Episodes
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SF 050 - Dave LeBlanc - Drummer, from Bars to Broadway
Talented, hard working + personable drummer Dave LeBlanc brought six Krispy Kreme donuts over to talk about his first song, the hard rocking 'Devil in Detroit,' which he wrote while on his first national Broadway (big time, big dog, big gig) tour of Tina Fey's Mean Girls...which then led to him...
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SF 049 - Steven Salcedo - Saxophone, Gratitude King
Saxophonist, Composer, Educator, Entertainer Extraordinaire Steven Salcedo can light up any room with undeniable dynamic energy and a contagious zest for life. We all already LOVE Steven Salcedo, this podcast will only make you love him more than you thought possible---His powerhouse solo project...
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SF 048 - Alex Miller, front man extraordinaire, Silver Tooth Catus
Secret Famous, back after a three year hiatus (!) thanks to a nudge from guest Alex Miller. Singer, songwriter, frontman, mover and shaker from Ohio who runs the NYC bar scene as a side hustle. We talk about the first Silver Tooth Catus track "get out" and their latest monster jam "(suite)...
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SF 047 - Damon Grant, Discussions In Percussion
Percussionist educator podcaster Damon Grant is a musicial monster evolving and changing with the growing demands of the modern music industry. We get the hot takes on Spotify wrapped, sobriety, marketing, percussion, drum core, BBQ and the differences between 'Cajon' and 'Cojon'...
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SF 046 - SOLO SHRED, Hipster Looks At Forty
For my fortieth birthday, I dropped a five song EP entitled Hipster Looks At Forty, featuring Patrick Firth, Kenny Shaw and Jon Jetter. In this episode are the stories behind each song, with the audio of the song. Enjoy!
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SF 045 Alika Lyman -Good News/Shredder
All-world-musical talent coupled with a temperament that's sweeter than a cream puff covered in guava jelly, Alika Lyman was predestined to become a successful modern musician. Equally comfortable on guitar and bass, the composer was born and raised in Hawaii and worked in Seattle and NYC....
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SF 044 Tim Lappin - Casual Male/Beautiful Cat
The laid-back grooves, thoughtful lyrics and tasty guitar hooks of Casual Male is the best music for driving to the beach. Knowing this from personal experience, I became obsessed with creating the perfect podcast of a musician I am a HUGE FAN and GOOD FRIEND of: Casual Male, led by THE Tim…
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SF 043 Kasey Williams - Singer/Songer/Sweetheart
Southern raised, NYC Singer + Songwriter Kasey Williams is heartfelt and sensitive while being hilariously unique. She's trusted her instinct on life choices leading to songwriting, performing and tacos. We hang on a sunny balcony in Rockaway Beach as she ponders her next big move(s): another…
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SF 042 Cameron Mitchell - Singer/Songwriter/Ace Human
Singer/Songwriter/Multi-instrumentalist Cameron Mitchell is NOT just another musician in New York City; he balances being an in-demand side man with co-fronting America's party band "The Barnstorm," while finding time to write, record and release his own beautiful record Masquerades and Grand...
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SF 041 Andi Rae Healy + Jeff Littman - New Record!
Andi Rae Healy and the Back River Bullies have a new record called “Last time I checked this was a free world and I wasn’t anybody’s girl,” produced by Jeff Littman. They live together, they create together, they push each other to new heights and they do it all in one of the most loving,...
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SF 040 Abby Payne + Kenny Shaw - zen music masters
When the higher power envisioned the best version of humanity, they had Abby and Kenny in mind. Top tier talents in their respective artistic roles: Abby as a singer/songwriter/keys player and Kenny as a drummer/vibe master. You will not meet more modest, down to earth, sweet, chill people: their...
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SF 039 Luke Wesley-Singer, Songwriter, King of Quarantine Content
This Ohio-bred, official Brooklynite-living, piano-wielding, golden voice of the gods singer songwriter is a special human. His songs may make you dance and cry simultaneously. His social media presence makes me laugh out loud multiple times a day and in my group of friends: it’s common to say:...
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SF 038 Stolar-Songwriter, Visionary
Singer, Songwriter, Producer Stolar has co-written hits with Hall and Oates, Train, and Aloe Blacc. The LA based creative entrepreneur speaks of his daily creative practice, how he overcame his struggles with mental illness, his numerous other creative outlets, and how he’s holding up during...
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SF 037 Emily Danger, Singer, Writer, Beat Maker
Emily Danger is an otherworldly singer: the kind that doesn’t even have to warm up, she can ‘go HAM at any hour.’ In addition to being a monster singer, she’s cool, smart, funny, talented (at all parts of music/art) and a super sweet, modest soul. Usually people with a prodigious amount of talent...
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SF 036 Jonathan Jetter, Mixer/Master/Audio Shredder
Jonathan Jetter is the ultimate audio professional. Comfortable shredding Mixing, Mastering, Engineering, Arranging, Composing, Guitar, Keys, Drums, Soundscapes IN ALL STYLES: hip hop, metal, classical, noise, pop, EDM, world. Jon is a close friend and one of my most important musical...
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SF 035 - Andy RINN Martinek, Drummer/Producer
Multi-talented, multi-media based artist Andy RINN Martinek released an album of soundscape sonics + visual art under the name RINN, called ‘Formed Trauma.’ Andy is modest and thought-provoking--we hang and talk of his creative process, inspirations in the Canadian Rockies in the middle of winter...
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SF 034 - Coach Chris, The KookCast Host/Surf Guru
Coach Chris hosts a podcast called ‘The KookCast’—-I listen to it religiously: funny, informative, quick hits of stoke. In conjunction, he owns/runs/operates ‘The Surf Continuum,’ an online and in-person surf educational resource, primarily based out of Montauk, NY. I was fortunate enough to hang...
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SF 033 - David O’Neal, Shredder/Storyteller
Shredding instrumental guitarist + singer/songer David O’Neal has two albums out now and a new one forthcoming. His music has been featured on HBO’s ‘The Night Of’ and Amazon’s “Crisis in Six Scenes.” He’s cool. He’s chill. He's very smart--he hipped me to ‘The Aquatic Ape’ theory and we didn’t...
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SF 032 - Benjamin Wagner, Singer/Storyteller
Benjamin Wagner is a superb songwriter, an art monster, thought provoking story teller and a hell of a hang. Here he talks about his latest record 'what's left behind'---available everywhere.
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SF 031 - Ryan Vaughn, Music Business Wizard/Dummer
Ryan Vaughn—drummer and percussionist slash music biz wizard—shares stories of how he originally wanted to start in LA, but the winds of fate brought him to NYC. There, he discovered his voice as a sideman working the grind, literally never sleeping—that work ethic has carried over into his full...
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SF 030 - Patrick Firth, keyboard legend
Patrick Firth is such a talent his last name is an adjective describing a perfectly played solo in my group of friends. i.e. 'you FIRTHED that!' Legend of piano + keyboards, an accomplished singer and songwriter in his own right. We hang at his beach front abode as he talks about all his new...
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SF 029 - Steve Waitt, Singer, Songwriter
Singer, Songwriter and Pianist, Steve Waitt is actually famous in Germany. His new record ‘Another Day Blown Bright’—is a look back as his Southwestern roots. He shares tales of traveling the country in a Van before it was a hash tag, living in New Orleans and why NYC keeps sucking him back into...
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SF 028 - Kaitlyn Rosati, 180 days away
As promised: K-Ro part 2. Return from circumnavigating earth. Travel tips and the funniest stories you will ever hear.
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SF 027 - Stephen Babcock, Singer/Songer/315
Stephen Babcock is cool ass dude. He writes great tunes. We hung and chatted about his new jam: Fight I Need. DIG IT.
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SF 026 - Feyer, Creator/Future Music
FEYER has an original voice as a writer, producer, singer. He's young, hungry, talented, cool af and a pure pleasure to listen to! CHECK IT AND HIM!
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SF 025 - Manish Gosalia, lord of the lens
In a day and age when everyone is a photographer, Manish Gosalia is a real photographer: a true lover of the still image. His personal style captures the beauty and mayhem of live music and professional football with equal grace. I've had the privilege of even being his assistant on...
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SF 024 - Kelly Wolfgramm, worship the DIVA
Delightedly, there is no one more down to earth than Australian DIVA Kelly Wolfgramm. She's hilarious, universally loved by all and will show up to your Halloween party as Wayne Campbell and dance and sing like Michael Jackson. She's sang/played with: Jon Batiste, The Weeknd, INXS, Rob Thomas,...
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SF 023 - Kyle Duke, The Future of Rock
Kyle Duke of Kyle Duke and the Brown Bag Boys, does everything a rock star needs to do: shreds songs, guitars, vocals, production and business. Look out for him and check out the new single: "Sheena Doesn't Mind"
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SF 022- Nicky Barbato, Telecaster Master
Guitarist/old soul Nicky Barbato is releasing his first full length album, Every Day is a Bad Hair Day, produced by saxlord Jon Irabagon. Nicky is a monster musician, the sweetest possible hang and a dear friend...he shares some stories behind the new record, what it's like to shred the…
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SF 021 - Adam Gould and Shandon Lesene
Adam Gould--though he wore a cabbie hat during this podcast, hiding his beautiful lion's mane--figuratively wears many hats: from beer drinkin'/meat smashin'/hard chargin' rock guitarist who will rip yer head off with a smile on stage to a delicate soul who thinks and feels deeply, wears his…
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SF 020 - Teddy Kumpel, Guitar God
Teddy Kumpel is a guitar god and his list of credits would make any seasoned pro blush (NIN, Rickie Lee Jones, Feist, the films Anchorman and Talladega Nights (!)), but that's all small potatoes compared to his amazing original songs: 'I'd grow a mustache for you' is always on loop in my head.…
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SF 019 - Joelle Lurie, Ginger Singer Goddess
Joelle Lurie makes a claim that she is one of many in the NYC/International scene but after a few moments with this sassy ginger with the voice the size of a house and a personality like some palatial compound in the comforts of the tropicals (easy to hang with), you see how special she is. I...
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SF 018 - Nicholas Wells, songwriter + general boss work
Singer, Songwriter, Pianist Nicholas Wells is a Renaissance man: what began as a desire to write and sing songs, has evolved into a full sonic and visual in-production house, where Nicholas performs every skill for every role at every position. He cooks up ambitious ideas and then does all the…
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SF 017 - Brain Collazo, Singer + Smoothest Human Ever
B'ski aka Brain Collazo defines the word SMOOTH, in every way my mind knows how to break that concept down: being sonically, aesthetically, verbally, spiritually and social-situationally hip. ..while doing little to no work to appear this bad ass. You can be smooth like a duck, doing all the...
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SF 016 - Caleb Hawley, Pop Star
WORLD PREMIERE OF THE NEW CALEB HAWLEY JOINT "JUST WANT TO BE LOVED." TUNE IN JUST TO BUMP THIS JAM. AGAIN AND AGAIN. A first in the tiny history of Secret Famous, we get a one day advance on this banger! Caleb Hawley is a Pop Star. He writes, sings, produces, dances, looks cooler than a Euro...
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SF 015 - Anthony Palencsar, Concierge/Performer
Trained dancer, singer and actor (see: triple threat aka monster talent) Anthony Palencsar graced the international stages for years before transferring his skills of improvisation and charisma into becoming one of NYC's premier concierges. His charm, wit and ability to entertain are all on full...
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SF 014 - Seth Ondracek, Bassist
In a world that smashes people's dreams, it's refreshing to hear some stories from a human who's had their dreams come to fruition. Seth Ondracek lives the dream (by working his ass off), having arrived in New York six years ago from Omaha, Nebraska with nothing but a P Bass and the desire to…
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SF 013 - Matt Krahula, Songwriter moving to Hawaii
Road Dog: someone who loves every part of the more extreme, touring RockNRoll lifestyle e.g., fixing the van, slinging merchandise after the show, eating Cracker Barrel more than once in a year and sleeping on floors while all your belongings stay in your shoes as you rest so you don't lose...
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SF 012 - Kaitlyn Rosati, Performer/World Traveler
Kaitlyn Rosati is a full time entertainment machine that goes to eleven: a party of ONE, world traveler, born story teller, feminist icon, force of fashion, talented musician, a hard-ass willing to cut you with a knife while simultaneously being sweet AF and willing to move mountains to help the...
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SF 011 - Paul Loren, Lifestyle Expert/Musician
Paul Loren is a life expert: not only a timeless talent for his fronting, singing, songwriting, producing and entertaining, but also a well-read, interested, and interesting multi-dimensional human with great depth of character who knows what he loves. The legend of his talents are all true.…
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SF 010 - Jeff Tuohy, Singer/Songwriter
Jeff Tuohy is a dynamo of live entertainment: what most mortals can muster in a weekend, he does in a day. His songwriting fuses rock, pop, country, poetry and Bourbon Street with the voice and training of a Broadway superstar and the perception of a therapist. He is a rare breed who can be the...
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SF 009 - Sam Blakelock, Social Media Mogul/Guitarist
I met New Zealand native Sam Blakelock back in the pit of an off Broadway show, where he was warming up on bass, playing Charlie Parker heads at break neck speed. After some light conversation, he mentioned that he is actually a guitar player and has 800 Instagram followers. In the years since…
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SF 008 - SOLO SHRED, Weed/Rose´/Europe
In this super special episode I hang out with...myself, trying to make YOU laugh talking about the funny parts of marriage, a failed system of paying bills and my list of 13 things europeans do better/cooler/smarter/sexier than those of us in the new world...then release a new song coming out…
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SF 007 - Charlie Lagond, Saxophonist/Educator
Charlie Lagond has touched the lives of innumerable people by creating a gold standard of music education--and a music community--with his creation of the Lagond Music School, the place to hang, shed, vogue and generally improve yourself as a person in Westchester, NY. The tragedy of all this...
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SF 006 - David Heilman, Drummer/Gentleman
When you are hanging out with David Heilman, it often feels like you are a co-star in a movie that would be entitled How to Be Cool. Though I realize my prose is generally humor-filled, I wrote this in the most serious tone: Dave is the epitome of cool, defining the word in his every move…
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SF 005 - Rebecca Haviland/Chris Anderson, Whiskey Heart
When the individually excellent musicians Rebecca Haviland and Chris Anderson come together, they morph into one and smash everybody: thankfully they’re married. In fact, the month they got married, they boarded a pop rocket as the backing band for a rising star. Here, they discuss how they use a...
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SF 004 - Ric Molina, Guitarist/Legend
One of the secret passwords among professional guitarists in NYC is Ric Molina. After invoking his name, a mandatory 20 minute geek out/worship session is required. Ric is a master musician, storyteller, and motivator who also teaches ‘for fun.’ He has had an incredible career in NYC: book one...
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SF 003 - Greg Mayo, Musical Genius/Movie Nerd
Greg Mayo is rock'n'roll royalty--from sitting in with Hall and Oates at age 8 on drums at Jones Beach to his current gig of being Bon Jovi's guitarist. Son of the late, great Bob Mayo, he grew up inside of the music. Here he tells stories of explaining to his mom that she was wasting her time...
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SF 002 - Pete Francis, Rock Star/Poet
Pete Francis can take a 10 mintue guitar solo in front of 30,000 people, then seamlessly sing/write an intimate love and loss ballad AND THEN produce/conceptualize/art direct whole new movements of media consumption. To try and use words to explain his visions seems fruitless, he's on some next...
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SF 001 - Jason Wexler, Keyboard Player/Producer
Paul Maddison sits down with super musician/rad dude Jason Wexler in his home studio in Staten Island, NY and we discuss what made him choose music, how to shred, his cool gigs with Alice Tan Ridley, Kate Merrill, Stolar and his children’s music project, Jason Amazing.
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