Venture by Tyler Nail

I met Jake Hunsinger when I was booked on a bill with him at a venue called Askew. It was his birthday bash and an assortment of fun musicians were on the event. From our brief conversations throughout the evening, I knew I would enjoy a longer conversation with him. We talk bio, PA, songwriting, genre, country, and more.

Whitney Sanchez is a vocalist, dancer, and yoga instructor in Providence, RI. We met at an open mic. We sat down to discuss the pursuit of an artistic life, confidence, travel, and more.

I met Kenneth Weinreich at a dog park in Providence, RI. As we chatted, I learned that he is a graffiti artist, skateboarder, and chef with an interest in many other expressive disciplines. This conversation was a cool insight into life in Providence for a rebellious creative.

Introduction to the new podcast by Tyler Nail, Venture.

Joseph (Zachary) Brewer is the owner/founder/operator/booker of Key City Sessions, a concert series in Wilkesboro NC. We talk about the sessions, religion, condemnation of artists, and more.

Mike Bennett is the owner of The B String in Winston-Salem, which is perhaps the triad's best guitar shop. We talk about his career, his relationship with music, the Winston-Salem community, and more.

The cosmic cowboy, Ryan Johnson, is a songwriter and Winston-Salem native. We talk about his experience as a bull rider, a Southerner, and a musician.

This episode was taped well before the release of Jason Aldean's new song, but we do talk a little about the theme of Sothern music and the modern day.

Max Miller (AKA Different) is a songwriter/songmaker out of Greensboro who is organizing a festival called Little Big City Fest. This will be a brand new festival in the area, featuring a broad variety of acts and styles. We also talk about his work with Note for Note, the tri-city area, education, and more.

Jack Marion is the songwriter and frontman of Jack Marion and the Pearl Snap Prophets. We talk in-depth about many aspects of songwriting and musicianship, including writing habits, state representation, and professional goals.

Chris McGinnis is a songwriter from off in the distant mountains. His genre is listed as y'all-ternative, which is as much as I need to know. Chris is a cool guy and I really enjoyed talking to him about songwriting, manic list-making, self-promo, and much more.