Episode 68 - Jon Loree (Tantric, Smile Empty Soul, Billy Wilkins)
In today's episode of the podcast I talk with New Jersey based drummer/musician - Jon Loree. Jon currently plays for Alt/Rock bands Tantric, Smile Empty Soul and Billy Wilkins (from Dragonforce), runs a successful drum teaching studio and even makes hilarious social media content for the wonderful RTOM corporation, which can be seen via his instagram profile - @Jonsdrumstudio. We talk about touring, teaching, content creation, getting gigs and so much more, check out the full interview below.As usual, please remember to rate, review, like, share and/or follow as we continue to create content for you all, thank you. For more information on all things Jon Loree head to www.jonsdrumstudio.comFor 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 67 - Jeff Schroeder (The Smashing Pumpkins, The Lassie Foundation)
I'm beyond excited to announce than my guest on today's episode of the podcast, is former 'The Smashing Pumpkins' guitarist - Jeff Schroeder.Jeff is a California based musician, who in addition to being a composer, producer and songwriter had been recording and touring alongside Billy Corgan for the last 16 years, until his recent departure (which we do talk about). He has also been involved with acts like 'The Lassie Foundation' as well as 'The Violet Burning', which do come up during this conversation - as does narrowing down your dreams, comparative literature and even his recently released (and beautifully crafted solo record) - 'Metanoia'As usual, please remember to rate, review, like, share and/or follow as we continue to create content for you all, thank you. For more information on all things Jeff Schroeder related, please visit www.jeffkimschroeder.comFor more on Travis Marc or the Musicians Mentor, please visit - www.musicians-mentor.comFor our partnership with the lovely folks over at Soundbrenner, please visit - https://www.soundbrenner.com/pages/affiliate-travis-marc
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Episode 66 - Dave Tweedie (Enspirits, So You Think You Can Dance)
In today's episode I talk with the extra talented multi instrumentalist/producer/composer/song-writer - Mr Dave Tweedie. No stranger to the music business, Dave is a California based musician who has written music for a number of high profile television shows - including, 'So You Think You Can Dance', Nashville, Paris Hilton's My New BFF", Nash Bridges and many, many more. Additionally he has played and/or recorded with artists like Norwood Fisher (Fishbone), David Immergluck (Counting Crows), No Doubt and Akon. And also has his own project with previous podcast guest - Victoria Theodore, called EnSpirits. As usual, please remember to rate, review, like, share and/or follow as we continue to create content for you all, thank you. For more information on Dave Tweedie or Envisions, please visit www.DaveTweedie.com or www.envisionsmusic.comFor more on Travis Marc or the Musicians Mentor, please visit - www.musicians-mentor.comFor our partnership with the lovely folks over at Soundbrenner, please visit - https://www.soundbrenner.com/pages/affiliate-travis-marc
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Episode 65 - Alain Johannes (Eleven, QOTSA, Chris Cornell)
In episode 65 of the podcast I speak with the incredibly talented Chilean-American multi intrumentalist and producer - Alain Johannes. Easily one of my favorite musicians, Alain and has had an amazing music career working with artists like Queens Of The Stone Age, Them Crooked Vultures, PJ Harvey, Arctic Monkeys, No Doubt and late greats Chris Cornell and Mark Lanegan.He also had an amazing debut into the 'band scene' along side numerous eventual Red Hot Chili Peppers members called "What Is This" and eventually went on to form and co-lead the amazing band 'Eleven' alongside his very talented wife Natasha Shneider until her unfortunate passing.We talk the Sound City players, Desert Sessions, engineering, production, songwriting, band life and so much more, check it out.For more on Alain, his story and his music, please visit - www.alainjohannes.comFor more on Travis Marc or the Musicians Mentor, please visit - www.musicians-mentor.comFor our partnership with the lovely folks over at Soundbrenner, please visit - https://www.soundbrenner.com/pages/affiliate-travis-marc
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Episode 64 - Matt Starr (Ace Frehley, Mr Big, Phil X)
In this weeks episode I talk with American drummer/producer/singer and career coach - Matt Starr.
A true pro (in every sense of the word), Matt is an extremely motivational musicians who has performed/played or toured as a drummer with some of the biggest names in Rock music - including Ace Frehley, (KISS), Mr Big, Michael Des Barres and Kevin DuBrow (Quiet Riot).
Additionally, Matt is a gifted singer and producer and also runs a succsesful 'coaching for musicians' type business where he advises musicians on how to navigate their own career paths.
For all things Matt Starr - please visit, www.mattstarrmusic.com.
Also, don't forget to check out our affiliate partnership with the lovely folks over at Soundbrenner by visiting - https://www.soundbrenner.com/pages/affiliate-travis-marc
For all things Travis Marc or Musicians-Mentor related please visit - www.musicians-mentor.com
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.
For more information. Please visit www.musicians-mentor.com
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