Musician Mindset

Dylan Caligiuri talks about discipline, music education, emotional intelligence, human motivational systems, and many more essential concepts for musicians at every stage of their career.

Michael Seaman is an LA-based pianist, composer, and music director attracting the attention of audiences and musicians alike for his passionate and fresh take on the jazz and pop traditions. His work has been featured in Netflix's new animated movie The Monkey King, The South Dakota Symphony's 2023 concert series, HBO's Perry Mason, Engelbert Humperdinck's 2021 Reflections international tour, and in his own 12-piece jazz big band The Fresh Rhythm with Luke Carlsen.

Jason and Dave discuss principles for achieving longevity in your career.

Dave and Jason are back after a hiatus to discuss the qualities of professionalism, attitude, and mindset.

Adam Gust was raised in the cold of Minnesota, studied music in the heat of the University of North Texas, and has served a diverse full-time freelance music career of world touring and session work in just right Los Angeles since 2000. After a humbling decade of recovery from a career-threatening injury, Adam acquired a unique expertise, empathy, and voice toward evolving learning environments in drum education and in life.   Adam's journey of re-learning how to practice has helped him to stumble upon effective student based progressing learning strategies. Adam is excited to share his story of trauma from 'black to beyond' as he explains how he implements new academic ideas and technologies while re-assessing traditional forms of drum instruction.    Therapy and education are blood relatives, and the global pandemic is fertile ground to promote meaningful conversations about the application of mental health treatments to education and all disciplines of development.  Awareness of Trauma-Informed modalities will be a key component in our healing from this crisis, both for ourselves and for those we love.  

In this 6 feet apart episode, Dave and Jason discuss their handling of the Covid-19 lifestyle adjustments, and ways musicians can ensure they are setting themselves up for the career recovery period coming up soon.

Our guest today is Vanessa Bryan, a singer, songwriter, producer and entrepreneur.   Vanessa has been a featured BG singer for acts such as Idina Menzel, Gwen Stefani and most recently The Killers.   She is the office gal vocal coach and arranger for Kidz Bop and owns Music Lessons LA, a music school, recording studio and vocal lessons.

Originating from Los Angeles, Casey Baer is a nineteen-year-old pop recording artist charting her own course with honest lyrics and powerful vocals. A year in the making, Casey’s first single, “Greatest Mistake,” was a first look of what’s to come in the young artist’s career. Produced and co-written by Grammy-nominated producer, Dru Decaro, ‘Greatest Mistake’ serves as her first in many unapologetic takes on her formative years. Her latest single, “Hold On,” brings a summertime feel to her growing portfolio of teenage pop anthems. The song caught the music industry’s attention and earned her an official remix by the EDM producer duo, twoDB. Through her music and engaging content, Casey has reached 250,000 music streams and grown her audience to over 50,000 across platforms in just under one year. She has worked with brands such as Daniel Wellington, Skullcandy, Blue Microphone, Crocs, and Revolve. She has also received media coverage from KTLA, Tiger Beat, Trending All Day, Music Insider, Action Magazine, Pop Culturalist, Famous Birthdays, and several others. Casey is often found performing her music at venues across Los Angeles and at conventions such as NY Music Expo and Playlist Live.

Our guest today is Michael Ward. Michale is an accomplished  recording artist, guitarist and professional musician who has toured the world with groups such as Ben Harper and the innocent criminals, The Wall Flowers and was co-founder of the group,  School of Fish. Michael’s guitar work can be heard on records by John Hiatt and the Grammy award winning single, One Headlight by the Wallflowers.   In this episode you will learn:   How to overcome not getting a great gig How to be social with your band and why it's important  How great opportunities come from finding common interests with musicians besides music 

We can rent a car!   Our 25th show, thanks so much for the support! In this episode Jason and Dave discuss the common lessons the guests have shared over the course of 25 episodes. Some really great content here, enjoy!   www.musicianmindsetpodcast.com  https://possiblechops.com/davejohnstone  

In this episode, return guest Nick Petrillo takes us through his approach to music directing.      Nick Petrillo is a keyboardist, music director, arranger, and orchestrator based in Los Angeles.  Originally from Bound Brook, New Jersey, Nick is a 2010 graduate of Berklee College of Music in Boston, with a dual Bachelor's Degree in Film Scoring and Contemporary Writing/Production.     As a music director and keyboardist, Nick has performed, recorded, and toured internationally with Frenchie Davis (from "The Voice”) and David Hernandez (from "American Idol”) and has worked with the likes of Michael McDonald, Katharine McPhee, David Foster and Simon Fuller’s Now United.  He is the resident music director for McPhee International Vocal Studios, arranging and producing for artists in development, as well as the event entertainment contractor for Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank and Bright Horizons Family Solutions in Boston.  Nick also records and tours extensively with Aubrey Logan of Post-Modern Jukebox.   Since moving to Los Angeles in 2011, Nick has worked as an orchestrator on TV (ABC’s Revenge, Nashville, Modern Family, and Ten Days In The Valley, Showtime’s Shameless, CBS's Seal Team and Under The Dome, and NBC's Aquarius and Reverie), feature films ("Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters" and Mattel's BARBIE animated features), video games ("Halo 4"), and music albums (Seal's "Soul II" and Rod Stewart's "Merry Christmas, Baby," both under acclaimed producer, David Foster).

https://possiblechops.com/musicianmindset/   In 1999 Josh was asked by Paul Shaffer (Band leader of SNL and David Letterman Show CBS Orchestra) to join the Nickelodeon House Band which was his first professional gig.  Shortly thereafter, Sheila-E (producer, solo artist, Prince, Ringo Starr) hired him to perform with Nelly Furtado and Juanes.  He has played with Tony Royster Jr. (Jay-Z, Joe Jonas, T.I.) for numerous clinics including a guest performance at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Curt Bisquera (Elton John, Beach Boys, Mick Jagger, Bonny Raitt, Josh Groban, John Legend) session work and as a guest clinician and performer at the Musician's Institute.  He’s also worked with Rob Hoffman (producer for Christina Aguilera),  Kevin Max (D.C. Talk), Something Like Silas, Under the Influence of Giants (Awolnation),  Hoobastank, Tim Myers (One Republic, solo artist) all by the time he was 24.  He’s been busy non-stop touring ever since.  During his down time he’s done sessions for and/or performed live with the Knux, the Symetrics, Timmy Curran, 3OH!3, Debbie Lurie (composer for Danny Elfman, and Katy's film), recently played on Hailee Steinfeld's upcoming single (academy award nominated actress from True Grit), Lissie, Adam Lambert, Aaron Embry, Patagonia films, and on the new unreleased Puscifer single "Dear Brother" (Maynard Keenan singer/band leader of A Perfect Circle, Tool) which was on the front page of Spin.com last week and still on the website to listen to now.

https://possiblechops.com/musicianmindset/   Raised by a family of magicians, Eric already had stage, TV, and radio experience by age 5. At age 11, the discovery of The Beatles and the movie "That Thing You Do" inspired him to become a drummer. Eric wears multiple hats in the industry. He's the music supervisor at Activision Blizzard, working on games such as Call of Duty, Overwatch, and Guitar Hero. He was previously an Associate Producer at Music and Strategy where he music supervised for brands such as Netflix, Coach, Miller Lite, Ford, and Nest. He is a published arranger through Alfred Music Publishing, having done percussion ensemble arrangements of Star Wars medleys. He has written music for CBS’s The Talk and the podcast “Daddy Issues” as well as orchestrated on movies such as Fast Five with Brian Tyler and Skyline with Matthew Margeson. The movie he recently scored (“The Ballad of Whistler’s Creek”) for the 2019 48 Hour Film Project is currently nominated in the “Best Of” Los Angeles screenings which will be screened at the TCL Chinese Theater. He is a regularly gigging drummer playing for multiple groups, shows, and artists that perform all around the Los Angeles area such as Todd Glass, Wayne Brady, Roger Bart, Barrett Foa, Carlie Craig, Lea Thompson, and many more. You can regularly see Eric playing drums for Baby Wants Candy at Upright Citizens Brigade, weddings and corporate events with Business Time Entertainment, live band karaoke with The Moon Units, indie rock with the artist Speelburg, and on the Netflix comedy special, Todd Glass: Act Happy.

In this episode of MM both Dave and Jason discuss what their currently working on to improve their playing, musicianship and mindset. A really great convo here!   Enjoy!   https://possiblechops.com/musicianmindset/

Elliott launched his recording career following his appearance on American Idol Season 5 as the top 3 finalist with his highly anticipated debut album Elliott Yamin, which debuted at Number Three on the Billboard album chart and was the highest-debuting album by an independent artist in SoundScan history.  The self-titled disc achieved gold status in the U.S. and Japan (where he continues to maintain a large audience), and yielded the platinum hit ‘Wait for You.’  In the wake of the first album's release, Yamin received considerable media exposure on countless television shows, while gaining extensive performing experience by touring around the world with his live band.  He released the Christmas-themed “Sounds of the Season: The Elliott Yamin Holiday Collection’, later that same year which would be reissued in expanded form the following year as ‘My Kind of Holiday’.  Yamin's second official album, Fight for Love, followed, spawning the successful singles ‘Fight for Love’ and ‘Can't Keep on Loving You (From a Distance)’. His third album, ‘Let’s Get to What’s Real’, found Yamin stretching as an artist as a writer and co-producer.   Yamin continues to tour domestically and internationally which have also included three trips to Africa as a spokesman to the ‘Malaria no More Foundation’ as well as a variety of charities, relief groups and peace organizations. 

Fun format here! Dave and Jason discuss the songs and albums that laid the foundation for their musical journeys.      Dave Led Zeppelin  Rush Herbie Hancock: Thrust Wayne Krantz: 2 Drink Minimum Miles Davis: Four & More Miles Davis: Nefertiti Jonatha Brooke: 10 Cent Wings Michael Landau: Live 2000 James Taylor Live Esperanza Spalding: Emily's D+ Evolution      Jason   No Quarter from The Song Remains The Same: Led Zeppelin Money For Nothing: Dire Straights In The Air Tonight: Phil Collins Beast of Burden: The Rolling Stones Even Better Than The Real Thing: U2 Lemon Parade: Tonic  Gin And Juice: Snoop Dog Crosstown Traffic: Jimi Hendrix 

Last seen on Broadway in the Tony award winning special event "Liza's at the Palace", Cortés Alexander's critically acclaimed debut CD "Swell", is available on itunes & all online retail outlets. His club act, "The Swell Show" continues to sell out & was recently voted "Best Night Out" by LA Nightlife magazine. A veteran of over 100 TV commercials, this award -winning singer/songwriter is also a 5-time men's 4.0 singles champion at The Toluca Lake Tennis Club.

Jordan Michael:   Jordan Michael is a Dallas, TX native that has quickly made a name for himself in the vocal community in Los Angeles.    Jordan Attended AMDA (American Musical & Dramatic Academy) while simultaneously serving in the US army reserves; earning a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Musical Theater, with an emphasis on vocal performance    He’s supported musical acts such as Dancing with the Stars champion, Jordan Fisher; Jazz-Pop prodigy, Aubrey Logan, as well as several contestants on American Idol. He has also contributed supporting vocals on songs for artists including Barbra Streisand, Bette Midler, Yolanda Adams, Childish Gambino, Pentatonix, Andrea Boccelli, Fantasia Barrino, Ariana Grande, and more.

Tom Strahle is a multi-instrumental session musician, composer, songwriter and YouTuber.  His music and playing can be heard in films (Transformers: The Last Knight, Skyscraper), on TV (The Ellen Degeneres Show, The Mentalist), on the Radio (Justin Bieber, Marco Antonio Solis) and in games (Apex Legends, Absolver).   Search for him on Youtube! 

With more than 40 years of professional international performing experience and25 years as a K-12 certified music specialist, Steve Hollis is delighted to be a full-time elementary music teacher in the Burbank Unified School District and an avidsupporter of Burbank Arts For All. From his BA music education degree, throughhis masters focusing on curriculum and instruction, to his school days teaching inBurbank followed by his private music practice in his home studio, Steve is thrilledto share the gift of music with students of all ages. A 2014 recipient of the ETMLAShining Star award, Steve takes great pride in providing all of his students with amusical experience that will enhance their lives forever.He can be reached through his website: stevehollismusic.com

Dave started as the voice of “The Little Green Sprout” from the Jolly Green Giant Commercials. Dave attended North Texas State University. He also studied with Peter Erskine, Gregg Bissonette, Steve Houghton, Joe Porcaro, David Garibaldi, Tom Brechtlein, and spent many hours jamming in his garage with roommate, Gary Novak. At the age of 17, Dave began his studio drumming career, playing on nearly 1000 tv jingles.   Dave most recently played on the soundtrack for the Netflix series Jessica Jones and Showtime’s Homeland. Some of his career’s highlights have been working with Sheila E, Toni Braxton, Larry Graham, Herbie Hancock, Sheryl Crow, David Sanborn, Marcus Miller, George Duke, Lee Ritenour, Diane Warren, Earl Klugh, Smokey Robinson, The Rippingtons, David Byrne, Ray Parker Jr. Dave Koz, Joe Sample, The Manhattan Transfer, Chaka Kahn, and James Ingram.  Dave also worked on the TV show Glee as a technical consultant.   He was recruited by Microsoft and worked there as a web developer for 2 years.   He was the Artist Relations Manager at Behringer for 2 years.   He is currently doing freelance web development for Facebook.   He is the creator of PossibleChops.com.    

Katie Hampton is a Los Angeles-based session singer and performer. Born and raised in LA, Katie grew up around a wide variety of music, her dad being a film and TV composer. She studied at McGill University in Montreal, where she earned a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Performance degree. Since 2007 Katie has been one of the lead singers for Sergio Mendes, touring and performing in venues including the Hollywood Bowl, Carnegie Hall, and the Sydney Opera House. She also sings backgrounds for the wonderful Aubrey Logan, and sings and plays synths for indie-rock band Opus Orange.    In the studio Katie has recorded vocals for over 40 films and tv shows, including the theme song for Don’t Trust the B in Apt 23, Rogue One, Star Trek Beyond, and Modern Family.   She lives in Silver Lake with her husband.   IG: @hamptonmusic   www.katiehampton.com   www.davejohnstone.com  

A special treat for MM listeners, today we interview Dave! You're in for a treat with sage advise from the Jedi drummer and his story of crafting a career as a full-time musician.   You can find Dave online at www.davejohnstone.com and on social media @johnstonedrums. Sign up for your free Possible Chops account at https://possiblechops.com/ref/8/ and use the coupon code “podcast” for a month of free premium membership!    

Kate O’Sullivan, MA, LMFT, SEPKate is a licensed psychotherapist in the State of Californiaand a Somatic Experiencing™ practitionerand has a private practice in Burbank, California.Kate grew up taking piano lessons and was involved intheatre in high school. Kate now sings in her church choirand is one of the members of the Worship Team. You can find her on the Psychology Today’s website under‘Find a Therapist’. To reach her directly you can call her at818.429.4407   Dave and Jason can be reached here: www.davejohnstone.com www.guitarninjas.co

Tina Aldana is a 24 year old singer who has been performing for audiences since the tender age of 6. At age 19, Tina set her mind on succeeding in entertainment, and made the move from Texas to Los Angeles. Through hard work and dedication, Tina has performed in many established and well-known venues across the U.S., such as The Kodac Theater, The Belasco Theater, The House of Blues, The Galaxy Theater, and many casinos in Las Vegas. Tina has performed in many musicals, and has shared the stage alongside many theater legends such as Tony Award winning actor Obba Babatunde, and Oscar nominated Keith David. Tina has most recently appeared on FOX and Telemundo alongside Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony in the Latino Show "Q'Viva!", and was the only talent from the U.S. picked to represent her country. Tina is also currently working on her debut album where she is excited to show off her songwriting abilities!   Jason and Dave can be reached by websites! www.davejohnstone.com www.guitarninjas.co

If you are an aspiring pro musician this is the episode to listen to. Steve is the zen master and provides nuggets of wisdom to level up your game.   As a bassist, Steve Billman has been playing for over 40 years. Working with some of the finest musicians in the world, he has played with such greats as Frank Gambale, Tak Matsumoto, Mike Stern, Billy Cobham, Daniel Ho, Chester Thompson and Brian Bromberg. Steve has been involved with education for over 30 years. For 23 of those 30 years he has been connected with Los Angeles College of Music (formerly Los Angeles Music Academy), where he has been teaching in the Bass department as well as many of the All School Classes; teaching such subjects as Harmony and Theory, Ear training, Jazz Bass, Jazz History (which he wrote the online curriculum), Rhythm Studies, Ensemble Classes, Music Notation, Beginning Piano and Sight Singing for vocalists. He has also taught private lessons for most of his career, not only to bass players, but also drum and guitar students. Not only has he written the online Jazz History course for LACM, he has also written 6 quarters of Jazz curriculum for the bass department and 2 quarters of a bass “Rhythm Studies” class. This class deals with everything rhythmic, including odd meters, building the inner clock and exploring polyrhythm and metric modulation. Steve is passionate about his students. He has developed a teaching style that is all his own. He gives students the essential tools they need not only to be great musicians, but more importantly, he gives them the skills to be good people and to be successful in life. He encourages them to reach for their dreams and to be the best they can be. He gets them to establish a centered and focused work ethic that will serve them the rest of their days, helping them to discover who they are and helping them find their own musical voice, which is one of the reasons why he is so perfect for this podcast.   Jason and Dave can be reached at www.davejohnstone.com www.guitarninjas.co

Femke Weidema is a Grammy winning producer and songwriter. After one year at Berklee College of Music in Boston, the Dutch native decided to try her luck in the Los Angeles Film and TV music scene after she graduated from her Masters in Commercial Music at CSULA.She won the ASCAP Harold Adamson award, studied with Lin Manual Miranda for a short summer at Chicago's North Western University with the Johnny Mercer Foundation, worked for Richard Gibbs, Don Grusin while also working at Hans Zimmer's Prestigious Remote Control studios in Los Angeles.She has written with the writers behind the hits of Miley Cyrus, Taylor Swift, Celine Dion, Whitney Houston, Lady Gaga and many more.   http://www.femkemusic.com/   Jason and Dave can be contacted at www.davejohnstone.com www.guitarninjas.co

  A rock singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/producing engineer/film composer, Dale Turner is also an instructor at Hollywood's Musicians Institute, and author of 50+ instructional books/transcription folios (his latest being "Power Plucking - A Rocker's Guide to Acoustic Fingerstyle Guitar"). He writes a monthly acoustic guitar column for Guitar World magazine, and is featured in their "Lick of the Day" app for iPhone/iPad. A Los Angeles resident, Turner owns/uses an assortment of old, weird, rare, and/or exotic instruments—unique stringed, percussion, and synthesizer "scoring tools" (some are featured in WEEDS, an animated short he recently scored for 40 Disney artists). His most recent CD, Mannerisms Magnified, was praised by Guitar Player magazine for its "Smart pop tunes that are crammed with interesting guitar parts and tones ... Like what the Beach Boys might do if they were on an acid trip that was on the verge of getting out of control. Yeah!" http://www.intimateaudio.com   Dave and Jason can be found here: www.davejohnstone.com www.guitarninjas.co  

Ryan Brown is a professional drummer and percussionist in Los Angeles, California. In addition to his gig as the drummer for Dweezil Zappa, he plays with Los Angeles-based bands The Young Royals, Black Belt Karate, SexTapes, AM/FM, The Fuxedos and Madras, and in the bands of artists Arrica Rose, Karem Malicki-Sanchez, Colin Armstrong, Josh Canova, Space Oddity and rapper J Naugh-T. He has toured with Taiwanese pop star Chyi-Chin and L.A. bands OWL and Ultraviolet, performed on “Last Call with Carson Daly” with Ingrid Michaelson and played the Bern Jazz Festival in Switzerland with R&B artist Niki Haris. He has recorded tracks and albums with producers Marti Frederiksen, Mark Hudson, Mikal Reid, Russ Irwin, Rob Seals, Glen Laughlin, Rob Shrock, Brian Dobbs, Klaus Derendorf, Brian Paturalski, Billy Morrison, Larry Crane and David Weisberg, including the hit single “The Real Thing” from Bo Bice. Ryan can also be heard on releases by Foreigner, Circus Diablo, Hannah Montana, Clay Aiken, Cassie Davis, Nick Lachey, Jesse McCartney, Heather Graham, Suzie McNeil (Rock Star INXS) and Stephanie McIntosh, as well as on the movie soundtracks for Ice Age: Continental Drift (Adam Schlesinger), Kung Fu Panda (Hans Zimmer and John Powell) and The Dark Knight (Hans Zimmer). He’s performed on recordings with Alex Lifeson, Earl Slick, Elliot Easton and Rudy Sarzo. Ryan has also appeared as a sideline musician in numerous TV shows and movies, including Pirates of the Caribbean 3: At World’s End, Desperate Housewives, Jag and Samantha Who?. He plays all styles of music, including rock, R&B, jazz, ska, funk, blues, folk and country. He is on the drum faculty at Musicians Institute in Hollywood, Calif., and teaches private lessons as well. A native of Denver, Colorado, he has played drums and percussion since he was 11 years old. Ryan graduated from Indiana University with a degree in jazz studies and percussion.   Jason and Dave can be found at www.guitarninjas.co www.davejohnstone.com

David Arana is a professional musician living and working in the Los Angeles area.  He has played for many groups whose interests and beliefs are wide-ranging and colorful, and in general speak to the better part of the human experience. For this reason, he attributes his long-standing position as the "go to accompanist for the unusual" to his ability to fit in with the many faith-based and social-service-oriented organizations for whom he has worked. He has shared the stage with such notable artists as Mel Tormé, Liza Minnelli, and The Supremes and is currently serving as pianist/musical director for Engelbert Humperdinck.   Jason and Dave can be reached at www.guitarninjas.co www.davejohnstone.com

Nick Petrillo is a keyboardist, music director, arranger, and orchestrator based in Los Angeles.  Originally from Bound Brook, New Jersey, Nick is a 2010 graduate of Berklee College of Music in Boston, with a dual Bachelor's Degree in Film Scoring and Contemporary Writing/Production.     As a music director and keyboardist, Nick has performed, recorded, and toured internationally with Frenchie Davis (from "The Voice”) and David Hernandez (from "American Idol”) and has worked with the likes of Michael McDonald, Katharine McPhee, David Foster and Simon Fuller’s Now United.  He is the resident music director for McPhee International Vocal Studios, arranging and producing for artists in development, as well as the event entertainment contractor for Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank and Bright Horizons Family Solutions in Boston.  Nick also records and tours extensively with Aubrey Logan of Post-Modern Jukebox.   Since moving to Los Angeles in 2011, Nick has worked as an orchestrator on TV (ABC’s Revenge, Nashville, Modern Family, and Ten Days In The Valley, Showtime’s Shameless, CBS's Seal Team and Under The Dome, and NBC's Aquarius and Reverie), feature films ("Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters" and Mattel's BARBIE animated features), video games ("Halo 4"), and music albums (Seal's "Soul II" and Rod Stewart's "Merry Christmas, Baby," both under acclaimed producer, David Foster).   Jason and Dave can be reached at   www.guitarninjas.co    www.davejohnstone.com  

NOMAD’s musical style much like his Cuban/Italian heritage is a hybrid of genres - Pop,Rock, Latin, Soul, Classical, Funk and Jazz.Although the guitar being his primaryinstrument, NOMAD is fluent in over 2 dozenstringed and fretted instruments.NOMAD's compositions are in circulation inover 300 TV shows, commercials, films, as wellas chart topping albums. In his career he’sbeen fortunate enough to work with iconiccomposers such as, Danny Elfman (Men inBlack 3), John Powell (Ferdinand, Happy Feet1 & 2, Mr. & Mrs. Smith), and A.R. Rahman.As a coveted session musician, NOMAD’s most recent album credits include working withGRAMMY award winning producers and artists: Rodney Jerkins, David Foster, Walter A.,Tommy Simms, Bernie Herms, Celine Dion, Aretha Franklin, Justin Bieber, Colbie Caillat,Josh Groban, Stevie Wonder, Sting, Toby Mac, and Leslie Odom Jr.While he remains an artist and composer first, NOMAD also operates as the music director andguitarist for Grammy-award winning producer and songwriter, Kenny Babyface Edmonds.Culminating a lifetime of experience, NOMAD’s latest endeavor is THE CAREER MUSICIAN;a podcast highlighting interviews with other industry professionals, providing insight andpractical wisdom for the next generation of aspiring career musicians. @NomadsPlace , @TheCareerMusician , @NomadAndLola   Jason and Dave can be contacted at www.guitarninjas.co www.davejohnstone.com  

          The media refer to #1 selling artist, Aubrey Logan as “The Queen of Sass.”  And it’s easy to see why. Her concerts are a mix of excellent musicality, jaw-dropping vocals, expert trombone-playing, a breathtaking array of originals and original takes on cover songs and, well…fun! Her heart wrenching musical stories has audiences in tears just before her comedic relief has them in stitches.   Aubrey Logan loves music, loves performing and loves her fans. And it shows.  “My relationship with the audience is the most fun I can legally have!” she says.  Very few artists can concentrate so fully on the music and yet be so connected to the people who have come to hear her.  And that connection is magic.   Aubrey has seen a lot of recent success.  Her debut album, Impossible, immediately shot to the top 10 on the iTunes, Billboard and Amazon charts.  And her next appearance on Summer Horns II, from A to Z (as a special guest of Dave Koz on Concord Records) became the #1 selling Contemporary Jazz Album.  Aubrey has spent more time at the top of the charts lately than she has in an airport, and travel has been a permanent fixture for her in the last couple of years.   Aubrey Logan has performed more than 250 shows since 2016.  Besides countless dates touring as a guest star with Postmodern Jukebox and another nationwide tour with Dave Koz and his all-star lineup, Aubrey has been selling out her own shows in venues all over the US and Europe.   First coming to international attention after winning BOTH the prestigious Montreux Jazz Festival Jury and Audience-Choice awards, Aubrey has gone on to perform with Pharrell Williams, Seth McFarlane, Meghan Trainor, Josh Groban, Gerald Albright, Haley Reinhart, and countless other legends. Her appearances on Jimmy Kimmel and The Grammy Awards and a PBS special and London Live have kept her in the public eye and millions of fans have watched her head-spinning videos on YouTube and Facebook.  It seems like everywhere you turn, you’re bumping into Aubrey Logan.   She’s now preparing for a US Tour, a European Tour, an Australian Jazz Cruise and the recording of her next album.  So no need to worry….there’s no shortage of “sass” in our immediate future.  ​ ​ Aubrey is a proud Rath Trombone Artist and uses Glenn Cronkhite cases.