Brook Hoover of Surf Zombies, Flaming Camaros and Meerkats joins us on the podcast to discuss different ways to earn money in the music business. W

Producer AJ Vens turns the tables on host Mike Schulte and we discuss Mike's experience with being in an original band, the importance of those experiences and how it shaped who he is today. We also discuss Mike's trip to Europe and what he learned about music scenes overseas.

Alisabeth Von Presley is an iconic mainstay in the Cedar Rapids music scene. In this episode, we discuss her story and how she developed into the musician she is today. We dive into playing originals vs covers, her time on American Idol, dealing with internet hate, booking a tour and much more.

Curt Burgess of Slap n Tickle joins the podcast and we talk about some recent bad music experiences and go down a very diverse road of lots of different topics, thoughts and tools on today's music scene.

Caleb Ryder, a solo original artist and singer for Rockinfreakapotamus, joins the podcast to chat about a ton of things. From his upbringing in music and recording his own albums to now being an adult and seeing things from a different perspective, we have a great conversation on this artist spotlight.

Episode #12- State of the Scene Address & Newbo Evolve by Iowa Music Podcast

William Elliott Whitmore is a folk musician from SE-Iowa who is one of the most successful and hardest-working musicians from our state. He has released 9 full length albums since 2003 and continues to tour the world as a full-time musician.

Joel Anderson was the guitar player for The Vidablue/Ten Grand from 1998-2003. As a hardcore band from Iowa City, they toured not only the United States but many countries in Europe as well.

In this episode, we dive deep down the retrospective path of forming their bands, developing songs, finding success and of course everything in between. Don't miss this one.

Cory Talbot, of The Pork Tornadoes and Towncrier, joins the podcast and we dive deep into the scary world of negotiation, booking and contracts.

Dustin, Jacob and Ethan from Faces Turned Ashen join the podcast to discuss the state of original bands in our area and why they love writing music.

Jeremy Jacobs and Shane Lunsford of Fresh Fighters join the podcast to discuss a wide variety of things, including why tribute bands have become so popular.