In this episode I sat down with Niall Sullivan, a NYC based- musician, bassist, and songwriter. Originally born in Manhattan, Niall started playing multiple instruments at a young age encouraged by his family, notably his grandmother. He started taking piano and trombone lessons before eventually settling on bass guitar. Niall talked about his upbringing and his biggest musical influences including what made him want to get into music performance. We talked about the creation of NYC band Pastel which Niall co-founded with lead singer Nick after originally meeting in high school. We dived into his time with Jazz-Fusion Improvisational group The Jazztronauts and how he was introduced the opportunity to be apart of the group through a chance meeting at The Craft House in Staten Island. We talked about his bass guitar idols and we both found out we share some rock and alternative influences.

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In this episode I sat down with Niall Sullivan, a NYC based- musician, bassist, and songwriter. Originally born in Manhattan, Niall started playing multiple instruments at a young age encouraged by his family, notably his grandmother. He started taking piano and trombone lessons before eventually settling on bass guitar. Niall talked about his upbringing and his biggest musical influences including what made him want to get into music performance. We talked about the creation of NYC band Pastel which Niall co-founded with lead singer Nick after originally meeting in high school. We dived into his time with Jazz-Fusion Improvisational group The Jazztronauts and how he was introduced the opportunity to be apart of the group through a chance meeting at The Craft House in Staten Island. We talked about his bass guitar idols and we both found out we share some rock and alternative influences. 

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David Lozada is one half of the podcast team Sounds Like NYC. I sat down with David to talk about his career beginnings, his upbringing in NYC, and what inspired him to start the Sounds Like NYC podcast. We discussed what it's like to balance hustling as a creative professional in NYC and how to balance your creative pursuits with your professional life.  David is a licensed real estate agent and podcast host. He hosts the Sounds Like NYC podcast with Daniel Shadrach Reid that highlights New York City artists and features interviews from numerous musicians, artists, photographers, and producers. 

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Deemed a "unique crossover between Evanescence's Amy Lee, singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles, and Kelly Clarkson," Saturn Lane is a New York City based pop singer-songwriter. Fresh off the release of her 2021 singles "Didn't Know Better" and "Messed Up" we discussed her biggest influences such as musical acts Bebe Rexha and Ariana Grande as well her career beginnings. We dived into what inspired her to become a performing artist,  went behind the scenes regarding her songwriting and production process and how she was featured on MTV2 singing for Bebe Rexha during her time in high school. 

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In this episode I sat down with NYC artists Sam Miller and Groove Temple. Twin brothers from New York who are both songwriters and producers. Originally from Long Island this team of twin brothers are frequent collaborators on each others musical projects and we discussed their recent releases, how they produce songs, recording on their own, and their biggest musical influences growing up. Sam Miller's music leans more toward the singer-songwriter genre where Groove Temple is heavily influenced by electronic music. We later touched on how independent artists can navigate the music business and how the game is changing in terms of distribution, record label/artist relationships, and where the music industry may be heading. 

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I sat down to discuss emerging trends in the music industry that can benefit independent artists and creative professionals. NFT's, recorded music revenues, royalty registration, and digital music distribution were some of the topics discussed in this weeks episode. I dived into how to build your own home studio and my budget when I started investing in my own home studio setup. I talked about recording equipment and what you can use to get started recording tracks at home including DAW's like Pro Tools, Logic Pro X, audio interfaces, and microphones.

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