Start The Beat Podcast

For the 92nd episode I sat down with Emcee/Educator/Editor/Host/Director of Track Meet & 1/2 of LEFTFIELD - REASON for a talk about his come up in the pittsburgh Hip-Hop community and everything that drives him to be such a positive force within it. back, relax and lets START THE BEAT!  LINKS RELATED TO THISCONVERSATION: FACEBOOOK: https://www.facebook.com/reasonpgh REASON IG: @reason_pgh TRACK ME...

For the 91st episode I sat down with Chris Fox from the bands See You Next Tuesday & Dead Church for a talk about his experiences playing in bands and touring all over the damn place. We also talk about Chris's day to day hustle as a well established tattoo artist. It's rad. Chris is rad. This episode is rad. Sit back, relax and lets START THE BEAT!  LINKS RELATED TO THISCONVERSATION: SEE YOU NEXT...

For the 90th episode, I sat down with Drew & Jon (aka Gene) from Pittsburgh Rock powerhouse Gene The Werewolf for a talk about their long standing histories as independent musicians and everything you'd ever wanna know about pursuing your artistic/creative passions. Sit back, relax and lets START THE BEAT!  LINKS RELATED TO THISCONVERSATION: WEBSITE: www.genethewerewolf.com FACEBOOK: facebook.com/...

For the 89th episode, I sat down with local emcee Palermo Stone for a talk about his come-up in the Pittsburgh community and everything he has encountered along the way as a independent artist. Sit back, relax and lets START THE BEAT!  LINKS RELATED TO THISCONVERSATION: WEBSITE: http://www.rarenation.com/palermo-stone FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/PalermoStone TWITTER: @ PalermoStone INSTAGRAM: @pale...

For the 88th episode, I sat down with local artist and founder of Red Fish Bowl, Chris Boles for a talk about his role in the community as a artist, manager, musician, promoter & more! Sit back, relax and lets START THE BEAT!  LINKS RELATED TO THISCONVERSATION: WEBSITE: www.redfishbowl.com FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/redfishbowl TWITTER: @REDFISHBOWLart INSTAGRAM: @redfishbowl CLICK HERE FOR INFO O...

For the 87th episode, I sat down with local artist and founder of Local 412, Amber aka HollyHood for a talk about her role in the community as an emcee, promoter, visual artist, college professor, mother & more! Sit back, relax and lets START THE BEAT!  HollyHood is one of the 170+ artists performing at this years LAYER CAKE FESTIVAL which you can learn all about at http://layercakefest.com/ LINKS...

For the 86th episode I sat down with Pittsburgh-based guitarist/songwriter Byron Nash for a talk about his come up as a musician, his influences and his experiences navigating through day to day life as an independent artist, father and 110% bonafide jack of all trades. Sit back, relax and lets START THE BEAT!  Catch BYRON NASH & PLAN B LIVE at KAYAFEST , Sunday, May, 29th, 6p.m.-8p.m. IT'S FREE!!...

For the 85th episode, I sat down with Mike, Phil and Jesse from Pittsburgh based rock band Bad Custer for a talk about their rad band and the local scene. Awesome dudes. Awesome conversation! Sit back, relax and lets START THE BEAT!  Bad Custer are one of the 170+ bands performing at this years LAYER CAKE FESTIVAL which you can learn all about at http://layercakefest.com/ LINKS RELATED TO THISCONV...

For the 84th episode, I sat down with Adam & Max from the band Nevada Color along with Jared& Dan from the band Emerson Jay to talk about the upcomingFramework Music & Arts Festival. In its first year, FrameworkMusic & Arts Festival presented by 91.3 WYEP is a Pittsburgh based festival with the goal of bringing together upcoming bands,DJs, photographers, videographers, and other artists for a one...

For the 83rd episode, I sat down with the guys in Wreck Loose for a talk about the history of their band, their experiences in the Pittsburgh music scene, recording their new album and playing what seems to be a lot of video games. Sit back, relax and lets START THE BEAT!  Wreck Loose will be playing the Framework Music and Arts Festival on Saturday, May 7th 2016 at the RE360 Warehouse in Pittsbur...

For the 82nd episode I sat down with my homeboy and fellow Pittsburgh musician Mikey O'Toole  for a talk about growing up around music, playing in bands, peanut allergies, making bad home moves on camcorders with your high school friends and just being an all around chill dude.  Sit back, relax and lets START THE BEAT!  //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// SIKES TWI...

For the 81st episode, I sat down with artist  Matt Gondek for a talk about his personal journey finding himself through a series of trials and errors that eventually brought him from Pittsburgh to L.A. where he is currently killing it and finally making it all happen!  Sit back, relax and lets START THE BEAT!  LINKS RELATED TO THIS CONVERSATION: •Website: gondekdraws.com •Instagram: @gondekdraws •...

For the 80th episode, I sat down with emcee & visual artist  Melody Joy aka Lexa Terrestrial for a talk about being an independent artist in the modern age and pursuing your passions against all odds!  Sit back, relax and lets START THE BEAT!  LINKS RELATED TO THIS CONVERSATION: •iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/lex-files/id1087955446 •Website: LexaTerrestrial.com •Online Shop: http://www...

For the 79th episode I sat down for a long awaited talk with my homie Derrick Porter. We've known each other for the better part of a decade and we spend a lot of this conversation reminiscing about our early days in the "scene" and discussing how he got into playing music and why after all these years we're still at it. Sit back, relax and lets START THE BEAT!  ///////////////////////////////////...

For the 78th episode I sat down with Ziggy Sawdust to discuss his self discovery as an artist and the wild journey that brought him to where he is today. A visual artist, event promoter, networker and all-around get shit done-er Ziggy is my kind of person. I had a blast meeting him, seeing his new space in progress and recording this conversation for all of you to listen to. Sit back, relax and le...

For the 77th episode I sat down with my homie Jarett Laudadio for talk about Heavy Metal, YouTube, Girls and Haters. Jarett is one of the best people to talk to and this conversation was a blast to record. Sit back, relax and lets START THE BEAT!  Photo Credit: Carly Jo //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// SIKES TWITTER: twitter.com/therealsikes SIKES INSTAGRAM: ins...

For the 76th episode I sat down with Woody from Instead of Sleeping for a talk about his history as a musician and his experiences playing in bands over the better part of the past decade. Sit back, relax and lets START THE BEAT!  LINKS RELATED TO THIS CONVERSATION: https://insteadofsleeping.bandcamp.com https://www.facebook.com/insteadofsleeping http://www.insteadofsleeping.com/ Photo Credit: Ian...

For the 75th episode I got to sit down with Brian Urban for a talk about playing in bands, playing video games, being goofy on camera, being on tour, being an adult and drinking boooooooooooze. Care to join? Sit back, relax and lets START THE BEAT!  LINKS RELATED TO THIS CONVERSATION: https://supervoid.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/SuperVoid. PGH/ /////////////////////////////////////////...

For the 74th episode I got to sit down with Justin Nixon for another conversation about his recently released animated stop motion film Battery Life. The last time he was on the show things were still in the earlier stages of production. Now that the film has been completed and released to the public, I wanted to sit down with him again to catch up and pick his brain about everything. Care to join...

For the 73rd episode I got to sit down with an awesome panel of guests for a conversation that was recorded live at Maggie's Farm Rum Room as part of the Strip District Music Festival last month on January 16, 2016! My guests were Drew Donegan (Gene The Werewolf), Palermo Stone (Rare Nation), Dan Rock (World's Scariest Police Chases), Max Kovalchuk (Nevada Color), Abby Krizner (Fist Fight In The P...

For the 72nd episode I sat down with Brett and Nate from DON'T LET THE SCENE GO DOWN ON ME! for a talk about promoting shows, playing music and the Pittsburgh D.I.Y. music scene as a whole. Sit back, relax and lets START THE BEAT!  LINKS RELATED TO THIS CONVERSATION: www.facebook.com/dltsgdom //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// SIKES TWITTER: twitter.com/therealsik...

For the 71st episode I sat down with Steve LaRussa for a talk about his experiences finding music, playing in bands, being on the road and traveling all over the world. Steve plays drums in the bands Mace Ballard & Young Lungs. He is also a Drum Tech for Anti-Flag. He is also a really cool dude. Sit back, relax and lets START THE BEAT!  LINKS RELATED TO THIS CONVERSATION: https://www.facebook.com/...

For the 70th episode I sat down for my first conversation ever with Harrison Thurman. We get to know each other a bit over some discussion about our backgrounds in music, the local music scene and the artists outside of our scene that we listen to and look up to. Sit back, relax and lets START THE BEAT!  LINKS RELATED TO THIS CONVERSATION: https://www.facebook.com/salvagethetongue/?fref=ts https:/...

For the 69th episode I sit down with Dan Palermo for one of the most off the wall talks I have had to date and I don't even know how to put it all into words. To be honest, It may be best if you're as blind going into this as I was when I sat down with Dan to record this episode. All I knew about him before we met this on this day was that he was the brother of my friend Joe and also that he used...

For the 68th episode I sat down with Josh Bakaitus and chances are if you are involved in the Pittsburgh music scene you already know who Josh is but for those of you who don't Josh is a local concert promoter who has been putting events together for over 15 years including the Strip District Music Fest which is coming up on Saturday January 16th. If you don't know what theStrip District Music Fes...