Having studied classical organ at a young age, Bill Meyers thought of himself as a music snob. While his friends were into Led Zeppelin and other rock artists, Bill was focusing on the works of Bach.
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When he was only 13 years old, Joe Vana’s life was forever changed through a chance meeting with Survivor’s Jim Peterik. As Joe will tell you, Jim taught him everything he knew about music and the music business.
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Tom Canning. You know him best for his excellent writing, arranging and for his amazing keyboard touches on most of Al Jarreaus music.
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On this episode of Inside MusiCast, we welcome back Steve Porcaro. When we first interviewed Steve in 2009, he broke the news to us that he was working on his first solo album project. If you heard the interview, you were also treated to two demos that Steve allowed us to share.
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Bill Maxwell’s talents stretch far beyond his drumming skills. Over the years, the Oklahoma native has become a first call LA session drummer, arranger, composer, and producer whose career began in a blues band and continued to a producer/drummer role with Andraé Crouch and The Disciples.
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Jimmy Haslip is a renaissance man who hasn’t let boundaries define him. As an original band member of the Yellow Jackets, his pronounced influence over the past 3 decades is seen in musicians today.
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A new Toto album doesn’t come along too often, so when one does it’s a pretty exciting topic for all of us at Inside MusiCast. In fact, Inside MusiCast began in 2006 – a few months after the release of the band’s last album “Falling In Between.”
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Until they had won their first Grammy for Best R&B Performance last year, Snarky Puppy was flying under the musical radar. Not anymore. The Grammy for their “Family Dinner” performance with Lalah Hathaway singing the track “Something” changed things for the band that formed a decade ago at the University of North Texas.
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Having spent the past four decades immersed in the music business, John Oates’ passion for music has never wavered.
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For the first time on Inside MusiCast we turn our focus to the land down under and one of its extremely talented artists, Kere Buchanan.
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Dominic Miller is riding his own wave of success. Although he’s Sting’s primary guitarist since 1990, Miller is clearly a musician who has made his mark on delivering his own sound while bringing a wide breadth of cultural experiences to the collaboration table.
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Marc Jordan considers his life as a conduit of the arts. It includes sound, sight, and form. But as a musician, song writer and producer, he has worked with the best.
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The name Gary Katz is legendary in the music world. It’s synonymous with the music of Steely Dan, as you well know. He admits that his longevity as a sought-after producer has nothing really to do with his musical abilities…but his “ears”.
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Tom Saviano is a multi-talented musician, songwriter, arranger and producer who has enjoyed a long, distinguished career as part of the L.A. music scene.
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On this episode of Inside MusiCast, we welcome back Toto founding member David Paich, as we break down the band’s classic album, Toto IV – track-by-track. Toto IV was a pinnacle album in the band’s history.
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How is it that a drummer for one of the most influential rock bands in history finds himself largely rejecting his pop music past to pursue a career as composer, authoring a prolific series of film scores, operas, and ballets?
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As an assistant engineer at Abbey Road Studios in the late 60’s, a young Alan Parsons was just beginning his journey into a successful career in music that has spanned several decades as an engineer, producer, musician, educator and actor.
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Steve Lukather is not only one of the world’s best guitarists; he’s a man in transition. Gone are the days of the partying rock star, the booze and cigarettes – although his sense of humor is still very much intact.
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Let’s start with the facts. Our guest today was a member of one of the most influential rock groups of our time. Their “GREATEST HITS” compilation sold over 29 million copies in the US alone.
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Growing-up in New York City in a musical environment that included a father that was a professional bassist, along with a mother and sister who made careers as vocalists, Michael Leonhart seemed destined to find his own path into the world music.
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