Neworleansmusicians.com Podcast

Bonus Episode: In this episode, saxophonist Dave Mouton sits with our friend and host, Travis Marc, on the Musicians Mentor Podcast. Dave now gigs in his current band, The Dave Mouton Experience and owns Souled Out Music, LLC, a collective of fifty musicians facilitating a wide variety of events. His story is begins in childhood as a wayward youth where his recognition of the saxophone as a device for change takes hold. He reinforc...

In part 2, we begin during Karen's formative years in music. She recounts first learning advice that she still lives by as well as common habits that work against the wellbeing of a vocalist. Touring poses a particular challenge because everything is accessible; both good and bad. We discuss a moment on the road that defined her decision to pursue becoming a contestant in season twenty-five of The Voice. The knowledge and experienc...

Part one begins in Mandeville, Louisiana where Karen was born and raised. Being so culturally diverse, Southern Louisiana inspired her sensations of freedom as an artist, while her three siblings encouraged her to remain diverse in her pursuit of country music. We discuss the parallels between contrasting music styles and the impact production in religious music, for example, has on her compositions. She shares her childhood experi...

Through a series of events, a Washington DC radio DJ by the name of Wayne Kahn came into possession of a box full of Beta tapes. The tapes contained the raw elements of a long since shelved documentary on the Carriere family; one of five main families to bring Zydeco alive. Their descendants would carry the tradition, bringing Zydeco to the world. And the rare footage of intimate family jam sessions and interviews would be the only...

Hailing from Hammond, Louisiana, is guitarist/ vocalist Will Vance of Will Vance and the Kinfolk. His style is best described as Americana with rock roots and Southern soul foundations. Family get togethers always featured musical contributions from elders, and his desire to create came early. His many years and miles as a musician and a human being are lain out in a thought provoking manner here, as we are all treated to the privi...

Reconvening for part two, Jason Pilgrim of Flesh Parade reveals the details of their current Repercussions Tour which will include Maryland Death Fest. He reflects on finding his voice in Flesh Parade thirty years ago and how then current black metal standards just wouldn't do. We discuss new merch and possible tour expansion, as well as self-care for a vocalist while on tour. Join us!   

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Jason Pilgrim is the vocalist for New Orleans grindcore band Flesh Parade. They recently embarked on a national tour that kicked off at Poor Boys as part of a thirty band, two day event called Mardi Grind. Along the way, they will meet up and perform with Exhorder and Eyehategod, and from there possibly extend the tour up through Canada and overseas. In part 1, we discuss his beginnings in music and initial influences and end with ...

Originally from Mobile Alabama and now a resident of Slidell, Louisiana, solo artist Bret Crooker (aka Bret Heart) blends sampling, guitar playing, and vocals with composition and arrangement on a digital audio workstation. He's been writing longer than he has been a published artist. But any personal apprehension concerning his commitment is slowly being overshadowed by the reception his music has received. Laying down his own ver...

Lenny Zenith has been many things throughout the course of his life; a student at New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA), a label executive, a vocalist, a pianist, and a guitarist. Discouragement from guidance councilors and classmates, falling short of secondary educational standards, and existing in a close-minded, homogeneous world coerced Lenny, first, toward punk music and the anti ethos and, secondly, into mercurial gen...

Guitarist and vocalist Byron Daniel founded and currently plays in Byron Daniel and the Five Dead Dogs. Being a hired gun on guitar and bass, he shares his reliance upon improvisation and versatility. For his own band, he stresses the importance of jam sessions not only for warming up, but for explorations in discovering new material. By many, he is received as southern rock. As for his own perspective, he notes a departure from st...

A jack of all trades, Anthony Daniels (aka Moose Harris) is a multi-instrumentalist, a podcast and syndicated radio host, an event facilitator, a music producer, a DJ, a poet, a concert producer, and a music journalist. Hailing from New Iberia, his perspective on the impact of music and culture in our state has always run deep. As a child he would record radio songs to tape, volunteering music facts, weather, and other radio dj-lik...

Heavy metal vocalist Philip Dussor, currently active in Aggrofate, Lyrics For Liam, and Raise the Death Toll sat down with me for this interview at his home in Westwego, Louisiana. We began with the musical influence his friends and family had on him in his formative years. He explained how Cypress Hall and a hand-full of other all ages venues made a big impact on him. We also delved into his perspective on what it means to be a mu...

Mike IX Williams is best known for his work as a vocalist in EYEHATEGOD, a band flaunting mixtures of punk and slowed, doomy metal that he and guitarist Jimmy Bower founded in 1988. Since then they have toured the world countless times over, having built a truly unmatched cult-like following. We sit and talk about his life of imbalance as a child, his thirst for new experiences, his published works of music and poetry, and his curr...

Guitarist/ vocalist Chris Rico has been a staple in the Louisiana music scene for countless years. Throughout New Orleans, Metairie, and the gulf south, he has continually brought his own style of blues-rock, even delving into rap lyrics and incorporating drum machines. In his youth, the Beatles and Sabbath ushered him into the world of music while exploration lead him through bands like The Ramones and The Dead Kennedies. Picking ...

Originally from just outside of Thibodeaux in Choctaw, Chet Tabor of band Them Guys cites small town roots as propelling his beliefs in his band as a family unit. Those same small town circumstances meant he was hanging out with a group of kids with a larger span in age. Experiencing the tastes and influences from the music collections of the older kids meant he was hearing Pearl Jam and Soundgarden at six years of age. Hearing his...

Rapper Jayarson grew up around family that lived all over Louisiana. As a result, his reach has blanketed our state in a comforting style of influence and relatability. His pursuit in knowledge of all things new to him has built him into a forward thinking, business-minded artist that is constantly striving to remain ahead of the curve. He wasn't always like this. On the contrary, he was once juggling creative endeavors, court case...

Philip spent a lot of time in a factory as a child. The sights, smells, and sounds shaped his foray into the world of synthesizers. Ambient and industrial soundscapes became his pursuit. He would go on to tour with bands, performing on stage as well as conducting crowds from the DJ booth. We delve for a time into the wonderlands of the rave era and discuss the effects of that scene on its followers. Now, his eyes are set on Japan w...

Lewis D'aubin is a music writer and producer who also fronts the band Consortium of Genius as his alter-ego, Dr. Milo Thaddeus Pinkerton III. Through this mad scientist alter-ego, he also heads up Escape from the Secret Lab. Which is a show that has guest bands fighting for their escape by way of performances that audiences can vote on in real time. Lewis' forte in the technical aspects of audio and video gear has lead him to midi ...

Lyricist and producer Kevin Harris, a.k.a. Big Honxcho, sits with me and talks about his life growing up in the 17th Ward of Uptown New Orleans. Shaped by struggle, loss, and a quest for something greater, we delve into what has impacted him the most and how he is using those experiences to propel him in his current direction. His focus, consideration, and absorption of techniques and market trends are what guide him today. 

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