Baltimore Underground Radio Podcast

BURP host Bronson Hoover interviews Baltimore local and soulfully talented multi-instrumentalist Jason Butcher. Learn about his musical styles and the long road to redemption crawling out of the depths of depression and substance abuse. 

Burp host Bronson Hoover interviews Nikki Lerner, a nationally recognized artist, culture coach, author and speaker. Lerner empowers others to be "reconcilers" through music, love, and conversation. She has released four studio music projects, authored two books, and is the host of the Culture Coach Podcast.

Piper Greenbaum interviews rapper, singer/songwriter and activist Eze Jackson, a staple in the Baltimore Music Scene for over  15 years. As frontman of the band Soul Cannon as well as a solo artist,  he brings high energy and authentic Baltimore to any performance.  Jackson is also CEO of newly established Indie Label “EPIC  FAM”.

Marc  Cary has been a leader in jazz for decades. As a band leader he’s  released over ten albums pushing boundaries in jazz. He’s worked with  legends like Betty Carter, Abbey Lincoln, Dizzy Gillespie, and Wynton  Marsalis. He’s performed and recorded with modern chanteuses like  Ndegeocello, Erykah Badu, Lauryn Hill and Ani Di Franco. In recent years  he’s collaborated with Stephon Harris and Roy Hargrove on a weekly  series called the Harlem Sessions. Visit www.marccary.com for his complete bio and discography.

Tinku Bhattacharyya is a powerful advocate for artist rights management  with a PhD from Glasgow University. Raised in Scotland, Tinku rose  quickly in artist management in Glasgow and London. In addition to  managing her husband Marc’s career, she’s currently the manager for  legendary saxophonist Gary Bartz. She’s overseen the careers of dozens  of artists including Grammy nominated group KING, Shuggie Otis, Amp  Fiddler, and Incognito. She speaks passionately about how artists can  navigate through the current music business world by controlling their  metadata and understanding mechanical licensing.

Every musician needs to hear what Tinku has to say. Find out more about her agency Intrinsic Artists on their website: www.intrinsicartists.com.

Marc and Tinku moved to Baltimore a  few months ago to get away from the pandemic in New York. Together they  make the ultimate music power couple. Smarts and talents to spare. This  is a conversation with something for everyone on the scene.

Letitia VanSant’s lyrics are as personal as they are political, tracing questions of power into the human heart. With sparse indie folk arrangements fortifying a distinctly intimate vocal style, her down-to-earth stage presence has been described as vibrant and approachable. Paste Magazine named her among 10 Artists to Watch in 2020, BBC Radio says she is “a fascinating new artist,” and PopMatters called her “a consummate reflection of a rising Americana star.”

Her latest release, Circadian, is available on Amazon Music, Spotify, Apple Music and more.

For Episode 10, Host Piper Greenbaum interviews sound engineer and music producer Wendel Patrick.

Wendel  Patrick has been referred to as "David Foster Wallace reincarnated as a sound engineer" by Urbanite Magazine and as "wildly talented" by the  Baltimore Sun. He has been referred to by XLR8R magazine as "a hip-hop  producer that could easily make any fan of Squarepusher, Boards of  Canada, or Madlib flip out." The alter-ego of classical and jazz pianist  Kevin Gift, Wendel Patrick is rapidly making a name for himself as a  producer to be recognized. His five albums, Sound:, Forthcoming, JDWP, Passage, and Travel were all produced without the use of sampling, with Patrick playing  every note of every instrument. What is perhaps most astounding and  perplexing to listeners is that there are actually no instruments...he  crafts all of the instruments, and every note, electronically.

Learn more about Wendel Patrick at wendelpatrick.com

This week BURP host Bronson Hoover interviews the lighting director for RatDog and Gogol Bordello: Groove. Don’t miss it, it’s a wild ride! (photo courtesy the great Jay Blakesberg)

In an upcoming interview, Host Piper Greenbaum interviews Alex Petropulos, the drummer for the high-energy, psychedelic rock band Pigeons Playing Ping Pong out of  Baltimore, MD. He has been touring nationally with Pigeons for the last 5  years, and they recently released their fifth studio album, “Presto”,  available on all major streaming platforms.

To learn more about the band, visit Pigeons Playing Ping Pong. 

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BURP Host Pete Strobl interviews drummer, engineer and producer Nick Bertling of Bertling Noise Laboratories. 

Nick Bertling established himself as a drummer for hire in the Baltimore  area in the late 90's, and worked in tons of cover and original bands  until leaving the area 5 years ago. He's also been working as a solo  artist since 2012 as the sole member of "bertling noise laboratories"  acting as the writer, musician, singer and engineer. He's also branched  out into remote drum recording and mixing services since relocating to  Indiana in 2019.

His sound is likened to the sloppy 60's combined with cocaine-fueled 1980's with slick production values, influenced by Todd Rundgren, Paul McCartney, Frank Zappa, Emitt Rhodes, Kevin Gilbert, and 10CC.

In Episode 6, host Bronson Hoover sits down with his old friend Scott Paynter to talk about religion, politics, and surviving the COVID-era.  Jah Works began at Loyola University as a Bob Marley tribute band with a  bunch of college buddies who loved reggae. They cut their teeth on the  streets of Europe during a study abroad program, and then almost  overnight became a Baltimore staple. They’ve played in Jamaica, Europe,  the Middle East and Asia. They’ve traveled together to the North Pole  and been in the presence of the Pope. Their on-stage chemistry is not an  act, and after nearly 30 years together their love for each other is  still strong. Scott and Bronson tackle the troubles of the world in this  episode. Don’t miss it.

Learn more about Scott and Jah Works, visit www.jahworks.com

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