Friends and Music with Brian Doherty

Graham is a bass player and long-time band member with Joe Jackson. This is Part 3 of our discussion. Kindly support my endeavors with a like, a share, or a comment. Also follow me on Instagram and TikTok @domanondrums.

     A video-audio rendition of this podcast is available on my Youtube channel here: UCVVqtfTwNVg590TbfndMR_Q      Today’s guest is bassist Graham Maby. His association with British musician Joe Jackson began in 1973 when they became members of a local Portsmouth cover band. Five years later Jackson’s solo recording career took off, with Graham’s bass playing front and center on albums like Look...

A video rendition of this podcast is available on my Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVVqtfTwNVg590TbfndMR_Q W2 creates hook driven, infectious pop-rock!  Inspired from the classic rock anthems we grew up on but infused with a contemporary pop edge! W2 is a new project from the songwriting team Joe Walden and Phil Went (the "W's" in "W2").  Born out of lockdown, W2 was a chance f...

Graham Maby was born on September 1, 1952 and grew up in the small English south coast town of Gosport, near Portsmouth. His musical “awakening” happened at age ten when he heard the Beatles’ first single “Love Me Do” on the radio. Six years later he taught himself to play guitar, then bass. His association with British musician Joe Jackson began in 1973 when they became members of a local Portsmo...

Steve Sabet and Brian Doherty talk about songwriting, music education, and the joys of learning Logic, among other things!

Todd Mihan is an accomplished and exciting guitarist & singer-songwriter from the Hudson Valley, New York. Todd's Morning Jam video series has been waking up fans around the world every Thursday morning for over 370 straight weeks now. In each jam Todd showcases his six string prowess and genre versatility by sharing a new, exhilarating original guitar instrumental video to his social media pages....

Today’s guest is singer/songwriter Freedy Johnston. Freedy’s one of those rare singer-songwriters who counts critics among his biggest fans — and whose heroes consider him a peer. In 1994 Rolling Stone named Johnston the ‘Songwriter of the Year’, describing him as “A master storyteller, (who) sketches out full-blown tragedies in a few poetic lines, and he joins that elite cadre of songwriters—Bob...

This is Stephan Galfas’ FIRST interview! Stephan Galfas has worked with hundreds of artists, spanning over 5 decades, including Meat Loaf, The Allman Brothers, John Waite, and Kool and The Gang, to name only a few. He was also the owner of the House of Music in West Orange, NJ, a recording studio where dozens of classic albums were made. One such album Stephan produced at the House of Music was Ta...

Brad celebrated his 50th year of his first band gig this past June with 4,321 documented live shows. Brad is still drumming and songwriting with his band The Handcuffs who will be releasing their fourth album this year with no plans to retire. Brad has also been drumming for The Romantics for the past sixteen years and they call him the second original drummer with now being with the band almost t...

My guest today is guitarist, composer, music educator, and music researcher, Steven Sabet. Steve embarked on his musical journey at the age of 10, learning to play his favorite rock songs on the electric guitar. He’s performed extensively in the New York area with various bands including indie favorites Darby Jones and the band MORE, where he not only played guitar but wrote the songs. He is also...

My guest today is Greg Skaff. A native of Wichita, Kansas, Greg is a NYC-based jazz guitarist and composer whose skills and reputation place him among the premier practitioners of his craft. After moving to New York in the early 1980s, Skaff’s first professional gig was with the legendary Stanley Turrentine. The list of luminaries who have tapped Skaff for his fretwork includes Ron Carter, Bobby W...

My guest today is Gurf Morlix. Gurf is an Austin- based guitar player, composer and record producer who has worked with Warren Zevon, Lucinda Williams, Blaze Foley, and Michael Penn, among many others. In this episode, Gurf tells us about his upbringing in Buffalo, NY and his fateful decision one day to choose the city of Austin over the city of Boston.  This led him down the vast roadway of the m...

My guest today is Colette Hebert. Colette is a Music Educator, Music Director, Arts Advocate and Grant Writer. She has served as a choir director, band director, vocal and piano instructor and drum circle facilitator. She has also presented in front of Senate members on “Why Music? Why We Need Music Education in Our Schools.” She is a featured journalist and contributes to a number of publications...

My guest today is Mike Malone. Mike Malone covers the television industry as a reporter and editor for the trade mag Broadcasting & Cable, and hosts the TV podcast Busted Pilot. His writing has also appeared in the New York Times, Playboy and the Journal News, and he wrote the “Notes From the Tasting Room” column for Captain Lawrence Brewing for several years. His novels include Betsy Town and No...

My guest today is JD Foster. JD Foster is an international music producer and multi-instrumentalist who has received critical acclaim across genres. From his early Dwight Yokam days through to his collaborations with Marc Ribot, Patti Griffin, Calexico, Lucinda Williams, Green on Red, The Silos, Il Pan Del Diavolo, and many more, Foster continues to explore all avenues of music and all variety of...

My guest today is Marshall Toppo. Marshall Marshall Toppo is a professional bass player, arranger, producer and educator in the NY area. He has recorded and produced many original artists, created educational music, written film scores and edited audio for television, radio and internet. When not involved in music, he can be found researching craft beers from around the world. I’m happy to report...

My guest today is John Siket. John is a music producer, recording engineer, and mixer. He is best known for his work with Sonic Youth, Phish, Yo La Tengo, Dave Matthews Band, Blonde Redhead, Fountains of Wayne, Moe, Peter Murphy, and Freedy Johnston. Did you know there’s even a Phish recording named after John, entitled The Siket Disc? We discussed how John got into the business and what keeps him...

My guest today is David Weiss. David is a musician, journalist, and the founder/editor of www.sonicscoop.com, a leading online media company reporting on music, sound, and recording worldwide. He’s also an internationally published journalist, and has been covering audio production for Audio Media and Mix magazine since 1999. David is the author of the book Music Supervision. If that’s not enough,...

My guest today is musician Tony Maimone. Tony is a bassist, producer, songwriter, and owner of Studio G, a commercial recording studio in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. As a bass player, Tony has worked with Pere Ubu, Frank Black, Bob Mould, The Mekons, and They Might Be Giants, just to name a few. It was with They Might Be Giants that I first met Tony. In this episode, Tony weaves his tale of how he beg...