Bonus Tracks: The Official Blog of Spotlight On

Mohamad Zatari is an oud performer and composer originally from Aleppo, Syria. Currently based in Bucharest, Romania, Mohamad’s work has accompanied film and visual art; he performs widely and with musical partners from various and divers…

Bonus Tracks, the official blog of the Spotlight On podcast, is currently accepting submissions for reviews and opinion pieces related to the world of music. We are looking for engaging, insightful, and well-written articles that offer critical anal…

Join Spotlight On host Lawrence Peryer for a special live episode at the FestForums conference in Santa Barbara, CA.On February 1, 2023, LP will be joined by music legend Jesse Colin Young, a pioneer of American roots music for more than half a cent…

Join entertainment and technology veteran Lawrence Peryer as he records a special live episode of his podcast Spotlight On - the first in-person live episode since January 2020. Peryer will sit down with Detroit’s Shahida Mausi, the matriarch …

Hosted by Lyte’s Chief Commercial Officer Lawrence Peryer and sponsored by Lyte, season 7 includes a special live episode with Shahida Mausi (President & CEO, The Right Productions, Inc., Aretha Franklin Amphitheatre) recor…

We are hosting another live episode taping on Thursday, September 9th at 3 PM Pacific. Our guest this time will be Jeeyoon Kim, award-winning classical pianist, podcast host and author of Whenever You're Ready, which is out now from Greenleaf Book…

We are hosting another live episode taping via Zoom, on Friday, January 15th at 10 AM Pacific. Our guest this time will be Michaelangelo Matos, author of Can't Slow Down: How 1984 Became Pop's Blockbuster Year, which is out now from Hachette Books…

Hello and Happy New Year! Some quick news for you about our pending return: Season Four kicks off on January 12, 2021 with an episode featuring Michael Schein, author of THE HYPE HANDBOOK: 12 Indispensable Success Secrets From the World’s Gr…

On April 22, 2020 Spotlight On hosted a “virtual one-woman show” with visual artist Amanda Scuglia. Join the video archive of our tour of her studio as well as a look at, and discussion of, some of her work. Amanda uses traditional m…