Carmelo Lo Porto has worked in Germany’s music business for most of his life. He started out in punk rock and is now working for Germany’s largest TV station in their A+R department. Carmelo is always gives great conversation and I consider him one of my closest allies in the music business as well as […]
Francesco Marrone is the drummer, producer and recording engineer of the melodic hardcore band GPL. GPL has been a band for over 15 years and Francesco has the experience of not only playing in a band but is building up his career as a psychologist. Francesco not only has a rabid love for music, but […]
Nick Blais is a lighting/set/costume designer based in Toronto Ontario. Nick has been working in all three aspects of theatre since he was a 14-year-old kid. He always knew where his passion was and has been professionally working for over 15 years now. Nick is also involved in changing certain legal parts of how theatre deals […]
Andrea Codini is the lead singer, guitar player and principal song writer of Italy’s LINEOUT. Living in a northern Italian village, Andrea some great opportunities to travel all over Europe and eastern Canada. He has enthusiasm and drive that you need to succeed in today’s music industry. His band LINEOUT has released albums in Europe […]
Gary Begner hails from Oshawa Ontario or lovingly known as the “dirty ‘shwa”. To be serious, Oshawa was and probably still is the perfect blend of the rough downtown and the rich suburbs that geographically is about 2kms apart from each other. Saying that, suburb kids can go downtown Oshawa and see a show and […]
It’s been two years of podcasting and I’m felling super proud of the great guests I’ve had on here. I really appreciate all the great support an love I get from everyone from life long friends to complete strangers. I set out doing the podcast as a challenge to myself and I still have a […]
Chad Dziewior and I originally met in Minneapolis in the early 90’s. He would give the band I played in a couch to sleep on while we stopped through while on tour. Chad’s band “threadbare” was known nationally and toured throughout the 90’s. He’s played in many other bands, too many to name. He mentions […]
Steve Krecklo is a professional musician and is currently working in the TV world writing music for a cartoon. Steve got his start playing in groups like The Carnations and with solo artists like Kaos. Steve is one of the most talented musicians I know. He’s humble and a general all around good guy. We […]
Jason King started promoting shows in Oshawa Ontario when he was 15 years old. He’s responsible for some pretty important moments in music for the punk rock scene in his town. Oshawa’s distance from Toronto was just far enough to allow a touring band to pick up a show the day before or after the […]
Greg Bolton is in the business of acoustic solutions. His main job is installing the right gear in the right place. If it’s larger venues like Massey Hall or an office buildings public address system, Greg’s the guy. Greg and I met a few years ago while working for The Small Town Pistols. A band I […]
