My latest Quantum Tech Pod with Sabrina Maniscalco – CEO and co-founder, Algorithmiq, is live!Sabrina grew up in a small town called Mazzara, in southwestern Sicily, facing Africa.Two years before she went to university, she got a telescope as a birthday present and started to observe the stars and read about how galaxies are formed. This is what s…

I'll be back with more conversations with local cover band musicians real soon! Until then I'm going to sneak in an unrelated conversation here. Although stand up comedy and live music are close cousins who share the same challenges and goals... managing drunks and avoiding requests from said drunks. I recently took a cruise with my family on Royal…

My latest Quantum Tech Pod with Enrique Lizaso Olmos, Founder and CEO of Multiverse Computing, is live!Enrique has a degree in mathematics, a PhD in biostatistics, an MD, and an MBA. He is also a former university professor, having taught engineering, mechatronics, statistics, finance, and marketing at the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona.For 22 y…

My latest Quantum Tech Pod with Zhanet Zaharieva, Chief Operating Officer of Quantum Dice, is live!Zhanet earned a DPhil from the University of Oxford in Materials Science where she designed novel methods for the development of quantum dot technologies.As the result of creating a patent application from her doctoral research, Zhanet began consideri…

My latest Quantum Tech Pod with Andrei Dragomir – Co-Founder and CEO of quantum company Aquark Technologies is live!Andrei grew up in Romania in a house with a scientific focus: his mother is a professor of physics, and his father is an engineer. He remembers as a kid going to his mom's lab after school, where his toys of choice were the devices ly…

I sat down with the larger-than-life frontman of New England's favorite party band, The Fools, to talk about the band's nearly 50-year history, their induction into the New England Music Hall of Fame this coming summer and a possible documentary spanning the history of this beloved band of fools. If you would like to contribute to the bands Kicksta…

My latest Quantum Tech Pod with Lawrence Gasman, President of IQT Research, is live! Lawrence Gasman, a renowned expert in quantum technology, hails from North London and is an alumnus of Manchester University, where he studied mathematics and philosophy. He further honed his skills with an MBA from the prestigious London Business School. Over the …

There's alot we don't know about one of our most beloved local musician, Jay Tulio. So Bill and I sat down and dug deep into the mysterous past of Jay. Enjoy! Please like the DQYDJ Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/DontQuitYourDayJobThePodcast If you'd like to be a guest or would like to comment on something you heard on the podcast or have a …

My latest Quantum Tech Pod with Carmen Palacios-Berraquero, Founder and CEO of quantum company Nu Quantum, is live! Carmen grew up in Spain and received an MSc in Physics from Imperial College London and a PhD from the University of Cambridge. Nu Quantum was a spin-out of the University of Cambridge’s Cavendish Laboratory in 2018. They are building…

My latest Quantum Tech Pod with Jan Goetz, Co-CEO of leading quantum company IQM Quantum Computers is live! Jan is a quantum physicist who earned his superconducting quantum circuits doctorate at Technical University of Munich.His company IQM Quantum Computers was founded in 2018 and is building Finland’s first commercial 54-qubit quantum computer …

I've been playing a bulk of my musical career with Justin Redden. We started an acoustic duo about 13 or 14 years ago, formed a couple bands together... The Abe Froman Project, We're Going Streaking, Fringe Benefits and a few one-offs and, of course, our current project with Bill and Fitch... The Pub Kings. We spend a lot of time talking about beer…

Jimi Parmenter, bassist and boom bringer of Wicked West, talks about the woes of finding good music in the flyover states, stage signals and knowing when to get involved in the band's business and when to just be the guy who brings the boom. Please like the DQYDJ Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/DontQuitYourDayJobThePodcast If you'd like to b…

My latest Quantum Tech Pod with Peter Chapman, President and CEO, of leading quantum computing company, IonQ, is live! Peter had an atypical childhood. He grew up near the Johnson Space Center in Houston because his father was an astronaut who used to fly over the house in his trainer jet. In high school, Peter went to study with the well-known cog…

Billy's back! Bill Donavan, bass player extraordinaire for The Pub Kings and Garden of Hedon hangs out for a bit after a PK practice for drinks and conversation about Super Bowl parties, tequila and all things cover band related. We also give you a sneak peak at the 2024 Party For The Pantry happening at GlenPharmer Distillery in Franklin on March …

My latest Quantum Tech Pod with Maud Vinet, Co-founder and CEO of quantum computing company Quobly, is live! Dr. Vinet received her Ph.D. in quantum physics from the University of Grenoble Alpes and has authored or co-authored over 300 papers. She owns more than 70 patents related to nanotechnology, and her Google H index is 57, with more than 11,0…

Lizzie Leis from Project Alice and Electric Aces sits down with me to talk about managing multiple projects, her vocal beginnings in opera and guilty pleasures. Enjoy! Please like the DQYDJ Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/DontQuitYourDayJobThePodcast If you'd like to be a guest or would like to comment on something you heard on the podcast o…

My latest Quantum Tech Pod with Elie Girard, Executive Chairman of quantum company Alice & Bob, is live! Elie has over 20 years of leadership experience in various companies, including his most recent role as CEO and director at Atos.His company, Alice & Bob, focuses on cat qubits, a novel approach that enables them to reduce hardware requirements …

Steve Witschel is the man behind Cover Band Central, a place where cover band musicians can gather to network, pick the brains of their peers, ask for advice and complain about iPads on the stage. CBC's Facebook Group is 90+ thousand members strong and has become an industry standard from research and information on all things cover band related. W…

My latest Quantum Tech Pod with Ken Durazzo, VP of tech company Dell Research, is live! Prior to joining Dell Research, Ken worked at Cisco for 20 years on myriad technologies. In 2016, he started leading research into quantum at Dell.At Dell Research, Ken's current focus includes hybrid quantum computing, quantum-safe cryptography, as well as gene…

Be pro, get treated like a pro. Mike Schulte is a member a midwestern powerhouse of a cover band called The Pork Tornados. One of their YouTube videos (of a cover song, mind you) is nearly at 9 million views! But they worked hard to gain this notoriety and Mike shares his journey through this whirlwind (or tornado) of a success. Please like the DQY…

On this totally awesome epidode of DQYDJ I sit down to talk with Tom Feeley from the 80s tribute Slam Trans-Am about the greatest decade to pay tribute to. Please like the DQYDJ Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/DontQuitYourDayJobThePodcast If you'd like to be a guest or would like to comment on something you heard on the podcast or have a top…

My latest Quantum Tech Pod episode with Kurt Stokbro, CEO of quantum company Sparrow Quantum is live! Sparrow Quantum is a quantum photonics company based in Copenhagen, founded in 2016 by Professor Peter Lodahl. It is widely recognized as a leader in single photon sources, achieving the world's highest light matter coupling efficiency. Kurt is the…

David Rak is a local solo acoustic artist, Billy is a local shredder for hire. Both are a part of my new country band project, Keg Kickers. Get to know the boys in the band in this episode of DQYDJ! Please like the DQYDJ Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/DontQuitYourDayJobThePodcast If you'd like to be a guest or would like to comment on somet…

My latest Quantum Tech Pod with Grégoire Ribordy, CEO of ID Quantique (IDQ)is live! Gregoire went to EPFL (Écolepolytechnique fédérale de Lausanne) - the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology - where he studied physics. After working for a year in Japan at Nikon, the camera company, he returned to Switzerland in the mid-90s. Interesting back story:…

Rich Teter is back to discuss gigging as a solo artist after years of heading up Teter Todders, local music, manscaping and his complicated relationship with Keith Richards. Please like the DQYDJ Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/DontQuitYourDayJobThePodcast If you'd like to be a guest or would like to comment on something you heard on the pod…

Chris Bishop’s latest Quantum Tech Pod with Kristin M. Gilkes, Ph.D., Global Quantum Leader at EY, is live!Kristin has a Ph.D. in Decision Sciences and a graduate diploma in artificial intelligence from the University of Oxford. She also has an MBA from the University of Colorado and a BBA in computer science from Texas A&M University.She and her t…

Christopher Bishop’s latest Quantum Tech Pod with Niels Bultink, CEO and Co-Founder of Qblox, a leading quantum company, is live! Chris first spoke to Niels almost two years ago and wanted to check in to see what he and his team have been up to.Qblox provides quantum control stacks that combine unequaled noise performance and low-latency arbitrary …

Bill Donovan is back! It's Thanksgiving and on this episode we give thanks to holiday gigs, whiskey, successful bands with multiple singers, bandmates and more. Please like the DQYDJ Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/DontQuitYourDayJobThePodcast If you'd like to be a guest or would like to comment on something you heard on the podcast or have …

I made a new friend again today! Laura May currently fronts an acoustic fourpiece and Laura May Band (what a crazy coincidence). We had a great time talking and laughing about music, my nuerotic tendencies, original music and more! Please like the DQYDJ Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/DontQuitYourDayJobThePodcast If you'd like to be a guest …

Christopher Bishop’s latest Quantum Tech Pod with Vanesa Diaz, CEO of quantum computing company LuxQuanta is live!Vanesa grew up in a small village in the north of Spain and because she was good at math, she eventually got a degree in engineering.Her early career found her in tech roles, but she wanted to spend less time in the lab and more time wi…

This week I chat with solo and doo acoustic musician Matt Bureau from Columbia, CT. Enjoy! Please like the DQYDJ Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/DontQuitYourDayJobThePodcast If you'd like to be a guest or would like to comment on something you heard on the podcast or have a topic suggestion, drop me a note at raywmrc@gmail.com Please subscri…

This week I chat with solo acoustic artist Matt Brodeur about looping, booking and TiVo. Enjoy! Please like the DQYDJ Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/DontQuitYourDayJobThePodcast If you'd like to be a guest or would like to comment on something you heard on the podcast or have a topic suggestion, drop me a note at raywmrc@gmail.com Please su…

Christopher Bishop’s latest Quantum Tech Pod with Théau Peronnin, CEO and Co-Founder of Alice & Bob, is live! As a student, Théau was into both physics and electronics. An innovator to the core, he competed in the International Young Physicist tournament but soon realized he was 50 years too late to develop new groundbreaking low level electronics.…

Another episode that's a bit outside the box but 100% relatable. Jeff Belanger is an author, lecturer and researcher of the unkknown. He's also my partner on the New England Legends Podcast. Jeff and I talk about his speaking engagements and how they relate to what we deal with as local musicians. We discuss, in depth, performance and promotions. E…

We're having a different conversation this week. Jim Balisle is a podcasting peer who covers country conversations with national, regional and local country artists. He's doing a lot of cool things in the field with more to come. Enjoy! Please like the DQYDJ Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/DontQuitYourDayJobThePodcast If you'd like to be a g…

To celebrate Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Christopher Bishop’s latest Quantum Tech Pod is a conversation with Konstantinos Karagiannis, Director of Quantum Computing Services at Protiviti. Konstantinos has been involved in the quantum computing industry since 2012 and has worked in information security since the 1990s. Protiviti is a global busin…

Great conversation with Joe Marino this week. He's a super interesting guy who has led an interesting life. We finally talked about music once we got past the radio discussion. Enjoy! Please like the DQYDJ Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/DontQuitYourDayJobThePodcast If you'd like to be a guest or would like to comment on something you heard …

Christopher Bishop’s latest Quantum Tech Pod with John Levy, CEO, Chair and Co-Founder of Seeqc is live!Seeqc was spun out of Hypres in 2018 where John had served as Chair for 8 years and where he remains a board member.His company is one of the first to have built a superconductor, multi-layer commercial chip foundry to design, test, and manufactu…

Fitch Proctor from The Pub Kings joins me once again for a little conversation and a little sauce. We talked about the need, as cover musicians, to squeeze your creative juices through original music from time to time. Please like the DQYDJ Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/DontQuitYourDayJobThePodcast If you'd like to be a guest or would like…

My buddy Bill is back to talk about the return of The Local Music Social. You hear me talk about it on almost every episode and we are happy to announce that we are bringing back the original format to Devlin's Tavern in Bellingham starting on September 21st. Please like the DQYDJ Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/DontQuitYourDayJobThePodcast …

Christopher Bishop’s latest Quantum Tech Pod is a roundtable discussion on the exciting state of quantum sensors. Guests included Stuart Woods, Chief Operating and Strategy Officer, Quantum Exponential ; Niall Holmes, Founder and Scientific Advisor, Cerca Magnetics Limited, and Pete Stirling, CEO at Delta g.Cerca Magnetics Limited has created OPM-M…

Jeff, Wayne and Adam from wtfAlice talk about their new local cover band over smooth whiskey and conversation. Enjoy! Visit them at www.facebook.com/WTFAliceBand Please like the DQYDJ Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/DontQuitYourDayJobThePodcast If you'd like to be a guest or would like to comment on something you heard on the podcast or have…

Happy Hairballs... Drew Carey is back! The company Drew works for, Ashdown Technologies, is now an official sponsor of DQYDJ! Thank you for the support. Drew plays out as a solo artist a few times a weeks and has a great handle on the ins and outs of the cover gig game. Enjoy! Please like the DQYDJ Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/DontQuitYou…

Christopher Bishop’s latest Quantum Tech Pod with Yonatan Cohen, Co-Founder and CTO, Quantum Machines is live!Dr. Cohen is a quantum physicist, entrepreneur and co-founder and ex-managing director of the entrepreneurship program at The Weizmann Institute of Science in Tel Aviv. He founded Quantum Machines in 2018.His company just announced OPX1000 …

Dan Rice is an up and coming local musician who has been gigging in our local area for around five years now. In this episode we get a great perspective from a youthful point of view about playing in a gigging cover band. Check out Dan's Facebook pages... https://www.facebook.com/thedanriceproject https://www.facebook.com/sofieanddanacousticduo Ple…

Lynn Gerrits started perfoming in bands just a few years back and now she's a part of three successful acts... The Verge, Gold Dust Refugee and Solace. She's got a great handle on the booking process. Great tips in this episode! Please like the Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/DontQuitYourDayJobThePodcast If you'd like to be a guest, drop me …

Carolyn Rae from Carolyn Rae and the Rumors is back to talk about important things concerning playing in a cover band like bladder control and close-dancers. Enjoy this highly ADHD-laden conversation! Please like the Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/DontQuitYourDayJobThePodcast If you'd like to be a guest, drop me a note at raywmrc@gmail.com …

Chris Bishop’s latest Quantum Tech Pod with Dr. Stephanie Simmons, Chief Quantum Officer at Photonic is live!Stephanie describes herself as a “quantum native” - she was a huge nerd growing up and was upset that her parents only introduced her to programming at age nine! She came across quantum when she was 16 and has been heads down into it ever si…

Bill Donovan from The Pub Kings and Garden of Hedon is BACK to talk about original vs cover music, Cardi B, music socials and more! Please like the Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/DontQuitYourDayJobThePodcast If you'd like to be a guest, drop me a note at raywmrc@gmail.com Presented by... Ray's Automotive in Milford, MA Rubber Chicken Comics…

Christine and Don... the talent and the muscle. Christine plays the tunes and Don books the shows, promotes the gigs, carries the gear and manages the room at every show. It's an effective combination we don't see often and it's worked very well for them so far. Please like the Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/DontQuitYourDayJobThePodcast If …