Music Matters with Darrell Craig Harris

Punk Bass guitar legend, Mike Watt is my special guest on Music Matters Podcast with Darrell Craig Harris EP04-S07

Photo credit ~  Deb Frazin 2023
On this episode I chat with Mike Watt - what a great guy, a Punk Rock Bass player legend. Mike is a true cultural omnivore, exhibiting an insatiable appetite for diverse musical experiences. This profound openness and eagerness to explore new sounds is evident as he continues to engage in numerous projects, and captivating live performances.
Mike's bio seems almost as thick as a bible, you can read the full bio/discog, on his website link below. here is a quick overview - Mike...played with the Minutemen from 1981-1985, recording 4 albums and 8 EPs. fIREHOSE trio (1986-1994). Mike toured with "Iggy and the Stooges" and many other well-know musicians and band.
In fact his collaborations span a wide spectrum of artists, ranging from the avant-garde Yoko Ono to the enigmatic Black Moth Super Rainbow, and from the soulful Petra Haden to the pop sensation Kelly Clarkson. Through these varied partnerships, Watt's voracious musical curiosity and adaptability shine brightly, establishing him as an artist unbound by stylistic limitations.
Mike lives in San Pedro, Los Angles, and we have a lunch date when I'm next over the mountains from my home in Las Vegas. Check out Mikes website, podcast, and social media channels, listed below:
http://hootpage.com/
Mike's Podcast ~ https://www.twfps.com/
https://www.discogs.com/artist/77192-Mike-Watt
https://www.instagram.com/wattfrompedro/
https://www.facebook.com/wattfrompedromusic/
 
Thanks for listening in, and thanks to our sponsors, and behind the scene crew that makes this podcast happen :)
Music Matters with Darrell Craig Harris is sponsored by Kathy Ireland Worldwide & with support from Music Crowns in London, and Nigel John Farmer.~ my co-producer and voice over talent from his studio @VoiceWrapStudio.com Our thanks to Rodney Hall FAME Recording Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama for our intro and outro backing music clip. 
 
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Robban Hagnäs,Record label owner, blues bass-player and club owner is my special guest on episode 03 of season 07 of Music Matters with Darrell Craig Harris

My special guest and fellow bass-player is Robban Hagnäs, a man of many hats - The owner of the Finnish record label - Ramasound Records Scandinavia. Well known Finnish bass player from the Wentus Blues band, show promoter and booking agent, producer, and club owner - phew, busy man!We talk about a lot of things. Robban is a really nice guy, and in fact the band Charlotta Kerbs and the Strays which I am part of, and recently tour Finland with is also on the Ramasound Records label. Robban steps up when I need a really high-quality bass to player with on tour in Finland and Sweden earlier this year. 
so...listen in and enjoy our chat that covers a lot of ground.You can checkout Robban Hagnäs on his Facebook page, and more...
https://www.facebook.com/robban.hagnas
https://www.ramasound.com/
Music Matters with Darrell Craig Harris is sponsored by Kathy Ireland Worldwide & with support from Music Crowns in London, and Nigel John Farmer.~ my co-producer and voice over talent from his studio @VoiceWrapStudio.com Our thanks to Rodney Hall FAME Recording Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama for our intro and outro backing music clip. 
 
A Big Shout and thanks to our friends at #AudioGeer , @sullenfamily and the awesome support! #Shure #MV7 #podcast mic! 
Please check out our Music Matters podcast on @spotifypodcastsHey, also check out the New Music Matters Podcast Website- 
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Chatting about the new single and upcoming EP by Charlotta Kerbs & The Strays recorded @ the ”Temple” of recording studios ~FAME Recording Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama ~ ep02-s07

Listen in on this fascinating guest hosted podcast with the two founders of Charlotta Kerbs and the Strays about their new single and upcoming album featuring the Muscle Shoals All Stars ~ new single on Feb 24 and the EP release is in mid-March 2023 both on Ramasound Records Scandinavia! 
Charlotta Kerbs & The Strays is a global music project founded by and with Charlotta Kerbs and Darrell Craig Harris. They recorded their new EP album at the legendary FAME Recording Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama in early December 2022, as a follow up to their highly successful three initial single releases.
Charlotta Kerbs is a well-known singer-songwriter based in Finland. Darrell Craig Harris is a globally known pro bassist, composer, sports illustrated photographer and producer who's based in Las Vegas.
We ALL hope you enjoy this show. Charlotta, Darrell and Nigel 
here are some links to follow the progress of Charlotta Kerbs & The Strays
https://www.ramasound.com/https://www.instagram.com/charlottakerbsandthestrays/
https://www.facebook.com/charlottaandthestrays
https://www.facebook.com/charlottakerbsmusic
https://twitter.com/Fame_Music
 The first single will be released Feb 24th on Ramasound Records! Charlotta Kerbs & The Strays recorded at the legendary FAME Recording Studios & Publishing Co.    in Muscle Shoals, Alabama!
Music Matters with Darrell Craig Harris is sponsored by Kathy Ireland Worldwide & with support from Music Crowns in London, and Nigel John Farmer.~ my co-producer and voice over talent from his studio @  VoiceWrapStudio.com Our thanks to Rodney Hall FAME Recording Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama for our intro and outro backing music clip. 
 
A Big Shout and thanks to our friends at #AudioGeer , @sullenfamily and the awesome support! #Shure #MV7 #podcast mic! 
Please check out our Music Matters podcast on @spotifypodcastsHey, also check out the New Music Matters Podcast Website- 
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Shevy Smith ~ Ultimate Playlist founder, Emmy-nominated, Nashville-based composer/producer, is my special guest on episode 01 of our new season 07 of Music matters podcast with Darrel Craig Harris

My special guest to kick-off off our new season 07 is Shevy Smith. Amongst her many talents, she is the founder of the new and already popular Ultimate Playlist App. Ultimate Playlist gives you the opportunity to win a minimum of $2k and a chance to win a $20k jackpot each day, simply for listening to, rating, and/or adding songs to your Apple Music playlist. I will add links so you can grab this outstanding app for yourself. The prizes are powered by the Arizona State Lottery, which, like many state lotteries, offers free, non-lottery games to help drive user engagement.
Listen in as Shevy gives us insight into her background...her personal journey and her growing tally of achievements she's bagged to date. Here is a brief summary of her bio to help you get into the vibe...
After signing a publishing deal in Nashville as a teenager and working as a writer and college touring artist, Smith migrated to the west coast and began a series of ventures designed to support other emerging artists. She created Forte Poesy, a youth-focused music education program empowering kids through songwriting and musicianship, whose curriculum was implemented in public and private schools in NYC, LA , and London. During this time, she also wrote, produced, and engineered numerous national tv/film campaigns for ABC, NBC, Soapnet, and ESPN, and in 2019, she teamed up with attorney and streaming technology expert Khalid Jones to form Elite Shout, a creative firm with the goal of leveraging emerging tech to provide innovative opportunities for developing and established recording artists. 
Now, Shevy has introduced the Ultimate Playlist, a new mobile app that helps musicians grow their reach, by offering cash prizes to listeners who listen to and rate their songs. With 80,000 new songs uploaded to Spotify every day and the recording industry struggling to find new promotional avenues, Ultimate Playlist guarantees that artists will get their songs in front of active listeners, while also providing valuable data about how their music is being consumed
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.devscale.ultimateplaylist
https://www.eliteshout.com/about
Music Matters with Darrell Craig Harris is sponsored by Kathy Ireland Worldwide & with support from Music Crowns in London, and Nigel J.~ my co-producer and voice over talent from his studio @  VoiceWrapStudio.com Our thanks to Rodney Hall FAME Recording Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama for our intro and outro backing music clip. 
 
A Big Shout and thanks to our friends at #AudioGeer , @sullenfamily and the 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
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Sicard Hollow, a young progressive bluegrass band on the move...on episode 03 of season 06 on Music Matters with Darrell Craig Harris

I love that technology can allow me to chat in real-time while Alex King, guitarist/vocals with the progressive bluegrass band ~ Alex is on the Sicard Hollow tour bus, and gives insight into the band and their rise to becoming very established while not in anyway taking things for granted... 
Sicard Hollows  recent crop of new albums are extremely enjoyable and filled with great and thoughtful lyrics.
Short Bio: Sicard Hollow is a four-piece progressive bluegrass band who formed with a mutual passion for pushing the boundaries of genre. Heavily influenced by the Grateful Dead and New Grass Revival, these young pickers bring new energy to a timeless style with a combination of fearless improvisation and instrumental prowess.
I highly recommend you listen and follow Sicard Hollow, and  I'm sure they will continue to shine...below are links to get you started - perhaps catch them on their tour or signup for their newsletter...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qB5oFWDS8OU
https://www.sicardhollow.com/tour
https://www.sicardhollow.com/music/face-the-wreckage
https://www.facebook.com/SicardHollow/
https://open.spotify.com/album/6XAbKyGSuva1dtXhLIxMpH
https://music.apple.com/us/album/secret-of-the-breeze/1501501721
 
Music Matters with Darrell Craig Harris is sponsored by Kathy Ireland Worldwide & with support from Music Crowns in London, and Nigel J.~ my co-producer and voice over talent from his studio @  VoiceWrapStudio.com Our thanks to Rodney Hall FAME Recording Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama for our intro and outro backing music clip. 
 
A Big Shout and thanks to our friends at #AudioGeer , @sullenfamily and the 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
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Famous Movie & TV composer - William Goldstein is my special guest on episode 02, S-06 of Music Matters with Darrell Craig Harris

Listen in on this fascinating chat, and the LIVE 3-Note improvisational piano composition playing that of my special guest William Goldstein kindly created for me.
He has been a recording artist for Motown and CBS Masterworks. His own label, distributed worldwide by The Orchard has over 60 albums currently available generating over 3,000,000 streams monthly. He has scored over 50 Movie and Television projects, including Fame & The Miracle Worker. He has written on the arts for The New York Times and The Los Angeles Times. He has been a pioneer in the use of computers and electronic instruments in music. His most distinguishing characteristic as a composer / pianist is his gift of "Instant Composition", which he shares with audiences through Master Classes, recitals and Albums.
These accolades are just scratching the surface. So, wherever you're enjoy the next 45 minutes in the company of this music master ~ William Goldstein, my thanks to YOU for choosing to listen in... 
Here is a link to William Goldstein's website and his Spotify and YouTube channels.
https://williamgoldstein.com/credits.html
https://www.youtube.com/user/sirbil
https://open.spotify.com/artist/4eZcS71JyYmqtlxVR2TSIe
https://music.apple.com/us/artist/william-goldstein/153586157
https://www.amazon.com/William-Goldstein/e/B000APLC16/digital/ref=ntt_mp3_rdr?sn=d
 
Music Matters with Darrell Craig Harris is sponsored by Kathy Ireland Worldwide & with support from Music Crowns in London, and Nigel J.~ my co-producer and voice over talent from his studio @  VoiceWrapStudio.com Our thanks to Rodney Hall FAME Recording Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama for our intro and outro backing music clip. 
 
A Big Shout and thanks to our friends at #AudioGeer , @sullenfamily and the 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
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Catch-up with Women In Jazz Media Founder ++ Fiona Ross on the first new episode of season six after the summer break, on Music Matters with Darrell Craig Harris

My good friend in London, UK - Fiona Ross, and I had a chance to catch up as we end the summer 2022 break. We chat about Women In Jazz Media ~ founded by Fiona, now with a 22 member female team, and publishing their fourth Women In Jazz Media high-quality digital magazine, with subscribers across the globe. 
Fiona Ross is a real joy to know, very caring and I am totally amazed at her multi-talented skills. She tends to rave on about new and upcoming musicians - constantly encouraging and supporting the younger generations.
Fiona is constantly on the go. It's like she has some secret access to NASA rocket fuel. In fact, I don't think she's actually ever stopped since she started in showbusiness at the age of 2-years old.
Listen in and enjoy finding out about this really authentic, fascinating advocate of so....many people. Have a look at the Women In Jazz Media website and its social media links...Plus, her website - especially her BIO and see some of the well-known pop stars she's had a hand in helping on the road to global fame.
Please check out https://womeninjazzmedia.com/ and it's many projects. Also, Fiona's website @ FionaRoss.Co.UK - also her Social-Media channels.https://open.spotify.com/artist/59lPcyDIZJxmRqatvAjct8?play=truehttps://twitter.com/fifrosshttps://www.facebook.com/fionarossmusichttps://www.instagram.com/fifi_ross/https://www.youtube.com/user/fionaross/videos
Music Matters with Darrell Craig Harris is sponsored by Kathy Ireland Worldwide & with support from Music Crowns in London, and Nigel J.~ my co-producer and voice over talent from his studio @  VoiceWrapStudio.com Our thanks to Rodney Hall FAME Recording Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama for our intro and outro backing music clip. 
 
A Big Shout and thanks to our friends at #AudioGeer , @sullenfamily and the 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
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Music industry PR guru Laura Whitmore from Positive Grid (formerly Marshall, KORG) speaks with Darrell Craig Harris on episode 05 of season 05 of Music Matters Podcast.

 
I recently chatted with Laura B Whitmore from the company Positive Grid Laura has a long history in the music manufacturing PR world, including working with Marshall, KORG, VOX, and several other well known companies! Laura is also founder of the very popular "She Rocks Awards".
Checkout more on Laura B. Whitmore with these links below:
Websites
mad-sun.com  (Company Website)
reverbnation.com/laurabwhitmore  (Original music)
guitarworld.com/guitar-girld  (My articles on GuitarWorld.com)
 
Music Matters with Darrell Craig Harris is sponsored by Kathy Ireland Worldwide & with support from Music Crowns in London, and Nigel J.~ my co-producer and voice over talent from his studio @  VoiceWrapStudio.com Our thanks to Rodney Hall FAME Recording Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama for our intro and outro backing music clip. 
 
A Big Shout and thanks to our friends at #AudioGeer , @sullenfamily and the 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:
#music #love #hiphop #rap #art #musician #artist #musica #instagood #singer #instagram #rock #like #dance #guitar #photography #song #bhfyp #newmusic #life #producer #fashion #rapper #viral #songwriter #creative #podcast