“You’ve gotta just be relentless, I guess, and try to work with as many people as you can and take failure just like, as just like your cereal in the morning.”
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Behind The Scene Episode 64 - Kurt Ottaway and Todd Spriggs (Emerald Siam)
“It’s like I’ve had a band every decade of my life, pretty much. I’m going to run out of time. Sometimes I think it’s the greatest thing in the world, you know. Other times I think ‘What am I doing to myself?’ ”
“You’ve put all this time and energy, your life working on this thing and...then down the road the stuff you get back can be pretty amazing. You get that call and they’re like “Hey, do you want to come play Red Rocks?” and you’re like that’s why, that’s why you do it, you know...You just played with these amazing bands you love, that’s why you do it.”
On this episode of Behind The Scene:
Guest: Kurt Ottaway and Todd Spriggs (Emerald Siam)
Official Site: emeraldsiam.bandcamp.com
The song for this episode is called "Clean Split" from Emerald Siam's upcoming album and is available on their bandcamp site.
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Behind The Scene Episode 63 - Christie Buchele (Comedian)
“I do have a disability so a lot of people might assume that I was maybe picked on and needed humor to like combat the bullies but I wasn’t really made fun of too much...I do think that people kind of just avoid you though so humor was more of a way of like them not being afraid to talk to me or be around me.”
On this episode of Behind The Scene:
Guest: Christie Buchele (Comedian)
Official Site: christiebuchele.rocks
The song for this episode is called "Just Like That" from Teacup Gorilla, one of Christie's favorite Denver bands.
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Behind The Scene Episode 62 - Megan Fong (Florea, Bonnie and the Beard)
“But I think for me, not really knowing who I was anymore, being able to play music and create like that, that was really, really important. So I would take that. I would be like ya know, I know I’m going to be sick after doing this but I need to because it’s the only thing that feels normal...It’s gonna make me feel horrible but I want to do it.”
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Behind The Scene Episode 61 - Inaiah Lujan, Desirae Garcia (in/PLANES, The Haunted Windchimes)
“I think it’s two different approaches to kind of achieve the same effect. It’s just for me I like to kinda be in a blissful state of mind when I’m performing, ya know.”
“I just like to maintain like, a level of terror at all times.”
“I think that’s great. I think that’s why we need each other.”
On this episode of Behind The Scene:
Guest: Inaiah Lujan, Desirae Garcia (in/PLANES, The Haunted Windchimes)
Official Site: www.inplanes.com
The song for this episode is called "Why Didn’t You" and was performed and recorded live in the BTS studio!
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Behind The Scene Episode 60 - Mary Lambert (Grammy Nominated Singer-Songwriter, Poet)
“I’d just watch my Mom kind’ve turn her heartache and her pain into song and after she’d put us to bed I’d just hear her play piano and hear her cry and play piano, I mean it was transformative for her and I think was like deeply impactful for me.”
On this episode of Behind The Scene:
Guest: Mary Lambert (Grammy Nominated Singer-Songwriter, Poet)
Official Site: www.marylambertsings.com
The song for this episode is called 'Know Your Name' and can be found on Mary's latest EP 'Bold'.
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Behind The Scene Episode 59 - Alisha Sweeney and Bruce Trujillo (Radio - OpenAir CPR)
“I want to tell the stories about your music, I want to tell the stories about what you’re up to. ”
“I always just wanted to get to know the musicians more and I just wanted to tell stories behind it and basically put together mixed tapes so people could be inspired and I just so happen to do that for tens of thousands of people on the radio.”
On this episode of Behind The Scene:
Guest: Alisha Sweeney and Bruce Trujillo (Radio - OpenAir CPR)
Official Site: www.cpr.org/openair
The bumper music for this episode includes the A-Team theme (in honor of their collective affectionate nickname at the OpenAIr offices) and Laibach's cover of Let It Be.
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Behind The Scene Episode 58 - Wildflowers (Alt-Country, Americana)
“In England when we’d do our shows that was always the sweetest and most uplifting thing that people would say. They would say ‘I come to your shows and I go away feeling better. You made me feel good’”
On this episode of Behind The Scene:
Guest: Wildflowers (Alt-Country, Americana)
Official Site: www.wildflowersband.co.uk
The Song for this episode is called "Trust" and can be found on their latest album "On the Inside".
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Behind The Scene Episode 57 - Anthony Ruptak (Singer-Songwriter)
“So, I’m very grateful to have this outlet as well because it is a true sense of like I’m doing something important. Music is still selfish, it’s a selfish endeavor at the end of the day. I do it for my mental health and because I love performing and I love writing. It feels great to have something to actually tangibly help people with as well.”
On this episode of Behind The Scene:
Guest: Anthony Ruptak (Singer-Songwriter)
Official Site: www.anthonyruptak.bandcamp.com
The song for this episode is called "Follow The Leader" and was recorded live in the BTS studio! You can also find the song on Anthony Ruptak's latest album "Don't Let It Kill You"
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Behind The Scene Episode 56 - Shilo Gold (Singer-Songwriter, The Voice)
“I’ve always said that my Dad, what he does through music is he celebrates people and he celebrates love and he brings people together and he brings people peace and calm and that’s really my goal as an artist as well.”
On this episode of Behind The Scene:
Guest: Shilo Gold (Singer-Songwriter)
Official Site: www.shilogold.com
EXCLUSIVE SNEAK PEEK! The song for this episode is called 'Not Enough' and is the new single from Shilo's forthcoming album! Look for the single to be release officially on 01/18/18
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Behind The Scene Episode 55 - Kramies Windt (Singer-Songwriter)
“My whole goal with my music is to make something that allows other people to connect with their personal emotions. That’s it. That’s the whole goal. That doesn’t lead to fame. That leads to creating more and constantly trying and constantly putting yourself out there and constantly expanding and growing and creating. It’s a never ending cycle.”
On this episode of Behind The Scene:
Guest: Kramies Windt (Singer-Songwriter)
Official Site: Kramies.bandcamp.com
The song for this episode is called 'I Wish I Missed You', a single now available through on bandcamp - Kramies.bandcamp.com
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Behind The Scene Episode 54 - Slim Cessna (Slim Cessna's Auto Club, DBUK)
“One of the things we do with our shows is we, the band literally loses, we lose ourselves and we get lost, at least I do, I get lost in this show like where I’m not thinking about anything, like there’s no worries, there’s no inhibition, there’s no wall, everything disappears, and so the best audiences are when that also happens with the audience.”
On this episode of Behind The Scene:
Guest: Slim Cessna
Official Site: www.scacunincorporated.com
The song for this episode is called 'Commandment 2' off of their latest album 'The Commandments According To SCAC'
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Behind The Scene Episode 53 - Maria Kohler (Kitty Crimes)
“You have to prove it to yourself. There is no other choice. You have to do it well. If you create a scenario that’s challenging and you rise to the occasion to meet it, it’s very cathartic...That’s how you get better”
On this episode of Behind The Scene:
Guest: Maria Kohler (Kitty Crimes)
Official Site: www.kittycrimes.com
The song for this episode is called 'Power' and will be on the upcoming Kitty Crimes album!
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Behind The Scene Episode 52 - Dave Wakeling (English Beat, General Public)
“I suppose as the world gets narrower and the world gets more complicated, being on stage and singing those songs is one of the few places where I am close to being in charge at everything...including myself.”
On this episode of Behind The Scene:
Guest: Dave Wakeling (English Beat, General Public)
Official Site: www.englishbeat.net
The song for this episode is called 'Mirror in the Bathroom' and can be found on hit record "I Just Can't Stop It'"
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Behind The Scene Episode 51 - Todd Park Mohr (Big Head Todd and the Monsters)
“George Thorogood had a great sentence that he told once that he had to ‘scratch and claw his way to the middle’. That’s exactly what it’s sort of like. Like, you know maintaining is the new rock stardom in a way.”
On this episode of Behind The Scene:
Guest: Todd Park Mohr (Big Head Todd and the Monsters)
Official Site: www.bigheadtodd.com
The song for this episode is called 'Glow' and can be found on Big Head Todd's latest album titled "New World Arisin'"
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Behind The Scene Episode 50 - Victor Wooten
“And so what happens is musicians grow up not freely expressing themselves. But out of fear, we play out of fear of messing up. And sadly, most musicians never leave that room…that fear.”
On this episode of Behind The Scene:
Guest: Victor Wooten
Official Site: www.victorwooten.com
The song for this episode is called 'Liz & Opie' and can be found on Victor's album 'Trypnotyx'.
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Behind The Scene Episode 49 - Chella Negro (Chella and the Charm)
“It was like the first time I could say what I wanted to say. It was really terrifying at first, and sometimes it still is where you just have that ultimate freedom. How are you gonna use that? Are you going to say something really profound, or are you gonna talk about inner tubes and Budweiser? You can do anything you want. It’s daunting but freeing at the same time.”
On this episode of Behind The Scene:
Guest: Chella Negro (Chella and the Charm)
Official Site: www.chellaandthecharm.bandcamp.com
The song for this episode is called Mad Max and can be found on Chella's EP titled Denver Delay.
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Behind The Scene Episode 48 - Joel Van Horne (Covenhoven)
“All I can say is that when I started to think about this I got really excited and I also got like this feeling...this feeling of like ‘this is just so right’. It felt great that I was paying tribute to my grandfather and that place, and sort of carrying on the story of Covenhoven in this other way, and you know, maybe one day my grandkids or my great grandkids are gonna know this story and be able to like add to it or something.”
On this episode of Behind The Scene:
Guest: Joel Van Horne (Covenhoven)
Official Site: www.covenhoven.com
The song for this episode is called The Wild and Free and can be found on Covenhoven's album of the same name.
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Behind The Scene Episode 47 - Rob Drabkin (Singer-Songwriter)
“I think it is just a inherent joy in music. I think that’s it. It’s not easy to find a really just truly dark, depressing song with no hope laid in there whatsoever. There is just some inherent hope and joy in music. I feel like the majority of songs have a hopeful message somewhere…”
On this episode of Behind The Scene:
Guest: Rob Drabkin (Singer-Songwriter)
Official Site: www.robdrabkin.com
The song for this episode is called Beautiful Day and was recorded live in the BTS studio!
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Behind The Scene Episode 46 - Stefon Alexander (P.O.S, Doomtree, Marijuana Deathsquads, Gayngs)
“But then at that point I basically just, stopped. I just stopped. I lost touch with all my friends, lost touch with everybody. I just kind of sat and did dialysis. … I went on that first tour when I was 14 and I didn’t stop playing several shows a month all the way to several shows a week to making what I thought was, you know, the best album that I had made at the time, and then just like stopping. And not doing anything for like 3 years.”
On this episode of Behind The Scene:
Guest: Stefon Alexander (P.O.S, Doomtree, Marijuana Deathsquads, Gayngs)
Official Site: doomtree.net/pos/
The song for this episode is called Thieves/Kings from P.O.S's latest album Chill, Dummy.
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