Recently I spoke with Kevin and Michael Bacon about the music of the Bacon Brothers.
What inspired the both of you to form a band and go on the path of making music together with everything else you have going on in your respective careers?
Michael - We never really done a lot of planning. We've always played music together. Kevin played in my band for awhile and he played in lots of different bands So a friend of his put the possibility in our heads and said why don't you guys come down, put a band together and call it The Bacon Brothers and play for fun. That's how it happened. Timing is everything and at that time in our lives it seemed like a good idea so we did it. It worked out well to do it. It went on like that and we started putting on shows and pretty soon it started rolling on its own and now here we are 14 years later with 6 albums out.
How does creating music that you get to go out and perform live differ from what else you do? What does the live performance of music give you that the other things you do does not?
Kevin - For me I started out my acting career in the live theater. I love the live aspect and one of the things that I love about it is there is a certain element of danger. Because every night anything can happen live. Sometimes like at a Wednesday matinee you might have hardly nobody in the audience and then other nights you have a huge audience, which is a triumph. So sometimes you can't fall asleep because that memory of that time being up on that stage keeps running in your head. That is exactly what playing live music gives me. If something goes wrong you can't edit it, you can't stop and cut it. It is what it is. To have that in my life is very, very exciting and rewarding.
To read the rest of this interview please visit this link.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Interview with Kevin Bacon
I spoke with Kevin Bacon about his early days in acting. I hope you enjoy the interview as much as I enjoyed speaking with Mr. Bacon.
Date of Interview: 4/16/2009
Kevin Bacon was born July 8, 1958 and he got his first acting part on the big screen in 1978 as Chip Diller in "National Lampoon's Animal House". Kevin has since starred in a number of well known movies such as "Diner", "Footloose", "White Water Summer", "Flat-liners", "Tremors", "Rails and Ties", and "Taking Chance" to name a few.
I launched right in with the "meat" of the interview and Kevin answered openly.
What got you interested in acting?
Kevin - Well I had taken an acting class and I fell in love with it. I was already playing music -- I was playing in a band with my brother who took off on a music career of his own-- and I thought maybe I will do something else and I took an acting class. You know I really wanted to be rich and famous that was a really big part of it. I got out of high school and I moved to New York and I started studying acting, I fell in love with it and all of the sudden I wanted to get more experience in acting. The fame and fortune part of it wasn't as important to me as the actual acting part, it was really inspiring.
Your first spot in a movie was as Chip Diller in Animal House in 1978, correct?
Kevin - Yes
Can you remember what your thoughts were when you got that part? Did you even consider that it would become a full time career with so many amazing movies in your resume?
Kevin - Well you know I never considered that I was going to be doing anything else, so yes I knew it was going to be a full time career. It was not something that I was just trying out. You know those secret dreams that you have that you never express to anyone. Those dreams of stardom or seeing your name in lights or whatever it happens to be. But really it is baby steps, on a day to day basis. The fame part is not what drives you.
To read the rest of the interview go here.
Date of Interview: 4/16/2009
Kevin Bacon was born July 8, 1958 and he got his first acting part on the big screen in 1978 as Chip Diller in "National Lampoon's Animal House". Kevin has since starred in a number of well known movies such as "Diner", "Footloose", "White Water Summer", "Flat-liners", "Tremors", "Rails and Ties", and "Taking Chance" to name a few.
I launched right in with the "meat" of the interview and Kevin answered openly.
What got you interested in acting?
Kevin - Well I had taken an acting class and I fell in love with it. I was already playing music -- I was playing in a band with my brother who took off on a music career of his own-- and I thought maybe I will do something else and I took an acting class. You know I really wanted to be rich and famous that was a really big part of it. I got out of high school and I moved to New York and I started studying acting, I fell in love with it and all of the sudden I wanted to get more experience in acting. The fame and fortune part of it wasn't as important to me as the actual acting part, it was really inspiring.
Your first spot in a movie was as Chip Diller in Animal House in 1978, correct?
Kevin - Yes
Can you remember what your thoughts were when you got that part? Did you even consider that it would become a full time career with so many amazing movies in your resume?
Kevin - Well you know I never considered that I was going to be doing anything else, so yes I knew it was going to be a full time career. It was not something that I was just trying out. You know those secret dreams that you have that you never express to anyone. Those dreams of stardom or seeing your name in lights or whatever it happens to be. But really it is baby steps, on a day to day basis. The fame part is not what drives you.
To read the rest of the interview go here.
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Discussing “The Distance” with Taylor Hicks
Interview Date: March 5th 2009
Recently I had the privilege of speaking with Taylor Hicks via phone for a few minutes about his upcoming CD "The Distance." Hicks recently formed his own music label -- Modern Whomp Records. You can read about what made Hicks decide to go this route and more about the album by going here.
What's Right is Right
Recently I had the privilege of speaking with Taylor Hicks via phone for a few minutes about his upcoming CD "The Distance." Hicks recently formed his own music label -- Modern Whomp Records. You can read about what made Hicks decide to go this route and more about the album by going here.
What's Right is Right
Artist2Market: It’s all About the Artist
December 1st 2008
Artist2Market offers artists, labels and content owners a unique alternative to the traditional music label infrastructure. Artist2Market is an entertainment service platform. I spoke with the Director of Operations and Marketing, Rick DiLoreto, too find out more about Artist2Market. You can learn more about what they offer here.
Artist2Market offers artists, labels and content owners a unique alternative to the traditional music label infrastructure. Artist2Market is an entertainment service platform. I spoke with the Director of Operations and Marketing, Rick DiLoreto, too find out more about Artist2Market. You can learn more about what they offer here.
Interview with Mark Miller, Lead Singer of Sawyer Brown
Interview Date: January 24th 2008
In 1983 introduced the world to Sawyer Brown through the television talent show called Star Search. Sawyer Brown is a country/rock group that won the show. Sawyer Brown consist of five members. The band still tours and is currently recording a new album. Mark Miller is now also a producer. Among other artists Mark is now Bucky Covington's producer, Bucky was a season five contestant on American Idol. Today I had the pleasure of speaking with Mark Miller about Sawyer's Brown music career, future album and Bucky Covington. You can read the review here.
Six Days on the Road
In 1983 introduced the world to Sawyer Brown through the television talent show called Star Search. Sawyer Brown is a country/rock group that won the show. Sawyer Brown consist of five members. The band still tours and is currently recording a new album. Mark Miller is now also a producer. Among other artists Mark is now Bucky Covington's producer, Bucky was a season five contestant on American Idol. Today I had the pleasure of speaking with Mark Miller about Sawyer's Brown music career, future album and Bucky Covington. You can read the review here.
Six Days on the Road
Interview with Indie Artist Jon Zucker
There are many great Indie musicians struggling to get their music heard and delivered to the world. Thanks to Myspace finding these great Indie voices is easier than ever. In my searches on Myspace I have discovered many great talents. Each one has their story and their voice. Jon Zucker is one such great voice I have discovered. He graciously agreed to let me interview him. Read the interview here.
Interview with Country Music Super Star Trace Adkins
Interview Date: January 16th 2008
If you are a country music fan, than you without a doubt know who Trace Adkins is. I have always been a fan of Trace Adkins, therefore when I found out I had the opportunity to interview Trace Adkins I was thrilled. You can read the interview here.
If you are a country music fan, than you without a doubt know who Trace Adkins is. I have always been a fan of Trace Adkins, therefore when I found out I had the opportunity to interview Trace Adkins I was thrilled. You can read the interview here.
Interview with Country Music Star Luke Bryan
Interview Date: December 21st 2007
Luke Bryan is a country music singer/songwriter, he made his debut in 2007 with the song "All my Friends Say" off his album titled "I'll Stay Me". Luke was born and raised in Leesburg, Georgia. Before his CD debut, Luke Bryan moved to Nashville in 2001 and got a deal as a songwriter. Luke co-wrote "Good Directions" which spent three weeks at #1 on Billboards U.S hot country songs charts in 2007 for country singer Billy Currington. Luke is having great success in country music and I was lucky enough to land an interview with this country artist, who has already achieved so much and has many great things ahead of him.You can read the interview here.
All My Friends Say
Luke Bryan is a country music singer/songwriter, he made his debut in 2007 with the song "All my Friends Say" off his album titled "I'll Stay Me". Luke was born and raised in Leesburg, Georgia. Before his CD debut, Luke Bryan moved to Nashville in 2001 and got a deal as a songwriter. Luke co-wrote "Good Directions" which spent three weeks at #1 on Billboards U.S hot country songs charts in 2007 for country singer Billy Currington. Luke is having great success in country music and I was lucky enough to land an interview with this country artist, who has already achieved so much and has many great things ahead of him.You can read the interview here.
All My Friends Say
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