studio musician

Our Media Path takes us to the influential and iconic 70s when Paul McCartney & Wings flew over Europe, The UK, and The World, lifted by the guitar mastery of Laurence Juber and when studio pages roamed the NBC hallways, collecting memorable celebrity encounters and handing gift cards to Johnny Carson.

Former page, Shelley Herman is an Emmy-Nominated TV writer who has penned a delicious tell-all about her page years called, My Peacock Tale: Secrets of An NBC Page. It’s stuffed with dishy stories about Robin Williams, Andy Kaufman, Ringo Starr, Johnny Cash, Jimmy Stewart, Harry Chapin, and Lucille Ball. As a page, Shelley pulled from her arsenal of wit, charm, courage and grit to navigate moody celebs, exacting execs and the occasional #MeToo, brutish assault. All in a polyester skirt and close toed shoes. Her book will enrich, amuse and inspire you!

Then Laurence and Hope Juber fill our studio with their love for each other and for their talented daughters, Ilsey and Nico Juber. Their “How We Met” story is a bright light of fate, destiny, spiritual intervention and Beatles! Your jaw will plummet. Stretch first. The Jubers are a show biz dynasty. Hope’s dad, Sherwood Schwartz is the celebrated mind behind Gilligan’s Island and The Brady Bunch. She played Greg Brady’s girlfriend, she heads up a band called The Nasty Housewives, and she produced Laurence’s latest album, recorded at Abbey Road Studios, A Day In My Life.

Laurence is a Grammy winning guitarist, recording artist, composer and arranger. AND, he was Fritz’s bandleader on his late night comedy show, It’s Fritz. So, these two are diving into some catching up.  And then, Laurence serenades us with a little Blackbird.

Also, Fritz and Weezy are recommending Frontline’s The Harvest: Integrating Mississippi’s Schools on PBS and Feud: Capote VS. The Swans, available on several platforms, including Hulu, and YouTube.

Path Points of Interest:

Laurence Juber 

Laurence Juber on Spotify

A Day in My Life  (Recorded at Abbey Road)

A Day In My Life Vinyl

The Evolution of Fingerstyle Guitar by Laurence Juber

Guitar With Wings by Laurence Juber

Laurence Juber on Facebook

Laurence Juber on Instagram

Hope Juber

Ilsey Juber

Nico Juber

Shelley Herman

My Peacock Tale by Shelley Herman

Shelley Herman on Facebook

Shelley Herman on Instagram

American Experience - The Harvest: Integrating Mississippi's Schools

Feud: Capote VS. The Swans

In this episode I'm talking with Johnathan Wyndham.

Jonathan is a Nashville based touring artist and guitarist who plays for pop and country artists like Colbie Calais and Jessie James Deker as well as hit own rock, blues soul solo project. He is a Gibson artist and also has held endorsements from Fender, Ernie Ball, Dunlop, True Tone Effects.

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Nick and Sebastian interview LA Studio Legends Alan Kaplan and Bill Reichenbach live at the 2023 International Trombone Festival in Salt Lake City on the campus University of Utah! They talk about their incredible careers recording thousands of movies, how working with Quincy Jones was one of Bill's first big breaks, playing the trombone glisses on Lost and so much more!

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Hosted by Sebastian Vera - @js.vera (insta) and Nick Schwartz - @basstrombone444 (insta)

Produced and edited by Sebastian Vera

Music: Firehorse: Mvt 1 - Trot by Steven Verhelst performed live by Brian Santero, Sebastian Vera and Nick Schwartz

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Music: Firehorse: Mvt 1 - Trot by Steven Verhelst performed live by Brian Santero, Sebastian Vera and Nick Schwartz

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Sam Paddor and Steve Nathan discuss Steve’s experiences as a studio musician in Nashville and Muscle Shoals.
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Multi-instrumentalist and vocalist, Brian Whelan, joins Andy to talk about his career in music, specifically as a recording session artist. Brian shares stories from his work with Dwight Yoakam, members of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, and other notable studio session musicians, as well as thoughts on gigging and networking in Los Angeles and other music cities.

Brian & Andy grab the guitars for live performances of "Ashes of Love" and "Once More Last Chance"

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As legendary figures in American music go, few are as significant or as prolific as the Wrecking Crew; a loose collection of Los Angeles based studio musicians who initially merged together as session players for producer Phil Spector. They went on to define the sound of rock music laying down tracks for the Beach Boys, the Byrds, the Monkees, the Mommas and the Poppas, Jan and Dean, and too many others to count. Though at the time they worked in relative anonymity, a few of them did achieve fame as solo acts, most notably Glenn Campbell and Leon Russell. Others, such as Carol Kaye, Hal Blaine, and Tommy Tedesco, have finally received some name recognition among the general public, thanks in no small part to the documentary film “The Wrecking Crew” produced by Denny Tedesco as a loving tribute to his father’s legacy. The creation of such a monumental testament is clearly no easy task, and in Denny’s case it was a labor of nineteen years which strained his family life and left him bankrupt, anxious, and suffering from an extremely protracted case of insomnia. Today, Jim and Denny will talk about how his tireless work on creating this film impacted his life, and how the Transcendental Meditation program helped him to get himself back on track on The End Anxiety Podcast: with James Meade and Friends.

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Hiring amazing session musicians can take your productions to the next level or even save sessions that would otherwise lead to very poor results. 

Also, as a self-recording musician you're in a perfect spot to offer playing on other people's records! If you're a great player AND a skilled recording engineer, maybe a session musician career might be a path you'd want to explore.

Here are some of the things we cover in this episode:

• How to find PRO session musicians
• Best practices for sending them tracks
• Hiring someone to replace a band member (ouch!)
• The importance of having a clear vision 
• In person vs remote
• What to expect from session musicians
• Work for hire vs a feature
• Giving credit
• Communicating terms, expectations and boundaries in advance

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Rosin up your bow and join Dave and Paul as they head back to Nashville to explore the personal adventure of Camille Faulkner, touring and studio violinist, music licenser, and the audio editor and mixer for Adventures In Venueland! Camille tells us about challenges she’s faced throughout her career, the highs and lows of touring, the ins and outs of music licensing, and how she’s used preparation and splashes of luck to leverage one opportunity into the next. From audio mixing, to recording on hip hop albums, to playing The Ryman, enjoy this fun and informative episode that looks at a different side of the live events industry.

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Possibly the most successful and prolific country session guitarist of all time, Brent is at the top of the list of Nashville cats. You've heard him playing on literally hundreds of hit records. Greg and Brent get into what it's like to be a studio musician in Nashville, Brent's journey, and of course, his guitars and gear!

1:35 - Andy Wood’s Woodshed Guitar Experience, and what it was like for Greg and Brent to perform and attend during COVID-19.
2:55 - Brent’s time playing with the Mark O’Connor and The New Nashville Cats
5:28 - The magic of the thumb-pick, how Brent came into his playing style, and depth of learning found in early country guitar.
10:18 - What inspired Brent to move to Nashville, and how his transition into session work bloomed into quick success
19:45 - When in a session, it’s important to know what type of color palette to use when going to paint, you dig?  Amps, guitars, pedals, gear - when and where how to use what.
23:47 - Brent’s telecaster that Fender replicated, how he came by it, and a few of Brent’s early guitars.
29:42 - What brought Brent to play a B-Bender
35:06 - How sessions have changed over the years
42:05 - How musicians get paid during sessions - then and now
45:34 - Touring vs studio musician, and advice for new guitar-slingers looking to make a buck in Nashville
52:00 - Some good ol’ guitar stories

Total Length: 63:56

Kenny Vaughan Part 2- is an honest troubadour, brilliant guitarist, songwriter. Having played on hundreds of records and backing up everyone from Lucinda Williams to becoming a member of Marty Stuart and his Fabulous Superlatives, Cousin Kenny is a player I have always wanted to interview. Enjoy this 2nd part of a very in depth conversation.

Kenny Vaughan Part 1- is an honest troubadour, brilliant guitarist, songwriter. Having played on hundreds of records and backing up everyone from Lucinda Williams to becoming a member of Marty Stuart and his Fabulous Superlatives, Cousin Kenny is a player I have always wanted to interview. Enjoy this 1st part of a very in depth conversation.

Redd is Telecaster royalty. He played in Merle Haggard's band for many years after making a name for himself as a go-to Nashville studio guitar-slinger. Redd's own band held court at Austin's famed Continental Club for nearly 20 years, and his residency was not to be missed. Now residing in Virginia, Redd connects with Greg to talk about navigating bands, studios, scenes, and of course Telecasters.

1:51  - Redd’s transition from Austin to Virginia, why moving around the country keeps his playing fresh and inventive, the constant hustle of being a guitar player in a city like Nashville and Austin, and the benefits of moving to a small town
17:59 - The importance of relationships and friendships in the music industry, and the flip-side of running your own solo project
20:46 - Knowing when and how to use stylistic & improvisational freedom
24:54 - Life as a musician in Canada, its bustling music scene, and Redd’s transition to California where he coincidently linked up with steel guitar player Bobby Black
31:55 - LA and the funny unwritten law of subbing out your gig if another pays better without risk of getting fired
33:59- Redd and the Telecaster
37:30 - What kind of music Redd grew up listening to
46:20 - Redd’s go-to amps then and now

Total Length: 71:23

BB Seaton, legendary member of The Gaylads who has been involved in Jamaican music since before the invention of Ska, joins the show to discuss his amazing career. We discuss his memory of being in the studio the first time Toots Hibbert came to record, many of our favorite tunes that he recorded with The Gaylads, Winston & Bibby, The Astronauts, and from his solo career, his penning of many classic tunes sung by other artists including “Freedom Street” by Ken Boothe. Then the fire alarm at Devin’s apartment goes off and he has to evacuate. Roger and BB held things down until Devin’s return. Since Devin writes these descriptions, you’ll have to tune in to see what else we talked about. BB also tells us about his new book, soon to be available everywhere!

Tunes of the week:
Devin’s Record: Justin Hinds - “Prophecy Must Fulfill”
Roger’s Record: The Music Specialists - “Double Dynamite”

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