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Hey Gurlfraaand!! This is where you come to get the real, the personal, the relatable, the truth, the raw, the motivation, the nothing-will-hold-you-back type of inspiration to kick your week off with passion and purpose!! In this podcast we are breaking through our limitations and ascending to new heights...and we are doing it together!!
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Welcome to “Making It With Terry Wollman”, the show that explores the secrets, successes and strategies for making it in the music biz. In the studio, the classroom, and in my travels, I so often get questions about the creative process, so I created this show to focus on what it takes to have a lasting career in the ever-changing landscape of the music business. You’re really in for a treat, as I have invited my friends, some of the best and brightest in music, to share their stories. I gua ...
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Dear Entrepreneur...this is not the time to fall back, LEAD THE CHARGE!! It's getting crazy out here in these streets yal!! Inflation is crazy, the housing market is crazy (for buyers and renters), mass layoffs is crazy, being in a recession is crazy (whats more crazy is the denial of being in a recession)...these things can shake people up!! But n…
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Hey Gurlfraaand - Entrepreneur!! You gon' need discipline for this journey!! On this episode I share some tips regarding being a disciplined entrepreneur. Whether you are in your entrepreneurial journey or thinking about starting it...you gon' need to listen to this one!! Excitement will only take you so far...you need discipline. I am also offerin…
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Hey Gurlfraaand!! Thank you for tuning in to another episode of the podcast!! On today's episode I am not only reminding you that you need to take your seat and go...but I tell you why....because it's elevation time baby!! We can no longer entertain the old while stepping into the new. I also share a special announcement!! I am in search of an assi…
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Hey Gurlfraaand!! Thank you for tuning in to another episode of the podcast!! On today's episode I talk about how you need to take your seat and go!! Some of us have been sitting at tables consuming the wrong food, sitting around the wrong people, and just being in the wrong environment. I share my wake up call of me taking my seat and going!! Take…
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Hey Gurlfraaand!! Welp the holidays are here and that can sometimes mean toxicity is in the air. We often hear about how stressful the holidays can be because of all the spending and feeling the obligation to meet expectations when it comes to gifts. But I wanted to focus on the stresses of having to be around toxic people or in toxic environments.…
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Hey Gurlfraaand!! Today we are talking about the bigger picture of your life.I'm sure you have heard of vision and mission statements that are used for businesses. Their purpose is to inform you of the big picture - what the company is striving for and how they plan on getting there.Well we need the same for our lives. What is the vision of your li…
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Hey Gurlfraaand!! We are back with Season 2 of the podcast - vlog on Youtube!! I am so excited to share "Goodies with my Gurlfraaands". We have so much to catch up on...its been two years!! This season we will focus on healing*discovery*growth. New episodes will be rolling out every Monday!! Make sure you subscribe to the Hey Gurlfraaand Podcast Yo…
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Rick Rodriguez served as the Mayor of Downey California in 2018. He is founder of RMI International, an international security firm that operates in 18 states and three countries. Rodriguez founded the company in 1996 after a lengthy career in private security. Rick is a past president of the Downey Chamber of Commerce and current president of Gang…
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Shelly was born Mashelle Clark in Brooklyn, New York. An original member and cofounder of The Honey Cone, Shelly has had a remarkable career. Beginning as a child star at the age of seven she headlined at the renowned Apollo Theatre and the Palace Theatre before making her Broadway debut with Pearl Bailey and Diahann Carroll in the celebrated hit m…
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Ron Walters Jr is a keyboardist, composer, arranger, producer, and conductor. This Chicago native began his musical journey at an early age singing and playing drums in church. Heavily influenced by the music of Walter Hawkins, Andrae Crouch, Duke Ellington and Count Basie, Ron fell in love with the piano and never looked back. He went on to study …
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Ron Powell is an accomplished musician, clinician, author and educator with over 40 years of performance experience. In addition to touring with Sergio Mendes for 20 years, as well as with Kenny G and Diana Ross for the past 30 years; Ron has recorded and performed with renowned artists including Black Eye Peas, Santana, Madonna, Maria Carey, Stevi…
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She thought she could and so she did. This California radio personality, concert event producer and global music innovator has been on the radio since she was 15 years old, starting her career on John Steinbeck's Cannery Row in Monterey, California in 1979. She has worked her way up and down the Coast to broadcast on many respected FM frequencies i…
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Since arriving in California in 1988 from his native land of Sri Lanka, Hussain has become a first call bass player in Los Angeles. His feel, versatility and joyful attitude has kept his phone ringing for over thirty years. His presence is a joy to behold on the bandstand and in the studio, raising the level of musicality and inspiring both the aud…
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A founding member of the chart-topping contemporary jazz group Fourplay, East was 16 years old when he got his first break and found himself on the road with Barry White. The next time the phone rang, Quincy Jones was on the line. The calls kept coming and for the last forty years, East has been churning out hit songs with artists as legendary as E…
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Happy wife, proud mother, avid cook, lazy gardener. Certified Horticulturist. As a musical actress, Linda Griffin was an original cast member of Broadway shows Something Rotten! and The Drowsy Chaperone and can be heard on both Grammy nominated cast albums. She performed the role of Mrs. Shroeder/Narrator in Anyone Can Whistle at New York’s City Ce…
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Dave Pearlman has been playing pedal steel and guitar since 1968 and has performed with such notable artists as Dan Fogelberg, Phil Everly, Bill Medley, The Lovin’ Spoonful, Chuck Berry, Hoyt Axton, REO Speedwagon, Bobby Womack, Leslie Gore, Pat Boone, Michelle Shocked, Joe Walsh, Richie Furay, Al Jardine, Jesse Colin Young, Albert Lee, Terry Reid,…
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Dr. Linda Spilker is a planetary scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory who has participated in NASA and international planetary missions for over 40 years. Spilker’s mission roles include mission leadership as well as design, planning, operation and scientific data analysis. As Cassini Project Scientist Dr. Spilker leads a team of over 300 …
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The Seventh Son in a family of musicians, Vail was blessed with wildly diverse influences. His professional career began straight out of high school headfirst into the club circuit around Seattle, west coast region, then national to international travel with dozens of different bands. Connecting with Kenny G in Seattle early1986 set Vail on a unima…
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The career of Bob James is long, varied and continues to evolve at every turn. From his childhood in Marshall, Missouri to present day, the music of this artist has captivated audiences throughout the world. Discovered by Quincy Jones in 1963, James recorded his first solo album “Bold Conceptions” that year for Mercury Records. Fifty-eight albums a…
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Conductor and choral arranger ALEXANDER LLOYD BLAKE is the Founder and Artistic Director of Tonality (www.ourtonality.org), a new choral ensemble focused on spreading a message of unity, peace, and social justice through a culturally diverse choral setting. Blake also serves as the Principal Associate Conductor of the National Children's Chorus (ww…
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Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution is a 2020 American documentary film, directed and produced by Nicole Newnham and James LeBrecht. Barack and Michelle Obama serve as executive producers under their Higher Ground Productions banner. "In the early 1970s, teenagers with disabilities faced a future shaped by isolation, discrimination and institutional…
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This is how virtuoso guitarist Oz Noy describes his intoxicating blend of jazz, funk, rock, blues, and r&b. Born in Israel, Oz started his professional career at the age of 13. By age 16, he was playing with top Israeli musicians and artists. By age 24, he was one of the most established studio guitar players in the country. Oz was also a member of…
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Rose Schindler (1929-) Born and raised in Czechoslovakia, Rose was deported to Auschwitz along with her parents, aunt, five sisters and two brothers when she was just 14 years old. Max Schindler (1929-2017) From Cottbus, Germany, Max and his family were deported to Poland and sent to a forced labor group in 1942. Over a three year period, Max was s…
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Saxophonist Boney James, whose style falls on the R&B and pop side of jazz, is a Soul Train award-winner and four-time Grammy nominee who has sold over three million albums. Born in Lowell, Massachusetts; he grew up in New Rochelle, New York before moving to Los Angeles with his family at the age of 15. In 1985, James went on the road as a keyboard…
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Born into a musical family, Joe Vitale is a veteran musician and drummer whose career has spanned over forty-five years of touring, recording, song writing, and producing with legendary and Rock ‘N Roll Hall of Fame artists. Along with vocals, he also plays percussion, keyboards and flute. His drumming encompasses all styles of music. A dedicated p…
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Roger Brown - President of Berklee College… on whimsy, being fearless and leaving a legacy Roger H. Brown is the president of Berklee. Since his appointment in 2004, he has led Berklee during a period of unparalleled expansion that has included the launch of several pioneering institutes, such as the Berklee Global Jazz Institute, Berklee India Exc…
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Peter Erskine has played the drums for sixty years. He appears on 700+ albums and film scores, has won 2 Grammy Awards plus an Honorary Doctorate from Berklee. Fifty+ albums have been released under his own name or as co-leader. He’s played with Stan Kenton, Maynard Ferguson, Weather Report, Steps Ahead, Joni Mitchell, Steely Dan, Diana Krall, et a…
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Born in Montreal, Gino Vannelli grew up in a family headed by his cabaret-singing father and a ‘keen-eared’ mother. Instinctively drawn to jazz as a child, Vannelli studied drums and music theory for five years before adding guitar and piano lessons to his musical journey. The urge to compose words and music followed not long after and at fourteen,…
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Hey Gurlfraaand!! This is my confession...(not an Usher confession) lol!! On this episode of the podcast we share how we often times shrink ourselves because of feelings of inadequacy, or to not "out-shine" any one else, or by living up to someone's low standard of living that THEY set for us. Listen as we confess... We want to hear from you!! Drop…
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Hey Gurlfraaand!! It's been a while...ok a long while!! All I'm going to say is LIFE happens...and I am learning to be OK with that. Allow me to introduce to you my Co-host...on second thought, take a listen. What was almost a missed opportunity... We want to hear from you!! Share your story, share some tips, give us the gurrrl talk. If you are lis…
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Hey Gurlfraaand!! Thank you for tuning in to another episode of the podcast!! On today's episode we stress the need to protect our peace!! What value have you placed on your peace? For me, there is nothing in this world that would make me give up my peace. Yes I said it...give up my peace. If we are without peace it is because we gave it up, no one…
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Craig Garber is the creator and host of the Podcast “Everyone Loves Guitar”. The first broadcast of this show was on August 31, 2017. Over 600 shows later, it has grown to be not only the largest and most popular podcast in the guitar niche, but it’s actually in the top 15% of all podcasts. His show features musicians covering genres from bluegrass…
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"Dave Grusin: Not Enough Time" is Director Barbara Bentree's first Feature Film. In addition to being an Award-winning Film Director, Barbara is amultiple award-winning Vocalist / Musician. She started filmmaking by creating educational films, music videos, anddocumentary shorts before tackling her film about Dave Grusin. Having a 35 year history w…
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Hey Gurlfraaand!! Welcome back to the Hey Gurlfraaand Podcast!! Season 2 baby!! On this week's episode, I talk about Kintsugi - golden joinery. It is the Japanese art of restoring broken things. They don't use gorilla glue, hot glue, or super glue...they use fine gold to restore the broken things. Now apply that to your life. How would your life lo…
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Hey Gurlfraaand!! Happy Monday!! Are you pumped about this week?? I know I am!! Did you know that we are given a minimum of 4 life changing ideas a year?? That would mean one every season...MINIMUM. When those ideas pop in our head we either choose to birth them or abort them. Looking back at this year alone...how many ideas have you birthed and ho…
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