The 440 Guitar Podcast

In this episode Jerrell speaks with professional singer and songwriter Lea McIntosh and session guitarist Travis Cruse.  (Description Below from Devious Planet) Lea knows the blues. She grew up in a troubled household where she witnessed drugs, violence, and criminal mayhem. Her mother was murdered when Lea was only eleven, and her early years found her dealing with physical and emotional abuse. A...

In this episode Jerrell speaks with multi-instrumentalist Carson McWhirter. Carson is known for this vast genre bending compositions from acoustic to electronic. He has been a part of bands such as Hella, Chant Ohs, Holy Smokes, The Advantage, and many others. He shares he approaches music, his inspirations and how he gravitates to work with other artists to get the sound he desires. (HOST NOTE: "...

In this episode Jerrell speaks with Singer-Songwriter, and Multi-Instrumentalist Lauren Anderson. Her upcoming album of blues and ballads, Love On the Rocks, is out August 6th. The album finds her expounding on the soulful, seductive style that allows her to break down the boundaries between rock, blues and classic R&B. Her trajectory has accelerated rapidly over the course of the past seven y...

In this episode Jerrell speaks with Eric Krasno. Eric is a prolific artist Host of the Plus One Podcast , fantastic guitar player songwriter, producer and a 2 time Grammy Award winner. Eric has shared the stage with artists such as The Roots, John Mayer, The Rolling Stones, Tedeschi Trucks, and many many others. He released his second solo album Blood from a Stone in 2016, and has continued to ele...

In this episode Jerrell speaks with guitarist and singer-songwriter dONW7. The artist embellishes a British and 90s nostalgic rock sound with catchy melodies and lyrics. We talk about his influence growing up in music, the internal struggles guitarists face, and his latest album LMNOP, to release July of this year.

In this episode, Jerrell speaks with talented singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Beau Roberson. Quoting Devious Planet, "Roberson's gifted songwriting blends his powerhouse vocals with his profound lyrics on redemption, betrayal, loss and love. Each track is a new tale in a short story collection. Roberson grew up in a music family who loved everything from Aretha Franklin to Willie Nelso...

In this episode, Jerrell speaks with talented multi-instrumentalist and singer songwriter Jesse Aycock. Aycock has lent his talents to several national acts over the years, traveling the world as a member of Hard Working Americans and supporting tours for musicians Elizabeth Cook and The Secret Sisters. He's also toured with Scott Hirsch, John Fullbright, Travis Linville, and Samantha Crain and sh...

In this episode, Jerrell speaks to virtuoso guitar player Ben Eunson. Ben is a guitarist who seeks to redefine the sound of the guitar for both the present moment and the future, and has established his presence as a prominent guitar voice in the New York City music scene. Some of the artists Eunson has played with include Terri Lyne Carrington, Queen Latifah, Valerie Simpson, Dave Liebman, David...

In this episode, Jerrell speaks with singer, songwriter, and guitar player Charlie Treat. Raised on a farm in New England, Treat grew up listening to the music that suited his working-class surroundings — Delta blues, country classics, work songs, and Bob Dylan records — before traveling the country as a busker, accompanied by his acoustic guitar and 1988 Oldsmobile Cutlass. He eventually ended up...

In this episode, Jerrell speaks with guitar virtuoso A.J. Ghent, a musician hailing from Fort Pierce, Florida. When growing up, was all about the music. Music has truly been running through his family for generations; such as his great uncle Willie Eason, the creator of the “Sacred Steel Tradition,” and his grandfather Henry Nelson, the founder of the “Sacred Steel” rhythmic guitar style. This sty...

In this episode Jerrell speaks with singer and guitar player Nick Reinhart. He is the lead singer and guitarist of band Tera Melos, and has collaborated with Mike Watt, Nels Cline, and Greg Saunier in Big Walnuts Yonder. Frits Orman from Post Trash accurately describes has as  "One of the only guitar heroes we have left. As innovation in guitar playing wanes and every possible niche of rock music...

In this episode Jerrell speaks with The Flying Cruisers, a soft rock band fronted by female vocalist Ana Kreimeyer with Justin Waterman as the lead guitarist, Morgan Waterman on the drums, and Carlos Garcia as the bass guitarist. Rather than go for the usual de-emphasized soft rock beat and upbeat sound we all know and love, they use Ana's clean melodic vocals on top of the band's fury to play cov...

In this episode Jerrell speaks with professional guitarist "King" Solomon Hicks. Solomon is an American guitarist, blues, jazz singer, and composer. His style of music ranges from jazz, blues, classical, gospel, R&B, funk, Afro-Cuban, and classic rock. Hicks has been a blues guitarist since he was the age of 13. He describes his musical journey and passion for hip hop and the blues that has li...

In this episode Jerrell speaks with Thomas Nilsen, founder of Cream T Pickups. Thomas has made pickups for artist such as Derek Trucks, Billy Gibbons, Lenny Kravitz and many others. He describes growing up with the curiosity to take a part his guitar and learn how it works at an early age. Ever since the company started, he has been able to capture frequencies in his pickups that replicate vintage...

In this episode Jerrell speaks with guitar player and lead singer Madeleine Mathews of the rock band known as MAWD. Madeleine talks about her time growing up, being passionate in making music of her own and to create with relevance and purpose. She also discusses how she has evolved as a musician and how the she has been challenged to make music during the quarantine.

In episode Jerrell speaks with professional guitar player and bassist, Rodrick Robinson, a.k.a. Duke The Guitarist. Rodrick has been performing professionally since the age of 14 years old and has share the stage with artist such as Kirk Jay, Makenzie Thomas, Destiny Turner, Jeremy Flyy and many others. Rodrick talks about why he prefers playing strats, a hint at some new music he is working on fr...

In this episode, Jerrell spoke with professional singer Jade Bennett and professional guitar player Gino Matteo in the blues-rock group known as Bennett Matteo Band. They discussed how they first met, make music together and how their personal music influences embellish the sound in their upcoming album.

In this episode, Jerrell spoke to Carlos Arévalo, lead guitarist of the psychedelic, rock-infused band known as Chicano Batman. Carlos discussed his journey learning guitar primarily on his own and being inspired by various musicians such as Miles Davis, John Frusciante, Weezer, and many others. He also discussed how he met the band, and his experience working on their recent album Invisible Peopl...

In this episode, Jerrell speaks to professional guitarist Jimena Fosado. Jimena was born in Mexico City established in Los Angeles. She is influenced by different genres, in order to create her own unique sound. She performs rock and metal combined with fusion and EDM: Better described as “Messhugah meets Guthrie Govan, Afrojack meets Steve Vai.”  Jimena discusses her time growing up and challengi...

In this episode, Jerrell speaks to professional guitar player and producer Josh Smith. Josh started playing guitar at age six and was praised as a blues prodigy by the time he was 12.  He's been releasing records from the age of 14 and has been named the 16th best living blues guitar player in the world by Guitar World Magazine. Josh has also shared the stage with legendary artists such as B.B. Ki...

For the Season 3 Finale, Jerrell speaks to V Torres, Emily Duff, and Daniel Donato on the artistic relevance of the album in 2020. We speak to some of our favorite albums, If the music business today has degraded its significance, and why they matter to us. Intro/Outro music by Dominic Paramo and Brian Guthrie. Follow the podcast on Instagram: @the440guitarpodcast | Twitter: @the440podcast https:/...

In this episode, Jerrell speaks with professional guitar player Dr. Molly Miller. Dr. Miller has toured with musicians Jason Mraz, Black Eyed Peas, and many others. She holds a Doctorate in Musical Arts from the University of Southern California and is the Chair of the Guitar Department at Los Angeles College of Music. She also is in a band with Jennifer Condos, and Jay Bellerose, known as the Mol...

In this episode, Jerrell speaks to Grammy Award-winning Producer and Professional Multi-Instrumentalist Jairus Mozee. Jairus has worked directly with artists such as Anderson .Paak, Niki Minaj, Kendrick Lamar, Bj the Chicago Kid, Jill Scott, and many others. He speaks about growing up in the church, inspired by the musicianship of his father, and other family members, which motivated him to pick u...

In this episode, Jerrell sits down with guitarist, singer, and songwriter Stephen Clair. Stephen has been recognized for his quirky, tongue-in-cheek lyrics, along with the band's sound reminiscent with the likes of Spoon, Hold Steady, Wilco, and many others. He talks about some musicians that inspired him to write music growing up and experience working on his current released album: The Small Hou...

In this episode, Jerrell speaks to professional blues guitar player Gino Matteo. Gino has shared the stage with artists such as B.B. King, John Mayer, Hubert Sumlin, Jonny Lang, Robert Cray, Buddy Guy, and many more. He talks about the experience making music with his wife Jade Bennett, his passion for the blues, and how it has been taken for granted today. Follow the podcast on Instagram: @the440...