Top Hill Recording Podcast

Mark Fleshman is a Louisville, Kentucky musician originally from Ashland, Kentucky. Mark's musical journey has has taken him through many genres and directions and continues to evolve. He is currently in a trio called The Mark Fleshman Band with Austin Reynolds and Tommy Sugrue. The Mark Fleshman Band recently released some country tunes and are currently recording a new project that will have a n...

Tyler Lance Walker Gill is a country singer/songwriter from Bullitt County, Kentucky. He is a self-described "honky tonk evangelist, spreading the gospel of country music to any barroom that’ll have him". TLWG spent much of his formative years at a country music jamboree in Mt. Washington, Kentucky where his mother would often sing. This experience, unknowingly to him, embedded country roots deep...

Rocking stages since 2014, Sons of Liberty are the UK's own original Hard Southern Rock Band, drawn together by a shared love of the incredible music of the Southern States of America. Sons of Liberty's first release was their 2018 debut EP "Shinola", 5 tracks of hard hitting southern rock'n'roll.  The follow up "Aged in Oak" was released later that year, stepping things up a notch and featuring t...

James Stapleton and Mark Roberts are just regular dudes who love and support musicians and the music community by hosting unique experiences at their homes. James hosts concerts at "The Barn" at his home in Simpsonville, Kentucky. Mark offers the living room of his home for "Live at Long Run" in Louisville, Kentucky. Both provide wonderfully intimate music shows unlike any coffeehouse, club, or co...

J Lee and The Hoodoo Skulls, from Surrey UK, were formed when lead singer J Lee Barratt had a yearning to make a traditional rock 'n roll/blues album. J Lee has been around roots music all his life and this foundation led to a love of roots and blues music. Fronted by J Lee, with Harun Kotch (lead guitarist and co-writer/producer), Wayne Riches (drums) and Mike Hartnett (bass), J Lee and the Hoodo...

If John Prine, Merle Travis, and Chris Stapleton had a baby that was raised in Seattle by Chris Cornell, you might get something like the 23 year old singer-songwriter Peyton Boling. Peyton is creating melodic noise out of Mortons Gap, KY. Dev Hovis is from the band Possum Junction. Possum Junction is a self-described "outlaw folkternative roots band" comprised of a unique collective of musicians...

Caitlin Koch is a Nashville-based retro soul artist, singer & songwriter best known for her performances as the singing rugby coach on Simon Cowell's production, The X Factor USA. After stunning audiences worldwide with her soulful rendition of "Stop In The Name Of Love" by The Supremes, Caitlin would go on to tour nationally under Abdul Inc. (Paula Abdul). ​Caitlin has shared stages with Pat...

Top Hill Recording and Zebulon and Company crossed paths on Instagram. Zeb Tuck is just a random dude who has a deep passion for music and creating. He is a singer/songwriter and guitar player whose primary goal in music is gratification. Whether music takes him anywhere beyond personal fulfillment and fun is not important to Zeb. He has, in his words, "managed to wrangle a band of world class hum...

Guitarist, Singer, and Songwriter Alastair Greene has been a mainstay of the Southern California music scene for three decades. Following a 2018 live album that celebrated the 20th anniversary of his noteworthy Alastair Greene Band, the singer-songwriter/guitarist returns with an inspired solo collection, "The New World Blues".  A much in-demand guitarist and vocalist, Greene has traveled the...

Aaron Bibelhauser is a singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist from Louisville, KY. In addition to writing songs recorded by award winning bluegrass artists including Balsam Range, Del McCoury Band, Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper, and Dale Ann Bradley, he's taken first place in the Chris Austin Songwriting Contest at Merlefest and earned a nomination for the IBMA's prestigious Song Of The Yea...

Longtime best friends Keagan Cross (Vocals/Guitar), John Peters (Drums), and Ricky Stone (Bass) are the Illinois based Americana/Blues rock band The Lovelorn. Formed during the pandemic year of 2020, The Lovelorn have created a sound that feels familiar, but is all their own. Catchy riffs with memorable choruses and imagery filled lyrics, The Lovelorn have found a way to incorporate the ways of ol...

Los Angeles based Radio Ritual is singer Juan Carlos Sanchez, guitarists Burton Car and Mac Perez, drummer Eduardo Baldo, and bassist Tinu Cer. This group of Argentine, Spanish, Brazilian, and Mexican-American musicians came together by chance and aspire to be advocates for change. Guitarist Burton Car talks to us about Radio Ritual's unique rock which is purposeful and aims to champion every-day...

Neil's bandmate and mentee, Spencer Corbin, discusses his experience at the Bryan Galloup School of Guitar Building and Repair. Spencer was a student in the school's Masters Program where Master Luthier Bryan Galloup teaches the most advanced topics in modern Lutherie. The Master Program is 24 weeks (960+ hours) of full-time guitar making in the Galloup shop. After six months of intense training,...

Acid Tongue has been touring the world and espousing a timeless rock & roll sound with a DIY mentality since 2015. The touring band features a rotating roster of musicians from around the globe (with members based in Seattle, Paris, New York, London, Mexico City, Los Angeles, & Austin) lending fresh ears to the setlist for an ever-evolving live experience. Employing nostalgic riffs lifted...

Todd Whitener and his longtime bandmates, Jesse Vest and Matt Taul from Days of the New and Tantric, have joined forces with Donald Carpenter to build a new supergroup called Blisskrieg. Todd bought his first guitar from a pawn shop in his hometown of Louisville, KY in 1992 and by 1995 was playing with Jesse, Matt, and Travis Meeks in Platinum Award winning Days of the New......while still teenage...

Jas Morris is a Guitarist Magazine "Guitarist of the Year" award winner. In 2013 his band Firekind won the Global Battle of the Bands competition in Thailand. The band consists of brothers Jas (vocals, guitar), Dan Morris (bass, keys) and Robin Shute (drums). Jas and Firekind were playing around 2-300 shows a year all over Europe before the Covid-19 shut down. They have supported Calvin Harris, Fe...

Tyler Boone grew up in the Lowcountry of Charleston, SC. starting his music career in the small club rock scene. Recognized in 2017 as the runner-up to Darius Rucker for the Best Musician and Vocalist of Charleston, Tyler slowly started playing major music venues and opening for artists such as Sheryl Crow , The Avett Brothers , Sublime with Rome , Christopher Cross , Hootie and the Blowfish , Old...

Brett Ralph is the owner of Surface Noise, a record/book store and art gallery in Louisville, KY. Brett's life experiences are an eclectic, complex mix of Southern working-class culture, punk rock, Buddhism, academia, athletics, literature, activism.....and much, much more, which makes him quite the interesting dude. We cover a lot in this one hour conversation!

Born and raised in Los Angeles, Derek Day infuses rock, R&B, soul, punk and pop as he engages and captivates the audience with high-energy musical theatrics. His lead guitar skills are a perfect accompaniment to his burning, gritty, soulful contralto vocals. Derek is a self-taught guitarists who honed his amazing skills through performing on the streets of Santa Monica since he was 13. A few m...

The Bad Day Blues Band exploded onto the scene in 2017, playing Times Square in New York City with double Grammy Award winner Delbert McClinton. This was followed by two critically acclaimed performances at The Isle Of Wight Festival in 2018 and 2019. The Bad Day Blues Band has wowed audiences at many of the UK’s major festivals and has garnered glowing reviews from BBC Radio 2, Bassplayer Magazin...

Dusty Bo is a Louisville, Kentucky alt-rock artist with what many would consider a charmed musical history. Years ago, Dusty packed his bags and moved to Los Angeles with his band. In L.A., he experienced "the dream" of recording at Sunset Sound and NRG Studios, touring the globe, and packing recognizable venues such as the Viper Room, the Troubadour, and The Whiskey A GoGo. However, Dusty wasn't...

Fabrizio Grossi is an Italian-American bass player, producer and record industry consultant known for his vast array of talents and his long list of collaborations. As a producer and mixer, Fabrizio’s list of collaborations covers legendary names like Leslie West, Billy F. Gibbons, George Clinton & P. Funk, Alice Cooper, Steve Vai, Warren Haynes, Slash, Joe Bonamassa, Glenn Hughes, Steve Lukat...

Bob D'Antoni is Chief Barrel Officer for Four Gate Whiskey Company. Four Gate blends the highest quality whiskey available and collaborates on each batch with the barrel experts at Kelvin Cooperage to produce new, unique, and exciting batches of barrel-finished craft American Whiskey for bourbon and whiskey connoisseurs. Four Gate is quickly collecting awards, including  "2020 Barrel Finished...

Neil reconnects with another Voodoo Symphony bandmate, Steve Morgan. Steve talks about becoming a bass player by default, the great times during college with Neil and Voodoo, his extensive vinyl collection, and more.

Dave Wilson is a Louisville, Kentucky musician. He is in two very different bands with very different approaches to writing, recording, and performing music. Dave talks with Neil and Brad about both bands and his path to where he is today.