Music Matters with Darrell Craig Harris

Listen in on episode 1 of our new season 4 -  to my recent fun podcast chat with my new friend Mr. LORDI. Speaking about the Globally known Finnish hard rock band and former Eurovision Song Contest winner Lordi We chat about their new multi-album box set release, songwriting, upcoming tour plans, tips for new aspiring hard rockers, and more!    Find out more about the band at their website: www.Lordi.fihttps://www.facebook.com/LordiOfficialhttps://twitter.com/LORDIOFFICIAL? https://open.spotify.com/artist/14SgKNlOCKAI0PfRD1HnWh?si=vUfSEWcFQHWhESL3YLVyGg   Thanks to Tracy Lipp for arranging this interview! A Big thanks to our friends at #AudioGeer and the team @shure for their awesome support! #Shure #MV7 #podcast mic! Please check out our Music Matters podcast on @spotifypodcastsHey, also check out the New Music Matters Podcast Website- and Music Matters SWAG And a Big Shout and thanks for the support of the following: Rodney Hall FAME Recording Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama Shure microphones Affliction clothing  and Nigel J. my co-producer and voice over talent, all while running - Music Tribes Unite & VoiceWrap Studio - Please, support, LIKE and helps us grow - check out our Social Media pages:     

My special guest on this episode is a music clearance and licensing expert - Kevin Magowan. Raised in Los Vegas, Nevada, he was fortunate enough to meet Elvis!  A born Rocker, as a young man Kevin made his way to Los Angeles, and started his career in the music business with the music publishing legend Al Gallico. Then he went on to Walt Disney Studios and worked for Evan M. Greenspan/EMG. INC in the area of music clearance and licensing. Kevin share valuable insights into the do's and don't of this complex area of the music industry, so take heed, of the valuable nuggets' of info he shares with me. Kevin's life-long love of music has never waned, he continues to write and takes the opportunity to share his passion by performing ever chance he gets. Kevin's life-long passion for all things Buddy Holly,  inspired him to petition and secure the Buddy Holly Hollywood Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He personal arranged to have the Star on Vine street next to the members of The Beatles, who have always acknowledged they were so inspired by Buddy and his music. The ceremony took place on what's was to have been Buddy's 75th birthday - September 7th, 2011. Through Kevin's efforts and devotion to this cause that date is now officially known as the Buddy Holly Day in Hollywood. If that wasn't enough - Kevin also was instrumental in getting the famous - Buddy Holly - "The Apartment Tapes" officially released. Through all this he has and remains a personal friend of Maria Elena Holly - Buddy's widow.  You can connect with Kevin via his Facebook Page. A Big thanks to our friends at #AudioGeer and the team @shure for their awesome support! #Shure #MV7 #podcast mic! Please check out our Music Matters podcast on @spotifypodcastsHey, also check out the New Music Matters Podcast Website- and Music Matters SWAG And a Big Shout and thanks for the support of the following: Rodney Hall FAME Recording Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama Shure microphones Affliction clothing  and Nigel J. my co-producer and voice over talent, all while running - Music Tribes Unite & VoiceWrap Studio - Please, support, LIKE and helps us grow - check out our Social Media pages:     

What a pleasure to chat with this legend of music. Let me ask you a question: What do Miles Davis, Luther Vandross, Sting, Roberta Flack, Whitney Houston, Chaka Khan, George Benson, Michael Jackson, David Sanborn, Vanessa Williams, and hundreds of other legendary artists and musicians have in common? Yes...they've all worked with Grammy Award-winning producer, keyboardist, composer, arranger, and synthesist Jason Miles. For 46 years, Miles has contributed his vast array of talents and deep musicality to the success of these and countless other superstars and independent artists. This man's talent, knowledge, and stories could fill a book Actually, Jason Miles will be doing just that. The book is almost complete and is titled - The Extraordinary Journey of Jason Miles...A Musical Biography. Jason gives me little snippets of insider backstage/room things that are covered in this new book. One, never to stand still, Jason shares exciting insights into the motivation(s) for his latest projects completed just before covid and while in lockdown, and he's fired up and ready to take his latest album -  Kind of New- Black Magic out onto an International tour. This is a man with real genuine passion and energy for all things music, life, and love. Highly recommend you go over to his website, bookmark it and follow him on his social media channels. Let's finish off with a quote about Jason Miles from another icon of the music industry;   “Jason Miles has raised the level of excellence for the musicians who have had the good fortune of working with him, myself included. He has enriched the lives of the millions of people who have listened to the music he plays, the recordings he produces, and the countless musicians he mentors and inspires. The work he did with my friends, Miles Davis and Marcus Miller have helped to define the modern face of jazz music." ​- Roberta Flack Here is the website link I promised to keep up to date with ALL things -  Jason Miles Music - website. Plus his social media and music channels.   And a 'Big Shout Out' and thanks for the support of the following: Rodney Hall FAME Recording Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama Shure microphones - Sullen Clothing- Nigel J. my co-producer and voice over talent, all while running - Music Tribes Unite - and VoiceWrapStudio   Big thanks to our friends at #AudioGeer and the team @shure for their awesome support! #Shure #MV7 #podcast mic! Please check out our Music Matters podcast on @spotifypodcastsHey, also check out the New Music Matters Podcast Website- and Music Matters SWAG Please, support, LIKE, and helps us grow - check out our Social Media pages:       

I had such a fun time chatting with the legendary Randy Brecker from the amazing Brecker Brothers! Such an awesome and long career, we covered a lot of ground. He's a very generous and gracious man, and he had me in stitches! Randy has had such an interesting life, his beginnings go back to being a founding member of Blood, Sweat, and Tears! His work with his brother and their band is legendary, along with his numerous other recordings, and compositions! Here is the website link for Randy Brecker. Plus, all his social media channels are below.https://www.facebook.com/RandyBrecker/https://twitter.com/randybreckerhttps://www.youtube.com/user/RandyBrecker Our podcast series is available on all major podcast outlets, search for “Music Matters With Darrell Craig Harris”. Thanks to my co-producer Nigel J. @ MusicTribesUnite.Media and to our sponsor Switcher Studio Mics supplied by Shure #switchercreator #madewithswitcher Please check out our Music Matters podcast on @spotifypodcasts and our New Music Matters Podcast Website-  And a 'Big Shout Out' and thanks for the support of the following: #Sullen Clothing -  Music Matters SWAG - and Nigel J. for our post-prod & voice-overs @ VoiceWrapStudio.comPlease, support, LIKE, and helps us grow - check out our Social Media pages:                 

UK Jazz artist/producer/journalist Fiona Ross chats about her new album, women in jazz, and the London Jazz Fest! All on Episode 19, Season 3. Fiona Ross is one of those people that I keep coming back to. Fiona is very inspirational and very much a role model of what is truly the meaning of success as a creative artist. I spoke with her from her London home the night after her 5th new album launch gig. I could see from all the build-up to the event, and the buzz all over social media that this new (5th) album titled: "Red Flags and High Heels" was a resounding success even after just 24 hours!  Fiona explained her motivation for this 5th album concept, and how it was clearly a progressive linear timeline as is weaved throughout all her albums to date. We also talked about her founding "Women In Jazz Media" It's simply birth to continued exponential growth, now with 16 team members and a UK parliamentary award for Jazz Media Excellence, and the promoting of equal rights for women in the UK jazz industry.  I highly recommend you check out the consummate musicianship of Fiona and the other musicians on this wonderful album. The production is super professional quality for an album that is totally self-funded. Look out for more coming with Fiona and me as I head over to the London Jazz Festival - reporting live for Music Matters Podcast and playing my bass guitar as a guest at one of Fiona's London Jazz Festival gigs.Website: Fiona RossFiona Ross - YouTube ChannelRecent press article on "Red Flags and High Heels" Fiona Ross - Social Media Channels & Music Outletshttps://www.instagram.com/fifi_ross/https://twitter.com/fifrosshttps://www.facebook.com/fionarossmusichttps://open.spotify.com/artist/59lPcyDIZJxmRqatvAjct8?play=truehttps://fionarossjazz.bandcamp.com/ Website: Women In Jazz MediaLinkTree - Women In Jazz Media Music Matters with Darrell Craig Harris to keep up to date with all our news, information, and podcast episodes.   Sponsored by our friends at Switcher Studio in cooperation with Shure Shure UK VOYR   Special shoutout to Jamie Hilboldt for his kindness!   Please check out our Music Matters podcast on @spotifypodcasts and our New Music Matters Podcast Website  Please, support, LIKE, and help us grow - check out our Social Media pages:     

  Ralphi Rosario is an American house musician and founding member of the influential Chicago DJ group Hot Mix 5, which was formed in 1981. Ralphi is one of a small group that created what is now known as 'House Music' all around the globe. He shares many backstories and thoughts about all the various music industry names he's worked along-side and tells me some of the recent things he's been working on and what's just around the corner for his large music fan base. We could have talked for a lot longer and Ralphi is a guest I am looking forward to doing a part 2 with.  Check out one of his many awesome House Music tracks - with this little taster he did with Giangi Cappai 'Bring the Soul Back - The Shamanic' Rosario continues to work as a DJ and remixer and has released several full-length albums. He has remixed tracks by artists including INXS, the Shamen, Jomanda, Culture Beat, Gloria Estefan, Deee-Lite, Pet Shop Boys, Madonna, Kylie Minogue, Giorgio Moroder, Michael Bublé, Mariah Carey, Ricky Martin, Kelly Clarkson, Pussycat Dolls, Goldfrapp, Rihanna, Taio Cruz, Katy Perry, and Beyoncé. For ALL 10 of Ralphi's social media links and for your convenience access via this page - Ralphi Rosario Social Media    A Big thanks to our friends at #AudioGeer and the team @shure for their awesome support! #Shure #MV7 #podcast mic! Please check out our Music Matters podcast on @spotifypodcastsHey, also check out the New Music Matters Podcast Website- and Music Matters SWAG And a Big Shout and thanks for the support of the following: Rodney Hall FAME Recording Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama Shure microphones Affliction clothing  and Nigel J. my co-producer and voice over talent, all while running - Music Tribes Unite Media for our Podcast - Productions - Please, support, LIKE and helps us grow - check out our Social Media pages:   

Listen in on my great chat with singer/producer nice guy Michael Best, aka "Nitty Green", is a member of RIFF, an R&B/Pop vocal group from Paterson, NJ.   He's a true Entertainer, Singer-Songwriter, Vocal Producer, & Actor, with musical influences like Michael Jackson, Prince, Bobby Brown, Justin Timberlake, JayZ & Dr.Dre.   He first burst onto the music scene as a member of The group RIFF appearing in the 1989 biographical-drama film, with Morgan Freeman - "Lean on Me"  as the 'Songbirds' in the famous bathroom scene.    This episode 20, season 3 as well as our entire episodes from seasons 1, 2 & 3 are available for you on all podcast outlets!   Catch up with Michael Best, aka "Nitty Green" on his various social media channels below:https://www.facebook.com/iamnittygreen/?ref=page_internal https://www.instagram.com/nittygreen/?hl=en   https://www.youtube.com/c/NittyGreen/featured   https://open.spotify.com/artist/1rrX8pvXDxW3V46XqXfjm8   @musicmatterspodcastofficial is sponsored by @switcherstudio support from @shure @MusicTribesUnite @voyrme @podbean #podcast #podcsstseries #podcastlife #podcastersofinstagram #podcasting #podcaststudio #music #musician #musicians #singer #nattygreen   Please, support, LIKE, and help us grow - check out our Social Media pages:   

Listen in on my chat with Terry Hale, bassist for over 45 years with the legendary George Strait and the Ace In The Hole Band! On Episode 18, Seasons 3 of Music Matters Podcast.   Such a nice humble man with so many great stories, he’s the guy that actually hired George for their band many years ago!   Here is a direct link to Terry Hale's consummate Country & Western Discography - https://www.discogs.com/artist/2954707-Terry-Hale#images/29727100   Love this Song/Video - George Strait - Amarillo By Morning - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNibWP8f5PQhttps://twitter.com/GeorgeStraithttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOmZHz5W3F17HraXlJveEJA Keep up to date with all the George Strait Gig date news: http://www.georgestrait.com/news/?year=2021 Music Matters with Darrell Craig Harris to keep up to date with all our news, information, and podcast episodes.   Sponsored by our friends at Switcher Studio in cooperation with Shure Shure UK VOYR   Special shoutout to Jamie Hilboldt for his kindness!   Please check out our Music Matters podcast on @spotifypodcasts and our New Music Matters Podcast Website  Please, support, LIKE, and helps us grow - check out our Social Media pages: