Rio, John, Justin and Mike, of the band Copper Chief stopped by for a chat and some chips & salsa. They discussed how the band formed, how they each got their start in music, the trials and tribulations of starting a band, from booking to merchandise-handling to recording and much more. After their show that night, they all came back over and had a late night jam session with Jacob, some of which you can hear at the end of the episode… Hold on tight and enjoy!

Visual artist Eric Breish sits down with Jacob in San Antonio, where he lives, and talks about his path from school to the Marines to the Corporate world and his “epiphany” of realizing his life’s passion, and then acting on it and chasing it down. He and his mentor have a style of contemporary abstract art that is best consumed by seeing the art in person, but there are examples on the show notes page at dontstifleme.com/019. Enjoy the talk! Then go find something you love and do it.

Formerly of Matt Begley & Bitter Whiskey, now front man of Steel Penny, Matt sits down with Jacob in New Braunfels, TX, and they chat about Matt’s life growing up in East Texas, how he got into music, where his awesome goofy-ass hat came from, and more. They also do some pickin’ and grinnin’ at the end of the episode. Enjoy and go check out Steel Penny! www.steelpennyband.com

Formerly of Matt Begley & Bitter Whiskey, now front man of Steel Penny, Matt sits down with Jacob in New Braunfels, TX, and they chat about Matt’s life growing up in East Texas, how he got into music, where his awesome goofy-ass hat came from, and more. They also do some pickin’ and grinnin’ at the end of the episode. Enjoy and go check out Steel Penny! www.steelpennyband.com

Johnny Hayes, who you might know from The Voice Season 12, stops by Jacob’s office after a show in Nashville to chat about music, life, writing used car commercial jingles, his experience with “The Voice”, what’s going on with him now and more. Johnny finishes the episode with an acoustic rendition of his recent single release, “Slow Dance”.

The duo Towne stops by to chat with Jacob. They discuss backgrounds, how they started in music, who was good at school and who wasn't, and how Jon has striking similarities to Forrest Gump. There's some good laughs in here, and Towne wraps it up with a killer live acoustic performance at the end. Enjoy!

You may know him as Jerry Lee Lewis from the movie “Walk the Line”. He’s also son of famed country singer Sammi Smith and Jody Payne (Willie Nelson’s long time guitar player), but beyond all that, Waylon Payne is a fantastic songwriter, singer, just a true artist, and a down to earth great guy to be around. He and Jacob discuss life growing up in Texas, the trials, tribulations and demons we all face in some way or another, and much more. Listen and soak it in.

Tour Manager for comic Ralphie May along with various managing roles for country artists Brent Cobb and Dave Kennedy, not to mention former tour manager for country artist Drake White, Ben Ratliff usually chooses to just say “I work in the music business” instead of going into the many details of “managing”. He and Jacob talk about a whole lot of them here, and much more. Listen how Ben got to where he is, currently working in both the music and stand-up comedy worlds, and who knows what else might come up along the way.

Tour Manager for comic Ralphie May along with various managing roles for country artists Brent Cobb and Dave Kennedy, not to mention former tour manager for country artist Drake White, Ben Ratliff usually chooses to just say “I work in the music business” instead of going into the many details of “managing”. He and Jacob talk about a whole lot of them here, and much more. Listen how Ben got to where he is, currently working in both the music and stand-up comedy worlds, and who knows what else might come up along the way.

Guitar player for country artist Lee Brice since 2007, Travis Bettis stops by to talk with Jacob about his life and path in music. They chat about growing up in the Texas blues scene, making the move to Nashville, getting kicked out of Belmont University, meeting & joining Lee's band and much more, before ending with a good ol' acoustic guitar jam. Enjoy! And have a great day!