Have you have beer spilt on you at a concert? How about a camera blocking your view? Been shoved around a venue because someone just has to get to the front? In this episode, Scotty discusses the do's and don'ts of how to behave at live perform

MS111: Film Composers with Mike Reagan

Oct 3rd, 2018 56m 9s

In this episode, Scotty talks about the world of film, television, and video game scoring with veteran film composer and sound designer Mike Reagan.

MS110: All About Booking Agents with Darin Murphy of CAA

Sep 26th, 2018 40m 8s

In this episode, Scotty talks with Darin Murphy from Creative Artist Agency (CAA) in Nashville, TN about the role of booking agents, or talent agents, in the music industry.

MS109: What Are Production Managers with Mark Miles

May 24th, 2018 59m 56s

In this episode, Scotty chats with Production Manager, Mark Miles about what production managers do. Mark is the production manager for Sugarland and has worked with other artists like Keith Urban, Miranda Lambert, and Dream Theater.

MS108: Artist Managers with Rick Barker

May 16th, 2018 21m 40s

This episode of Music Stuff looks at the world of Artist Managers with an interview with Rick Barker; music industry and artist development expert and first manager to Taylor Swift.

MS107: Tour Stories with Raul Malo of The Mavericks

May 9th, 2018 51m 9s

Scotty sits down with Grammy Award winner, Raul Malo, from The Mavericks to talk about his experience while performing and filming the PBS documentary, Havana Time Machine, in Havana Cuba.

MS106: Highlight On Lighting with guest Chris Lisle

Mar 9th, 2018 49m 49s

This episode sheds some light behind the scenes of concert lighting with a discussion with lighting designer, Chris Lisle, who has designed shows for Miranda Lambert, Robert Plant, Jason Aldean, Quincy Jones, and Keith Urban just to name a few.

MS105: Inside A Tour Bus with guest Bryan "Pig" Caldwell

Feb 28th, 2018 20m 34s

Interview with tour bus driver Bryan "Pig" Caldwell (Darius Rucker, Emmylou Harris, Huey Lewis) discussing everything you need to know about tour buses.

MS104: How Microphones Work with guest Michael Esser

Feb 21st, 2018 29m 34s

Interview with recording engineer Michael Esser (Sheryl Crow, Black Crowes, Cage The Elephant) about how microphones work.

MS103: Happy Birthday History

Feb 15th, 2018 12m 57s

This episode looks at the history of the song "Happy Birthday To You" that we all sing when celebrating a birthday. We bet you didn't realize there was so much controversy surrounding this little ditty.

MS102: What are Guitar Techs? with Kenny Chesney's Jeff Kersey

Feb 11th, 2018 25m 45s

In this episode Scotty interviews Jeff Kersey, one of Kenny Chesney's guitar techs. They discuss what a guitar tech is and what they do.

MS101: Tour Managers

Jan 31st, 2018 20m 38s

A discussion with veteran tour manager Rikk Feulner about what a tour manager does. Rikk has work with many artists including The Eagles, Robert Plant, Dream Theater and Keith Urban.