Podcast appearances and mentions of Jack Stratton

In this episode, host Matt DeWolf sits down with Jack Stratton, a Retail Trend Spotter, to discuss the evolving landscape of customer expectations and how businesses can adapt to stay ahead. But first, what exactly is a retail trend spotter? Jack breaks it down—explaining how he uses a combination of qualitative and quantitative data to identify fundamental shifts in consumer behavior that businesses can apply to their everyday operations.   Key Insights: • Luxury Expectations of Modern Customers Stratton identifies a major trend in today's consumer behavior: customers are increasingly expecting luxury experiences, even if it means splurging on things they may not be able to afford. He refers to this as the polarized customer—someone who is willing to pay for premium experiences, regardless of their financial status. • The Power of Subscription Services Learn the key to successful subscription models and how customers are now purchasing these services both online and in-store. Jack emphasizes the importance of being available across all channels and touchpoints—the key to driving consistent, positive customer interactions. To connect with Jack Stratton, you can find him on LinkedIn via Insider Trends: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/insider-trends/⁠

This week (6/7 & 6/9) on ART ON THE AIR features mystery/adventure novelist, Christopher Greyson, who has written over twenty novels that include his detective, Jack Stratton series. Next we have theater professional (Actor, director, producer, designer, dramaturge), Morgan McCabe, whose latest project is directing Dunes Arts Foundation's summer production of, “Talley's Folly” opening June 28th. Our Spotlight is on Canterbury Summer Theater's 2024 five-show Summer Season with artistic directors Ray Scott Crawford and David Graham. Spotlight extra – The Museum at Lassen's Resort will feature a second "Culinary Anthropology: A Taste of Potawatomi Heritage" on Sunday, June 9th at 3pm with Chef Erik A. Hinds and Dr. Ezekiel Flannery - Information about this event is available at lassenresort.com and is presented with a grant from Indiana Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Tune in on Sunday at 7pm on Lakeshore Public Media 89.1FM for our hour long conversation with our special guests or listen at lakeshorepublicmedia.org/show/AOTA, and can also be heard Fridays at 11am and Mondays at 5pm on WVLP 103.1FM (WVLP.org) or listen live at Tune In. Listen to past ART ON THE AIR shows at lakeshorepublicmedia.org/show/AOTA or brech.com/aota. Please have your friends send show feedback to Lakeshore at: radiofeedback@lakeshorepublicmedia.org Send your questions about our show to AOTA@brech.com LIKE us on Facebook.com/artonthairwvlp to keep up to date about art issues in the Region. New and encore episodes also heard as podcasts on: NPR, Spotify Tune IN, Amazon Music, Apple and Google Podcasts, plus many other podcast platforms. Larry A Brechner & Ester Golden hosts of ART ON THE AIR. https://www.lakeshorepublicmedia.org/show/art-on-the-air/2024-05-19/art-on-the-air-june-7-2024

Ten years ago, on a bit of a whim, I invited bassist Will Lee to come over to my home studio in Brooklyn to do an interview with me for a new project I was starting: a podcast. A year or two earlier, my friend Michael Fusco-Straub had turned me on to Marc Maron's WTF podcast, and I was totally hooked on the concept of casual long form interviews among peers. At the time Maron spoke almost exclusively to comics, and I thought there might be a space for something similar but focused on music. Although I didn't have any real experience as a journalist or a broadcaster, I knew I could do it. In fact, maybe more than anything else I've ever done professionally, it was the most natural decision I can ever remember making.  But the format was a bit of a mystery. Who was I supposed to be? An expert on music? A friend of my guests? I thought maybe we would perform together. Or maybe they would demonstrate something. Or maybe it would be a document of the local scene in New York - in the early episodes I asked my guests “where are you coming from today” and “where are you going after this”. Actually, those are pretty good questions. Maybe I should go back to asking them again.  I spent a month futzing with my Will Lee interview, carefully editing each pause and “um”, working and reworking the introduction. I designed a crude logo based on a Google Earth image of my house in Park Slope, and built a website on Squarespace.  I posted the episode and sent an email to my friends to explain the new project. I wrote:  Since moving to New York nine years ago, I have tossed around the idea of conducting informal interviews with musicians in my studio when they come in to record. Over the years so many great players and singers have shared tremendous insights and history with me, and it seemed like such a missed opportunity not to record it. Of course, everything changes when the “red light” is on, so the question for me became how to maintain that same level of spontaneity and candor in a somewhat more formal setting. Then I sat nervously with a pit in my stomach, not knowing what I had just done. Would anyone like it? Would anyone care? Was I any good at it?  Ten years and 268 episodes later, I continue to refine, to tweak and futz, to agonize and scramble to the finish line every time. As I write these words it is 12:30am, and I sit in my darkened studio - essentially an extension of my bedroom - with my wife, Amanda asleep just a few feet away, and our daughter asleep in the next room. That is to say that The Third Story has become an extension not only of my life, but of my entire household. Fortunately the initial nausea has passed but it has been replaced by a constant sense of urgency to get the next episode finished.  I have also developed a style, an unstructured but intentional approach to talking to people, in search of a narrative thread in each journey, an attempt to get somewhere together. Sometimes it's more technical, sometimes it's more esoteric, sometimes it's personal. There is no real theme to the show, and there is no real dogma. If it's interesting to me, the hope is that it will be interesting to others too.  The good news about an ongoing show like this one is that there's always another episode to make, so you can never get too precious about any of them because there will be more. The bad news is the same as the good news: no matter how much time you spend on one episode, or how good it was, you still have to make another one, and you're probably already behind schedule. The project has become a way of moving through both space and time for me. It provides a kind of structure when I travel - nearly everywhere I have gone over the last decade, I have returned home with at least one interview.  Whether talking to Gabriela Quintero in Mexico, Jorge Drexler in Spain, Madeleine Peyroux in Paris, Butch Vig in Los Angeles, Howard Levy in Chicago, David Garibaldi in Oakland, David Maraniss in Madison, or Jack Stratton in Cleveland, the interviews have provided purpose to my movement through the world.  I have traveled specifically to cover jazz festivals like Copenhagen, Newport, Montreal and Umbria, and chronicled my own tours too. I have used the platform to mark the passage of time and significant events along the way. From The 2016 and 2020 Elections to the Covid outbreak, from my 45th birthday to my father's 80th, from the 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris to memorializing lost friends like Tommy LiPuma, Clyde Stubblefield, Tim Luntzel or Richie Cole.  I have captured both first and final conversations with some remarkable people. I did the first long form interview with Jacob Collier in his house in London in 2014, and the last long form interview with Creed Taylor in his New York apartment 2015. Interviews with Peter Straub, Howard Becker, Clifford Irving, George Wein and Al Schmitt now live on as part of their legacies.  While The Third Story has never become what you might call “popular” it has become kind of a cult show. I continue to be astounded when I meet someone who knows the show. It happens more often than I expect, and I have made more than a few real meaningful friendships that way too.  When several years ago I was invited to publish my episodes on All About Jazz, I knew I was making credible content. When in 2022 I was asked to partner with WBGO Studios, it was an acknowledgement that I was on the right path, and when we won a Signal Award in 2023 I was further encouraged.  By the way, my logo was eventually redesigned by a real graphic designer, Michael Fusco-Straub (the same guy who turned me on to Marc Maron to begin with). Last month, on another whim, I called Will Lee again to see if he would like to meet up for a reunion and to help me celebrate my tenth anniversary. When I first talked to Will for episode one, he was still performing nightly on The Late Show with David Letterman and we talked about his career as one of the most recorded bassists in history, his early education, playing on Letterman, his solo projects… the kind of general overview conversation that has come to loosely define what I do here. This time was more casual and more conversational. We sat on the couch in his Manhattan apartment and traded quips, and I managed to gently extract some new information from him.  Then I asked my wife, Amanda, to join me to help process this anniversary in more domestic terms: how does it look and feel to live with someone who is constantly in the process of mining another life story for content and making podcast episodes? What are the similarities between her career as a yoga teacher and mine as a… whatever I am? What do raising a child and producing a podcast have in common? It was extremely entertaining, as is usually the case when Amanda joins me on the show.  At the risk of getting too sentimental, I will simply say that making The Third Story is one of the great privileges and joys of my life, I am grateful to all of the extraordinary people who have shared their stories with me, and I am even more grateful to you for listening to it. www.third-story.com www.patreon.com/thirdstorypodcast www.wbgo.org/studios www.leosidran.substack.com  

The boys get funky this week with the fantastic funky fellas of Vulfpeck!

Former Crusader and All Blacks player Richie Mo'unga has signed a three year deal with Japanese rugby club Toshiba, starting in 2024. Richie Mo'unga will finish out the 2023 season, but Crusaders CEO Colin Mansbridge says that he's been wanting to make the move to Japan for a while before the deal was officially confirmed. Colin Mansbridge also says that many former Crusaders, including Matt Todd, Tom Taylor, Seta Tamanivalu and Jack Stratton have been drawn to Japan following their run on the team. "We set ourselves as a development-based organisation, so you're always going to try and grow people and see them kick on, and hopefully have someone else coming through to fill their space and do their bit for the club as well. That's the mindset of the place." LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ryan Lerman has a few tricks up his sleeve. Best known as the cofounder of Scary Pockets, a dynamic funk band from LA who came to prominence on YouTube, Ryan is also an accomplished singer songwriter, bassist, arranger and producer.  His early work with Michael Bublé, John Legend, Vanessa Carlton and Ben Folds prepared him for a career as a session player, and his early solo records showcased his plain spoken, plaintive and soulful connection to the human condition.  Lerman met his Scary Pockets cofounder Jack Conte when the two were still in high school in Marin County, California. It's a relationship that has informed and influenced him musically and professionally since then. He says that they “tend to be systems level thinkers” who “focus on the process instead of the outcome.”  That kind of process oriented approach has paid off: Scary Pockets and Lerman are extremely productive: they have released at least one new video each week since 2017, racked up millions of views and a loyal audience of funk enthusiasts around the world. They've recorded hundreds of songs featuring a continuously rotating line up of quality musicians and singers.  Collaborators have included many former guests of this podcast including Jacob Collier, Louis Cato, Louis Cole, Tyler Duncan, Joey Dosik, Larry Goldings, Caleb Hawley, Cory Henry, Theo Katzman, Lawrence, Adam Levy, Monica Martin, Jake Sherman, Antwaun Stanley, Jack Stratton, and Cory Wong. Here he talks about his happy place (“in the middle of business thinking and artistry”), what he learned about leadership by working as a sideman, how tried to become a lawyer but ended up playing funk music instead, and what minor nine chords have to do with any of it. www.third-story.com www.wbgo.org/studios

Does the world of NFTs and crypto confuse you? Well, Cherie Hu is here to thoroughly explain the world of social tokens in music. Learn why digital collectibles are on the rise, and what this means for the future of music. Cherie also discusses her next big predictions for the music industry, as well as her experience having dinner with Jack Stratton from Vulfpeck.  Cherie is an award-winning researcher and entrepreneur focused on the nexus of music, technology, and business. She is the founder and publisher of the paid music/tech newsletter Water & Music, and has freelance bylines in Billboard, Forbes, NPR Music, Pitchfork, and many other publications. She also teaches classes on music, business, and gaming at NYU's Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music.  Big Takeaway: The economics of streaming does not work for all artists in all genres. By utilizing crypto and NFTs specifically, artists can code their own economics around their creative work into their social tokens.   Follow Cherie @cheriehu42 on Instagram and Twitter and learn more at CherieHu.com   Subscribe to her newsletter at waterandmusic.com  Voices Behind The Music is presented by https://feedmediagroup.com/ (Feed Media Group) and produced by https://my.captivate.fm/growthnetworkpodcasts.com (Growth Network Podcasts)

On the eve of releasing Wayward Guide for the Untrained Eye, we talked trash with the star of the series, our friend and frequent collaborator, Mary Kate Wiles!! Over the years, it's been an absolute joy having Mary Kate in projects like Spies Are Forever, Kill Our Guest, the infamous TCB Interview Series, and most recently, Wayward Guide! We chat about a whole slew of fun and random topics from the life of an actor, to running your own YouTube channel, to our favorite books, and trace MK's journey from Arkansas to Hollywood, babbbyyy!! (Recorded September 2020) • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •Featuring:Mary Kate Wiles (https://twitter.com/mkwiles)Corey Lubowich (https://twitter.com/CoreyLubo) Joey Richter (https://twitter.com/JoeyRichter) Brian Rosenthal (https://twitter.com/Brian_Rosenthal)Tin Can Bros Theme Song by Jack Stratton (https://vulfpeck.com/)To join the Tin Can Fam and support TCB on Patreon: https://patreon.com/tincanbrosTwitter: https://twitter.com/tincanbros​ Instagram: https://instagram.com/tincanbros​ Website: https://tincanbros.com 

During a swelteringly hot Los Angeles summer, we chatted with our friend and YouTube's satirical songwriting darling, Jon Cozart! From board game nights to religious upbringings to just HOW the hell we get inspired in this strange new world, we ran the gamut with the man behind Paint himself. Within the Tin Can Universe, Jon first appeared in our limited series, Ex-Vloggers, back in 2015!! But more recently, we accidentally killed Jon during his espionage filled performance of We Didn't Plan to Kill Our Guest and, this Fall, he played Connor Creek's lovestruck teen in Wayward Guide for the Untrained Eye! (Recorded in August 2020)• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Featuring:Jon Cozart (https://twitter.com/joncozart)Corey Lubowich (https://twitter.com/CoreyLubo) Joey Richter (https://twitter.com/JoeyRichter) Brian Rosenthal (https://twitter.com/Brian_Rosenthal)Tin Can Bros Theme Song by Jack Stratton (https://vulfpeck.com/)To join the Tin Can Fam and support TCB on Patreon: https://patreon.com/tincanbrosTwitter: https://twitter.com/tincanbros​ Instagram: https://instagram.com/tincanbros​ Website: https://tincanbros.com

We sit down to talk trash with actor, businessman, and friend, Joseph Walker! We talk about what he's been up to, the concept of soft power, Ford vs. Ferrari, and sand. (Recorded January 2020) • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Featuring:Joseph Walker (http://twitter.com/funkwalk​) Corey Lubowich (https://twitter.com/CoreyLubo) Joey Richter (https://twitter.com/JoeyRichter) Brian Rosenthal (https://twitter.com/Brian_Rosenthal)Tin Can Bros Theme Song by Jack Stratton (https://vulfpeck.com/)To join the Tin Can Fam and support TCB on Patreon: https://patreon.com/tincanbrosTwitter: https://twitter.com/tincanbros​ Instagram: https://instagram.com/tincanbros​ Website: https://tincanbros.com

We sit down to talk trash with writer, actress, and director Ashley Skidmore! You might know her from TCB projects (Seriously. Not A Joke., Choose Our Destiny, Idle Worship), Hotmessmoves, or the TV shows Younger and The Bold Type. We talked about how we met Ashley, improv and the UCB Theatre, plus: Pickles! (Recorded February 2020)• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Featuring:Ashley Skidmore (https://twitter.com/shhhhhhley​)Corey Lubowich (https://twitter.com/CoreyLubo) Joey Richter (https://twitter.com/JoeyRichter) Brian Rosenthal (https://twitter.com/Brian_Rosenthal)Tin Can Bros Theme Song by Jack Stratton (https://vulfpeck.com/)To join the Tin Can Fam and support TCB on Patreon: https://patreon.com/tincanbrosTwitter: https://twitter.com/tincanbros​ Instagram: https://instagram.com/tincanbros​ Website: https://tincanbros.com

We sit down to talk trash with Dylan Saunders, one of our oldest buds from college! You may recognize Dylan from TCB’s Spilled Milk, Kill Our Guest, and the upcoming Wayward Guide or from his extensive work with StarKid and on the LA stage and screen. This was recorded a week before LA issued the Stay-At-Home order we are now living under, so in addition to talking about Dylan's work, our history, and pie, we do discuss COVID and grapple with the scope of how it's going to effect our lives. (Recorded March 2020) • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Featuring:Dylan Saunders (http://twitter.com/dylan_saunders​)Corey Lubowich (https://twitter.com/CoreyLubo) Joey Richter (https://twitter.com/JoeyRichter) Brian Rosenthal (https://twitter.com/Brian_Rosenthal)Tin Can Bros Theme Song by Jack Stratton (https://vulfpeck.com/)To join the Tin Can Fam and support TCB on Patreon: https://patreon.com/tincanbrosTwitter: https://twitter.com/tincanbros​ Instagram: https://instagram.com/tincanbros​ Website: https://tincanbros.com

We sit down with Devin, one of our oldest friends from University of Michigan, to chat about nesting during the quarantine, the challenges and obstacles of being a creator in the digital space, and how working from home has changed us all! Whether it's through her work with Team StarKid, Buzzfeed Ladylike, or as the inaugural guest in TCB's We Didn't Plan to Kill Our Guest, Devin has quite an impressive digital resume! (Recorded April 2020)• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Featuring:Devin Lytle (https://twitter.com/devdevnumnums)Corey Lubowich (https://twitter.com/CoreyLubo) Joey Richter (https://twitter.com/JoeyRichter) Brian Rosenthal (https://twitter.com/Brian_Rosenthal)Tin Can Bros Theme Song by Jack Stratton (https://vulfpeck.com/)To join the Tin Can Fam and support TCB on Patreon: https://patreon.com/tincanbrosTwitter: https://twitter.com/tincanbros​ Instagram: https://instagram.com/tincanbros​ Website: https://tincanbros.com

 We sit down with AJ Holmes, another one of our college chums, to chat about his time on tour, developing a one man show in front of an audience, the South Park writers room and much, much more! You may recognize AJ as Elder Cunningham in many productions of The Book of Mormon around the world, from his extensive work with StarKid, or as Hank Harrison in TCB's Flop Stoppers! (Recorded May 2020)• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Featuring:AJ Holmes (https://twitter.com/ajholmesmusic)Corey Lubowich (https://twitter.com/CoreyLubo) Joey Richter (https://twitter.com/JoeyRichter) Brian Rosenthal (https://twitter.com/Brian_Rosenthal)Tin Can Bros Theme Song by Jack Stratton (https://vulfpeck.com/)To join the Tin Can Fam and support TCB on Patreon: https://patreon.com/tincanbrosTwitter: https://twitter.com/tincanbros​ Instagram: https://instagram.com/tincanbros​ Website: https://tincanbros.com 

Double guest alert! We sat down with our old U of M pals Meredith Stepien and Brian Holden who you may recognize from their work with iO Chicago, the Adler Planetarium, or Team StarKid. We have a great chat with them about Pure Michigan, audiobooks, and... sex with friends! (Recorded June 2020)• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Featuring:Brian Holden (https://twitter.com/Brian_Holden)Meredith Stepien (https://twitter.com/ghostydiddy)Corey Lubowich (https://twitter.com/CoreyLubo) Joey Richter (https://twitter.com/JoeyRichter) Brian Rosenthal (https://twitter.com/Brian_Rosenthal)Tin Can Bros Theme Song by Jack Stratton (https://vulfpeck.com/)To join the Tin Can Fam and support TCB on Patreon: https://patreon.com/tincanbrosTwitter: https://twitter.com/tincanbros​ Instagram: https://instagram.com/tincanbros​ Website: https://tincanbros.com

We sit down to talk trash with actor, dog mom, and "meeting taker," Lauren Lopez! We're talkin' rescue dogs, StarKid, show business, and honestly mostly rescue dogs. (Recorded December 2019)• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •  Featuring:Lauren Lopez (https://twitter.com/laurenlopez1​)Corey Lubowich (https://twitter.com/CoreyLubo) Joey Richter (https://twitter.com/JoeyRichter) Brian Rosenthal (https://twitter.com/Brian_Rosenthal)Tin Can Bros Theme Song by Jack Stratton (https://vulfpeck.com/)To join the Tin Can Fam and support TCB on Patreon: https://patreon.com/tincanbrosTwitter: https://twitter.com/tincanbros​ Instagram: https://instagram.com/tincanbros​ Website: https://tincanbros.com

We sat down with one of our most hard-working collaborators and fellow DIY Digital Creators™️, Ashley Clements to chat about her time in grad school, what inspires one to go viral on Twitter, how we've adapted to having online fanbases, and a whole lot more! From Idle Worship to Solve It Squad to the upcoming Wayward Guide, Ashley is a regular Tin Can Player as well as a fellow multi-hyphenate creator with her own projects like SONA and the upcoming Idiot Tale. (Recorded in July 2020)• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Featuring:Ashley Clements (https://twitter.com/TheAshleyClem)Corey Lubowich (https://twitter.com/CoreyLubo) Joey Richter (https://twitter.com/JoeyRichter) Brian Rosenthal (https://twitter.com/Brian_Rosenthal)Tin Can Bros Theme Song by Jack Stratton (https://vulfpeck.com/)To join the Tin Can Fam and support TCB on Patreon: https://patreon.com/tincanbrosTwitter: https://twitter.com/tincanbros​ Instagram: https://instagram.com/tincanbros​ Website: https://tincanbros.com

In a recording career that spans nearly three decades, saxophonist Dave Koz has racked up an astoundingly impressive array of honors and achievements: nine GRAMMY® nominations, 11 No. 1 albums on Billboard's Current Contemporary Jazz Albums chart, numerous world tours, 13 sold-out Dave Koz & Friends At Sea cruises, performances for multiple U.S. presidents, a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and appearances on a multitude of television shows, including “Good Morning America,” “The View,” “The Tonight Show,” “Entertainment Tonight” and more. A Platinum-selling artist, Koz is also known as a humanitarian, entrepreneur, radio host and instrumental music advocate. https://www.davekoz.com/​​ https://linktr.ee/davekozmusic​​ https://thecareermusician.com/​​ https://tinyurl.com/TCM-Podcast-MainP...​ 0:00:00​​ Dave Koz Intro 0:01:00​​ The great pivot – going from sideman to artist 0:01:15​​ Playing with Bobby Caldwell and Richard Marx 0:01:45​​ Bobby Caldwell getting Dave to come out of his shell 0:02:00​​ At My Place – Santa Monica Nightclub 0:03:00​​ Bobby Caldwell getting mad at Dave 0:04:15​​ Jeff Lorber changed Dave Koz's life 0:04:45​​ First record deal – Capitol Records  0:05:30​​ How to double your audience 0:07:00​​ Collaboration is key to exposure 0:08:00​​ Advice to young musicians – The world needs you 0:08:30​​ Music is the one pure thing left 0:09:30​​ Music is the bridge between different people 0:10:00​​ 2020 New Album "A New Day" 0:12:00​​ Dave Koz during the pandemic 0:13:00​​ Working with Nathan East, Paul Jackson Jr., John Robinson 0:14:15​​ Loyal smooth jazz fans 0:14:30​​ Being thankful 0:15:00​​ Nomad and Dave on humility 0:15:15​​ Working with David Sanborn, Brian McKnight, and A-listers 0:16:30​​ Rickey Minor producing Dave's Christmas album 0:16:45​​ All You Need Is Love – Beatles cover – Collab album 0:17:00​​ Johnny Mathis, Eric Benet, Richard Marx, BeBe Winans, Gloria Estefan 0:17:15​​ Stevie Wonder story 0:20:30​​ Day in the life of Dave Koz 0:21:30​​ Running the cruise, radio show, and tours 0:22:15​​ It's all about the teamwork 0:22:45​​ Valentines Livestream with Brian McKnight 0:23:30​​ You have to be a good "hat-wearer." 0:23:45​​ Dave praises Adam Hawley 0:25:30​​ Old music business vs. New music business 0:26:30​​ Different kinds of entry points for fans to engage 0:26:45​​ Mid-roll 0:27:30​​ Learning from younger people 0:28:45​​ Cory Wong Vulfpeck – Dave Koz cruise story 0:30:15​​ Jack Stratton selling out Madison Square Garden 0:30:45​​ Dave's album with Cory Wong "Cory and Me" 2021 0:32:00​​ Dave Koz breaking into a new audience 0:33:00​​ Where is smooth jazz going? 0:33:15​​ Pushing the musical envelope with Sirius XM 0:34:00​​ Playing Snarky Puppy, Masego, and Surfaces 0:34:45​​ Dave loves to bending the rules 0:35:00​​ Dave getting overwhelmed – Having a mantra 0:36:45​​ Dave Koz on taking breaks 0:37:45​​ Dave Koz stance on kids practicing music 0:39:30​​ Dave Koz – Pyro? 0:39:45​​ Passion = Longevity 0:40:45​​ Funny 1980 David Sanborn story 0:43:15​​ Find the real you! 0:44:30​​ Dave Koz praising Nomad 0:45:00​​ Nomad and Erik-G working together 0:45:15​​ Meeting Erik-G at ETM-LA 0:45:30​​ Nomad Erik-G Babyface story 0:47:00​​ Elvis above Erik's bed 0:48:15​​ Rapid Fire! 0:50:00​​ Closing – Advice to young musicians @thecareermusician @nomadsplace #davekoz​​ #anewday​​ #careermusician​​ #musiccareer​​ #pantheonpodcasts​​ #podcast​​ #musicpodcast​​ #music​​ #musician​​ #musicians​​ #musicianlife​​ #sessionmusician​​ #sessioncat​​ #studio​​ #studiomusician​​ #recordingartist​​ #touringmusician​​ #roaddog​​ #grind​​ #hustle​​ #education​​ #musiceducation​​ #musicschool​​ #musicmajor​​ #musicindustry​​ #musicbusiness​​ #musicbiz​​ #industry​​ #business​​ #worldwide​​ #megaphone​​ #podcastapp​​ #podcastsapp​​ #apple​​ #applepodcast​​ #spotify​​ #spotifypodcasts​​ #iheartradio​​ #iheart​​ #sticher​​ #googlepodcast​​​ #saxophone​​

On this episode of Plus One Eric welcomes Theo Katzman, drummer, guitarist, and vocalist for the funk band Vulfpeck, who’ve used masterful marketing and creative music videos to amass an enormous underground following. In 2019 Vulfpeck became the first band without a manager or record label to sell out Madison Square Garden, and in 2020 they’re continuing to push the boundaries of independent music. Earlier this year Theo released his third solo record entitled “Modern Johnny Sings: Songs in the Age of Vibe”, which features his smooth falsetto singing more personal lyrics than ever over his vintage funky singer-songwriter sound. Theo’s dad played trumpet in legendary big bands with Benny Goodman, Buddy Rich, and Duke Ellington, and Theo and Kraz discuss whether musical talent and style are hereditary. The two friends also get into the good and the bad of digital recording and modern music technologies, the internet genius of Jack Stratton, and how Led Zeppelin was responsible for both of their first musical breakthroughs. This podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Please leave us a rating or review on iTunes!Eric Krasno Plus One is presented by Osiris Media. All original music by Eric Krasno. Executive Producers are RJ Bee and Christina Collins. Audio Production by Matt Dwyer. Produced by Ben Baruch of 11E1even Group.For 15% off from Sunset Lake CBD use the Promo Code: KRASNO15 at checkout.Learn more about the latest synthetic grass from SYNLawn at http://www.synlawn.com/plusoneCheck out Grady's Cold Brew Kits and get 20% off a Cold Brew Kit when you use the promo code PLUSONE20. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This is an interview with Jack Stratton of Vulfpeck. I loved our conversation during the summer of 2020. See some of the topics covered below and stay tuned for the next episode which will feature his arrangement of the ninth contrapunctus from The Art of Fugue. It was great to speak to a non-classical musician so eager about classical music and so involved with Bach.  -- Sleepify (Silent album by Vulfpeck)   Vulfpeck Arranges the ninth contrapunctus from The Art of Fugue: Version 1: https://youtu.be/YcxQdRIY11o Version 2: https://youtu.be/vJfiOuDdetg   Fugue State (song by Vulfpeck)   Musicians/Bands mentioned (Alphabetically): Bach, The Beatles, Beethoven, Naftule Brandwein, Cream, ELO, Glenn Gould, Michael Jackson, John Lennon, Liszt, Louis Marchand, Reinhold Mack, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Nirvana, Oscar Peterson, Queen,  Bernard Purdy, Albert Schweitzer, Nate Smith, Steely Dan, Dave Tarras, Michael Winograd,   Jack's non-musical influences (Alphabetically): Caldwell Esselstyn, Larry David, Dean Ornish   Other things mentioned (Chronologically): A Musical Offering, Silberman Pianofortes, Encore Records (Ann Arbor), The Blind Pig (Ann Arbor), Alan Watts, S.J. Perleman The Ill Mannered Clavichord, The Well Tempered Clavier,    -- Follow Evan on Instagram for interactive content: www.instagram.com/WTFBach Support us: https://www.patreon.com/wtfbach https://www.paypal.me/wtfbach https://venmo.com/wtfbach https://cash.app/$wtfbach   Suggestions? Want to sponsor an episode? Write us: bach@wtfbach.com

It was a quadruple stacked show this week with funk meister Jack Stratton from Vulfpeck, bluegrass legend Rodney Dillard from The Dillards, former Infowars editor Josh Owens and a quick visit from our friend Vera Drew. And of course, a brand new City of the Day! Get our new swagged out, LIMITED EDITION merch for ONE WEEK ONLY at https://officialofficehours.com/august-merch Support the Milwaukie Freedom Fund at https://supportwomenshealth.salsalabs.org/mkefreedomfund/index.html Support Justice for Jacob Blake at https://www.gofundme.com/f/justiceforjacobblake Support the holy trinity, get an extra half hour of the show and more at https://www.patreon.com/officehourslive

This week, Tori and Indy discuss Jack Stratton's $50K+ Ebay auction of track 10 of TJOMTJORE.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-conscious-club-podcast/donations

Annaleigh Babock, Jack Stratton, Isaac Piersma, Sam Burrows, and Eli Burrows discuss the 2019-20 jazz season. This is part two of a two part conversation. Pella Jazz I will perform following the Pella 4th of July parade

Annaleigh Babock, Jack Stratton, Isaac Piersma, Sam Burrows, and Eli Burrows discuss the 2019-20 jazz season. This is part one of a two part conversation.

This week, Tori and Indy do a deep dive on one of Jack Stratton's Holy Trinities: Tambourine!!!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-conscious-club-podcast/donations

For this special episode, your host Z. Lupetin adhered to the strict stay-at-home pandemic orders, recording an intimate phone conversation with Theo Katzman, the Cheshire Cat of soulful pop-rock and one of the most visible members of the mysterious funk supergroup, Vulfpeck. In January, Katzman celebrated the release of his cheeky, super catchy, unabashedly romantic, and pop-driven new solo album Modern Johnny Sings: Songs in the Age of Vibe and was on a run of packed release shows when everything shut down (you know, because COVID-19). Katzman's expertly-crafted songs and lilting falsetto vocals have that rare spark that can brighten anybody's dull quarantine in no time.

This week on the show, host Z. Lupetin meets up with Joey Dosik, a silky-voiced songwriter and freaky-talented multi-instrumentalist who writes lush, romantic jams that transport listeners to R&B-tinted, old school FM radio gold. Some listeners may have learned of Dosik's talents with DIY, future-funk ensemble Vulfpeck, led by trickster curator/composer Jack Stratton. Vulfpeck went from making goofy viral videos and recording an album of total silence -- that scared the shit out of streaming giants like Spotify after it rocketed the band to international notoriety and financial success -- to crowdfunding a series of hit funk records and vinyl releases that propelled them to sold out international tours, headlining nights at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado, and an unprecedented sold out show at Madison Square Garden (all with no record label in sight). As we honor and celebrate two lost musical greats this week, Bill Withers and John Prine, it's comforting to remember that we have constant new waves of amazing artists like Joey Dosik coming up who can honor and further their message. In many ways, Dosik's songs combine the honest earnestness of Prine's best early work, telling frank stories of family and relationships, with Withers' deep, church-flavored, down-home groove.

What is needed in these adverse times? We turn to our spirit guides, our philosopher kings, our rabbis: the musicians. Because although this particular form of adversity is new, musicians have been choosing to feel good in spite of adverse conditions for a long time.  In this episode, we explore the nature of the musician joke, particularly the jazz musician joke. Jokes about gigs, drummers, singers, trombone players, viola players, junkies, 3 legged pigs, bagpipes, bar mitzvahs, African safaris, little old ladies, family therapy, tattoo parlors, monkeys, genies, it’s all here. In other words, the classics. Featuring Steven Bernstein, Amy Cervini, Peter Coyote, Ethan Eubanks, Donald Fagen, James Farber, Steve Gadd, Hilary Gardner, Gil Goldstein, Steve Khan, Ashley Kahn, Tessa Lark, Will Lee, Phil Lyons, Les McCann, Adam Nussbaum, Ben Sidran, Janis Siegel, Larry Ratso Sloman, Dave Stoler, Jack Stratton, Neil Tesser, Michael Visceglia, Michael Winograd, and more.

Season Two of Marvel by the Month ends with an interconnected story that sends shockwaves throughout every corner of the embryonic Marvel Universe! Marvel Comics guru Douglas Wolk joins us live at Books With Pictures in Portland, OR to untangle the threads of an epic that includes the dissolution of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, the Fantastic Four's worst defeat, and the complete transformation of The Avengers! Special thanks to: Douglas for joining us on stage; Katie Proctor for hosting us at her incredible comics shop; JL Watkins for audio production and engineering; Sara and Jack Stratton for merch tabling; Barb Allen, Katie, and Douglas for the live musical performance. Subscribe to Douglas Wolk's incredible Marvel Unlimited daily book club and forum, The 616 Society, at https://www.patreon.com/douglaswolk Reading List: Fantastic Four #38, Avengers #16, Tales to Astonish #67, Tales of Suspense #65, Journey Into Mystery #116, Amazing Spider-Man #24, Sgt. Fury #18, Strange Tales #132, X-Men #11, ©1965 Marvel Comics. "Marvel by the Month" theme by Robb Milne. Performed live by Barb Allen, Robb Milne, Katie Proctor, and Douglas Wolk. All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com.

This week, TCCP tackles some very surprising controversy surrounding Vulfpeck bandleader, Jack Stratton's shtick and how it has caused certain people to leave their performances early? It spurred enticing conversation between Tori and Indy because they come for the music, but stay for the Mushy! That, and a whole lot more on this week's TCCP! … Continue reading #25 Jack Stratton's Shtick Debate & VULF STYLE IV →Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-conscious-club-podcast/donations

This week, TCCP watches the new video release, “Today I'm Gonna Get Myself a Real Job” by Cory Wong and has a discussion surrounding the positive values exhibited in the video. Among other things, Tori and Indy learn the ANIMAL SPIRITS STOMP N CLAP routine from our fearless leader, JACK STRATTON. Also we cover all … Continue reading #24 Wong's World II & The Animal Spirits Stomp ‘N Clap →Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-conscious-club-podcast/donations

This week, TCCP dives deep into Vulfpeck's musical influences and how they helped create the foundation of the vulf songs we know and love. We talk about the strong comparisons between Donald Fagen & Jack Stratton: their approach to producing, music tutorial skills and overall uniqueness. Also, we discuss how ODDLY SIMILAR Vulfpeck and The … Continue reading #22 I'm Good At Stuff, And You're Into Stuff →Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-conscious-club-podcast/donations

This week, we dive into who “The Swampers” are, jam to the new Vulf Stems, discuss how Cory Wong is better than Jack Stratton at slanging vinyl, going over Max Zaska's longing to be featured on a Vulfpeck track, Woody's nature walks, Honorable Mentions from the Vulfpack Facebook Group and as always, FUNNY FUNK! Please … Continue reading #20 Who Are The Swampers? →Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-conscious-club-podcast/donations

This week, we wanted to change the dynamic & have Tori lead the show in her own way. We're covering lots of important topics surrounding the Vulfsphere: new updates for the show (we're now available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify), Jack Stratton putting “too much” on his plate, listening to Corto Alto, FUNNY FUNK, VULF … Continue reading #18 VULF STYLE III (TORI TAKES OVER) →Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-conscious-club-podcast/donations

This week Aidan joins TCCP as we dive deep into the history & upbringing of Jack Stratton, play a fun game of “Keep, Sell, Burn, Frame” with the Vulfpeck LPs, engage in a heated debate involving Indy's dentist, and share what it is about Vulf that resonates with them. Please be advised that this is … Continue reading #13 The History Of Jack Stratton To The Layman →Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-conscious-club-podcast/donations

Styles of Vulf returns! TCCP revisits Jack Stratton's notorious CNBC interview and also Woody's guitar-playing skills. Please be advised that this is a Fan-made Podcast. Even though we would love nothing more, we are not associated with Vulfpeck, Vulf Records LLC., Vulf Productions Inc., or any associated acts tied to the greater Vulf umbrella. We … Continue reading #6 Jack Stratton's CNBC Anniversary Extravaganza →Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-conscious-club-podcast/donations

Guitarist Cory Wong wants you to know that “smooth-jazz” is not a dirty word. At least not as he sees it. That’s why he started referring to himself as the “millennial smooth jazz ambassador”. Cory comes from Minneapolis and got his start working with many of the great Minneapolis funk musicians who worked with Prince; they showed him the ways of the funk. It’s a deep and very special legacy. Cory is an infectious performer, with incredible energy and positivity on stage. One night a half dozen years ago, some young musicians from Michigan were on tour in Minneapolis and had a night off. Somebody told them to go check out a band called Doctor Mambo’s Combo (Cory happened to be subbing for the regular guitar player that night). Something special happened that night. Maybe it was a full moon. Maybe it was destiny. Maybe it was beshert. By the time the concert was over, Cory had connected with a group of people who would have a big impact on his life and career: Jack Stratton, Theo Katzman, Joe Dart & Joey Dosik of Vulfpeck. Today Cory is best known for his work with the band Vulfpeck. Their YouTube videos have made them into funk-celebrities, and now they sell out all over the world. It’s a completely independent, gorilla style operation, which is why it’s so extraordinary that in just a few short years Vulfpeck has built up enough of a following to be able to play for larger and larger audiences. (Later this year, for example, they’ll play Madison Square Garden in New York.) In our conversation we tell the story of what happened when Cory met Vulf, how the first encounter went, and subsequently how Cory’s life and career were impacted. Cory explains how his concept of “letting rhythm be take the lead” developed after he connected with Jack Stratton of Vulfpeck. We also get severely sidetracked talking about saxophonist Dave Koz, legendary Minneapolis drummer Michael Bland and bassist Sonny Thompson, Los Angeles phenomenon Louis Cole, mandolin master Chris Thile, playing with the Fearless Flyers. Cory’s own solo project has grown recently as well. He has released a series of records and videos, and tours regularly with his band of Minneapolis groove assassins. In late January he played a sold out show at the Bowery Ballroom in New York. The next night, we had this conversation, in which he talks about coming up in Minneapolis, playing with Vulfpeck, disrupting smooth jazz, commanding the grid, letting “rhythm take the lead”, the YouTube effect, the power of a good story, and Thai massage. Thanks for listening. If you enjoyed it, please leave a review on iTunes and consider supporting the podcast on Patreon! And now you can also listen to the podcast on Spotify!

Uncanny Adventures begins a brand new Call of Cthulhu adventure. The year is 1870 in the Dakota Territories. A small mining community has it's sites set on becoming a big city, but growth never comes without issues. And no community exists without tall tales and stories... When a local prospector is suspected of drugging Jack Stratton's right hand man at the Pawheton Original, our investigators decide to track him down in the hills north of town. However, strange tales have been trickling in from the hills and they may not be prepared for what they find. Keeper: @jebriggs79 Players: Lucas @TheKeltz Hudson @j_belin Jeremiah @KKRP2 Delilah @thtrnerd221

Joe Dart was on his way to Boston. He had enrolled in the Berklee College of music - a somewhat inevitable step for the young, very talented bass player from rural Michigan who loved funk and soul music. Although he had already been performing regularly in and around his home of Harbor Spriannngs, Michigan, he knew he would have to get out of town to achieve his goal of being a touring and recording bass player. But he didn’t go. Something kept him in Michigan and at the last minute he changed his plans and decided to move to Ann Arbor to attend the University of Michigan instead. Any guesses what that one thing might have been? You’re probably right. Anyway, it didn’t take him long to meet the musicians who would change his life and trajectory. Within weeks of moving to Ann Arbor, a jam session with Jack Stratton reoriented both of them. Along with Theo Katzman, Woody Goss, and a continually expanding collection of regular players (including Cory Wong, Antwaun Stanley and Joey Dosik) and special guests (like drummers James Gadson, Bernard Purdie, Michael Bland, and Louis Cole) Joe Dart became both the backbone and the bottom end of Vulfpeck. Through their youtube videos, Vulfpeck has become the subject of enormous fanaticism and enthusiasm for a new generation of funk loving hipsters. And Joe Dart has inspired a special kind of fervor from fans, fed in part by the band’s own Jack Stratton who seems committed to making sure Joe Dart becomes a household name among the internet connected backbeat illuminati. Joe and I got together last month in an Airbnb in Paris to talk about how “the way you groove has power”, why the magic of Vulfpeck is in the freshness of the music, what it means to “play every note like my life depends on it”, if his vigorous head bobbing influences his groove, and where he learned to play bass “like a drummer”. Thanks for listening. If you enjoyed it, please leave a review on iTunes and consider supporting the podcast on Patreon! And now you can also listen to the podcast on Spotify!

Bringin' our IEP faithful this episode of the Indecent Exposure Podcast with guitarist Mark Lettieri. We chat Snarky Puppy, Instagram, and working with Jack Stratton and the Fearless Flyers.

I think we can all agree that 2017 was an unusual year. It was intense, confusing, emotional. A little less than a year ago, as I decided to resume another “season” of episodes, I was determined to focus on community and on positivity through art and creative expression. At least, that’s what I told myself, and it’s also what I told you. In the introduction to the first episode of 2017, an interview with jazz club owner and musician Spike Wilner, I said  “I want to look at the role of community in supporting individual voices and in contextualizing those voices.” As the year quickly comes to an end, I decided to look back at a year’s worth of episodes to see if I delivered on that promise, and to figure out what were the big questions and the major themes that emerged. With the benefit of even just a little bit of hindsight, I can see that indeed the theme of community informed the whole journey. Featuring Spike Wilner, Michael Dorf, Adam Schatz, Dave Jemilo, Ben Wendel, George Colligan, Irv Williams, Mark Davis, Jeff Hamann, Andrew Crocker, Peter Giron, Billy Peterson, Benji Rogers, Ralph Simon, Ryan Gruss, David Garibaldi, Jack Stratton.  www.third-story.com

Your favorite musical wunderkind, Jack Stratton of Vulfpeck, joins the executive buffet for a long long overdue multi-platform jam session. This is one for the ages/books.

Jack Stratton has a 20th-century heart and a 21st-century mind. As the leader of the band Vulfpeck, he excites, incites and inspires the YouTube generation to get funky. His video channel is a view into his brain, featuring in studio recording sessions, instructional tutorials, mashups of his favorite musicians, and a series of fugue state hallucinations ranging from dancing in public to funky salad making. (#maindishnotasidedish) In this rare extended conversation recorded in his childhood home in Cleveland, Ohio, Jack talks about growing up playing in a Klezmer band, creating Vulf, and why no one's looking up. Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed it, please leave a review on iTunes and consider supporting the podcast on Patreon!   www.patreon.com/thirdstorypodcast www.third-story.com

Jack Stratton is a founding member of the funk band Vulfpeck. He joins Doug and Brent to talk about releasing a silent album, collaborating with musical heroes and playing "in the pocket". They also get into listener mail and some deep cuts. Put on some studio headphones and let this Poundcast roll. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode #67: Over the last decade, the music industry has become increasingly difficult to navigate -- especially for emerging artists. As the Internet has developed, it's introduced a slew of new issues for creators, but has also provided valuable tools. Some artists are taking things into their own hands by using crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter to launch albums and more. We discuss the trend with Kickstarter's new head of music, Molly Neuman, and hear from Jack Stratton of Vulfpeck, a group that creatively employs crowdfunding platforms and more. PLUS: We introduce the new podcast from Kill Rock Stars and The Guestlist, 'Say Yes.' You can hear pieces from the show on The Future of What over the next weeks, and subscribe at sayyes.link Subscribe to The Future of What on iTunes: http://apple.co/1P4Apk0 Follow us: Twitter: http://bit.ly/2gOYMYM Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thefutureofwhat/ Instagram: http://bit.ly/1L6T8fl

Jack Stratton’s been studying snare for almost his whole life. In this episode — our pilot — Jack talks snare sounds, what makes a snare sound great, and who makes the best snare sounds (historically speaking).