Jammer Direct's Dark Matters

Our guest this time around has been a living legend for the last three decades and a force to be reckoned with in the music industry. By taking the bass guitar from the background to the forefront this rock icon in the truest sense of the term has rebranded this transposing instrument into an ever transforming voice demanding recognition. That guest is Billy Sheehan. We talk to Billy about his beginnings and influences, as well as his new outfit The Winery Dogs with Ritchie Kotzen and Mike Portnoy as well as the past present and future.

This episode's guest has made a name for themselves not only in the UK, but worldwide. By creating a platform in which any unsigned artist in the UK can be heard in any one of 90 radio stations across the globe. And now, they can be heard on JammerStream One every Monday and Wednesday @ 10 and 10 EST. That guest is Best of British Unsigned and the hosts are Matt Graveling and Talia. Best of British Unsigned is a weekly radio show that gives the best, British unsigned musicians the recognition and the airplay that they deserve.

Our guest for this episode has done what most people only dream of. Taken his band to a level rarely seen in todays music world. That guest is Norman Matthew of Murder FM. Having toured with the likes of HALESTORM, YOUNG GUNS,KORN,THE USED,BLACK VEIL BRIDES,LACUNA COIL,ESCAPE THE FATE,DOMMIN,SICK PUPPIES,THE BIRTHDAY MASSACRE and ORGY along with countless accolades.

This guest is a man we just can't get enough of here on the show. He's turned lemons into lemonade and lemonade into wine with his career paths and turns. And now he's on Nat Geo TV's new show, Meltdown. That guest is Rich Pyle. We talk to Rich about his new show, Meltdown, on Nat Geo TV,his band, Superlast, and his upcoming clothing line. You'll also hear select tracks from Superlast as Rich talks about the past, present, and future.

Fernando Tarango has made a name for himself by using the new media to promote his music both in the real world and online and now in a new global marketing campaign for Old Spice. By utilizing Social Media Fernando is able to bridge the gap between his music, acting, producing, and vocal coaching careers into an online presence to be reckoned with. I talk with Fernando about his solo career, his band the Wickersham Brothers as well as the past, present, and future.

We're mixing it up a little bit again with the show. Instead of a celebrity or organization, we're interviewing a man on the street. Literally. That man is street musician Michael Nurse from Chicago, Il. Michael gives us an insight on life on the streets of Chicago as well as the past, present and future.

Today we're doing things a little different on the show. Our guest isn't a national recording artist, best selling author, or any other type of celebrity. Our guest is an organization. That organization is The Chicago Innovation Awards. The Chicago Innovation Awards was created by the Chicago Sun-Times and Kuczmarski and Associates in 2002. Each year the Awards recognizes Chicago area businesses, nonprofits, and government organizations that develop the year’s most innovative new products and services. We catch up with the organizers as wells as some of the nominees at the Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago, IL for Media Capital and Talent day, and get their take and insight on the past, present, and future.

Today's guest is a band that hails from Auckland, New Zealand. But their music resonates around the globe. We talk to one of the members of that band. That member is Matt Brooks. The band is Like A Storm. Along with brothers Chris and Kent, Like A Storm has toured extensively with Shinedown, Creed, Puddle of Mudd, Staind, Alter Bridge, Drowning Pool, Helmet, Skillet, Hoobastank and many others, as well as playing the Rock on The Range and Rocklahoma festivals. Overwhelming fan response to the band's live show saw their first album, The End of the Beginning, enter Billboard's New Artist Charts at No. 61 from tour sales alone. The album is available on iTunes. Like A Storm's first single, "Chemical Infatuation", reached No. 43 in the U.S Active Rock Top 100.

Today's guest is a personal hero of mine from the UK not so much because of his musical abilities, but because he took his passion for music one step further. His name is Rob Chapman. Now, some guitarists' big dream is to have a signature model guitar designed and named after them. Rob took it one step further by starting his own music instrument brand. But this is a brand with a twist. In the true fashion of democracy, Rob's guitars are designed for the people, by the people, and with the people. Yes. you can go to chapmanguitars.co.uk and vote on the next model. You'll also get to hear select tracks from Rob's band, Dorje as well as a broadcast premiere of his new song, Holy Fire. Let's learn more about the man behind Chapman Guitars and his band Dorje.

Dave Rude is one of the guitarists of the hard rock band Tesla, joining them in 2006. But, by the time he had joined Tesla, he had already honed his skills fronting his own rock act, Dave Rude Band, where he sings and plays guitar. His latest album is 'The Key'.