BREWtally Speaking Podcast

Sat down with Kyle Baltus of 36 Crazyfists, we discuss how he got into playing drums, the shitty weather in Portland OR, meeting Tommy Lee of Motley Crue, and what it's like to replace one of your musical heroes in one of your favorite bands.

9. Shawn Knight (Child Bite, Co Founder Berserker Fest by Jon Beatty

This is part one of the two part podcasts I did with Veronica and Shawn Knight. Veronica is Shawn's wife, but as you'll hear she is so much more than that. Hear how her and Shawn met, how she got involved in booking shows and becoming a booking agent for various Detroit bands. What lead the two of them to start Berserker Fest, where she sees it going in the next few years. As well as what lead the couple to sell a lot of their belongings and move into a small camper and travel around the country. Its an honest glimpse behind the curtain of the music business and what goes into a long term relationship/marriage.

My sit down with Chris Fox. We talk about how he got into art and music, and his time in See You Next Tuesday, the pursuit of becoming a tattoo artist in between tours. The end of SYNT, and where his tattooing career has taken him over the last decade. We also discuss his newer bands, Dead Church and Bohr. Stick around to the end and hear the new song Bohr dropped recently.

Sit down with my friend Tony Norkus and discuss how he got into photography, as well as where his love of music came from and how he delved into concert photography and how very recently his 9 to 5 job merged with his side job.

Sat down with Christie and Sadie who make up Hip in Detroit and discuss how they started Hip in Detroit, and where it's gone over the last 5 years. As well as what's in store for their 5 year anniversary show, and what they think sets Detroit apart from other places

Sat down with the Sun and Flesh camp while they were here in GR while on tour. We discuss the bands beginning, lineup changes, Christoph and Stefan growing up overseas and much more.

Sat down with the fellas in Heartsick before their show here in Grand Rapids and discussed the origins of the band. What's in a name, how to maintain the drive to be in a band for over a decade plus much more. (recorded in their van so forgive some of the audio jumping from a little quieter to louder at times.)

I had a sit down with friend, we get into labeling our relationship right away, Frank Fanelli. We discuss how he got into the music industry. How he knew music was what he wanted to do with his life. Being in a touring band, and the ups and downs of the industry and much more.

After 3 years of discussing doing a podcast, I finally sat down with Christopher Bettley (Christafist) and picked his brain about his life as a tattoo artist, what his childhood was like to lead him to such a unique career. What going to a art school was like and much more.