The Career Musician Podcast

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Philip 'Philthy' Lassiter, horn section leader for the late great Prince, talks about his Phunky Music Life!  https://www.philiplassiter.com/ https://www.instagram.com/philthyfunk/ https://www.facebook.com/philip.lassiter.1 https://www.facebook.com/philthyfunk/ Check out all the great podcasts over on Pantheon!

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In this episode Clifton asks Nomad what it takes to be a successful Career Musician. As Nomad breaks down his methods / ideals Ziggy Diaz (Episode 32) joins in from time to time with more insight. https://www.instagram.com/yesclifwill/ https://www.facebook.com/clifton.williams.501

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http://www.ziggybeats.com/ https://www.instagram.com/ziggybeats/ https://www.facebook.com/ziggybeats From playing keyboards, programming beats and producing pop music. Being a DJ to, stage manager, playback engineer, stock market guru and most of all faithful father and husband, Ziggy really understands the concept of diversifying in this modern age of constant biz model shifts. 

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https://www.emmys.com/bios/rickey-minor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rickey_Minor From Jay Leno, to J.Lo, American Idol, Emmys, Oscars, Super Bowl and literally everything in between, Rickey has been the MD of choice for the biggest musical stars and productions the world over! Former long time Music Director for Whitney Houston, Rickey truly stands tall for all Career Musicians to take note as he leads by example in everything he... Read more

I was hired to play a gig with Nathan for a benefit in his hometown of San Diego...upon showing up at the studio to rehearse, this conversation ensued and I had to capture it! These two guys are music monsters that have literally done it all! Nathan East: http://nathaneast.com/ Tom Keane: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Keane_Brothers

https://www.waynelinseymusic.com/ The consummate musician, producer, arranger, songwriter and artist in his own right, Wayne Linsey’s list of credits reads like a who’s who in contemporary music. Legendary names like Miles Davis, Aretha Franklin and Stevie Wonder are among the plethora of artists with whom the L.A.-based maestro has worked on stage and in the recording studio. Super producers like Kenneth ‘Babyface’ Edmonds and hit... Read more

Planetwood Productions Engineer/Producer/Composer · 2002 to present · Los Angeles, CaliforniaOwner/Producer, Engineer/Composer at my full service recording studio...writing and producing music for TV/Film and producing Singer/Songwriters and Bands. GRAMMY® Voting Member, Producers & Engineers Wing. AES Voting Member. SCL Voting Member. CCC Board of Directors. Full Sail Professional Advisory Committee at LARS. http://www.plane... Read more

Derek DOA Allen: Discography Derek DOA Allen is an award winning, musician, songwriter and producer. Raised in Sacramento, California, at the age of 5 Derek discovered his love for playing the bass guitar. At the age of 8 he toured the world with local gospel quartet groups. Derek played bass guitar in his high school jazz band from 1983 until graduation in 1984. In 1985, Derek relocated to Los Angeles, California in pursuit of ... Read more

Nate Morton (born December 30) is an American drummer. He is the drummer for the house band on NBC's TV show The Voice. In 2005 and 2006 Morton appeared on the Mark Burnett's Rock Star: INXS and Rock Star: Supernova reality shows, as drummer for the House Band. During that time he has also appeared on two CDs, Rock Star: A Night at the Mayan Theatre, and Dark Horse, released by Ryan StarIn 2004, Morton completed a national ... Read more

Michael Raphael has composed music for over 1,000 television and film projects, including Adam Sandler films. He has also co-written songs with various types of artists and received platinum and gold records. Recently, he worked with Disney Records as a songwriter/producer, which included Miley Cyrus records and Disney Mania projects. He was signed to Capital Records with his band Jailhouse in 1988 (which is still in rotation on V... Read more

Elvin Ross, an award winning composer, owner and executive producer of E. Ross Studios, is well known and widely respected in the television and music industries. For the last twenty years he has composed music for a number of Tyler Perry’s stage plays, television series and films such as Diary Of A Mad Black Woman, Madea’s Family Reunion, House of Payne and The Haves and The Have Nots, and many many others. He is currently the wee... Read more

Topics of discussion: Wage negotiating How to quit a gig properly Studio etiquette Playing what the song needs What to do if you're the strongest link in the band Playing with Dynamics Gary Novak  Corporate Jobs https://possiblechops.com/

Dave Hooper is not only a first call LA session ace and touring drummer, but also a great teacher of the drumming chops he's so diligently cultivated. With the launch of his new site Dave breaks down drumming riffs or 'chops'  into easily digestible short phrases, then slows them down to half speed on video with normal speed audio. Although this may not sound like a breakthrough, it actually is for the discerning musici... Read more