The Sweaty Palms Podcast: Recent Episodes
Zoë Dillon
Hi everyone, I'm Zoë, and welcome to the Sweaty Palms Podcast. Sweaty Palms is a music industry podcast I started in my final semester of college. I was studying music business at the time and wanted to work in the industry after graduating, but wasn't exactly sure what I wanted to do. So, this podcast became a resource for me that morphed into a passion project. You might be wondering why I named the podcast Sweaty Palms. Well, it's because when I get nervous, my hands sweat and I tend to get nervous in social settings, like talking to people. Sometimes it's endearing, or at least that's what I tell myself. Through this process, I’ve fallen in love with interviewing people. So, If you're interested in listening each week, you'll hear from people who work in this industry, whether it’s musicians, tour managers, talent buyers, songwriters, and more. I'm happy to have you here, and thanks for listening. If you want to keep up with me and hear more updates follow me on Instagram @sweatypalmspodcast.
In this week's episode, I interviewed Zoe Wees. Zoe is a 21-year-old singer-songwriter based in Hamburg, Germany. Her sound is a blend of "dark pop." We talked about her debut album "Therapy," delved into the meaning and songwriting process behind her song "Lonely," and discussed her favorite songs she wrote off her new album.
Zoe has over 3 billion streams worldwide across all streaming platforms. Her break-out single titled "Control" gained both gold and platinum status across the US and Europe. You can listen to "Therapy" wherever you stream music.
SOCIALS:
Instagram: @zoewees
Website: https://www.zoewees.com/#/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQam2rlpwMx1YlvBN8PSS2A
In this week’s episode, I interviewed Izzy Morrow. Izzy and I met in the Music Business Program at UGA. Izzy’s super involved in the local music scene. She started Afterglo, a music collective in Athens that promotes the local music scene and puts on events. The next event coming up is Earth Day Everyday 2024. You can follow them on Instagram for updates.
Izzy DJs and is part of the Nightshade Family a DJ group in Athens, and works for 1824, a UMG sub-label group that promotes artists through grassroots outlets. She also hosts Open Decks, an open mic night for DJs at Mai Kai a kava bar in Athens.
SOCIALS:
// Izzy’s Instagram: psychic.bananaa
// Afterglo’s instagram: afterglo222
// Afterglo magazine instagram: afterglo.scene
SWEATY PALMS SOCIALS:
// Instagram: sweatypalmspodcast
// YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4ElG2KDmFT-mkFsfCpW4sQ?app=desktop
// Website: thesweatypalmspodcast.com
/// BUSINESS INQUIRIES: thesweatypalmspodcast@gmail.com
// Linktree: https://linktr.ee/sweatypalmspodcast
In this week's episode, I interviewed music photographer, Garrett Cardoso. We covered how he got into photography, his life on the road as a touring photographer, where he hopes to take his career in the years to come, tips and tricks for shoots, and much more. Socials:Instagram: @garrett.cardoso
In this week's episode, I got to sit down and talk with Irish indie rock band, The Academic. We talked about their European and North American tour for their New Album out now called, "Sitting Pretty", their creative process, their relationship growing up together as a band, and much more.
Tickets for The Academic's tour:
https://www.theacademic.net/
// YouTube: @TheAcademicMusic
// Instagram: @theacademic
SOCIALS///LINKS:
// Instagram: @sweatypalmspodcast
// YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UC4ElG2KDmFT-mkFsfCpW4sQ
// Website:
/// BUSINESS INQUIRIES: thesweatypalmspodcast@gmail.com
// Linktree: https://linktr.ee/sweatypalmspodcast
I made this mini-episode about updates for the podcast. Please reach out if you guys have any ideas/people you want me to interview/topics you want me to talk about on Sweaty Palms. You can DM me on Instagram or email me! Linktree below has my Insta & email! :)
ALSO!! I'm going to Chicago, next week so if you've ever been and have any recs for good food or sightseeing let me know! The first thing I'm doing when I step off the plane is going to see the bean (lol).
https://linktr.ee/sweatypalmspodcast
In this week’s episode, I interviewed Ingo Stahl, a singer-songwriter from Hamburg, Germany. Ingo’s one of my favorite people and we covered a lot. He’s not only a great musician but also a wonderful person and it was so great to sit down and talk to him about his music, how long he’s been making his craft, the European music scene, and much more. If you have a guess as to how you think we know each other go comment on my Instagram post, whoever gets it there might be a lil surprise for you! You can listen to Ingo's music wherever you stream.
Socials:
Where you can stream Ingo's music: https://ffm.to/ingoalright?fbclid=PAAabZpXVi0LPzGIZQ9nlPSiAPGOiZARp8PmpPWYRbpsXttrCKGBTdvrLmPrQ
Instagram: ingostahlmusic
In this week’s episode, I interviewed Parker Wierling. Parker is a musician, podcaster, and actor in Athens, GA. We talk about his new EP and single released September 2nd titled “Better Than U Blues,” his acting career, his artist-centered music podcast called “On That Note,” and more. You can check out his music where ever you stream.
Socials:
Instagram: @parkerwierling @onthatnote_podcast
Spotify: Parker Wierling
Website: parkerwierling.com
In this week’s episode, I interviewed Dylan Keel, a guitar repairman, and luthier who owns Classic City Vintage Guitars here in Athens Ga. We talk about his background and how he got into the business, the makes and models he’s worked on, cool projects he’s got going on, and more.
Website: https://www.classiccityvintageguitars.com/
Instagram: @classcityguitars & @keelkraftguitars
In this week's episode, I interviewed Nate Nelson. Nate is a music producer here in Athens, Ga. He works full-time at Tweed Recording, an audio production school. We talk about how Nate got into production, his band White Violet, the creative process of producing music, bands and projects he's producing, and much more.
Socials:
Instagram: @nateviolet
Instagram: @whitevioletband
website: https://whiteviolet.bandcamp.com/
https://www.normaltownrecords.com/roster/white-violet
In this week's episode, I interviewed musician A.G., known as Clover County. She's an Athens ga based musician and moved here to attend The University of Georgia. We talk about her background, musical style (and influences), where she hopes to take her career, her songwriting process, and much more. A.G. also plays her unreleased song "Limbo" at the end, so stick around for that!
Socials:
Instagram: @cloverrcounty
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/amgrace1
website: https://agschiano.wordpress.com/
Tickets to her show at The Foundry: https://www.bandsintown.com/e/103533898-michael-barrow-and-the-tourists-at-the-foundry
In this week’s episode, I interviewed The Josh Bennett Band. JBB hails from Athens Ga, we talk about their origin story, their flagship album that was just released, their tour (which you can still get tickets for), musical influences, and more.
Socials:
Instagram: @joshbennettband
Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube: Josh Bennett Band
In this week’s episode, I interviewed Barrie Buck, owner of the famous 40 Watt Club here in Athens, Ga. We talk about Barrie’s background in the Athens music scene, her path to becoming the owner of and running the iconic Indie Rock Club, and much more! Stay tuned for a surprise at the end.
Socials:
Instagram: @40wattathens
Facebook: 40 Watt Club
Check out 40watt.com for upcoming shows!
In this week's episode, I interviewed musician, producer, and manager Drew Beskin. We talk about Drew's background, working in the Athens music scene, the bands he's played in, his solo projects, his production company Supercanoe, and a really cool project he's a part of called the Athens Ampithreatre Project.
Socials:
Instagram: @drewbeskin, @broasis_athensatl @super.canoe
management/production company website: Supercanoe.co
In this week's episode, I interviewed indie pop/indie rock artist Sarah Mootz. We talk about her background, life as a musician, her first-ever album coming out, the struggles she’s faced working in this industry and how she's overcome, a new music video on the way, and much more!
Socials:
Insta: sarahmootz
Spotify: Sarah Mootz
Youtube: Sarah Mootz
Sarahmootz.com
In this week’s episode, I interviewed Velena Vego and Jonny Rosas. Velena is the Senior Vice President of Third Party Programming at Live Nation, and Jonny is the National Manager of Third-Party Programming at Live Nation. We talk about Live Nation, how to break into the music business, advice for those starting out in the industry, and more!
Socials:
Instagrams: @velenavego @ayjonnay
In this week’s episode, I interviewed Musician Wim Tapley. We discussed his first year at UGA and how coming to Georgia has shaped his career as a musician. We talked about his plans for the upcoming year, the new single he’s got coming out, as well as his songwriting process, production, and much more.
Socials:
Instagram: Wim Tapley
Spotify: Wim Tapley
Wimtapley.com
In this episode, I interview the band members from Underground Springhouse Charlie Haas, Mitchell Davidson, Max Motely, Jacob Sherwin, and Jackson Thompson. We talk about everything from their March tour, elements that make a band successful, crazy stories on the road, fan stories, their songwriting process/performing, and more!
Socials:
Instagram: undergroundspringhwuse
Spotify: Underground Springhouse
Undergroundspringhouse.com
Band Member's Instagrams: mitchdavidson22, mmotley99, charliehaas, thejacobsherwin, hosspings
In this episode, my good friend of mine, R&B artist Ayesha Cheema, talks about her background in how she became an artist. We discuss her songwriting process, how she makes her music, the platforms she posts on, a cool project she's doing, and much more!
Ayesha's Socials:
Instagram: 999cheema
Soundcloud: lilcheema, or CHEEMA
In this episode, Bayleigh Hataway talks about what it’s like being an artist manager for Sarah Mootz here in Athens, Ga. We delve into Bayleigh’s background in getting into the music industry, her role as a manager, her goals, and what she hopes to accomplish in the future working in this industry.
Socials: Instagram: Bayhataway Spotify: Bay
Instagram: Sarahmootz Spotify: Sarah Mootz
Hi everyone! Thanks for tuning into the very first episode of The Sweaty Palms Podcast. For this first episode, I wanted to interview myself, and give a background on who I am and what inspired me to start this music podcast. I hope you all enjoy it!
Instagram: sweatypalmspodcast