Creation, Relationships & Chaos (Interview w/ Guitarist Adam "Shmeeans" Smirnoff)
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In this episode, Michael Amidei and Clifford Brooks are joined by Andy Whitehorne (Music Editor for the Blue Mountain Review) in interviewing guitarist Adam "Shmeeans" Smirnoff.
Adam “Shmeeans” Smirnoff (www.LettuceFunk.com) is the guitarist/co-founder of the Grammy-nominated funk powerhouse called Lettuce, which began in 1992 when all of its members attended a music program at Berklee College Of Music as teenagers. Now, 30 years later, the band has played countless shows to a large international audience and has produced 8 studio albums, including their newest “Unify”, which drops on June 6th, 2022.
Smirnoff has also shared the stage with a myriad of other artists, including Lady Gaga, and Robert Randolph & the Family Band. Redman, Chaka Khan, John Scofield, the Clark Sisters, Maceo Parker, Dr. John, members of The Meters and Wu-Tang Clan, and many more.
In this episode, Adam shares stories from his career and teaches us something valuable about relationships in the creative pursuit.
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