One of the best things about being on the road is catching up with friends all over the globe. In today’s episode, we’re in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Tonight is the Formula 1 Grand Prix (you know I love F1), and headlining it is J.Lo!

I got to catch up with my longtime friends Charles Streeter, Brandon Brown aka Pastor Funk, and Javad Day. Streeter has been J.Lo’s drummer for many years. Pastor Funk is playing bass with her, and has also played bass and/or music directed for everyone from The Jacksons to Stevie Wonder. He also leads his own band, The Brandon Brown Collective (aka the BBC), which was actually the first band to play at the JammJam!

Javad Day, aka Mr. Klynik, is playing keys with J.Lo, and this same week, he’s also musical directing Megan Thee Stallion at Coachella. Javad’s worked with Beyoncé, Mac Miller (that’s him on Mac’s Tiny Desk), Ella Mai, Mustard, Ciara, Tyler, the Creator, and more.

I love these guys and had such a great time hanging in Saudi with them, right before they crushed it for a huge crowd with J.Lo (and then immediately hopped on a plane back to the U.S).

We found a hut, popped up a camera, and filmed this one ON THE GO. So here it is, my convo with my brothers Streeter, Pastor Funk, and Javad!

(00:00) INTRO

(00:59) JAVAD DAY INTERVIEW STARTS

(01:27) JAVAD’S TRAVEL SCHEDULE

(02:35) 1500 OR NOTHIN’

(03:32) RICKEY MARTIN & J.LO

(04:05) MUSIC DIRECTING ZEDD’S “THE MIDDLE” BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS PERFORMANCE

(04:56) MUSIC DIRECTING JAMMJAMS

(05:47) J.LO

(06:34) GETTING THE MEGAN THEE STALLION GIG

(08:22) JENNIFER LOPEZ AT F1

(09:47) BAND IN A BOX

(11:18) MEGAN THEE STALLION COACHELLA SHOW

(13:18) MODERN DAY MUSIC DIRECTING

(13:54) HOW TO CREATE A COACHELLA SET

(16:33) COACHELLA REHEARSALS WITH MEGAN THEE STALLION

(17:14) JAVAD’S FIRST GIGS

(18:07) TRAVEL SCHEDULE

(18:50) SNEAKS MOVIE WITH MUSTARD

(23:29) CHARLES STREETER & PASTOR FUNK INTERVIEW STARTS

(25:57) REHEARSALS WITH J.LO

(28:49) HOW PASTOR FUNK, STREETER AND ELMO MET

(34:07) THE FIRST JAMMJAMS

(34:59) BRANDON BROWN COLLECTIVE JAMMJAM

(35:39) FULL CIRCLE: PLAYING IN SAUDI WITH FRIENDS

(37:43) PASTOR FUNK

(38:51) A MEMPHIS JAMM

(42:45) TOURING WHILE BEING A HUSBAND AND A DAD

(45:07) PLAYING TO MASSIVE CROWDS

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