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John Ondrasik (Five For Fighting) Interview: The Day I Died (LAST ELG Interview!)Listen Live: elg.fun/ondrasikIn this Jo...
08/03/2024

John Ondrasik (Five For Fighting) Interview: The Day I Died (LAST ELG Interview!)

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In this John Ondrasik interview: John’s early songwriting was driven by a chip on his shoulder and a desire to be heard. We talked about the autobiographical nature of John's songs, the power of music to impact people's lives, the challenges of the music industry, the importance of speaking out against atrocities, how his ego has helped… and hindered him… and the low points and dark periods in his life. Specifically, being dropped by his record label and had to get a job, and the challenging time he faced during the COVID-19 pandemic. John emphasizes the importance of gratitude, taking care of yourself, and making decisions that align with your values

John Ondrasik, better known as Five For Fighting, is a platinum selling multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter. To me, his songwriting is along the lines of the classic songwriters of the 60s & 70s like Elton John and Neil Diamond. John’s released 6 studio LPs… has several hundred music licensing placements, many in well-known TV shows and movies… he co-manages his family’s business, Precision Wire Products… and he’s also an in-demand keynote speaker (watch his TedX presentation)

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Ludovic Naud, Dead Horse One: ORIGINS OF SHOEGAZINGLISTEN to the FULL VIDEO INTERVIEW: https://elg.fun/lnaud Ludovic Nau...
06/05/2024

Ludovic Naud, Dead Horse One: ORIGINS OF SHOEGAZING

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Ludovic Naud Interview: Growing up in a rural town in France, interesting story on the origins of the Shoegazing genre, hilarious touring stories including a man with legit horns on his head, dealing with a major accident that put him out of commission for 3 months, the music scene (and Coronavirus) in France, Iceland, dark music, being a parent, and more. LOVELY guy:

Ludovic is the bass player and lead singer of Dead Horse One, one of the top French shoegazing bands. Over the last 8 years, they’ve self-released and self-promoted 3 LPs and 2 EP’s - all amazing records. They’ve toured extensively throughout Europe

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Tiffany Pollack: REUNITING WITH HER BIOLOGICAL MOMLISTEN to the FULL VIDEO INTERVIEW: https://elg.fun/tpollackTiffany Po...
05/29/2024

Tiffany Pollack: REUNITING WITH HER BIOLOGICAL MOM

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Tiffany Pollack Interview: One of THE coolest guests we’ve had on the show, Tiffany shares some intimate stories: How she reunited with her biological family at age 25 after being adopted as a child… rising up and out of a 5-year abusive relationship, becoming a mortuary and being visited by the spirit of one of her clients… her role in the real life version of “The Pharmacist”... playing with Russell Batiste (from The Funky Meters)... singing tips for non-singers, confidence, resilience and more. Awesome energy!

Tiffany began singing and writing songs at a young age, in her native New Orleans. Today, she fronts Tiffany Pollack and Co. her own band, touring regionally and performing her own music. An incredibly talented and passionate singer, Tiffany has recorded one LP with Eric Johanson, “Blues In My Blood.” The record earned several awards including one for best Blues/Rock LP, as well as Best Female Vocalist. Expect big things from Tiffany - she’s incredibly talented, full of passion, and resilient

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Patrick Sweany: EVERY HOUR REALLY IS A DOLLAR GONELISTEN to the LIVE INTERVIEW:  https://elg.fun/psweany On this Patrick...
05/25/2024

Patrick Sweany: EVERY HOUR REALLY IS A DOLLAR GONE

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On this Patrick Sweany Interview: Patrick shares his journey into music and the challenges he faced in breaking through… the importance of being true to yourself and the impact of meeting and learning from blues legends like Robert Junior Lockwood. The value of live performances and the experience gained from playing gigs and open mic nights… his move to Nashville, and the inspiration behind his song 'Them Shoes' from the album 'Every Hour Is A Dollar Gone'. The challenges of trying to make a name for himself in a competitive Nashville music scene and the difficulties he faced in finding work and being accepted by the local musicians. He also opens up about low points and dark periods in his life and how he navigated through them. The conversation ends with a discussion about personal growth and the importance of letting go of anger, and the toughest decision Patrick has had to make, which he struggles to answer. The significance of admitting mistakes and the importance of being open-minded. Patrick reflects on the changes in his personality over the last 10 years, particularly in becoming less confrontational and more open-minded.

Patrick’s an awesome blues guitarist, singer, songwriter & artist originally from Ohio and currently living in Nashville. If you’re a blues fan, especially of the old school guitar approach where the guitar exists to create harmony, soulful fills and solos, with great tube breakup, then you’ll love Patrick. He also uses his voice as an instrument to help create the overall vibe and feeling in the songs, as opposed to just “singing.” He’s kind of like Muddy Waters or Howlin’ Wolf in his approach. I first got turned on to Patrick when I heard his song “Them Shoes” - I think… in either a movie or television show. I immediately downloaded the song and listened to it about 50 times over the next week - it’s awesome. Since 1999, Pat’s released 12 LPs and an EP

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Ryan Cook, Ace Frehley: ON GRATITUDE & DREAMING BIG!LISTEN to the FULL VIDEO INTERVIEW: https://elg.fun/rcook Ryan Cook ...
05/22/2024

Ryan Cook, Ace Frehley: ON GRATITUDE & DREAMING BIG!

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Ryan Cook Interview: Benefits of working in the music industry before he was a musician, great story about Desmond Child moving him to LA, visualization, first guitar, why it’s easy to be nice, hard work, meeting his heroes, why achieving his dreams has made him so grateful, more. High energy!

Ryan signed his first record deal with his band Hair of the Dog, toured worldwide and released 3 LPs. He also plays with Thee Rock N’ Roll Residency, Big Rock Show, Skid Row (sub), and has been playing with Gene Simmons since 2016, and now Ace Frehley

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Tyler Armstrong: REFUSED TO PLAY WITH CHEAP TRICK!LISTEN to the LIVE INTERVIEW: https://elg.fun/tarmstrongOn this Tyler ...
05/18/2024

Tyler Armstrong: REFUSED TO PLAY WITH CHEAP TRICK!

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On this Tyler Armstrong Interview: His upbringing in Springfield, Illinois and his transitioning from baseball to music… early experiences in sessions and the challenges the band has faced in the music industry, recent success & opening for Blackberry Smoke. Reaching out to bands for opportunities, the importance of authenticity in music, the dynamics of rock music, the meaning behind specific songs, value of authenticity and being true to oneself, the impact of personal experiences on songwriting. Spirituality and how it has influenced his life, including his unique perspective on how he views God and the role of sacrifice in his life. A review of his main guitars, his hobbies outside of music, including fishing and being a fan of Illinois Fighting Illini basketball. He expresses gratitude for the supportive community in his life and offers words of wisdom to live life to the fullest

Tyler is the primary songwriter and guitar player for the band FEEL. FEEL is an up and coming band and I can assure you, this band will be making waves very soon, and I wanted to turn all my listeners on to them. If you like old school rock and roll, with a unique style that includes blues, rock, some jazz, great long jams, and lots of break up on tube amps, you will LOVE these guys. FEEL has an EP out called Live in St Petersburg, made right down the road from me at Jannus Live St. Pete, Florida. I was also lucky enough to get a sneak preview of some of the band’s new tracks and all I can say is we’re all in store for great music as they continue releasing new music moving forward.

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Doyle D***s: FAITH & IT'S IMPACT ON HIS MUSICLISTEN to the FULL VIDEO INTERVIEW: https://elg.fun/ddykesDoyle D***s Inter...
05/15/2024

Doyle D***s: FAITH & IT'S IMPACT ON HIS MUSIC

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Doyle D***s Interview: Doyle’s relationship with God and the church and how it impacted him throughout his life… loads of true stories about what some might call serendipity, but what others call divine intervention… A major medical hurdle he had to overcome which nearly destroyed his music career, top 3 musical experiences, playing with Chet Atkins, Duane Eddy and Eric Johnson… his 47 year marriage, Glen Campbell, a lesson learned at the drive in, Guitar Poor & more. LOVELY guy, great convo, incredibly sincere in his beliefs:

World-renowned finger picker Doyle D***s is equally adept on acoustic or electric. He’s played w Tommy Emmanuel, Chet Atkins, Duane Eddy, Merle Travis, Les Paul, John Fogerty, Vince Gill & Others. Doyle grew up in gospel music and has since toured all over the world playing gospel, country, blues, jazz and other genres. He’s also a member of the International Country Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame, and a 2-time ICGMA Instrumentalist of the Year winner. He’s the author of Lights of Marfa

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Audley Freed, Cry of Love: WHAT IT'S LIKE TO WRITE 2  #1 HITS LISTEN to the FULL VIDEO INTERVIEW: https://elg.fun/afreed...
05/08/2024

Audley Freed, Cry of Love: WHAT IT'S LIKE TO WRITE 2 #1 HITS

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On this Audley Freed Interview: Audley Freed on the 4 year effort it took to get Cry of Love up and running, playing with Warren Haynes / Gov’t Mule, Greg Allman, Black Crowes, Jimmy Page, Sheryl Crow, Dave Grohl, John Paul Jones, Johnny Hallyday, Leslie West, Don Was… dealing with the loss of his parents, work ethic, unconditional love, gardening, being a better listener and why we’re all a work in progress. Incredibly honest, kind guy - amazing player

Audley’s written 2 #1 Billboard hits with his first band, Cry of Love, and has also been a successful side man over the last 30 years, recording and touring with The Black Crowes, Jimmy Page, Joe Perry, Gov’t Mule, Johnny Hallyday, Brian May & others… and has co-written songs recorded by Gov’t Mule, Train, Chris Robinson & others… and has been a touring & recording member of Sheryl Crow’s band for several years now. He’s been named as one of the top 100 guitarists in several different magazines

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LISTEN to the LIVE INTERVIEW: https://elg.fun/amckee On this Andy McKee Interview: His early years as a musician, his ex...
05/04/2024

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On this Andy McKee Interview: His early years as a musician, his experiences playing with Prince, and his approach to songwriting and alternate tunings…. the emotional expression he finds in acoustic guitar music, his approach to playing guitar in altered tunings and the challenges and rewards it brings. He also talks about the inspiration behind his song 'For My Father' and the emotional connection it has with his audience. Andy shares his experiences touring with Eric Johnson and Dream Theater, as well as his involvement in the Michael Hedges documentary… balancing his music career and family life, and his struggle with social media. McKee also mentions his signature guitar models and his love for video game music… the importance of staying true to yourself as a musician, biggest change in his personality over the years, and more. Lovely, sincere guy, great convo!

Originally from Topeka, Kansas… Andy’s an awesome finger style guitar player - he’s released 7 LPs and 2EPs, and he’s also played on records by Josh Groban, Lee Ritenour, and he hosts a lot of guitar workshops. He initially became well-known when a few of his videos blew up on YouTube back in the early 2000’s, including his song Drifting - which has over 60 Million views. And at one time, the top 3 videos on YT were all Andy McKee’s. This opened doors for Andy to play literally thousands of concerts all over the world, sharing the stage with artists like Prince, Eric Johnson & Dream Theater. Andy has a new finger style “supergroup” LP out featuring himself, Calum Graham and Trevor Gordon Hall. The band, and the LP are called Tripliciti

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LISTEN to the FULL VIDEO INTERVIEW: https://elg.fun/cquaye Caleb Quaye Interview: His new movie, A Voice Louder Than Roc...
05/01/2024

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Caleb Quaye Interview: His new movie, A Voice Louder Than Rock, leaving school at 15... dealing with anger and chaos spurred on by his dad, who abandoned the family when Caleb was only 12… how he met Elton John, what Joan Armatrading told Caleb 40 years later, crazy session with Harry Nilsson, losing the Elton gig and the downward spiral that occurred afterwards, reuniting with his father, finding God & happy endings for everyone

Caleb Quaye was Elton John’s guitarist early on, touring & playing on Empty Sky, Elton John, Tumbleweed Connection, Madman Across the Water, Rock of the Westies, Captain Fantastic & the Brown Dirt Cowboy, Blue Moves, Live in Central Park NY. Caleb was also a successful side man, who played or toured w Billy Nicholls, Harry Nilsson, Al Kooper, Long John Baldry, Pete Townshend, Lou Reed, Shawn Phillips, Hall & Oates, Peter Criss, Dusty Springfield, others

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Sei Nakauchi Pelletier: LIMITATION TRIGGERS CREATIVITY WATCH LIVE INTERVIEW: https://elg.fun/spelletier On this Sei Naka...
04/20/2024

Sei Nakauchi Pelletier: LIMITATION TRIGGERS CREATIVITY

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On this Sei Nakauchi Pelletier Interview, Sei, a recording artist and music licensing expert, talks about his journey in the music industry and film composing… how his trip to Japan created a turning point in his career, the importance of understanding psychology in film composing, effective communication, his approach to composing and storytelling in music, the importance of pacing and editing in his creative process, his perspective on the language of music and film, challenges of interpreting emotions and cultural nuances, getting gigs and building relationships… handling rejection and pitching, the importance of trust in collaboration, great advice for newbies in music licensing, and loads more cool stuff

Sei is a Montreal-based composer and recording artist also known for his work as a film and television composer, a field in which he’s been working in for the last 15 years. He is also a founding member and the primary songwriter and arranger of the Japanese psychedelic experimental surf & art-rock band TEKE::TEKE. He’s also collaborated with several artists as a producer, arranger, and as a touring musician. Sei is tri-lingual and has scored over two-dozen movies in Japanese, French, and English. I met Sei initially when he was a guest here on Everyone Loves Guitar a while back… and we had a great conversation which you can find on the Everyone Loves Guitar YT Channel or on our audio podcast. Today, I wanted to have him back to specifically discuss his experience in music licensing for both the Everyone Loves Guitar audience and for our Music Licensing Profits YT Channel and podcast, as well

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Miles Okazaki: ON DIVORCE & BEING "OF SERVICE" WATCH INTERVIEW HERE:  https://elg.fun/mokazaki On this Miles Okazaki Int...
04/17/2024

Miles Okazaki: ON DIVORCE & BEING "OF SERVICE"

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On this Miles Okazaki Interview: Using guitar to overcome shyness, moving from a small town in Washington state to NYC, performing well under pressure and the benefit of working with mentors… working with Stanley Turrentine, John Zorn, Steve Coleman… dealing with divorce and some other low points, cooking, being of service to others, self-care, and why his pastry game is pretty good. Great work ethic, passionate musician

Miles Okazaki is a NYC based guitarist whose main focus is on rhythmic concepts for improvisation, composition, and music theory. As a sideman, he’s played with artists like Kenny Barron, John Zorn, Stanley Turrentine, Dan Weiss, Steve Coleman & Five Elements, and others. Miles has also released 5 LPs of original compositions and a 6-LP recording of the complete compositions of Thelonious Monk for solo guitar, called Work. His most recent LP is The Sky Below

Miles Okazaki

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