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Music CitizensMusic Citizens Episode 4: The WranglerWhen you go to a live show these days, you are expecting to see a spectacle — some artistic production that will blow you away. Behind the scenes, there’s one person responsible for bringing this production to life, wrangling dozens of people and fixing daily snafus - the Production Manager. Episode 4 of Music Citizens goes behind the scenes with Nashville production manger Tori Butash. We explore how her job has become more complicated in recent years and how the pandemic continues to impact touring. Voices in the episode include:· Jason Moon Wilkins — Host· Justin Barney — Reporter, Producer
2025-07-0926 min
WNXP PodcastsMusic Citizens Episode 4: The WranglerWhen you go to a live show these days, you are expecting to see a spectacle — some artistic production that will blow you away. Behind the scenes, there’s one person responsible for bringing this production to life, wrangling dozens of people and fixing daily snafus - the Production Manager. Episode 4 of Music Citizens goes behind the scenes with Nashville production manger Tori Butash. We explore how her job has become more complicated in recent years and how the pandemic continues to impact touring. Voices in the episode include:· Jason Moon Wilkins — Host· Justin Barney — Reporter, Producer
2025-07-0926 min
WNXP PodcastsWhat Where When-sday: SEC Basketball TournamentThe SEC Basketball Tournament has bounced from one host city to another, depending on the year, but now Nashville will be the host for the next decade. As mostly everyone will be filling out their bracket, there’s a chance that more than 10 teams from the conference could potentially compete in the NCAA Tournament, making this tourney as close as we can get to a Final Four in Nashville.On this week's What Where When-sday, WPLN's Rachel Iacovone and WNXP's Marquis Munson talk about why the SEC chose Nashville as its host city and options for those tr...
2025-03-1205 min
WNXP PodcastsWNXP Nashville Artist of the Month: YolaThe British-born, Nashville-based artist Yola has a new EP called My Way. That’s a fitting title for the work of a singer and songwriter who’s resisted labels that others have put on her throughout her career. WNXP’s Marquis Munson talked with the Nashville Artist of the Month about showing another side of herself musically.
2025-01-1706 min
Music CitizensMusic Citizens Episode 2: The OperatorEpisode 2 of Music Citizens tells the story of Piper Payne, a scrappy, independent record manufacturer who opened up in the middle of the recent vinyl boom. But as her story unfolds, we discover the vinyl industry is at a profound inflection point that no one has reported on — until now.Voices in the episode include:
Jason Moon Wilkins — Host
Justin Barney — Reporter, Producer
Piper Payne — Owner and founder of Physical Music Products
Drake Coker — CEO at Nashville Record Pressing
Scott LeMasters — Owner of The Vinyl Lab
Mark Michaels — CEO of United Record Pressing
Cam Sarrett — United Record Pressing
Alex Ba...
2024-11-2131 min
WNXP PodcastsMusic Citizens Episode 2: The OperatorEpisode 2 of Music Citizens tells the story of Piper Payne, a scrappy, independent record manufacturer who opened up in the middle of the recent vinyl boom. But as her story unfolds, we discover the vinyl industry is at a profound inflection point that no one has reported on — until now.Voices in the episode include:
Jason Moon Wilkins — Host
Justin Barney — Reporter, Producer
Piper Payne — Owner and founder of Physical Music Products
Drake Coker — CEO at Nashville Record Pressing
Scott LeMasters — Owner of The Vinyl Lab
Mark Michaels — CEO of United Record Pressing
Cam Sarrett — United Record Pressing
Alex Ba...
2024-11-2131 min
Lamestream SportsMarquis Munson: Cali-Bama Career PivotSteve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk with WNXP personality and former sports producer Marquis Munson. Growing up Cali-Bama, learning sports in a small college town, moving to bigger things in Nashville, burning out on sports, pivoting to yet another passion.We also offer a Bally Sports update for Preds fans and talk Opening Ceremony TV ratings.Brought to you by: 8th and Roast Coffee Co. The beans are better.Please take a few minutes to answer some questions about local sports. So we can...
2024-08-021h 02
WNXP PodcastsMusic Citizens Episode 1: The LiferIn Nashville, there are more people who work in the music industry per capita than any other city in the world. It’s the perfect setting for Music Citizens, a series about the people behind the scenes who make music work. Episode 1 is about Bruce Fitzpatrick, owner of The End. We’re doing this series at a time when independent music venues like The End are in trouble. And it’s all precariously held together by one 80-year old man who does the job of 10 people.Voices in the episode include:
Jason Moon Wi...
2024-06-2028 min
Music CitizensMusic Citizens Episode 1: The LiferIn Nashville, there are more people who work in the music industry per capita than any other city in the world. It’s the perfect setting for Music Citizens, a series about the people behind the scenes who make music work. Episode 1 is about Bruce Fitzpatrick, owner of The End. We’re doing this series at a time when independent music venues like The End are in trouble. And it’s all precariously held together by one 80-year old man who does the job of 10 people.Voices in the episode include:
Jason Moon Wi...
2024-06-2028 min
WNXP PodcastsInterview: Maseo of De La Soul (2023)Legendary hip hop trio De La Soul released the 35th anniversary of their debut album 3 Feet High and Rising featuring some previously unreleased records. Around this time last year their music became available to fans on streaming platforms for the first time and Maseo of De La Soul spoke to WNXP’s Marquis Munson back in 2023 about the impact of their music being released on streaming services, sampling, the impact of producer Prince Paul and celebrates the life of fellow member Trugoy the Dove.
2024-03-0127 min
WNXP PodcastsMaking Noise: The First FlyerSometimes, a concert can be so big that it makes the local news. Like in 2021, when legendary rapper Nas performed with the Nashville Symphony. So how did that watershed moment come to be? Behind the scenes — for some 20 years — the music promotion company Lovenoise was laying the groundwork, carving out “a safe space for Black culture,” and boosting artists of color.“Making Noise” is a joint production by WPLN and WNXP, the sister stations of Nashville Public Radio. Senior Music Writer Jewly Hight reported the stories and hosts the show.The editors and producers are Tony Gonzale...
2024-02-0824 min
WNXP PodcastsWhat Where When-sday: Christmas Pop-UpsThis week for What Where When-sday, we (WNXP's Marquis Munson and WPLN's Rachel Iacovone) set out to show you a different side to the holiday pop-up scene. Yes, we've compiled them all in our interactive map below, but the places we stopped on our personal bar crawl were away from the downtown rooftops, all offered food and were two-out-of-three family friendly.
2023-12-2005 min
This Is NashvilleRe-air: ComposersNashville has been drawing in musicians of all stripes for the better part of a century. The city offers many outlets for these composers to apply their talents — from scoring the ballet, to writing arrangements on a hit record or even making music for video game soundtracks.
But first our sister station WNXP’s Marquis Munson brings us a new edition of What Where Wednesday.
Guests:
Marquis Munson, WNXP host
Wu Fei, composer, guzheng virtuoso and vocalist
Larissa Maestro, recording musician, arranger, producer and composer
Dave Ragland, composer...
2023-11-3053 min
WNXP PodcastsWNXP Nashville Artist of the Month: Devon GilfillianIt's been a decade since Devon Gilfillian landed in Nashville and set about slowly building his career in music. In that time, he's had a major label breakthrough — and also a parting of ways with that label. Now Marquis Munson says Gilfillian is having another moment through his activism, his latest album release, and WNXP's Nashville Artist of the Month.Webpost
2023-04-2806 minThis Is NashvilleTracing Nashville's hip-hop rootsThis is hip-hop’s 50th year. In honor of that, we’re looking at Nashville's hip-hop scene and how it has evolved over the decades.
To get a picture of what it was like, we talk to some locals who have been around the hip-hop scene for decades. We'll learn about some of Nashville's pioneers in the genre and talk about who's carrying the torch now.
But first, we check in with WNXP DJ Marquis Munson to discuss the impact of legendary hip-hop group De La Soul's music being released to streaming platforms after years of c...
2023-03-3150 minThis Is NashvilleWho is Nashville's nightlife really for?The honky-tonks on Lower Broadway contribute to Nashville's economy and its reputation as a destination party city. While "NashVegas" has become a playground for bachelorette parties, locals have pushed back — complaining about unruly tourists and under-regulated party vehicles. Things got so out of hand that the word "transportainment" made its first appearance in The New York Times last year.
In this episode, host Khalil Ekulona talks to some of the people who make Nashville's nightlife tick, and also asks the question: Who is Nashville's nightlife really for?
Guests:
Marquis Munson, production coordinator at WNX...
2022-03-0450 min