Grateful Talks

Yo! Sorry for the delay in episodes! Been busy with some various fun things in the world of music - got back to practicing a bit today on acoustic from fully cold to "warm enough" for the day. Took about 30 minutes to get there, and hopefully there's some fun technique topics I touched on in this episode. Told some stories about recent fun road gig with Brown Eyed Women, filling in for my dear friend Joni Bottari. Lots of fun!

I finally got to sit down with my dad and capture some of my favorite stories of his over the years, as well as a bit about how he got into taping and why. Several more parts to this interview coming eventually.

Designed to give some explanation as to how revolutionary of a discovery this is for our Jerry Tone nerd world, it's my friend Waldotronics on a rare phone call with me to hammer out some of the details and nerd out over some wild observations in regards to Jerry gear and when it was used. So proud of Waldo for his tenacity! 

Today's solo hang ended up being all about phrasing...what is good phrasing? What is bad phrasing? Trying my hand at talking through some musical concepts. Not intended to be an instructional episode, moreso something to inspire discussion or reflection on your own phrasing!Happy playing and tone chasing, y'all!

What's up y'all!! It's been nearly 3 years since I've uploaded a podcast episode, and oh my, how we've grown! I get a lot of DMs asking similar questions, so I figured I'd set up mics late at night and chat & play for a little bit and hopefully share some fun info in the meantime. Love your faces. 

The 2nd part of Edwin's story!!

Edwin Hurwitz is truly one of the most in-depth thinkers I've ever had the pleasure of talking to. Consuming music from day one, his childhood was filled with sounds of his grandfather's atonal compositions...he found his way to competitive music camps and there was no stopping him! Edwin is an exceptionally talented and knowledgeable bassist, sound engineer, musician, attorney, and human being. stay tuned for the next episode, part 2!

Y'all know who he is! And if you don't, you're missing out. Zach Nugent is one of the most fabulous Jerry players out there. Zach chats about his time playing with Melvin Seals and JGB, his recent endeavors in the digital world (twitch and patreon), and shares some licks with us. Great episode, thanks Zach.

Tour manager of Melvin Seals & JGB, Daniel Marc, sits down for a killer episode to chat about his recent album recording, some stories from the road, and more. Check out Dan's podcast DMMRR (Daniel Marc's Musical Rodeo Roundup) here!

Joni Bottari, guitarist for Brown Eyed Women and Spiral Light, joins me for an inspiring and fun conversation about her journey in music!

Leo Elliott, the luthier behind ScarletFire Guitars, joins me for conversation about his story!

Josh Olken, guitar wizard extraordinaire, sits down in a park to chat about his experience as a touring guitar player and as a studious deadhead..really good stuff in here!

Join me and luthier Jonathan Stewart for the inaugural episode of Grateful Talks! We test out the format chatting about Jon's story and talking about why we love the Grateful Dead. More on the way!

Billy Trout is a talented amp tech and future engineer...we chat about jerry tone and how you can get yourself closer to the sound!