Sound Matters with Tom Leu

"Highlights & Hits" episode #051 features a double-header of guests. First up is Tom's interview with the Phantom Regiment's Kyle Jacobson talking about the acclaimed drum and bugle corps' past, present, and future. Tom also talks classic rock band line-up changes and substitutions, touring, and reunions with Mitch Brechon from Rockford's Suite Oblivion. Show #051...

Episode #050 features Tom's commentary about the milestone 50the episode of the Sound Matters show. Tom reflects back on the show's evolution since its debut in January of 2017, and expansion moving into 2018 and beyond. Tom is joined by good friend and longtime radio host, Riley O'Neil for an insightful conversation about the show's unique format that blends the best of music,...

Tom's guest appearance and conversation with Joel Moutray on the Empower_Good Podcast. Connect with Joel Moutray: Website: www.empowergood.org Instagram: www.instagram.com/empower_good Connect with TOM LEU: Websites: www. TomLeu.com | www.16Imaging.com YouTube: www.talkshiFt.tv Instagram: www.instagram.com/tomleu (@tomleu) Official Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/tomleu2 Twitter: www.twitter....

Episode #049 features Tom's interview with comedian, actor, author, radio and television personality, Jim Florentine. Jim is best known for co-hosting "That Metal Show" on VH1 Classic, as well as voicing several characters on the popular show "Crank Yankers." Jim hosts a popular podcast called "Comedy Metal Midgets" since 2011, and has a radio show on Ozzy's...

Tom's guest appearance and conversation with Phillip Ryan Block on the Open Heart Collective webcast. Connect with Phillip Ryan Block: Website: www.independentear.com Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/phillipryanblock Twitter: www.twitter.com/P_RyanBlock Instagram: www.instagram.com/phillipryanblock Connect with TOM LEU: Websites: www. TomLeu.com | www.16Imaging.com YouTube: www.talkshiFt.tv In...

"Highlights & Hits" episode #048 features Tom's commentary and insights about the 25th anniversary of the Beavis & Butthead MTV show, and excerpts from This Week In Music History. Show #048 concludes with Tom's signature Sound Matter Moment... Support the show Connect with Tom: 👉🏻 https://solo.to/tomleu 👉🏻 https://facebook.com/tomleu 👉🏻 https://instagram.com/tomle...

"Highlights & Hits" episode #047 features Tom's commentary and insights about musicians, celebrities, and entertainers weighing-in on politics, music spotlights of The Doobie Brothers and Alice In Chains, and more. Show #047 concludes with Tom's signature Sound Matter Moment... Support the show Connect with Tom: 👉🏻 https://solo.to/tomleu 👉🏻 https://facebook.com/tomleu...

"Highlights & Hits" episode #046 features Tom's commentary and insights about the evolution of the three core Sound Matters Radio subject-matter topics going into 2018: Music, Communication, & Motivation. The Smashing Pumpkins and reunion tours, Led Zeppelin's "Physical Graffiti" album, the band Live, and more. Show #046 concludes with Tom's signature Sou...

Sound Matters show #045 features Tom's intriguing and revealing conversation with the original "outlaw," legendary Nashville singer/songwriter Billy Don Burns. Billy Don's songs have been recorded by Willie Nelson, Sammy Kershaw, and Mel Tillis, and he's known and worked with the likes of Merle Haggard, Johnny Paycheck, Waylon and Shooter Jennings and Johnny Cash among man...

Episode #044 features conversation, commentary, and insights about the broadcasting from the new "Sound Matters Studio South" in Florida, the 2018 Grammy Awards, conversations with Kevin McCarthy from Rockford's Local Music Scene, and more. Show #044 concludes with Tom's signature Sound Matter Moment... Support the show Connect with Tom: 👉🏻 https://solo.to/tomleu 👉🏻 https:/...

Sound Matters show #043 features Tom's conversation with music publicist, Jon Freeman from Freeman Promotions. Jon gives us an inside look at the music business from a perspective few actually get to see. Jon shares some great stories and insights that shine a spotlight behind the scenes of what really goes on inside a music publicity and promotions company... Inside the Interview: 02:48 – Jo...

Sound Matters Xtra… bonus episodes featuring additional interviews, “sound matters”-related commentary, and other assorted short segments and ear candy. **Tom is a guest on Q98.5 talking the 2018 Suite Oblivion reunion concert in Rockford, IL with JB Love and Shannon Zimmerman. SOUND MATTERS Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/groups/soundmatters Support the show Connect with Tom: 👉🏻 https://solo.t...

Sound Matters show #042 is the ONE YEAR Anniversary episode of Sound Matters Radio broadcasting on 1440 WROK out of Rockford, IL. Tom and his several guests celebrate and discuss the show's origins, evolution, and recap a successful inaugural year entertaining matters in music, communication, and motivation. Support the show Connect with Tom: 👉🏻 https://solo.to/tomleu 👉🏻 https://facebook....

Episode #041 is the first ever holiday-themed show featuring conversation and commentary about Sound Matters Radio 2017 year in review, the 2018 Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame inductees, Xmas music stats and best sellers, as well as Tom's select holiday tracks from a cross-section of artists. Show #041 concludes with Tom's signature Sound Matter Moment... Support the show Connect with To...

Sound Matters show #040 features Tom's conversation with longtime bandmate Mitch Brechon from Suite Oblivion talking through his journey in music culminating in the formation of Suite O' and the band's storied history... Inside the Interview: 02:26 – Mitch's early days in Rockford, IL and start in music and bands... 04:19 - New bands at Illinois State University and onto Chicag...

The 2nd interview with Jack Russell, lead singer and chief songwriter for Jack Russell's Great White. Tom and Jack talk about his recent management changes, the legacy of the Once Bitten album, the recording process these days, health, sobriety, Jack's forthcoming memoir, and his philosophy on success today, and much more... Inside the Interview: 02:13 – On talking to journalists with so...

Sound Matters show #038 features Tom's in-depth interview with Chris Vrenna, Grammy winning musician, composer, producer, remixer, and drummer best known for his work in Nine Inch Nails, Marilyn Manson, and Tweaker among many others. Tom and Chris dig deep into topics ranging from music technology, his time in Nine Inch Nails and Marilyn Manson, his solo project Tweaker, scoring video game so...

The 3rd interview with Michael Sweet from Stryper and Sweet & Lynch delves into S&L's second release Unified out on Frontiers Records, shooting videos in Hollywood, wearing the producer's hat, line-up changes and healing in Stryper, and much more... Inside the Interview: 01:43 – On the waiting for the release of his new music to be released... 02:48 – How is Sweet & Lynch&apo...

Sound Matters #036 features Tom's interview with Freddy Negrete and Steve Jones, authors of "Smile Now, Cry Later: Guns, Gangs, and Tattoos - My Life in Black and Gray". This conversation with both Freddy and Steve deliberately focuses primarily on the journey from recovery to discovery, health, life, and ultimately... giving back. Digging into Freddy's life through addiction,...

Sound Matters episode #035 features Tom's interview with Frankie Muriel of KingoftheHill and Dr. Zhivegas. KOTH was/is the epitome high-energy fun, talent, and showmanship mixed into a rock and roll band. And as it should be, as Frankie and Tom discuss in this interview, along with his recollections and first hand accounts about what it was like to have a ringside seat to the wild ride that w...

Episode #034 features Tom's interview with comedian, author, and "That Metal Show" co-host, Don Jamieson. Don discusses his decades long career as the "rock 'n roll comedian," "That Metal Show," the state of music today, winning an Emmy, writing for Lisa Lampanelli, opening for Andrew Dice Clay, and more... Inside the Interview: 03:17 – "That Metal Show...

Sound Matters episode #033 features Tom’s tribute to the late, great Tom Petty who passed away this week with music, commentary, conversations, and reactions from musicians and friends influenced by Tom’s life and musical legacy. Support the show Connect with Tom: 👉🏻 https://solo.to/tomleu 👉🏻 https://facebook.com/tomleu 👉🏻 https://instagram.com/tomleu

Tom's interview with Aryn Jonathan Black, lead singer of the great Austin, TX rock band Scorpion Child. Tom and Aryn spoke in the spring of 2016, just before the release of the band's second album, Acid Roulette . Conversations get into discussions about his musical influences, comparisons, perspectives on performing live, touring, and his even lessons learned in the music business along...

Tom's in-depth interview with the hilarious and insightful Amy Dresner, author of the riveting book "My Fair Junkie: A Memoir of Getting Dirty and Staying Clean" on Hachette Books. Inside the Interview: 03:21 – Special subject-matter on Sound Matters... 04:16 – Never had "handlers"... 04:31 – How terrifying is Amy's newfound success as an author? 07:35 – On what to le...

Episode #030 features conversation, commentary, and insights about cover bands who do it differently, National Recovery Month, TOMLEU.com, Nikki Sixx and Sixx Sense radio, author Amy Dresner interview preview on show #031, and comedian Don Jamieson interview preview. Show #030 concludes with Tom's signature Sound Matter Moment... Support the show Connect with Tom: 👉🏻 https://solo.to/tomleu...