DeepDives With Patrick Hemming

This is the corrected sequence. I inadvertently included a song in one of the sets without mentioning it. That song is now at the very end of the show: Lyst w/Shred Krueger - Fade Out—a happy accident, as it's a perfect song to go out on.   The DeepDives team is back with the long-promised follow-up to our last Synthwave episode. This dive into Synthwave covers 2016-2026. I was sick for the last c...

The DeepDives team is back with the long-promised follow-up to our last Synthwave episode. This dive into Synthwave covers 2016-2026. I was sick for the last couple of weeks, so I couldn't record my voiceovers until today. This episode is truly brought to you by the grace of tea & honey.  😁   As with our last Dive, there is a healthy dose of covers to go along with the original songs. All are...

We are back with a brand new episode filled to the brim with Synthwave goodness! These songs span a 23-year period, 2003 straight through to earlier this year. Over here at Dives, we love this genre, and I hope to convert you all to the glories these songs offer. Also, if you like songs with sax solos, this episode is right up your alley, as many of them feature the 🎷.  We'll be back in a couple...

The DeepDives team is back with one more trip off the waters of Hi-Tech Melodic AOR & Pop, as the next two scheduled Dives will be Synthwave and then a couple of rounds of Melodic Rock from the past twenty years. The episode you're about to hear, or are currently listening to, is filled with primo jams between the years 1984 through 1994, with the emphasis on the mid 80's. My count has 16 song...

DeepDives is back with another round of Hi-Tech Melodic AOR & Pop. For this episode, I'm between the years 1984 and 1998. Many of the songs have never been played, and the ones that have haven't been played in many a year. I hope you enjoy, and I'll see you back here in a couple of weeks with a brand new episode for your ears to enjoy. 👊 🤘

After a couple of "Off the Beaten Path" episodes, we are back in the Dives wheelhouse of Melodic AOR. The majority of the episode resides smack dab in the 80's with a few 90's excursions thrown in for good measure. Thanks for being patient as I traveled down some less-traveled rivers these last couple of episodes on my way back to what we do best here over at Dives: underrated AOR & Melodic Ro...

It's been a couple of years, but we're finally back with a third round of Heartland for your ears to enjoy. This week's episode is crammed full with music between the years 1981 and 2015, with 90% of the material between 1983 & 1990, the Heartland sweet spot in my opinion. Enjoy, my friends, & we'll be back in a couple of weeks with a proper '80s AOR & Melodic Rock Dive for your ears!...

We are back with a new show for your ears to enjoy. This episode is filled with music from the last five decades that lean heavily on the Rolling Stones sound. Particularly, 1968 through 1981. There are a lot of Dives regulars to satisfy, and as for the other artists, I hope I weaved them in and out to the point that all the puzzle pieces fit. Thanks for taking the detour with me, and we'll be bac...

This is the fixed version of the newest Dives. Somehow, the final third of the show didn't make the trip over to Podbean. I promise you it's here now. My apologies. 👊 The DeepDives team is back with a WestCoast-ish episode for your ears to enjoy. This is the third such episode in this series and the first since 2024. Why it's taken me this long to circle back is a mystery, but here it is nonethel...

The DeepDives team is back with a brand new episode for your ears to enjoy. You can say this show is a Transatlantic Affair as the Scottlight Set in hour two is curated in Florida, and the rest of the show is curated, recorded, and produced here in the Czech Republic. To that end, both Mags & Scott have really brought the goods with their respective sets, as they do every episode here on Dives...

After seven months away, I’m thrilled to be back in Prague—home to Magdalena, my beautiful wife-to-be, and a welcoming new side of the family. At the same time, I’m excited to refocus on curating and creating fresh episodes of Dives for your ears to enjoy. I started the curation process on the plane across the Atlantic and finished it last week outside in our lovely garden. The episode you're abou...

I've forgotten just how much work goes into making these shows! 😁 This will be the last retro Dive for the far foreseeable future. Starting next week, I'll put out a new show every other week. That’s a promise. I already have the next Dive curated and sequenced. Look for it by Wednesday or Thursday.  In the meantime, enjoy this episode of Hi-Tech AOR from six years ago. 🤘👊

Greetings from the Czech Republic & the beautiful city of Prague. This, for all intents and purposes, should be my last “Retro Dive” for the foreseeable future. I'll be working this week on a brand new episode for your ears to enjoy. I am so looking forward to curating again. I miss it quite a bit and I hope you do too. I'll see you later this week with a show that should scratch all of our AO...

Here is one of the last "Retro" Dives episodes before my move to Prague next week. For this Dive, I've chosen an episode from way back in January of 2021. It kicks off with my favorite Quiet Riot song from easily my favorite Quiet Riot album, 1986's QRIII. I have one, maybe two, more "Retro" Dives before I start laying down brand-new episodes. This is most definitely an itch I can't wait to scratc...

For this week's retro escape, I've chosen an episode from the tail end of the year 2021. These are definitely songs you know, probably like the back of your hand. While most of my episodes explore the out-of-the-way watering holes, this one is like going to the beach. Going to the beach with a helluva curated selection of 80's AOR, Melodic Rock, Hi-Tech, Westcoast, and Pop to enjoy. As far as my m...

As my time here in Tampa grows short, I'm finding it increasingly difficult to complete the voiceovers I wanted to record for these next few shows. As I'm sending over my equipment next week, I've had to bank the next few weeks' shows until my first Dive in June, and recording four or five voiceovers just isn't feasible at the moment. Please accept my apologies, and I do hope you enjoy these next...

Welcome, my friends. I'm back with a retro episode from November of 2020. This episode marked my first time back behind the mic with BoomRadio💥💣after a short stint with Radioactive Radio. Listening to this Dive over the weekend while I worked on my move to Prague was an absolute joy for my ears, and I hope it's the same for yours. Have a great week, and I'll be back in seven-ish with another ret...

What a week it has been, and it's only just started. I felt inspired this week to make my first "New" Dive in a good couple of months. However, there is a catch...I didn't have time to create an intro and...wait for it...it's a very niche episode...Bruce Springsteen covering the global jukebox. Everything from Van Halen to The Clash. From The Temptations to AC/DC.  From Elvis (Presley) to Creedenc...

For this week's classic retro Dive offering, we are diving off the waters of 70's Melodic Rock, AOR & Hard Rock. This episode was curated and created back in February 2021. Next week, we will be back with an episode focusing on some of the killer music produced over the last twenty years or so. At least that's what I'm thinking about at the moment. 😁 Take care, my friends, and I'll see you in...

Here is this week's dive into the past, made way back in December of 2020. For this episode, I really lean into West Coast, be it straight-up traditional or with an AOR twist. Either way, I sure hope you enjoy this week's offering. I'll be back here next week for another classic DeepDives for your ears to enjoy. Have a great week, my friends! 🤘

For this week's classic episode of Deep Dives, I've revisited a show I curated in the summer of 2020. An episode celebrating some of my favorite Melodic Rock & AOR from the decade. All the artists you enjoy in an 80's Dive are here making some outstanding music in a much-maligned decade. Enjoy my friends, and I'll see you back here next week for another classic DeepDives episode as I ready mys...

This week's offering is bookended with two sets from the recently passed Chris Rea. One of my favorite musical artists, I discovered him properly in 1988 through his album, New Light Through Old Windows. After an opening two-song set from Rea, I play you a show I recorded back in 2021. For this episode, I just played songs and sets on the fly, hoping to create a listenable show in the process. I t...

This week's retro Dive is from January 14th, 2022. In this and future episodes until my first new Dive in Prague, I'll include a song before my newly recorded intro to set the tone. As with last week's offering, I let the show play out after the new introduction. I hope you enjoy this blast from the past. I'll see you back here next week for another episode of DeepDives, designed to delight your e...

Hello friends. I'm back with another Dive for your ears to enjoy. This episode was initially recorded in February 2022. “Reasonably” loaded, (back when I was friends with editing) 😁, with some killer Hi-Tech Melodic Rock & AOR for your ears to enjoy. As was the case last week, I recorded a new intro before the show kicked off properly. I’ll see you back here next week with another DeepDives b...

Hello there, my friends. This is coming much later than I would have liked, but...much earlier than I was thinking even this morning. Today I found an old laptop that contained all my Dive shows from 2019 to early 2023. I was truly wondering when I could get a new product out, as packing is a lot of work and just isn't leaving me the time I'd like to make a proper show for you. Now, with all these...