18, 2021•3 hr 21 min•Season 1Ep. 87
My guest is Christian Sturgess AKA @sturgebass - a musician and bassist for the UK Progressive Metal band @flightofeden and Streamer. Being a full time touring musician, pre-pandemic Sturge had to adapt and find ways to keep the music going during lockdown! Streamed live on Twitch Wednesday Feb 10th
Feb 16, 2021•4 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 86
My guest is Lina Metalina - co-founder of the World Metal Congress ( @worldmetalcongress ), an initiative launched in 2019 that aims to connect the global metal community. I'm super excited to have her on the show to talk all things music industry, crossing boarders and supporting local artists.
Feb 06, 2021•1 hr 36 min•Season 1Ep. 85
My guest is Cory Smith AKA @ironsmithytv - He's a Twitch streamer that plays Sea of Thieves! He strives to be a source of knowledge to his community and for the games he’s playing He’s also a father of two and a Veteran. We have a ton to talk about and cover on during the episode.
Jan 28, 2021•2 hr 5 min
My guest is Gino Moose Sanchez, AKA The Mexican Moose. He's a Musician, DJ and variety Twitch streamer from the UK. From DJing, to Metal, to content creation and stream... we have a ton to cover during the episode! He's also someone I've been in contact with for a couple of years, way before the tribe moved our party to twitch and has been great help and inspiration on that platform!
Jan 14, 2021•4 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 82
wrapping up the year with 80 episodes! My wife joins me and the tribe comes down to party to say good bye to a year that we will never forget.
Dec 31, 2020•1 hr 49 min•Season 1Ep. 80
My guest is Muhammad Jaber ( @muhammad.jaber ). A show promoter and organizer ( @joscene_events ) from Jordan based in the UAE. He has been part of and the driving force behind many amazing metal events in the country and the region. He's also a musician, playing drums for Dubai's Verdict ( @verdict.band ) and Jordan's Chalice of Doom. 🎂 But to top all that off... we will be doing this ON HIS BIRTHDAY! 🥳...
Dec 25, 2020•1 hr 50 min•Season 1Ep. 79
My guest is Karam Toubba ( @toubbaofficial ) - A vocalist and veteran in the UAE Metal scene, also a DJ who has been making noise in the regional electronic music scene. He's someone that doesn't pull any punches regardless of unpopular opinion... and I'm stoked to dig deep and get weird on this episode.
Dec 17, 2020•2 hr 25 min•Season 1Ep. 78
My guest is Saudi musician and actor Moe Taifi ( @taifi_m ). His bands, As Per Casper ( @aspercasper ) & Watad ( @watad.band ) both bring genre bending alternative music on extreme ends of the rock genre. He's also the face of many campaigns, ads and brands in the Middle East... I know many of you have seen him creep up before a YouTube video! He's also someone I've known for an extremely long time. We've been in bands, traveled and shared a whole lot together. I'm very excited to ...
Dec 10, 2020•2 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 77
My guest is the awesome Noush (@noushlikesploosh) a musician, visual artist and filmmaker based in the UAE. With her 2018 debut album WhimCycle, Noush like Sploosh released 10 songs alongside 10 videos that were 10 years in the making! I'm super excited to dig deep and get to know more about her journey.
Dec 03, 2020•1 hr 59 min•Season 1Ep. 76
My guest is Marcus ( @themarcusch ) - A musician that has been part of the Dubai music scene since 2009 with his own band "TheMarcus". He is also a music producer and currently the founder of musivv.com , a music platform for independent artists. As you all know, I'm very much for building communities and platforms for independent artists and @musivv is one of those that get me hopeful. ...
Nov 30, 2020•1 hr 34 min•Season 1Ep. 75
My guest is Khalid Al Temimi ( @temimidrummer ) - UAE based drummer and musician. Khalid is a huge part of the Unmuted Tribe, and the music scene as a whole I am very excited to have him back on the show! Tune in LIVE tonight on twitch at 10pm UAE #UnmutedShow #UAE
Nov 19, 2020•2 hr 44 min•Season 1Ep. 74
My guest is Saif Sami ( @notsosaif ) - An Emirati guitarist, singer and audio engineer. His band Metarust ( @metarust_band ) has come out swinging and made noise to attract attention in the local and regional scenes. Other than being a huge supporter of the show, and a long time tribe member... Saif and I also have another thing linking us, going back to when he first got interested in Audio and pursuing music! ...
Nov 09, 2020•1 hr 40 min•Season 1Ep. 73
My guest is Martin Furia ( @martin.furia ) - a musician, producer, tour manager and live audio engineer. From writing, recording and preforming with Bark ( @barkantwerp ) and Furia ( @furia_band_antwerp ) to touring the world with bands like Destruction, Aborted, Nervosa, Flotsam and Jetsam and Toxik... It's safe to say Martin's got some stories to his name! There's actually a TON more he does that will take forever to type out, so tune in to get the full picture. I met Martin in Dubai...
Nov 08, 2020•2 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 72
My guest is Moutasem Kabbani, founder of Metal East Records - a Metal record label and booking / promoter based in the UAE! He's also someone that has been a driving force for my band Svengali, having distributed our albums, managed the band and booked us for some of our biggest shows.
Nov 01, 2020•2 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 71
My Guest is Naser AKA @PhuzzyBond, a content creator and streamer with over a combined 100K followers on YouTube and Twitch. He's also a musician who I grew up with and was the guitarist of one of my very first "serious" bands! https://www.linktr.ee/unmuted
Oct 27, 2020•2 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 70
my guest is Serge Lutfi - musician and audio engineer based in Dubai, vocalist of the two bands, Aramaic & Verdict⠀ he has also spent time on the road with Dubai's staple death metal act, Nervecell This is a redo for episode 66 which was canceled due to some madness related to the current global situation! streamed LIVE Saturday Oct 24th @ 7:30PM UAE 4:30PM UK⠀ ⠀ Check out more unmuted: https://www.linktr.ee/unmuted...
Oct 25, 2020•2 hr 49 min•Season 1Ep. 69
My guest is musician Carla Saad, AKA @AsPerCasper Outside of music, she has come back to Dubai with big plans for the artists and scene of this city. We've had Carla on the show for episode for episode 23 when she was in Germany, but now we get to sit down and dig deep at the new podcast setup!
Oct 21, 2020•2 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 68
My guest is Rami Haikal guitarist of Jordanian doom/ death metal band BILOCATE and Founder & Caramelier at Toffimelt Bilocate was one of the very first Middle Eastern Metal bands I found and were the headliners of Svengali 's very first show! ...
Oct 11, 2020•2 hr 42 min•Season 1Ep. 67
Surprise!! Let me explain why we can't have guests... Also, come kick it with me on Twitch
Oct 04, 2020•17 min•Season 1Ep. 66
my guest is Mike Malyan, musician and drummer of the beastly progressive metal band, Monuments. streamed LIVE Wednesday Sep 30th @ 7PM UAE 4PM UK Hit him up: Twitch Instagram YouTube #UnmutedShow #MikeMalyan #Monuments...
Sep 30, 2020•1 hr 41 min•Season 1Ep. 65
My guest is Fadi Al Shami of Dubai-based doom/death metal band Aramaic He was the very first guest on Unmuted and I'm super excited to have him back for episode 64! streaming LIVE Monday Sep 28th @ 7PM UAE | 4PM UK #UnmutedShow #FadiAlShami #Aramaic #DoomDeath...
Sep 29, 2020•2 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 64
My guest is digital marketer and content creator, Hameed Yousuf AKA Hami Vlogs www.instagram.com/hamivlogs MORE EPISODE & AUDIO STREAMING LINKTR.EE/UNMUTED #UnmutedShow...
Sep 23, 2020•1 hr 57 min•Season 1Ep. 63
My guest is photographer, videographer and long-time friend, Stephen Godenzie Photography . Hit the 'get reminder' button to tune in LIVE! instagram.com/godenzie MORE EPISODE & AUDIO STREAMING LINKTR.EE/UNMUTED #UnmutedShow...
Sep 22, 2020•2 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 62
My guest is ex podcaster, musician and food blogger Dana Tulefat. * PRE-RECORDED EPISODE * I'm still fine-tuning and fixing all the technical stuff for the in-person podcasts... sorry for the little audio glitches and echos! LINKS: Sifted Thoughts www.instagram.com/ahungrypear ➖ MORE EPISODE & AUDIO STREAMING ➖ LINKTR.EE/UNMUTED #UnmutedShow...
Sep 19, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 61
Episode 60! My guests are two members of the London based band Binge Drinker - having previously been based in the Middle East, I'm stoked to get their unique perspective on both scenes. LINKS: instagram.com/bingedrinker_band Binge Drinker This episode is made possible by Hippie Cactus MORE UNMUTED LINKTR.EE/UNMUTED #UnmutedShow...
Sep 16, 2020•2 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 60
My guest is the only and only JM Elias - this is the first official episode in the new space and the first episode to ever be pre-recorded. Let me know what you guys think! Check out more episode or listen to the show: www.linktr.ee/unmuted instagram.com/grindroomstudio instagram.com/jm.elias instagram.com/ctgpro instagram.com/svengalimusic...
Sep 12, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 59
A quick update about all things UNMUTED!
Sep 08, 2020•26 min•Season 1Ep. 57
Here we go! My guest is Mudassar Jackson , a tribute act and singer based in Dubai, UAE instagram.com/mudassarjackson ➖MORE UNMUTED➖ LINKTR.EE/UNMUTED...
Aug 20, 2020•1 hr 47 min•Season 1Ep. 56