Music Artists Episodes

Born into a scientific family, music technologist Don Slepian showed both musical and technical talent early in life. He was a tester on the early internet as a member of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Synthesizer Soloist with the Honolulu Symphony and Musical Director of the Honolulu Theater For Youth. He has been presented by WNYC’s “New Sounds” in New York’s Lincoln Center and performed at the Pompidou Center in Paris. He currently lives in the Pocono Mountains of Penn...

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Steven Hall grew up in Scotland in the '60s, singing in church choirs and learning the bagpipes. "I was shy, and wanted to be cool and meet boys and girls, so I taught myself the guitar and learned the songs of The Beatles, Joni Mitchell, and Donovan." Steven emigrated to the US at age 15. After high school, he moved to New York where he hung out with artists, dancers, and musicians. There he met Allen Ginsberg who invited him to attend Naropa Buddhist University in Colorado. At Naropa Steven st...

As a founding member & producer of Orlando-based Hip Hop group, Solillaquists of Sound, DiViNCi first gained notoriety by using multiple drum machines in ways the world had never seen before. His frenetic finger drumming, sonic dynamism & innovative use of music technology have led to stage & studio collaborations with such artists as Ms. Lauryn Hill, Nas, Victor Wooten, MF DOOM, Doug Wimbish & El-P (Run The Jewels). As a public speaker & educator, DiViNCi shares his passion for creative health ...

Named for a William S. Borroughs character, Clem Snide first emerged from Boston as a three-piece in the early 1990s, and the group would go on to become a cult and critical favorite, picking up high-profile fans from Bon Iver to Ben Folds over the course of three decades and more than a dozen studio albums. NPR highlighted the Israeli-born Barzelay as “the most underrated songwriter in the business today, with a sneakily firm grasp on poignancy and humor,” while Rolling Stone hailed his songwri...

More Ghost Than Man

Self-described as "soaring-ambient-dreampop- experimental-folk", Constant Follower is the band formed around Scottish songwriter Stephen McAll.

MANE joins LP to talk about the band's experience at SXSW 2022 and more.

LP sits down with Lauren A. Spalding (AKA hermixalot) to talk about Missy Elliott, echo chambers, how she broke Chingy, paid internships, how to get noticed in the music industry, and more

Violinist Marissa Licata shares her experience touring with Jethro Tull, Alanis Morrisette, Alicia Keys and more. LP recently caught her show in Seattle and invited her to share her experiences playing violin and touring with some pretty big names.

Songwriter, SiriusXM Volume host, and music-writer, Jeff Slate tells the whole story of his spat with Paul Simon, talks about why the Clash are massively underrated, what music will be remembered in 200 years and more.

Jon Weisberger joins LP to talk about songwriting, his work with artists such as the Night Drivers, the Infamous Stringdusters, the Travelin’ McCourys, Billy Strings, Molly Tuttle and more. He's an encyclopedia of American music.

Classical pianist, podcaster, educator, and writer, Jeeyoon Kim joins LP to talk about her many creative endeavors.

Tyler Grant joins LP to talk about his guitar work, his river guide work and life in general. Tyler is a National Flatpicking Champion guitar player best known for his work in the band Grant Farm.

Scotty Stoughton founder of Bonfire Entertainment joins LP on this week's episode.

Charlie Watts: June 2, 1941 - August 24, 2021

James Felice of the Felice Brothers joins LP to talk about growing up in upstate NY, the early days of the band, and the story behind their new record, "From Dreams to Dust."

Dave McMurray stops by to talk about his career, the music scene in Detroit, how he got turned onto the Grateful Dead and his new album "Grateful Deadication" on Blue Note Records.

LP chats with husband-wife duo Chris Turpin + Stephanie Jean about their sophomore album Click Click Domino.

This is a public service announcement. DEVO needs your vote for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. And Gerald Casale from the band has stopped by to share some stories about Akron, Ohio's finest band.

Jack Casady, bass player from Hot Tuna, Jefferson Airplane, SVT, the Yanks and Jefferson Starship joins Lawrence Peryer to talk shop about the bass and his influences. And it's his 77th bday today. Happy bday Jack!

Rudy Sarzo, whose lengthy musical career as an artist includes work with Ozzy Osbourne, Quiet Riot, Whitesnake, and the Guess Who stops by to talk about immigrating from Cuba, growing up in Miami and New Jersey, and his early career.

Barrett Martin who's best known as the drummer for the Screaming Trees and Mad Season, sits down with guest host Jim Lane to talk about his new book.

Joe Satriani stops by to talk about growing up in Long Island, moving to San Francisco, getting breaks with Mick Jagger and launching a solo career. Don't worry, they also talk about Joe's love of guitar.