“Talking About Someday” dives inside the making of a record with the creators behind it. Each episode pairs producer Sammy Bananas with a different featured artist from his forthcoming LP as they chronicle the song they wrote together. The conversation starts as an interview and moves into a discussion about songwriting, the nuts and bolts of each track and collaboration in general. Musical elements from each song illustrate points and glean a deeper understanding, with the full piece closin ...
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A weekly half-hour selection of instrumental jazz / fusion by independent artists. Ran from 2011 to 2013. Complete archive of over 100 episodes at jackasspenguinshow.com Free to listen to and download. Penguin image by Martin Kolesár
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We've hit double digits! Episode 10: This week I sit down with Marie Lang. We talk about growing up in Austria with a traditional musical background and her creative blossoming at Berklee College of Music, looking for love in the big city during the age of Tinder, and a detailed and emotional breakdown of “Enough”, the album’s ballad :)…
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This episode I sit down with Amy Douglas! We talk about recording yourself, aspiring to be Carole King, cocaine, and what Donald Fagan of Steely Dan might think about our song “Partyline”. I also let her give me ample props and she delivers an extremely profound and thoughtful answer to “what does someday mean to you”.…
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This episode I speak with songwriter and recording artists Dent May! We talk about growing up in Mississippi, exploring beyond its borders via the internet, being in a Creed cover band, DIY music culture, our shared approach of mashing up different music from different decades and coming up with your own style even if it’s hard for people to explai…
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We’re back from vacation! Episode #7 features my conversation with Brooklyn singer, songwriter and nightlife impresario Steven Klavier. We get into his childhood in the church, rebelling against strict music teachers, and the near 5 year journey from start to finish of our song “Genesis.” In other news...the podcast is now available on Spotify!…
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Antony & Cleopatra are a fantastic London dance duo who make club music with ancient origin and a healthy dash of pathos. Alex and Anita are prolific songwriters as a team and as individuals, and we first met nearly 6 years ago while working on some of the early A&C records. “Slow Down” is a culmination of that relationship, and we connected over i…
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05: Brillstein aka (thee) Mike B / "The Plaza"
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SOMEDAY is out! Go and listen to the album! And then afterwards, check out this pod with my guest Brillstein aka Thee Mike B. Mike is an encyclopedia of electronic knowledge, one of the best DJs I know and a really good friend. He’s the only guest on the album who attended my wedding. He’s also the only guest who isn’t a singer. We dive really deep…
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I first saw Kimberly Nichole one crazy night at The Box, the legendary L.E.S. hot spot. Pretty much the moment she opened her mouth and began swearing a blue streak I was smiling ear to ear and hoped that someday we’d work together. That chance meeting turned into “21” and in this episode we discuss how it all went down, and how she learned to talk…
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I speak with Atlanta bred singers Bosco and LaDonnis about our song “Gitcha Gitcha” as well as other fun & random stuff. I learn that Savannah, GA is a beach town, that LaDonnis opened for Chingy in Japan, and how to return to where you started with a new perspective. These are two separate conversations, so that makes this episode a double feature…
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02: Raycee Jones / "The Edge (Under Love)"
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Episode 2! I sit down with Brooklyn based singer Raycee Jones to talk about the power of the ocean, low pass filtering, movies, being in bands and sonic emotional spaces. At the end of the episode, we’ll premiere the song we wrote together “The Edge (Under Love)” publicly available for the first time right on this podcast!…
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Welcome to the first episode of Talking About Someday! I chat with LA singer Kaleena Zanders and we discuss her background as well as the making of our song “Cherry Soda.” Hear about overcoming performance anxiety with grape candy, the 2 hr session that birthed most of our song and how to make a repetitive dance track not feel boring.…
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In March 2015 the podcast archive was moved to jackasspenguinshow.com where you can download over 100 episodes. Go discover some instrumental goodness! JackassPenguinShow.com
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Episode 30 revisited: Tory Slusher (AKA The Jive Monkey Cartel)
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Visit JackassPenguinShow.com to download or stream the podcast's archive of more than 100 episodes. The original episode was posted in April 2012. Nashville-based composer and guitarist Tory Slusher presents a small sample from her rich and extensive repertoire of jazz / fusion/art-rock /classical /electronic compositions, including the tracks Ever…
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Episode 60: Dan DeChellis, Sigrid Zeiner, Dan Waldman, Piero Pizzul, Eric Doney, Jazz Friends
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Visit JackassPenguinShow.com to download or stream the podcast's archive of more than 100 episodes First published on November 22, 2012 1. Crepuscle by Eric Doney Pennsylvania reverbnation.com/ericdoney 2. My Age Of Anxiety by Dan DeChellis Easton, Pennsylvania dandechellis.com 3. L'attesa by Marco Preti Gemarc and Tito Macchiarella Jazz Friends pr…
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Episode 57: Nazneen Rahman, Curly Camel, Deeply Dazzled, Raoul Duke, Hammer Klavier Trio, Matt Rezetko
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Visit JackassPenguinShow.com to download or stream the podcast's archive of more than 100 episodes. First published on November 1, 2012 1. Contemplating Accurate Manoeuvres Entering Lightspeed by Curly Camel Sweden curlycamel.com 2. The Imaginary Guitar Solo of the Fourth Donkey by Deeply Dazzled Wales, UK soundcloud.com/deeplydazzled 3. Landing Ge…
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Episode 31: Miss Texas 1977, Alexander Filippov, Free-Spoken Band, Anders Isberg, Dan Tharp, David Henderson, Trafficarte
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Visit JackassPenguinShow.com to download or stream the podcast's archive of more than 100 episodes. First published on May 3, 2012 1. Never by Alexander Filippov Kazakhstan 2. Autumn Snow by Free-Spoken Band Russia 3. Midnight on the Mississippi by Anders Isberg in collaboration with Derek Cornett Boden, Sweden soundcloud.com/single_espresso SPECIA…
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Episode 23: Satya Project, BIFT, Bill Mackay, General Fuzz, Greg Federico
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Visit JackassPenguinShow.com to download or stream the podcast's archive of more than 100 episodes. First published on March 8, 2012 1. Same Girl by BIFT ( Wildman Glassmeyer Moran ) New York ncmeast.com 2. Water's Edge by Broken Things Chicago cdbaby.com/all/billdmackay cdbaby.com/cd/brokenthings 3. The Jam by General Fuzz California generalfuzz.n…
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Episode 21: Eli Marcus Special ( + new track by TRISPACE )
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Visit JackassPenguinShow.com to download or stream the podcast's archive of more than 100 episodes. First published on February 23, 2012 Bass player/ producer/ composer Eli Marcus introduces tracks from his 2011 album Resolution Los Angeles eli-marcus.com 1. Zzyzx 2.Dawn 3.Bloemenmarkt 4. Aria by TRISPACE (Yuichi Hayashi) Nagoya, Japansoundcloud.co…
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Extra Edition: Snarky Puppy's DVD release & April UK tour (2012)
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Visit JackassPenguinShow.com to download or stream the podcast's archive of more than 100 episodes. Published on February 21, 2012 One of the Jackass-Penguin Show's favourite bands, Snarky Puppy kindly provided audio previews of three tracks from their DVD recording ahead of their first UK tour in 2012. Support Snarky Puppy at snarkypuppy.com Podca…
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