Mickey Smith, Jr. is a middle school band director and also a motivational speaker in the education field. His new program, "SOUND180" is an educator's resource to discover their "sound" in their careers and craft of teaching. Mickey is also a saxophonist and performs across the country.

Website: https://mickeysmithjr.com/

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Hunter Forman is a Sulphur, LA native and a worship leader at Sulphur Community Church. Josh and Hunter sit down to talk about politics, the current status of the worship community, and his podcast "Everything Like Such As" available on Apple Podcasts and Google Play.

Ryan and Dayton sit down to discuss their new Lake Charles-based project, "The Main Entree", school, trying to make it in the music business, and much more. Be sure to listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, or Soundcloud!

Drake Shrader is an aspiring actor out of Houston, Texas. Josh and Drake discuss life after a Fine Arts Undergraduate degree, moving to a new city, and the art of being a thespian.

Efron Simon is a local musician in the Southwest Louisiana area and also a student at McNeese State University. Efron talks of how he goes about learning songs, improvising, playing gigs, and just being cool with it.

Jordan Says is a mechanical engineer and also guitarist for the Lake Charles, LA based band "Team Theory". Jordan and Josh sit down to talk about traveling, being homeschooled, getting married, and what it means to balance a passion for multiple things.

The first multi-guest episode! Josh Hebert returns with a first time guest, Austin Young. Austin is a music education student with his own story. This episode doesn't really have a lot of drum-talk, rather a deep, genuine conversation on the world we live in today.

Jairus Daigle is a graduate of the Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA. Jairus is a contemporary violinist from Lake Charles, LA and continues to live and play there. He joins Josh to discuss his upbringing, what it's like to go to one of the most esteemed music schools in the country, and what he's been up to recently.

Josh talks to good friend and producer of the podcast, Wesley Royer. Wesley is a gigging keyboardist and also a private lesson instructor in the Lake Charles area. He also owns RnR Mobile Recording LLC.

Josh and Josh at it! Josh Hebert joins the podcast talking about dealing with loss, committing to your craft, and all-in-all provides great advice to those out there who are just trying to make it.