The 440 Guitar Podcast

In this episode we welcome back former guest Gino Matteo and talk about our favorite bands, and the lives of musicianship

In this episode Jerrell speaks with one of his guitar heroes, Chris Duarte. " "To classify Chris Duarte simply as a Blues Man is an understatement.  In his own words, “rockin’ blues” or ”punk blues” describes him best.  “Ferocious blues” also fits.  Legend has it that Chris will play so hard that his fingers bleed in a set.  The legend is true.  Photos attest. Chris Duarte is a road warrior playin...

For the 100th episode, Jerrell speaks with Grammy Award Winner and virtuoso guitar player Mark Whitfield. Mark has played with some of the most legendary musicians in history from Dizzy Gillespie, Wynton Marsalis, Ray Charles, Stanley Turrentine and many others. Mark shares his journey in music, how he was influenced at an early age, playing saxophone, upright bass, but having a special connection...

In this episode Jerrell speaks to Ralf Gottschalk founder of Wonderful Audio Technology, a pedal company from Redlands, CA. Ralf has had high profile artists compliment his pedals from the Fuzz Lands, Ancient Echos, and Apex Distortion. He talks about his journey, his inspirations and more.

In this episode, Jerrell speaks with singer-songwriter and frontman guitarist Sean Howe from the band Geanies. Howe has the colossal sound and technical delivery of a player well beyond his years. He’s joined on the record by Eliot Lorango on bass and Ethan Maxwell on drums, making this a band to contend with. Howe found music at age seven while innocently listening to a band in an after-school pr...

In this episode Jerrell speaks with professional guitarist Marcus Machado. Machado has played with a wide range of artists, from Robert Glasper and the Weather Report’s Victor Bailey to Anderson. Paak and Pete Rock, is a member of the “soul hop” supergroup DMD the Vibes alongside drum phenom Daru Jones (Jack White, Talib Kweli) and Living Color bassist Doug Wimbish, and provides the slamming elect...

In this episode Jerrell welcomes back singer-songwriter Charlie Treat. He discusses his recent singles and how they were made alongside with how he is always trying to adapt to trying different sounds and genres to this artistry.

In this episode, Jerrell speaks with professional bass player, session musician, and educator Anthony Muthurajah. He has performed and recorded with artists like Grammy winning Composer and Arranger, Steve Sidwell, Frederic Yonnet, The Brand-New Heavies, Mahesh Balasooriya, Eddie Cole, The Supremes, Samvel Gasparyan and Layla Kardan in the U.A.E. He shares how he connected with the guitar and musi...

In this episode Jerrell speaks to multi instrumentalist and Producer Space Monk. He describes his journey getting into music at an early age, being addicted to learning the guitar as he excelled quickly, and his experience shaping into a musician and artist. Songs Played: PI, DmTea, and I Dream of Loops from his Album God Slam It

In this episode Jerrell speaks with West-Coase Country rocker Andrew Browning. "Browning and co. are readying the release of The Midnight Desert Talk Radio on November 4th. With Derek O'Brien (Social Distortion, Agent Orange, The Adolescents) engineering and producing, this collection of genre-bending gonzo country was birthed at DOB Sound in Santa Fe Springs, CA. The album delivers a fresh brand...

This episode, Jerrell speaks with guitarist and singer-songwriter Gordon Sterling. Gordon is a DC-based musician, and He is known for his psychedelic soul with a touch of blues rock. In addition to playing with his bands Nappy Riddem, The Ordinary Way and Future, he has shared the stage and toured extensively throughout the country with the likes of legends Blues Traveler, Junior Marvin (Bob Marle...

In this episode Jerrell speaks with Singer Songwriter Sara Niemietz. As described, "Niemietz nurtured a signature blend of soul, sonics, and story with passionate vocals and prominent guitars. Some of their artistic touchstones included Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Janis Joplin, Brittany Howard, and early Kings of Leon and D'Angelo. The resulting album is a mosaic of soulful sounds, spanning sensual Blu...

In this episode, Jerrell speaks with guitar player, singer, and songwriter Taylor Scott. "Taylor Scott grew up beneath the wide skies of the rural American West, where a childhood appreciation for country music — whose twangy textures seemed to reflect his surroundings — soon gave way to an obsession with rebellious, guitar-driven rock & roll. Shortly after graduation, he was recruited by Otis...

In this episode Jerrell speaks to the co-owners of Knock House Studios in LA Ralph and Jonathan Laguerre. They both discuss growing up around music that inspired them and becoming entrepreneurs owning a music studio which organically created a community.

In this episode Jerrell spoke to Grammy Nominated Professional guitarist, composer, and arranger Tom Guarna. "Guarna has toured five continents with his own quartets and as a top sideman in several exciting groups led by Lenny White, E.J. Strickland, and Les McCann. He was a featured artist on over thirty albums, and composed “If You Dare,” a funk-rock song on Lenny White's 2010 Anomaly CD. Guarna...

In this episode Jerrell speaks with artist Nathan Kalish. Kalish is a multi-instrumentalist, producer, engineer and wandering storyteller. Born in Milwaukee WI to missionary parents, he was moved around for most of his formative years. By the time he graduated high school he had already lived in many different cities across Europe and the USA.  He then spent over a decade performing music across b...

In this episode Brian Guthrie lead guitarist of the Duo Rock group DeNiro Face, and bassist interviews Podcast Host Jerrell Powell on the Making of his Album Transitions 2 out now. They talk about their experiences working on the album together and with Euan Leslie, Grace Kinter, Anton Sushev, and Lzzy Izzy (KTTEDDY). 

In this episode Jerrell spoke with classically trained multi-instrumentalist and Greece's dark alt-pop artist Lia Hide. We discuss how she got into music, her new album soon to be released The Missing Fourth Guest, and also her writing process musically and lyrically.

In this episode Jerrell speaks with professional guitar player Marcos Smith. Marcos was the lead guitarist for former band Zechs Marquise and currently the band leader for The Deep Shadows. He talks about growing up in El Paso, inspired by music genres from punk to hip-hop and seeking every opportunity to create.

In this episode Jerrell speaks with virtuoso guitar player and professional teacher Martin Miller. We talk about how he got into music, his experience with online teaching, and the privilege of musicians using digital entities versus performance these days.  Follow The 440 on instagram @the440guitarpodcast Visit the website at https://www.podpage.com/the-440-guitar-podcast/

In this episode Jerrell speaks with Professional Guitar player and education Pritesh Walia. Pritesh shares his story growing up in India and, his relationship with the guitar, and how he wants to give back the knowledge he has gained to his hometown.

In this episode Jerrell speaks with Guitarist and Pedal Aficionado Ryan Burke. Ryan talks about how music inspired him growing up, what led him to start 60 Cycle Hum, his love for guitars, pedals, and how he deals with trolls on the internet.

In this episode Jerrell speaks with multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter Abby Posner. Devious Planet describes Abby as "an exceptional Los Angeles-based artist is an outstanding, genre-fluid, multi-instrumentalist who has a new album, Kisbee Ring, due out November 12th. Posner played every instrument on the record, and she mixed/produced it as well. Kisbee Ring is about urgency, reckoning,...

In this episode Jerrell speaks with talented guitarist and singer-songwriter Andrew Leahey.  "The upcoming record is one half of a double album called American Static, which he is splitting into two volumes and releasing as individual records titled  American Static, Vol. 1  and American Static, Vol. 2 (release date: February/March 2022). He’s toured internationally for years, has been Elizabeth C...

In this episode Jerrell speaks with singer-songwriter Kris Gruen.  "Welcome Farewell finds Gruen spinning autobiographical stories of family, community, and the farm life in Vermont's rural backcountry woods within which he is immersed. The central characters who occupy Welcome Farewell's songs are real people, including his late grandmother -- whose influence is honored with tracks like "Apple Tr...