The Nick Llerandi Podcast

🙆🏼‍♂️ Nick Llerandi - / https://www.instagram.com/nickllerandi Website / Merch / Music - https://linktr.ee/nickllerandi 🎸 Westfall Recording Co. - / https://www.instagram.com/westfallrecordings/ 🎥 RONU.media - our producer Instagram - / https://www.instagram.com/ronu.media

Check out Imbalance here: https://open.spotify.com/album/7yX9Kp0jKbT4ljuONaUVHw?si=R_jmp-09Q8CmiNYO3WLjCw 🙆🏼‍♂️ Nick Llerandi - / https://www.instagram.com/nickllerandi Website / Merch / Music - https://linktr.ee/nickllerandi 🎸 Olly Steele - / https://www.instagram.com/ollysteele / @intervalsmusic Adam Benjamin - / https://www.instagram.com/adamwbenjamin / @adamwbenjamin 🎥 RONU.media - our pro...

It wasn't too long ago that I came across Felipe and his project Nrthrn. From the get-go I was enthralled with is aesthetic. It's clean and full of contrast but doesn't distract from his music. This episode we dive into some of his best practices for consistently producing quality content on social media effectively, how to be a musician while working a day job, and balancing the busin...

Mike and I frequently crossed paths over the years, always narrowly missing each other. From our days touring and playing with Intervals to The Haarp Machine and now Ever Forthright, Mike stands out as one of the most gifted rock and metal vocalists in today's music scene. During our conversation, we touch on being multifaceted, our humble beginnings, the early demo recordings, and the challen...

Steve and I go back about a decade when he tracked Bass on the Stimpy Lockjaw album. I've been following him since and had the privilege of catching up. This episode we chat about the benefits of being a specialist, why wedding gigs aren't necessarily as bad as one might presume and sometimes the lessons we learn while performing with our heroes may be hard and unexpected. Follow! 🙆🏼‍♂️ Nick Lle...

I only just heard of and met Sam Mooradian a few weeks ago! But I immediately fell in love. His music is creative, unique, engaging. His performance is top notch, professional, FUN! He's immensely creative, driven, and smart. Sam is also a touring guitarist in Fallujah. We're catching Sam at just the beginning and we can expect some great things. Follow! 🙆🏼‍♂️ Nick Llerandi - https://www.instagr...

It's been years since Auras and Ever Forthright went on tour together and boy was that an experience. We invited Josh Ligaya from Auras to give us some insight into his blueprint for releasing music, how to promote it, and how the series ALONE can serve as a lesson to musicians everywhere. Follow! 🙆🏼‍♂️ Nick Llerandi - https://www.instagram.com/nickllerandi Website / Merch / Music - https://...

Follow! 🙆🏼‍♂️ Nick Llerandi - https://www.instagram.com/nickllerandi Website / Merch / Music - https://linktr.ee/nickllerandi 🎸 Louie Baltazar - https://www.instagram.com/louiezar/ https://www.instagram.com/wolfandbearband/ 🎥 RONU.media - our producer Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ronu.media/

Dem boys ask ChatGPT some questions. Playing live. Is it worth it? When is it worth it? Video game music and microtonal shit. The GRAMMYs and Game Developer Conference. What is Sound Design? Haters gonna hate. What makes a 'legend'? What to do in music beyond playing the instrument. Follow! 🙆🏼‍♂️ Nick Llerandi - https://www.instagram.com/nickllerandi Website / Merch / Music - https://linktr.ee/n...

I've been a Moon Tooth and Nick Lee fan for over a decade. I used to bounce around dumpy apartments in NYC and the highlight of my life was going to see them play from time to time. We're all native Long Islanders and I even went to school with one of the guys. It's really been awesome watching them grow over the years. Seeing Nick play in particular has always been inspiring. I watch him and ofte...

Aaron and I (and Ever Forthright) go back over a decade and it's been amazing to watch Aaron and Intervals grow over this last decade since the days of our first few shows together. We catch up and talk about how the game has changed for prog and guitar-centric music including marketing, social media, the audience, the goals, the challenges. This is a long one but packed with lots of good info and...

Today I chat with Eddie DeCesare of Monochromatic Black. Eddie and I met years ago in our hometown of Long Island, I believe when I was filling in on guitar for Painted in Exile (another co-owned-and-operated Eddie D project). I've always said that the day Eddie isn't in a technical death metal band is the day pigs fly. He's one of the hardest working and focused musicians I know and it was awesom...

It was really an honor meeting and chatting with Paul in this episode. I've been a long time Cynic and Death fan so this was a real treat for me. We get into all sorts of stuff: playing live, managing emotions, approaches to practice and writing, our love for Ben Monder, where we got started with music.... all sorts of stuff!   Follow!    🙆🏼‍♂️ Nick Llerandi - https://ww...

Nick chats with fellow guitar player, Thomas Griggs.  *Had some internet issues in this one due to the hurricane down in Florida, but we're making it work. Follow!   🙆🏼‍♂️ Nick Llerandi - https://www.instagram.com/nickllerandi Website / Merch / Music - https://linktr.ee/nickllerandi 🎸 Thomas Griggs - https://www.instagram.com/griggly_bear/ 🎥  RONU.media - our producer  Inst...

In this lesson I talk about applying the diminished scale in a not-so-subtle way. See the previous week's post on the inverse of this, applying the diminished scale in a 'subtle' way. The 'not-so-subtle' approach picks out the major and minor triads that exist in an 8 note diminished scale and really leans on them. There are many ways that this can be applied, but here I talk about applying it dir...

Nick chats with Evan Johns, professional drum tech who has worked with Rage Against the Machine, Deftones, and Cypress Hill to name a few. Follow!   🙆🏼‍♂️ Nick Llerandi - https://www.instagram.com/nickllerandi 🥁 Evan Johns - https://www.instagram.com/johns.evan/ Website / Merch / Music - https://linktr.ee/nickllerandi 🎥  RONU.media - our producer Instagram - https://www.instagram.com...

In this lesson I talk about the next few bars of my improvised chorus on the changes of What is This Thing Called Love found here: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CigFc5yD_ow/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link  I spend some time going into detail on a concept I'm calling 'subtle diminished'. Take a look/listen and you'll see why. I also apply this concept in a less jazzy setting here: https://www.in...

In this lesson I talk about the first few bars of my improvised chorus on the changes of What is This Thing Called Love found here:  https://www.instagram.com/reel/CigFc5yD_ow/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link  Become a member of my Patreon for $10/mo for access to full length interviews, video lessons, PDFs/tabs/Guitar Pro files and knick-knacks that I post on a weekly basis:  https://www.patreon.com/...

#NickLlerandi #IsaacStolzerGary #TheNoeBand #EverForthright #twiqh #strandbergguitars    Nick chats with RIFFIED's Isaac Stolzer-Gary. Also guitarist of Twiqh and artist relations at Strandberg guitars, Issac has a lot of great advice on short-form content and maintaining a social media presence. These guys also get into Tim & Eric, Eric Andre, and some other nonsense. https://www.yo...

#NickLlerandi #KeithEverett #TheNoeBand #EverForthright      Follow!  🙆🏼‍♂️ Nick Llerandi Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nickllerandi/Website / Merch / Music - https://linktr.ee/nickllerandi  🎹 Keith Everett Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/keitheverettplaysbass/  🎥  RONU.media - our producer Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ronu.media/&...

#NickLlerandi #MaxGorelick #TheNoeBand #EverForthright    Nick chats with guitarist of The Mantle, Max Gorelick  Download the debut album for free at themantleband.bandcamp.com  https://www.instagram.com/themantleband/ Check out Wintersun - https://www.instagram.com/wintersunofficial/ Jazz-inspired and Jazz are two different things.  Forcing yourself to play different stuf...

#NickLlerandi #DanielKeene #TheNoeBand #EverForthright    Nick chats with lutenist & guitarist, Daniel Keene.    Harmony being a consequence of the polyphony... whatever that means  Musical Temperaments  Dave Fiuczynski is sick - https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=dave+fiuczynski Check out Harry Stafylakis - https://www.hstafylakis.com/ Pros and Cons of...

#NickLlerandi #AlanHankers #TheNoeBand #EverForthright #JIA Alan Hankers is an award-winning composer, sound designer, and pianist writing music for television, film, video games, and concert halls. Described as “atmospheric and striking” [Outburn Magazine], Alan’s music invites listeners to experience soundscapes of great depth and variety that draw on his diverse musical background. Listening to...

#NickLlerandi #JacobUmansky #TheNoeBand #EverForthright #JIA  Who knew bass was actually important?? (It's true - Nick actually said that once...) Nick and Jacob give progress updates on how some of their new music is coming. New music coming for Ever Forthright, JIA and The Noe Band! Building your brand and figuring out your passive income. Be friendly!  But also kick everyone out of yo...