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Owner and main talent buyer for Rebel Lounge, and 6th generation Arizonan, Stephen Chilton, aka Psyko Steve, stops by for a chat. We dive deep into his punk rock roots, from booking friends' bands at Modified Arts in Phoenix in 2000 to putting on his own festival downtown in 2022 called Zona Music Festival. He shares his experience working for Stateside Presents and Crescent Ballroom and promoting shows as Psyko Steve. We also rap about his idea to start his own music venue The Rebel Lounge, in the former Mason Jar, in 2015. We rap about the evolution of the Phoenix scene and how a handful of venues changed it completely and the current state of the music industry. We also touch on his important work during the pandemic to create the National Independent Venue Association and the #saveourstages movement which resulted in important legislation which saved thousands of independent stages across the country. For more information on The Rebel Lounge, please visit https://therebellounge.com/
This week I have long time friend and promoter from Arizona Stephen Chilton aka Psyko Steve! He has booked every band I've ever been in since I was the age of 17 years old, I met him by going to a concert in Arizona while visiting family because I cut these girls in line on accident on my way inside to the show (I thought I was going to the back of the line, but I went to the very front because I had never been to this place before). Here all his stories and learn more about Stephen and his awesome music festival he's throwing on for the first time called Zona!
Time: ~27 min Recorded June 26, 2019 Happy to have Psyko Steve back in the studio to talk about this awesome indie scene in Phoenix! We get some background on how he began this journey in promotions and eventually ownership of The Rebel Lounge, and also all about the Independents Bowl happening on July 7th! This is a fundraiser benefiting Local First AZ, but it has other benefits as well if you are a local musician or business. The 9:39 Local Spotlight is from Paper Foxes, enjoy! KWSS 93.9FM The Alternative http://kwss.org The Dani Cutler Show Weekdays 6a-10a / Dani's Diner Retro Hour 12p-1p Facebook: KWSS Facebook: The Dani Cutler Show
We sat down with Psyko Steve to talk about the music industry. This will be really insightful for anyone looking to do something different with their lives. Steve found his own path just by being curious, working hard, and doing things for the love of it. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/8123podcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/8123podcast/support
Season's Greetings From Promoter 101 The Podcast, our gift to you, Metallica HQ’s Marc Reiter is here this week sitting down to talk about working with the hottest band in the World, Metallica.Psyko Steve’s Stephen Chilton chats about competing as an independent concert promoter in the over crowded marketplace of Phoenix.A War Story with Axs Ticketings' Greg Schmale that will be a treat to all our Professional Wrestling Fans.And News of the Week with WORKS Entertainments' W. Luke Pierce.Email Dan + Luke: steiny@promoter101.netDirect Link: Spotify: https://is.gd/T5SPEC Tweet the Guys: https://twitter.com/Promoters101Tweet Dan: https://twitter.com/TheJewTweet Luke: https://twitter.com/wlukepierceFollow us on iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/promoter101-29260148/Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/steinypromoter101/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/promoter101Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/promoter101Website: http://www.promoter101.net/itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/promoter101/id1163910658?mt=2Google Music: https://is.gd/onEmStStitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/promoter101?refid=stprTumbler: http://promoter101.tumblr.com/Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/user/promoter101YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/promoter101Edited by Connor Merritt - Connor@EmporiumPresents.com
Season's Greetings From Promoter 101 The Podcast, our gift to you, Metallica HQ’s Marc Reiter is here this week sitting down to talk about working with the hottest band in the World, Metallica. Psyko Steve’s Stephen Chilton chats about competing as an independent concert promoter in the over crowded marketplace of Phoenix. A War Story with Axs Ticketings' Greg Schmale that will be a treat to all our Professional Wrestling Fans. And News of the Week with WORKS Entertainments' W. Luke Pierce. Email Dan + Luke: steiny@promoter101.net Direct Link: Spotify: https://is.gd/T5SPEC Tweet the Guys: https://twitter.com/Promoters101 Tweet Dan: https://twitter.com/TheJew Tweet Luke: https://twitter.com/wlukepierce Follow us on iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/promoter101-29260148/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/steinypromoter101/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/promoter101 Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/promoter101 Website: http://www.promoter101.net/ itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/promoter101/id1163910658?mt=2 Google Music: https://is.gd/onEmSt Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/promoter101?refid=stpr Tumbler: http://promoter101.tumblr.com/ Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/user/promoter101 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/promoter101 Edited by Connor Merritt - Connor@EmporiumPresents.com
Psyko Steve is a Phoenix concert promoter who has worked with everyone from The Front Bottoms, Frank Turner, Jimmy Eat World, Motion City Soundtrack, Manchester Orchestra and SO MUCH MORE HOLY SHIT. He is also the owner of The Rebel Lounge which is one of the ultimate bar venues for music in Phoenix. Prepare your egos, my artist friends, cause shit gets super real in this one.
Time: ~15 min. Had a fun time with Psyko Steve today, we talked about his history in the music scene and what led him to become a music promoter, opening the Rebel Lounge, and the big Phoenix Independents Bowl happening Sunday afternoon!