From the wonderful theme songs and scores behind TV series like Sex and the City and Gimme a Break, to his anthems for ABC Sports, HBO, and ESPN, songwriter and musician Bob Christianson has left his indelible mark on modern culture.
Category: Musician Profiles
Liberty DeVitto’s Secrets to Drumming Success
Liberty DeVitto has played with many big name musicians such as Meat Loaf, Paul McCartney, Karen Carpenter, and Stevie Nicks, to name a few. Here, he shares some valuable drumming tips.
Cathy Beck in the Spotlight
By day, an account executive for a fast-growing video content production agency, and by night a bass player and lead vocalist, Cathy Beck says, “I’ve been a ‘weekend warrior’ for most of my music career.” She claims music is in her DNA thanks to a great uncle who plays upright bass, grandmother who played the […]
Navajo Tradition Finds an Outlet in Punk Rock
To Jeneda and Clayson Benally, passing music and traditions on to the next generation is critical. Their family shares traditional Diné (Navajo) dances with some of the same festival audiences where the duo’s punk band, Sihasin, spreads its message of hope. Born into a political land dispute on the Black Mesa Navajo Reservation, where a […]
Heavy Metal Band The Rods Are Back!
Back in the early 1980’s The Rods were one of the most promising up-and-coming heavy metal bands.
Laugh to the Music of Stephen Lynch
I was lucky enough to chat with Stephen Lynch as he passed through the area, and I had teh opportunity to ask him a few questions.
What Makes Jim Brickman a Successful Songwriter
Though his family wasn’t musical, Brickman had a natural inclination toward music as a child. However, his piano teacher didn’t think his enthusiasm translated into ability.
The Singing Lawyer
“My dad kind of said, ‘You can do anything you want to do, after you go to law school.’”
You Can’t Be Sad and Play Polka
“When the doctors told me the news, my world stopped,” says LynnMarie Rink, a Grammy-nominated artist and entertainer, who began a journey she did not wish to take. “I was frozen. I thought my life was over—and my career. I even wished it were over. But in that ‘frozen’ period, I slowly began to write, […]
Musical Families
When I met the remarkable Hughes family in Branson, Missouri, I was intrigued by how talent seems to run in the family. They were one of the closest families I’ve ever met, and they say that performing together brings them closer. It made me wonder how many families around the country have had that same […]