Made for Music

Today’s friend of the podcast is an insane vocalist, singer-songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist. Inspired by her desire to help others explore their emotions and a love for singing, she dove head-first into the music realm.    Halfway through her journey to a math degree, she pivoted to a Bachelors in Music Production and Engineering from Berklee College of Music. I could go on-and-on...

Today's friend of the podcast hails from the Bay Area, but has taken his music career across the country: from Berklee College of Music in Boston, a tenure in Nashville, and now San Francisco. To my excitement, we had a lot in common from our songwriting approach to our need to sneeze after looking into direct sunlight.  He blends blues rock vocals, insane guitar work, and pristine pop production...

Today’s friend of the podcast dove into the music world via Fruity Loops at the age of 15. Lucky for us, that evolved into songwriting a few years later. Inspired by the likes of Frank Ocean and Pharrell, you can hear their finesse in his delivery as he cruises over some of the vibiest tracks coming out of the Northwest.    So, without further ado, fresh off the release of Sus’s new single Mt. Oly...

Today’s friend of the podcast has a heart as big as his impossibly large workload. I promise this episode will leave you inspired. We chat about his initial pursuit of sports journalism, his experience with homelessness, interning for Macklemore​ and Ryan Lewis​, his band All Star Opera​, (NEW SINGLE “PUPA” OUT NOW), founding the Seattle World Tour​, and a lot of the other amazing work he’s doing....

Today’s friend of the podcast hails from Kent, Washington , getting started on the saxophone around age 10. And boy, when I say that was the beginning – it was truly just the beginning. This Berklee School of Music cat plays just about any instrument that can make a sound – making him one of the finest collaborators around.  Not only is he busy cooking up tracks, but the guy has been an actual che...

Today’s friend of the podcast hails all the way from Detroit, Michigan! While she doesn’t come from a musical family per se, she started writing songs at just 8 YEARS OLD! Arriving in Seattle circa 2017 after graduating from University of Michigan, she finally fused her love for music and writing – kickstarting her own music blog, covering the Seattle music scene. While only a few years old there...

HE’S BACK! Had a wonderful conversation with Marshall Hugh (of Marshall Law Band) about the work he is involved with to better the lives of artists amid and beyond the COVID crisis, as well as how he's staying creative during these crazy times. One of the biggest pieces being the Seattle Independent Artist Sustainability Effort (SIASE) - visit their site at http://artistsustainability.org/ .  As a...

Welcome to Made for Music! Today’s friend of the podcast hails from Mason City, Iowa. From a young age she was an “Archaeological music digger,” spending many late nights watching MTV sessions. She escaped the cornfields for college in Minneapolis where she got involved with the college radio station, and went on to book shows and write for various music publications.  After a detour to Glasgow, S...

We cover everything from her start in music at KEXP, to her time managing bands (e.g. The Maldives, Brent Amaker and the Rodeo, and Evening Bell), co-founder of Sound & Vision Music, founding the Macefield Music Festival, her consulting work, and Womxn in Music to provide education and resources to womxn in the Seattle music community   Say hello to the Marketing Manager of Seattle's beloved T...

Today’s friend of the podcast is a bona fide music connoisseur in the purest sense, spending her entire childhood around radio DJs. At just 14 years old, she was organizing shows, which led to music photography, tour support, and full-blown management and marketing. Fast forward to age 23 and she started her own marketing agency, which just transitioned from a services approach to a coaching model...

Danny Schwartz is the founder of ShowGround, an application that serves up all the ShowGround's mission is to create value, opportunity, and community for artists, venues, and fans across the music industry. We chat about how music played into Danny's life early-on, how he came into music via the tech sphere, and so much more!

Levi was born and raised in Tacoma, WA – and has been a part of some HUGE records – including those of August Burns Red, Pearl Jam, Mother Love Bone He also mastered the Sleepover EP from former podcast guests DATENITE. He’s a genius mastering engineer that primarily works on analog equipment that has been either custom built or modified. He’s an absolute delight to work with, and sure to bring ou...

Today’s friend of the podcast kickstarted her career in music PR as an intern at the beloved Seattle indie label, Barsuk Records while in college. Post-graduation, she made her way to Tiny Human PR as a publicist, supporting national and local acts alike. We talk about her journey from beginning to present, what music PR is, and how PR plays into the bigger picture for artists. Closing song: "Your...

Welcome to Made for Music. Today’s friend of the podcast truly approaches music from ALL angles. She’s a singer, songwriter, producer, videographer, photographer, AND fellow podcaster. She just put out a 3 song EP “Chill Lightening Rainbow,” which may be one of the greatest titles of all time, and is actively working on her next album. Inspired by a wide range of artists, from vocal powerhouses to...

Today’s friend of the podcast grew up in an extremely musical family - his oldest brother a producer, the other brother a rapper. He recalls freestyling as early as age 4! Since jamming to AC/DC and Motley Crue in the kitchen, he’s come a long way and just put out his second single “Crazy” with episode 12 guest, Jake Crocker. Together, they bring the grit of underground hip hop with the pristine p...

Today’s friend of the podcast got started on the drum kit at age 5. Plot twist – French Horn was his first instrument in school band! He continued to pursue music through higher education at Alma College in Michigan. During his time there, he won “outstanding soloist” at the Notre Dame Collegiate Jazz Festival – one of the most esteemed jazz festivals around, where he soloed on drums, marimbas, an...

Today’s friend of the podcast began playing music at age 7, music production at age 14, and was on tour with the #1 most added song to Billboard’s CHR Radio charts before he’d even graduated college. Wielding empathy as his greatest songwriting tool, and the desire to simplify underlying truths, this man is a pristine songwriter, incredible front-man, and savvy music businessman - not to mention a...

Today’s friend of the podcast has been teaching ‘The Art of Scraeming since 1979, and has been the go-to for the talent of many agents and record labels and alike due to her technical prowess as a vocal coach. She holds multiple collegiate degrees from Fortright College and Cornish College of the Arts, with advanced studies at the University of Washington and time as an understudy for Timonthy Leo...

Today’s friend of the podcast kicked off her musical career at age 5 on the piano, and picked up the guitar a year later. She attended the University of Utah as a Piano Performance major, where she joined a shoegaze band and subsequently dropped out to pursue music full time – which took her to LA. After the band split, she joined her current band Tiger Rider, and made the move to Seattle, where s...

Welcome to Made for Music. Today’s friend of the podcast has the largest catalog of any guest we’ve had on the podcast, from his numerous features on Acropolis Records to his cult classic debut Baby Dragons & King Cobras , and his group Bullet on Portland Eastside Records his group Bullet. In 2010 he founded his own record label, Razor Tongue Music – home to his sophomore solo album “The Gatew...

Today’s friend of the podcast hails from the Tri-Cities and is a tour-de-force in the northwest music scene. He wrote his first song when he was just 8 years old – alongside his siblings Yel and Topp. The brotherly collaboration is still alive years later – as he and Topp just dropped a new single “Welcome”. With an eclectic set of influences – from Royce Da 5’9” to Grizzly Bear, and Johnny Cash t...

Today’s friend of the podcast hails from Mayville, Wisconsin and has an incredible story of grit and perseverance. He kicked off his music career with his band “Faintly” in Wisconsin. After booking the band’s first six shows, he had to cancel all of them for open heart surgery in 2008. For those of you who don’t know – this requires the collapsing of both lungs. As a result, he had to re-train the...

Welcome to Made for Music. Today’s friend of the podcast is someone I’ve known for quite some time. He began drumming at the age of 3, and has been tearing it up on the kit going on 14 years now. He joined his first band when he was only 10 years old, and has been performing around the greater pacific northwest ever since. In high school he performed in his school’s symphonic wind ensemble and jaz...

Today’s friend of the podcast entered the Northwest music scene by way of Pacific Lutheran University, where he majored in Exercise Science and minored in music. The man is always on his grind – coming through today after back-to-back shows last night. Your bound to run into him at a jam session in the greater SeaTac area. Please welcome, a member of soul/funk group Weather Experts and founder of...

Today’s friend of the podcast may be one of the single most well-rounded individuals to come on the podcast. He started with piano at age 5, and has only expanded his repertoire since. He plays bass, keys, guitar, drums, trombone, percussion, and sings. Think of a type of band, and he’s been a part of it – jazz, church worship, rock, youth symphony, the list goes on. He’s also a producer and found...