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Charlie Mudd is a San Diego singer/songwriter and excellent guitar picker! After a near death hit and run accident Charlie found his way back to music just in time to buckle up and ride through the storm of a global pandemic. Now that things are beginning to make a turn for the better he's eager for any opportunity to get up and play his music for anyone who will listen - and ya'll should listen because he's damn good!

Sodi Orr sings for the duo known as The Swingin Johnson’s - a cover band with a unique song list ranging from The Eagles, Sublime, and crowd favorite “King Without a Crown” by Matisyahu. His voice and presence captivated me immediately as he opened up with one of my favorite Tyler Childers tunes. His voice resonates with depth and soul that makes everything he sings believable. Getting to know him over the weeks to follow hearing about his journey early on wading the murky waters of the music industry as a rap artist I new I had to sit him down and hear his story. I’m grateful for the opportunity and really enjoyed our conversation and I’m sure you will too.

Mike Butler is a recording and mixing engineer based out of San Deigo, CA who has worked with artists including Ray LaMontagne, The Pretenders, Five For Fighting, The Shins, Fanfarlo, Reba McEntire, LeAnn Rimes, Colbie Callat, Death Cab For Cutie, Norah Jones, and many more. We discuss cutting his teeth at the legendary Record Plant Studios, falling into a full-time gig with Billy Bob Thornton, and navigating the ups and downs as an independent mixing engineer.

Jake Loban is one of my best friends who relocated to Nashville TN just a few years back. He practically stumbled into a full time gig on Broadway cutting his teeth with legendary country music veterans. We discuss transitioning from punk rock power chords, to finding a love for melody and country music, and charting the dangerous waters of home studio gear and recording.

Pete Lyman is the GRAMMY winning mastering engineer, and owner of Infrasonic Mastering, with studio locations in Nashville, Tennessee, Los Angeles, California, If you’ve listened to Chris Stapleton, Jason Isbell, Brandi Carlile, Sturgill Simpson, John Prine, Tanya Tucker, Weezer, Panic! At the Disco, or countless other legendary artists you've heard the works of his hands and craft.

We sat down for a conversation in his beautiful Nashville studio with some of the finest tequila. We chatted about his early years playing in punk rock bands, finding his way into the art of mastering, and moving his business and family out to Nashville.

Back from another amazing trip to Nashville, TN. I was lucky enough to catch up with a few great friends and convince them to hop on the podcast. Corey Leal is the frontman for Wish & The Well and is one of my favorite songwriters and Americana finger-pickers. We catch up on life in a new town and going off the grid as Corey leaves social media in the dust.