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!

Musicians On Call is an organization that helps improve the lives of hospital patients, their family, the hospital staff, and anyone else they can, through the power of music. Nicole, a representative/employee of M.O.C., stops by to chat with Jacob about the organization, her role and experience with them, and some memories and stories from along the way.

Muscle Shoals session guitar player and former Bonnie Raitt band member, Will McFarlane stops by to talk with Jacob. They discuss Will's life growing up a Navy brat, learning and chasing his passion in music, some great stories of life in Bonnie Raitt's band in the late 1970s, and life since then. Will even plays a little guitar for you at the end. See what you think about it!

Jerry Phillips is the son of Sam Phillips (Memphis record producer who discovered Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and more…). Halley is Jerry’s daughter. The two of them sit down with Jacob to discuss Sam, the beginning days of rock&roll, Jerry’s life growing up around all that, and how Jerry and Halley are continuing the Phillips family legacy. Jerry jams with Jacob on guitar at the end to close out the great talk. Check it out and pass it on!

Americana singer-songwriter Don Gallardo stops by Jacob’s house for some coffee and to talk about life, music, cereal, snorkeling, and growing up in Northern California. They discuss chasing passions and dreams and different paths and obstacles along the way. Don closes the podcast with a new song, while Jacob picks along in the background. Enjoy Episode 009!

Lewis Brice, a touring artist, singer, songwriter, is way more than Lee Brice’s younger brother. Jacob and Lewis discuss Lewis’s career path, goals, golf, embarrassing CD purchases (Jacob’s more embarrassing than Lewis’s) and much more. Listen and hear for yourself!

CJ Solar, a songwriter with cuts by Jerrod Niemann and Justin Moore, as well as a touring artist himself, stops by the office. Jacob sits down with CJ, both learning about his life and also his path and experiences in the music industry world so far. They swap road horror stories regarding vans and trailers and crummy venue management, but they also swap guitar licks at the end of the conversation. Stick around and check it out!

Drew Smith is a songwriter, a producer, and an artist. His songs have been recorded by Randy Houser and Merle Haggard most notably. Drew stops by Jacob's to hang out and talk a while about writing, publishing, royalties, and of course the paths that got him to where he is today. They also play a little music together after the talk. Enjoy!!

Brothers Stewart and Garrett Mann, of the Texas-based group The Statesboro Revue stopped by Jacob’s hotel room on the road to chat. They discuss being in a band with your brother, how that can be positive and negative, what led them to want to play music, which one thinks they’re better looking (no one could agree on that one), among other random thoughts and shenanigans. Then they have a nice little acoustic, hotel room jam at the end, so stick around!

Founding member of the country group Love & Theft, Brian Bandas has seen many sides, both ups and downs, of the music business. Brian and Jacob discuss Brian’s decision to bow out of Love & Theft during their climb, and ultimately his decision to step down from a career in music to focus on his family. Of course there are other tales of his music career, family life, and talk of how Jacob and Brian’s paths crossed along the way, with some acoustic guitar-picking to round out the visit.