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The Music Grind
by The Music Grind
Have you ever wondered what it's like to be a full-time musician? What is "a day in the life" like? We'll talk to working musicians to find out the answers.
Episodes
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30 – Jeremy Douglass: Imposter Syndrome
Jeremy Douglass is a world class musician living here in Florida. He is the creative force behind The Florida Björkestra. I invited him on the podcast to talk about his experiences in music, the current craziness we’re all living in, and his grapplings with Imposter Syndrome....
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29 – Will Scecina: Addressing Mental Health
My guest today is Will Scecina. This is his second appearance on the show, but this time we’re talking about more serious issues. He told me a story of something he went through while on tour and this impacted me. I asked him to have this conversation with me so we could bring to light … Continue...
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28 – Alfred Sheppard: COVID Checkup
Special edition episode! Here we catch up with Alfred Sheppard and we get an update on how he’s been coping with the current lockdown and economic situation. Please follow him on these platforms. IG: @alfredsheppardmusic YouTube Also, please support the local music scene by purchasing a shirt at...
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27 – Brandon Williams: Let Music Be The Cure – COVID Checkup
Special edition episode! I’m excited to have Brandon Williams on today’s show. He is a gifted entertainer here in Tampa Bay and has now started the “Let Music Be The Cure” initiative. He’s partnered up with Project Mar to raise money to help support local musicians in need. Together they are...
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26 – Dave Hamar: COVID Checkup
Special edition episode! Here we catch up with Dave Hamar and we get an update on how he’s been coping with the current lockdown and economic situation. Please follow him on these platforms. @davehamar @themarstpete TheMarStPete.com Also, please support the local music scene by purchasing a shirt...
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25 – Lance Cox: COVID Checkup
Special edition episode! Here we catch up with Lance Cox and we get an update on how he’s been coping with the current lockdown and economic situation. Please follow him on these platforms. @lancenormandrums @deadbrotherband Also, please support the local music scene by purchasing a shirt at...
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24 – Jaymee Granell: COVID Checkup
Special edition episode! Here we catch up with Jaymee Granell and we get an update on how he’s been coping with the current lockdown and economic situation. Please follow him on these platforms. @jaymeegranell @reflection_of_surrender @from_me_to_you_band Also, please support the local music…
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23 – Joe Cosas: COVID Checkup
Special edition episode! Here we catch up with Joe Cosas and we get an update on how he’s been coping with the current lockdown and economic situation. Please follow him on these platforms. JoeCosas.com Instagram YouTube Also, please support the local music scene by purchasing a shirt at...
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22 – Samantha Leigh: Overcoming Insecurities
Samantha Leigh is an accomplished entertainer. She’s performed on grand stages around the country, indeed around the world. After having performed with, and opened for, big name artists she is now focusing on expressing herself through her own songs. To become a songwriter she’s had to overcome…
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21 – Dan Navarro: Definition of Greatness
Dan Navarro is a virtuosic bassist in Tampa Bay. In fact, he is my personal favorite bass player around. We talk about his musical upbringing and how he had such a high pedigree from a young age. When he discovered Geddy Lee he knew he’d caught the bass guitar bug. Once he started playing in the...
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20 – Willy Colon: Living the Dream
Willy Colon is an incredibly talented guitarist and a phenomenal entertainer. He’s well known in the local scene but he’s also played with national and international acts such as Coast City, Blanca, Yandel, and most recently, Luis Fonsi. We talk about how he’s living the dream that he’s had since...
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19 – Geo Ponce: Discipline, Network & Gratitude
Geo Ponce is a consummate musician and producer. His talent and skill have been bolstered by his work ethic, all of which have landed him on worldwide stages with reggeaton artist J. Balvin. We talk about his upbringing, his musical influences, and surprises he encountered on the road. You can...
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18 – Justino: Creativity Over Everything
Justino is a talented guitarist and singer, but he considers himself, primarily, as a songwriter. It shows in his total approach to music. He’s one of the hardest working musicians in Florida so he definitely knows about the grind. His focus right now is his original band, Anthill Cinema....
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17 – Alfred Sheppard: Storyteller
Alfred Sheppard is an accomplished pianist, composer, arranger, and music director. Most recently he’s been playing with Mandy Harvey. Serving as her musical director, he’s been able to tour the US, write for pops orchestras, and play her music in all kinds of venues. Now he’s moved to Los…
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16 – Jonathan Thomas: Yes to Everything
Jonathan Thomas is an exceptional drummer in the Tampa Bay area. From an early age, he’s been playing with most of the heavy-hitters in the Tampa music scene and he continues to do so. He rose to a national level with the band Ascend the Hill. Hear how he started out paying his dues, and he’s...
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15 – Matt Poynter: On the Journey
Matt Poynter is an accomplished drummer who actually started out on piano. He discovered his gift at a young age and has been musically active for most of his life. Now he’s part of a band called “The Hip Abduction.” Their star has been rising and they’re playing national stages like Jannus live,...
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14 – Giambi: Working Up the Ranks
He was given the moniker, Giambi, in the studio. Now, after working his way up this is how he’s known in the industry. Giambi has worked with acts like Dead Prez, Nappy Roots, Big Pun and Sean Price and his story is the quintessential networking and hard work story. Follow him on social media…
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13 – Jaymee Granell – part 2: Developing a Product
Jaymee Granell is a bassist, band-leader, and songwriter here in Tampa. He started out playing bass to simply join his friends in a band. Now he’s an in-demand sideman as well as a leader of several musical projects in the Tampa Bay area. This is the 2nd part of my conversation with him. To catch…
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12 – Melissa Petrescue: More Than Just a Hobby
Melissa Petrescue is an up and coming pianist in the Tampa Bay area. Today I talk with her about growing up with a classical music background and how that applies to her current musical situation. She realized that music could be more than just a hobby, and is now successfully working full-time…
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11 – Lance Cox: The perfect gig isn’t coming
Lance Cox is a local drummer playing the wedding scene, Busch Gardens, and freelancing whenever he can. We talk about his story getting into music, why we might (or might not) need music school, and the benefit of listening to the whole group. Follow him online: instagram.com/lancedrumlove...
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10 – Nathan Brown: It’s a People Thing
Self-proclaimed cappuccino addict, Nathan Brown, is currently working with renowned blues artist, Coco Montoya. In this episode, we talk about life on tour, getting schooled in the blues, and his endorsements with Kiesel guitars and Tsunami cables. Growing up in Detroit prepared Nathan to provide…
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9 – Erica DiCeglie: Erica with a C!
Erica DiCeglie is a singer/songwriter. Coming from a musical theater background, Erica is now writing her own songs and performing music her own way. Sometimes part of being a working musician is having multiple jobs at the same time. Erica is also an assistant music director at a local church…
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8 – Bobby Brennan: Born to Bass
Bobby Brennan is a phenomenal bass player who has performed on several major national tours. He’s currently working on the Cirque du Soleil arena tour of “Corteo.” It’s evident that Bobby loves what he does, and that joy permeates his whole life. He’s also got a very inspirational story of…
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7 – Mike Pinder: Don’t Be a Dick
Today’s guest is Mike Pinder. He’s a drummer, and music director based in Orlando and Tampa. In this episode, we talk about how Mike got started in music and his approach to his music career. He sums it up quite succinctly. “Don’t Be a Dick!” Listen to Mike explain this point of view. You …...
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6 – Jaymee Granell – part 1: Making the Band
Jaymee Granell is a bassist, music director, and composer here in Tampa. He started out playing bass to simply join his friends in a band. While that first band didn’t quite get off the ground, he quickly found himself writing and recording songs with a high profile celebrity. In this…
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5 – Stephen Dornfeld: Don’t get overwhelmed
Stephen Dornfeld is a pianist, arranger, music director, and educator in Florida. His mild-manner belies his profound musical knowledge and ability, but that depth is evident on stage and in recordings. I talk to him in this episode about how he got started, how his formal education translated…
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4 – Joe Cosas: Purpose, Relevance, & Spirituality
Joe Cosas is a pianist, composer, music director, educator, and studio owner/producer/engineer. Hailing from St Louis, Missouri, he’s now in Tampa working the wedding and corporate gig scene as well as building his studio clientele. In this episode, we talk about what brought him to Tampa, how he...
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3 – Dave Hamar: Learn from everything
In this episode, I talk to Dave Hamar. He is a drummer, composer, teacher and he’s currently playing with rising star, Mandy Harvey. We talk about getting started playing music, making the jump to be a professional, and even gear. See if you can catch the nerd references he throws out there. I...
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2 – Will Scecina: Deciding to be available
Will Scecina is a working musician in Florida. Recently he’s been the touring guitarist for rising star, Mandy Harvey. In this episode Will talks to me about how he got started playing, why he left NYC, and part of his life while on tour. He says he’s had two pivotal moments in his career; the...
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1 – Introduction
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be a professional musician? Have you wondered what “a day in the life” is like? Well, that’s why I created this podcast. My name is Tito and I’m a professional musician. I have a bunch of friends who are musicians. These are the real working pros that you...
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Have you ever wondered what it's like to be a full-time musician? What is "a day in the life" like? We'll talk to working musicians to find out the answers.
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