Chuck Shute Podcast

Episode 170- Seven Year Witch! If rock is dead these guys did not get the memo. They are lighting it up with explosive new rock songs and maniacal live shows. They’ve already shared a stage with Buckcherry, Jackyl, Tom Keifer, Pop Evil, Crobot and others. They are currently shopping new songs to a record label. In this episode you’ll get to know the band, their marketing strategies, songwriting process and more. Keep an eye on these guys! 🔥🔥🔥

00:00 - Intro
01:42 - Growing Up in South Carolina 
03:35 - Band Name Origination 
05:15 - Aaron's Classical Background
06:25 - Being Bullied By the Band Director 
07:52 - Muse's Influence 
09:15 - Songwriting Credits & Process 
13:18 - New Songs & Production 
14:58 - Producer 
16:50 - Shit Keep Happen' 
17:52 - Peril & Eddie Vedder 
19:05 - Live Shows 
23:20 - Jackyl 
24:27 - Buckcherry 
25:20 - Crobot & Nonpoint
26:30 - New & Upcoming Rock Bands 
30:07 - Possible Record Labels 
31:15 - Marketing the Band 
35:50 - Playing Covers 
38:20 - Making It 
39:35 - Playing with Other Bands & Festivals 
41:40 - Releasing New Music & Tour Dates 
42:38 - Easter Seals 
43:40 - Wrap Up 

Seven Year Witch website:
https://www.sevenyearwitch.com

Easter Seals website:
https://www.easterseals.com

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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Episode 169- Ralph Sutton!! Ralph is the owner of GaS Digital and co-host of two shows- the SDR Show & The Good Sugar Podcast. Throughout his career he has interviewed some of the biggest rockstars, hosted huge rock festivals, contributed to Metal Edge Magazine and been featured on VH-1. He also go the chance to interview Marc Cuban & Neil deGrasse Tyson. We talk about all this plus Jani Lane, pissing off Sebastian Bach, cancel culture and more! 

0:00:00 - Intro
0:01:26 - Jani Lane & Warrant 
0:04:20 - Steel Panther 
0:06:26 - Throat Cancer & VH-1 Classic 
0:09:12 - Run In with 9/11 Hijackers 
0:12:24 - Computer Hacking 
0:18:35 - Metal Edge Magazine 
0:19:47 - Hosting Events 
0:25:50 - Grandson & State of Rock 
0:30:22 - Sebastian Bach & Rob Halford 
0:33:07 - Geoff Tate & Queensryche 
0:34:24 - Best Interviews 
0:37:18 - Mark Cuban 
0:38:45 - Trying Drugs On Air 
0:41:47 - Neil deGrasse Tyson
0:42:43 - Variety of Guests & Niches 
0:48:20 - SDR Show Instagram Banned 
0:49:55 - Cancel Culture & Offensive Content
0:54:54 - Doing the Right Thing & Being a Good Person 
0:56:44 - Reel for SDR Show & Production Team 
0:58:30 - Health & Wellness & Losing Weight 
1:03:15 - Future Plans for Ralph 
1:05:40 - Friends with Rockstars 
1:07:40 - Ralph’s Social Media & Joe Rogan 
1:09:40 - RocknPod Event 
1:10:50 - Ronald McDonald House & Cancer Sucks 
1:11:32 - Porn Stars & Prostitutes 
1:13:33 - Wrap Up 

Ralph Sutton website:
https://iamralphsutton.com

Ronald McDonald House website:
https://www.rmhc.org

Cancer Sucks website:
https://cancersucks.com

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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Episode 168- Paranormal Investigator & Author Jeff Belanger! Jeff has worked as writer & researcher for the show Ghost Adventures since 2008. He is also the author of 16 books including “The World’s Most Haunted Places” and “The Call of Kilimanjaro: Finding Hope Above The Clouds.” Among the most haunted places we discuss: the Catacombs in Paris, Tombstone in Arizona, and the Suicide Forest in Japan.  He also explains some of the most famous paranormal events ever including the true stories behind the movies “Amityville Horror”, “The Exorcist” and “The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It.” Lots of scary stuff! You’ve been warned! 

0:00:00 - Intro
0:01:34 - Welcome Jeff! 
0:02:26 - Growing Up Next to the Warrens 
0:04:42 - Fascinated By Evil 
0:07:02 - Interest in The Good 
0:08:49 - Catacombs in Paris 
0:15:30 - Tombstone, AZ 
0:20:45 - Haunts & Legends 
0:25:43 - Thornewood Castle 
0:29:13 - Suicide Forest in Japan 
0:33:55 - Spaghetti Warehouse
0:35:22 - Waverly Hills Sanatorium 
0:39:18 - Louisiana & New Orleans 
0:42:50 - Devil Made Me Do It 
0:48:04 - Amityville Horror House 
0:54:22 - The Exorcism of Roland Doe 
1:05:08 - The Call of Kilimanjaro & Donations

Jeff Belanger website:
https://jeffbelanger.com

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society website:
https://lls.org

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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Episode 167 - Ben Leavitt! Ben is a social media expert and YouTuber.  He has very valuable educational videos on YouTube that can help you grow you social media and/or YouTube Channel.  He also hosts a podcast called "Social Media University" where he interviews various other social media experts.  In this episode we'll discuss social media strategy, making videos on YouTube, podcasting and more.  If you have a podcast or YouTube channel or are trying to use social media to grow a business this episode is a must listen.  And if you have ever thought of doing one of those things, this a great episode to help you get started on it!  

0:00:00 - Intro 
0:01:16 - Welcome Ben & Intro
0:02:48 - Ben's Entrepreneurial Background 
0:04:30 - Football Injuries & YouTube Career 
0:06:25 - Being a Bad Employee & Jumping Ship
0:07:47 - YouTube, Search Engine & Marketing 
0:09:20 - YouTube Videos & Length 
0:10:27 - YouTube Leading to Other Things
0:11:58 - Niche vs General 
0:13:25 - Becoming a YouTuber About Anything 
0:14:32 - Growing Ben's Channel 
0:17:20 - Old Videos Growing with Views 
0:18:55 - Time Spent on YouTube Videos 
0:19:50 - Background Music in YouTube Videos 
0:21:38 - Timing in Being First with Videos 
0:23:37 - Becoming a Good YouTuber 
0:24:25 - YouTube Thumbnails & Pictures 
0:27:20 - Instagram Strategies 
0:28:52 - Posting Too Much & Muted Followers 
0:29:54 - Instagram Hashtags 
0:30:55 - Algorithms & Ghost Followers 
0:33:23 - Gaining 1,000 Followers in One Week 
0:35:05 - Action Blocks on Instagram 
0:36:50 - Current Social Media Strategy 
0:37:37 - Messaging & Voice Memos on IG
0:38:52 - Facebook & Groups & Reach Rate 
0:41:52 - Tik Tok 
0:43:50 - Snapchat 
0:44:46 - Clubhouse 
0:46:37 - Podcasting & Networking 
0:49:00 - Video & Short Clips 
0:50:28 - Niche Vs General in Podcasting 
0:52:43 - Ben's Podcast & Reinvention 
0:55:38 - Coaching & Spending Money on Education 
0:58:05 - Educational Videos & Effort 
1:00:10 - Never Giving Up & Being Okay to Fail 
1:02:17 - Growth of Followers 
1:03:10 - Princess Margaret Charity
1:03:43 - Wrap Up 

Ben Leavitt YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/c/BenLeavitt

Ben Leavitt Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/benleavitt_/

Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation:
https://thepmcf.ca

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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Episode 166 - Diva Satanica!!!  Diva is the lead singer or two great metal bands- Nervosa and Bloodhunter.  She grew up in Galicia, which is in Spain and has appeared on the Spanish version of The Voice which is called "La Voz."  She is a great example of "don't just a book by it's cover" because most people would not expect  her to be able to sing the way she does, but she is a phenomenal vocalist and front woman.  Learn all about her story and her bands in this episode! 

00:00 - Intro
01:45 - Growing Up in Galacia 
05:40 - Living in Madrid
08:10 - Growing Up Around Music 
09:42 - Bon Jovi & Heavy Metal 
12:02 - Learning How to Sing 
13:24 - Appearing on "La Voz" TV Show 
16:35 - Bands in Spain & Bloodhunter
19:41 - Working Through Doubts 
21:50 - Singing Style & Collaboration w/ Mantis
23:36 - Translating Emotions in to Music 
25:25 - Favorite Bloodhunter Song 
26:32 - Cover Of Helloween Song with Leo Jimenez 
28:25 - Playing in Rough Conditions 
29:50 - Joining Nervosa 
32:30 - Bloodhunter Vs Nervosa 
34:00 - Perpetual Chaos Album 
36:34 - Working with Men Vs Women 
37:50 - Inspiring Fans with Music 
39:13 - Becoming More Independent 
40:40 - Side Job & Nervosa Shows 
44:15 - Metal Against Coronavirus 
45:45 - Wrap Up 

Nervosa website:
https://www.nervosaofficial.com

Bloodhunter website:
http://www.bloodhunter.net

Metal Against Coronavirus - Purchase song to donate: 
https://metalagainstcoronavirus.bandcamp.com/track/loss?fbclid=IwAR2xl1-7pS6ZTuzFS-0EZlPfJ_CrjWLTA5C9rrJEJ871qQaBSaWw-RJikK0

Chuck Shute Podcast website:
http://chuckshute.com

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Episode 165 - Eric Dover! As a guitarist and vocalist, Eric has been a part of a lot of great musical acts including Alice Cooper, Slash's Snakepit, Imperial Drag, Jellyfish and his latest projects- Sextus & The Lickerish Quartet.  If you are a fan of melodic rock or the Beatles, I suggest checking out The Lickerish Quartet for sure.  We'll discuss this all in the episode as well as Eric's future in music, his cameo in the Brady Bunch movie and more! 

00:00 - Intro
01:14 - Lickerish Quartet & Live Shows
02:58 - Slash's Snakepit & Covers 
04:05 - Trying Out & Songwriting with Slash 
05:37 - Big Shows vs Small Shows 
06:25 - Jellyfish & Cult Following 
09:58 - Imperial Drag & Songs 
13:05 - Cameo in The Brady Bunch Movie 
14:50 - Glam Nation Band & Joining Alice Cooper 
16:32 - Damon Johnson 
17:53 - Sextus 
18:46 - Doing Session Work 
19:20 - Lickerish Quartet - New Record 
24:00 - Donnie Vie & Future Music Goals 
26:00 - Potential Solo Career 
26:46 - Performing Old Songs Live 
27:25 - St Jude's Children's Hospital 
28:00 - Lickerish Quartet & Vinyl Issues 
29:10 - Wrap Up 

Lickerish Quartet website:
https://thelickerishquartet.com

St. Jude's Children's Hospital website:
https://www.stjude.org

Chuck Shute Podcast website:
https://chuckshute.com

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Episode 164 - David Duchovny!!!! David is best known for his roles on the X Files & Californication. He is one of only two actors to win both a comedic and drama best actor Golden Globe for a series. Besides acting he also has written four books, and has recorded three albums of music. His latest album “Gestureland” comes out August 20th. In this episode he’ll talk about why he took the X-Files role, his Hank Moody role on Californication, starting a music career and more!

00:00 - Intro
02:00 - David Admires My Wall 
02:41 - Rockstars on Californication
03:25 - Not Complaining & Withstanding Pain
04:56 - Working Hard in School & Being Driven 
06:10 - Learning From Great Actors 
07:50 - Getting the X-Files Job 
10:10 - Californication & Playing Hank Moody 
12:31 - Guitar Lessons & Musical Career 
15:18 - Brand Confusion
17:12 - Musical Style & Singing Live 
20:38 - "Nights Are Harder These Days" 
22:25 - Catharsis of Writing & Performing Music 
24:40 - Performing Live & Having a Good Time 
27:20 - D'Addario Foundation 
29:04 - Wrap Up 

David Duchovny website:
https://www.davidduchovny.com

D'Addario Foundation website:
http://www.daddariofoundation.org

Starcade Media YouTube:
https://youtube.com/c/GASNSports

Chuck Shute YouTube:
https://youtube.com/c/ChuckShute

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Episode 163 - Keri Kelli! Keri has played guitar and written songs with some of the best musicians around. His resume includes working with Alice Cooper, Slash, Vince Neil, Ratt, Skid Row, Steven Adler, Jani Lane of Warrant, LA Guns, and many others. His current band Night Ranger has a new song out now and upcoming record. Besides music he also is co-owner of the Aces & Ales Brewery in Las Vegas! 

00:00 - Intro
01:22 - Staying Busy
02:00 - Big Bang Babies & Empire 
03:20 - Dad's Porno Mag
04:05 - Working with Slash 
06:43 - Being Around the Best 
08:17 - Vince Neil 
10:15 - Jani Lane & Unreleased Songs 
13:10 - Alice Cooper 
14:54 - Skid Row & Learning a Set List Fast 
16:43 - Night Ranger & New Music 
19:10 - Success, Hard Work & Networking 
20:38 - Bucket List Musicians 
22:40 - Bigger Rockstars vs Up & Coming Musicians 
24:35 - A New Revenge 
26:39 - Aces & Ales Brewery 
28:19 - Leisure & Down Time 
29:32 - Alice Cooper's Solid Rock 
30:20 - Wrap Up 

Keri Kelli website:
https://kerikelli.com

Alice Cooper's Solid Rock website:
https://www.alicecoopersolidrock.com

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

Chuck Shute YouTube:
https://youtube.com/c/ChuckShute

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Episode 162 - Kyle Thomas!!! Kyle is current singer in Exhorder & Trouble and has also played in Floodgate & Alabama Thunder Pussy. He is also working on a solo record as well. In this episode we discuss Kyle’s whole musical career from playing a trumpet through the new music he’s working out that will be out soon. We also talk about touring, the music business, Kyle’s singing style and more! 

0:00:00 - Intro
0:01:11 - Kyle's Bands
0:02:20 - Learning Music  
0:04:35 - First Musical Memory 
0:06:23 - Singing Style 
0:09:12 - Early Musical Influences
0:12:12 - Exhorder Embraced By Punk Scene
0:15:09 - Building a Following 
0:16:57 - No Manager & Band Disagreements
0:19:42 - Drummer Chris & Touring With Exhorder 
0:23:14 - Floodgate & Doing Things Differently  
0:26:24 - Floodgate, Bad Luck & Record Label 
0:29:40 - Building Relationships in Business
0:30:30 - Alabama Thunder Pussy
0:35:06 - Never Getting Paid for Music 
0:36:32 - Heavy As Texas
0:37:55 - Other Bands 
0:39:25 - Solo Record 
0:44:05 - Tours with Overkill & Sepultura 
0:48:15 - Meet & Greets with Fans 
0:49:58 - Hard Work & Musical Pioneers 
0:52:10 - Future Plans & Recording 
0:55:03 - New Orleans & Voodoo 
0:59:26 - Karen T Stall Research & Breast Institute
1:01:10 - Wrap Up

Kyle Thomas website:
https://solo.to/kylethomas

Exhorder website:
https://solo.to/exhorder

Karen T Stall website:
https://ktsrbi.org

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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Episode 161- Jizzy Pearl! Jizzy started out on the sunset strip in a great band called Love/Hate. That band had success with videos on MTV as well as tours with Ozzy, AC/DC, Dio, and Skid Row. After that band ended Jizzy went on to sing for L.A. Guns, Ratt, Adler’s Appetite and Quiet Riot. He has a new solo record coming out and also has two books available. We discuss all this in the episode plus fights with Sebastian Bach & Zakk Wylde, the music business, his friendship with Layne Staley and more! 

00:00 - Intro
01:12 - Jizzy's Books 
02:35 - Screenplays & "The Dirt" 
05:11 - The Fourth Book 
06:00 - Unhappy Endings & Ways to Die 
07:46 - Love/Hate & Blackout In the Red Room
10:11 - Success Early On & Record Label 
12:25 - Scuffle with Sebastian Bach 
16:18 - Fight with Zakk Wylde 
18:18 - End of Love/Hate 
19:50 - Drive, Perseverance & Music Business
23:18 - "Wasted America" Album & Record Company
26:18 - Friends with Layne Staley & Alice In Chains
27:45 - Weathering the Grunge Storm
30:00 - Getting the Call for L.A. Guns 
32:10 - L.A. Guns Album "Shrinking Violet" 
34:02 - Band Drama 
37:15 - Quiet Riot 
38:52 - New Jizzy Pearl Solo Record & Golden Robot 
40:50 - Unhappy Endings & Porn Writing 
43:10 - Mafia & Pimps at the Rainbow
44:40 - Dirty Humor & Jizzy's Writing Style 
46:00 - Salvation Army 
47:40 - Wrap Up 

Jizzy Pearl website:
https://jizzypearl.net

Salvation Army website:
https://www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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