Babes Behind the Beats with Jess Bowen & Bowie Jane: Recent Episodes
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Jess Bowen and Bowie Jane interview females working in the music industry both behind the scenes and on stage. Being a touring drummer and DJ singer songwriter respectively, Jess and Bowie uncover the journeys and background of super successful females in the music industry. Guests include Amanda Davis (Janelle Monae), Eva Gardner (Pink), Inaya Day (Mousse T), Cassadee Pope, Esjay Jones (Krewella), Patty Anne Miller (Beyoncé), Chrissy Costanza, Kiiara, Mandy (Misterwives), Valerie Morehouse (5sos), Tessa Violet, Tatiana de Maria, Mona Tavakoli (Jason Mraz), Babs (Emo nite), Rae Harvey (the Living End), Karina Depiano (Troy Sivan), Rebecca Black, Kay Hanley (Letters to Cleo), Christy McDonald (Robin Schultz), Vicky Hamilton (Guns n Roses), Emily Shackleton (Carly Pearce, Mickey Guyton) and the list goes on.
Festivals trying to fill "female" quotas but insisting that just a female drummer in the band doesn't count as female representation and instead needs to be a female lead singer? C'mon... we need representation in all areas of music!
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How absolutely FABULOUS to chat with TOP Music & Entertainment Attorney, Dina LaPolt!
Her stories are soooo good! Dina chats with us about how she got into the law from performing, hanging out at the Playboy mansion, setting up her own law firm, representing Steven Tyler against Donald Trump, working heavily in Copyright reform, SONA, representing Fifth Harmony on their last album and tour with Camila Cabello, the importance of a good manager and SO MUCH MORE!
She is a wealth of knowledge, super entertaining and we just know you are going to enjoy this interview!
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Ciara Doran - A chat with Ciara Doran, drummer of the band Pale Waves
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This week we had an amazing chat with Demi Lovato's touring drummer, Britt Bowman! Britt chats about how she got into drumming, what it's like doing arena tours, being on the road, the importance of social media and more!
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This week Jess and Bowie have a good old chinwag about Jess being booked to play drums for Chapel Roan, sliding doors and Big Brother!
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This week on Babes Behind the Beats we chat with singer songwriter Boy Jnr about her work on socials, writing music, the future of the music industry and more.
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Jess & Bowie Jane chat with Cory and America about being in the Big Brother house and life afterwards together in Nashville!
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Jess Bowen gives the very first IN DEPTH interview with our own Bowie Jane (3rd place Big Brother 25) where she chats about her experience in the Big Brother house! You don't wanna miss this one!
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This week we chat with bass house artist Kendoll who has been making huge waves in the scene having performed at Beyond Wonderland, EDC Vegas and more. Kendoll talks about moving to LA, going to production school and diving deep into the world of djing and production.
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LØLØ’s journey started long before she became the fully formed pop rock force we now know today, gracing the stage with her hard hitting passion and tour de force performance energy. We chat about touring life, her amazing career, new music and more!
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This week we chat with bassist and songwriter, Aubrey Harris! She began playing electric bass at age 13 and sitting in on gigs with her father, a jazz drummer. When Aubrey was 16, she was awarded a full scholarship to attend Berklee College of Music where she graduated in 2017. She chats with us about doing her 10,000 hours performing at Disney World Orlando to performing with artists such as FLETCHER, Keith Urban, and Jacob Collier!
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This is seriously another ripper interview. Kayla Starr has had a fascinating career both with her solo projects and also as a backing singer performing with Kanye West, Macy Gray, ODESZA, Iggy Azalea, Shamir, Rachel Platten, Sabrina Carpenter, and Marina. Don't miss this chat!
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Jess & Bowie chat with singer songwriter Jax who has had a huge amount of success with her single Victoria's Secret. We chat in depth about the industry, signing with major labels, keeping creative control, dealing with fame and more! A two hour hilarious and informative interview!
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This week we chat with the amazing Laura Whitmore who has had such an amazing history in the world of music PR! She chats with us about her extensive work doing AR at Korg, Guitar World, the Women's International Music Network and the She Rocks Awards!
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We chat with Nikitaa who was born and raised in Mumbai and now lives in LA! She chats about her music career as well as being deeply inspired by her family's ties to Indian classical music!
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Brooke Alexx talks about moving from her musical theater background to releasing and writing music, touring and more.
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Ok we loved stepping outside the music box to chat with fellow Big Brother house mate Reilly Smedley. Reilly tells us about her casting process, what it was like to be evicted and then watch the live feeds, her strategy, her upcoming podcast and more!!
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What an impressive career Leanne Bowes has had! Leanne tells us about her journey to working in music, playing bass for huge bands such as Demi Lovato, Big Time Rush, Tones & I, Dove Cameron and so many more! She also talks all about her role as Demi Lovato's music director, and touring!
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What a freakin awesome chat this was. Bonnie McIntosh is one hell of a chick and boy does she have some awesome stories! She is currently on tour with Post Malone as his keyboardist and has worked with Selena Gomez, Halsey, Kehlani and more. To hear how she got to the top, behind the scenes of being on tour and more, don't miss this episode!
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Jess and Bowie have a good old chinwag about what's been going on in their life including Jess' RATM Drumeo video, Bowie's trip to Seattle and her meet up with Big Brother's Hisam!
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Emily Shackelton is a songwriter who has had songwriting cuts with Reba McEntire, Sara Evans, Jana Kramer, David Cook, Seth Ennis, Mickey Guyton, and Cassadee Pope. She is such an inspiring songwriter and wonderful performer and she tells us all about how she got her breaks as a songwriter and the ups and downs of the industry.
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Boy did we have an awesome time chatting with Han from Hot Milk! Han talks about how she got into music, getting management, touring, living in Manchester, loving her band mates, touring, Foo Fighters and more!
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This week we chat with AMAZING vocalist and DJ Kaleena Zanders! She chats about how she got into music, songwriting, writing the Superbowl commercial, singing live whilst djing and her live set up performing at EDC Vegas, getting signed to Helix Records and Wasserman, and so much more! A seriously good chat!!!
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This week Jess Bowen and Bowie Jane chat with Vicky T who toured the world with multi-platinum pop band cobra starship for 10 years. An experienced keytarist and songwriter, Vicky chats about her music career, studying film at Tisch, being the daughter of multiple Grammy winning procure Peter Asher, and working for Britney Spears!
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Jess & Bowie Jane chat with Cory and America about being in the Big Brother house and life afterwards together in Nashville!
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Chinwag - being a female working in the music industry, the Summer Set new music & upcoming gigs!
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Carly McClellan AKA CARR is a singer-songwriter that crafts fun, relatable, and witty tracks. Raised on artists like Avril Lavigne and The All-American Reject, CARR’s sound distills the best aspects of alt-pop, indie-rock and pop-punk, whilst lyrically she traverses the perils of modern dating and growing up. Carr chats about getting signed and going on tour opening for Fall Out Boy!
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Well we absolutely loved hearing about Miss Dre's musical journey! She talks about the importance of having a mentor with producing, learning Logic only to move over to Ableton, getting a great management team around you, the glamour of traveling as a DJ (haha) and incorporating her own vocals into her tracks. Any budding producers will love this episode!
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After coming on the professional music scene in 2005 with the world-acclaimed, all-women metal band Kittie, guitarist Tara McLeod has garnered a reputation in the music world as one of the best at her craft. She chats with us about crossing genres, how she got in the business, how she met her band members and being a touring musician!
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This week we chat with Nigerian singer songwriter, Kah-Lo! She chats about moving to New York and the culture shock with that, being in so much demand for her vocal but having a year of saying "No" so she could focus on her own music, her huge tracks Fasta & Fake ID, living off massive syncs with FIFA and Old Navy, getting signed to Epic during COVID and the importance of a good entertainment lawyer!
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This week we got to chat with the lovely Audra Miller from First to Eleven and Concrete Castles! Audra talked all about her band's huge youtube success posting weekly covers and leading to 1.5 million followers, to working on original music and her experiences in the music industry!
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This week Jess and Bowie chat about Bowie's trip to EDC Vegas to DJ at EDC Vegas Hotels at Resorts World, as well as interviewing for Insomniac in the artist area! All the behind the scenes info on the wonderful world that is EDC and its HUGE spectacular stages, how the stages are run to gear run downs!
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This week we had an amazing chat with Demi Lovato's touring drummer, Britt Bowman! Britt chats about how she got into drumming, what it's like doing arena tours, being on the road, the importance of social media and more!
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These girls are entrepreneurs!! Not only are they awesome DJs, producers, songwriters and dancers, but they have created their own huge eyewear line which has been worn by everyone from Rihanna to Lady Gaga to Prince! They talk about their vision for Coco & Breezy, incorporating their past professional dancing background into their music, working with Janelle Monae, getting advice from Beyonce, touring and more!
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This week we chat with bassist and songwriter, Aubrey Harris! She began playing electric bass at age 13 and sitting in on gigs with her father, a jazz drummer. When Aubrey was 16, she was awarded a full scholarship to attend Berklee College of Music where she graduated in 2017. She chats with us about doing her 10,000 hours performing at Disney World Orlando to performing with artists such as FLETCHER, Keith Urban, and Jacob Collier!
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Oh we had a good old chat with Tomi this week! She chats with us about uploading songs to soundcloud and then getting signed to a major, finding her sound, being on the LWord, touring with KT Tunstall and more!!
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This week Jess and Bowie tried to resolve the Uber mystery that is silent Ubers! Jess also chats about her upcoming tour with Jax with Big Time Rush, the Summer Set UK tour and venue holds...and Bowie of course needs to know all the usual details about the tour bus (because she's obsessed with buses). Hear all the touring "behind the scenes" in this week's episode!
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This week we chat with AMAZING vocalist and DJ Kaleena Zanders! She chats about how she got into music, songwriting, writing the Superbowl commercial, singing live whilst djing and her live set up performing at EDC Vegas, getting signed to Helix Records and Wasserman, and so much more! A seriously good chat!!!
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What an impressive career Leanne Bowes has had! Leanne tells us about her journey to working in music, playing bass for huge bands such as Demi Lovato, Big Time Rush, Tones & I, Dove Cameron and so many more! She also talks all about her role as Demi Lovato's music director, and touring!
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This week we chat with Lauren Sanderson! Lauren spills the tea on her experience in the music industry, her first label experience with Epic Records, being signed vs releasing as an independent artist, how she landed a tour opening for Finneas, future touring plans, and much more!!
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Top music and entertainment attorney Dina LaPolt chats with us about how she got into the law from performing, hanging out at the Playboy mansion, setting up her own law firm, representing Steven Tyler against Donald Trump, working heavily in Copyright reform, SONA, representing Fifth Harmony on their last album and tour with Camila Cabello, the importance of a good manager and SO MUCH MORE!
She is a wealth of knowledge, super entertaining and we just know you are going to enjoy this interview!
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This week Jess Bowen & Bowie Jane have a good old chinwag about Jess' recent Summer Set Tour and all that went along with it!
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Boy has Nakkia had an UNBELIEVABLE life… from being a professional gymnast, then dancer, then rupturing her archilles, being the carer for her extremely I’ll Mom, dealing with grief then homelessness to turning to songwriting and getting signed!
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What a fabulous chat we had with singer songwriter Cece Frey! Cece talks us through how she got into music, studying music, moving into the pop music scene, slogging it out on the road, X Factor, meeting her manager and releasing her new music! Cece has such an awesome perspective and it's fabulous to hear all about her journey! Don't miss this one!
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Jess and Bowie have a good old chinwag about Jess' family trip to the Philippines and also her Blossom Tour with the Summer Set! Literally from the backseat of the Summer Set Tour Bus!
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This week we chat with A-List Backup Singer and Songwriter Tabitha Fair. Tabitha has toured doing back up vocals for so many huge artists including Sting, Lady Gaga, Amy Grant, Bette Midler, written with Carole King and so much more. She tells us all about how she got into the world of being a back up singer, writing with Carole King on a writing camp with the song being featured in film as well as her recent single!
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This week we had a fascinating chat with one of Billboard’s top business managers in music, Kristin Lee! Kristin is a celebrity money manager who has clients with a net worth of up to $50 million!
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This week we chat with Ruby Dacy from the Australian brother sister band "Dacy"! Ruby chats with us about being signed to EMI, getting a publishing deal, writing music for TV shows, getting gig ready by doing thousands of cover gigs, how they utilize the loop pedal live and working with Matt Beckley and Jack Joseph Puig in Los Angeles!
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What an amazing career Mona Tavakoli has had! Do not miss this episode!
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This week we chat with the amazing Laura Whitmore who has had such an amazing history in the world of music PR! She chats with us about her extensive work doing AR at Korg, Guitar World, the Women's International Music Network and the She Rocks Awards!
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This week we chat with the hilarious Tillie!! We had a ball chatting with her in studio at Idobi about how she got into music, starting with cover gigs to doing huge tours, learning the guitar, studying music, moving to LA and more!
Yarden Saxophone (Israel), tours the world performing saxophone with some of the biggest names in the industry and huge events and festivals worldwide whether it be opening for big acts or doing whole house/techno dj sets. Listed in Forbes 30 under 30, Yarden has opened for Sean Paul, DJ Marshmello, The Chainsmokers, Flo Rida, Afrojack, Nervo, Korolova, and recently performed in front of thousands at the AC Milan Championship celebrations.
This week we chat with singer songwriter Olya Sonica! Olya moved to New York on her own when she was just 17 years old to pursue her dreams in music. She chats with us about moving to America without being able to speak any English, the struggle of being an immigrant and establishing herself in the music business, finding her sound and style and her upcoming new music!
This week Jess and Bowie have a good old fashioned chin wag about Bowie's nonstop DJ schedule as well as getting the update from Jess' shoulder surgery!
This week we chinwag about the Pink documentary and then interview the awesome Jordan Kelsey Knight, music photographer! Jordan tells us about officially diving into the music photography world when she began shooting for Tonight Alive on Warped Tour, the competitiveness in the photography world, shootingeditorials vs shooting live music, and so much more!
This week we chat with DJ Ray Ray from Taiwan. DJ Producer and singer, DJ Ray Ray has performed at huge festivals around the world including Ultra, Glastonbury and Tomorrowland. She chats with us about how she got her first gig in a club, getting a booking agent and touring worldwide!
This week we chat with Merchandise Manager and Vinyl slinger, Nicki Ricci! Nicki chats with us about how she got into the industry, working in record stores, repping at a local music venue and managing artists!
This week we chinwag about our favorite food whilst being on tour in different countries. Afterward we chat with New Zealand born singer/songwriter Kelsy Karter about her latest album release, the Harry Styles face tattoo prank, her close relationship with her fans, new music, and so much more!
Cali talks to us about how she got her first publishing deal, living in Nashville and learning the craft of songwriting, moving to LA to pursue her music, doing co-writes, working with Emily Wright and breaking into the industry!
Jess and Bowie have a good old chinwag about Jess performing at Madison Square Gardens with Jax, Jingle Ball tour, rotating stages and performing in arenas!
Singer Songwriter from Africa Marieme chats with Jess Bowen and Bowie Jane on Babes Behind the Beats about getting signed to Universal and have an Apple Placement!
This week we chat with singer/songwriter Tay Jardine of We Are The In Crowd and Sainte. Tay tells us about growing up in the music scene in Poughkeepsie, how her band WATIC was first discovered and signed to Hopeless Records, reminiscing about her time touring in the Philippines, starting her new project Sainte, upcoming plans for both of her projects, and so much more. Not to mention Jess and Tay have known each other for over 10 years, so there’s some great stories in this episode!
Gordi chats about her covid cancelled tour, getting signed in the USA, working as an ER doctor during COVID, working with Troye Sivan and writing songs in country NSW.. we had such an awesome chat with her!!
Jess gives us the run down on her super frustrating shoulder injury which happened from an Uber car accident on tour! Jess gives us the run down on what the doctors have said, her pending operation and the huge tours she has to miss to make sure she recovers properly!
This week we chat to singer/songwriter and creator Jaci Butler. Jaci tells us all about her life from touring with her first band starting at the age of 12, to her experience on American Idol, to now having a massive social media following and how she utilizes platforms like TikTok for her music career.
This week we interview the incredible hip hop R&B infused singer songwriter, Nakkia Gold. Boy has she had an UNBELIEVABLE life. From being a professional gymnast, then dancer, then rupturing her archilles, being the carer for her extremely ill Mom, dealing with grief then homelessness to turning to songwriting and getting signed! Nakkia has such an amazing outlook and approach to everything and shares a wealth of information that could only be given by someone who has experienced it all.
This week we chat with fellow Arizona Singer Songwriter Kailee Morgue! Kailee chats about first posting on Youtube and gaining traction, signing with Republic Records, getting in writing rooms and being thrown into a formalized work like writing schedule but still having to find creativity, Medusa, now being on Thriller Records as one of their only female acts doing her style of music and her love of alternative rock music!
This week we chat with the ever so lovely, all the way from Brighton UK, Lizzie Curious! Lizzie has done everything in the DJ/Dance Music scene and is one of the few known female producers in the business and has an amazing voice! She chats about how she got her breaks in the industry, teaching, working with other artists and gigs!
This week we have a super interesting chat with singer songwriter Bekuh Boom who has had such an extraordinary life! She got a publishing deal at such a young age and has written so many hits for other artists including Black Pink, J Lo, R Kelly, Jessica Mauboy and many many more. She talks about her experience with good and bad contracts, pushing your way into writing situations, dropping management, believing in yourself and focusing on being the artist whilst also writing for other artists. If you have always wondered about the songwriting scene, have a listen to this episode!... Read more »
This week we have a super interesting chat with singer songwriter Bekuh Boom who has had such an extraordinary life! She got a publishing deal at such a young age and has written so many hits for other artists including Black Pink, J Lo, R Kelly, Jessica Mauboy and many many more. She talks about her experience with good and bad contracts, pushing your way into writing situations, dropping management, believing in yourself and focusing on being the artist whilst also writing for other artists. If you have always wondered about the songwriting scene, have a listen to this episode!... Read more »
This week we chat about the new found popularity of in ears from EVERYONE! Even solo acoustic singers… what is going on? We talk about the pros and cons of in ears and a bit more industry stuff! Tune in!
This week we chat about the new found popularity of in ears from EVERYONE! Even solo acoustic singers… what is going on? We talk about the pros and cons of in ears and a bit more industry stuff! Tune in!
This week we chat with singer songwriter Carly Rose! Carly gives us the behind the scenes on growing up in the industry (and being signed at 6 years old!), performing on Broadway (as the young Cosette), being Runners Up in X Factor, signing label deals and her new music and approach to the industry! It’s a fascinating story!
This week we chat with singer songwriter Carly Rose! Carly gives us the behind the scenes on growing up in the industry (and being signed at 6 years old!), performing on Broadway (as the young Cosette), being Runners Up in X Factor, signing label deals and her new music and approach to the industry! It’s a fascinating story!
This week we chat with twin sisters, Hallie and Dylan from Good Boy Daisy! For some people, working with a sibling would be nearly impossible. But for identical twin sisters Hallie and Dylinn Mayes, starting a band together was the only thing that made sense. “We’ve never known anything different,” says Hallie. “We’ve spent our whole life together, each and every moment.” “We’re the typical twins,” adds Dylinn. “We’re best friends and we’re never apart.” So when the two discovered music was their calling, they formed GOOD BOY DAISY, becoming an alt-pop duo with plenty of rock influence. We chat... Read more »
This week we chat with twin sisters, Hallie and Dylan from Good Boy Daisy! For some people, working with a sibling would be nearly impossible. But for identical twin sisters Hallie and Dylinn Mayes, starting a band together was the only thing that made sense. “We’ve never known anything different,” says Hallie. “We’ve spent our whole life together, each and every moment.” “We’re the typical twins,” adds Dylinn. “We’re best friends and we’re never apart.” So when the two discovered music was their calling, they formed GOOD BOY DAISY, becoming an alt-pop duo with plenty of rock influence. We chat... Read more »
Today we chat with keyboardist and vocalist of Mother Mother, Jasmin Parkin! We had such an awesome chat with Jasmin – she told us all about how they recently blew up on Tik Tok (without them knowing!), how that has translated into going on tour, their upcoming music and how she no joke, took up jazz piano because her name was Jas! It certainly worked out for her though! This is an interview not to be missed!
This week we interview Aussie performer, Jenna McDougall (Tonight Alive, Hevenshe) to chat about her new independent project Hevenshe, creating new music and how she got to this amazing place in her career after numerous major and indie record deals, 4 albums and 8 consecutive years of heavy international touring. An advocate for individualism, equality, self-empowerment and holistic health, McDougall remains in full embrace of her social responsibility as an artist with a platform and she is a fascinating chat!
This week we chat with UK DJ Carly Wilford who chats about her changing careers, learning Ableton so she could create her own tracks and then releasing on Toolroom Records!
This week we chat with UK DJ Carly Wilford who chats about her changing careers, learning Ableton so she could create her own tracks and then releasing on Toolroom Records!
This week we talk about the effects Covid has had on touring. There are so many flow on effects! There is a backlog on gear (even drum sticks!), equipment, venues, staff, bus drivers, buses, musicians and more. We chat about life on the road post Covid. We also reflect on the sad passing of Queen Elizabeth II of which we found out whilst on air. What an amazing life the Queen had.
Lyndsey Byrnes has had an amazing career as commercial photographer and creative director of a plethora of campaigns and editorials including Rolling Stone, Atlantic Records, Chanel, The Hollywood Reporter, Billboard, Wildfang, Good Dye Young and many others. She chats with us about her career and the hurdles she faced along the way as well as how she got her big breaks!
Today Jess Bowen & Bowie Jane chat about the role of the music manager, the benefits of having a manager or being self managed, being independent and self funding projects, as well as the pros and cons of signing to a label! All upcoming artists should listen to this behind the scenes episode!
It’s Chinwag time! Jess & Bowie have a good old catch up after Slam Dunk Fest in the UK with the Summer Set, Jess ensuring that there be at least one female hired on all gigs (and all things Diversity Riders) as well as Jess & Bowie both being first time Aunties!
This week Bowie caught up with Jess whilst out on the road for Sad Summer Fest. Jess has been touring with her band the Summer Set and gave us the run down on her bandwagon being pulled over by the police for being too heavy (and a number of other crazy fines) on their only day off, upcoming tours, doing a live stream of their headline show at the Basement East Nashville (and what goes along with that), tour logistics, her Dad’s band Shine on Floyd and Bowie gave us the run down on her gigs and depleting green rooms!... Read more »
Yarden Saxophone (Israel), tours the world performing saxophone with some of the biggest names in the industry and huge events and festivals worldwide whether it be opening for big acts or doing whole house/techno dj sets. Listed in Forbes 30 under 30, Yarden has opened for Sean Paul, DJ Marshmello, The Chainsmokers, Flo Rida, Afrojack, Nervo, Korolova, and recently performed in front of thousands at the AC Milan Championship celebrations. She talks about how she got her first gig, the hustle involved, utilizing social media to make her performances go viral, performing with big name artists and making sure her social... Read more »
This week Jess & Bowie chat all about Sad Summer Fest and being back on tour. Jess gives us the run down on life on tour with the Summer Set, the bumpy tour life that is being on the road in a bandwagon (because there are no tour buses available!), technical issues on stage, gear melting in the heat, the Summer Set’s Sad Summer Fest crew set up and what a day in the life of a touring band is really like!
This week we chat with live show designer Laura Escudé who has programmed and designed shows for artists including Kanye West, Jay Z, Cirque Du Soleil, as well as composed and performed string arrangements for Kanye West and Jay Z. She talks all things gear, how she got into the industry and what her big breaks were!
This week Bowie chats with our superstar drummer Jess Bowen about all things tour life. Jess lets us in on a few of her tour bus hacks, the differences between buses on each of her tours, making sure she has back up sticks on stage with her (cause she whacks it so damn hard that she breaks them) and also little tricks to things that work on a rider (believe it or not, string cheese is a must!) If you have always wondered what living on a tour bus is like or if you are a musician who needs... Read more »
We had an awesome chat with independent artist Marieme. She has been so creative in the way she releases music and gains traction! It’s a fascinating listen! Marieme explains how she got signed to Universal publishing, getting an Apple placement, going viral in Brazil thanks to some clever marketing, being 3D scanned so she can perform in the metaverse as well as growing up in a household in Africa whereby she was banned from music!
Today we chat with Nashville music publicist, Jules Wortman! Wortman is a veteran public relations and marketing strategist who has developed a number of national and international campaigns for record labels, brands, commercial developments, authors, music, sports entertainment, special events and many others. Her clients include or have included Country Music Television (CMT), Warner Bros. Records, Universal Music, Sony Music, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Blake Shelton, and so many more. She currently manages The SteelDrivers, a GRAMMY® winning super group on Rounder Records.
This week Jess interviews our very own DJ Bowie Jane! Gigs are back and Bowie is back on the road performing all over the country so Jess asks all the juicy questions about prepping for travel with DJ gear, the feeling of being back on stage after COVID, what technology Bowie travels with and how she preps for potential technology issues on stage.
This week we interview artist, activist and choreographer, Kat Cunning (they/them)! They debuted on Broadway in Liaison Dangereuses (Janet McTeer, Liev Schreiber) and in Cirque du Soleil in addition to acting alongside James Franco in HBO’s The Deuce, and most recently, JLo in Marry Me (Universal). Kat is also thrilled to be contributing to authentic LGBTQAI+ representation as a non-binary role in Netflix’s upcoming Purple Hearts and making another anticipated appearance in Issa Rae’s Rap Shit on HBO Max.
This week we chat with singer songwriter Noah Vonne! Noah was raised in the musical heartland of Texas, where she forged an original sound that blends elements of rock, soul, blues, and pop. She chats about growing up performing in Mega Churches, studying music business at Belmont University and how that has translated into working in the music industry, writing music and doing co writes!
We were so lucky this week to have the chance to chat with one of the world’s best Techno DJs, Nastia from the Ukraine. Nastia explains how she got into DJing having first been a top touring Gogo dancer, starting her own record label, her first DJ break after managing a main stage at a major festival as well as telling us all about how she escaped from Kyiv with her daughter after hearing explosions, driving for many hours to the border and finally relocating to Amsterdam. Nastia was one of the first Ukrainian DJs to go straight out to... Read more »
We were so thrilled to have Little Luna randomly drop into the studio and have a chat with us about her upcoming opening slot performing for 5 Seconds of Summer (with none other than our very own Jess Bowen on drums!)! You may remember her from our interview during covid where she was prepping her music and forming her Little Luna concept! Now it’s all coming to fruition so we chat with her about how her amazing gig has come about, her strategy with her image and music, meditation , being independent and so much more!
This week we have an awesome chat with Broadway star, N’Kenge! She’s had a fascinating career and has worked in both Opera, Broadway and now in her role as producer with an incredible show coming up at Carnegie Hall telling the amazing story of Dorothy Dandridge. N’Kenge chats with us about her role as producer and what that entails, getting the show together from concept to organizing actors to the music, studying at Julliard and Manhattan School of Music and what was involved, moving from pop to opera to musical theater, as well as her routine before performing on stage!... Read more »
What a treat it was to chat with music producer Esjay Jones. She talks about her frustration with the music industry initially which led her to teach herself music production and Logic and then move into the producing side. She had her first major cut in the U.S. alongside co-writer Justin Tranter in 2013 with the single “I Choose U” by TimeFlies on Def Jam Records. Since then, she has worked with Grey Daze (Chester Bennington), Sean Kingston, Jeffree Star, Olivia Holt, Escape The Fate, Mystery Skulls with Nile Rodgers and Brandy, Alien Ant Farm, and many more.
It’s chinwag time! Jess Bowen is currently on tour with Lights so Jess & Bowie chat about how she prepared for tour, life on the road, the first few gigs together (one of them being in the snow!), Jess’ Mom absolutely loving Lights and the Philippines connection as well as the process of learning the set! Jess also chats about what her day entails before getting on stage and Bowie talks about her upcoming DJ gigs in San Fran and LA and the dramas of flying with music gear!
This week we chat with Nashville singer songwriter Christy McDonald and boy is she a laugh! She lets us in on her amazing journey through the music industry from working the front desk at a major record label to being signed!
What a fantastic chat we had with Jen Ochej, tour manager for Lights! She is currently on tour with Jess so we all had a good old chat together about life on the road, how she got the job as tour manager, working the merch stand, life on the bus, her day to day roles and trouble shooting things that pop up every day! If you have ever wondered what it’s like to be on the road as a tour manager, this is the interview for you!
This week we chinwag about a funny story Jess encountered with her pup, Pepe. Like, it’s really funny! Afterwards we chat with Goldenvoice social media manager Kristina London, who is also the founder of Amplify Her Voice. In May 2019, London used her background in marketing and social media to create an active online space for women in the music industry to learn and find a sense of community. She also talks about her various jobs in the industry leading her to where she is today!
We are absolutely thrilled to chat with Berlin Techno DJ and Producer Stella Bossi. Stella chats with us about how she learnt how to produce techno tracks, how she snuck in to huge gigs and performed, building her career, signing with United Talent in America and her new track with techno legend Da Hool!
This week we chat with A-List Backup Singer and Songwriter Tabitha Fair. Tabitha has toured doing back up vocals for so many huge artists including Sting, Lady Gaga, Amy Grant, Bette Midler, written with Carole King and so much more. She tells us all about how she got into the world of being a back up singer, writing with Carole King on a writing camp with the song being featured in film as well as her recent single!
This week we chat with Chief Creative Officer and Marketing guru, Sherin Nicole from our very own Idobi Radio! Sherin chats with us about how she got to work in radio, her radio show Geek Girl Riot, rebranding and marketing and the changes in digital radio! If you are wanting to work in radio, don’t miss this episode!
This week we have a chinwag about “top-lining” in the music industry, and what exactly that entails. Afterwards we speak to Inaya Day, a chart topping house music vocalist, songwriter, and label owner. We chat about her experience on Broadway, starting her own record label, her song “Keep Pushin” that was re-recorded by Dua Lipa for an Adidas campaign, and so much more!
This week we chat with singer songwriter Casey Baer! Casey tells us about how she got into music, battling anxiety and writing music as an escape, touring with Jesse McCartney, developing her singing voice, gaining traction on tik tok and more!
This week we chat with the wonderful musical theater super star Caroline O’Connor. Caroline starred in Baz Luhrmann film Moulin Rouge, performed at the Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall, was nominated for an Olivier award, performed the lead in Chicago on Broadway and performed at the Royal Albert Hall for Stephen Sondheim’s 80th Birthday Concert!
Alicia Blue chats with us about how she got her start in music. Alicia was a well practiced poet and then one day took the leap at an open mic night, sung her lyrics to music and was shocked by the thrilling reaction of the audience. It was at that moment she took her role as singer songwriter to the next level. She talks about how she got Spotify playlisted, having her music noticed by music sync agents, getting a manager, her new music and her upcoming gig at the Troubadour performing for Fan Girl Cafe!
Emily Shackelton is a songwriter who has had songwriting cuts with Reba McEntire, Sara Evans, Jana Kramer, David Cook, Seth Ennis, Mickey Guyton, and Cassadee Pope. She is such an inspiring songwriter and wonderful performer and she tells us all about how she got her breaks as a songwriter and the ups and downs of the industry.
Today we interviewed the wonderful Karah James from Valley! She chats with us about how she got started in drumming, going to school for drums, how her band Valley got together, their writing process as well as their success on tik tok and the transition of releasing music after going viral!
We interview kroq radio host and on air personality, Megan Holiday! Megan chats about how she got her breaks in the radio industry, her sobriety, as well as hosting the upcoming Fan Girl Cafe Weho event at the Troubadour with our very own Jess Bowen!
Today we chat with singer songwriter Trace! She chats about her finding her identity as a singer, her super famous legendary singing Mom, being signed to Ultra and what is involved in being signed to a label, getting 31 million hits on her songs on Spotify and seeing the behind the scenes of Spotify for Artists as well as her upcoming gig at the Troubadour for Fan Girl Cafe! We really enjoyed this chat!
Today we chat with music photographer and Fan Girl Cafe founder Betsy Martinez! Betsy chats with us about her new awesome music Cafe concept opening in Los Angeles as well as her upcoming Fan Girl Cafe event at The Troubadour on 27 Feb 2022 featuring performances by Jan, Trace, Kat Cunning, Alicia Blue and Noah Vonne! And guess what? Our very own Jess Bowen is hosting the show with Megan Holiday!! Couldn’t be more fun. TICKETS – https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fan-girl-cafe-presents-jax-kat-cunning-trace-alicia-blue-and-more-tickets-227898359127
This week we have a chinwag about Jess’s hilarious experience using an app to help her fall asleep and the amount of money Mariah Carey makes from one Christmas song. Afterward we chat with RCA singer/songwriter Chloe Lilac, who tells us about her experience growing up in Brooklyn, getting signed to a major label at a young age and her EP ‘Douchebag’
Karina Depiano has worked with artists such as Troye Sivan, Fifth Harmony, Miley Cyrus, Daya, mxmtoon, and so many more! She received her Bachelor of Music – Popular Music Performance from USC, and she tells us about how much that experience helped prepare her for her future in the industry!
This week we have a chinwag about the world of sound engineers on tour and why we feel there are so few females in that position. Afterward, we chat with Memphis native Amanda Davis, FOH (front of house) engineer for Janelle Monáe and Tegan and Sara. Amanda tells us about her first job as an audio engineer working at a church, to then working on a cruise ship, to getting a phone call from Janelle Monáe’s tour and production manager informing her that Monáe wanted a female FOH, and the rest is history.
Today’s guest is Kiiara! This week we chinwag about the ups and downs of the music and entertainment industry, and the affects it has on its artists. Afterward we chat with singer/songwriter Kiiara about her hit single “Gold”, her experience working with Chester Bennington and Linkin Park, her newest release “Happy Hour” with Felix Cartal, and so much more!
DJ Sydney Blu – Sydney talks about how she got started on Ableton, producing dance music, being on the books of big booking agencies vs small, founding 23 by 23 in an amazing effort to increase the amount of females on labels in the dance world, working with Native Instruments and creating a new dance category for underground music at the Juno Awards!
What a legend Patty Anne Miller is! As a drummer she has performed with amazing acts such as CeeLo Green, Quinn XCII, Zara Larsson, performed at the Super Bowl with Beyonce, starred in feature film “Bill and Ted Face the Music” and been a contestant on So You Think You Can Dance! Patty chats with us about her journey through the music industry coming from Berklee College of Music through to performing at huge events such as the Super Bowl! www.babesbehindthebeats.com Instagram – @babesbehindthebeats
We had an awesome chat this week with Reggae Singer Songwriter Vana Liya! Vana made a serendipitous arrival on the national music scene after she posted several ukulele covers of popular reggae songs to social media, which garnered the support of top original artists and led to a 2018 record deal with L.A.-based LAW Records. She has since been quickly earning a reputation among many of her well-established musical peers as a solid collaborator who always brings a fresh take and positive energy to the mix with her distinct yet not easily classifiable “island” vibe. We chat about how she first got noticed by Pepper, getting signed, her first gig, building a band and touring!
This week we have a good old fashioned chin wag with each other about Taylor Swift re recording her old albums to get around contractual obligations, Bowie's first realisation that she has and has probably many times before, experienced sexism in the DJ world, Jess and her experience with the male dominated drumming industry and Bowie's wild plane ride landing on one wheel then instantly taking off again!
This week we chat with Chrissy Costanza - lead singer of Against the Current and the voice of the League of Legends anthem! Chrissy chats about her work with Riot Games, her gaming show on Venn, her journey through the music industry including catching the attention of Fueled by Ramen, touring and more!
This week we had such an awesome chat with Vi from Destroy Boys! She talked about how the band have built themselves up from scratch - sending out hundreds of demos with no responses to now having management and selling out multiple shows around the country! Vi also tells us about auditioning band members, being on the road and the band's songwriting process.
Today we chat with keyboardist and vocalist of Mother Mother, Jasmin Parkin! We had such an awesome chat with Jasmin - she told us all about how they recently blew up on Tik Tok (without them knowing!), how that has translated into going on tour, their upcoming music and how she no joke, took up jazz piano because her name was Jas! It certainly worked out for her though! This is an interview not to be missed!
This week we chat with singer songwriter, Noah Vonne! Noah was raised in the musical heartland of Texas, where she forged an original sound that blends elements of rock, soul, blues, and pop. She chats about growing up performing in Mega Churches, studying music business at Belmont and how that has translated into the music business, writing music and doing co writes!
This week we chat to singer/songwriter and creator Jaci Butler. Jaci tells us all about her life from touring with her first band starting at the age of 12, to her experience on American Idol, to now having a massive social media following and how she utilizes platforms like TikTok for her music career. She also tells us about her most recent single, “Breakup Season” which is available now on all streaming platforms!
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This week Jess & Bowie chat about the rise in popularity of in ear monitors, the benefits and disadvantages to using them as well as live production preparation. Jess also talks about her production preparation for upcoming gigs with the Summer Set!
This week we chat with amazing Australian Singer Songwriter Gordi! Gordi tells us about how she got signed in the USA, her journeys through life including coming to terms with her sexuality, writing her album in country NSW, working with Troye Sivan, performing at the Sydney Opera House, tours with Bon Iver and Monsters & Men as well as her quitting being a doctor to pursue music full time, only to have COVID hit and go back to being an ER doctor to help in the crisis.
Singer Songwriter Jaime Wyatt tells us about signing her first record label as a teenager, achieving early success before losing that deal and being put through the music-industry wringer, battling a nasty drug addiction and serving close to a year in L.A. county jail for robbing her heroin dealer. She's got an amazing story and is an incredible singer songwriter.
This week we chat with wonderful drummer Mona Tavakoli! Mona chats about performing with Jason Mraz, Raining Jane, Rock n Roll Camp for girls, tour life and more!
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This week we chat with singer/songwriter Shiragirl. Shira tells us about having her own stage on Warped Tour (which hosted artists such as Paramore & Joan Jett), starting Gritty in Pink, her bands latest single “Antisocial Media”, & more!
This week we do ROUND 2 with our mate and amazing singer songwriter, Tessa Violet. Tessa chats about her upcoming show at the Roxy, being extremely busy in quarantine with Twitch & live streams, working on her new album and festival gigs including 8123 Fest!
This week we chat to audio engineer, playback tech, and tour manager, Jess Jacobs. Jess works with artists such as Tessa Violet, Pussy Riot, Ella Mai, Sylvan Esso & more. She breaks down exactly what each job entails, including how she recently built a playback rig for Sylvan Esso. All this and more!
This week we have our very own Jess Bowen from the Summer Set as our guest! Jess tells us about a new documentary she’s featured in called “Count Me In” on Netflix (released Aug 24), as well as giving the inside scoop on The Summer Set getting back together!!
Lindsey Byrnes, music creative director and photographer for Tegan and Sara, Paramore, Rolling Stone Magazine, Atlantic Records, Sony, Billboard, Thrasher Magazine and more.
This week we chat with Chrissy Costanza who first rose to fame as the lead singer of Against the Current and has since become one of the most recognizable female voices in gaming! Chrissy talks about being signed to Fueled by Ramen, working with Riot Games for League of Legends, Against the Current and her work with the Venn gaming network! www.babesbehindthebeats.com Instagram – @babesbehindthebeats Youtube – www.youtube.com/babesbehindthebeats
We had the joy of interviewing Broadway and West End performer, Caroline O'Connor! She chats with us about her incredible life from training with the Royal English Ballet in London to playing Nini Legs in Baz Luhrmann’s film Moulin Rouge, performing at the Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall, being nominated for an Olivier award, performing the lead in Chicago on Broadway, performing the BBC Proms at Royal Albert Hall for Stephen Sondheim’s 80th Birthday Concert, creating three one woman shows and quite frankly the list goes on. What a super star!
This week we chat to Jena Rose, a pop singer/songwriter from Plano, Texas. Jena tells us about learning piano at age 5, writing songs by age 9, and playing her first shows at the age of 12. She also chats with us about the Cuban American elements in her music, as well as her newest single “Checkmate” and the inspiration behind the song.
This week we chat to drummer and singer/songwriter Hayley Brownell. Hayley tells us about her journey in the industry from playing with artists like Conan Gray, Cailin Russo, to currently playing for Olivia Rodrigo. She also tells us about her solo project, Changeling.
This week we chat with Lizzie Curious, a singer/songwriter, house music producer and DJ from Brighton, UK. Lizzie has two Billboard Number One hits to her name, and she tells us about getting featured on tracks, toplining, growing and connecting with her fans live-streaming through twitch, and so much more.
This week we have Los Angeles based singer/songwriter Lauren Sanderson on the show. Lauren tells us about her first label experience with Epic Records, being signed vs releasing as an independent artist, how she landed a tour opening for Finneas, her latest release “Queen Bee”, future touring plans, and much more.
This week we chat to Tadia Taylor, an independent Event Producer and Project Manager with a focus in Music Festivals, Experiential Marketing, Corporate Event Production, and Artist Relations. She is also the Director of Programs & Partnerships for Diversify the Stage. Tadia tells us about all these different roles and how they play a huge part in putting some of your favorite festivals together, such as Coachella, Lightning in a Bottle, and more. Follow us! Instagram: @babesbehindthebeats Twitter: @babesbehindbeat Facebook: www.facebook.com/babesbehindthebeats Website: www.babesbehindthebeats.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/babesbehindthebeats
This week we chat with Laura Escudé who is an American artist, certified music technology trainer, entrepreneur, and live show designer. She has programmed and designed shows for artists including Kanye West, Jay Z, Cirque Du Soleil, as well as composed and performed string arrangements for Kanye West and Jay Z.
Eva Gardner, renowned bass player, has performed and toured with a huge amount of artists including none other than Pink, Gwen Stefani, Cher, Tegan & Sara, Moby and Veruca Salt. Jess and Bowie chat with Eva about how she got into the music business, her life on the road with Pink, and working in Vegas! Eva also shares her new release with Jess and Bowie, "Love & Drugs"!
This week we chat with Noelle Scaggs, the co-lead singer of Fitz and the Tantrums and the founder of Diversify The Stage. Noelle tells us many stories about the start of her career in the music industry, including days when she was in studio with will.i.am (which lead to her contributing vocals to a Black Eyed Peas track), to her joining Fitz and the Tantrums after having had a two year break from music. We also discuss Diversify the Stage, which was founded by Noelle with a focus on transforming the concert, events, and touring industries to increase diverse representation and create pathways to equitable opportunities for BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and Female and Gender Non-Conforming individuals.
This week we chinwag about the new Pink documentary. Afterward we chat with photographer Jordan Kelsey Knight. Jordan tells us about officially diving into the music photography world when she began shooting for Tonight Alive on Warped Tour, the competitiveness in the photography world, shooting editorials vs shooting live music, and so much more!
This week we chat with singer/songwriter Mariah Counts. She tells us about discovering her true passion and love for music after competing in the Titan Games, the strategy behind releasing her first single, her tik tok success, upcoming music release plans, future touring plans, and so much more! Follow us! Instagram: @babesbehindthebeats Twitter: @babesbehindbeat Facebook: www.facebook.com/babesbehindthebeats Website: www.babesbehindthebeats.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/babesbehindthebeats
This week we chinwag about Jess’s new (foster fail) pup, Tony. Afterward we chat with up-and-coming singer/songwriter, Little Luna. She tells us about the creation and vision of LL, what it’s like releasing as an independent artist, finding the right team to work with, funding her own project, the release of new music soon, and so much more!
This week we chat with LP Giobbi about getting her start as a DJ opening up for Sofi Tukker, working as the North American Music Director for W Hotels, being co-owner of Animal Talk (record label, hybrid publishing company she co-founded with Sofi Tukker), as well as being the founder of Femme House - an educational platform created to address the lack of representation and equity in electronic music by empowering women to learn the language of the studio.
This week we chat to country singer/songwriter, Cassadee Pope! We chat about her Warped Tour days with Jess, working with Blake Shelton on the NBC’s The Voice, being signed to a major label to releasing independently, being nominated for a Grammy, and her pop punk roots with her band Hey Monday.
This week we chat with Tana Douglas, known as the first female roadie. She has worked with artists such as AC/DC, The Police, Elton John, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Lenny Kravitz, Iggy Pop, and many more. Tana has released her first book entitled “Loud”, which gives an inside look into her life on the road from the 70’s until now.
This week we chat with singer/songwriter Tay Jardine of We Are The In Crowd and Sainte. Tay tells us about growing up in the music scene in Poughkeepsie, how her band WATIC was first discovered and signed to Hopeless Records, reminiscing about her time touring in the Philippines, starting her new project Sainte, upcoming plans for both of her projects, and so much more. Not to mention Jess and Tay have known each other for over 10 years, so there’s some great stories in this episode!
This week we chinwag about a funny story Jess encountered with her pup, Pepe. Afterward we chat with Kristina London, founder of Amplify Her Voice. From a young age, founder Kristina London knew that she wanted a career in the music industry. However, while working her first few internships and jobs in the music industry, the gender divide became abundantly clear. In May 2019, London used her background in marketing and social media to create an active online space for women in the music industry to learn and find a sense of community. Within just a couple of months, London was collaborating with major music festivals, businesses, and artists to further promote equality in music. In less than a year, the account organically reached over 10,000 followers and is continuing to grow as they expand their online community. Amplify Her Voice is an online platform that boldly confronts gender inequality in the music industry. They are dedicated to helping advance the careers of women in music through educational, networking, and creative opportunities. With these initiatives, they aim to provide our community the tools and support to confidently pursue a career in the music industry.
This week we chinwag about as Jess and Bowie’s experience using Masterclass. Afterward, we chat with Australian singer/songwriter Zoe Badwi.
Zoë Badwi began her music career as one third of girl band Sirens before embarking on a solo career that has so far spawned several club chart-topping anthems. She joined girl group trio Sirens, who scored two hits, "Like Fire, Like Rain" and a cover version of the Pointer Sisters' "I'm So Excited" before disbanding in 2001. Badwi continued to write and perform, and was later spotted fronting band, Black Dogs. Performing at a Melbourne club, electronic duo TV Rock's Grant Smillie, was so impressed by her vocals that he invited her to work with him. After signing to Neon Records, her debut solo single, "Release Me," was nominated for Best Dance Release at the 2009 ARIA Award and APRA awards. It was followed by Top Ten single "Freefallin'." She secured a U.S. deal with Atlantic Records and began work on her debut album and tours the world performing, including touring with Little Mix.
Jules Wortman serves as president and CEO of Wortman Works Media & Marketing based in Nashville, Tennessee. Wortman is a veteran public relations and marketing strategist who has developed a number of national and international campaigns for record labels, brands, commercial developments, authors, music, sports entertainment, special events and many others. Her clients include or have included Country Music Television (CMT), Warner Bros. Records, Universal Music, Sony Music, The GMA Dove Awards, The ACA Awards on Fox TV, Time Life Music, TNA Entertainment, Red Light Management, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Blake Shelton, Deana Carter, Big & Rich, Billy Ray Cyrus, Kid Rock, The Charlie Daniels Band and many others. She currently manages The SteelDrivers, a GRAMMY® winning super group on Rounder Records.
This week we chinwag about the benefits of having a Music Business degree, especially as an artist. Afterward with chat with singer/songwriter MEIA. Born and raised in Cleveland, OH, MEIA knew she wanted music to be part of her life from the beginning. She started singing, writing music and playing instruments ever since she was a little girl. “My mom would tell you I was humming before I was singing and dancing to every beat. My first experience writing a song was when I was 8 years old, lol. It was called “Let it out” and it was about being unafraid to say how you feel. Looking back on the concept and my ability to turn a feeling into art - I am proud of baby MEIA.”. Once she turned 18, she moved to Nashville to attend Belmont University where she studied Music Business and pursued her artist project, MEIA. MEIA grew up loving alternative pop culture. The 90's baby listened to various artists such as Britney Spears, Rihanna and Avril Lavigne, which have had a huge influence on the music she loves to create. Now residing in Nashville, she writes from personal experience and is unafraid to be raw, emotional, and real. She empowers her fans by turning dark situations into light, especially with her breakup anthems. MEIA is wildly independent, fiercely in touch with her femininity, and wants her fans to be able to escape the world when listening to her songs. MEIA has shared the stage with Why Don't We, Spencer Sutherland, Eben, Jake Miller, and more.
This week we chinwag about our trip to Nashville and seeing this weeks guest, Emily Shackleton, perform at The Listening Room.
Emily Shackelton is a songwriter from Biwabik, Minnesota. After studying at Berklee College of Music, where she won the coveted BMI John Lennon Songwriting Competition, Emily moved to Nashville to pursue songwriting.
Her catalog includes cuts by Reba McEntire, Sara Evans, Jana Kramer, David Cook, Seth Ennis, Mickey Guyton, and Cassadee Pope. She has had several songs featured on TV shows like American Idol and ABC's Nashville including "Love Like Mine", sung by Hayden Panettiere and featured on the gold-selling season one soundtrack. Most recently she celebrated her first Number 1 with the Carly Pearce breakout single "Every Little Thing." She recently signed a new co-venture with Liz Rose Music, busbee, and BMG.
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This week we chinwag about some of the first gigs we ever played when we started in the industry. Afterward we chat with Boston based indie pop band, shallow pools.
The members include drummer Ali Ajemian, lead vocalist Glynnis Brennan, guitarist Jess Gromada and bassist Haley Senft. They tell us about their journey from starting out as a cover band while in school together, to writing original music and finding the bands sound, to releasing their newest single “Glow”, being proud members of the LGBTQ+ community, and so much more!
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This week we chinwag about Jess searching for her new apartment in LA. Afterward we chat with Valerie Morehouse, vocal coach for artists such as Sia, Britney Spears, Avril Lavigne, 5SOS, Brendon Urie, our very own Bowie Jane, and more.
Valerie’s journey started about twenty years ago, when she was diagnosed with debilitating nodules on her vocal cords. Having sung all her life, the idea of not being able to sing again was not an option. She devoted herself to finding out what causes nodules and how to get rid of and prevent them. Along the way, she worked with top laryngologists and speech therapists and found a passion for helping others overcome or prevent similar setbacks. She also prepares actors’ voices for stage, television, and film, including Sally Hawkins (The Shape of Water), Tom Ellis (Lucifer), the cast of Nashville (ABC & CMT), and FOX sportscaster Joe Buck. Valerie also has her own podcast, LipRoll, which features conversations with her clients giving us an inside look at the industry.
This week we chinwag about Bowie‘s experience learning Ableton through a Toolroom Academy course. Afterward we chat with British DJ Carly Wilford, whom Bowie met while taking the Ableton course together!
Rising up through London’s underground electronic dance music scene, Carly Wilford is a pioneer of new music. Discovering the latest breaking artists and backing their journey, she unearths the tracks that shine through amongst the Internet’s crowded streams. Starting out as a Presenter, her early career saw her take over the airwaves on the Rinse FM Breakfast Show before taking bold steps to become a respected DJ and Music Producer.
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Karina has worked with artists such as Troye Sivan, Fifth Harmony, Miley Cyrus, Daya, mxmtoon, and so many more! She received her Bachelor of Music - Popular Music Performance from University of Southern California, and she tells us about how much that experience helped prepare her for her future in the industry, she breaks down her role as a musical director, we chat about some of her experiences performing on late night and daytime television, and so much more!
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This week we chinwag about the ups and downs of the music and entertainment industry, and the affects it has on its artists. Afterward we chat with singer/songwriter Kiiara about her hit single “Gold”, her experience working with Chester Bennington and Linkin Park, her newest release “Happy Hour” with Felix Cartal, and so much more!
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This week we chat with Mona Tavakoli, drummer/percussionist of Raining Jane, Jason Mraz, Sara Bareilles, and the co-founder/co-director of Rock n’ Roll Camp For Girls Los Angeles. During our chat Mona tells us about learning drums at age 11, adapting to learning the cajón while taking a flamenco dance class in college, starting her all-female band Raining Jane, touring and recording with Jason Mraz, recently playing on Sesame Street with Sara Bareilles, and more!
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On today’s episode we have Mandy Lee of Misterwives joining us! Mandy tells us about getting the band started, playing their first show at the Canal Room in NYC, getting signed to Photo Finish Records, touring with acts such as Panic! at the Disco and twenty one pilots, working on their latest live stream performance entitled Superbloom: The Live Dream, and so much more! We had SOOOO much fun chatting with Mandy and had such a good laugh, so be sure to tune into this one!
This week we chinwag about Jess’s engagement story and find out all the details behind the proposal day.
Afterward we chat with Laura Cox, French guitarist and singer/songwriter. Laura tells us about learning to play guitar at a young age, breaking into the YouTube world and garnering a large following, touring with her band, the Laura Cox Band, last year right before the world went into lockdown, and so much more!
This week we get to know our hosts, drummer Jess Bowen and DJ Bowie Jane. They talk about their respective journeys through the music industry, share funny tour stories, all whilst having a laugh and a beverage. They also share their recent experience with HelloFresh, and have a fun surprise just for their listeners! Don’t miss this one!
This week we chat to country singer/songwriter, Cassadee Pope! We chat about her Warped Tour days with Jess, working with Blake Shelton on the NBC’s The Voice, being signed to a major label to releasing independently, being nominated for a Grammy, and her pop punk roots with her band Hey Monday. All of this and so much more!
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Music manager and label exec, Vicky Hamilton, is a Grammy award-winning music industry executive, personal manager and writer.
As one of the most successful female music executives in the industry, Vicky has discovered and developed the careers of Guns N’ Roses, Mötley Crüe, Poison, Faster Pussycat and many others.
Vicky’s over 30 years in the music industry also includes working as an A&R executive at Geffen, Capitol and Vapor Records and owning a successful independent record label, which won a Grammy for June Carter Cash. Cumulatively, the acts Vicky has developed and managed have sold over 250 million units.
Vicky delves into the behind the scenes of the music industry and how she got her break.
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This week we chinwag about when Jess auditioned for Zayn Malik and what that process was like. Afterward we chat with Patty Anne Miller, drummer for acts such as CeeLo Green, Quinn XCII, Zara Larsson, and more.
Patty tells us about her experience at Berklee College of Music, being a contestant on So You Think You Can Dance, playing the Super Bowl in 2016 as part of Beyonce’s drumline, touring with CeeLo Green and Quinn XCII, as well as most recently starring in her first feature film, Bill and Ted Face the Music.
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This week we chinwag about the job of sound engineers on tour, and why we feel there are so few females in that position. Afterward, we chat with Memphis native Amanda Davis, FOH (front of house) engineer for Janelle Monáe and Tegan and Sara.
Amanda tells us how she graduated with a BA in Vocal Performance before realizing she didn’t want to sing but wanted to stay in music, so she enrolled in an audio tech program at SAE in Atlanta. She tells us about her first job as an audio engineer working at a church, to then working on a cruise ship, to getting a phone call from Janelle Monáe’s tour and production manager informing her that Monáe wanted a female FOH, and the rest is history. Amanda is also the first call for one of our personal favorite’s, Tegan and Sara. We chat about all of this and more!
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We chat with LA based Tech house DJ, DJ Ella. Latvian born DJ Ella has had an amazing history in the music world having won a Grammy in her home country on multiple occasions, been a finalist in Latvia for Eurovision, hosted her own tv show and is now a staple in the tech house world in LA.
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This week we chinwag about our favorite food whilst being on tour in different countries. Afterward we chat with New Zealand born singer/songwriter Kelsy Karter about her latest album release, the Harry Styles face tattoo prank, her close relationship with her fans, new music, and so much more!
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This week we chat with Babs Szabo, a co-founder of Emo Nite and Ride or Cry. She tells us about the various jobs she had in the industry before starting Emo Nite, including her experiences at working at Sony Music and CAA, as well as discussing the plans Emo Nite had for their slot at this years Coachella (which was canceled due to COVID).
Babs also tells us about their creative agency, Ride or Cry, which has been keeping them busier than ever this year as shows and events are still on hold.
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LAUREN RUTH WARD - this week we chat with @laurenruthward about her journey from being a hairdresser in Baltimore, to moving to Los Angeles and becoming a successful singer/songwriter.
Lauren discusses the ins and outs of getting to where she is today, breaks down the basics of signing a record deal, and most recently having her song featured on the soundtrack of 'Little Fires Everywhere.' You don’t wanna miss this episode!
This week we chinwag about what we were doing as musicians at the young age of 12. Afterward we chat with Anastasia Grace, singer of The Haunt.
The sibling fronted group based out of South Florida merges genres of alternative, indie, rock & roll, garage, and blues. 17 year old Anastasia has been performing live since the age of 9, complimented by her older brother, Maxamillion. Anastasia tells us about her experiences in middle school, which lead to a viral hit song that she wrote entitled “All Went Black”. She also tells us about her experience on the road, opening for Palaye Royale, and much more!
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This week we chat with Chrissy Costanza, who first rose to fame as the lead singer of Against the Current and has since become one of the most recognizable female voices in gaming. We find out about how Chrissy first met her bandmates, Will Ferri and Dan Gow, and how they quickly caught the attention of label Fueled By Ramen (Warner Music, home of Twenty One Pilots, Panic! At The Disco, All Time Low, and more).
After a critically acclaimed debut album and a sold-out world tour, Chrissy was approached by Riot Games in 2017 to be the voice of the League of Legends anthem “Legends Never Die”, which has had over 200 million streams. 2020 has kept Chrissy in the studio with her ATC bandmates working on their forthcoming album which is sure to be their breakthrough offering, as well as embarking on hosting her own show as one of the founding talents on the gaming x music culture network, Venn.
This week we chinwag about the lack of well-known female producers in the music industry. Afterward we chat with music producer, Esjay Jones. Esjay is a South African-born producer & songwriter now based between Los Angeles and Joshua Tree, California, who had her first major cut in the U.S. alongside co-writer Justin Tranter in 2013 with the single “I Choose U” by TimeFlies on Def Jam Records. Since then, she has worked with Sean Kingston, Jeffree Star, Olivia Holt, Escape The Fate, Mystery Skulls with Nile Rodgers and Brandy, Chester Rushing ('Stranger Things'), Alien Ant Farm, and many others.
Esjay has had over a decade of success in the music Industry: during the first part, she cemented herself as one of South Africa’s top rock vocalists fronting Durban-based band, Stealing Love Jones. The band achieved mainstream success with 4 #1 Singles, as well as sharing the stage with major international acts like Fall Out Boy, Violent Femmes, Seether, Jimmy Eat World, and many more.
She is currently a part of the production team for the re-imagined 'GREY DAZE' album (Chester Bennington reels from 1994-1997), featuring Head & Munkey from Korn, Ryan Shuck of Orgy, Chris Traynor of Bush, and more.
This week we chinwag about Bowie’s most recent experience filming on the set of CBS’s show SWAT, as well as Jess’s upcoming commercial that she'll be featured in.
Afterward we chat with Nashville based singer/songwriter Christy McDonald. Currently, Christy McDonald is featured on Robin Schulz’s Warner Brothers/Atlantic album 'Uncovered' which debuted in the 4th spot on the iTunes World Chart. Billboard has claimed "Ha Leh Lou Ya" a Global Smash, with the hit song and artist collaboration landing a global campaign for Nivea. The song has charted around the world and has had KIIS-FM LA radio air play. Christy is signed with Big Yellow Dog, with the likes of Meghan Trainor, Maren Morris, and more.
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This week we chat with photographer Catherine Powell, who is the photographer for artists such as Dan & Shay, Maren Morris, Kasey Musgraves, and so many more! We discuss how Catherine first got her start in music taking photos for local music venues, to starting her own magazine (NKD Magazine) at the age of 17, to being on tour with some of the biggest acts in the country music scene. She has some incredible stories, including how she recently took photos of her absolute favorite, Justin Bieber, so you don't want to miss this one!
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Rae Harvey is one the top music managers in the Australian Music Industry. She managed HUGE Australian band, the Living End and 360, and also brought out acts to Australia such as Blink 182. She's literally done everything and is an absolute legend.
After working in the music industry for over 25 years, Rae hit an animal driving and had a massive self realization... she needed to work with animals. From that moment on, she pursued her dream to one day own a kangaroo sanctuary and eventually set one up in New South Wales.
The devastating Australian fires earlier this year saw her entire Kangaroo Sanctuary and home burn down. Over a billion animals were killed in the fires. Kangaroos, Wombats, Koalas and thousands of other species. Absolutely devastating. Rae almost lost her own life in the fires, narrowly escaping by boat thanks to being rescued by a neighbor. She has since returned to the property to rebuild and look after the kangaroos, many of which returned injured after the fires. We tell her story.
DO NOT MISS THIS INTERVIEW!
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This week we have a chinwag about “top-lining” in the music industry, and what exactly that entails. Afterwards we speak to Inaya Day, a chart topping house music vocalist, songwriter, and label owner.
She has found much of her success in the dance music scene, having had various number ones on the Billboard charts. We chat about her experience on Broadway, starting her own record label, her song “Keep Pushin” that was recently re-recorded by Dua Lipa for an Adidas campaign, and so much more!
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This week we have a chinwag about Jess’s hilarious experience using an app to help her fall asleep and the amount of money Mariah Carey makes from one Christmas song.
Afterward we chat with RCA singer/songwriter Chloe Lilac, who tells us about her experience growing up in Brooklyn, getting signed to a major label at a young age, her newly released EP 'Douchebag', and more!
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Jess and Bowie have a good old chin wag about In ‘n Out Burger and it’s secret “animal” style, do a personal Patreon telephone call with Bowie’s Mum, and then chat with record label advertising guru, Kate Flather!
Kate Flather has worked with Van Halen, the Indigo Girls, Steve Wynn, Rhino Records, Rolling Stone Magazine, Coca Cola and Ashleigh Flynn & the Riveters.
This week we chinwag about the various backstage dressing room experiences we’ve had all over the world. Afterwards, we speak with Rebecca Black!
Rebecca is an open book with us when discussing her viral hit “Friday” and we learn about the ups and downs from the worldwide attention it gave her. We also dive into her recent coming out story, being in Katy Perry’s music video, the new music she’s been working on, and so much more.
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This week we chinwag about the odd jobs that come with living in Los Angeles. Afterwards, Bowie and Jess speak to Alicia Vigil, the power metal bass player for DragonForce and singer/bass player of Vigil of War.
Eva Gardner, renowned bass player, has performed and toured with a huge amount of artists including none other than Pink, Gwen Stefani, Cher, Tegan & Sara, Moby and Veruca Salt.
Jess and Bowie chat with Eva about how she got into the music business, her life on the road with Pink, and working in Vegas! Eva also shares her new release with Jess and Bowie, "Love & Drugs"!
Jess Bowen and Bowie Jane chat with Cassie Leopold and Pagan Newman from Australian Country Music Chart topping band, Darlinghurst. Cassie and Pagan talk about their musical bond, tour life and their venture into the country music scene.
Melissa Eastwick is a professional makeup artist to musicians in the industry having worked on the Grammys, music videos and photo shoots with clients including Shawn Mendez, Natalie Lafourdacade, Dave Grohl, Snoop Dog, Fifth Harmony, Michael Bolton, Offspring and hundreds more. Melissa talks about her move to Los Angeles and breaking into the makeup world straight out of MUD.
This week Jess and Bowie chat with Kay Hanley from Letters to Cleo. Letters to Cleo emerged from the Boston rock scene in the early 90’s, having released three full length albums during their time together. You would recognize Letters to Cleo from the soundtracks to movies such as 10 Things I Hate About You, The Craft, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, and more. You would also recognize Kay as the singing voice of Josie from the movie Josie and The Pussycats!
We’re thrilled to have Kay on the podcast as we chat about her start with LTC, her experience on set of filming 10 Things I Hate About You, and her post-band career writing songs for shows on Disney, Cartoon Network, Netflix, and more!
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Alison Freed is a Los Angeles based actor and award-winning voice actor with a unique, dynamic, smart, warm, modern female voice. Alison is a two-time 2018 SOVAS award-winning Voice Over artist- winning for Best Commercial Campaign, Smoothie King and Best Radio Commercial, Uber. She has also been nominated 6 times over her career.
Jess and Bowie chat with Alison about her journey through the music industry and her arrival into the voice over scene.
Jess and Bowie chat with platinum selling Canadian singer songwriter, Jocelyn Alice about her journey through the music industry including her recent appearance on NBC's Songland.
Jocelyn rose to fame with her 2015 breakout summer song, “Jackpot.” With the track topping radio and sales charts eventually being certified platinum in Canada. Since then, Jocelyn’s songs have received over 100 million streams, including her latest single “Still Wondering”, her collaboration with R3hab, “Radio Silence” (Canada top 25 radio hit), her single “I Know” (Canada top 20 radio hit), her Gold-certified single “Bound To You” (Canada top 15 radio hit), and her Gold-certified track “Feels Right”. In December 2017, Jocelyn teamed up with Walk Off The Earth for a cover of Camila Cabello’s “Havana,” amassing over 10 million views to date across all platforms.
Tessa Violet chats with Jess and Bowie about her amazing connection with her fans worldwide, her journey from being a YouTuber to selling out the Troubadour as a singer songwriter, performing in Russia and Poland, life on tour and her new music coming out!
Jess and Bowie chat with local LA DJ, DJ Kara, about her transition from wanting to work behind the scenes in the music industry to being on stage.
Jess and Bowie chat with tour and music photographer, Betsy Martinez about her journey through the industry. Betsy has worked with amazing artists such as P!nk, Sting, Billie Eilish, Third Eye Blind, Jimmy Eat World and so many more.
This week Jess and Bowie chat to hilarious singer songwriter Tatiana Demaria about Warped Tour, Joan Jett, life on tour, writing for commercials, Synesthesia, as well as her new music!
Babes Behind the Beats premiere episode introduces us to our hosts, drummer Jess Bowen and DJ Bowie Jane. They have a good old chat about their journeys through the music industry, all whilst having a laugh and a beverage!