In The Black Of My Mind

Welcome back to "In The Black Of My Mind" podcast, hosted by Al Thomas. Joining me on this week's episode, is a true renaissance man: he is a jazz pianist, a tenth degree black sash grand master, a former kickboxing champion, an actor with 30 film and television credits, and a humanitarian who was knighted for his work rescuing children from war-torn regions; Sir Vincent Lyn. Join us as we talk ab...

Welcome back to "In The Black Of My Mind" podcast, hosted by Al Thomas. Joining me on this week's episode, is none other than Billboard chart topping singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, arranger, and entrepreneur; Bernard Jackson. Join us for the final part of our two-part conversation, as we continue to discuss Bernard's journey in the music business which has led him to record,...

Welcome back to "In The Black Of My Mind" podcast, hosted by Al Thomas. Joining me on this week's episode, is none other than Billboard chart topping singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, arranger, and entrepreneur; Bernard Jackson. Join us as we talk about Bernard's journey in the music business which has led him to record, perform, tour internationally, and earn three platinum alb...

Welcome back to "In The Black Of My Mind" podcast, hosted by Al Thomas. Happy Veteran's Day! On this episode, our host gives us a brief glimpse into his time served in the U.S. Army. So grab a snack, your favorite libation/stimulation, and some good headphones and listen to some of Al's story. Please do what you can to support our Veterans. _______________________________________ Theme Music - "Ma...

Welcome back to "In The Black Of My Mind" podcast, hosted by Al Thomas. Joining me on this week's episode, is none other than educator, producer, composer, inventor, author, philanthropist, and amazing drummer; Arti Dixson. Join us as we talk about Arti's journey in the music industry, how he became the inventor of patented products "The Bass Drum Lift" and "The Spur Extender", as well as his phil...

Welcome back to "In The Black Of My Mind" podcast, hosted by Al Thomas. Joining me on this week's episode, is none other than educator, producer, composer, inventor, author, philanthropist, and amazing drummer; Arti Dixson. Join us as we talk about Arti's journey in the music industry, how he became the inventor of patented products "The Bass Drum Lift" and "The Spur Extender", as well as his phil...

Welcome back to "In The Black Of My Mind" podcast, hosted by Al Thomas. Joining me on this week's episode is none other than Oscar award winner, multiple Emmy award winning composer, Grammy award winning producer, and noted guitarist; Brian Keane. Join us for the final portion of our two-part conversation, as we continue to discuss Brian's journey in the industry as well as some rapid fire questio...

Welcome back to "In The Black Of My Mind" podcast, hosted by Al Thomas. Joining me on this week's episode is none other than Oscar award winner, multiple Emmy award winning composer, Grammy award winning producer, and noted guitarist; Brian Keane. Join us as we talk Brian's journey in the industry, which has led him to score hundreds of television shows and movies. Brian has worked with every majo...

Welcome back to "In The Black Of My Mind" podcast, hosted by Al Thomas. Joining me on this week's episode, is none other than musician, producer, arranger, vocalist, songwriter, composer, and conductor; Gregory Thomas. Join us as we talk about Greg's journey in the music business, which has led him to perform as a longstanding member of Parliament Funkadelic, as well as tour with the likes of Raph...

Welcome back to "In The Black Of My Mind" podcast, hosted by Al Thomas. Joining me on this week's episode, is none other than Billboard chart topping singer, songwriter, beauty queen, and philanthropist; CeCe Peniston. Join us as we talk about CeCe's journey in the music business, which led her to perform for legends such as Aretha Franklin, Pope John Paul II, and President Bill Clinton. So grab a...

Welcome back to "In The Black Of My Mind" podcast, hosted by Al Thomas. Joining me on this week's episode, is none other than Billboard chart topping saxophonist, entrepreneur, graphic artist, photographer, and painter; Marion Meadows. Join us for the final portion of our two-part conversation, as we continue to discuss Marion's journey in the music industry as well as some rapid fire questions. S...

Welcome back to "In The Black Of My Mind" podcast, hosted by Al Thomas. Joining me on this week's episode, is none other than Billboard chart topping saxophonist, entrepreneur, graphic artist, photographer, and painter; Marion Meadows. Join us as we talk Marion's journey in the music industry. So grab a snack, your favorite libation/stimulation, and some good headphones as Marion and I let you in...

Welcome back to "In The Black Of My Mind" podcast, hosted by Al Thomas. Joining me on this week's episode, is none other than musician, singer, songwriter, producer, arranger, recording artist, and visionary; Robbie Jenkins. Join us as we talk about his journey in the music business and what's on his bucket list. So grab a snack, your favorite libation/stimulation, and some good headphones as Robb...

Welcome back to "In The Black Of My Mind" podcast, hosted by Al Thomas. Joining me on this week's episode, is none other than musician, recording engineer, philanthropist, businessman, and proprietor of the legendary Horizon Music Group; Vic Steffens. Join us as we talk about Vic's journey in music, and how Horizon Studios came to be. So grab a snack, your favorite libation/stimulation, and some g...

Welcome back to "In The Black Of My Mind" podcast, hosted by Al Thomas. Joining me on this week's episode, is none other than musician, composer, philanthropist, and recording/touring saxophonist; Elan Trotman. Join us as we talk about Elan's journey from Barbados to Berklee, as well as his dual role in education and music. So grab a snack, your favorite libation/stimulation, and some good headpho...

Welcome back to "In The Black Of My Mind" podcast, hosted by Al Thomas. Joining me on this week's episode, is none other than professional touring and recording trombonist; Greg Boyer. Join us for the final part of this two-part conversation as Greg answers some rapid fire questions. So grab a snack, your favorite libation/stimulation, and some good headphones as Greg and I let you in on Part 2 of...

Welcome back to "In The Black Of My Mind" podcast, hosted by Al Thomas. Joining me on this week's episode, is none other than professional touring and recording trombonist; Greg Boyer. Join us as we talk Prince, GoGo, and the Funk. So grab a snack, your favorite libation/stimulation, and some good headphones as Greg and I let you in on Part 1 of our conversation. __________________________________...

Welcome back to "In The Black Of My Mind" podcast, hosted by Al Thomas. Joining me on this week's episode, is none other than professional touring, recording, and teaching bassist; Howard Cloud. Join us for the final part of this two-part conversation as Howard answers some rapid fire questions. So grab a snack, your favorite libation/stimulation, and some good headphones as Howard and I let you i...

Welcome back to "In The Black Of My Mind" podcast, hosted by Al Thomas. Joining me on this week's episode, is none other than professional touring, recording, and teaching bassist; Howard Cloud. Join us as we talk music, travel, and life as a musician in New Mexico. So grab a snack, your favorite libation/stimulation, and some good headphones as Howard and I let you in on Part 1 of our conversatio...

Welcome back to "In The Black Of My Mind" podcast, hosted by Al Thomas. On this MiniPod episode Al talks about what's in the black of his mind with respect to today's music. Subscribe and drop us a comment, and let us know how you feel (whether you agree or disagree). _______________________________________ Theme Music - "Make A Joyful Noise" was written by Al Thomas Produced by Jonathan Dubose Jr...

Welcome back to "In The Black Of My Mind" podcast, hosted by Al Thomas. Joining me on this week's episode, is none other than musician, recording engineer, philanthropist, businessman, and proprietor of the legendary "Carriage House Studios"; Johnny Montagnese. Join us as we talk about Johnny's journey in music, and how the "Carriage House Studios" came to be. So grab a snack, your favorite libati...

Welcome back to "In The Black Of My Mind" podcast, hosted by Al Thomas. Joining me on this week's episode, is none other than writer, producer, and recording artist with one of the best voices in the business; Janice Dempsey. Join us as we talk about Janice's journey in the music industry which led her to write, record, and/or perform with artists such as; Melba Moore, Freddie Jackson, Chaka Khan,...

Welcome back to "In The Black Of My Mind" podcast, hosted by Al Thomas. Joining me on the season two premiere, is none other than professional touring and recording saxophonist, Brent Birckhead. Join us as we talk about Brent's journey in the music industry which led him to play with artists such as; Lauryn Hill, Nas, and most recently NPR's "Tiny Desk" Concert with SWV. So, grab a snack and your...

Welcome back to "In The Black Of My Mind" podcast, hosted by Al Thomas. Join us for the Season One Finale as we look back on past episodes and prepare for our upcoming season. This episode contains snippets of the podcast that we found interesting. We encourage you to go back and listen to episodes you may have missed. So, grab a snack and your good headphones as we share with you memories from Se...

Welcome back to "In The Black Of My Mind" podcast, hosted by Al Thomas. Joining me on this week's episode is none other than American Award winning journalist, political pundit, novelist and publisher; the "Freaknik Lawyer", Harold Michael Harvey. Brother Harvey represented over 600 students between 1994 and 1996, who were arrested at the infamous "Freaknik" in Atlanta, GA. Join us for the final p...