Joe Sample is all that a keyboardist should be. Growing up with a musical influence of Creole, Jazz, R&B, Gospel and Soul, it was inevitable that his musical style would be a creative concoction of this musical diversity.
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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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Tom Snow has made an indelible impact as one of the most successful composers in modern popular music.
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Music had already been in his blood for more than a decade, having studied piano and music theory at the Manhattan School of Music in New York since he was eight years old.
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Andres Aleman is clearly on a journey, as the title of his latest solo release states. The Swedish-born singer-songwriter’s second solo album has given him momentum that appears to have captured the ears of a widening audience, extending his musical reach throughout Europe and now to the States.
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Toronto native Don Breithaupt has molded his multi-dimensional career into much more than just a “day job”.
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In a time when TV musical themes were just as important as the scripts themselves, musician and arranger Mike Post found himself at the epicenter of the custom scoring world for television and film. But this didn’t happen overnight.
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He 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.
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Kiki Ebsen’s career has taken her full circle. From the beginning as a young pianist, she has had the pleasure of having many musical influences, including her mother, aunt, and her cousin – keyboardist Jim Pugh- who is a member of the Robert Cray Band.
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Since 1998 keyboardist and vocalist Gabe Dixon has been busy fronting the Gabe Dixon Band. Their 2008 self-titled release earned accolades from Paste Magazine, The Village Voice, American Songwriter, Rolling Stone and many others.
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On this episode of Inside MusiCast, we celebrate our five-year anniversary by bringing you one of the most recognized vocalists on the planet, Michael McDonald.
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Growing up as a kid in France, there wasn’t a chance that Philippe Saisse would end up doing anything other than creating music. Quite simply, this child prodigy was a jazz drummer at the age of five, playing in his father’s jazz band.
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Rob Mounsey is a self-proclaimed music nerd, having taught himself classical music composition at the very early age of 11.
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Randy Goodrum has a gift. And for over thirty years, he’s shared it with us all in the form of hit songs that are timeless.
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Keiko Matsui is a jazz, chillout, and soft jazz veteran for well over 20 years. And after 22 projects to her name, she hasn’t stopped exploring her musical boundaries.
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It’s no secret that Rob Meany is a top notch singer-songwriter. If you live in Minneapolis, you’ve known this fact for over fifteen years. But what if you haven’t heard of him nor his band Terramara?
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Michael Ruff has found balance and order in his life. And why wouldn’t he? Living on the beautiful Hawaiian island of Kauai for over twenty years, the talented songwriter, producer and keyboardist has remained connected to the music world.
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As far back as the late 70’s, Gary Wright has been challenging his audiences with pioneering instrumentation and cutting-edge technology.
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Larry Williams has been at the top of his game for over 30 years. After honing his skills as a student at the Indiana University School Of Music, Larry transplanted himself to the tropics in Hawaii and became one of the founding members of Seawind.
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Its a rarity these days to listen to a new album where most every track is so good that you end up playing it over and over again. But when it does happen, you definitely realize that a little magic was added during the writing and recording process.
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