SLB Indie Trailer

SLB Indie Trailer

Combine an indie music touring band on a budget with 7 million dollar dreams, you find there is lots of room for heartbreak and swashbuckling. These Grammy members and talented musicians have lots of laughs and share tips as they document their behind-the-scenes journey together, as they are still behind-the-scenes. Hear new music from indie artists that cross their path and be the first to hear new SLB tracks as we write them. Host - Devlin Miles navigates this journey with Drummer Jibrail Nor, Violinist Olivia Martinez, Pianist Tony Espinoza, Bassist Charles Butterfield II, Trumpeter Shanelle Jenkins, Guitarist Ali Bishop, and Road Manager and Documentary Photographer Kim Nicholais.

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March 9, 2020 54 mins

Devlin Miles, host of SLB Indie Trailer interviews indie Soulful Rock and self-described "Junkyard Folk" artist Kate Vargas, who is  Kickstarting her 4th Album. We talk about her current campaign, songwriting, Sturgeon Bay, and Sailing Le Vagabond.  Live performance at the end of the show from the Live From The Vault: Songwriter Sessions hosted in Brooklyn by Devlin and Carolann Solebello.  

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SLB Indie Trailer Host and Leader of Soulful Rock Band Sweet Little Bloodhound interviews One of NYs Top Casting Directors Judy Bowman about the business of casting and running her Creative Entreprenuer Businesss.  She gives us tips on how to master the art of an audition.

 

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Devlin Miles host of SLB Indie Trailer and Leader of the Soulful Rock band Sweet Little Bloodhound interviews one of New York's Top Casting Directors to find out the best tips for auditions, how to network, navigate the industry, the difference between casting Theater vs Film/TV, the job of casting mostly happens before the audition, finding the right people to audition and doing your research with a tip sheet from the director/pro...

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SLB plays their first house concert together and we find out what it takes to play a house concert, how to help the host, and how the moment of truth can really cause a fire, We have lunch in DC, discuss sex education, and share fun Icey Hot moments in the van with Buttahs. We crash a radio launch party and find out what it takes to start a community radio station.  Includes Live tracks from SLB at Allan's house Circle In The Squar...

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Sweet Little Bloodhound's host Devlin Miles speaks with indie artist and Mpress Label executive Rachael Sage Part 2 of 2, she speaks of her record label Mpress Records and signing artists such as Seth Glier, Ks Choice, and A Fragile Tomorrow.

 

http://www.mpressrecords.com Mpress records

Featured Artists

A Fragile Tomorrow http://afragiletomorrow.com

Seth Glier http://sethglier.com

Rachael Sage http://rachaelsage.com

Ks Choice http...

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Indie Artist and Mpress Label executive Rachael Sage Part 1 of 2 speaks of her indie music and visual artistry career and how she has navigated her 20 year touring.  Go for who you feel you should meet.  Have "a little bit of a nerve" when trying to make connections for your music. Find where your music fits.

Featured Artist Rachael Sage

http://rachaelsage.com

Mpress Record label

http://www.mpressrecords.com

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April 21, 2016 35 mins

Part 1 of 2, Part 1 we accompany SLB on tour in the car as they discuss what is next for Sweet Little Bloodhound, how do they expect their sound to evolve, how do they approach songwriting, what artists they should cover, Janis Joplin or Bonnie Raitt, road stop bathrooms, and car 2 discusses what genres they would like to explore more.  It's always a good time being a fly on the wall of the tour bus, car, van, or whatever they can ...

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Part 1 of 2, Part 1 we accompany SLB on tour in the car as they discuss what is next for Sweet Little Bloodhound, how do they expect their sound to evolve, how do they approach songwriting, what artists they should cover, Janis Joplin or Bonnie Raitt, road stop bathrooms, and car 2 discusses what genres they would like to explore more.  It's always a good time being a fly on the wall of the tour bus, car, van, or whatever they can ...

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This is part 2 of 2 An interview with SLB Indie Trailer host, Devlin Miles with David Stoller and Andy Manganello of The Samurai Hotel, recording studio in Astoria, Queens, NY.  We discuss the industry tools, vocal mics, vocal coaches, how important your headphone mix is, recording horn players and knowing where the sound comes from, large diaphragm mics versus ribbon mics, developing passive income as a musician, networking with o...

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Mixing versus mastering, preparing for recording, budgeting your recording project, the cost of a single, where to network, working with Bette Midler and Yo Yo Ma, lessons from the majors to the indies, the importance of your monitor mix while singing.

Devlin Miles of Sweet Little Bloodhound interviews producer and engineer of The Samurai Hotel, Dave Stoller and Andy Manganello. We learn what drove Dave Stoller to build out this a...

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April 6, 2016 47 mins
Devlin Miles interviews the guitarist for her band Sweet Little Bloodhound, we hear his influences and how he got into music, he speaks about how to learn the guitar, knowing there is a difference between acoustic and electric teachers, find what genre/style of guitar that you want to learn.  
 
Ali Bishop
Devlin Miles
 
www.theSoundFrontier.com (End of April)
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SLB Indie Trailer bonus episode with the SLB Ladies for Ladies Night In with host Devlin Miles, Shanelle Jenkins, Kim Nicholais, and Olivia Martinez. All the ruckus happenin in one week, concluding with the ladies joining the Grammys.

SweetLittleBloodhound.com

album available on iTunes

@SLBloodhound

Shanelle - trumpetgenius@hotmail.com @YoungBloodsJazzQuartet

Olivia- @Oliviola

Kim - @KimNick22 on Instagram @BrideNJoy on Twitt...

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SLB Indie Trailer host Devlin Miles interviews Shanelle Jenkins Trumpet player for Sweet Little Bloodhound. Shanelle speaks on following your dreams, her influences, knowing your niche, and timing your pitches according to your best months for work as a musician, getting out there and putting down your instrument to meet and mingle with others, you never know where your next gig will come from.

SweetLittleBloodhound.com

album ava...

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In this episode, host Devlin Miles interviews Tony Espinoza, the keyboard, pianist, and vocalist of Sweet Little Bloodhound.  The rookie of the band is about to pass his probation period and has become a permanent member. Find out what it takes to join an indie band, learn about what it takes to apply yourself as a musician, a day job versus your musical passions, how to turn your passion into a reality, understanding rejection and...

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In this episode of SLB Indie Trailer, host Devlin Miles, interviews SLB bass player, Charles Butterfield II, aka Buttahs.  We learn when Buttahs started learning the bass, how he has navigated the Music Industry, and he offers some advice on how to approach learning music.  Devlin and he also discuss the importance of performance and elevating your stage presence to enhance your talents.

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February 16, 2016 53 mins

This episode Sweet Little Bloodhound tours Atlanta, plays an award show, goes to Guitar Center, has a poolside rehearsal at the hotel, and rocks a local block party.  A real glimpse of what it is like to tour as an indie band and how you navigate a tour on a budget.  Take us with you as we laugh and learn together.

Included in this episode

Olivia Martinez

Charles Butterfield II

Kim Nicholais

Devlin Miles

Jibrail Nor

Shanelle...

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In this episode the listener becomes the fly or spider on the wall of the tour van as Sweet Little Bloodhound passes 16 hours in a van together. Meet the band, their habits, and their passions.  

Olivia Martinez, Devlin Miles, Kim Nicholais, Charles Butterfield II, Jibrail Nor, Ali Bishop

Music in this episode is actual music from Jibrail Nor's playlist. SLB assumes no copyright or infringement on other artists works, we happily ...

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In this episode Devlin Miles introduces us to Olivia Martinez about her influences, her classical training playing the violin and viola, what the difference is, and about her positive outlook on life.  

 

SweetLittleBloodhound.com

iTunes:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/sweet-little-bloodhound/id918259337

 

BrandTimebomb.com

Itunes:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/br-and-timebomb/id287866976

 

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In this episode we invite the listener to be a fly on the wall, literally as we travel in and out of conversations had with the band as Sweet Little Bloodhound journeyed to Heath Fair in Massachusetts.  Buckle your seat belts and don't mind us as we laugh with you on the road or welcome us into your living room via our YouTube Channel and we will keep you company while you putter around the house.

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This episode host Devlin Miles speaks with Sweet Little Bloodhound drummer Jibrail Nor about their long standing friendship, songwriting, life on-the-road.  His new role as SLB designated DJ, he will post new playlists on our Sweet Little Bloodhound YouTube Channel once a month.  Check out his playlist for this month with all his favorite drummers.

Tracks on this episode include bands that Jibrail plays with including 2 tracks tha...

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