Under the Influence with DJJonniBravo

Go Under the Musical Influence of Tom Stephens answering 9 Questions about his Musical Self.
 
Tom Started In The Band, Has Been in Several Bands in Jacksonville, Florida by Learning to Play the Saxophone to Singing in these Bands: Flying South, Earth's End, and Judge Rock. Working on Getting a New Band Soon, Stiff Iguana! Tom's Music is Heavily into Rock, with Blues Influence and is Gonna have Other Stuff in the Side Pocket, Just in Case!.

Its Easier for me to Sing!
I Attempt to Play the Saxophone & I Sing!

We Were Supposed to Have Band Practice but we Rode Motorcycles?

I Don't Wanna Come Home & See a Stiff Iguana!

Bon Scott Stephens (Son) was Born on September 7th, Same Day as the Real Bon Scott from ACDC!
Bon, After Bon Jovi?

It's the Stupid Songs Your Mom Teaches You!

That Was a Cool Song to a Little Kid!

Yodeling Cowboy Guy?

Dad You Didn't Like 'Em when I Listened to 'Em! 
You Were Always Turn that Down!

2 or 3ft Stack of 45s.

The 45 Tube was Our iPod back Then!

Whenever we Would Park in the Car we'd Put in Boston!

It was on 8 Track & We Didn't Have to Do Anything with It!

Disco It Out?

It Wasn't as Bad as When KISS Did Dynasty?

My Brother Thinks The Banana Splits Count as a Concert!

It's Not a Concert Cause It Was All on Tape!

I Can Hear that on the Record, So Entertain Me!

That was the Next Thing I was Gonna Say, Blow Something Up!

Ted Nugent's a Geek?

At 5yrs Old He Wanted to See KISS!

They Were Both on 8 Track, so Now Everyone Knows I'm Ancient!

Sometime it Would Click Over in the Middle of Your Favorite Song!

I Had a Craig Power Play in My 1st Car!

Pop in the Head Cleaner?

Joe Perry was Gone?

Doing Music in School Helped Me in Other Classes!

I Love Watching People While We Are Playing Music!

My Dream Job in High School: I wanted to be a Disc Jockey!

When I Win the Lotto, I'll Just Buy a Radio Station!


Music Discussed from Stevie Ray Vaughan, Gov't Mule, Joe Bonamassa, Buddy Guy, The Doors, Ted Nugent, Led Zeppelin, ACDC, Ohio Express, Roger Miller, Herb Albert and the Tijuana Brass, The Four Freshman, Eddie Arnold, CCR, Alan Parsons, Pink Floyd, Boston, The Rockets, P Funk, The Banana Splits, Anton Fig, Paul Schafer and the World's Most Dangerous Band (The David Letterman Band), Aerosmith, Sammy Hagar, The Circle and More!

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Go Under the Musical Influence of Shay Leonia answering 9 Questions about her Musical Self.
 
Shay Started In The Band Literally Being Born into Music and Grew Up in a Family of Musicians in New Jersey to Following Suit with the Rest of Her Family by Learning to Play the Trumpet to Singing on the Subway to Finally Working with Some Major Music People to now Living in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. Shay's Music Sounds Like A Mix Between Kelis Vocals Over Nine Inch Nails Beats!

I Decided to Go Sing for a Living and Received a Scholarship to the American Musical Dramatic Academy.

I Started Singing on the Subway to get a Meal a Day.
It was a Life or Death Scenario!
I Lied and Said I Was Raising Money for Studio Time.

One Person Came Along, Passed me a Flyer and Asked me if I Written Any Music?
Do You Think You Can Do This?

I Started Writing Music and Networking a lot!

I Started Really Getting a Lot More Attention for my Singing.

I have Worked with Some Major Music People like Janelle Monet, Marley Marl, The Pharcyde and the Lords of the Underground.

I was Featured on a RuPauls Drag Race Commercial.

Now I Get to Help Other Indie Musicians through my Company 44th Minute Media!

What is Busking?

I didn’t Want to Live that Cube Life!

Theres a Narrative Around the Day Job

It’s the Need to Explore the Adjacent Jobs!

The Adjacent Path will Help Shape Your Eventual Career in Music!

What is Battle Jazz Trumpet?

She was Singing George Michael “Monkey” at 3?

My Sister Snuck Me Into Bars to See Led Zeppelin Cover Bands.

This is Just All they People that Have Been Affected by the same Thing that Affects Me!

Janet Jackson What a Legend!

Sam Goody Employees Were Shazam!

I Miss the Type of Spark & Magic of the Work You Would Do to Try and Buy a Song!

You Really Have to Work So Much Harder to Get Your Fan Base to Care!

A lot of that Magic is Gone & it’s Heartbreaking!

Songs have Feelings?

I Feel Guilty I Haven’t Paid Attention to the Song(s).

One of the Songs is Gonna Hear Me and Their Feelings are Gonna be Hurt!

Can you Duck and Dodge a Question?

Who Do I Have Tattoos Of Right Now? Thats How I Answer this Question!

Indie Artists Your Spotify Follower Count Does Not Determine Your Success?
So What Does?

It’s like I’m a Jukebox! Say a Word and I’ll Sing a Song!

Do You Eat, Sleep, Crap, Music?

What do Cantors Do?

Music is in my Blood, Literally in My Bloodline!

What is a Trash Cans Style of R&B?

Music Discussed from Janelle Monet, Marley Marl, The Pharcyde, the Lords of the Underground, Liza Minnelli, Barbra Streisand, George Michael, Wham!, Stevie Wonder, Doris Day, Michael Jackson, Nirvana, BIG, Art Blakey, Miles Davis, Clifford Brown, Bill Conti, Bob James, Mel Carter, Page and Plant, Bon Jovi, Janet Jackson, Toni Braxton, Naughty by Nature, Treach, Skillz, El Da Sensei, The Artifacts, Raekwon the Chef, Monifah, George & Ira Gershwin, Technotronic, and More!

Find Out More About Shay Leonia’s Music!
https://www.shayleonia.com/
https://shayleonia.bandcamp.com/album/weighted-ep
https://soundcloud.com/shayleonia
https://www.instagram.com/shayleonia/?hl=en

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Go Under the Musical Influence of Aedan Thompson answering 9 Questions about his Musical Self.
 
Aedan Started In The Band as Lead Vocalist in Rathe in North Carolina in 2017 to Picking Up the Guitar to Teach Himself, then as a Hobby he Learns & Plays the Drums, Guitar, & Bass Guitar and Now to a One Man Band Project called Sacred Wretch (A Mix Between Thrash Metal, Death Metal, & Black Metal) in Ashland, Wisconsin. (Hello Wisconsin!)

Vincent Taught Me Everything I Needed to Know About Music!

I Open to Learn to Play More Instruments Like the Bagpipes!

No Metalheads! It’s Very Country in Ashland, Wisconsin.

It All Started When I Was Born The Beatles Came into My Life!

It was my Mother Who Introduced me to The Beatles!

Metal Music Really Spoke to Me in My Teenage Years!

You Can Grow Out of The Beatles?

Every Time You Hear a New Rendition of the Song There’s Something New!

Paul McCartney is My Favorite Beatle!

When I 1st Listened to The Beatles, it Changed Me for Life!

Your Song Could be that Romantic Song or It Could Be GWAR!

Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, VA: Is Dave Brockie Really Buried There?

I was a Late Bloomer when it Came to Concerts!

Did Metallica Sell Out?

You look Like James Hetfield in the 90’s?

Beavis & Butthead ❤️ GWAR!

You Would Think We Had a GWAR Fest!

Remember When Ethan Embry from the Movie Empire Records Dreams of GWAR?

The Adrenaline Through My Body When GWAR was Spraying Fake Blood!

Moshing to GWAR Songs!

Atmospheric Gothic Hard Rock Metal is a Thing?

Water Blood Boarded with GWAR Blood!

Watching GWAR Live is Like Being High Without Being High!

Music Discussed from The Beatles, GWAR, Slayer, Anthrax, Testament, Behemoth, Lamb of God, Bring Me the Horizon, Metallica, Type O Negative  & More! 

Find Out More About the Band Sacred Wretch & Their Music!
https://sacredwretch.bandcamp.com/
https://www.instagram.com/sacred.wretch/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwf08z7ch0kaSabe0k4Wugw/featured
https://music.apple.com/lu/artist/sacred-wretch/1642599497

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Go Under the Musical Influence of Luke Gipson answering 9 Questions about his Musical Self.
 
Luke Started In The Band on Drums with the Marching Bands & Jazz Ensembles in School to Auditioning for and Playing Drums in the Clown Band at Kings Dominion, then when I knew him he was a Floor Guard at Skate America in Mechanicsville, VA and In the Band, WolfTown, Then onto Leggz, No Last Names, Elixir (Boston  & Journey Tribute Band), and Now Exit 38 (Variety of Genres from the 70's to Present).

Best Jobs I Ever Had was in a Clown Band!

I Kicked Jason Mraz out of Skate America!

I Worked with the 2 Guys from FireHouse!

All I Got was Signed Drum Sticks when Mike Foster Broke my Sticks on an Electric Kit!

Self Taught Drummer, Just by Listening to Records!

I Tinkered on Bass Guitar, the Keyboards then Piano. (But Only Chopsticks?)

I Once Opened for Delbert McClinton!

My Musicians Friends & I Created Music to a Good Friend's Vocals to Honor his Memory!

Peter Criss was It for Me!

Tom Sawyer Lit Me on Fire!

I'm that Laid Back Kind of DJ!

I Gave Justin Bieber Props?

Hysteria is Probably One of the Most Perfect Songs Ever Written!

One of the First Songs I Learned to Play was "We Got the Beat"!

When Words Fail, Music Speaks!

Music Discussed from Jason Mraz, FireHouse, Kiss, Rush, Alison Krauss, Keith Whitley, Justin Bieber, Foreigner, Joan Jett, Motley Crue, Def Leppard, Poison, The GoGo's, Journey  & More! 

Find Out More About the Band EXIT 38 & Their Music!
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https://www.instagram.com/exit38rva/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D
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Go Under the Musical Influence of Deane Walden answering 9 Questions about his Musical Self.
 
Deane Started In The Band with the Paper Chasers (R&B, Hip-Hop, Trap Music), to SwitchinLanes (Christian Hip-Hop) to Going Han Solo, Blowing Up on Spotify as Deane Walden (Christian Artist).
 
Recording in a Masonry Locker Room?

 When You Get Board, You Record!

They Did a Song with Three 6 Mafia?

Take Me to Church!

Taking It All the Way Back to Youth Group!

I Just Listened to the Dope Messages!

The Crawl Space Incident?

A Music Deal in the Works with the Universal Music Group?

You Have the Music, You Just Need to be Sexy!

Mom Introduced Us to Hip Hop Through Biggie & 2Pac!

We Got Our Style From Lil Wayne, 50 Cent & Pop Music?

Music Discussed from Three 6 Mafia, Kanye West, Taylor Swift, Eiffel 65, Hanson, Mario, Chosen Few, The Diplomats (also know as Dipset), 2PAC, Biggie, *NSYNC, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Backstreet Boys, LFO, 50 Cent, Lil Wayne, Try Pendley, Cam'ron, Elevation Workship, Blink-182, Good Charlotte, Jersey Boys & More! 

Find Out More About the Band SwitchinLanes & Their Music!
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Find Out More About the Artist Deane Walden & His Music!
https://open.spotify.com/artist/0uETUFhhoBO8WlhRqGiOWZ?si=bWLPLGPCQ3ewuhrgDrHlkA

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 Go Under the Musical Influence of James Varner answering 9 Questions about his Musical Self.
  
James came on the Music Scene from Georgia Beginning on Sax for 6 Months in Middle School Marching Band, to Playing the Drums through College to the Community of Music he Now Finds Himself in, Rockin’ Around Country Town. He is the Drummer, with Phlecia as the Lead Singer & Josh Sullivan on Guitar ‘In the Band’, Year of October from Nashville, TN.

2 Jr.’s Don’t Make it Right!

I Love Sitting in the Back!

Oh Dude, This is Adult Music!

This is What the Cool Kids are Listening Too!

Learned to Play Drums Along to These 3 Records?

Backstreet Boys, Alright!

Dark Side of the Moon is an Experience!

Something About Old School Speakers with an Old School Amp, It’s So Meaty!

She Brought like a Soul Element to Country Music!

What album Sums Up Foo for You?

Did We Skip Some Questions?

You Can Call Him, Al?

How about These Drummers? Dave Grohl? Dave Weckl? Josh Freese? Gene Krupa? Vinnie Colaiuta? Jim Keltner? Max Weinberg? Or Jay Weinberg? Some of James' Drumming Heroes!

How About these Non-Drummers? Eminem? Or Bruce Springsteen? Some of James’ Non-Drumming Heroes!

Hit’em Hard, Hit’em Good!

Drums are a Very Physical Instrument!

I Get All My Angst & Frustration Out on the Kit!

Year of October is the Baby!

Music Discussed from Dave Matthews Band, 3 Doors Down, Smash Mouth, Backstreet Boys, Silk Sonic, Doja Cat, Pantera, The Killers, Pink Floyd, BB King, Tool, Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Reba McEntire, Paul Simon, Camera Obscura, Tenacious D & More! 

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Go Under the Musical Influence of Josh Sullivan answering 9 Questions about his Musical Self.
 
Josh started out Playing Bass Guitar at 13, Electric Guitar at 15, to 12 Years Rockin’ Around Country Town. He is the Guitar Player, with Phlecia Sullivan as the Lead Singer, & James Varner on Drums ‘In the Band’, Year of October from Nashville, TN.
 
Who Dances Around the Living Room?

There's A Little Bit of Everything in Nashville, TN, Lots of Blues, Lots of Soul Music, Lots of Hip Hop, Plus A Really Great Rock Scene

How Many Year(s) in October?

Bass Guitar or Electric Guitar?

When You Draw Names Out of Hat for the Sax, But End Up with a Trumpet?

Is The Trumpet a Cool Instrument?

Would You Play Someone Else's Instrument?

You Mom Sold Away You Dad's Best Vinyl Stash!

I Get Sad Thinking About My Dad's Vinyl Collection.

Is Your Tradition Of Requesting Your Couples Song Just to See Other People Struggle to Dance?

 Is There Metal Core Christian Music?

Christian MoshPit, Friend or Foe?

It was the One Tape All the Way to Florida!

Does Your Favorite Song Pick You Up or Put Your Down?

John Paul Johns was My Guitar Teacher!

Did the First Song Played Live After Lockdown Make Your Eyes Water Too?

Music Discussed from The Kinks, Nirvana, Queen, The Beatles, D'Angelo, Norma Jean, Smash Mouth, Otis Redding, Led Zeppelin & More! 

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Go Under the Musical Influence of Phlecia Sullivan answering 9 Questions about her Musical Self.
 
Phlecia started out Singing in the Church, to making Videos of her Writing Songs when she was Little, to Rockin’ Around Country Town. She is the Lead Singer with Josh Sullivan on Guitar, & James Varner on Drums ‘In the Band’, Year of October from Nashville, TN.
 
Do You have Family Gatherings around the Piano?

 A Rock Scene in Nashville, TN - Really?

What Artist or Singer Does her Voice Remind You of?

Do You Like Musical Scores or Soundtracks?

Do Songs Make You Cry?

What Songs Make you Cry?

She's Got a Love Jones for Nora.

Band Rule: Never Say that a YOO Song Sounds like …

Do Not Block the Creativity!

When is the Last Time you used your Broadcast Journalism?

Is Your Entire Life a Soundtrack?

Music Discussed from Ella Fitzgerald, Etta James, Aretha Franklin, Amy Winehouse, Julie Andrews, Andy Williams, Jaci Velasquez, Jack White, Roconteurs, Feist, LeAnn Rimes, Nora Jones, Ozzy Osbourne & More! 

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Go Under the Musical Influence of Michelle Korusek answering 9 Questions about her Musical Self.

Michelle  worked at a the VA Beach Amphitheater at a lot of Concerts in the 90's. (It Helps that her Husband is a DJ, a Music Lover and the Host!)

Who are The Letter People?

Do You Let Your Kids Play DJ in the Car?

What is Your Go-To Music (Artist, Group, or Band) When You Are Stressed?

Were You Music Video, MTV Obsessed?

Do You Have Sleepy Time Music (Mixed-Tape or Playlist)?

You have Heard of Sister, Boy Band Obsessed, But have You Heard of Sister Music (Band) Drama?

Do You Hate It When Someone Borrows But Never Returns Your Music (Vinyl, Tape, or CD?)

Do You Test Your Music Knowledge Based on What Movie that Song was Seen or Heard?

Do You Have Car Sing-Alongs?

Music Discussed from Jimmy Buffet, CCR, Fats Domino, Steve Martin, Neil Diamond, Elvis, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Roger Waters, to Johnny Cash, The Rolling Stones, Booby Darin, The Beatles, Wyclef Jean & Pink Floyd  and More!  (Pink Floyd Therapy, withOut the Copay!)

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Go Under the Musical Influence of Jessica Marzitello answering 9 Questions about her Musical Self.

Jessica worked at a Record Store (The Wall) Back in the Day. (Remember the Wall Guarantee?)

Has a Concert Ever Been So Good You Yell Out the Window to Grab the Lead Singer's Attention After the Show?

Find Out If She Tells the Whole "Killing Me Softly" Incident!

Have You Ever Been to a Concert at Madison Square Garden?

Do You Have a List of Artists, Bands or Group You Do Not Like?

Do You Prefer Studio Albums? Or Live Albums?

What Got You Into Your Favorite Artist, Band or Group?

Do You Remember Laser Light Shows at the Beach? Floyd, Zep, or Metallica?

Music Discussed from Engelbert Humperdinck, Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, Seal, NKOTB, Tiffany, Debbie Gibson, to Bon Jovi, Page and Plant, Metallica, R.E.M. Coldplay and Dave Matthews Band (Duh!) and More! 

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