Cherie Hu joins host Lawrence Peryer to share her thoughts and insight on the New Normal. Cherie is an award-winning writer and researcher who specializes in analyzing, tracking and critiquing innovation in the global music business. https://www.spotlightonpodcast.com/cherie-hu-water-and-music/
The Spotlight shines On guitarist Dominic Miller, a musician unique in his ability to fit in and contribute as a sideman but also to step up as a band leader. Dominic may be best known as guitarist — and in his own words, “Lieutenant” — for Sting, a position he…
Patrick Whalen, CEO of Backstage Productions, joins host Lawrence Peryer to share his thoughts and insight on the New Normal. https://www.spotlightonpodcast.com/patrick-whalen-backstage-productions/
Laurie Kirby Co-Founder FestForums joins host Lawrence Peryer to share her thoughts and insight on the New Normal. https://www.spotlightonpodcast.com/laurie-kirby-festforums/
Patrick Ryan, co-founder of Eventellect joins host Lawrence Peryer to share his thoughts and insight on the New Normal. https://www.spotlightonpodcast.com/patrick-ryan-eventellect/
Zach Edwards, Director of Ticketing and Crowd Services at AC Entertainment joins host Lawrence Peryer to share his thoughts and insight on the New Normal. https://www.spotlightonpodcast.com/zach-edwards-ac-entertainment/
Dave McMurray stops by to talk about his career, the music scene in Detroit, how he got turned onto the Grateful Dead and his album "Grateful Deadication" on Blue Note Records. https://www.spotlightonpodcast.com/dave-mcmurray/
Nettie Baker is the daughter of legendary rock n' roll drummer Ginger Baker (Cream, Blind Faith, Fela Kuti) and writer of "‘Tales Of A Rock Star’s Daughter." She stops by to talk about growing up with Ginger and her life since. https://www.spotlightonpodcast.com/nettie-baker-1/
LP chatted with husband-wife duo Chris Turpin + Stephanie Jean about their sophomore album Click Click Domino. https://www.spotlightonpodcast.com/spot-lyte-onida-mae/
Gerald Casale's music career spans more than 40 years. He came to prominence in the late 1970s as co-founder and bass player of the new wave band Devo, which released a Top 20 hit in 1980 with the single "Whip It". Casale is the main lyricist and one of the…
Jack Casady, bass player from Hot Tuna, Jefferson Airplane, SVT, the Yanks and Jefferson Starship joins host Lawrence Peryer to talk shop about the bass and his influences - on his 77th birthday. Happy Day Jack!
Rudy Sarzo, whose lengthy musical career as an artist includes work with Ozzy Osbourne, Quiet Riot, Whitesnake, and the Guess Who stops by to talk about immigrating from Cuba, growing up in Miami and New Jersey, and his early performing career. https://www.spotlightonpodcast.com/spot-lyte-on-rudy-sarzo/
Michaelangelo Matos joins us for a live taping about his new book "Can't Slow Down: How 1984 Became Pop's Blockbuster Year". https://www.spotlightonpodcast.com/spot-lyte-onmichaelangelo-matos/ "Can't Slow Down" is the definitive account of pop music in the mid-eighties, from Prince and Madonna to the underground hip-hop, indie rock, and club scenes
Poet and cultural critic Hanif Abdurraqib stops by to chat about his podcast season on KCRW's Lost Notes, his writing, and his time in New Haven, CT and more. https://www.spotlightonpodcast.com/spot-lyte-onhanif-abdurraqib/
Joe Satriani was born on July 15, 1956 at Westbury (in the state of New York). He played a little on his sister’s guitar. She had played some folk music in high school. He was inspired since he was young by Blues music, the Beatles and the Stones so when…
In a career that has already spanned a half-century, legendary guitarist and vocalist, Jorma Kaukonen is one of the most highly respected interpreters of American roots music, blues, and Americana, and at the forefront of popular rock-and-roll. A member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and a Grammy…
The longtime manager and producer of the Rolling Stones, Andrew Loog Oldham promoted and nurtured the group's notorious reputation as the bad boys of the British Invasion, orchestrating their ultimate rise to prominence as the "world's greatest rock & roll band." Andrew currently hosts "podchats" on his own podcast called…
Formed in Montreal in 2009, Elephant Stone is the brainchild of vocalist, bassist, songwriter, and sitar player, Rishi Dhir. Elephant Stone have toured extensively throughout North America and Europe and are prominent members of the burgeoning psych rock scene. Dhir has recorded, performed, and toured with indie rock icons (Beck),…
Ben Lovett is a true multi-hyphenate. A founding member of Mumford & Sons, Ben sings, plays keyboards and drums, writes and produces music. He develops venues and promotes shows. He owns a record label, music publishing, is a restaurateur, activist, philanthropist and all-around interested and engaged human being. and off.
Check out Bonus Tracks, the official blog of Spotlight On. Now live: our first web-only interview, with musician and composer Mohamad Zatari https://www.spotlightonpodcast.com/blog/mohamad-zatari/ The debut album by the Mohamad Zatari Trio, Istehlal (January 2023 on Berlin-based Zehra), was the pretense for our meeting. On that record Mohamad is joined by…
This week we’re coming to you live from the NIVA conference in Cleveland, sharing a keynote conversation between LP and Shahida Mausi, President/CEO of the Right Productions. https://www.spotlightonpodcast.com/shahadi-mausi/ Shahida Mausi has built a career in cultural and entertainment programming designed to serve the public. In 1996 she formed The Right…
This week we’re coming to you live from the NIVA conference in Cleveland, sharing a keynote conversation between LP and Shahida Mausi, President/CEO of the Right Productions. https://www.spotlightonpodcast.com/shahadi-mausi/ Shahida Mausi has built a career in cultural and entertainment programming designed to serve the public. In 1996 she formed The Right…
Welcome to Season 7 of Spotlight On - presented by Osiris Media. The first episode is a conversation between LP and Steve Kimock, once touted by Jerry Garcia as his “favorite unknown guitar player.” Now Steve is known for his guitar playing in Zero, KVHB, Bob Weir’s Kingfish, Ratdog, in…
Welcome to Season 7 of Spotlight On - presented by Osiris Media. The first episode is a conversation between LP and Steve Kimock, once touted by Jerry Garcia as his “favorite unknown guitar player.” Now Steve is known for his guitar playing in Zero, KVHB, Bob Weir’s Kingfish, Ratdog, in…