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.
Read MoreTris Imboden not only knows the meaning of gratitude, but he lives with it every day. As a self-taught musician, Tris worked his way into the world of music at a young age and never looked back.
Read MoreOn this IMC New Artist Profile, we take you across the pond to the home of the UK’s own Nathan Williams. When we recently discovered his music, we were spellbound at the maturity and quality of his sound and musicianship at such a young age.
Read MoreOn this episode of Inside MusiCast, we’re focusing our attention on a Swedish band whose music lives and breathes West Coast/AOR – Work Of Art.
Read MoreOver the past decade, Keith Carlock has gained worldwide notoriety through his steady gig with Steely Dan. In uncharacteristic fashion, Keith has held the reigns behind Steely’s drum set since joining the band for the recording of their 2003 album “Everything Must Go.”
Read MoreFor the first time on Inside MusiCast we turn our focus to the land down under and one of its extremely talented artists, Kere Buchanan.
Read MoreSEAWIND. The name in the LA music scene is legendary. Maybe it was the smooth jazz sound in the 70’s that captivated people. Maybe it was the monster musicians who were playing in the band. Maybe it was the lead singer’s sultry and sexy vocals.
Read MoreOn this episode of Inside MusiCast we’ll explore an album that was recorded and produced in 1995, but failed to get support from its label and fell flat in terms of its overall sales.
Read MoreOn this episode of Inside MusiCast, we’ll take you inside the world of musician, composer, arranger, author and founding member of Chicago and the California Transit Authority, Danny Seraphine.
Read MoreAlthough the name Phil Gould is associated primarily with Level 42, his career as a musician goes much deeper. He started out playing in bands, along with his brother, while living on the Isle of Wight when he was a teen.
Read MoreHow 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?
Read MoreOn our 100th episode, we’re glad to welcome a guest whose music we all know well. Over the past three decades, Gino Vannelli has delivered albums such as Powerful People, Brother To Brother, Nightwalker, and Black Cars, not to mention a couple of international chart topping hits like “I Just Wanna Stop” and “Living Inside Myself.”
Read MoreHe doesn’t claim to be a singer or a true musician, but Al Stewart has been crafting intelligent folk and pop laced songs for over 45 years.
Read MoreLondon-born drummer Simon Phillips has had a destiny for success. From the very beginning of his career, his musical mode of operation has been methodical, technical, and well planned. But that doesn’t say that good fortune hasn’t come his way
Read MoreIt a was combination of fate and irony that a young man born in Kansas would eventually play in a band called Kansas. It happened to Phil Ehart, founding member and drummer of a band that would leave a lasting impression in the world of Classic Rock.
Read MoreIf you were to look-up the definition of the word rhythm in the dictionary, it would say jazz-fusion, pop and session percussionist Alex Neciosup Acuña.
Read MoreVersatile is the best descriptor for drummer Gregg Bissonette. A Detroit native, who now resides in Los Angeles, Bissonettes musical collaborations are nothing less than premier.
Read MoreIn the music scene there are only a few names that command immediate respect. Sinatra. Foster. Hubbard, Q. Laboriel, Jaco. Goodman. Getz. Corea. Bellson. Armstrong. And then there’s Porcaro…a legacy surname that is renowned in jazz, rock, pop, and classical genres. As owner of this respected surname, Joe Porcaro, a most respected percussionist and drummer, has lived a fortunate life that has involved music at every turn.
Read MoreAs percussionist and member of the Grammy Award-winning jazz quartet Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, Roy “Futureman” Wooten, loves walking on the high wire of musical experimentation.
Read MoreRuss Kunkel is a creative. Yes, he’s primarily known as a first-call drummer who made his mark helping artists such as James Taylor, Jackson Browne, Carly Simon, Carole King, and Linda Ronstadt create their personal sounds.
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