#1 Gregg Hollister - Bass | Rock Follies, Living a Creative Lifestyle, Music is its Own Reward The Best Music Podcast

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The Best Music Podcast #1 | Gregg Hollister | Rock Follies, Living a Creative Lifestyle, Music is its Own Reward
Gregg Hollister Gregg's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vocalbassdudeGman
Gregg Playing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owGAYN6KRh4
The Brian Druxx Project: http://briandruxproject.com/
Gregg has toured recorded or performed with Al Kooper, Richie Havens, Ron Dante, Tommy James, The Rockspurs, Paul Schaefer, Max Weinberg, Bernard Purdie, Phoebe Snow, Ian Hunter, Tico Torres, Joey D, Vicki Sue Robinson, Anthem, Masayoshi Takanaka, Terry Silverlight, Ben E. King, Cory Daye, Tom Verlaine, Paul Schaefer, and Richard Lloyd to name a few.
Commercial work includes jingles such as Sony, Kodak, Budweiser, Lifesavers, Mars Candy, Club Med, Yamaha Motorcycles, GM, Ciba Geigy, Schering Plough, and Hertz.
TV and film work includes work for PBS the made for TV CBS documentary Julissas Hands (the craigslist killer) movie work such as the Bad Lieutenant and the Driller Killer with Joe Delia/Abel Ferrar and countless musical projects supplying background vocals including Austin Powers movie trailers and Grownups with John Stamos. Gregg can currently be seen and heard playing with Hollister & Friends and The Brian Drux Project.
0:00 Intro
1:46 Warm-Up Questions
4:47 How Gregg Got Into Music
8:55 Rock Follies 1 & The Value of Owning Your Master Recordings
11:50 Perfume Commercials and Bad Contracts
12:55 How Music Publishing Works, How the Money is Divided
16:30 Rock Follies 2 & Managers Stealing from the Band, Getting Robbed
22:41 Joe Delia and the Rockspurs
24:31 Rock Follies 2.5 and 3
26:30 The 80s and Chaka Khan
31:23 The Darryl Canada Project & Rock Follies 4 & What is a Showcase?
34:22 Getting Smart, ASCAP
36:17 What is an Artist Showcase?
38:20 Rock Follies 5
41:56 Phoebe Snow and Al Kooper
45:00 What is a Spec Deal?
47:00 Shopping the Record - Yamaha
51:00 Ben E. King & Background Singer Session Work
52:07 Masayoshi Takanaka
56:00 How Gregg Makes Jingles & Brushing Philip Glass
1:01:30 Music is a Part of Me
1:02:15 Jimmy Leahey, The Brian Druxx Project, Hollister and Friends
1:14:35 Enter Drew Nagal
1:16:14 Max Weinberg Jukebox
1:19:22 Greatest Hits
1:24:20 Lifestyle: Sleep
1:31:54 Lifestyle: Mindfulness and Meditation
1:33:28 How Trans Siberian Orchestra Discovered Ashley Hollister
1:34:54 Paying Your Dues Past vs. Present
1:37:03 Creativity is a Lifestyle
1:40:22 Creativity: The Great Outdoors
1:41:42 Practice: How Many Hours a Day?
1:43:37 Practice: How much Time is Effective?
1:48:05 Performance: Performance Anxiety
1:50:48 Burn out
Logo, Intro Video, and Branding: Arron Leishman
Audio and Video: Zach Ramey zacherylramey@gmail.com
Video Thumbnail: Jean Tomasulo https://www.behance.net/jeantomasulo
Dan's Thumbnail Photo: John Mollura Photography