The EntreMusician

This Episode features the beginning of an expansion for our brand. We are blessed to be able to pull from archives of different conversations from various Artists & Creatives to present musical topics with both similar & different perspectives – on the same subject or themes – because we are a unique and original people, learning and growing from our individual experiences. So we’ve create...

Catherine Capozzi is an award-winning film composer, guitarist, and producer. Her genre-bending musical style provides a base for composing innovative scores for films, including: Clickbait (2019), What Metal Girls are Into (2018), Blood of the Tribades (2016), Magnetic (2015), and TEN (2014). Her compositions have received Best Score awards at film festivals, including GenreBlast, Women in Horror...

DON’T (Ever) BE AFRAID OF FAILURE This Episode is our Fifth in our series “Abolishing Fear.” Within these clips and various interviews with different EntreMusicians, we have shared very transparent stories of how we have been challenged by and subsequently overcame the many forms of fear. Fear of Failure is by far the most profound, but is the one we should embrace first and learn from. In this sh...

DON’T BE AFRAID OF SUCCESS This Episode is our Fourth in our series “Abolishing Fear.” In this short clip, I share my heart on the appropriate definition of success and how my personal story helped transformed me to prioritizing what success truly means. I trust that my experience helps  you. Show Notes: 00:00- Show Open 01:48 – Recap Previous Episodes 02:49 – Review The Definition of Fear 04...

This is a Special Edition of The EntreMusician, featuring Select Members of The EntreMusician Mastermind Collaborative. A Music Industry Veteran & Staple, Vance Anderson was road manager for legendary icon Tony Bennett for 20 years. He toured with and engineered FOH for notable jazz stars John McLaughlin, Paco de Lucia, Al Di Meola and Pat Metheny, amongst many other superstars. Vance manages...

J. Arthur Sheil and Associates is a boutique full-service law firm that focuses our practice on the needs of the art, music, sports, and entertainment industries. If you are a musician, artist, athlete, model, entertainer, or a small business owner with a high degree of intellectual property, they are available to help with your legal needs. In this episode, John explains the importance of ha...

Rick DellaRatta has been touring with his trio Jazz Greats Eddie Gomez and Lenny White as well as leading successful performances with Jazz Legends Dave Leibman, Paquito D'Rivera, Rufus Reid, Billy Hart, Bobby Watson, Nick Brignola, Sonny Fortune, Elliot Zigmund, Idris Muhhamad and Al Foster. After receiving a Masters in music at the New England Conservatory, Rick toured with Herb Reed and The Pla...

A Youngstown, Ohio bred vocalist/writer/producer/pianist/songwriter/ engineer who sound is Hip-hop/ Neo-soul / R&B/ Jazz.  Upon completion of his professional training as a sound engineer from Youngstown State University, he started "Cosmikmusic Studio." Boots recorded many local and regional artists in his studio. Soon, his talent and unique ability to record and mix caught the attention...

Gil Polk is an Award Winning Actor, Composer, Producer who continues to redress himself in the world of Pop, Country Pop and Ethereal Music which has earned him placements in TV Commercials and Movies. He has collaborated with top songwriters Scotty Lund, Jamie Foulds and Elisabeth Carpenter and acted in major films featuring Bill Pullman and Adam LeFevre. A wealth of information and experience, G...

Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, Tei B is the Founder & CEO of VIZ-D (Vizuewl Dramatics HDTV Global Network) available on ROKU and at https://www.vizuewldramatics.com . Tei is a Professional DJ with Military & Law Enforcement Background. His stories of formerly working "undercover" on sting operations, spinning music in some of the biggest New York & Jersey clubs while simultaneously bust...

Greg Rhoton is the Community Programming Director of Armstrong Cable Network , Broadcasting out of Northeast Ohio & Western, PA and is key to The EntreMusician airing on Channel 100 - The Neighborhood Channel. Greg Discusses what he is looking for from Artists & Bands they feature and how EntreMusicians can get involved and submit their material. Show Notes: 00:00 – Intro 2:42 – Greg Is A...

Barry Coffing Barry Coffing is a Music Business Entrepreneur who grew up in Houston and graduated from the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. After short stints at HBU and The University of Houston, he began his professional music career in Houston. For six years Coffing was not only performing in bands locally but he was a top Jingle Singer, Music Producer and Composer. It was then t...

Linda Balliro is Associate Professor of Voice, Berklee College of Music, is a voice teacher, vocal coach, speaker, presenter and author of “Being A Singer, the Art, Craft and Science.” A founder and charter member of PAVA, Balliro is now a leader of the Massachusetts PAVA. A graduate of New England Conservatory in Boston, Balliro spent 13 years performing as a classical soprano in Central Europe....

MARIA JACOBS Maria Jacobs is an American Jazz vocalist, singer/songwriter and author. She is the Adjunct Professor of Applied Vocal Jazz at Kent State University. Born of Syrian Lebanese and Armenian descent, Maria was raised in Cleveland, Ohio where she frequently shared the bandstand with her father Mike Jacobs, a drummer and singer in the area. She is a national voice over artist and a Traditio...

THE ENTREMUSICIAN MASTERMIND COLLABORATIVE This Group Began about Nine Months Ago, Comprised of 15 EntreMusicians across the United States and Around the World who meet weekly to Dialogue, Encourage & Challenge Each Other, Holding the Other Accountable to Produce and Perform at Greater Levels. Various Artistic & Technical Problems are Discussed and Solutions are Suggested! The Opportunity...

JESSICA JENKS Jessica Jenks is Owner of Small Seed Publishing& Owner of Happy Keys Piano School. She is a freelance TV & Film composer, writing cues and stems for popular television series and is an EDM producer. She currently attends Liberty University School of Music, is a member of the Videogame Music Academy, the Phenomenal Women Composers Group and The EntreMusician Mastermind Collabo...

DON’T BE AFRAID TO BE YOURSELF This Episode is our Third in our series “Abolishing Fear.” Today, I become very transparent in sharing how I let fear cause me to compromise my principles & values, trying to be someone I wasn’t, until I gained the courage to be myself, every time, in all situations. Bob Dylan helped me more than he knows…I trust that my story will help you. Show Notes: 00:00- Sh...

Elijah Gilmore is a American jazz classical artist, composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist, best known as a drummer. Currently he is one of the few percussion recording artists to be played on national syndicated smooth jazz radio stations (107.3 The Wave, Pandora Radio, iHeart Radio, etc)! His new album received raved reviews by multi-grammy award winning jazz group, The Manhattan Transfer...

This is a Very Special Episode of The EntreMusician. THIS IS PART TWO Emmy award Winning Songwriter/Producer Michele Vice-Maslin has conquered the Music Industry and is a solid icon who shares a ton of advice, expertise and wisdom for both veterans and novices. Michele has over 5000 placements in TV, Film & Gaming. Her music is played daily 365/24/7 around the world. Her extensive career and h...

This is a Very Special Episode of The EntreMusician. Emmy award Winning Songwriter/Producer Michele Vice-Maslin has conquered the Music Industry and is a solid icon who shares a ton of advice, expertise and wisdom for both veterans and novices. Michele has over 5000 placements in TV, Film & Gaming. Her music is played daily 365/24/7 around the world. Her extensive career and history includes w...

This Episode is our second in the series “Abolishing Fear.” Today, we discuss the ability to identify and expose how the spirit of fear can creep into your psyche and cripple you if you are not on guard. I provide valuable information on what you should do to expose and then abolish. There is a Home Work Assignment. Show Notes: 00:00-1:17 – Show Open 1:18 – 2:05 – Reasons to Expose Fear 2:06 – 2:3...

Andrei Poliakov is a professional musician, composer and producer, who received a fundamental classical music education as a pianist and an oboist in Russia, continued with the professional musical career performing with world-renowned orchestras, later diversifying his musical taste and capacity into jazz, rock, and pop genres, performing and recording with various bands and solo. Since 2012 Andr...

This Episode Kicks off a Brand New Series entitled “Abolishing Fear” and provides insight and encouragement into why EntreMusicians can not suffer any room for the demon of fear to take root within their spirit. Fear distracts, stifles, controls, overwhelms and paralyses the person from moving forward in his or her career. “Don’t Be Afraid to Say Yes Or No” tackles the Heads & Tails of a commo...

Isabella Bedoya helps independent artists establish profitable music careers so they can get paid doing what they love. She is the founder of The Fame Hackers, a four-step approach for musicians that want to go from "starving musician" to "superstar." After working as an A&R for a major label, Isabella uses her industry experience coupled with cutting-edge strategies to help musicians monetize...

Andrew Slater is an alternative singer-songwriter from Western Pennsylvania. Andrew's new release "Through" is about 2 people navigating mountaintops and setback, while holding holding onto hope. Andrew's debut album "Sunny Morning" was released in May 2020. The album features the song “Home” about coming out of depression, anxiety, and lies; finding a place in the love of God and being in awe of...