The EntreMusician

This Special Archival Episode Reprises My Interview with an Incredible Pianist, Author, Conductor and Wonderful EntreMusician Fred Hughes. Fred hails from Washington D. C. He has toured internationally and has been a staple on some of the most revered Jazz Festivals including Montreux and Nice. Check Out The Fred Hughes' Trio's Version of Silent Night: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPjAH.. . Fre...

This Special Edition of The EntreMusician is a Compilation of EntreMusician Minutes presently featured on LinkedIn & Facebook weekly, which have never been presented to our podcast audiences. So prepare for a mashup of tastefully tailored advise, encouragement and reassurance! SHOW NOTES: 00:00 – Show Open 02:01 – Be On Time 03:44 – What’s Your Excuse? 04:42 – No Recession On Ideas 06:22 – Don...

Juan A. Thompson is the founder of Music Sports League, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to the development, promotion, and administration of Music-Performance Sports aka "Music-Sports". MSL is the administrator of the INDEPENDENT ARTIST COMPETITION SERIES (IACS), the world's first-ever unsigned recording artist music-performance sports league. IACS is governed by its competition comm...

Tyrone Corbett is a Songwriter, Producer, Vocal Arranger/Producer, Recording/Mixing Engineer, Videographer, and Visionary. He studied Commercial Music at Virginia Union University in Richmond, Va. and has worked in the entertainment industry for more than 30 years. Tyrone has worked with Will Downing, Gerald Albright, Lalah Hathaway, Onaje Allan Gumbs and many others. His worked has attracted the...

Amaranatha Ranatunga is the first Sri Lankan to lecture the Classical and Flamenco Guitar in an university and also the first Asian to developed a syllabus for Classical and Flamenco Guitar for four year BA degree (Bachelor of Performing Arts) & Master of Arts (MA) Degree Program for those guitar styles. He is a Recording Artist, Author & Lecturer has been actively performing regularly thr...

Oklahoma City's Gary Fuston has been burning up Smooth Jazz Guitar and producing music for over 25 years. With 12 stellar projects to his credit, Gary is also the creator and host of the weekly "Indie Live Spot" Radio Show which airs live on YouTube through his GHP Radio Network. He is the quintessential EntreMusician. In this episode, Gary shares his passions, motivations, influences and advice f...

Kory "Jazzie" K. Ward is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of KWARD Radio, LLC, the parent company of WKRW-DB an online licensed radio station where he broadcast smooth jazz sounds as well as interview artist of all genres for his evening show “Jazzie After Dark” Artist Talk. Moving forward in his career, Kory currently works full-time at the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) where he is commit...

Ontario Canada’s Anna Nicholson plays no instruments nor reads or writes music but has composed over 100 songs, working with various collaborators and shopping her songs as demos with her voice as her only instrument. A single mother of two, Anna juggles songwriting with providing for her family, song plugging and learning all she can about the music industry. She is the ultimate EntreMusician. In...

Sharon Rae North is a dynamic Singer/Songwriter/National Recording Artist with four critically acclaimed albums to her credit and the author of two wonderful books. Sharon has toured internationally, opening for Patti LaBelle, Bob James, Joe Sample and many more while working with Producers like two time Grammy Nominee Chris "BIG DOG" Davis, multiple Grammy winner Paul Brown and hit saxophonist, D...

Joyce Spencer is an Award-winning saxophonist, flutist, and vocalist from Dallas, TX by way of Louisiana Joyce covers all genres from traditional to contemporary jazz and classical to R&B, funk, fusion, blues, pop, and Gospel/Christian. She has a bachelor's degree in instrumental music education where she also studied saxophone & flute, classical & jazz, theater, radio & TV broadca...

Oveante Magsby is a piano prodigy at the dawn of his career. Obviously  compared to Stevie Wonder and Ray Charles before him, OV (as his friends  call him) is absolutely in tune with his inner vision and believes  music has the power to heal. A graduate of Berklee College of  Music, Oveante released his debut EP, “Have A Seat” to excellent reviews  and is carefully putting...

Barbara Ward is a prolific songwriter whose styles range from folk, rock  and roll, standards and blues. She also writes lullabies and children’s  music under the alias, Grammy Granny. Barbara describes her music as  “Inspired Music to Soothe Your Soul, Written and Sung with a bit of  Blues & Soul.” In this episode, Barbara discusses he  challenges, triumphs and motiva...

What do Miles Davis, Luther Vandross, Sting, Roberta Flack, Whitney Houston, Chaka Khan, George Benson, Michael Jackson, David Sanborn, Vanessa Williams and hundreds of other legendary artists and musicians have in common? They have all worked with Grammy Award winning producer, keyboardist, composer, arranger and synthesist Jason Miles. For 46 years, Miles has contributed his vast array of talent...

Byron 'Psycho Bass' Miller is known mostly for his stellar work with the late icon of jazz funk fusion, George Duke, nailing down the legendary bass solo in the renown classic, "Reach For It". In addition, Byron spent 16 years touring with vocal titan, the late Luther Vandross and nailed bass lines for and with Ndugu Chancellor, Roy Ayers, Santana, Herbie Hancock, Marvin Gaye, Ramsey Lewis, Joe Sa...

A self taught musician from Washington DC,  now residing in Richmond, VA, Robbie started playing drums in church and later developed as a singer. His first recording as " Robbie Mychals " on Philadelphia's  Alpha International label landed a few R&B Billboard chart placements, but only proved to be his initiation into the music business. Having the experience of working with top musi...

New York Composer, Arranger, Saxophonist & EntreMusician Russ Paladino has recorded and/or performed with artists such as Ronnie Spector, Brian Setzer, Paul Schaffer, Joan Osborne, Andrew Dice Clay, Debbie Gibson, Jelly Bean Benitez, The Drifters, The Coasters, Felix Cavalieri of the Rascals and countless others. Russ can be heard on commercials for companies and products as diverse as Sherato...

Australian Country Rock Fusion Band "The Ten Ton Tennies" hold their first American Interview with The EntreMusician, describing their eclectic style and the obstacles of originality while staying true to your sound. Show Notes 00:00 - Show Open & Intro 01:32 – How The Band Was Formed 03:18 – Personal Stories 05:20 – No Drummer (Yet) 07:41 – Writing Collaboration 09:14 – Video Concepts 11:34 –...

Bunny Brunel is one of the founding fathers of jazz rock fusion bass. His creative works and spectacular playing spans across a "who's who" of legendary artists like Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Tony Williams, Joe Farrell, Jack DeJohnette, Stevie Wonder, Wayne Shorter, Natalie Cole, Al Jarreau, Gloria Estafan, Ziggy Marley and on and on and on including his groundbreaking Grammy nominated band CAB...

New Music Mogul, Aziz M. Bey formed Purple Throne in 2017 and  immediately navigated his company into the crypto space to better  compensate his artists and help them to develop and thrive  independently. With over 1200 artists on his roster and more than one  million streams to their credit, Purple Throne and its Purple Coin and  Medallion continues to evolve, innovate an...

Hegemon is a Christian Rapper/Singer/Producer fresh on the scene with a new sound and style. Hailing from Northeast Ohio, his first East Coast Tour has already been turning heads and transforming hearts. Hegemon tells his story and provides practical, faith filled advice to EntreMusicians wishing to conquer the realm of rap music. Show Notes 00:00 – Show Open & Intros 01:04 – Formative Years 0...

Currently managing folk duo group, The Well Pennies, Vance Anderson spent 20 years as road manager for legendary icon Tony Bennett. Vance also spent years on the road co-managing Pat Metheny and working with John McLaughlin, Paco deLucia, Al Di Meola and many, many others A List Artists. He is also a production manager and audio engineer. In today’s episode, Vance share a no nonsense approach on w...

Songwriter, Guitarist Phil Brown, former front man for Little Feat who replaced Lowell George after his passing, graces our podcast with a wealth of experience and tons of stories! Phil has written songs for many diverse artists such as - Cher, Kix, Pat Benatar, Willie D & Tower of Power, Doro Pesch, KBC, Ace Freely, Paul Barrere, Fiona, Bonnie Tyler, Buster Brown, Steve Perry and Kim Carnes,...

Ava has 9 albums/EPs and over 30 singles.   Ava's music has been considered for several Grammy Awards, has won or  been nominated for many other awards for her music and as a live  performer since she began releasing music independently in 2009.   A native of Southern California, Ava Lemert was submerged in music from birth having a Mother and two elder sisters who were active...

In this episode I take the opportunity to reveal my indiscretions and the disastrous choices I made in the first few years of leading my Ohio based Jazz Funk Band, SounDoctrine. If You “Don’t Do” what I Did Do, You Will Succeed a Lot Faster! SHOW NOTES 00:00 - Show Open 01:34 – SounDoctrine Past & Present 05:48 – No Plan 08:29 – Paying Attention to the Numbers 1 0:34 – Promotional Gigs 1 3:32...

A Special Unscripted Episode, just to share my heart with fellow EntreMusicians in the midst of all we are facing... Peace & Blessings Jere B