Behind Their Music

Cassie B is a San Diego native, pursuing a life of music. Her sound is a pop, funky vibe. Cassie's goal is to inspire “listeners to feel the music and not be able to stay in their seat. Her performances are known for their energetic and engaging experience and it's her goal as an artist to bring happiness and fun to everyone's heart!”For more information on Cassie B please visit: Www.CBMusicProductions.com or email Cassie directly at: [email protected]. She can also be found on Facebook at: Cassie B Project or on Instagram at: CassieBProject. For more information on Laura please visit her website at: www.laurapowers.net. You can also follow Laura on twitter @thatlaurapowers and on instagram @laurapowers44. You can find this and other great Podcasts regarding the music industry by searching Behind the Music with Laura Powers on Facebook.

Robert Downs has lived his dream making a living combining art and commerce as a photographer with clients ranging from the Los Angeles Times and Sony Pictures to DRUM! Rhythm and Total Guitar magazines. Robert has provided branding imagery for clients and partners such as Zildjian, Gretsch, Pearl Corp, Dean Guitars, Audix, Sabian, Peavey, Tama with location and production shoots here in the United States and Europe.

When not photographing top bands such as Incubus, Stone Temple Pilots, Deftones, Public Enemy, Slipknot, MUSE, The Cult and many more, Robert spends his time volunteering free photography for local bands around Los Angeles to aid in getting those bands to the next level. For more information on Robert Downs please visit: www.robertdownsphotography.com. He can, also, be found at Robert Downs Photography via Facebook. For more information on Laura please visit her website at: www.laurapowers.net. You can find this and other great Podcasts regarding the music industry by searching Behind the Music with Laura Powers on Facebook. You can also find Laura on twitter @thatlaurapowers and on instagram at laurapowers44.

Robert Downs has lived his dream making a living combining art and commerce as a photographer with clients ranging from the Los Angeles Times and Sony Pictures to DRUM! Rhythm and Total Guitar magazines. Robert has provided branding imagery for clients and partners such as Zildjian, Gretsch, Pearl Corp, Dean Guitars, Audix, Sabian, Peavey, Tama with location and production shoots here in the United States and Europe.
When not photographing top bands such as Incubus, Stone Temple Pilots, Deftones, Public Enemy, Slipknot, MUSE, The Cult and many more, Robert spends his time volunteering free photography for local bands around Los Angeles to aid in getting those bands to the next level. For more information on Robert Downs please visit: www.robertdownsphotography.com. He can, also, be found at Robert Downs Photography via Facebook. For more information on Laura please visit her website at: www.laurapowers.net. You can find this and other great Podcasts regarding the music industry by searching Behind the Music with Laura Powers on Facebook. You can also find Laura on twitter @thatlaurapowers and on instagram at laurapowers44.

Laura was recently interviewed by Ryan Kairalla on his podcast about the music business, Breaking the Business. You can learn more about Ryan’s podcast and book at http://www.breakthebusiness.com. Laura is a singer, songwriter, entertainer, model, host, actress and psychic. She grew up in a family of musicians and was singing and performing at a young age. As an adult, she studied theater and got into film, modeling, and hosting. She later worked as a psychic and published several works about the spiritual and metaphysical world. Laura is working on several new songs and on a book about the music industry. She is also a popular host of podcasts on writing, entertainment, music, design, business, and health and spirituality. To learn more information about Laura’s creative and hosting work, go to www.laurapowers.net. You can also follow Laura on twitter @thatlaurapowers, Instagram @laurapowers44, and on soundcloud @thelaurapowers.

Grammy nominees from the children’s music category in 2017 for a special concert held at Lucky Strike Live in Hollywood spoke with me about their work and what worked for them. We discussed their inspiration and tips for making it in the music business. One common theme was the importance of doing what is authentic to you and not doing what you think would work, just because it’s a formula. Almost all of the artists also discussed that they were musicians outside of children’s music first and found it easier to balance family life and music life when they switched to children’s music. Another theme that emerged was the importance of working away at your music career and basically doing the work both musically and on the business end. The nominees were Brady Rymer and The Little Band that Could, Frances England, Okee Dokee Brothers, Recess Monkey and Secret Agent 23 Skidoo. Go to www.tinyurl.com/GrammyKids for more information on the event. To learn more about each artists, visit their websites: www.bradyrymer.com, www.francesengland.com, www.okeedokee.org, www.recessmonkeytown.com, and www.secretagent23skidoo.com For more information on Laura you can go to her website www.laurapowers.net and you can find the podcast by searching Behind the Music with Laura Powers on Facebook and follow her on twitter @thatlaurapowers.

Grammy nominees from the children’s music category in 2017 for a special concert held at Lucky Strike Live in Hollywood spoke with me about their work and what worked for them. We discussed their inspiration and tips for making it in the music business. One common theme was the importance of doing what is authentic to you and not doing what you think would work, just because it’s a formula. Almost all of the artists also discussed that they were musicians outside of children’s music first and found it easier to balance family life and music life when they switched to children’s music. Another theme that emerged was the importance of working away at your music career and basically doing the work both musically and on the business end. The nominees were Brady Rymer and The Little Band that Could, Frances England, Okee Dokee Brothers, Recess Monkey and Secret Agent 23 Skidoo. Go to www.tinyurl.com/GrammyKids for more information on the event. To learn more about each artists, visit their websites: www.bradyrymer.com, www.francesengland.com, www.okeedokee.org, www.recessmonkeytown.com, and www.secretagent23skidoo.com For more information on Laura you can go to her website www.laurapowers.net and you can find the podcast by searching Behind the Music with Laura Powers on Facebook and follow her on twitter @thatlaurapowers.

A message from Laura with tips for NAMM: "As a first time attendee of NAMM in Anaheim, I decided to share some tips with you on the event followed up with an interview with Teton Guitars and Chesbro CEO Tana Stahn. First of all, I recommend staying close though actually not on-site. I stayed about a mile and a half away which was a quick ride to and from so it was close and convenient but a bit away from the fray. I highly recommend bringing snacks and food as the food lines were often 45 minutes to an hour and there isn’t a huge selection. Looking at schedule and determine what your goals and then mapping out rough schedule using the app and the website was the way to go for me. Remember it takes a fair amount of time to go from hall to hall as the venue is so huge! Lastly if you’ve never gone, I do recommend it, I met a lot of great people and learned a lot – I will also be sharing more interviews with those I connected with there. Things coming up! Excited that this weekend I will be interviewing Grammy nominees and then following up with going to the Durango Songwriters Expo in Ventura, California so I will have a lot more interviews and tips to share with you. Also I am so happy that my podcasts have gotten over 2 million downloads to date and I am getting about 400 downloads a day on this one and growing quickly! If you want to learn about my other podcasts, you can go to my website www.laurapowers.net. I also had the pleasure of interviewing Tana Stahn, CEO of Chesbro music, live at NAMM." Chesbro Music Company, is a prime example of a distributor-turn-manufacturer. Chesbro Music Company is a privately owned American manufacturer and wholesaler of musical instruments, musical instrument accessories and sheet music. Chesbro Music was founded in 1911 and is based in Idaho Falls, Idaho.[1] Chesbro owns Teton Guitars, and has been run by female CEOs since 1953. For more information Ehttp://chesbrowholesale.com. You can also watch Teton TV at https://tetonguitars.com/welcome-to-teton-tv/ for demos, performances, and how-tos. For more information on Laura you can go to her website www.laurapowers.net and you can find the podcast by searching Behind the Music with Laura Powers on Facebook and follow her on on twitter @thatlaurapowers.

This interview was done live with Wes Maebe at David at NAMM in Anaheim following a panel that Wes participated in. Born and raised in Belgium, Award winning engineer Wes Maebe moved to London to study audio technology in 1998, returning to live here in 2003. Initially dividing his time between being a visiting lecturer in Audio Technology at City of Westminster College and building a client base for freelance recording, mixing, mastering and live work, Wes moved to full-time engineering in 2006. Wes has made live recordings of The Kooks, the Buzzcocks and Cat Stevens, amongst others - including distinguished classical pianist Alfred Brendel. He's worked in some of the loveliest studios in London, including Mickie Most's RAK, Trevor Horn’s Sarm West and Mark Knopfler's private paradise, British Grove. In these studios he has recorded and mixed for artists like UB40, Carly Simon, Plan B, Arrow Benjamin, Gabrielle Aplin, Marti Pellow, Patricia Kaas, Celine Dion, Alexandra Burke, Elliott Randall, Melanie C, Beverly Knight, Ellie Goulding, One Republic, Praying Mantis and New Model Army. And has had the pleasure of working with many a great producers like Garth Richardson, Kevin Bacon, Jonathan Quarmby, Elliott Randall, Dave Allen, Chris Kimsey, Paul O’Duffy and Rick Nowels.Wes has mastered more than 100 albums over the years for everyone from Sex Pistol Glen Matlock to folk heroes Fairport Convention, punk icons Stiff Little Fingers and post-punk icons New Model Army. Wes has worked as a front of house engineer in over 300 venues and festivals all over Europe, and has toured with artists as varied as Sting, Chaka Khan, Hugh Cornwell, Paul Rodgers, Robert Plant, heavy metal rockers Exit 10 and classic blues/rock singer Deborah Bonham, sister of the late-lamented John. He's played John Bonham's gong too! Wes is on the Grammy P&E Wing Advisory Board, he’s a board member of the APRS, MPG member, has done presentations for the AES, NAMM, IMSTA and is a regular reviewer for Mix Magazine U.S., Pro Sound News and Audio Media International magazine. To connect with Wes, you can go to his website http://www.wesonator.com/ and follow him on twitter at @GHQSonicCuisine. For more information on Laura you can go to her website www.laurapowers.net and you can find the podcast by searching Behind the Music with Laura Powers on Facebook and follow her on twitter @thatlaurapowers and on Instagram @laurapowers44.

This interview was done live with Wes Maebe at David at NAMM in Anaheim following a panel that Wes participated in. Born and raised in Belgium, Award winning engineer Wes Maebe moved to London to study audio technology in 1998, returning to live here in 2003. Initially dividing his time between being a visiting lecturer in Audio Technology at City of Westminster College and building a client base for freelance recording, mixing, mastering and live work, Wes moved to full-time engineering in 2006. Wes has made live recordings of The Kooks, the Buzzcocks and Cat Stevens, amongst others - including distinguished classical pianist Alfred Brendel. He's worked in some of the loveliest studios in London, including Mickie Most's RAK, Trevor Horn’s Sarm West and Mark Knopfler's private paradise, British Grove. In these studios he has recorded and mixed for artists like UB40, Carly Simon, Plan B, Arrow Benjamin, Gabrielle Aplin, Marti Pellow, Patricia Kaas, Celine Dion, Alexandra Burke, Elliott Randall, Melanie C, Beverly Knight, Ellie Goulding, One Republic, Praying Mantis and New Model Army. And has had the pleasure of working with many a great producers like Garth Richardson, Kevin Bacon, Jonathan Quarmby, Elliott Randall, Dave Allen, Chris Kimsey, Paul O’Duffy and Rick Nowels.Wes has mastered more than 100 albums over the years for everyone from Sex Pistol Glen Matlock to folk heroes Fairport Convention, punk icons Stiff Little Fingers and post-punk icons New Model Army. Wes has worked as a front of house engineer in over 300 venues and festivals all over Europe, and has toured with artists as varied as Sting, Chaka Khan, Hugh Cornwell, Paul Rodgers, Robert Plant, heavy metal rockers Exit 10 and classic blues/rock singer Deborah Bonham, sister of the late-lamented John. He's played John Bonham's gong too! Wes is on the Grammy P&E Wing Advisory Board, he’s a board member of the APRS, MPG member, has done presentations for the AES, NAMM, IMSTA and is a regular reviewer for Mix Magazine U.S., Pro Sound News and Audio Media International magazine. To connect with Wes, you can go to his website http://www.wesonator.com/ and follow him on twitter at @GHQSonicCuisine. For more information on Laura you can go to her website www.laurapowers.net and you can find the podcast by searching Behind the Music with Laura Powers on Facebook and follow her on twitter @thatlaurapowers and on Instagram @laurapowers44.

This interview was done live with David Paro at NAMM in Anaheim following a panel and feature on the documentary. David Paro of Higher Ground is a veteran marketer and presenter of the film-series. Soundbreaking: Stories from the Cutting Edge of Recorded Music is a breakthrough eight-part documentary-series which was the final project of legendary Beatles' producer Sir George Martin. The show, which made its U.S. debut on PBS in November 2016, can be found on iTunes, Amazon, Hulu, Vudu, among other digital outlets, and is available in DVD and Blu-Ray, as well as for download. Presented by Higher Ground and produced by award-winning filmmakers Show of Force, Soundbreaking combines unprecedented access to more than 150 of the world’s most celebrated music artists, producers and innovators with rare archival studio footage and an extensive musical soundtrack. One of the most comprehensive documentaries on the making of music ever produced, Soundbreaking was nominated for a Critic’s Choice Documentary award and named one of the top 5 TV shows of 2016 by The Hollywood Reporter. Soundbreaking charts a century’s worth of innovation and experimentation and each themed episode contains more than 40 songs from a host of music luminaries. A companion coffee table book, available via PBS, presents a curated selection of 21 seminal artists sharing their personal insights. Soundbreaking has undertaken an extensive educational outreach initiative in partnership with The Rock ’n Roll Forever Foundation and PBS Education, as well as a series of education conferences organized in partnership with The Grammy Museum.Find out more about Soundbreaking at Soundbreaking.com and @soundbreaking on social media.To connect with David, you can follow him on twitter and intstagram @davidparo. For more information on Laura you can go to her website www.laurapowers.net and you can find the podcast by searching Behind the Music with Laura Powers on Facebook and follow her on twitter @thatlaurapowers.