Welcome to Ambrosia Matthews, where amazing things happen.
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30 year veteran tour manager and audio engineer John Michaels and entertainment attorney & longtime musician Alan Tilles sit down with musicians and professionals in the music business to discuss the inner workings of concerts, unique experiences that happen in the entertainment industry and what happens backstage.
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Mark Andes (Spirit / Firefall / Heart) & Lance Hoppen (Orleans / Felix & The Rascals)
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Episode 9 is about the bass! East Coast meets West Coast as John and Alan are joined by Mark Andes, who first came to musical prominence as the bass player for the legendary LA band Spirit, and went on to be a co-founding member of Jo Jo Gunne, he then became Heart's second bass player, and co-founded Firefall. Holding down the other bass position …
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Episode 8 - Andy Cahan (Turtles / Harry Nilsson / Little Richard) & Rodney Justo (Atlanta Rhythm Section / Roy Orbison & The Candymen)
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Join John and Alan as they sit down with 2 legends of the business. Multi-instrumentalist Andy Cahan who has played with the Turtles, Jimi Hendrix, 3/4 of the Beatles, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Frank Zappa, Harry Nilsson and many more. Our other guest Rodney Justo is the original and current lead singer of the Atlanta Rhythm Section, he also tou…
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Episode 7 - Dan Navarro (Lowen&Navarro) & Noah Levy (Brian Setzer Orchestra / Rockabilly Riot / The Honeydogs / Peter Frampton / Five for Fighting)
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In this episode John and Alan are joined by longtime singer/songwriter Dan Navarro who, with his former songwriting partner Eric Lowen, has written songs for The Bangles, Jackson Browne, Dionne Warwick and many others including the #1 smash hit "We Belong" made popular by Pat Benatar. In addition Dan is a voice actor in Los Angeles and works on mov…
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Episode 6 - Eliot Lewis (Hall & Oates/Average White Band) & Herman Matthews (Tower of Power/Kenny Loggins/Tom Jones/Timothy B. Schmit)
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This episode John and Alan are joined by Eliot Lewis (Hall & Oates / Average White Band) and Herman Matthews (Tower of Power / Kenny Loggins / Tom Jones / Bob James). Eliot talks about working on Live From Daryl's House and some of the guests he's played with. Herman talks about drinking with Tom Jones and hearing Elvis stories until the sun comes …
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Episode 5 - Burleigh Drummond & Mary Harris-Drummond of Ambrosia
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John and Alan sit down with Burleigh Drummond and Mary Harris-Drummond from Ambrosia for an hour of stories. What kind of stories? Stories about how Bruce Hornsby first got his start in Ambrosia, Debby Boone, Ringo Starr, Michael McDonald, Edger Winter, Jimmy Buffett, and a bunch of other people all played a part in Burliegh and Mary's lives. Hear …
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Episode 4 - Singer Jason Malachi & Goran Kralj (The Gufs)
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On this episode we have a rare appearance from east coast Singer/Songwriter Jason Malachi along with Midwest Singer/Songwriter Goran Kralj. Jason's life was turned into upheaval 10 years ago among accusations connecting him to the 2007 Eddie Cascio / James Porte / Michael Jackson sessions which were brought into ill repute by Teddy Riley and member…
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Episode 3 - Gregg Brunclik / Jamieson Filip - (Clearwing Audio / Apollo Productions)
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Episode 3 is one of our favorites so far. We sit down with the President and CEO of Clearwing Productions, Gregg Brunclik and the President of Apollo Productions and former Clearwing employee Jamieson Filip for an “All Crew” special. We discuss the humble beginnings of Gregg’s company and how Eddie Rabbitt played a big part in it. We also talk abou…
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Episode 2 - Michael Ramos (Mellencamp/Patty Griffin) & Sandy Ficca (Firefall)
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Welcome to episode 2 of Soft Pass! This month we talk to Sandy Ficca, the longtime drummer for Firefall, and Michael Ramos, who has played with such greats as; John Mellencamp, Patty Griffin, Paul Simon, Kris Kristofferson, BoDeans, Charlie Sexton, Robert Plant, David Grissom, The Rembrandts, Violent Femmes, Los Lonely Boys, Ani DiFranco and many m…
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Episode 1 - Dave Anderson (Atlanta Rhythm Section) & John Gifford (FAME Studio)
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Welcome to Episode 1 of Soft Pass. This maiden voyage was taped at the “Swampers” bar and grill in Florence, AL. It’s fitting because it’s tied to both of our guests. David Anderson is a north Alabama troubadour, in addition to his time as the guitarist for Brother Cane and his current position playing guitar for Atlanta Rhythm Section, Dave has a …
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