The Musicians Mentor

In todays episode of the podcast, I talk to Nashville based (but English born), Country-Pop singer/songwriter and actress - Twinnie Lee Moore. Known professionally as - 'Twinnie'.Originally from York, England - Twinnie started down the show business path at a young age and has always been involved in entertainment in some shape or form. As an actress she has won a BCMA best newcomer award, appeared in British television staples like 'Hollyoaks and Emmerdale and has even acted alongside A-Listers like Glenn Close and Christian Slater. Her singer/artist career is equally impressive and in this interview we explore more of that side as we talk about her first two solo records, general music life, writing credits with artists like Bryan Adams and Kylie Minogue (among others), relocating state side and performances at iconic music venues like the Grand Ole Opry and the Country Music Hall Of Fame.For more on Twinnie please visit www.twinnieofficial.com and make sure you follow her across all her socials.For more on Travis Marc or the Musicians Mentor, please visit - www.musicians-mentor.comFor our partnership with our friends over at Soundbrenner, please visit - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.soundbrenner.com/pages/affiliate-travis-marc⁠

This week on the podcast I talk with percussionist, composer, improv artist, multi media specialist, educator and cultural diplomat - Tom Teasley.Tom is an American born musician who has lead a truly unique life as a career musician - working as both a drummer/percussionist and a composer. He started his music journey on a simple block of wood and has even represented the USA as a cultural diplomat across the world, where he has showcased his rhythmic skills. Additionally Tom is a five time WAMA (Washington Area Music Award) winner, performed at the Kennedy Center several times and even recently released a new album called Lunch Break. We talk about music, travel, recording, staying creative and even his time studying with the late great Joe Morello. Check out our chat now...For more information on Tom Teasley please visit www.tomteasley.com or visit his bandcamp page at tomteasleymusic.bandcamp.comFor more on Travis Marc or the Musicians Mentor, please visit - www.musicians-mentor.comFor our partnership with our friends over at Soundbrenner, please visit - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.soundbrenner.com/pages/affiliate-travis-marc⁠

In todays episode of the podcast I talk with hit songwriter - Clay Mills. Clay is an Nashville based songwriter originally from Mississippi who has had his songs recorded by artists like Lady A, Reba McEntire, Trisha Yearwood, Diamond Rio and Darius Rucker. In fact he even had number one hits for both of the last mentioned artists. During the course of Clay's career he has had over 200 songs recorded worldwide, received 20 ASCAP awards, numerous Grammy nominations and in addition to his day to day songwriting gig even runs an amazing songwriting training business called song-town alongside fellow hit songwriter -Marty Dodson.We talk about all the usual music industry related topics associated with this show, as well as breakdown numerous songwriting myths and questions.For more information on Clay Mills or Song-Town, please visit, www.claymills.com or www.songtown.comFor more on Travis Marc or the Musicians Mentor, please visit - www.musicians-mentor.comFor our partnership with our friends over at Soundbrenner, please visit - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.soundbrenner.com/pages/affiliate-travis-marc⁠

Today on the show, I talk with Swedish born digital music/tech visionary - Nick Holmsten.Nick is a musician turned businessman who is the former 'Global Head of Music' at Spotify as well as the author of a great book entitled 'Fan Powered Futures'. He recently launched 'Belong' - a platform that aims to reward music super fans in a ever changing music world ,and is constantly looking to empower musicians on revolutionary ways to build their careers.We talk a little about musician life, content creation, digital marketing, play-listing how to create super fans and so, so much more, check out the full interview below.As usual, please remember to rate, review, like, share and/or follow as we continue to create content for you all, thank you. For more information on all things Nick Holmsten please visit - www.nickholmsten.comFor more on Travis Marc or the Musicians Mentor, please visit - www.musicians-mentor.comFor our partnership with our friends over at Soundbrenner, please visit - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.soundbrenner.com/pages/affiliate-travis-marc⁠

In this special bonus episode of the podcast I'm proud to share part one of a conversation that my friend David Trahan from the 'New Orleans Musicians Dot Com' Podcast had with Mandeville, Louisiana born singer/songwriter - Karen Waldrup. Karen was a top 5 finalist on Season 25 of NBC's 'The Voice', has been featured in forms of media like 'Rolling Stone Magazine, Netflix and the Hallmark Channel. Her debut album 'Justified' even debuted at #4 on the Billboard charts.In this part of the interview David talks with Karen about culturally diversity, how Louisiana inspires her as an artist, discusses the parallels between contrasting music styles and even shares some of her childhood experiences that moved her closer toa path toward, a beautiful life in music.As usual, please remember to rate, review, like, share and/or follow as we continue to create content for you all, thank you. For more information on all things Karen Waldrup please visit www.karenwaldrup.comFor more information on David Trahan or the New Orleans Musicians dot com Podcast, please visit - www.neworleansmusicians.comFor more on Travis Marc or the Musicians Mentor, please visit - www.musicians-mentor.comFor our partnership with our friends over at Soundbrenner, please visit - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.soundbrenner.com/pages/affiliate-travis-marc⁠

In this weeks episode of the podcast I talk with Lafayette, Louisiana based saxophonist/manager/entrepreneur - Dave Mouton. Dave currently owns and manages the musical group Souled Out, which in addition to their own shows also acts like somewhat of a revolving door for a vast amount of local musicians, he also performs with his contemporary Jazz group, 'The Dave Mouton EXPerience' and even works as a sideman when he can fit it in. Dave was also one of the first musicians I met when I relocated to Louisiana back in 2020 and even did a guest appearance on a song called 'Blue' by my band 'Deep Sleep Atlantic'.We talk about musician life, teaching, answering the phone, content creation, getting and keeping gigs and so, so much more, check out the full interview below.As usual, please remember to rate, review, like, share and/or follow as we continue to create content for you all, thank you. For more information on all things Dave Mouton please visit www.facebook.com/davemoutonsaxFor more on Travis Marc or the Musicians Mentor, please visit - www.musicians-mentor.comFor our partnership with our friends over at Soundbrenner, please visit - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.soundbrenner.com/pages/affiliate-travis-marcAlso, if you're visiting from the New Orleans Musicians Podcast, welcome, it's good to have you here.

In today's episode of the podcast I talk with New Jersey based drummer/musician - Jon Loree. Jon currently plays for Alt/Rock bands Tantric, Smile Empty Soul and Billy Wilkins (from Dragonforce), runs a successful drum teaching studio and even makes hilarious social media content for the wonderful RTOM corporation, which can be seen via his instagram profile - @Jonsdrumstudio. We talk about touring, teaching, content creation, getting gigs and so much more, check out the full interview below.As usual, please remember to rate, review, like, share and/or follow as we continue to create content for you all, thank you. For more information on all things Jon Loree via www.jonsdrumstudio.comFor more on Travis Marc or the Musicians Mentor, please visit - www.musicians-mentor.comFor our partnership with our friends over at Soundbrenner, please visit - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.soundbrenner.com/pages/affiliate-travis-marc

I'm beyond excited to announce than my guest on today's episode of the podcast, is former 'The Smashing Pumpkins' guitarist - Jeff Schroeder.Jeff is a California based musician, who in addition to being a composer, producer and songwriter had been recording and touring alongside Billy Corgan for the last 16 years, until his recent departure (which we do talk about). He has also been involved with acts like 'The Lassie Foundation' as well as 'The Violet Burning', which do come up during this conversation - as does narrowing down your dreams, comparative literature and even his recently released (and beautifully crafted solo record) - 'Metanoia'As usual, please remember to rate, review, like, share and/or follow as we continue to create content for you all, thank you. For more information on all things Jeff Schroeder related, please visit www.jeffkimschroeder.comFor more on Travis Marc or the Musicians Mentor, please visit - www.musicians-mentor.comFor our partnership with the lovely folks over at Soundbrenner, please visit - ⁠⁠https://www.soundbrenner.com/pages/affiliate-travis-marc

In today's episode I talk with the extra talented multi instrumentalist/producer/composer/song-writer - Mr Dave Tweedie. No stranger to the music business, Dave is a California based musician who has written music for a number of high profile television shows - including, 'So You Think You Can Dance', Nashville, Paris Hilton's My New BFF", Nash Bridges and many, many more. Additionally he has played and/or recorded with artists like Norwood Fisher (Fishbone), David Immergluck (Counting Crows), No Doubt and Akon. And also has his own project with previous podcast guest - Victoria Theodore, called EnSpirits. As usual, please remember to rate, review, like, share and/or follow as we continue to create content for you all, thank you. For more information on Dave Tweedie or Envisions, please visit www.DaveTweedie.com or www.envisionsmusic.comFor more on Travis Marc or the Musicians Mentor, please visit - www.musicians-mentor.comFor our partnership with the lovely folks over at Soundbrenner, please visit - ⁠https://www.soundbrenner.com/pages/affiliate-travis-marc

In episode 65 of the podcast I speak with the incredibly talented Chilean-American multi intrumentalist and producer - Alain Johannes. Easily one of my favorite musicians, Alain and has had an amazing music career working with artists like Queens Of The Stone Age, Them Crooked Vultures, PJ Harvey, Arctic Monkeys, No Doubt and late greats Chris Cornell and Mark Lanegan.He also had an amazing debut into the 'band scene' along side numerous eventual Red Hot Chili Peppers members called "What Is This" and eventually went on to form and co-lead the amazing band 'Eleven' alongside his very talented wife Natasha Shneider until her unfortunate passing.We talk the Sound City players, Desert Sessions, engineering, production, songwriting, band life and so much more, check it out.For more on Alain, his story and his music, please visit - www.alainjohannes.comFor more on Travis Marc or the Musicians Mentor, please visit - www.musicians-mentor.comFor our partnership with the lovely folks over at Soundbrenner, please visit - https://www.soundbrenner.com/pages/affiliate-travis-marc

In this weeks episode I talk with American drummer/producer/singer and career coach - Matt Starr. A true pro (in every sense of the word), Matt is an extremely motivational musicians who has performed/played or toured as a drummer with some of the biggest names in Rock music - including Ace Frehley, (KISS), Mr Big, Michael Des Barres and Kevin DuBrow (Quiet Riot). Additionally, Matt is a gifted singer and producer and also runs a succsesful 'coaching for musicians' type business where he advises musicians on how to navigate their own career paths. For all things Matt Starr - please visit, www.mattstarrmusic.com. Also, don't forget to check out our affiliate partnership with the lovely folks over at Soundbrenner by visiting - ⁠https://www.soundbrenner.com/pages/affiliate-travis-marc⁠ For all things Travis Marc or Musicians-Mentor related please visit - ⁠www.musicians-mentor.com

In today's episode of the podcast I talk with the very talented (and highly accomplished), multi-instrumentalist/singer/songwriter -St. Paul Petterson. Among the huge list of St. Paul's credits you will see some massive 'superstar' type names like - Morris Day, Darryl Hall, George Benson, The Corrs and Peter Frampton, but the thing that needs to be brought to your attention (at least in my opinion), is the fact that at only 17 years old, Paul was hand picked by the (now late, but always great) Prince to join 'The Time' for the Purple Rain movie. This of course led to many work related affiliations with Prince before St. Paul eventually became a successful singer and songwriter in his own right with labels like MCA and Atlantic. Paul also has his own podcast (with a similar theme to this one) entitled 'Music On The Run, which I strongly encourage you to check out. For further information on Paul, The Mpls Funk All Stars or any of his related projects, please visit www.paulpeterson.com or www.mplsfunkallstars.com⁠ For all things Travis Marc or Musicians-Mentor related please visit - ⁠www.musicians-mentor.com Also, don't forget to check out our affiliate partnership with the lovely folks over at Soundbrenner by visiting - ⁠https://www.soundbrenner.com/pages/affiliate-travis-marc

Happy New Year and welcome to the first episode of Season 4 of the podcast. In todays episode I talk with Victoria Theodore - an American pianist/music director/singer/songwriter and producer, best known for her work as keyboardist for multi platinum selling artist - Beyoncé, and keyboardist and background singer for music icon -Stevie Wonder. Victoria was also the keyboardist and singer on the 2013 version of the Arsenio Hall Show and in addition to the many different hats she already wears also releases music with her project - EnSPirits (a collaboration with multi-hyphenate artist, Dave Tweedie). Victoria is extremely well respected for her wide-ranging musical versatility and prowess and I found her energy to be contagious during this interview, please ensure you check her our and follow all things 'Victoria' related by visiting here website - www.victoriatheodore.com Also, don't forget to check out our affiliate partnership with the lovely folks over at Soundbrenner by visiting - https://www.soundbrenner.com/pages/affiliate-travis-marc For all things Travis Marc or Musicians-Mentor related please visit - www.musicians-mentor.com

It's Christmas time and what better way to celebrate the end of the year than by finishing the years podcast content by talking to the one and only - Steve Newman. In addition to his many solo releases - Steve is a South African born composer/guitarist/musician who rose to fame with his trio, 'Tananas' in the late 80's until the early 90's until the tragic untimely death of their bassist, Gito Baloi. As well as his frequent collaborations with well known South African guitarist - Tony Cox. In this interview we talk about streaming, musicianship, world music, yoga and so much more in this interview, check it out below. Lastly, please remember to leave us a rating, review and/or follow if you're getting anything from these interviews and don't forget to check out our partnership with the lovely folks over at Soundbrenner - ⁠⁠https://www.soundbrenner.com/pages/affiliate-travis-marc⁠⁠ For all additional info on Steve Newman - please check out - https://stevenewmanacousticguitarist.bandcamp.com/album/steve-newman For all additional info on Travis Marc or The Musicians Mentor, please visit - www.musicians-mentor.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/musiciansmentor/support

Surprise Episode ! We thought it would be fun to release an extra episode this month and what better way to do it, than to put out this collaborative-joint interview/chat with our friend Bree Noble from the popular 'Profitable Musician Podcast'. In addition to the educating content Bree releases under the 'Profitable Musician Podcast', she also runs the 'Woman Of Substance' website and is the resident worship leader at her church in LA. Bree is a totally natural motivator and speaker, so the idea to have a joint chat and share a bit about what our individual podcasts do was a real treat, check out the full interview below and as usual, please remember to leave us a rating, review, follow and/or like as platforms like ours and the 'Profitable Musician Podcasts' continue to create content for you. For additional information on all things Bree Noble (or the vast amount of content she creates), please visit - www.femusician.com or www.profitablemusician.com For additional information on Travis Marc or the Musicians Mentor, please visit - www.musicians-mentor.com Also, don't forget to check out our partnership with the lovely folks over at Soundbrenner by visiting - https://www.soundbrenner.com/pages/affiliate-travis-marc --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/musiciansmentor/support

In todays episode of the podcast I speak with 'Rock and Roll - Hall Of Fame inductee' - Mr Kenney Jones. Kenney is a British drummer/musician who rose to fame in the 60's as part of the famous 'mod scene' with his group 'The Small Faces', eventually went on to play alongside Ronnie Wood and Rod Stewart in 'The Faces' and even took up the drum position in 'The Who', after the unfortunate passing of original drummer Keith Moon. In addition to backing some of the biggest names on the planet - including Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry and Jeff Beck. In the eary 90's, Kenney also went on to form 'The Law' with Bad Company frontman, Paul Rodgers and even has an excellent book out called 'Let The Good Times Roll', which you can get via his website linked below. Lastly, please remember to leave us a rating, review and/or follow if you're getting anything from these interviews and don't forget to check out our partnership with the lovely folks over at Soundbrenner - ⁠https://www.soundbrenner.com/pages/affiliate-travis-marc⁠ For all additional info on Kenney Jones please visit - www.kenneyjones.com For all additional info on Travis Marc or The Musicians Mentor, please visit - www.musicians-mentor.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/musiciansmentor/support

Roy Burns was an American born drummer and percussion manufacturer who sadly passed away back in 2018. He would have been 89 years old this week, so to celebrate all things Roy and thank him for years of personal inspiration I decided to use an unpublished/archived interview that I had done with him many years ago for episode #58 of the podcast. Roy was the second person to grace the cover of the world famous Modern Drummer magazine and rose to fame playing with artists like Benny Goodman and Woody Herman before eventually becoming the house drummer for television standards like the Tonight show and the Merv Griffin Show. Eventually (in 1980) after leaving the Tonight show, he went on to start the Aquarian drum head company alongside Ron Marquez. A true inspiration to myself and many others throughout the years, I hope that you enjoy this episode. And, if you do, please leave us a rating, review, follow and/or share, thank you. For all things Roy Burns please search Roy Burns across google and other social platforms. For all things Aquarian related, please visit - www.aquariandrumheads.com For all things Travis Marc and/or Musicians-Mentor related, please visit - www.musicians-mentor.com For information on Soundbrenner products and discounted prices across their website please visit - https://www.soundbrenner.com/pages/affiliate-travis-marc?srsltid=AfmBOoqNWAxEbCUsvFspJwHdoUuQAdejYfVf-uSGEzrg0yk03GpcBgkA --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/musiciansmentor/support

In this weeks episode of the podcast I thought I'd change things up slightly from our usual types of conversations, and talk with musician turned tech/tour manager/lighting and audio engineer - Jo Coz As a crew/tech type individual Jo has worked with some of the best in the industry on both a local and national level, some of these artists include - Eddie Money, Sebastian Bach, Rock Show Nola, Drowning Pool and many many more. We talk about the usual ups and downs that sometimes come with the music industry and Jo even offers some tips on how to get oneself into the crew world and sustain a career in this field. Check out the full interview now and don't forget to please leave us a rating, review and/or follow as we continue to create content for ya'll. For all things Jo Coz please visit - ⁠www.maxxecurityproductions.com or simply search Jo Coz across social media. For more on Travis Marc or the Musicians Mentor website, please visit ⁠⁠⁠www.musicians-mentor.com⁠⁠⁠  Additionally, as mentioned previously we're stoked to announce that we are now affiliated with the lovely folks over at Soundbrenner - make sure you check out their groundbreaking 'designed for musician' products by visiting - ⁠⁠https://www.soundbrenner.com/pages/affiliate-travis-marc⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/musiciansmentor/support

In this weeks episode of the podcast I speak with Portland based guitarist/musician extraodinaire - Shawn Sonnenschein. Many of you will know of Shawn from his band member role as lead guitarist for Alternative Rock band Trapt, but he also spent many years recording and touring with bands like Black N Blue, Ten Pound Rain and Plum I thought it would be interesting to talk with Shawn about all things music, life on the road and of course - the resilience it has taken for Trapt to keep moving forward, given some of the controversy that has surrounded the band over the last few years. Check out the full interview now and don't forget to please leave us a rating, review and/or follow as we continue to create content for ya'll. Check out all things Shawn Sonnenschein by searching his name across all socials, For all things Trapt related please visit - ⁠www.trapt.com For more on Travis Marc or the Musicians Mentor website, please visit ⁠⁠www.musicians-mentor.com⁠⁠  Additionally, we're stoked to announce that we are now affiliated with the lovely folks over at Soundbrenner - make sure you check out their groundbreaking 'designed for musician' products by visiting - ⁠https://www.soundbrenner.com/pages/affiliate-travis-marc⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/musiciansmentor/support

In this weeks episode we celebrate our official two year podcasting anniversary by talking to one of our favorite musicians - Josiah Mazzaschi. Josiah is a multi instrumentalist/engineer/producer/songwriter who made quite a name for himself in the Chicago area before eventually settling in Los Angeles where he now works as a producer and songwriter. Many of you will know of Josiah from his bands like Childseat, Light FM, Bizou and Motorhome, but he has also worked with bands like The Smashing Pumpkins, Idles and Jesus and the Mary Chain in his role as a producer. We talk about his studio 'The Cave', general musician life and he even shared a hilarious Steve Albini story with me, check out the full interview now. Check out all things Josiah Mazzaschi by visiting thecave.studio, or https://linktr.ee/childseatmusic For more on Travis Marc or the Musicians Mentor website, please visit ⁠www.musicians-mentor.com⁠  Additionally, we're stoked to announce that we are now affiliated with the lovely folks over at Soundbrenner - make sure you check out their groundbreaking 'designed for musician' products by visiting - https://www.soundbrenner.com/shop-products?sca_ref=7126476.57WNNiCqiN --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/musiciansmentor/support

In episode 54 of the podcast I speak with Montana based composer, drummer, educator and songwriter - John Wicks. John talks to me about life as a touring musician while still a member (and songwriter) with his previous band 'Fitz and The Tantrums" as well as how he juggles his newer projects like Fluffy Bunny and his constant collaborations with Pearl Jam bassist, Jeff Ament.We also talk about how he ended us as a songwriter on records with artists like Bruno Mars, B.O.B and Ceelo Green, his new teaching role at the University of Montana and our love for New Orleans drumming. Please remember to rate, review and follow us as we continue to generate new content and interviews for you all, thank you.For more information on John, please visit John across all socials at JohnWicksDrums.For info on Johns Drum Coffee Roasting shop please visit drumcoffeeroasting.comFor more on Travis Marc or the Musicians Mentor website, please visit www.musicians-mentor.com  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/musiciansmentor/support

In this weeks episode of the podcast I talk with South African born, New Zealand raised and now LA based musician super power - Andrea Lisa. Andrea has a really interesting story which has led her to touring the world as a musician with musician Kirk Whalum, contributing guitar to Kool and the Gang and even living on more continents than me (which doesn't seem to happen too often ha ha)... Her debut album 'Silver Lining' is a beautifully composed record that wonderfully showcases her skills as both a songwriter, guitarist and producer and I highly recomend that you check it out. As usual - we talk, music, guitar, music education, family, production, recording and so much more. As usual, please remember to rate, review and follow us as we continue to grow, also please feel free to share these interviews with any like minded individuals you feel may get something out of these chats, thank you. For more information on Andrea please visit her website at www.andrealisa.com For more on Travis Marc, the Musicians-Mentor website or just general advice on how to take your music career to that next level please visit - www.musicians-mentor.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/musiciansmentor/support

In today's episode of the podcast I talk with Louisiana based drummer/engineer/producer - Brian Brignac. Brian has been playing professionally since age 15 and during his years has amounted a huge number of mentionable credits to his name, some of these include - Fats Domino, Sonny Landreth, Jimmy Buffett, Tab Benoit, Joel Sonnier and Waylon Thibodaux to name a few. He also owns and operates a beautiful studio called "Brignac Lane Studios' out in Gonzales where he has had the pleasure of playing on (or being involved with) the recording of numerous Grammy Nominated recordings. During the course of this interview we talk about music, flight delays, family, drumming, recording and so much more. As usual, please remember to rate, review and follow us as we continue to grow, also please feel free to share these interviews with any like minded individuals you feel may get something out of these chats, thank you. For more information on Brian please reach out to us directly or listen to this interview as he lists his contact info. For more on Travis Marc, The Musicians-Mentor website or just general advice on how to take your music career to that next level please visit - www.musicians-mentor.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/musiciansmentor/support

In today's episode of the podcast I speak with Grammy Award Winning Drummer/Educator and Author - Billy Ward. Billy is a highly accomplished musician/drummer based out of New York City and has recorded and toured with some of the biggest names to ever grace the music industry including - B.B King, Carly Simon, Ace Frehley, Richard Marx, The Knack, Yoko Ono, Joan Osborne, Rick Springfield, Jimmy Webb and Robbie Robertson and Bill Champlin, to name just a few. In addition, he has recorded on tons of soundtracks and is highly regarded as both an author - with published titles like his 'Inside Out' book as well as his educational DVD's - 'Inside My Head' and 'Big Time'. Billy was also responsible for teaching Tom Everett Scott's character Guy Patterson how to both, play and perform as a drummer in the Tom Hanks smash hit movie - 'That Thing You Do'. We talk about that and so much more on today's episode, let's dive in. Please make sure you check out all things Billy Ward, by visiting - www.billyward.com You can find out more about myself (Travis Marc) or the Musicians Mentor, by visiting - www.musicians-mentor.com Lastly, please remember to rate, review, share and follow us as we continue to grow and create more content for you guys, thank you. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/musiciansmentor/support

Stoked to announce that my guest on episode 50 is none other than composer/educator/guitarist - Joe Elliott. Most of you may know of Joe because of his Fretboard Biology videos and website but he has also performed with some of the best musicians in the world and has been an active music educator for decades of his life. Formally with the Musicians Institute in Hollywood, where he eventually held the vice president and director of education roles, and most recently as guitar department head at Mcnally Smith College of Music in St Paul, Minnesota. For more information on Joe Elliot please visit www.fretboardbiology.com For more information on Travis Marc or the Musicians Mentor please visit www.musicians-mentor.com Lastly, please remember to rate, review, follow and like as we continue to grow and create content for you all. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/musiciansmentor/support

In this weeks episode of the podcast I was lucky enough to speak with LA based composer/drummer - Sarab Singh. Sarab is an extremely talented drummer/musician who has worked with numerous artists over the years, including - Charlie XCX, Natasha Bedingfield, Sara Bareilles, Joji and a host of others. Currently Sarab is involved with Alt/Pop band Muna. In addition Sarab also has his own project called Klver Grl and has a very impressive instagram channel, which I highly encourage you to check out and follow. For more information on Sarab, please visit - www.instagram.com/sarabsingh For more information on Travis Marc, or the Musicians-Mentor, please visit - www.musicians-mentor.com Lastly, (and as usual), please remember to rate, review, follow and share, thank you. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/musiciansmentor/support

In episode 48 of the podcast I speak with LA based multi instrumentalist/musician, Rosh Roslin. Rosh is a guitarist, drummer, producer and tech who in addition to his own playing and touring responsibilities also programs amps and rigs for some of the biggest artists/bands in the world including artists like Bush, Papa Roach, Steve Vai, Melissa Ethridge, Maroon 5 and a host of others, to name just a few. Rosh also put up a really inspiration post onto social media back in 2021 all about how we value ourselves as musicians, which is super inspiring to read, so make sure you head to his social media platforms to find it, it's currently pinned to his instagram profile. For more information on Rosh, please visit - www.roshroslin.com/linkinbio For more information on Travis Marc, or the Musicians-Mentor, please visit - www.musicians-mentor.com Lastly, please remember to rate, review, follow and share, thank you. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/musiciansmentor/support

In todays episode (after recommendation from my pal Taylor Tatsch), I speak with Fort Worth, Texas based singer, songwriter - Garrett Owen. Garrett is an extremely talented musician who had a fascinating upbringing, toured all over his base city, written some amazing songs and even done an incredible cover of Nirvana's, 'Heart Shaped Box'. Listen here - https://garrettowen.bandcamp.com/track/heart-shaped-box As usual, we talk about the ups and downs of being an original artist and how one needs to be adaptable in order to sometimes be creative now days. For more on Garret Owen, please visit - www.garrett-owen.com For more on Travis Marc, please visit - www.travismarc.com For more on the musicians mentor, please visit - www.musicians-mentor.com Lastly, please leave us a rating, review and like, or follow as we continue to create content for ya'll, thank you. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/musiciansmentor/support

In today's episode of the podcast I speak with South African guitarist/songwriter Paul Hodgson. Paul and his band 'The Parlotones' met back in 1998 and pretty quickly went on to become a multi-platinum and award winning band across numerous territories around the world. In fact they are still one of the biggest selling bands to ever come out of South Africa. In addition to 'The Parlotones', Paul also has a new group called 'After Wonderland' that recently started charting on some notable radio stations in his home country too. We talk about this and so much more, check it out. For more information on Paul, please visit - www.theparlotones.co.za or search Paul Hodgson 777 on Instagram. For more information on Travis or the Musicians Mentor, please visit www.musicians-mentor.com Lastly (as usual), please remember to rate, review and follow as we continue to create new content for you all, thank you. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/musiciansmentor/support

In episode 45 of the podcast I speak with Los Angeles based guitarist/songwriter/producer - Sean Hurwitz of 'Smash Mouth'. Sean and I discuss some of the ups and downs of being a working musician, touring the world, performing alongside some of the biggest bands and an array of other band/music related topics. In addition to his guitar slinging duties with 'Smash Mouth', Sean has also worked with Chris Wallace, Nick Carter, Enrique Iglesias and Judith Hill (among others), has an incredibly informative Youtube channel that I suggest you check out, and actively works as a producer and composer/songwriter from his studio in LA. Check out the full interview now... For more information on 'Sean Hurwitz', please visit www.seanhurwitz.com For more information on Travis, please visit www.travismarc.com For more information on the Musicians Mentor, please visit www.musicians-mentor.com As usual, please remember to rate, review and follow as we continue to create new content for you all, thank you. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/musiciansmentor/support

In episode 44 of the podcast I speak with fellow bandmate, renowned guitarist/keyboard player and Rock n Roll Kitchen owner - Andrew Autin. Andrew is an incredible guitarist/keyboardist/musician (and human) that not only leads the ever popular function band 'Mojeaux', as one of the top performing function bands in the State, but also performs all over Louisiana with his other projects, Phase V, The Generators and his Journey, Bon Jovi, Styx tribute band, Rock Show Nola. He also currently owns and runs the fabulous 'Rock n Roll Kitchen' in Metairie with his partner Missy, which we also talk a little bit about during this interview. Check out the full interview now, and as usual please remember to rate, review and/or follow, thank you. For more information on 'Andrew or Mojeaux , please visit - www.mojeauxband.com For more on Rock Show Nola, please visit - www.rockshownolarocks.com For more on the Rock n Roll Kitchen, please visit - www.rocknrollkitchenrocks.com For more information on Travis, please visit www.travismarc.com For more information on the Musicians Mentor, please visit www.musicians-mentor.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/musiciansmentor/support

In todays' episode of the podcast (after recommendation from previous guest Grecco Burrato), I speak with Brazilian born, (now LA resident), JP Mourao. JP is a session guitarist, arranger, composer, producer and educator with credits that include Selena Gomez, Snoop Dog, Amanda Brecker, Macy Gray (among others) as well as a host of other artists and corporate institutions, including Coca Cola and Disney. He also currently serves as a professor at the famous Cal State institution , so we obviously talk a little bit about education and the like during this interview. Check out the full interview now, and as usual please remember to rate, review and/or follow, thank you. For more information on 'JP Mourao , please visit - www.jpmorao.com For more information on Travis, please visit www.travismarc.com For more information on the Musicians Mentor, please visit www.musicians-mentor.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/musiciansmentor/support

In episode 42 I do a lot of 'original band' talking with guitarist/vocalist Riley Rogers of Texas based band 'The Infamists'. Riley and his band have been pushing their mix of Bluesy guitar driven Rock n Roll for the twelve years or so now, and are making such waves on their local scene that recently an AI version of the band even tried to hijack their Spotify profile, but that's a whole other story. Check out the full interview with Riley now ! For more information on 'The Infamists', please visit - www.linktr.ee/theinfamists For more information on Travis, please visit www.travismarc.com For more information on the Musicians Mentor, please visit www.musicians-mentor.com Lastly (as usual), please remember to rate, review and follow as we continue to create new content for you all, thank you. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/musiciansmentor/support

In today's episode (and since Coachella is just over a week away) I figured it would be awesome to speak with LA based composer/musician/musical director (and No Doubt touring member) - Gabrial McNair. Gabrial is a super inspiring guy with an array of musical talents (including trombone, keys, vocals, songwriting etc). These talents have led him working with numerous artists from No Doubt, Gwen Stefani, Green Day, The Offspring, Sublime With Rome, Smashing Pumpkins, Lenny Kravitz and many, many more. He also has his own band 'Oslo', which I strongly suggest you check out. For more information on Gabrial, please visit - www.gabrialmcnair.com or search Gabrial McNair on Instagram. For more information on Travis, please visit www.travismarc.com For more information on the Musicians Mentor, please visit www.musicians-mentor.com Lastly (as usual), please remember to rate, review and follow as we continue to create new content for you all, thank you. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/musiciansmentor/support

In episode 40 of our podcast I speak with LA based session guitarist/musician - Adam Zimmon. In addition to being the guitarist with Ziggy Marley for many years , Adam has also worked as a sideman with numerous other artists - including Iggy Pop, Lissie , Shakira, Chris Brown and Dido. He has also composed and worked on music for TV, on shows such as Modern Family, Toyota and others. For more information on Adam Zimmon, please visit www.adamzimmon.com For more information on Travis Marc, please visit www.travismarc.com For more information on The Musicians Mentor, please visit www.musicians-mentor.com Lastly, please leave us a rating, review and/or follow as we continue to create content for you all to enjoy, thank you. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/musiciansmentor/support

Welcome to the Musicians Mentor Podcast.In episode 39, I speak with Nashville based "songwriter to the stars" - Brent Baxter. Brent talks me through his initial move from Arkansas to Nashville and how he went from writing short stories to eventually end up writing songs for American music giants like Randy Travis, Alan Jackson, Lady Antebelllum, Lonestar and a host of others.As usual - we talk about a few ups and downs and how you sometimes may have to wait tables while pursuing your dream and so much more. For more information on Brent Baxter, please visit www.songwritingpro.comFor the #Podcast Brent co-hosts (The C.L.I.M.B), please search The C.L.I.M.B with Johnny Dwinell and Brent Baxter across all good streaming services. For more information on Travis Marc, please visit www.travismarc.com For more information on the Musicians Mentor, please visit www.musicians-mentor.com And LASTLY, (as usual) please rate, review and/or follow us for more episodes and content, thank you so much.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/musiciansmentor/support

Episode 38 of the Musicians Mentor Podcast has me speaking with LA based session guitarist - Alex Feder. Alex has performed/played with artists like LP, Enrique and many more as well as fronts his own band called 'Still A Great Night'. We talk ups and downs, tour life and how his own band 'almost made it', before he started his journey as (now) one of LA's most in demand session players. For more information on Alex Feder, please visit instagram at @stillagreatnight For more information on Travis Marc, please visit www.travismarc.com For more information on the Musicians Mentor, please visit www.musicians-mentor.com LASTLY, please rate, review and/or follow us for more episodes and content, thank you. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/musiciansmentor/support

Todays guest is LA based session drummer, Neal Daniels. Neal has done performances/worked with an array of great artists, from Liz Phair, LP, Booker T Jones and even Dua Lipa, his most recent gig is holding down the drum throne with multi platinum pop/rock band 'Matchbox 20', who are about to embark on an Australian tour. He also runs a remote drum studio called White Fish Studios. We speak about that and so much more, so smash that play button. For more on Neal Daniels, please visit www.nealdaniels.com For more on Travis Marc, please visit www.travismarc.com For more on the Musicians Mentor, please visit www.musician-mentor.com Lastly, please remember to rate, review, follow and share as we continue to make new content for ya'll , thank you. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/musiciansmentor/support

Super stoked to announce that in today's episode of the show, I speak with session drummer/composer/producer and musical director Van Romaine. Many of you may know of Van from his current roll as MD for pop superstar Enrique Iglesias, but he has also held positions and performed with numerous other artists including The Steve Morse band, Blood Sweat and Tears and even Nena (the 99 Red Baloon's singer). We had a really great convo, check it out now ! For more information on Van, please visit - www.vanromaine.com For more information on Travis, please visit www.travismarc.com For more information on the Musicians Mentor, please visit www.musicians-mentor.com Lastly, and as usual, please remember to rate, review and follow as we continue to create new content for you all, thank you. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/musiciansmentor/support

I'm stoked to say that today, I have both Annie and her legendary father - Cranston Clements joining me on the show. Annie Clements is an incredibly talented bassist and backing vocalist for stars like Amos Lee, Maren Morris and Sugarland among others, and currently resides in Montana. While her dad, Cranston - who has played with numerous artists himself, including Dr John, Irma Thomas, Boz Scaggs and Cyril Neville continues to work and live locally within the New Orleans area. I honestly couldn't think of a better way to start the very first episode of season 3... For more information on Annie, please visit www.annieclements.com For more information on Cranston, please visit ww.cransmusic.com For more information on Travis Marc, please visit www.travismarc.com For more information on 'The Musicians Mentor, please visit www.musicians-mentor.com Lastly, please rate, review and like/follow as we continue to create more content for you all, thank you. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/musiciansmentor/support

Merry Christmas everyone ! In our last episode for 2023, I speak with Brazilian born author/composer/musician/producer - Grecco Buratto. Grecco is an incredible guitarist that has performed/recorded/toured with many established acts/artists over the years, including Gwen Stefani, Shakira, K.D Lang, Enrique Iglesias, Boys II Men and Sergio Mendes (among others). In addition to the above, he is also a published author and recently put out a book of poetry entitled 'So' Palavras' as well as a solo album that accompanies it called, 'Sem Palavras' - be sure to check them out ! For more information on Grecco Buratto, please visit www.greccoburatto.com For more information on Travis Marc, please visit www.travismarc.com For more information on The Musicians Mentor, please visit www.musicians-mentor.com Lastly, please leave us a rating, review and/or follow as we continue to create content for you all to enjoy, thank you. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/musiciansmentor/support

In episode 33 of the 'Musicians Mentor' podcast, I'm pleased to announce that I talk with someone that I consider to be one of the greatest drummers on the planet - New York's own, Adam Nussbaum. Adam is a remarkable player who has a list of credits that would simply be impossible for me to completely list. Among those that he has performed/played with though, are none other than musical giants like John Scofield, Gil Evans, John Abercrombie and Stan Getz. He has also been highly involved with drum education over the years and can been found on projects like 'Hudson Music's - Playing With Brushes DVD' among many other highly rated releases. Adam recently released his first album as a band leader entitled, 'Leadbelly Reimagined', which I cannot recommend enough. For more information on Adam Nussbaum, please visit - www.adamnussbaum.net or www.adamnussbaum.com For more information on Travis Marc, please visit - www.travismarc.com For more information on the Musicians Mentor, please visit www.musicians-mentor.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/musiciansmentor/support

In episode 32 of the 'Musicians Mentor' podcast, I talk with Fort Worth,Texas based Singer/Songwriter/Worship Leader - David Tribble. David is an ex educator turned performer/artist, who has completely created his own path as a singer/songwriter on his local scene. He recently released a new album entitled 'Sunset Sunrise' which you can listen to in the link below. For more information on David Tribble, please visit - www.davidtribble.com For more information on Travis Marc, please visit - www.travismarc.com For more information on the Musicians Mentor, please visit www.musicians-mentor.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/musiciansmentor/support

In today's episode of the show, I speak with LA based session drummer/producer, Brendan Buckley, who is currently out on the road with Morrissey. Brendan has always been a constant and positive inspiration for me, so having him on the podcast seemed like a no brainer. He has worked with many great artists over the years including Shakira, Perry Farrell, Damien Rice, Tegan and Sara and man, many more. For more information on Brendan, please visit - www.brendanbuckley.com For more information on Travis, please visit www.travismarc.com For more information on the Musicians Mentor, please visit www.musicians-mentor.com Lastly, and as usual, please remember to rate, review and follow as we continue to create new content for you all, thank you. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/musiciansmentor/support

In today's episode of the podcast, I speak with Singer/Songwriter Paul McCoy from the band '12 Stones'. I was a teenager when I first discovered 12 Stones via Paul's guest appearance in the Evanescence hit, 'Bring Me To Life' and have been a fan of his and the band ever since For more information on Paul or 12 Stones, please visit - www.12stones.com For more information on Travis, please visit www.travismarc.com For more information on the Musicians Mentor, please visit www.musicians-mentor.com Lastly, and as usual, please remember to rate, review and follow as we continue to create new content for you all, thank you. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/musiciansmentor/support

Today I talk with American based musician/drummer/educator - Jim Riley. Many of you may already know of Jim via his work with Country band Rascal Flatts (before they disbanded), or his current work with Gary Levox. He also has numerous accolades from Modern Drummer Magazine and continues to diversify his portfolio with various session commitments. In addition to his constant performing schedule, Jim is also a big advocate for music/drum education and currently teaches privately via his drum dojo in Nashville, TN, and is the head of drumset studies at Belmont University. For more information on Jim Riley, please visit - www.jimrileymusic.com For more information on Travis Marc, please visit - www.travismarc.com For more information on 'The Musicians Mentor', please visit, www.musicians-mentor.com Lastly, please remember to rate, review and share this episode, as we continue to create content for you, thank you. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/musiciansmentor/support

In todays episode I talk with drummer/songwriter and founding member of the Meat Puppets, Derrick Bostrom. Derek and the Meat Puppets are cited as a hugely influential band by artists such as Dinosaur Jr, Nirvana and Soundgarden (among others) and even appeared as guests on Nirvana's MTV unplugged record back in 1993. Real innovators of the DIY approach to bands, the Meat Puppets eventually went from infamous labels like SST to majors like Atlantic and Mega Force. For more information on Derrick, or the Meat Puppets, please visit - www.themeatpuppets.net For Derricks own podcast, check out - Open Mouth Syndrome on your favorite streaming platform. For more information on Travis Marc, please visit - www.travismarc.com For more information on 'The Musicians Mentor', please visit, www.musicians-mentor.com Lastly, please remember to rate, review and share as we continue to create content for you, thank you. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/musiciansmentor/support

I couldn't be happier to have Producer/Singer/Songwriter Wil Martin from the band 'Earshot' as my guest on this weeks Musicians Mentor Podcast. I've been a massive fan of Wil and the band since the early 2000's (after the 'Letting Go' record came out), so getting to talk to him in such an open and candid way was a real treat for me - especially as the band are about to kick off their fall tour later this week., so grab tickets if you haven't already. For more information on Wil or Earshot, please visit - www.earshotband.com For more information on Travis, please visit www.travismarc.com For more information on the Musicians Mentor, please visit www.musicians-mentor.com Lastly, and as usual, please remember to rate, review and follow as we continue to create new content for you all, thank you. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/musiciansmentor/support

Welcome to the 'Musicians Mentor' Podcast. Today, to celebrate COLD's 20th Anniversary 'Year Of The Spider' Tour, I talk to Cold bassist, author and all round creative - Lindsay Manfredi. In addition to being the bands bassist, Lindsay is also an accomplished author with a published book 'Unfuckwithable' which focuses on life, it's ups and downs, and how to basically be a bad ass through it all. In this interview we talk all things music, life, and even candle making (which Lindsay is very passionate about), enjoy. For more information on Lindsay Manfredi, head to www.lindsaymanfredi.com For more information on COLD, head to www.coldarmy.com For more information on Travis Marc, please visit www.travismarc.com And lastly, for more information on the Musicians Mentor, please visit www.musicians-mentor.com As usual, please don't forget to rate, review and follow us for more content, thank you. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/musiciansmentor/support

Welcome to episode 25 of the Musicians Mentor Podcast. Today, I talk with 'YoungTones singer/songwriter - Luke Wade. Many of you may know of (or remember) Luke from his time as a contestant on season 7 of the US version of 'NBC's - The Voice', but today we talk about more of his musical journey and how multi faceted it has been. Enjoy... For more information on Luke Wade, simply head to lukewademusicofficial.com For more information on Young Tones, head to www.youngtonesmusic.com For more information on Travis Marc, please visit www.travismarc.com For more information on the Musicians Mentor, please visit www.musicians-mentor.com As usual, please don't forget to rate, review and follow for more content, thank you. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/musiciansmentor/support

In episode 24 of the Musicians Mentor Podcast I talk with Grammy Winning producer, engineer, and educator - Chris Finney. Chris has worked with some truly great artists including Robert Plant, B.B King, Herbie Hancock, The Meters, Fats Domino, Dr John and many others, and is also an adjunct professor at Tulane University in New Orleans. For more information on Chris Finney, simply search his name pretty much anywhere and you'll find him. For more information on Travis Marc, please visit www.travismarc.com For more information on the Musicians Mentor, please visit www.musicians-mentor.com Lastly, please don't forget to rate, review and follow for more content, thank you. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/musiciansmentor/support