The Career Musician

Learn the secrets of the music industry and how to build a lasting career!

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#118: Michael Goldwasser | Producing Jason Mraz...
Michael shares with us the importance of DOING THE WORK, and opening as many doors as possible!
57 min
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#117: Melanie Taylor, Terry Wollman, Althea Wai...
Surprise surprise! The family joins in on Melanie Taylor's interview, and now it's a career musician party!
69 min
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#116: Chastity Ashley | Neon Pony
The charming, funny, spirited Chastity Ashley AKA Neon Pony fills us in on her time with Duran Duran, Kanye West, and more!
71 min
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#115: Ray Chew | Dancing With The Stars MD
The man behind the music of your favorite live TV shows, Ray Chew, is here to drop some MAJOR knowledge. Listen and Learn from from the master music director himself, right here on The Career Musician!
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#114: Cheryl B. Engelhardt | In The Key of Success
Cheryl, the modern day renaissance woman tells all about the grind that brought her to where she is today. Listen and learn!
54 min
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#113: JP Castillo | On Tour With J.Lo
JP's story just goes to show you that if you work hard and treat people well, doors will open up for you!
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#112: Joe Willis & David Garcia | Lights, Camer...
Joe and David sit down with Nomad and Erik-G to discuss the details behind-the-scenes of the entertainment business while cracking jokes along the way.
82 min
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#111: Russ Kunkel | The Immediate Family
Russ Kunkel, veteran touring and session ace shares how he's managed to getting called back throughout his incredible career.
47 min
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#110: Rick Barker | Monetize Your Music Fan Base
Rick Barker drops some MAJOR knowledge on the music business. Listen and learn from the guru himself, right here on The Career Musician!
73 min
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#109: José Elias & Richie Peña | The Power of P...
After recovering from a stroke, Jose Elias is playing sax again and is now developing a brand new type of saxophone designed for people with physical handicaps.
80 min
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#108: Alfred Nomad | Everything Will Be Alright
Listen as young blood, Alfred Nomad shared how he's paved his own path, right here on The Career Musician Podcast!
57 min
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#107: Brandon Waddles | Dr. Waddles, I Presume
Brandon is both a gentleman and a scholar! Listen to how he fuses the education world with the real-world work force in this episode of The Career Musician.
45 min
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#106: Nathalie Bonin | String Sessions From Any...
Nathalie is a killer musician, composer, aerialist, and kung fu master! Check out how she keeps up with all of it on this episode of The Career Musician Podcast!
51 min
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#105: Stevie Ray Hernandez | From John Williams...
Join Stevie, Nomad, and Erik-G as they reminisce on working in major studio sound stages and strategies on how to keep the work coming!.
51 min
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#104: Fil Eisler | Scoring "Empire" From Home
Fil Eisler walks us through his journey from heavy touring musician to powerhouse film/tv composer
46 min
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#103: Richie Gajate-Garcia | Phil Collins' #1 P...
Richie Gajate-Garcia has been one the most in-demand percussionists in the music industry for decades! Listen as he shares his wisdom and a some funny stories!
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#102: Low Cut Connie | Elton John's Favorite Ne...
Overnight success is never over night. Listen as Adam and Nomad discuss the hustle and grind that it takes to be a real career musician.
56 min
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#101: Dave Koz | A New Day
The man, the myth, the legend! Hear all about how Dave Koz went from sideman to platinum-selling, headlining, legacy artist!
52 min
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#100: Nomad | The Career Musician
The Career Musician team celebrates the 100 episode milestone as NOMAD shares some CRAZY stories about the music biz!
87 min
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#99: Harvey Mason Jr. | Legendary Producer and ...
Harvey Mason Jr. gives us a behind the scenes look into his early LA hustle days and how he paved his own road all the way to the top!
30 min
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#98: Kristina Benson | Sweet On Top Sync
Kristina Benson shows us how her diverse skillsets serve her as a career musician. Listen and learn!
65 min
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#97: Zito | From Setting Up The Show To Rolling...
Zito teaches us how he successfully pivoted his career during the pandemic. What a story!
51 min
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#96: Chris Lisle | Lighting The Stage for Rober...
Seasoned veteran in the business, Chris Lisle, shows us how a gets it done behind the scenes!
68 min
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#95: Victor Indrizzo | Drummer for Alanis Moris...
Victor Indrizzo gets up close and personal in this episode as he shares with us his past, present, and future as a successful career musician.
54 min
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#94: Damon Thomas | Hot 100 Mega Producer
Damon Thomas gives us the inside scoop on his endeavors with The Underdogs, The Neptunes, Kenny "Babyface "Edmonds, and many Hollywood movie soundtracks..
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