Funkatopia Live

An intense discussion on depression, loss, and grief with special guests Morris Hayes & Tony Mosley from New Power Generation, Garrett Shider from Parliament-Funkadelic, Jellybean Johnson from The Time, DuJuan Elliott of the Blackshires, Michael Dean of Podcast Juice & 2 licensed counselors. An episode of discovery, motivation, and inspiration.

Funkatopia interviews Parliament Funkadelic's keyboardist Danny Bedrosian to talk about his 20 years with George Clinton. Plenty of stories from 5 minutes shows, playing for Putin in Russia, performances with Sly Stone, supporting Armenians in Syria, and so much more. Another action packed show.

Funkatopia Live sits down with producer, drummer, vocalist and creator of the iconic group Klymaxx and Madame X for an incredibly revealing discussion about the drama of Klymaxx, the evolution of Madame X, and insane stories about Ike Turner, Teena Marie, George Clinton, and more.

Funkatopia Live sits down with the legendary Alan Leeds who has managed everyone from Prince, James Brown, Maxwell, D'Angelo, Raphael Saadiq and many others. The man has some great stories!

Saxophonist Eric Leeds returns (post World Series) to discuss baseball, more details of his work with Prince, JamBrown, and his favorite artists and inspirations. He is also joined by St. Paul Peterson to discuss new work with LP, a 2021 release, memories of The Family (aka FDeluxe) and so much more.

Soul Sisters Patti Henley and Brenda Lee Eager join Funkatopia Live to discuss the work with MLK, Jesse Jackson and Operation Breadbasket. Then we dig deep into their musical journey performing with legends like Stevie Wonder, Roberta Flack, Marvin Gaye, James Brown, Prince, and many more.

Funkatopia Live sits down with Martin Kember from AZ-1 and Color Me Badd. Stories of being on the charts in the 90's, BET awards, the influence of Prince, the challenges of Color Me Badd, and so much more.

Hundelisiliah. Souliacolia. Soda fizzin' on the lawn. The Funkatopia Live crew looks at some of Prince's strangest lyrics to figure out the meaning and we arrive at some answers! A show full of fun.

Saxophonist Eric Leeds shares amazing stories about his brother Alan Leeds (road manager for James Brown & Prince), his own stories with James Brown, and of course more stories about Prince!

We welcome trombonist extraordinaire Greg Boyer as he tells stories about George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, Prince and the New Power Generation (NPG), James Brown & Maceo Parker, and tons of personal stories including liquid chicken.