Matt Muehling | Ep. 16

Matt Muehling is the guitarist for ‘Kill Tony’ in the ‘The Kill Tony Band.’ Kill Tony is the #1 live podcast in the world and the #2 podcast on YouTube, second only to the ‘The Joe Rogan Experience.’ He also performs live for Rob Schneider as a member of comedian’s live band. Matt is a founding member of both bands ‘Progger’ and ‘Open 2.o.’ He also plays for ‘Sir Woman,’ ‘WeDaHomies,’ ‘Grooveline Horns,’ Daniel Fears, and Grace Sorensen.     Nick Tello sat with Matt Muehling, where Matt shared insights on how he became prominent in this distinctive skill set, highlighting the dynamic of the Kill Tony band. Matt emphasized the importance of having Jon Deas as the music director, who "calls the chords" during the unpredictable nature of the live impromptu comedy podcast and Carlos Sosa as the horns leader. Matt offered a glimpse into what the band discusses amongst themselves inside their talkback mics during live shows. Matt provided an insider perspective, sharing raw details that typical audience members would not be aware of. We explored D-Madness' impressive live music performance skills, noting his remarkable abilities despite being blind. Matt shared his insider take on collaborating with Zac Brown during Episode #738 of 'Kill Tony.' Matt shares how he overcame the difficulties of studying Jazz Guitar Performance to graduate from University of North Texas, starting from remedial courses. Matt includes why he never attended a UNT football game. Nick and Matt share their favorite comedians and reflect on the challenges of writing and delivering a successful comedy joke. Matt reveals how he joined the Kill Tony band.     Video is available on https://www.youtube.com/@nicktelloguitar/videos   Follow The Riff Lounge on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/riffloungepod   You can listen to the audio version of this podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & anywhere you listen to podcasts.