Pro baseball player turned singer-songwriter, Bryan Ruby, joins us in the studio. We talk about what it is like being an independent artist in the industry, navigating that as an openly gay artist and how his journey has shaped his musical career so far as well as giving him the chance to come face to face with some of his idols.

Bryans brand new heartbreak single "Goes Without Saying" is out now!

https://bryanruby.komi.io/goeswithoutsaying

You can find out more about Bryan and connect here:

https://www.bryanrubymusic.com

https://www.facebook.com/bryanrubyofficial

INSTAGRAM: @BryanRubyOfficial

TIKTOK: @BryanRubyOfficial

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He can really toot his own horn! In the studio with us today is trumpet player Vinnie Ciesielski!... Talk about stories! This episode is packed full of stories from the road and the insight in just what it takes to make it as a musician in the industry, is it luck, do we make our own? What celebrity did this trumpet extraordinaire tackle on a day off on the road....? From Julia Roberts to Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons he really has seen it all!

You can find out more about Vinnie and his music here:

https://trumpetvinnie.com/

Instagram: @TrumpetVinnie

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Part 2: Singer songwriter Ava Paige joins us in the studio today to share her wealth of knowledge on the industry. Entering the business as such a young age, this rising talent has set her sights on knowing exactly what the industry holds! She gives us in insight into her journey as well as talking about how you can support independent artists!

Check out Ava's charity: Pickn & Kickn Cancer

https://www.avapaigemusic.com/

https://www.facebook.com/Avapaigemusic/

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Singer songwriter Ava Paige joins us in the studio today to share her wealth of knowledge on the industry. Entering the business as such a young age, this rising talent has set her sights on knowing exactly what the industry holds! She gives us in insight into her journey as well as talking about how you can support independent artists! Part two will be out next week!

Check out Ava's charity: Pickn & Kickn Cancer

https://www.avapaigemusic.com/

https://www.facebook.com/Avapaigemusic/

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As the drummer for Reba McEntire for almost 2 decades, Tommy Harden joins us in the studio today as we speak about how he got into session recording, his time with Reba along with many other artists and some of his own personal projects!

https://losthollowband.com/

https://www.facebook.com/losthollowband/

Check out the song 'Sleeping With The Telephone' that Tommy, his wife Lorrie and Don Rollins penned for Reba and Faith Hill!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZfyyYYHUSo

https://www.rumer.co.uk/

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Songwriter, producer and musician Tommy Collier stops by the studio to share his insight into the music industry and talks about his work with Katy Perry and Ashley McBryde as well as his own project and what life looks like as a working industry professional in Nashville, TN.

Find out more about Tommy by visiting his website at: https://thecolliercollection.com/

Other links you may be interested in are:

https://www.kensiecoppinmusic.com/

https://www.ashleymcbryde.com/

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