Central Pennsylvania Music Podcast

This week we have:

Chris Garrett:
Starting his radio journey as an intern in Harrisburg, PA in the mid-90's, Chris's career has taken many paths through the last nearly 3 decades. From a radio intern to personality in the 90's, traffic reporter for Clear Channel/Total Traffic, Assignment Editor for CBS 21, back to traffic for Fox 43. Chris now reports traffic for CBS Philadelphia, Total Traffic & Wea...

Known best for his Comedy and many years as a host on 105.7 The X, Earl David Reed is a staple of Central PA. Earl has also been on The Tonight Show, hosted at HSN, recorded a special for Open Bar Comedy, performed on Bill Engvall's Comedy of Country All Stars, and explored becoming a Game Show host.
Earl has continued to push his career in Comedy, traveling all over the country and performing at over 100 Comedy Clubs.

Welcome to another exciting episode! Make sure you stick around after Brenden's interview for an exclusive live performance.

Mitch Hood:
Mitch Hood is a CPMA and Emmy nominated music producer, and film composer. Teaching Lessons out of Rockmill Industries, Mitch offers music education to adults and also works with Rod Goelz on his Youth Music Workshops. Mitch has some incredible knowledge of the music industry, mu...

This week we have:

Scott Frange:
For 28 years, Scott has owned Players Exchange, a well-known used/vintage guitar shop in Lemoyne, PA.  A bass player for over 55 years, Scott has been very active in the Central PA music scene since the 1970's. Scott's current project is The Band Who Sold the World, a celebration of David Bowie, which he co-founded with Shea Quinn.
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Welcome to another episode!

Tonight we have:
Lisa Stokes:
Lisa is the President and Owner of BRP Entertainment, BRP is a full service entertainment company in Hershey Pennsylvania, as well as an Executive Board Member of Visit Hershey & Harrisburg and much much more. Lisa also volunteers her time to support and improve our local PA community.
https://brpentertainment.com/

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Welcome to another episode of The CPMP! His week we have:

Michael Anthony Smith:
Michael has spent over 30 years on the radio in Central Pennsylvania. For nearly that entire time, his passion has been showcasing local music on radio stations like 93.5 WTPA, Starview 92.7, and The River 97.3.  When he is not on the air, he also performs and records with bands all over South Central Pennsylvania. Michael also performs an...

Episode 6 is here! Just in time for the holidays. This episode's guests are:

Jay Hunter:
Jay Hunter began his radio journey at college in 1990 and almost instantly became an advocate for the local music scene. His passion for it elevated his first move in commercial rock radio in the Lehigh Valley to hosting the featured show on heritage rocker WZZO.  Additionally, Jay has supported the scene throughout his career...

Welcome to another exciting episode! This week we have:

Jen Shade:
Host of 105.7 - The X, Jen has an extensive resume when it comes to hosting Radio and events, with over 30 years hosting for Cumulus Media. Formerly Afternoon Drive and Assistant Program Director @ 105.7. You hear her currently on 105.7 weekday mornings 6-10am.

Dezzie Renae:
Dezzie is a singer-songwriter from Central PA with a passion for m...

Welcome to an exciting Exclusive with Chris and Aimee Kurtz of The Mediatwist Group.
Join us as we sit down with Chris and Aimee in their wonderful studio at the Rock Lititz campus. Chris and Aimee have a lengthy background dealing with local and non-local musicians. Their company founded in 2006 and helped businesses and performers navigate into social media marketing at the beginning of it's boom.
We discuss the back...

Welcome to another CPMP Exclusive with Small Town Titans!
Their upcoming show at Mickey’s Black Box in Rock Lititz is on November 25th, 2023 - you can buy tickets here now: https://smalltowntitans.com/shows/

A rock band Trio from Central Pennsylvania, Small Town Titans has skyrocketed both locally and nationally in the last decade. From humble beginnings, struggling to grow their audience, to now local superstars; Smal...

Rod Goelz; Rod is a local music mentor with over 30 years of performing and teaching experience. A Millersville graduate with a passion for music and rhythm, Rod has created his own methods of teaching and coaching locally in Central PA. Partially operating out of Rock Mill Industries, Rod teaches Quick Start Guitar lessons, Music and Wellness sessions, and many more. There is just too much to cover in one short interview. Please c...

This week we have Greg Platzer;
Greg has over 40 years of experience restoring and building custom guitars. His background and experience with local and nationally known performers is incredible. Greg is also an artist and performer himself, his newest band is Groove Rebels which also includes Amy Simpson (Lead singer of Blitz Dynette). Among many other interests and hobbies Greg enjoys motorcycles, long walks on the beach, and...

This episode's guests are:

Terry Selders; Terry is the Executive Director of the Keystone Musical Arts Center. He has a very impressive background in music education, production, and management. He has worked with bands such as: The Badlees, The Jellybricks, Small Town Titans, and many more. Terry was also recently added to the Advisory Committee of the Hall of Fame.

Cody Frain of If Not For Me; 2022 "Be...

To start off the season we have John Christopher: John is on the Advisory Board of the Hall of Fame, as well as a Chairman for the Hershey High School Athletic Hall of Fame. John has a rich background and passion for Radio and local music. You'll just have to listen to hear the rest!

We also have DANDY: DANDY is a musical duo of 2 Brothers (Cory and Jordan Dandy) from Harrisburg, PA. They are a 2020 CPMA award winner for B...

Welcome to another episode of The Central Pennsylvania Music Podcast!
This week's guests are The Central Pennsylvania Music Podcast Production Crew (Chris and Hunter). Chris and Hunter have been the key players behind the scenes of everything you see and hear. Without them, this show wouldn’t be possible. Hunter and Daniel have been best-friends since they were just 11 years old and over the years have always found a proj...

This weeks guests are Sheri Mullen and Pentagon!

Sherri Mullen is an award-winning singer/songwriter, the owner of RDSD Publishing, and a voting member of NARAS (Grammy Awards).  She also works with individuals, companies, and colleges as a Music Business Consultant--helping them to understand the complexities of music rights management. Sherri taught in the Music Business Program at Lebanon Valley College for over 13 year...

Welcome to another Central Pennsylvania Music Podcast Exclusive Interview with Olivia Farabaugh! Olivia is an award winning Country artist from Central Pennsylvania with an amazing story of passion and dedication. We were lucky enough to get some time with her before a show here in Central PA. Please enjoy the conversation!

Olivia's website:
https://oliviafarabaugh.com/

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Welcome to another Exclusive Interview! We had the pleasure of sitting down and speaking with Tom May of The Menzingers before they took the stage at HMAC here in Harrisburg, PA.

The Menzingers are an American punk rock band from Scranton, PA.
In 2020 they released their 7th studio album titled "From Exile", as well as a new single earlier this month titled "There's No Place In This World For Me&quo...

This week we have:

Derek Euston, on the CPMHOF Board of Directors, Derek is the owner of the Green Room Recording Studio in Harrisburg, PA.  He's an MRT graduate of Lebanon Valley College, a recording engineer, a musician, and a father of two.
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Mountain Road - Award winning Country / Southern Rock / Americana band that blurs the lines between classic rock and current.

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