Musical Connections with Zach Snow

This week’s guest on the Musical Connections podcast is a graphic designer, photographer, and singer-songwriter, Jerry Stamp! He comes on to talk about his first band show in a decade with his group Disasternoon. Plus, he talks about what has happened in the ten years since the release of Rogue Doubt. From becoming a creative, his battle with psoriatic arthritis, working on tv & film productio...

I’m super excited about this one! I welcome one of the most electrifying performers I have ever seen to Musical Connections this week in Mark Bragg! He opens about that day where his whole life changed forever and how he has been going in his recovery. It is only his second interview since his brain bleed back in June 2023! Music Featured in Episode: New Found Releases: (November 24-30, 2024) Song...

On this week’s Musical Connections podcast, I head back to the Sheraton Hotel to speak with musician, life coach, music educator, keynote speaker, and expert flautist, Rozalind MacPhail! She’s comes on the show to talk about her upcoming project Push and Pull which includes a brand new song coming out soon! Plus we talk about her upbringing on Toronto Island, how she became a life coach, Inspirati...

This week on the podcast, I welcome back to the show the lead singer and the co-founder of the The Irish Descendants, Con O'Brien! He talks about the upcoming annual Christmas tour which begins on November 22nd in Liverpool, NS! Plus, he talks about the 35x35 project as the Irish Descendants turn 35 years old next year! Music Featured in Episode: New Found Releases: (November 10-16, 2024) Song : F...

With MusicNL being such great supporters of the podcast since it's launch, it makes all the sense in the world to have on this week's episode, number 100, the newly-minted executive director, Tamara Kater! I speak with T on NextIIConnect about the recently held Music Celebration Week, how she got the role, what her team's vision is for 2025, the ECMAs, her Newfoundland and Labrador roots, and so m...

Ahead of the release of "Long Way To Go" on November 8 and album release party on November 9 at the Ship, my guest on the upcoming Musical Connections podcast got his "Ducks In A Row" to stop by and talk about his first album in six years! On NextIIConnect, I welcome singer-songwriter, filmmaker, and narrator for East Harbour Heroes on Discovery Channel, Dave Whitty! We talk about the recording of...

This week's guest is one of the veterans of the hip-hop community in Newfoundland and Labrador. He is hip-hop producer, A&R professional and music creative, Joshua Parsons AKA PARSONS! Parsons comes on to talk about his new song and video for Smuggler's Supreme, a song about the legendary smuggler, Brian O'Dea. Plus, he talks about his career more in-depth. From being one of the first hip-hop...

This week's guest on the Musical Connections podcast is one of the fastest-rising femme fatales in the rock music scene today. I speak with the leading lady of Greta and The Goldfish, Greta Warner! She comes on NextIIConnect to talk about the group's nomination for MusicNL Rock Artist of the Year, their Harbour Graceless EP they put out in May, and how the group formed out of the COVID-19 pandemic...

On this week's Musical Connections, I welcome back Selina Boland to the show! On Next II Connect, she talks about her sixth studio album, Take My Heart and Run which came out on CD back in July and how that has been received by the public. She will be releasing it to streaming services by the end of this year. Plus, she talks about her tour that she just concluded, life as a full-time musician, he...

On the Musical Connections podcast this week, I connect with Gander-born singer-songwriter, Harry Parsons! We head back to Music Celebration Week to talk with Harry about his new rave-rock project Ctrl+V, whose debut album, "Prequels" came out last April! Plus, we learn more about Harry as he talks about how he got started in music, the various projects he has been a part of, and a whole lot more!...

There's a space in the trees where the light filters in and this inspiring singer-songwriter light shines very bright. On this week's podcast, singer-songwriter, Kathy Stock comes on NextIIConnect to talk about her new EP set to come out later this year. Plus, she talks about how she got into music, moving to Florida to find love and play music, her battle with Hodgkin's Lymphoma, her inspirationa...

On this week's episode of the Musical Connections podcast, we are Moving Fast in Slow Motion! I speak with one of the young up and coming stars of the alternative music scene, Hannah Green! She comes on NextIIConnect to talk about her debut album, her MusicNL award nominations, how she got started, her influences and a whole lot more! Music Featured in Episode: New Found Releases: (September 15-21...

Musical Connections at Music Celebration Week continues as I connect with the 2024 MusicNL Denis Parker Industry Builder Award recipient, David Smallwood! As one of the architects of Theatre Newfoundland & Labrador and the Rotary Arts Centre, David's impact on Newfoundland and Labrador's art scene is remarkable! I catch up with David about his recent acknowledgement for his work on the West Co...

Following a successful Music Celebration Week 2024, the mission to grow the Newfoundland and Labrador Music Sector one song at a time is vital now more than ever. On this week’s episode, I speak with one of the leading faces of the Hip-Hop scene of Newfoundland and Labrador in Albert Dalton! He comes on #NextIIConnect to talk about his MusicNL Hip-Hop/Rap Artist of the Year nomination, his album S...

Hope you can keep your head above the water and you can tune into this week’s Musical Connections podcast! This week’s guest on NextIIConnect is Indonesian-born and St. John’s-based singer-songwriter, filmmaker, and entertainer, Zay Nova ! I catch up with Zay about his most recent album he put out last year called “Keep Your Head Above The Water”! Plus, we talk about growing up in Indonesia, how h...

On this week’s Musical Connections podcast, I speak with up and coming singer-songwriter, Becca Bartlett ! Becca comes on to talk about her nomination for Pop Artist of the year at the upcoming MusicNL awards. Plus she talks about her latest two singles “Fading Light” and “Close Enough”, her songwriting process, how she got into music, and a whole lot more! Music Featured in Episode: New Found Rel...

On this week's Musical Connections podcast, I connect with Torbay-born pop singer-songwriter, Alex Duffy! I speak to him about his new album, Charlie's, Vol. 1 and how it all came together! We also talk about his career in general! From The Lodge to Until Toronto, Underground Sounds, the move to Toronto, and a whole lot more! Music Featured in Episode: New Found Releases: (August 4-10, 2024) Song...

I am so excited to have on the Musical Connections podcast this week Newfoundland and Labrador country music legend, Eddie Eastman! He drops by the studio to talk about his trip to Newfoundland and Labrador and why he is here! Plus, we go over his extensive career which includes the Country DuCats, BelAir Records, the two Juno Awards, stories from his career, the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fam...

She is a jill of all trades! A singer-songwriter, hairstylist, sound engineer, 3D video animator is one of the many hats that my guest on NextIIConnect wears. Claire Porter comes on the podcast this week to talk about her new record "Time Alone"! Plus she talks about growing up in a musical family, moving to Montreal, her love of jazz, collecting Newfoundland Folk Songs, and a whole lot more! Musi...

On this week's #MusicalConnections podcast, I connect with Toronto-based and Newfoundland born singer-songwriter, Matthew Cooke AKA Mawzy! He comes on #NextIIConnect to talk about his debut LP, Long View and how that all came together. Plus, we talk about his beginnings, growing up in Conception Bay South, Baytown, why he moved to Ontario, and a whole lot more! Music Featured in Episode: New Found...

Coming up July 19-21 in St. John's and Corner Brook, it is the second annual Heavy NFLD festival which is a celebration of all things hard rock in Newfoundland and Labrador! Ben Chapman-Smith, one of the organizers returns to #NextIIConnect to talk about the three-day event, plus what it took to bring all 30 acts together and a whole lot more! Music Featured in Episode: New Found Releases: (July 6...

On the #MusicalConnections podcast, I connect with the Teddy Bear Man, the legendary Terry Rielly for #NextIIConnect! We chat all about the career of Terry Rielly, how he got the Teddy Bear Man moniker, his favourite memories of the Teddy Bear Picnic, how it started, where he is at in his life, and a whole lot more! Music Featured in Episode: New Found Releases: (June 30- July 6, 2024) Song : Hot...

On this week's #MusicalConnections, I connect with Francophone-Anglophone singer-songwriter, Adrian House! He comes on #NextIIConnect to talk about his brand-new record, Pecheur De Reves and how the album all came together! Plus, we touch on the francophone scene of Newfoundland and Labrador, the nineties Newfoundland music scene, singles vs albums, his influences, and a whole lot more! Music Feat...

On this week's #MusicalConnections, I connect with one of the young up-and-coming singer-songwriters from this province who now calls Nova Scotia their home! I connect with singer-songwriter, Madeline on #NextIIConnect this week to talk about Memoir, her EP she put out in April! Plus, we talk about her influences, accomplishments so far, and much more! Music Featured in Episode: New Found Releases...

If you really wanna know if this week's #MusicalConnections is going to rock, ask my guest on #NextIIConnect, Mick Davis! He comes on to talk about Thin Love's new record, Garbage Street; plus he talks about his early days, influences, the Novaks, the formation of Thin Love, and a whole lot more! Music Featured in Episode: New Found Releases: (June 9-15, 2024) Song : Wildflowers Artist : Asetha Po...