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Episode 62: George Clinton. Step into the Mothership as we welcome the legendary George Clinton, the godfather of funk and mastermind behind Parliament-Funkadelic, on this week’s episode of Go With Elmo Lovano!! From shaping genres to leading a musical revolution, George reflects on his 7 decade career, the stories behind his iconic hits, and the vision that has kept him evolving until today. We g...

Alissia Benveniste, aka Alissia, quickly makes an unforgettable impression on people. Her bass playing first caught the attention of Prince, Quincy Jones, and Bootsy Collins, even though she had only been playing for a few years. While at Berklee College of Music, Alissia created a wave that has only grown bigger, with her bass videos going viral on YouTube and Instagram. Her tone, sound, style an...

Episode 60: Zedd. Joining us today is one of the biggest artists and DJs in the world, Zedd. Fresh off a GRAMMY nomination for Best Electronic Album for his latest masterpiece, TELOS, Zedd dives into the nine-year journey behind the album, sharing how timeless chord progressions, creative isolation, and a relentless pursuit of perfection shaped this epic project. We explore the incredible collabor...

Episode 59: Jacob Collier. Today, I’m hyped to have one of my favorite artists on the podcast—Jacob Collier. Jacob is one of the brightest lights on Earth, and I always treasure our conversations. This time, you get to watch us! Jacob is nominated for 3 GRAMMYs this year, including Album of the Year, Best Arrangement, and Best Global Music Performance. With 6 GRAMMY wins and an incredible 15 nomin...

It’s that time of year when Walter Afanasieff takes over the charts. Walter is the writer and producer of “All I Want for Christmas Is You”—the biggest Christmas song of all time—and he also produced “My Heart Will Go On.” But that’s just the tip of the iceberg. From writing and producing with Mariah Carey to working with Celine Dion, Whitney Houston, and Barbra Streisand, Walter has been behind s...

Episode 57 - Elena Pinderhughes is one of the most sought-after musicians in today’s vibrant jazz scene. From touring with legends like Herbie Hancock, Common, and Chief Adjuah to performing the iconic “Mask Off” with Future on the Coachella Main Stage, Elena has already brought the flute to a new level. She’s a prominent figure in this wave of brilliant young musicians rising within the new jazz...

Episode 56 - Dave King of The Bad Plus. The Bad Plus is one of the world’s most exciting and innovative ensembles. Over the past 20 years, they’ve created a groundbreaking sound that blends jazz and avant-garde music in a way that’s uniquely their own—beautifully melodic, dark, twisted, soft, loud, simple, and incredibly complex, all in one. Their drummer, Dave King, is one of my all-time favorite...

Episode 55 - Quincy Jones was one of the most important humans in the history of music. At 91 years of age, we sadly lost the legend this week. Quincy touched us all in so many ways. Beyond his music and boundary-breaking life, Quincy was a friend, advisor, and investor to Jammcard. His support meant the world, changed our lives, and inspired us beyond explanation. We’d like to take a moment to ho...

Episode 54 - Jason White is one of the greatest choir directors, vocal producers, and contractors in the world. He's best known as the leader of Kanye West's Sunday Service Choir, which took the world by storm in 2019, and he's worked with so many other legends as well. He worked with Beyoncé on her GRAMMY-winning "Break My Soul" (and we talk about that session in this episode), Will Smith on his...

Episode 53: Kris Pooley is one of the most successful musical directors in the game, known for his long relationship as MD for Katy Perry, music directing American Idol for the last 8 seasons (going on 9), and working with Gwen Stefani, Kesha, Demi Lovato, Pink, Smashing Pumpkins, Morrisey, Jane's Addiction and so much more. We dive deep into his career, how he landed these gigs, his creative proc...

Episode 52! Please welcome the incredible Dexter Hercules, drummer for Ed Sheeran, to discuss his career journey from coming up in London’s music scene to currently performing in stadiums around the world. Dexter shares his experiences playing for The Voice UK, how he got the gig with Ed Sheeran, what it’s like playing stadiums, navigating the world of drum clinics, left handed drumming, the big r...

Episode 51 is with the legendary Adam Blackstone. Adam is one of the most successful musical directors of all time, and a multi-GRAMMY-nominated artist himself. He’s been the musical director for Justin Timberlake, Jay-Z, Rihanna, Kanye West, Eminem, Jill Scott, Dr. Dre, and countless others. Adam has musical directed four Super Bowl Halftime Shows in the last six years, including the 2022 perform...

Wooo it’s Episode 50 of Go With Elmo! Thank you for listening. We hope you’re enjoying it and finding value in the conversations! For this landmark episode we sit down with legendary drummer and musical director Teddy Campbell, whose impressive career spans performances with industry giants like Stevie Wonder, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Backstreet Boys, Alicia Keys, 98 Degrees and as the...

Episode 49 is with the incredible composer, conductor, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist, Miguel Atwood Ferguson. We delve into Miguel's extensive career, having participated in over 600 recordings and 2,500 shows. He shares key insights from these experiences and his role in the next legendary LA movement alongside talents like Thundercat, Kamasi Washington, Flying Lotus and Terrace Martin. Mig...

We're hyped to have our first repeat guest, the most recorded drummer in the history of time, the legendary John JR Robinson. We talk with the King of the Groove about his new book, more stories of Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones, Herbie Hancock, embracing new technologies in music, and a super deep dive on entrepreneurship. Musicians and music lovers, this is a must listen and a dang good time. We...

Alayna Rodgers and Alana Linsey have toured the world and performed on TV as background vocalists with artists such as Anderson .Paak, Steve Lacy, Raphael Saadiq, Harry Styles, Madonna, John Legend, The Masked Singer, and many more. They're the electric duo that's been on stage singing background vocals with Anderson .Paak, and now they're stepping to center stage with their own artist project, GA...

Tarriona "Tank" Ball is the incredible lead singer of Tank and the Bangas, the multi-Grammy and Emmy nominated band. She’s a songwriter, poet, singer and performer and has collaborated with artists like Norah Jones, Big Freedia, James Poyser, Robert Glasper, and many more. We dive into her journey from where she started before her viral performance on NPR’s Tiny Desk concert series, talk about her...

This week's episode is with the AI music team, Dadabots. The co-founders CJ Carr and Zack Zukowski, are musicians and computer programers that have built an AI music system that creates original music through neural networks and machine learning. It is able to generate new songs and beats in the style of any artist, any genre, and even can create new genres. They have the longest continual stream...

Brian Frasier-Moore is the first call drummer for some of the biggest artists in the world: Justin Timberlake, P!nk, Madonna, Janet Jackson, Christina Aguilera, Backstreet Boys, and so many more. He's done three Super Bowl Halftime shows (JT, Madonna, Shakira/J.Lo) and is the definition of professional. We talk about growing his career, working with the greatest musical directors, drummers, the im...

Episode 43 - Ant Clemons is a GRAMMY winning songwriter, producer and artist. Known for his work with Kanye West, H.E.R, Justin Timberlake, Mary J Blige, Beyoncé, Ty Dolla $ign, Chance The Rapper, Camila Cabello, and for his artist project which received a GRAMMY nomination for Best R&B Album. Ant has reached a high level of success all while keeping his signature smile and that red hat! We dive d...

Episode 41- Cory Henry is one of the greatest musicians on the planet. Known for his masterful skills on the organ and his songwriting, Cory has worked with Snarky Puppy, Kanye West, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Rosalia, Imagine Dragons, Rick Rubin, Jon Batiste, and has multiple GRAMMY nominations for his solo albums. We talk about all those subjects, plus his new album Church, his approach to soloing,...

Episode 41 - For this weeks episode, we compiled stories from some incredible guests all answering the same question, how did you get the gig? In this episode, we hear how Stanley Randolph got the gig with Stevie Wonder, how Nicole Row got Incubus, how Larnell Lewis got Snarky Puppy, how Isaiah Sharkey got D’angelo, and how Mark Guiliana got David Bowie. You can hear the full episodes of each of t...

Episode 40 - Welcome to the first Go With Elmo ENCORE! We’re re-releasing our interview with Mark Guiliana because it’s incredible and we feel like a lot of you missed it since it was one of the first episodes on the pod! We were posting everything at the time on the Jammcard channel, so now that Go has it’s own channel, let's go. WIth that being said, please SUBSCRIBE to Go with Elmo on YouTube,...

Episode 39 - Michael Bearden is one of the most successful music directors of all time. He was Michael Jackson’s final musical director, building the This Is It show, and spent MJ’s last night together, rehearsing with him. He’s been with Lady Gaga for over a decade (including her iconic Super Bowl half time show performance). He was with Whitney Houston at her highest moment. He’s lifelong friend...

Episode 38 - Adam Deitch has built an incredible name for himself in the drumming, funk and hip hop world. From leading his bands Lettuce, Break Science, and the Adam Deitch Quartet, to producing for 50 Cent and MF Doom, to even touring with John Scofield, Pretty Lights and Wyclef Jean. Adam’s incredible groove powers so much of the worlds funk and hip hop. We talk about how Adam built his career...