For the Record

Tyler Chapman, Aka TRNR, is an independent artist based in Nashville. Tyler in this episode speaks of his inspirations, challenges, and journey to becoming a recording artist.

Jonathan Ogden is a Singer/songwriter who has received success in his solo career as well as his band, Rivers and Robots. In this episode Johnathan talks on his start in graphic design, his trials with burnout, and how he's handled negative feedback in the past.

Leikyn Bravo is an up-and-coming recording and touring artist from the Chicago area. We sat down and talked about her experiences in touring, traveling the world, burnout, and all of the things that set her on her path..

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In our season finale, we talked with Jeff Taylor. Jeff has so many random instruments tucked in the corners of his home studio. While he is versed in many instruments, his claim to fame is the accordion, of which he has many. So many.

As a surprise addition to our trip to Nashville, we got to head back to Centricity and sit down with PEABOD! PEABOD has been working with Centricity Music for the last several years to create a unique style of music that many people have called "Happy Rap." We got to talk through his journey of getting started in the music industry and some of the wonderful and scary parts of the process!

Hear our conversation with Rod Fletcher! Rod is the leader of the Opry Background Singers at the Grand Ole Opry! He has been singing at the Opry since 1996 and has sung with countless artists and performers!We also learned the hard way not to record a podcast outside...but more on that later... :)

We got to stop by Centricity Music and talk with John Mays and Steve Ford. John founded Centricity Music and is currently head of A&R. Steve has been with working with John pretty much since the beginning and is currently the general manager of the label. Centricity Music is a Christian record label in Nashville, Tennessee with artists such as Jordan Feliz, NEEDTOBREATHE, and Lauren Daigle! We talked about topics like the founding of Centricity as well as the process of finding new artists and supporting them in their journey!

We got to visit the home studio of Kurt Heinecke, the musical genius behind the beloved animation series VeggieTales. We talked about his involvement with the early stages of the show as well as his other musical endeavors and experiences in the music industry!

For our next stop in Nashville, we stopped by the house of musical duo Wild Harbors! Hear from Chris and Jenna about their story of coming to Nashville and the process of taking their passion for music and making it their career!

Meet Blair Masters. Blair is currently the touring keyboardist for Garth Brooks. He has been in the music industry for a good long time and has had some really cool opportunities, from writing and scoring a song for a Disney movie to working on nearly every CCM artist through the 90s. We barely scratched the surface of the things Blair has done!

For our first stop in Nashville, we visited Tim Rosenau. Tim has been a touring musician for over 15 years and has spent most of it as the lead guitar player for TobyMac. He has lots of great stories about his time in the music industry. We were also joined by Kurt Heinecke, but more on that later

On our route to Nashville, we stopped in Alhambra, Illinois and hung out with Jesse Case! Jesse opened a destination recording studio in a converted barn, so that's awesome. Of course, we had to get him on the show.

"I've got hundreds of stories. All of them are true, half of them are believable"On our season finale, Vegas shares some of the crazy opportunities he's fallen into in the music industry. From being one of the minds behind the band Superchick, to casting extras for ER, Vegas has been in a million places and has stories for days!

Grant Milliren has stories for days! From touring across 8 Midwest states to studio experiences, Grant has seen it all!

Today we sit down with Justin LeBreck of Waysound Recording Studio. Justin shares his personal journey in the music industry and some of the more ridiculous projects he has been a part of!

This week we got Judson Brown on the show! Judson is a singer and performing artist in the Chicago and midwest area. He is everything from multi-instrumentalist to producer, and just an all around character!

Julie Marie has written too many songs to count! We had a great conversation about her artistic process and the things that inspire her to write music!

We got to talk with Chicago producer Sol about the art of producing, the world of sampling, and the importance of a healthy culture in the production room.

Nathaniel and I talk about the unique challenges of producing singer-songwriter music and the struggles with creating music that honors the artist.

Lauren shares her journey in the music industry and talks about the time she fulfilled her dream of being on the Voice.