I Love Music Podcast with Jen Fodor Jen Fodor

Daryl Simmons is a Grammy Award Winning songwriter & producer. He has worked with Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Toni Braxton & TLC along with so many legendary artists. He co-wrote and co-produced Boyz II Men's most successful song to date, “End of the Road” that won a Grammy Award for “Best R&B Song” in 1992. We had such a great conversation talking about his journey about how he met and worked with LaFace Records production duo L.A. Reid & Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds. We also cover songwriting, working with Whitney and Michael & so many more great stories. Check out this interview!

Charlie Barnes is an artist & musician from England. We had a great discussion about the process of recording his new album “Last Night’s Glitter” being released on Superball Music on July 3rd. In this interview we talk about the process of recording the stripped-down versions of the songs. We nerd out about studio set ups, songwriting, performing, being a multi-instrumentalist for Bastille & discuss some of the last live shows before the coronavirus hit. So great to have Charlie back on the show & catch up. Be sure to check out his previous episode as well!

The tables are turned in celebration of my 50th episode. My friend Julie Belle asks me, Jen Fodor questions about my journey in music & working in film/television. So many topics are covered including talking about being an artist manager, songwriting, & life on the road. Check out this episode!

Nick Reinhart is a Los Angeles based artist & musician. Getting his start in the three-piece Sacramento band Tera Melos, we talk about his new project Disheveled Cuss. The self-titled debut album comes out June 12th on Sargent House. We talk about Nick’s music journey, songwriting, touring, new album, & working with Best Coast & Portugal. The Man. Check out this fun interview!

Ryan Kattner also known as Honus Honus from Man Man has a new album “Dream Hunting in the Valley of the In-Between” that drops May 1st on Sub Pop Records. We talk about the song writing process, music videos, and what it’s like to be a musician during these uncertain times. It was so fun to catch up with Ryan again & be sure to check out his previous interview as well!

Anna Burch is an artist from Detroit, Michigan. She is releasing her sophomore album “If You’re Dreaming” on Polyvinyl Records. We discuss the new album. Anna talks about directing her new music videos & Ben Collins from Minihorse joins to chat about their collaborative process. Check out this episode it’s super fun!