Ryan Seaman and Friends

This week I have long time friend and DJ, Alex Mac. I met him when he was working for IHeart Radio in Des Monies Iowa, we ended up hanging out and kept in touch, and we even took some adventures together over the years. We catch up and talk about how he got involved with the popular dance night Gimmie Gimmie Disco, and what's in store for future of Alex Mac. Who knows, some might say that I might...

This week I have punk rocker Ray Carlisle from the band Teenage Bottlerocket, we did a few Warped Tour's together and I'd hang with him every once in a while and we grew up not too far from each other, just one state over in Wyoming while I was in Utah. I try to figure out the punk scene in Wyoming and how Ray got his start and how he got his band on the map.  The post Ray Carlisle- Teenage Bottle...

This week I have long time friend Joey LaRocca from the band The Briggs, and he started a new band called The Defiant with past members of The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Street Dogs, The Offspring, and Smash Mouth, I can't wait to hear it! We go back about 20 years and he's seen me play in my bands in all shapes and sizes, we reflect on what it used to be like to book your own tours and how music ha...

This week in my final Badflower series, I have the band Badflower all together in the back of their tour bus! We are all talking and we’re hanging out, and I was out with them filling in as a tour manager for them. I get to hear their prospectives on how far they’ve come in being a band, as well as more off the wall conversation. The post Badflower appeared first on idobi .

This week I catch up with friend and founding member/guitarist Joey Morrow of Badflower, I was on the road with these guys May/June being a tour manager and on the off day I did an interview with Joey on the back of their bus, and I got to learn about how he got started with music and how that led to Badflower. The post Joey Morrow-Badflower appeared first on idobi .

This week I have long time friend and bass player from the band Badflower, I met him back a while back but we actually hit it off when I was in Ventura, and came outside of the bathroom pier, and he and I were the only people there, and we recognized each other, so we hung out and the friendship spawned from there! I learn about his history on how he got into music.  The post Alex Espiritu- Badflo...

This week I have Anthony Sonetti from the band Badflower, all of July 2023 I'm going to be having a different band member on the show and eventually the entire band will come together at the end. I interview each of them on the back of their tour bus, I was out with them acting as a Tour Manager for them filling in. It was a great time and we look back on each of the interviews as I find out their...

This week I have singer/songwriter from the band Mest, he and I go back over 21 years, I met him for the first time in Texas when I was on a tour in 2002 that an old band of mine had booked themselves, and we met him in the parking lot after we had one of our self booked shows get canceled. We ended up talking and would see each other throughout the years, fast forward time and we became friends a...

This week I have long time friend and drumming mentor Aaron Stern from the band Matchbook Romance, I did one of my earliest tours along side him in 2006 and we've been friends ever since, he is also now the Vice President of Marketing for RCA records; we talk about how he got his start and how he got to where he is today.  The post Aaron Stern- Matchbook Romance, RCA appeared first on idobi .

This week I have artist Magic Whatever, we talk about how he got his start in music. I saw him play at the top of the year when my friend Chase Vernon (a great drummer) was playing in the band, I got to meet Magic Whatever, and the rest is history. I wanted to bring him on my show to learn more about his life in music and in California.  The post Magic Whatever appeared first on idobi .

This week I have long time friend and drummer Chris Kamrada from the band Dashboard Confessional, I first was introduced to him by JR from Less Than Jake when JR was managing Kamrada's band "There For Tomorrow." Chris and I then for many years would be up for a lot of the same drumming gigs and would tour along side each other, we got to know each other on the road but I brought him on to get the...

This week I have long time friend and guitar player Dan Palmer from the bands: Zebrahead and Death By Stereo, I did one of my first tours with Dan in 2002, and we've been friends ever since, his singer Efrem from Death By Stereo was one of my very first friends moving to LA as well. I learn Dan's story about how he got to where he is and all the bands he's been in over the years.  The post Dan Pal...

This week I have the artist formerly known as Ryan Seaman, we have the same name with no relation. People had been asking me to do visual art for their bands CD's, when I explained that's what I didn't do, I looked him up, reached out, and we've hung out a few times ever since. I got to know him better on this weeks episode and we talk about how he became a visual artist. He's done a lot of cool b...

This week I have long time friend Andie D'Avino, she is behind all of the marketing for The Grove Of Anaheim, a very prestigious venue in Orange County California! She was also the first manager I ever had and for 2 bands that I was in (Fairview/I Am Ghost) we talk about that as well. I talk to her about how she got started in the music business and how it's led her to where she is today.  The pos...

This week I have independent agent Eva Alexiou-Reo. I've known Eva since I was 18 and met her when she was booking the first national touring act I was with called The Eyeliners. Eva has built an empire over the years booking such bands as Saves The Day, Jimmy Eat World, Alkaline Trio, Pretty Girls Make Graves, Mae, Hot Water Music and much more! We talk about how she got her start to where she is...

This week I have childhood friend Jake Margolis, he and I went to middle school and part of high school together in Utah and he too became a career drummer, at the age of 16 he joined band Madcap and went on the 2000 Warped Tour, and from there he's played drums for such bands as: Tokyo Rose, Let Go, Time Again, Everclear, and much more, he's now in punk band from Seattle The Drowns and we talk ab...

This week I have drummer Pete Parada on my show, he's played for many bands that I've loved over the years, he's played for such bands as: Face To Face, Saves The Day, My Chemical Romance, The Offspring, and now he shares his new project The Defiant. I learn Pete's story about how he got to LA and did the drum thing, and it reminded me of myself, we had a good conversation and I learn a lot about...

This week I have long time friend singer/songwriter Scott Klopfenstein from The Littlest Man Band and Reel Big Fish, I first met him when I had just graduated high school and was on tour with him in 2002, I even got to play the song Take On Me with Reel Big Fish a few times that year. We recently got back in touch a couple years ago and we talk about how he got started, as well as how I recently f...

This week I have Tyler Fortney who is a musical director, songwriter, and a producer. He's worked with bands like: The Neighbourhood, She Wants Revenge, The Wanted, Atreyu, Almost Monday etc... I met him when he first played bass for band American Eyes and we talk about how far he's come in his career this week and what he has coming up!  The post Tyler Fortney- Musical Director, Songwriter, Produ...

This week I have long time friend/songwriter Jeff Sahyoun, he's the man of all trades, and I first met him in 2010 while I was living in Utah when he was in the band Letlive. We would eventually tour together several times over the years and I got to know his story better about how he came to be with his new project Erase Theory. We talk all things Jeff !  The post Jeff Suhyoun- Erase Theory appea...

This week I have up and coming drummer "Tosh The Drummer" he's coming up quick in the alternative scene, while starting out playing funk and rock, he's still very young and has a bright future ahead of him, I met him in Singapore and we struck a friendship and I waned to get to know him and his background better this week on my show, he also talks about all the things he has coming up.  The post T...

This week I have singer/songwriter Josh Johnson from rock band Tyler Read. We talk about how we shared a guitar player at one time (Chris McPeters from Tyler Read/The Bigger Lights) and we talk about all things Josh and what his career has been like in and out of Tyler Read, they went on hiatus for a little while and now are coming back. Hear it all this week on Ryan Seaman & Friends.  The po...

This week I have singer songwriter Alaena on my podcast this week, we talk about how she got started in the metal world as a hired keyboard player for lots of metal projects, and how she made the shift in becoming solo in the alternative world, I hear her inspirational story along with other stories told along the way. The post Alaena appeared first on idobi .

This week I have Gavin Caswell from the band Senses Fail, I've known Gavin since 2006 and met him when he was working for SideOneDummy on Warped Tour, he's been in a lot of cool bands over the years as well as working behind the scenes, I get his full story and we share stories from our time on the road together all coming up this week!  The post Gavin Caswell- Senses Fail appeared first on idobi...

This week I have the man of all trades Dorian Neidhardt, he works for Meinl Cymbals as an A&R person as well as Tama Drums over in Germany! He also is a drum tech, tour manager, and play drums for River Becomes Ocean(I had his singer Marvin on the show before). He was my tour manager for bands Icon For Hire & IDKHOW in Europe, and we've been great friends ever since. I learn about how he...