This episode of The Music Mind Podcast features Brett Garsed, one of Australia's leading electric guitarists. Brett has played guitar professionally for almost his entire life. He has built a reputation as one of Australia's top pop, rock and commercial studio musicians having further toured in Australia and the USA with A list entertainers. For many years, Brett was the lead guitarist for John Farnham, Australia's most successful pop singer. This included playing on Farnham's a...

This episode of The Music Mind Podcast features Andy Martin, a Los Angeles based highly respected professional trombone player. Andy has played trombone for a living his entire life. He has built a reputation as one of the world's top improvising and studio trombone players having worked with Gordon Goodwin's LA based Big Phat Band, along with many other outstanding musicians and performers. For many decades he has been a first call Hollywood studio musician working on some of the biggest mo...

This episode of The Music Mind Podcast features Louis Dowdeswell, a London based highly respected professional trumpet player. Louis has played trumpet for a living his entire life. He has built a reputation as one of the world's top lead trumpet players having worked with Gordon Goodwin's LA based Big Phat Band, with Hollywood studio legend lead trumpet player Wayne Bergeron, and with the London Symphony Orchestra along with many major artists and bands. With over 100,000 subscribers and 2...

In this episode the collaboration recordings between host and guest are presented as taken from episodes 22 through 30 of The Music Mind Podcast. The featured musicians are:- Brian Hayes - bass clarinet, concert flute, lap steel guitar, alto saxophone, pedal steel guitar, jazz guitar, concert ukulele and clarinet Jamie Rigg - vocals and piano Michael Fix - acoustic guitar Liam Ward - harmonica Clive Lendich - nylon string and electric guitars Graham Jesse - alto flute Tomoko Omura - jazz vio...

This episode of The Music Mind Podcast features Jodi Proznick, a Canadian based master of the upright acoustic jazz bass. Jodi is a successful record producer, composer, performer and music educator specialising in jazz and performing on the acoustic bass. The conversation covers a wide range of topics including the role of a record producer, the composing process, making a living in the music business, being a female in a male dominated industry, the importance of music education and how t...

This episode of The Music Mind Podcast features James Hill, a Canadian based master of the ukulele. James has won the hearts and minds of millions of viewers worldwide with his viral video clips showcasing the diversity of what is possible playing one of the world's humblest and least expensive of all music instruments. From traditional to contemporary music, in solo and ensemble formats, James continues to make a professional living centered around the ukulele This conversation covers a w...

This episode of The Music Mind Podcast features Travis Toy, a professional pedal steel guitarist based in Nashville USA. Travis has played pedal steel professionally since prior to moving to Nashville in 1999. He is currently the touring steel guitarist for one of America's top country music stars, Luke Bryan, an award winning artist who has sold more than 75 million records. A veteran of the recording studio scene, Travis has also created one of the most comprehensive online resource...

Episode 27 of The Music Mind Podcast features Tomoko Omura, a professional violinist and composer based in New York city. Tomoko was voted the #1 Rising Star on jazz violin in the 2021 Down Beat Magazine critics poll in addition to having the #1 Jazz Album on Bandcamp in the same year. A veteran of the New York jazz scene for more than 20 years, Tomoko has a fascinating story to tell of living the life of a professional musician in the jazz capital of the world. Originally from Japan, Tomo...

Episode 26 of The Music Mind Podcast features Graham Jesse as my special guest. A professional multi-instrumentalist focusing primarily on saxophones and flutes, Graham has more than 40 years full-time industry experience at the highest level based out of Sydney, Australia. As an educator, producer, recording and performing artist, composer and arranger, Graham has had significant professional experience working with top shelf musicians across a career that remains active today.This podc...

Episode 25 of The Music Mind Podcast features Clive Lendich as my special guest. A professional guitarist and producer with more than 45 years full-time industry experience, Clive has built an amazing career in the entertainment industry based out of Sydney, Australia. Having traveled the world touring with major acts such as Neil Sedaka and the Manhattan Transfer Clive has worked with top class musicians in many styles including on national TV supporting the likes of Bryan Ferry and Gle...

Episode 24 of The Music Mind Podcast features Liam Ward as my special guest. A professional blues harmonica player, performer, composer, recording artist, vocalist and music educator with more than 15 years full-time industry experience, Liam has built an amazing career in the entertainment industry based out of London in the UK. Having traveled the world with his harmonica Liam has toured across the UK and Europe performing also in the USA, Canada, Mexico and Australia.As an official Ho...

Episode 23 of The Music Mind Podcast features Michael Fix as my special guest. A professional guitarist, performer, composer, producer and music educator with more than 40 years full-time industry experience, Michael has built an amazing career in the entertainment industry based initially out of Sydney, but now days residing in Brisbane, Australia. This podcast conversation covers a wide variety of topics including dealing with stage fright, the composing process, developing the one man...

Episode 22 of The Music Mind Podcast features Jamie Rigg as my special guest. A professional pianist, musical director, performer, composer, producer and music educator with more than 50 years full-time industry experience, Jamie has built an amazing career in the entertainment industry based out of Sydney, Australia. For 18 years Jamie traveled the world as pianist and musical director for the late, great Ricky May, a New Zealand born award winning singer and entertainer who climbed the...

In this episode the collaboration videos by host and guest are featured from episodes 12 through 20 of The Music Mind Podcast series.Featured artists throughout these collaboration videos include:-Brian Hayes - soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxophones, pedal steel guitar, slide dobro and acoustic guitarJohn Snell - trumpet and flugel hornRalph Pyl - trumpetGordon Rytmeister - drumsEmily Gelineau - violinAlan Kaplan - tromboneRex Goh - acoustic guitarPeter Northcote - electric guitar...

Episode 20 of The Music Mind Podcast features Australian drumming legend Darryn Farrugia. A life long professional musician, composer, music educator and recording artist, Darryn is based out of Melbourne Australia having toured and lived internationally. He has played on countless recording sessions with major artists, is a regular live performer and importantly held down the drum chair for close to a decade on one of Australia's longest running and most successful television variety sh...

My special guest on this episode of The Music Mind Podcast is Louise Anton, a professional vocalist, pianist, performer, composer, music educator and recording artist. Louise is currently based in Perth Australia having spent much of her career in Sydney. She has played on countless recording sessions including jingles and album recordings, live and television performances, including hosting television shows.Louise has performed internationally and at major venues across Australia includ...

My special guest on this episode of The Music Mind Podcast is Peter Northcote, a professional guitar player of some 50 years career experience based in Sydney Australia. Peter is in all probability the most recorded guitarist in Australian music history. He has toured and performed with some of this country's biggest music acts including Darryl Braithwaite, Dragon, Jenny Morris, Margaret Urlich, Richard Clapton, John Farnham and Jimmy Barnes. He has also performed with international acts...

My special guest on this episode of The Music Mind Podcast is Rex Goh, a professional guitar player of some 50 years career experience based in Sydney Australia. Rex has played on countless major recordings including number one hits and albums by artists such as Air Supply and Savage Garden.He has played internationally at major venues like the iconic Madison Square Gardens in New York City and performed live on national TV in Australia supporting artists such as Cyndi Lauper, Tommy Emma...

My special guest on this episode of The Music Mind Podcast is a professional trombone player and long time Los Angeles based studio musician Alan Kaplan. Alan has played on over 1000 movie soundtracks, countless television productions, live performances and recordings with some of the biggest names in the music industry. He toured with the famous Buddy Rich Big Band and with the Harry James Band for several years. Buddy Rich and Harry James are regarded as genuine legends in the hi...

My special guest on this episode of The Music Mind Podcast is among other things a GRAMMY AWARD winner, a professional violinist, composer, arranger and performer from Perth Australia. Emily Gelineau has done so much in her first 25 years on the planet that her story should prove inspiring to all who have an interest in the performing arts and in living a successful creative life.A graduate from one of the most prestigious music universities in the world, Berklee College of Music in Bost...