The 440 Guitar Podcast
by Jerrell Powell
From locals to legends! We interview musicians to share stories on how the guitar impacted their creative journey. Be sure to tune up every Monday! Follow the podcast on Instagram: @the440guitarpodcast | Twitter: @the440podcast | FaceBook: @the440guitarpodcast https://www.440guitarpodcast.com
Episodes
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Episode 102 | Gino Matteo
In this episode we welcome back former guest Gino Matteo and talk about our favorite bands, and the lives of musicianship
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Episode 101: Chris Duarte
In this episode Jerrell speaks with one of his guitar heroes, Chris Duarte. " "To classify Chris Duarte simply as a Blues Man is an understatement. In his own words, “rockin’ blues” or ”punk blues” describes him best. “Ferocious blues” also fits. Legend has it that Chris will play so hard that…
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Episode 100: Mark Whitfield
For the 100th episode, Jerrell speaks with Grammy Award Winner and virtuoso guitar player Mark Whitfield. Mark has played with some of the most legendary musicians in history from Dizzy Gillespie, Wynton Marsalis, Ray Charles, Stanley Turrentine and many others. Mark shares his journey in music,...
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Episode 99: Ralf Gottschalk from Wonderful Audio Technology
In this episode Jerrell speaks to Ralf Gottschalk founder of Wonderful Audio Technology, a pedal company from Redlands, CA. Ralf has had high profile artists compliment his pedals from the Fuzz Lands, Ancient Echos, and Apex Distortion. He talks about his journey, his inspirations and more.
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Episode 98: Sean Howe
In this episode, Jerrell speaks with singer-songwriter and frontman guitarist Sean Howe from the band Geanies. Howe has the colossal sound and technical delivery of a player well beyond his years. He’s joined on the record by Eliot Lorango on bass and Ethan Maxwell on drums, making this a band to...
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Episode 97: Marcus Machado
In this episode Jerrell speaks with professional guitarist Marcus Machado. Machado has played with a wide range of artists, from Robert Glasper and the Weather Report’s Victor Bailey to Anderson. Paak and Pete Rock, is a member of the “soul hop” supergroup DMD the Vibes alongside drum phenom Daru...
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Episode 96: Charlie Treat
In this episode Jerrell welcomes back singer-songwriter Charlie Treat. He discusses his recent singles and how they were made alongside with how he is always trying to adapt to trying different sounds and genres to this artistry.
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Episode 95: Anthony Muthurajah
In this episode, Jerrell speaks with professional bass player, session musician, and educator Anthony Muthurajah. He has performed and recorded with artists like Grammy winning Composer and Arranger, Steve Sidwell, Frederic Yonnet, The Brand-New Heavies, Mahesh Balasooriya, Eddie Cole, The...
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Episode 94: Space Monk
In this episode Jerrell speaks to multi instrumentalist and Producer Space Monk. He describes his journey getting into music at an early age, being addicted to learning the guitar as he excelled quickly, and his experience shaping into a musician and artist. Songs Played: PI, DmTea, and I Dream…
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Episode 93: Andrew Browning
In this episode Jerrell speaks with West-Coase Country rocker Andrew Browning. "Browning and co. are readying the release of The Midnight Desert Talk Radio on November 4th. With Derek O'Brien (Social Distortion, Agent Orange, The Adolescents) engineering and producing, this collection of...
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Episode 92: Gordon Sterling
This episode, Jerrell speaks with guitarist and singer-songwriter Gordon Sterling. Gordon is a DC-based musician, and He is known for his psychedelic soul with a touch of blues rock. In addition to playing with his bands Nappy Riddem, The Ordinary Way and Future, he has shared the stage and…
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Episode 91: Sara Niemietz
In this episode Jerrell speaks with Singer Songwriter Sara Niemietz. As described, "Niemietz nurtured a signature blend of soul, sonics, and story with passionate vocals and prominent guitars. Some of their artistic touchstones included Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Janis Joplin, Brittany Howard, and...
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Episode 90: Taylor Scott
In this episode, Jerrell speaks with guitar player, singer, and songwriter Taylor Scott. "Taylor Scott grew up beneath the wide skies of the rural American West, where a childhood appreciation for country music — whose twangy textures seemed to reflect his surroundings — soon gave way to an...
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Episode 89: Ralph & Jonathan Laguerre
In this episode Jerrell speaks to the co-owners of Knock House Studios in LA Ralph and Jonathan Laguerre. They both discuss growing up around music that inspired them and becoming entrepreneurs owning a music studio which organically created a community.
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Episode 88: Tom Guarna
In this episode Jerrell spoke to Grammy Nominated Professional guitarist, composer, and arranger Tom Guarna. "Guarna has toured five continents with his own quartets and as a top sideman in several exciting groups led by Lenny White, E.J. Strickland, and Les McCann. He was a featured artist on…
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Episode 87: Nathan Kalish
In this episode Jerrell speaks with artist Nathan Kalish. Kalish is a multi-instrumentalist, producer, engineer and wandering storyteller. Born in Milwaukee WI to missionary parents, he was moved around for most of his formative years. By the time he graduated high school he had already lived in...
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Episode 86: Making of Transitions 2
In this episode Brian Guthrie lead guitarist of the Duo Rock group DeNiro Face, and bassist interviews Podcast Host Jerrell Powell on the Making of his Album Transitions 2 out now. They talk about their experiences working on the album together and with Euan Leslie, Grace Kinter, Anton Sushev…
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Episode 85: Lia Hide
In this episode Jerrell spoke with classically trained multi-instrumentalist and Greece's dark alt-pop artist Lia Hide. We discuss how she got into music, her new album soon to be released The Missing Fourth Guest, and also her writing process musically and lyrically.
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Episode 84: Marcos Smith
In this episode Jerrell speaks with professional guitar player Marcos Smith. Marcos was the lead guitarist for former band Zechs Marquise and currently the band leader for The Deep Shadows. He talks about growing up in El Paso, inspired by music genres from punk to hip-hop and seeking every...
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Episode 83: Martin Miller
In this episode Jerrell speaks with virtuoso guitar player and professional teacher Martin Miller. We talk about how he got into music, his experience with online teaching, and the privilege of musicians using digital entities versus performance these days. Follow The 440 on instagram...
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Episode 82: Pritesh Walia
In this episode Jerrell speaks with Professional Guitar player and education Pritesh Walia. Pritesh shares his story growing up in India and, his relationship with the guitar, and how he wants to give back the knowledge he has gained to his hometown.
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Episode 81: Ryan Burke
In this episode Jerrell speaks with Guitarist and Pedal Aficionado Ryan Burke. Ryan talks about how music inspired him growing up, what led him to start 60 Cycle Hum, his love for guitars, pedals, and how he deals with trolls on the internet.
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Episode 80: Abby Posner
In this episode Jerrell speaks with multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter Abby Posner. Devious Planet describes Abby as "an exceptional Los Angeles-based artist is an outstanding, genre-fluid, multi-instrumentalist who has a new album, Kisbee Ring, due out November 12th. Posner played every...
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Episode 79: Andrew Leahey
In this episode Jerrell speaks with talented guitarist and singer-songwriter Andrew Leahey. "The upcoming record is one half of a double album called American Static, which he is splitting into two volumes and releasing as individual records titled American Static, Vol. 1 and American Static…
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Episode 78: Kris Gruen
In this episode Jerrell speaks with singer-songwriter Kris Gruen. "Welcome Farewell finds Gruen spinning autobiographical stories of family, community, and the farm life in Vermont's rural backcountry woods within which he is immersed. The central characters who occupy Welcome Farewell's songs…
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Episode 77: Lea McIntosh (with Travis Cruse)
In this episode Jerrell speaks with professional singer and songwriter Lea McIntosh and session guitarist Travis Cruse. (Description Below from Devious Planet) Lea knows the blues. She grew up in a troubled household where she witnessed drugs, violence, and criminal mayhem. Her mother was…
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Episode 76: Carson McWhirter
In this episode Jerrell speaks with multi-instrumentalist Carson McWhirter. Carson is known for this vast genre bending compositions from acoustic to electronic. He has been a part of bands such as Hella, Chant Ohs, Holy Smokes, The Advantage, and many others. He shares he approaches music, his...
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Episode 75: Lauren Anderson
In this episode Jerrell speaks with Singer-Songwriter, and Multi-Instrumentalist Lauren Anderson. Her upcoming album of blues and ballads, Love On the Rocks, is out August 6th. The album finds her expounding on the soulful, seductive style that allows her to break down the boundaries between…
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Episode 74: Eric Krasno
In this episode Jerrell speaks with Eric Krasno. Eric is a prolific artist Host of the Plus One Podcast , fantastic guitar player songwriter, producer and a 2 time Grammy Award winner. Eric has shared the stage with artists such as The Roots, John Mayer, The Rolling Stones, Tedeschi Trucks, and...
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Episode 73: dONW7
In this episode Jerrell speaks with guitarist and singer-songwriter dONW7. The artist embellishes a British and 90s nostalgic rock sound with catchy melodies and lyrics. We talk about his influence growing up in music, the internal struggles guitarists face, and his latest album LMNOP, to release...
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Episode 72: Beau Roberson
In this episode, Jerrell speaks with talented singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Beau Roberson. Quoting Devious Planet, "Roberson's gifted songwriting blends his powerhouse vocals with his profound lyrics on redemption, betrayal, loss and love. Each track is a new tale in a short story...
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Episode 71: Jesse Aycock
In this episode, Jerrell speaks with talented multi-instrumentalist and singer songwriter Jesse Aycock. Aycock has lent his talents to several national acts over the years, traveling the world as a member of Hard Working Americans and supporting tours for musicians Elizabeth Cook and The Secret...
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Episode 70: Ben Eunson
In this episode, Jerrell speaks to virtuoso guitar player Ben Eunson. Ben is a guitarist who seeks to redefine the sound of the guitar for both the present moment and the future, and has established his presence as a prominent guitar voice in the New York City music scene. Some of the artists...
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Episode 69: Charlie Treat
In this episode, Jerrell speaks with singer, songwriter, and guitar player Charlie Treat. Raised on a farm in New England, Treat grew up listening to the music that suited his working-class surroundings — Delta blues, country classics, work songs, and Bob Dylan records — before traveling the...
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Episode 68: A.J. Ghent
In this episode, Jerrell speaks with guitar virtuoso A.J. Ghent, a musician hailing from Fort Pierce, Florida. When growing up, was all about the music. Music has truly been running through his family for generations; such as his great uncle Willie Eason, the creator of the “Sacred Steel...
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Episode 67: Nick Reinhart
In this episode Jerrell speaks with singer and guitar player Nick Reinhart. He is the lead singer and guitarist of band Tera Melos, and has collaborated with Mike Watt, Nels Cline, and Greg Saunier in Big Walnuts Yonder. Frits Orman from Post Trash accurately describes has as "One of the only...
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Episode 66: The Flying Cruisers
In this episode Jerrell speaks with The Flying Cruisers, a soft rock band fronted by female vocalist Ana Kreimeyer with Justin Waterman as the lead guitarist, Morgan Waterman on the drums, and Carlos Garcia as the bass guitarist. Rather than go for the usual de-emphasized soft rock beat and…
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Episode 65: King Solomon Hicks
In this episode Jerrell speaks with professional guitarist "King" Solomon Hicks. Solomon is an American guitarist, blues, jazz singer, and composer. His style of music ranges from jazz, blues, classical, gospel, R&B, funk, Afro-Cuban, and classic rock. Hicks has been a blues guitarist since he…
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Episode 64: Thomas Nilsen (Cream T Pickups)
In this episode Jerrell speaks with Thomas Nilsen, founder of Cream T Pickups. Thomas has made pickups for artist such as Derek Trucks, Billy Gibbons, Lenny Kravitz and many others. He describes growing up with the curiosity to take a part his guitar and learn how it works at an early age. Ever...
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Episode 63: Madeleine Mathews (MAWD)
In this episode Jerrell speaks with guitar player and lead singer Madeleine Mathews of the rock band known as MAWD. Madeleine talks about her time growing up, being passionate in making music of her own and to create with relevance and purpose. She also discusses how she has evolved as a musician...
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Episode 62: Rodrick Robinson (Duke The Guitarist)
In episode Jerrell speaks with professional guitar player and bassist, Rodrick Robinson, a.k.a. Duke The Guitarist. Rodrick has been performing professionally since the age of 14 years old and has share the stage with artist such as Kirk Jay, Makenzie Thomas, Destiny Turner, Jeremy Flyy and many...
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Episode 61: Bennett Matteo Band
In this episode, Jerrell spoke with professional singer Jade Bennett and professional guitar player Gino Matteo in the blues-rock group known as Bennett Matteo Band. They discussed how they first met, make music together and how their personal music influences embellish the sound in their…
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Episode 60: Carlos Arévalo (Chicano Batman)
In this episode, Jerrell spoke to Carlos Arévalo, lead guitarist of the psychedelic, rock-infused band known as Chicano Batman. Carlos discussed his journey learning guitar primarily on his own and being inspired by various musicians such as Miles Davis, John Frusciante, Weezer, and many others.…
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Episode 59: Jimena Fosado
In this episode, Jerrell speaks to professional guitarist Jimena Fosado. Jimena was born in Mexico City established in Los Angeles. She is influenced by different genres, in order to create her own unique sound. She performs rock and metal combined with fusion and EDM: Better described as...
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Episode 58: Josh Smith
In this episode, Jerrell speaks to professional guitar player and producer Josh Smith. Josh started playing guitar at age six and was praised as a blues prodigy by the time he was 12. He's been releasing records from the age of 14 and has been named the 16th best living blues guitar player in the...
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Episode 57: Afterthoughts | Do Albums Matter Anymore?
For the Season 3 Finale, Jerrell speaks to V Torres, Emily Duff, and Daniel Donato on the artistic relevance of the album in 2020. We speak to some of our favorite albums, If the music business today has degraded its significance, and why they matter to us. Intro/Outro music by Dominic Paramo and...
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Episode 56: Dr. Molly Miller
In this episode, Jerrell speaks with professional guitar player Dr. Molly Miller. Dr. Miller has toured with musicians Jason Mraz, Black Eyed Peas, and many others. She holds a Doctorate in Musical Arts from the University of Southern California and is the Chair of the Guitar Department at Los...
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Episode 55: Jairus Mozee
In this episode, Jerrell speaks to Grammy Award-winning Producer and Professional Multi-Instrumentalist Jairus Mozee. Jairus has worked directly with artists such as Anderson .Paak, Niki Minaj, Kendrick Lamar, Bj the Chicago Kid, Jill Scott, and many others. He speaks about growing up in the...
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Episode 54: Stephen Clair
In this episode, Jerrell sits down with guitarist, singer, and songwriter Stephen Clair. Stephen has been recognized for his quirky, tongue-in-cheek lyrics, along with the band's sound reminiscent with the likes of Spoon, Hold Steady, Wilco, and many others. He talks about some musicians that...
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Episode 53: Gino Matteo
In this episode, Jerrell speaks to professional blues guitar player Gino Matteo. Gino has shared the stage with artists such as B.B. King, John Mayer, Hubert Sumlin, Jonny Lang, Robert Cray, Buddy Guy, and many more. He talks about the experience making music with his wife Jade Bennett, his…
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About this show
From locals to legends! We interview musicians to share stories on how the guitar impacted their creative journey. Be sure to tune up every Monday! Follow the podcast on Instagram: @the440guitarpodcast | Twitter: @the440podcast | FaceBook: @the440guitarpodcast https://www.440guitarpodcast.com
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