Episode 81 - Jason Sutter (Chris Cornell, New York Dolls, Joe Perry)
In episode 81 of the show I chat/interview drumming icon, Jason Sutter. Jason is an American born drummer/musician who has performed/recorded/toured with an array of diverse artists/bands during the course of his career. Some of these include Chris Cornell, Foreigner, New York Dolls, Smash Mouth, Cher, Marilyn Manson, American Hi-Fi, Butch Walker and many, many more. Currently Jason is on the road with Joe Perry of Aerosmith.We dive deep into Jason's musical journey as well as some of his overall mindsets in regards to the music business. He also talks to me about his influences, being present in the moment, working side jobs and navigating relationships within the music industry. You can view a video version our our conversation by visiting -https://www.youtube.com/@musicians-mentor (please subscribe while you're there).For more information on Jason Sutter, the projects he's involved in or his current endorsements, please visit - www.jasonsutter.comAs usual, thanks for checking out the channel and if you're getting anything useful from my content, please feel free to comment, like, share and subscribe, thank you. Additionally, for those interested - don't forget to check out our affiliate page with the lovely folks over at - 'Soundbrenner' - https://www.soundbrenner.com/pages/affiliate-travis-marc
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Episode 80 - Carson Station
In this weeks episode of the podcast I talk with Carson Station singer/songwriter - Mark Carson and lead guitarist - Timmy Baudier.Mark Carson is an accomplished songwriter who has had over 40 of his songs recorded/cut by various other artists over the years - including Chapel Hart and John Papa Gros.Timmy Baudier is his right hand man in the band and has worked in a variety of bands as a sideman and guitarist in New Orleans and it's surrounding areas. Together they lead the band Carson Station, who recently released their amazing "Ghosts Of New Orleans' record which I cannot recommend highly enough.In addition to talking about the record, we also chat about band chemistry, songwriting, gigging and overall life balance. As mentioned over the last few weeks, we are on Youtube now, so if you'd like to view the video conversation of this interview please consider visiting (and subscribing) here - https://www.youtube.com/@musicians-mentorFor further information on Mark, Timmy or Carson Station, please visit - www.facebook.com/carsonstationFor further information on Travis Marc or the Musicians-Mentor, please visit - www.musicians-mentor.comLastly, please check out our affiliation with the lovely folks over at Soundbrenner by clicking the link below - https://www.soundbrenner.com/pages/affiliate-travis-marc
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Episode 79 - Nate Morton (The Voice, Paul Stanley, Vanessa Carlton)
In this weeks episode of the show, I talk to one of my absolute all time favorite drummers - Nate Morton.An American born musician, Nate currently holds the drum throne for 'NBC's The Voice', but has also worked/performed with an array of diverse artists during the course of his career, some of these include - Vanessa Carlton, Paul Stanley, Madonna, Chaka Chan and many many more. Nate first came to my attention in the early 2000's when I saw him playing on the Mark Burnett reality show, 'Rockstar Inxs and I've been following him ever since. We talk about the above mentioned topics and so much more, including his time at Berklee, getting fired from gigs, and being open to different styles musically. As mentioned over the last two weeks, don't forget that you can watch video versions of these interviews via our newly launched Youtube channel now, via this link - https://www.youtube.com/@musicians-mentor (please do us a favor and subscribe), thank you.Lastly, don't forget to check out our affiliation with the folks over at Soundbrenner, by visiting them here - https://www.soundbrenner.com/pages/affiliate-travis-marc?srsltid=AfmBOoou22cReCsTOmTaCMKQMUqDUBKqhsKeOvBZStjr2Hm3A8b9E4iHFor further information on Nate Morton, please visit - www.natemorton.com and follow him across all socials.For further information on Travis Marc or the Musicians-Mentor website, please visit - www.musicians-mentor.com
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Episode 78 - Randy Jackson (Zebra, Jefferson Airplane)
This week on the show I talk with Louisiana Music Hall Of Fame inductee, singer/guitarist/songwriter and Zebra frontman - Randy Jackson An absolutely legendary figure on the American Rock scene, Randy and his band 'Zebra' shot to mainstream success in the early 1980's with hit songs like, 'Who's Behind The Door' and 'Tell Me What You Want' - and are still going strong. Randy talks to me about how the band had been grinding in Louisiana from around 1975, before they eventually made the bold decision to relocate out to Long Island, where over the course of the next few years they played alongside bands like Journey, ZZ Top and Aerosmith. We also discuss the use of A.I in modern music, eating habits while on tour and his stint touring with Jefferson Airplane.As only our second ever 'official Youtube - please make sure you check our video conversation out (and subscribe) here - https://www.youtube.com/@musicians-mentorFor more on Randy Jackson or Zebra please visit www.thedoor.com and also ensure that you follow the band and Randy across all socials.For more on Travis Marc or the Musicians Mentor, please visit - www.musicians-mentor.comFor our partnership with our friends over at Soundbrenner, please visit - https://www.soundbrenner.com/pages/affiliate-travis-marc
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Episode 77 - Gary Larsen (Royal Teeth, Larsen Music)
On today's episode of the show I talk with the highly talented, guitarist/singer/songwriter - Gary Larsen.Many of you may know of Gary from his time as frontman with Louisiana based indie/pop band Royal Teeth, who had mega hits with songs like 'Wild, 'Heartbeats' and 'We Can Glow'. The band were also signed to numerous labels during their existence, including Dangerbird and Electra.Now days - Gary writes and releases music under the 'Larsen Music' banner and has already released numerous singles this year, including 'Cloudy', 'Red Flags' and the forthcoming 'Aint Life Fun' - all which I cannot reccomend enough. Gary is also our first 'official Youtube guest', something new we're trying out - please make sure you check that out (and subscribe) here - https://www.youtube.com/@musicians-mentorFor more on Gary Larsen please visit his instagram profile -www.instagram.com/larsen_music. Also, please ensure that you follow him across all socials.For more on Travis Marc or the Musicians Mentor, please visit - www.musicians-mentor.comFor our partnership with our friends over at Soundbrenner, please visit - https://www.soundbrenner.com/pages/affiliate-travis-marc
Travis Marc hosts conversations with working musicians, producers, songwriters and composers covering topics not commonly spoken about within the music business- including networking, band break ups, touring nightmares, songwriting splits and loads of other, 'overcoming the struggle' type stories from the creatives perspective.
The goal of this podcast is simple - to help musicians increase their overall sense of self worth, both mentally and financially within the music industry.
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