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Stop Following Me9. Touring, Taxes, Powerpoint, Floods, and other hot stuff with Jeremy WislerWell, it took us a very long time but we’re back and attempting to take our podcast on the road. Our first guest is Jeremy Wisler who is the current drummer on the SUMMER tour. Jeremy talks about working his first tour and shares his crazy journey home from cruising during the height of the pandemic. We talk about our love of Photoshop and PowerPoint presentations and muse about how traveling has changed since we’ve come back.
You can find more information about Jeremy on his website JeremyWisler.com or follow him on Instagram @jeremywisler.
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Stop Following MeNoah Kieserman 54 Below PerformanceHey Everyone! Thanks so much for listening to our podcast. We just wanted to promote our good friend Noah Kieserman's 54 Below Show this coming Monday October 4th at 9:45pm. You can get tickets here:https://54below.com/events/noah-kieserman/Just remember to provide your proof of vaccination for COVID-19 at the door. Thanks so much for listening and we hope to see you there!2021-10-0100 minStop Following Me8. Drumming, Composing, Playing at a really high level with really cool people with Greg GermannOn this episode Ryan sits down with fellow drummer Greg Germann to talk about the recent release of his album Tales of Time. We chat a little bit about how Greg got started working in theatre and eventually started touring on Broadway shows. Greg talks about composing on the road and how that led to putting together an incredible album of his own music with Clarence Penn and an unbelievable band. Don’t forget to check out the CD release concert on September 21st at Rockwood Music Hall at 9pm!•••You can find more information on Greg Germann by following him on i...2021-09-201h 36Stop Following Me7. YES Theatre, Cooking, Managing, Acting, Singing and doing all things with Alessandro CostantiniOn this episode we’re back and chatting with the insanely cool Alessandro Costantini who apart from touring with us as Jared on DEAR EVAN HANSEN, is also the Artistic Director of the YES Theatre Company in Sudbury, Ontario Canada. We talk about the immense amount of work and reward that comes with building and managing a theatre company and how to juggle all of that while on the road. We also mention some books we’re reading and of course some of our favorite places to eat out on the road.Unfortunately we neglected to mention it i...2021-09-011h 30
Stop Following Me6. Swing Seats, The Circus, Touring "What's a MalletKAT?" with Laura HamelOn this episode we were so lucky to chat with percussionist Laura Hamel who works on the A CHRISTMAS STORY tour. We talk a little bit about life on the road with another Pasek and Paul show and what it’s like returning to play for multiple seasons. We also learn a little bit about what life is like on the road with the circus, working with MalletKATs, working on a farm, taking advantage of swing seats, spending Thanksgiving on the road, and one back room international bidding war on a rare set of woodblocks.
You can wa...2021-03-231h 25Stop Following Me5. Touring, Subbing, Managing..."What is this?" with Kevin McNaughtonOn this episode we spent an afternoon chatting with the incredible Kevin McNaughton. We talk a little bit about touring shows overseas, learning new languages, making the best of some crazy situations, and how important it is to have good relationships with people on the road. Kevin also talks about his experience workshopping the musical Bonnie and Clyde, subbing a show on Broadway for the first time, and Company Managing the Elf Tour.
Recently, Kevin has been working alongside co-facilitator Daniel Kluger at the Local 802’s Electronic Music Committee to develop a resource for musicians working wi...2021-03-032h 13Stop Following Me4. On the road with Noah KiesermanThis episode was so much fun! We were so lucky to reunite and hang with our buddy Noah Kieserman who tours on the road with us as Connor Murphy with the Dear Evan Hansen tour. We chat about the differences between working as an understudy versus a principal cast member and the unique challenges that come with covering the role of Evan. We also talk about writing music, dealing with anxiety, amazing birthday cakes, performing for your Uber driver, and how we each plan to survive a plane crash.
You can find more information about Noah and all the amazing...2021-02-122h 10Stop Following Me3. Cruising with Mike Finney and Zack GrailEver wondered what it would be like to work on a cruise ship? Turns out there’s a whole world of goings on under the surface (literally), and on this episode we were lucky enough to muster up two incredible performers to chat about life at sea. Zack Grail is currently a guitarist and Music Manager with Carnival Cruise Lines and Mike Finney is a Michigan-based vocalist, formerly with Carnival and Holland America. Garret spent the better part of 2016 working with these guys on the Carnival Glory, so take a listen as we reminisce, throw out some cruising life ha...2021-01-291h 59Stop Following Me2. Touring with Matt BrownOn this episode, we were lucky enough to chat with Matt Brown who plays one of the guitar books on the road with us at Dear Evan Hansen. Matt has been on the road with a number of shows including Beautiful:The Carole King Musical, Dirty Dancing, and Flashdance. We chat about some of our favorite places that we've visited on the road and answer some questions about how housing works on a Broadway tour.
You can find more information about Matt at his website matthewbmusic.com and follow him on instagram @mattbmusic92
2021-01-091h 23Stop Following Me1. Getting StartedOn our first episode, we exchang stories of how we got started playing musicals, working on cruise ships, and going out on tour with a Broadway show. 2020-12-081h 25