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The Unstarving Musician286 The Vintage Yell – Working As A New Band, Writing And Recording New Music, Release Strategy, Mesquite St. Records My guests, Chris Raspante and Jesse Spradlin, are The Vintage Yell. Chris appeared in episode 2 and episode 186 of The Unstarving Musician, which are among the most popular for the podcast. Chris and Jesse joined forces to form The Vintage Yell somewhat recently and have a lot of new music coming soon. You can find their new single "Goin' On Swinging" at TheVintageYell.com. Jesse, Chris and I had a great conversation. I especially enjoyed their discussion of The Vintage Yell launch party and their coming-out strategy. We also discuss working together as a new band, wri...2023-11-101h 04
The Unstarving Musician247 Charlie Berry – Spotify Streaming, Songwriting, The Creative Process, Booking Shows, Productivity, Routine, Studio Production, Advice For Singers, And Surviving NashvilleNashville-based country artist Charlie Berry launched his solo career with the release of his first single at the beginning of 2021. Berry produces his own recordings, highlighting his combined talents as a vocalist, songwriter, and instrumentalist. I agree wholeheartedly with this from his bio. Berry is carried by his strong grounding voice, smart songwriting and skill as a producer. Charlie’s compositions are catchy and relatable. His influences span multiple genres including Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, and Fleetwood Mac. But Charlie hasn’t always been a country artist. He started out playing punk rock back in his h...2023-01-1344 min
The Unstarving Musician243 Shannon Curtis – House Concerts, Building Connections And Community, Release Strategy And Her 2018 Album "Both At The Same Time" (Rewind Episode)This episode features singer songwriter and queen of house concerts Shannon Curtis. It's another installment of the Unstarving Musician rewind series where I showcase a past interview. And I've re-edited and remastered the episode for your listening pleasure. :) This conversation is so good! We talk about Shannon's journey into house concert tours, plus: How house concerts upped her game in terms of building connections and community Her book on house concerts Her then latest album Both At The Same Time Her release strategy and more This is one of the conversations I come back to o...2022-11-1146 min
The Unstarving Musician235 Lucky Beats Good Sometimes – Chris Raspante RewindThis episode features musician and recording engineer Chris Raspante. It's a second look at our conversation recorded in May of 2017. It's a rewind episode, in which I dig deeper into past conversations. It's also an attempt to uncover insights that were perhaps lost in our collective note taking. This is intended to better serve you and the rest of the professional music community. Hear the very first rewind episode featuring Mike Dawson. Chris has worked with many well known Nashville artists including Travis Tritt, the Dixie Chicks and Stan Lynch among others. His successes stem...2022-07-2241 min
The Unstarving Musician205 New Gods Part 2 Co-Writer Peter Rand Peter Rand is the co-writer of my latest release New Gods Part 2. He is also a two time offender on the podcast, first appearing in episode 177. Hear New Gods Part 2 Peter is a member of the collaboration platform Kompoz having contributed over 800 tracks. When I signed up for Kompoz last year, his track New Gods was among the first I heard. At that time it was keyboards only. I contributed a drum track via Kompoz and eventually asked Peter if we could create a private collaboration to be published by yours truly. He...2021-06-2537 min
The Unstarving Musician186 Guitarist and Studio Engineer In Demand–Chris RaspanteMy guest for this episode is multi-instrumentalist and studio engineer Chris Raspante. Prolific and in-demand as both performer and sound engineer, Chris is regularly solicited for hire on various music projects. In this conversation we discuss his return to performing live, the logistics of recording remotely, our work together on my song On Top Of The World, and why he thinks his phone is always ringing. We recorded this conversation in October of 2020, during one of the peaks of the pandemic. While this is Chris' second appearance on the podcast, this is our third conversation. Our proper s...2020-12-111h 09The Unstarving Musician68 An Album of Passion and Persistence – Danny Wilkerson All for his first solo album Danny Wilkerson isn’t exactly in the full-time game of music, but for the past five years he’s been busy writing and recording songs. He’s also been busy recruiting talent and fundraising, all for his first solo album Wilkerson. The album is a true culmination of passion and persistence. Danny and I grew up in the same area, but are only recently acquainted, thanks to Lannie Flowers. Danny and Lannie are long time songwriting partners and former band mates. Danny’s music career is varied. He’s worked with...2018-09-1456 minThe Unstarving Musician64 Crossing Paths with Jace EverettJace Everett and I surely crossed paths in the 90's, a time when we both lived and played music in and around Fort Worth Texas. In fact, we both did some hanging out and performing at Bronco's Sports Bar. This is the same place at which I met Chris Raspante, and it was Chris who recommended I ask Jace to join me for an interview on the Unstarving Musician's Podcast. When I asked Jace how he and Chris knew one another, he playfully told me about playing in cover bands with Raspante, laughing about their quarrels over learning parts...2018-08-1756 minThe Unstarving Musician53 Musician Insights from Chris Raspante, Paul Kent, Bill Lonero and Robert BerryThis best-of episode features four musicians who appeared as guests in early episodes of the podcast. I chose these guys, because their insights say so much about the little things musicians can do to build a career or keep their gig calendars full. Texas Guitar Slinger Chris Raspante on Marketing When I asked Chris what he’s learned about marketing during his rich career, he went straight to relationships and networking. He lays out all the things that a musician needs to be in order to get hired, to get invited back, and to be re...2018-06-0125 minThe Unstarving Musician27 Lannie Flowers on Being a Career Musician, Songwriting, Studio Work, and AwardsIn late October I was enjoying craft beer at one of my favorite watering holes with some of my favorite people. This was at Kool Keg in Arlington Texas, next door to the very place that I met my wife of 23 years. Recent podcast guests Chris Raspante (episode 2) and Neil Schnell (episode 8) would be joining me. Chris and Neil did indeed join the party, accompanied by singer songwriter Lannie Flowers. The last time I'd seen Lannie was in 2013, when his Lannie Flowers Band performed at Hotel Utah in San Francisco for the International Pop Overthrow Festival. His band was...2017-12-0147 min
The Unstarving Musician2 Chris Raspante on Serendipity, Networking, Reputation, Nashville, and The Wonders of Today’s TalentThis episode of The Unstarving Musician’s Podcast features Chris Raspante, who I first met at a holiday season jam last December 2016, near Fort Worth, Texas. the place I originally called home. Chris is a gigging musician for hire, a songwriter and recording engineer whose guitar work has been featured on the HBO series True Blood and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Chris has also worked with a host of Nashville noteworthies, including Travis Tritt, The Dixie Chicks and Stan Lynch. On top of all this, he’s a hell of a guitar player and a really nice guy. In our...2017-07-171h 07