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Text us about this show. Copper Box is the Wisconsin Area Music Industry's (WAMI) 2024 Band of the Year and for good reason. When you combine a great, fun show with first class musicianship and personnel who are gracious and genuine, the result is something extraordinarily special. Danny and Michelle LL Jerabek have been working hard over twenty-three years to make Copper Box what it is—a ban...

Text us about this show. Nate Wycoff is the owner of Frequency Farm Recording Studio in Baldwin, Wisconsin. Situated in the northwest part of the state between Eau Claire and Minneapolis/St. Paul, Nate draws a lot of artists from those cities as well as the region to his studio. He wears the hats of producer, engineer, arranger, writer, musician, and overcomer. That last part? Life has placed a nu...

Text us about this show. Brandon Johnson is an incredibly talented and innovative guy. Thoughout life, he's always been able to apply his imagination toward how he could use technology to entertain people and now he does it for a living. Brandon is one of the go-to guys in the Northeast Wisconsin music scene when it comes to live stage production , but his talents don't stop there. He is...

Text us about this show. Cory Arndt , owner of Ardent Guitars in Appleton, Wisconsin, is more than a luthier. He's a craftsman that's creating some beautiful acoustic guitars , Irish bouzoukis , and octave mandolins . Many area players use Cory's guitars for their performances and on their recordings. He's also their go-to guy when their guitars need some TLC done with care and...

Text us about this show. Phil Tittle is a guitarist/singer/songwriter with a passion to serve. He served his country for twenty years in the US Air Force, but during that time a guitar was never far away from his hands. After retiring from the USAF, he served veterans by starting a chapter of Guitars For Vets . He also served beginning musicians by establishing a school where they could learn song...

Text us about this show. Dave Jerabek and Joe Slyzelia are the masterminds behind Fox Menagerie , a project/band that makes incredible music with some of Northeast Wisconsin's top musicians. Whether they're doing new, fresh arrangements of classic songs or playing one of Joe's exceptional original compositions, these guys are out to make great music and they're having fun doing...

Text us about this show. Rob Marnocha is typically the host of Into The Music . On this episode, he's in the hot seat and we have special guest hosts Amelia Ford and Shawn Maass asking the questions. If you've wondered about who Rob is, wonder no longer. He delves into his musical past, we hear some of his original recordings, we find out what goes into each episode, and we look to the f...

Text us about this show. The Wisconsin Area Music Industry (WAMI) is an organization designed to promote music made by Wisconsin musicians whether they are full time professionals or just beginning their journey. The 42nd WAMI Awards, Wisconsin's equivalent to the Grammy Awards, took place on Sunday, May 19, 2024 and we have Ann Rakowiecki from WAMI here to recap the ceremony and talk about w...

Text us about this show. Christopher Gold is one of those unique artists who is able to effortlessly combine music, storytelling, and humor. The thing is Christopher is a singer-songwriter who dabbles in a variety of genres and uses the humor to keep it all down-to-earth. Anyone who has caught him live will attest to his ability to quickly pick up on what's going on in the immediate space and...

Text us about this show. Kurt Gunn is one of northeast Wisconsin's premiere singer-songwriters and is no stranger to Into The Music . Besides having a consistent gigging schedule which includes solo shows as well as the duets Girl & the Gunn with Amanda James and The Brothers Gunn with Brad Bordini , he's been busy in the studio with a pair of new albums that will drop later this yea...

Text us about this show. If you aren't already taking notice of The Mascot Theory , now is a great time to do so. Erik Kjelland is the band's vocalist, writer, rhythm guitarist, and harmonica player and he's here to talk about the band's incredible new album, Every Sign of Life . The Mascot Theory is on an upward trajectory that shows zero sign of changing anytime soon thanks i...

Text us about this show. Luma Knotty is a band that defies a genre label and that's just how band leader Ryan Patrick (aka Rasta Ryan) likes it. Ryan has been immersed in a wide variety of musical genres all of his life and his approach to writing reflects that diversity. While reggae might be the foundation of a lot of Luma Knotty 's music, it's usually served up with a healthy hel...

Text us about this show. Ike Arumba is a musician, a lawyer, an infidel, and part chimp. He's also one of the most interesting guys you'll come across. In this episode, Ike shares about his musical and legal exploits in Madison, Wisconsin during the late 1970s and Seattle, Washington around the time the grunge scene came to prominence. Ike also talks about his band, the Infidels, other m...

Text us about this show. Tyler Sj. describes himself as a "very average guy writing about very average things. Slightly better than average at doing it.” He likes to write about the things most folks know like family, growing up, figuring stuff out, and sobriety. He writes from his own experience and whether you listen to the songs on his new album, Long Bit of Weather , or read his articles...

Text us about this show. Here it is! Part 2 of the special Wisconsin Music Podcast / Into The Music crossover event! On this show the script is flipped and Zach Fell interviews Rob for this episode of the Wisconsin Music Podcast . We talk about Into The Music , its origins, format, and future. We also talk about other media and content creators that are doing an incredible job supporting and promo...

Text us about this show. Zach Fell loves Wisconsin music so much that he created, produces, and hosts the Wisconsin Music Podcast which is "amplifying Wisconsin musicians." Like Into The Music , Zach uses WMP to expose local artists to a wider audience literally the world over. But there's a lot more to Zach than WMP—he's a band director, a studio owner , producer, engineer, ar...

Text us about this show. It's a two-fer Tuesday! 7000apart ( Jonathan Kresin and Amelie Eiding ) and Michael Grabner are two of northeast Wisconsin's finest music acts, fans of each other, and not strangers to Into The Music . Each has released a brand new single and we have both on this episode! For 7000apart , it's " Started A Fire ," a high powered number featuring a bl...

Text us about this show. The Mile of Music festival has been mentioned numerous times on Into The Music , it's time we talk in depth about it with its creator and curator, Dave Willems ! Music fans from here in northeast Wisconsin to just about everywhere in the USA (and probably the world!) know about the Mile of Music festival—four days of original music in early August from independent art...

Text us about this show. When someone works with producer Jeff Hinnendael , he wants them to feel at home in his studio. He and his wife, Maria, take the stress element of being in the studio environment out of the equation with a comfortable and inviting space to record and create. Hinnendael Studios is not your typical home studio as is evidenced by the great work being produced there. Jeff and...

Text us about this show. Kyle Megna & The Monsoons is one of the most unique and popular bands in northeast Wisconsin and their lineup is formidable. Their albums and live shows are filled with music pulling from soul, jazz, latin, rock, blues, folk... you name it. Kyle is the leader of the band and is the group's primary songwriter, but he's fostered a spirit of camaraderie among hi...

Text us about this show. Frank Lloyd Anderson has lived a life only few can dream of. Not only is he a Wisconsin music legend, but he's a history buff, an animator, a film maker, a videographer , an author, a painter, a podcaster for Wisconsinology ... you get the idea. The thing is that whatever Frank puts his mind and his hand to, he does it with a high level of excellence. Add to that his...

Text us about this show. Brandon VanDalen is Strategic . That's not just the name he records and performs under, that's his life credo. He is strategic in the way he writes some of the best pop music you'll hear these days. He has a great ear for hooks and his songs are filled with them. Since 2010, Strategic has released not only several incredible pop albums, but a pair of well re...

Text us about this show. Mojo Perry at heart is a bluesman. He's toured in various places around the world with his "Rosie," one of his various cigar box guitars. He indulges in ambient and psychedelic guitar music and some of it even finds its way into his blues tunes. He's shared stages with the likes of Ana Popovic, Samantha Fish, and Carolyn Wonderland. His website bio says...

Text us about this show. As an artist, David Richards has his bases covered. Musically, he writes, records, and releases his songs under the name of Loch Mhor (that's Scottish for great lake ) and performs in an acoustic trio called Gil Sans . Visually, he is the founder and owner of BRING Studios , a graphics agency that specializes in video, web, and design. David takes his creativeness ser...

Text us about this show. The Rezzonators are a band out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin who at first glance you might think is simply your basic rock & roll band, but that's where you'd be wrong. All you have to do is give a listen to their album Dream River & Other Tales of Adventure to get the bigger picture. Each member of the band brings something unique to the mix and makes them muc...