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Creating A Music Video

5/27/2020

One of this week's big projects: I am organizing the creation of a new video for Huey Lewis & The News that will honor frontline workers. We are crowd-sourcing content from around the world. It is all being done with social media posts, emails, phone calls, and, of course, an Excel spreadsheet. (I am one of those geeks. Future fun project: Creating a spreadsheet that lists all of my records and compact discs.)

If you would like to participate in the video, you can read the submission guidelines in this Facebook post.

Multi-Instrumentalist

5/22/2020

Peter Holsapple (The dB's) - Songwriting as a multi-instrumentalist. [ Watch on YouTube]

[Watch full interview]

Michelle Ariane Interview

5/21/2020

I interviewed singer-songwriter Michelle Ariane. We discussed:
- Her album "Bridge The Great Divide"
- The intertwining of both strength and vulnerability in the song "Finally Be Me"
- How, as a musician, she is coping with the pandemic
- And more
[Watch on YouTube]

Finding Your Place

5/19/2020

Chris Fryar of the Zac Brown Band on finding your place in a song. [Watch on YouTube]

Interview with Big Sam

5/13/2020

I interviewed Big Sam of Big Sam's Funky Nation. We discussed:
- The live stream shows the band has been doing from his driveway
- Their album “Songs In The Key Of Funk, Vol. 1”
- The influence of Prince and Morris Day on his songwriting
- And more
[Watch it on YouTube]