Episode 124 - Mery Steel
Mery Steel is Canadian and Ohioan and multi-instrumental and delightful, and you will enjoy this conversation very much. Show Notes Mery Steel's Official Website
Jun 12, 2025•53 min•Ep. 124
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Episode 123 - Juliet Fromholt, Taylor Ruckle, & our favorite albums of 2024
This is a conversation from back in December where I am joined by two actual music journalists for a discussion about our favorite albums of the year. Sure, I'm posting this late, but if you haven't heard these albums, they're new to you , right? The show notes have a listing of the albums we discussed. Show Notes...
Apr 01, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 123
Episode 122 - Pictoria Vark
Victoria Park releases music under the name Pictoria Vark. She is a bass player, songwriter, recording artist, and experienced touring musician. Victoria just released a new album called Nothing Sticks, and we get into some in-depth discussion on the album and songwriting in this conversation. Show Notes
Mar 28, 2025•46 min•Ep. 122
Episode 121 - LibCor
LibCor is a rock band from Cleveland, Ohio. They describe themselves as "four oddballs making music for all the toys on misfit island." They have two albums out at the moment, Cut the Rope and M.O.O.N., and they're headed to the studio next month to begin work on their third album.
Dec 10, 2024•37 min•Ep. 121
Episode 120 - Kai on the Keys
Kai is a Chicago-based music professional with a diverse skill set. Visit her over at her official site , and learn about how awesome she is this converasation!
Nov 13, 2024•33 min•Ep. 120
Episode 119 - Carolyn Shulman
Carolyn Shulman is a singer-songwriter based in Denver, Colorado. Her most recent release is called Heart on a Wire , and you can find it right now on all streaming platforms. How did she go from practicing law to making albums? What went into making her most recent album? What are her favorite whiskies? Answers await you in this episode!
Oct 30, 2024•51 min•Ep. 119
Episode 118 - Jess Bush
Jess Bush is a songwriter whose primary tool is piano. You'll get to know her as a musician and writer in this episode, including a glimpse at her process and motivation. You can find her official website here: https://jessbushmusic.com/
Oct 23, 2024•35 min•Ep. 118
Episode 117 - Feel Your Feelings with 7000apart
Jon & Amelie were my guests way back on Episode 25. Since then, they've played a whole lot of live shows and finished their album Feel Your Feelings , which is out TODAY. Visit them at 7000apart.com .
Oct 16, 2024•24 min•Ep. 117
Episode 116 - Dayton Music Fest #20
Nathan Peters joins me to talk about the 20th installment of Dayton Music Fest, which takes place on October 11th and 12th. Ticket Link
Oct 09, 2024•24 min•Ep. 116
Episode 115 - Alex Winters
Alex Winters is a songwriter from Texas who'd rather have a discussion about childhood trauma than small talk. This preference for deeper thoughts comes out in her songs. Her latest album, Unexpected Trespasses , was released back on February 27th. Show Notes...
Oct 02, 2024•54 min•Ep. 115
Episode 114 - Tod Weidner
Tod Weidner is back again to talk about his experience recording "Favorites", one of his recent singles. We're also chatting about his upcoming shows here in Ohio with Peter Mulvey on May 2nd and 3rd. Show Notes
May 01, 2024•42 min•Ep. 114
Episode 113 - Valerie Vonn
Valerie Vonn is an independent musician currently based in Germany. How did she get started making music? Why is she based in Germany? You'll learn the answer to those two questions in this episode, as well as several insightful thoughts on the music business. Show Notes
Mar 15, 2024•50 min•Ep. 113
Episode 112 - Anthony Church
Anthony Church is a fellow Ohioan, a music producer, and a podcaster. What are his musical influences? What's his podcast like? What does he see as the role of a producer? You'll get the answers to these questions and more from this episode. Don't forget to check out the Show Notes for applicable links, including a Spotify playlist of Anthony's music, and his LinkTree. Show Notes...
Mar 13, 2024•39 min•Ep. 112
Episode 111 - Juliet Fromholt & Taylor Ruckle with our favorite albums of 2023
Three music nerds talk about their top 10 favorite albums of 2023. Here's hoping you discover something that you'll love! Links in the Show Notes. Show Notes I Am Experienced
Jan 15, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 111
Episode 110 - Rizo talking about I AM EXPERIENCED
My latest release, I Am Experienced , is exactly six months old today, having been release on June 20th, 2023. This episode features Rizo, the engineer / producer on this concept album. Show Notes
Dec 20, 2023•32 min•Ep. 110
Episode 109 - Buick Audra
Buick Audra is a songwriter and guitarist based in Nashville, who seriously brings the rock in her band Friendship Commanders . She wrote a concept album called Mass for the band, and in addition to doing the artwork, she also wrote a book to accompany it. There are a lot of stories here. You'll hear just a couple of them in our conversation. Show Notes...
Dec 15, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 109
Episode 108 - Golden Guy
The more you learn, the less you're going to know about Golden Guy. That being the case, listen to this episode and learn a little less about this enigma of your fascination. Show Notes
Oct 19, 2023•22 min•Ep. 108
Episode 107 - Max B. Greene
Do you know what a cigar box guitar is? I didn't, and then I had this conversation with Max B. Greene. Show Notes
Oct 02, 2023•35 min•Ep. 107
Episode 106 - Taylor Ruckle and our favorite albums of Q2 2023
Taylor Ruckle is back on this episode, and we're talking about some albums we enjoyed. I hope you find something here that you like. The albums are listed with Bandcamp links over in the show notes. Show Notes
Sep 27, 2023•37 min•Ep. 106
Episode 105 - Black Opry with Holly G
How many Black country artists can you name? How many Black folks artists can you name? Even people who consider themselves music fans might not be able to name more than one or two. Why is that? What is being done to change that? You'll learn the answers to those questions in this episode, a chat with Holly G about Black Opry . Show Notes...
Aug 10, 2023•29 min•Ep. 105
Episode 104 - Cherimondis J
Cherimondis J is an outrageously talented multi-instrumentalist, a classically trained concert pianist, and a soon-to-be college graduate. Our conversation goes to some deep and introspective places, mostly because Cherimondis clearly does a lot of thinking about how making art fits into her life. I asked her to contribute to my new concept EP I Am Experienced , she kindly agreed to do so, and you can hear her singing and playing violin on a few of the songs. We talk about that, the album Dove A...
Jul 10, 2023•45 min•Ep. 104
Episode 103 - OriSoaring and I Am Experienced
I'm talking to my multi-instrumental pal OriSoaring again on this episode. This time, we're talking about how she kindly contributed saxophone to my concept EP, I Am Experienced . She played on "Latent", "Plantation", and "Hey Baby Take the Keys." You'll hear me talk a little bit about my family history when we discuss "Plantation." You'll also hear how Ori approached tracking saxophone on these songs, as well as how she got the idea to put saxophone on a punk song. Get 10% off I Am Experienced ...
Jun 15, 2023•10 min•Ep. 103
Episode 102 - Hiba Loukssi
Hiba Loukssi just graduated from Xenia High School, and is headed to Cornell. She's an enthusiastic, eloquent, intelligent individual who you are surely going to love. This episode is for all the 2023 graduates: I hope that you all groove to my new song "Good Times" as your song of the summer, and that you look back fondly upon this time someday in the future. "Good Times" Show Notes...
Jun 07, 2023•38 min•Ep. 102
Episode 101 - Linsey Rogers
Linsey Rogers is a vivacious multi-instrumentalist and pinball enthusiast. There's more here, of course, but that's the hook. We had an enjoyable conversation, and I think you'll also find it quite entertaining. Show Notes
May 31, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 101
Episode 100 - John Scalzi
It was truly a pleasure for me to speak to Ohio musician John Scalzi , who happens to also be my favorite author. We spend most of this conversation talking about music. What was the first instrument he learned? You'll find the answer to that and other things about this very interesting individual in this episode. Show Notes...
May 12, 2023•31 min•Ep. 100
Episode 99 - Lisa Wagner & Levitt Pavillion
Lisa Wagner is Executive Director at Levitt Pavilion. They're a non-profit organization with the mission of building community through the power of music, and they bring 50 free concerts to Dayton every year. How in the world do they pull that off? Find out in this conversation. Show Notes
May 05, 2023•32 min•Ep. 99
Episode 98 - Kyleen Downes
Kyleen Downes is a professional musician, and one of my favorite people here in our Dayton music community. In this conversation, you'll learn how she decided to study music in college and what her songwriting process looks like, among other things. Show Notes
May 03, 2023•36 min•Ep. 98
Episode 97 - Tatiana Bonneau
I was on Tatiana's podcast a short time ago, and she returns the favor for this episode. Tatiana speaks four languages, has four children, and has a whole lot of interesting life experiences. You'll get to know her personally and professionally in this episode. Show Notes...
May 02, 2023•34 min•Ep. 97
Episode 96 - Tracey Bunn
Tracy Bunn is my first Australian guest. She is an experienced musician and songwriter with lots of stories to tell. I think you'll be able to tell how much she cares about the music she makes from our conversation. Pretty please pre-save my upcoming single "Latent" Show Notes
Apr 14, 2023•46 min•Ep. 96
Episode 95 - Taylor Ruckle and our favorite albums of Q1 2023
Taylor Ruckle is back on the podcast! As music enthusiasts tend to do, we gush about our favorite albums of 2023 so far. I've linked to all of them in the Show Notes so that they'll be easy for you to find. Pre-Save my new single "Latent", pretty please ? Show Notes...
Apr 12, 2023•34 min•Ep. 95
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