Musicians' Teatime

Gabi Chesnet and Tiyanée Stevens visit Steve Bartek and talk career retrospective, influences, musicianship, composing, orchestration and even imposter syndrome around a cup of coffee.

From Strawberry Alarm Clock to Oingo Boingo alongside a lifelong involvement in film scoring, Steve shares fresh perspectives and experiences on music theory, interaction between musicians, self-consciousness and what keeps the music makers going - not without a good amount of laughter and compelling memories.

Gabi Chesnet and Tiyanée Stevens sit down at John Avila's studio, Brando's Paradise, for an insightful chat filled with fascinating, heartfelt recollections.

After love at first sight between John and his first Höfner style bass, he goes on to recount what it was like to live through classic rock, disco, punk - then go on to play in Oingo Boingo, Food for Feet, and now LA supergroup JackiO, all the while being a producer, session & live musician, and now educator at LACM... From one odd anecdote!

Gabi Chesnet and Ira Ingber (Captain Beefheart, Canned Heat, Bob Dylan, Van Dyke Parks) discuss the changes of the music industry as both a musician and producer through the decades, the good and the bad of technology, and the nonverbal, psychological aspects of playing and crafting music.

Gabi Chesnet chats with multihyphenate music industry veteran Richard Gibbs, retracing his career from dreams of jazz fusion to studio ownership, film scoring, rockstar life and giving back to others in the music industry. Richard details his own podcast projects, his passion for storytelling, general curiosity and thirst for knowledge, with a few anecdotes in tow.

Gabi Chesnet sits down with Charlie Fisher to discuss their first releases as an artist, getting started out of sheer love for pop music, and how the latter can morph into much more than a 3-minute radio anthem. Emotions, self-expression, community and more: Charlie explains how they've been experiencing the beginnings of their career.