The Career Musician

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

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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!
66 min
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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..
50 min
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#93: Keith Nelson | David Foster House Band
Listen in on an exclusive conversation between Keith Nelson and NOMAD on set with David Foster!
20 min
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#92: Mac McDonnell | When Johnny Cash Calls
Mac shares some amazing stories about his time touring with music legends and icons! Listen and Learn!
74 min
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#91: Molly Miller | Jason Mraz' Guitar Doctor
Dr. Molly Miller is killing it at the top of her game, and as much as she's achieved in her career, she reminds us all that the most important thing is the music, baby!
56 min
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#90: KEM | Love Always Wins
Grammy-nominated R&B singer/songwriter, KEM, gives us a behind-the-scenes look into the career of a multi-platinum selling artist.
48 min
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#89: Matt Rollings | 2x Grammy Win With Willie ...
Matt Rollings shares all about what has led him to become a multi-platinum, GRAMMY® Award-winning producer, pianist, and songwriter.
44 min
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#88: Matthew Weiss | Akon's Right-hand Engineer
Matthew Weiss gives us a a tour of his mind and the strategies that landed him gigs with some really high-profile artists. Listen and learn on episode 88 of The Career Musician Podcast!
54 min
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#87: Lucy Woodward | Songstress From Holland
Lucy Woodward shares her experience living in many places around the world, and her experience singing for some of the industry's biggest musical stars!
81 min
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#86: Walfredo Reyes Jr. | From Santana to Chicago
Walfredo Reyes Jr. fills us in on how to properly manifest a success music career while also teaching us some life lessons.
82 min
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#85: Brian Frasier-Moore | Madonna And Beyond
“I am not much impressed by drummers these days. I always end up preferring drum loops to live drummers. But when Brian plays, you pay attention.” – Madonna
69 min