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Music Artists Episodes

Feb. 16, 2023

Conic Rose

Today, the spotlight shines on the German electronic jazz collective Conic Rose. Their new, self-released debut album Heller Tag (or, Bright Day , in English), is out tomorrow, February 17, worldwide. Members of the group who...
Guest: Conic Rose
Jan. 26, 2023

Bart Wirtz and Emiel van Rijthoven of WAAN

Today, the spotlight shines on musicians Bart Wirtz and Emiel van Rijthoven who perform and record together under the name WAAN (Dutch for ‘Craze’). WAAN have a new record, Echo Echo , out on February 24 through the Sonar Kol...
Dec. 1, 2022

Jeremy Rose

Saxophonist-composer Jeremy Rose leads a multi-dimensional career spanning a dozen releases of original music with collaborative and solo projects across the world, including The Earshift Orchestra, Jeremy Rose Quartet, and T...
Guest: Jeremy Rose
Nov. 17, 2022

Markus Reuter

Markus Reuter is a music producer, composer, performer, and creative educator with international credentials and a vast discography. Reuter's work as a recording artist, solo performer, and collaborator spans (and frequently ...
Guest: Markus Reuter
Nov. 10, 2022

Duncan Chapman

Duncan Chapman is a composer/musician based in Lincolnshire, UK. Much of his work involves collaborations with a wide range of people creating performances, installations & recordings. Recent projects include online live-stre...
Oct. 13, 2022

The Headhunters

Back in the early 70s, drummer Mike Clark and bassist Paul Jackson were best friends living in East Oakland, playing flatbed gigs at Black Panther rallies, and generally raising hell. Cooking was not their forte, so the barbe...
Oct. 6, 2022

Don Slepian

Born into a scientific family, music technologist Don Slepian showed both musical and technical talent early in life. He was a tester on the early internet as a member of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA),...
Sept. 29, 2022

Backstage Pass: HERMIXALOT In Conversation with LP

FEMME HOUSE fosters more equitable opportunity for women and gender-expansive individuals in the technical and behind-the-scenes areas of music. They are creating the future producers, mixers, engineers, DJs, artists, and exe...
Sept. 15, 2022

Steven Hall

Steven Hall grew up in Scotland in the '60s, singing in church choirs and learning the bagpipes. "I was shy, and wanted to be cool and meet boys and girls, so I taught myself the guitar and learned the songs of The Beatles, J...
Sept. 8, 2022

DiViNCi

As a founding member & producer of Orlando-based Hip Hop group, Solillaquists of Sound, DiViNCi first gained notoriety by using multiple drum machines in ways the world had never seen before. His frenetic finger drumming, son...
Aug. 25, 2022

Clem Snide

Named for a William S. Borroughs character, Clem Snide first emerged from Boston as a three-piece in the early 1990s, and the group would go on to become a cult and critical favorite, picking up high-profile fans from Bon Ive...
Aug. 18, 2022

Terry Grant

More Ghost Than Man
April 21, 2022

Constant Follower

Self-described as "soaring-ambient-dreampop- experimental-folk", Constant Follower is the band formed around Scottish songwriter Stephen McAll.
Guest: Stephen McAll
April 14, 2022

MANE

MANE joins LP to talk about the band's experience at SXSW 2022 and more.
Guest: MANE
March 10, 2022

Lauren A. Spalding

LP sits down with Lauren A. Spalding (AKA hermixalot) to talk about Missy Elliott, echo chambers, how she broke Chingy, paid internships, how to get noticed in the music industry, and more
Feb. 24, 2022

Marissa Licata

Violinist Marissa Licata shares her experience touring with Jethro Tull, Alanis Morrisette, Alicia Keys and more. LP recently caught her show in Seattle and invited her to share her experiences playing violin and touring with some pretty big names.
Feb. 11, 2022

Jeff Slate

Songwriter, SiriusXM Volume host, and music-writer, Jeff Slate tells the whole story of his spat with Paul Simon, talks about why the Clash are massively underrated, what music will be remembered in 200 years and more.
Guest: Jeff Slate
Jan. 6, 2022

Jon Weisberger

Jon Weisberger joins LP to talk about songwriting, his work with artists such as the Night Drivers, the Infamous Stringdusters, the Travelin’ McCourys, Billy Strings, Molly Tuttle and more. He's an encyclopedia of American music.
Sept. 30, 2021

Jeeyoon Kim

Classical pianist, podcaster, educator, and writer, Jeeyoon Kim joins LP to talk about her many creative endeavors.
Guest: Jeeyoon Kim
Sept. 16, 2021

Tyler Grant

Tyler Grant joins LP to talk about his guitar work, his river guide work and life in general. Tyler is a National Flatpicking Champion guitar player best known for his work in the band Grant Farm.
Guest: Tyler Grant
Sept. 2, 2021

Scotty Stoughton

Scotty Stoughton founder of Bonfire Entertainment joins LP on this week's episode.
Aug. 26, 2021

Charlie Watts

Charlie Watts: June 2, 1941 - August 24, 2021
Aug. 5, 2021

James Felice

James Felice of the Felice Brothers joins LP to talk about growing up in upstate NY, the early days of the band, and the story behind their new record, "From Dreams to Dust."
Guest: James Felice
July 15, 2021

Dave McMurray

Dave McMurray stops by to talk about his career, the music scene in Detroit, how he got turned onto the Grateful Dead and his new album "Grateful Deadication" on Blue Note Records.
Guest: Dave McMurray