The Changing Stage

Paul Shedden is the President and Head of Sales for Mission Engineering, maker of top level expression and wah-wah pedals.

The Atomic Punks are a tribute to early Van Halen, the David Lee Roth era. Formed in 1994, the Atomic Punks have performed well over 300 shows in places like Hollywood, CA, San Diego, CA, Las Vegas, NV, Phoenix, AZ, Scottsdale, AZ, Seattle, WA, Denver, CO, Honolulu, HI, Andover, MN, St. Louis, MO, Pittsburgh, PA, most recently Salt Lake City, UT, and most importantly, Pasadena, CA, where Van Halen started their meteoric rise to stardom. 


Voted "Best Tribute Band" by LA's "Rock City News" three years in a row, the Atomic Punks have created a national following that continues to grow by leaps and bounds all the time.


Brian talks about the advantages of the Ultimate Ears in-ear monitors, a system used by everyone from The Black Keys to Metallica, The Rolling Stones, Foster The People, Melissa Etheridge and many others.

Aleksander Tortenson is the CEO and Co-Founder of Aalberg Audio in Norway. They have just launched their improved and revolutionary WIRELESS switcher, MOON, that can change your sound from your pedals and MIDI-controllers with a single touch of a button.

Sin Quirin, guitarist for Ministry demonstrates the bone crushing Blackstar Series One amplifier followed by a QA regarding his tone, technique, approach to guitar and his role in Ministry.

Sin Quirin is a two-time Grammy nominated guitar player from LA. Sin is a member of Ministry and a primary songwriter on the 2007 Ministry album The Last Sucker and 2013's From Beer to Eternity.
In addition to his role in Ministry (co-writing credits on Ministry’s 2007 release, The Last Sucker, 2013's From Beer to Eternity and guitar on 2008’s Cover Up album) and primary writing credits for RevCo’s Sex-O Olympic-O and Got Cock?, Quirin toured the U.S. and worked with DJ Hardware on the 2009 ReVamp tour. He has been Grammy nominated twice, both times with Ministry, the first for 'Under my Thumb' from Cover Up – 2008 and the second time around for 'Señor Peligro' from the live 2009 album Adios... Puta Madres.

At one time tagged as the hardest working bass player in America, Chuck Rainey’s bass playing on successful television shows, motion pictures and recordings illustrate his well-known and legendary style, feel and concept for the instrument and it’s role in organized music. His unique bass lines accent numerous commercials and are an integral part of today’s music across many music viewing and listening fronts.


During the period 1963 thru 1971, Chuck toured and/or recorded with some of the most prominent artist of that era. They include King Curtis, Sam Cooke, Etta James, The original Coasters, Jackie Wilson, Harry Bellefonte, Al Kooper, The Supremes, Labelle, Aretha Franklin, Roberta Flack and Quincy Jones.

In 2004 four friends, all bandmates, were looking for a new challenge. Having worked together for years at the highest levels of the amp designing industry, their dream was to create new and innovative guitar amplifiers and pedals that would be the ultimate tools for self expression.


Having spent two and a half years doing intensive technical research in a garden shed in Northampton England, the first Blackstar products were ready and in March 2007, Blackstar was officially launched at the Frankfurt Musik Messe.

Johnny McAndrew is the Eastern Regional Sales Manager at PreSonus Audio Electronics. We talk with Johnny about the latest PreSonus products, such as the PreSonus StudioLive RM32AI - 32-ch Digital Rack Mounted Mixer‎.

Roli is the maker of innovative squishy keyboard controllers that allow for a wide range of expression, sustain, attack and modulation based on the way a player's fingers touch the keys.



We talk with Niko Paterakis, Product Support Specialist for Roli about their innovative and revolutionary products.

John Driskell Hopkins (Hop) (born May 3, 1971) is best known for his role as a founding member, vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter for the Grammy Award Winning group Zac Brown Band. Hopkins co-wrote, with Zac Brown, Wyatt Durette and Shawn Mullins, the Zac Brown Band's third single: "Toes" from their 2008 major-label debut The Foundation. It was the second number one single for the band. Hopkins also co-wrote, with Zac Brown, Wyatt Durette and Sonia Leigh, the second single from the band's third major-label album "Uncaged" entitled "Goodbye in Her Eyes." Hopkins co-wrote the band's first number one hit on the Billboard Mainstream Rock (chart) "Heavy Is the Head (Zac Brown Band song)" which featured Chris Cornell and was the second single from their 4th major label studio album "Jekyll + Hyde" released in 2015.