Everybody Else

Aaron Mones is a touring musician, producer, and multi-instrumentalist based in Rifton, New York. Credited with millions of streams, Aaron has played or produced on recordings for Paul Moody, Leo Lovechild, The Shivers, Ghost Prom, and numerous others. He and his twin brother, Wyatt Mones, release original music under their artist moniker, Spillway.

Follow Aaron: @desdreamer
Follow Spillway: @spilllway
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Thank you to our show sponsor, The Victory Theatre, for bringing great entertainment to our little city and for believing in this show.

Located in the heart of downtown Evansville, Indiana, The Victory Theatre is a historic 1,950-seat venue hosting world-class entertainment such as Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Louis C.K, Deana Carter, and Eddie Griffin, to name a few. Managed by Venuworks, the 124-year-old theatre is also home to the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra and Signature School, Indiana’s first charter school and a top-raked charter school in the nation.

Visit the Victory Theatre website to browse tickets: https://www.victorytheatre.com/home
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Everybody Else is a podcast dedicated to pulling back the curtain on the lives and work of the music people you don’t see. From producers and publicists to label execs, venue managers, and beyond, this show dives into the real stories, strategies, and lessons from those building and running the business of music. Whether you're an aspiring artist, a curious fan, or someone working behind the scenes yourself, Everybody Else offers a candid look into what it takes to build a meaningful, lasting career in the always-evolving world of music through engaging dialogue between host, Wes Luttrell, and a plethora of interesting guests.

Follow Wes: Main link
Music by Jim Noir
Artwork by Ethan Douglass
Distributed by Transistor 

Show host Wes Luttrell shares his approach and experience as a music producer through five stories of projects he's worked on over the previous decade - first, as the artist producer, Para Doc, then as a producer for Midwest artists like The Strangers, Swamp Eyes, Jax Fleming, and Maggie Hollis. In this solo episode, he reflects on how setting a vision for the project early on carries the music across the finish line and sets the conditions for "magic to happen". 

Follow Wes: Instagram
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Songs featured in this episode (in order):
"Tuesday Feels" - Para Doc
"Electric Love" - The Strangers
"Cheers" - Swamps Eyes
"Superficial" - Jax Fleming
"Second Best" - Maggie Hollis
"Sky Blue Waters" - The Chugs

As mentioned: The Strangers Story - A Mini Doc  

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Everybody Else is a podcast dedicated to pulling back the curtain on the lives and work of the music people you don’t see. From producers and publicists to label execs, venue managers, and beyond, this show dives into the real stories, strategies, and lessons from those building and running the business of music. Whether you're an aspiring artist, a curious fan, or someone working behind the scenes yourself, Everybody Else offers a candid look into what it takes to build a meaningful, lasting career in the always-evolving world of music through engaging dialogue between host, Wes Luttrell, and a plethora of interesting guests.

Follow Wes: Main link
Music by Jim Noir
Artwork by Ethan Douglass
Distributed by Transistor 

This week, we go behind-the-scenes of the podcast dedicated to behind-the-scenes of music. Inputing the transcripts of the first 19 episodes combined with prompts that dive into how the show was conceived, how it was launched, and where it's headed, host, Wes Luttrell, reflects on starting Everybody Else and what he learned from the first 19 episodes by answering questions provided by ChatGPT. This is "Current State".

Follow Wes: @wes_luttrell
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Everybody Else is a podcast dedicated to pulling back the curtain on the lives and work of the music people you don’t see. From producers and publicists to label execs, venue managers, and beyond, this show dives into the real stories, strategies, and lessons from those building and running the business of music. Whether you're an aspiring artist, a curious fan, or someone working behind the scenes yourself, Everybody Else offers a candid look into what it takes to build a meaningful, lasting career in the always-evolving world of music through engaging dialogue between host, Wes Luttrell, and a plethora of interesting guests.

Follow Wes: Main link
Music by Jim Noir
Artwork by Ethan Douglass
Distributed by Transistor 

Ethan Douglass and Christian Schmitz are visual artists and scene makers based in Newburgh, Indiana. They are the co-founders of Baggy Genes, an annual art-centric event featuring an original curated art exhibit and live music that draws hundreds of young people from across the Tri-State (& beyond). Ethan is also the drummer of the band, TRUCK, as well as the visual artist responsible for branding the Everybody Else Podcast.

Follow Ethan: @ethandouglasss
Follow Christian: @cljschmitz
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Thank you to our show sponsor, The Victory Theatre, for believing in this show.

Located in the heart of downtown Evansville, Indiana, The Victory Theatre is a historic 1,950-seat venue hosting world-class entertainment such as Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Louis C.K, Deana Carter, and Eddie Griffin, to name a few. Managed by Venuworks, the 124-year-old theatre is also home to the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra and Signature School, Indiana’s first charter school and a top-raked charter school in the nation.

Visit the Victory Theatre website to browse tickets: https://www.victorytheatre.com/home
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Everybody Else is a podcast dedicated to pulling back the curtain on the lives and work of the music people you don’t see. From producers and publicists to label execs, venue managers, and beyond, this show dives into the real stories, strategies, and lessons from those building and running the business of music. Whether you're an aspiring artist, a curious fan, or someone working behind the scenes yourself, Everybody Else offers a candid look into what it takes to build a meaningful, lasting career in the always-evolving world of music through engaging dialogue between host, Wes Luttrell, and a plethora of interesting guests.

Follow Wes: Main link
Music by Jim Noir
Artwork by Ethan Douglass
Distributed by Transistor 

Kadin Rea is the bassist of The Band Feel, a St. Louis-based vintage-meets-modern rock band known for their classic aesthetic and exciting live performances. Having opened for acts like ZZ Top, The Black Crowes, and Dirty Honey, Kadin and his bandmates are represented by Red Light Management and United Talent Agency (booking). A native of Santa Claus, Indiana, where he runs live sound for venues in Holiday World Theme Park between tours, Kadin started as the bassist and a founding member of The Strangers, the first band ever signed to Wally Opus Records. He recently started River City Music Collective, a booking and show promotion company aiming to grow the live music scene in Evansville, Indiana.

Follow Kadin: @kadin_rea
Follow The Band Feel: @thebandfeel
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Thank you to our show sponsor, The Victory Theatre, for bringing great entertainment to our little city and for believing in this show.

Located in the heart of downtown Evansville, Indiana, The Victory Theatre is a historic 1,950-seat venue hosting world-class entertainment such as Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Louis C.K, Deana Carter, and Eddie Griffin, to name a few. Managed by Venuworks, the 124-year-old theatre is also home to the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra and Signature School, Indiana’s first charter school and a top-raked charter school in the nation.

Visit the Victory Theatre website to browse tickets: https://www.victorytheatre.com/home
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Everybody Else is a podcast dedicated to pulling back the curtain on the lives and work of the music people you don’t see. From producers and publicists to label execs, venue managers, and beyond, this show dives into the real stories, strategies, and lessons from those building and running the business of music. Whether you're an aspiring artist, a curious fan, or someone working behind the scenes yourself, Everybody Else offers a candid look into what it takes to build a meaningful, lasting career in the always-evolving world of music through engaging dialogue between host, Wes Luttrell, and a plethora of interesting guests.

Follow Wes: Main link
Music by Jim Noir
Artwork by Ethan Douglass
Distributed by Transistor 

Space Monkey Records is a multi-faceted record store located in Evansville, Indiana. Founded in 2019 by long-time DJ and serial entrepreneur Patrick Holl, Space Monkey carries over half a million vinyls, cassettes, and CD’s along with an array of vintage and HiFi stereo equipment. Alongside Pat, Meredith Rausch helps run the store’s many offerings including free monthly shows to support local bands. With additional vendor mall locations, the primary store is also home to one of the Tri-State's largest collections of rock memorabilia and local popular-music history.

Follow Space Monkey: @spacemonkeyrecords
For location and hours of operation, visit Space Monkey's Website
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This episode of Everybody Else is brought to you by Wally Opus.

Proudly based in Evansville, Indiana, Wally Opus is a record label and artist management company serving a handful of recording artists and bands with distribution, marketing, and management of their projects. With a roster stretching coast-to-coast including acts like The Chugs, Ghost Prom, Leo Lovechild, Jax Fleming, Cathryn Lovett, and more, the small, spirited team of doers helps develop and advance artists in their work and lives through holistic, long term planning and common sense support of their creative endeavors.

Visit https://wallyopus.com/ to see all the fine details.
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Everybody Else is a podcast dedicated to pulling back the curtain on the lives and work of the music people you don’t see. From producers and publicists to label execs, venue managers, and beyond, this show dives into the real stories, strategies, and lessons from those building and running the business of music. Whether you're an aspiring artist, a curious fan, or someone working behind the scenes yourself, Everybody Else offers a candid look into what it takes to build a meaningful, lasting career in the always-evolving world of music through engaging dialogue between host, Wes Luttrell, and a plethora of interesting guests.

Follow Wes: Main link
Music by Jim Noir
Artwork by Ethan Douglass
Distributed by Transistor 

Jess Keifer is Head of Digital Marketing and Social Strategy at Make Wake Artists, a boutique artist services company based in Nashville, Tennessee. Lead by founder and artist manager, Chris "Kappy", Jess and her Make Wake team serve a roster that includes Luke Combs, Jon Bellion, The Band Perry, Flatland Cavalry, and over a dozen more. An IU-grad and Indy native, Jess formerly worked as Director of Digital Strategy at Sony Music and eCommerce Manager at Big Machine Label Group.

Follow Jess: @jessicakeifer
Follow Make Wake: @makewakeartists
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Thank you to our sponsor, Symphonic. Founded in 2006 by former music producer Jorge Brea, Symphonic Distribution provides thousands of new and established record labels, managers, and artists with global digital music and video distribution to hundreds of retail and streaming platforms, playlist pitching, release promotion, and a comprehensive suite of label services.

A shortlist of Artists and Record Labels who have had their work distributed through Symphonic include: Sublime, Ok Go!, Jon Batiste, Doechii, Melissa Etheridge, Sean Paul, CloZee, Odesza, LS DREAM, Sarah McLachlan, Wally Opus Records, and many more incredibly talented creatives across various genres.

Switch to Symphonic to get your music onto all major platforms and utilize their growing set of tools and offerings with 25% off your first year of a Starter Package by visiting:  https://symphonic.com/starter/  and entering the promo code "everybodyelse" (case sensitive) at check out.

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Everybody Else is a podcast dedicated to pulling back the curtain on the lives and work of the music people you don’t see. From producers and publicists to label execs, venue managers, and beyond, this show dives into the real stories, strategies, and lessons from those building and running the business of music. Whether you're an aspiring artist, a curious fan, or someone working behind the scenes yourself, Everybody Else offers a candid look into what it takes to build a meaningful, lasting career in the always-evolving world of music through engaging dialogue between host, Wes Luttrell, and a plethora of interesting guests.

Follow Wes: Main link
Music by Jim Noir
Artwork by Ethan Douglass
Distributed by Transistor 

Sam Kuban is a Release Strategist at Wally Opus, an independent record label and artist management company located in Evansville, Indiana. In addition to helping foster the growth and project development of the emerging acts on the label's roster, he is also the drummer and vocalist of The Chugs, a chart-topping surf punk band dedicated to Hamm's Beer as well as a singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist in his solo project, Swamp Eyes. Sam also contributes as a copy editor to the works of Aaron Tanner, whose coffee table books for bands like Cardiacs, Pixies, Face-To-Face, and more are housed in the permanent collections of MoMA, The Smithsonian, and The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

Follow Sam: @sam_kuban
Follow The Chugs: @thechugsband
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Thank you to our sponsor, Symphonic. Founded in 2006 by former music producer Jorge Brea, Symphonic Distribution provides thousands of new and established record labels, managers, and artists with global digital music and video distribution to hundreds of retail and streaming platforms, playlist pitching, release promotion, and a comprehensive suite of label services.

A shortlist of Artists and Record Labels who have had their work distributed through Symphonic include: Sublime, Ok Go!, Jon Batiste, Doechii, Melissa Etheridge, Sean Paul, CloZee, Odesza, LS DREAM, Sarah McLachlan, Wally Opus Records, and many more incredibly talented creatives across various genres.

Switch to Symphonic to get your music onto all major platforms and utilize their growing tools and offerings with 25% off your first year of a Starter Package by visiting:  https://symphonic.com/starter/  and entering the promo code "everybodyelse" (case sensitive) at check out.

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Everybody Else is a podcast dedicated to pulling back the curtain on the lives and work of the music people you don’t see. From producers and publicists to label execs, venue managers, and beyond, this show dives into the real stories, strategies, and lessons from those building and running the business of music. Whether you're an aspiring artist, a curious fan, or someone working behind the scenes yourself, Everybody Else offers a candid look into what it takes to build a meaningful, lasting career in the always-evolving world of music through engaging dialogue between host, Wes Luttrell, and a plethora of interesting guests.

Follow Wes: Main link
Music by Jim Noir
Artwork by Ethan Douglass
Distributed by Transistor 

Flint Rasure is Vice President of Concept Sound & Light, a full-service audio, video, and lighting production and install company located in Evansville, Indiana. Starting his career as a local DJ, Flint found a job at Concept nearly 15 years ago and has since evolved into a part owner of the company that services the local and regional area with anything from small PA rentals to large-scale concert sound and lighting configurations at venues like the Victory Theatre, ONEP, and the Ford Center, to name a few. Alongside a co-worker, Flint also helped pioneer an in-house live-streaming setup for churches that pre-dated COVID by five years and became a valuable resource for the community and company during the time of the pandemic.   

Follow Flint: @flintrasure
Follow Concept: @conceptsoundandlight
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Thank you to our show sponsor, The Victory Theatre, for bringing great entertainment to our little city and for believing in this show.

Located in the heart of downtown Evansville, Indiana, The Victory Theatre is a historic 1,950-seat venue hosting world-class entertainment such as Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Louis C.K, Deana Carter, and Eddie Griffin, to name a few. Managed by Venuworks, the 124-year-old theatre is also home to the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra and Signature School, Indiana’s first charter school and a top-raked charter school in the nation.

Visit the Victory Theatre website to browse tickets: https://www.victorytheatre.com/home

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Everybody Else is a podcast dedicated to pulling back the curtain on the lives and work of the music people you don’t see. From producers and publicists to label execs, venue managers, and beyond, this show dives into the real stories, strategies, and lessons from those building and running the business of music. Whether you're an aspiring artist, a curious fan, or someone working behind the scenes yourself, Everybody Else offers a candid look into what it takes to build a meaningful, lasting career in the always-evolving world of music through engaging dialogue between host, Wes Luttrell, and a plethora of interesting guests.

Follow Wes: Main link
Music by Jim Noir
Artwork by Ethan Douglass
Distributed by Transistor 

Logan Bell is freelance PA Tech who works in large-scale live concert audio. Over the last decade, he's been contracted through companies like VER and PRG (now combined as a conglomerate) to tour across the world with acts such as Metallica, Styx, J Balvin, John Legend, Santana, Rosalia, Adam Sandler, Daniel Caesar, Janet Jackson, and more. An Ohio native, Logan is a graduate of Full Sail University, where he was Wes's college roommate, and he's currently on tour in Europe flying PA as a Tech for Pantera.

Follow Logan: Instagram
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Thank you to our episode sponsor, Symphonic.

Founded in 2006 by former music producer Jorge Brea, Symphonic Distribution provides thousands of new and established record labels, managers, and artists with global digital music and video distribution to hundreds of retail and streaming platforms, playlist pitching, release promotion, and a comprehensive suite of label services.

A shortlist of Artists and Record Labels who have had their work distributed through Symphonic include: Sublime, Ok Go!, Jon Batiste, Doechii, Melissa Etheridge, Sean Paul, CloZee, Odesza, LS DREAM, Sarah McLachlan, Wally Opus Records, and many more incredibly talented creatives across various genres.

Switch to Symphonic to get your music onto all major platforms and utilize their growing tools and offerings with 25% off your first year of a Starter Package by visiting:  https://symphonic.com/starter/  and entering the promo code "everybodyelse" (case sensitive) at check out.

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Everybody Else is a podcast dedicated to pulling back the curtain on the lives and work of the music people you don’t see. From producers and publicists to label execs, venue managers, and beyond, this show dives into the real stories, strategies, and lessons from those building and running the business of music. Whether you're an aspiring artist, a curious fan, or someone working behind the scenes yourself, Everybody Else offers a candid look into what it takes to build a meaningful, lasting career in the always-evolving world of music through engaging dialogue between host, Wes Luttrell, and a plethora of interesting guests.

Follow Wes: Main link
Music by Jim Noir
Artwork by Ethan Douglass
Distributed by Transistor