E92 - Rick Thurmond, Confluence
Queen City Music Podcast
This month on episode 92 of the QCMP I’m speaking with Rick Thurmond from Confluence. If you are not familiar with Confluence, it is the must-attend annual gathering for music professionals, artists, and industry leaders across the Carolinas and the Southeast. Confluence was held here in Charlotte in October from the 8th - 11th. There were guest speakers and panel discussions during the day and evening performances throughout the city at some of our most popular venues like The Evening Muse. ________________________________________________ ...
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E91 - Sean Michael Smith, composer
Queen City Music Podcast
This month on episode 91 of the QCMP I’m speaking with self-trained composer Sean Michael Smith. Sean has an interesting background as a metal musician, with a foot in the classical realm. His first symphony “The Wolf” is to be performed on October 24th by the Charlotte Civic Orchestra at the Dale F. Halton Theater. A symphony is quite an ambitious work for a new composer, especially when it is the first piece they have written. __________________________________________ _________________________________________________ Sean Michael Smith ...
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E90 - Local Music Business Roundtable, w/ Pam Taylor, Ephraim Sommers and Nicholas Rhodes
Queen City Music Podcast
This month on episode 90 the QCMP has its first rountable! We're talking the business of music as a local musician. Host Matthew Ablan is joined by Ephraim Scott Sommers, Pam Taylor and Nicholas Rhodes. It's an interesting discussion between four musicians who are navigating the Charlotte scene. Featuring the songs "Man Enough" by Ephraim Sommers, "Mountain" by Pam Taylor and "It All Depends on You" by Matthew Ablan. __________________________________________ _________________________________________________ Ephraim Scott Sommers ______________________________________________ Pam...
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E89 - Philip Funderburk, cover artist
Queen City Music Podcast
This month on episode 89 cover artist Philip Funderburk who can be found tickling the ivories as a soloist and dualing pianist. Philip digs into his background as a pianist, what brought him to Charlotte and a whole lot more! __________________________________________ _________________________________________________ Philip Funderburk ______________________________________________ Matthew Ablan ______________________________________________ Sponsor _________________________________________________ Local Partners
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E88 - Big Greg, rap artist
Queen City Music Podcast
This month on episode 88 rap artist Big Greg also known as PLK “The Punch Line Kid”stops by to talk. Big Greg can best be described as "genre less" and has been cited as one of the most diverse artists in the south. Not to mention he’s received accolades from: Charlotte Music Awards, Carolina Music Video Awards (CMVA) and Indie Grind Music Awards (IGMA) to name a few. Equally at home in the studio or on a stage you can be sure Big Greg will always bring his best. __________________________________________ _________________________________________________ Big Greg ...
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E87 - Desmond McDonald, bassist
Queen City Music Podcast
This month on episode 87 of the QCMP I'm speaking with bassist Desmond McDonald who recently finished a tour with blues/rock guitarist Eric Gales. Dez fills us in on his music background, what attracted him to the bass, plugging into the Charlotte music scene, the pressure of jumping into a tour and a whole lot more. _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ Desmond McDonald _________________________________________________ Matthew Ablan ______________________________________________ Sponsor ...
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E86 - Tara Taylor, vocalist
Queen City Music Podcast
This month on episode 86 of the QCMP vocalist and good friend Tara Taylor stops by to discuss her musical history, plugging into the Charlotte music scene and the various groups she performs with. _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ Tara Taylor _________________________________________________ Matthew Ablan ______________________________________________ Sponsor _________________________________________________ Local Partners
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E85 - Matt Stratford, cover artist
Queen City Music Podcast
This month on episode 85 of the QCMP local cover artist Matt Stratford stops by to discuss his musical background, the local Charlotte scene, live sound and lots more! _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ Matt Stratford _________________________________________________ Matthew Ablan ______________________________________________ Sponsor _________________________________________________ Local Partners
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E84 - Nathan Harris, touring/session guitarist
Queen City Music Podcast
This month on episode 84 of the QCMP I’m speaking with Nathan Harris. Nathan is multi-talented and is a touring and session guitarist as well as a singer/songwriter. His recent release is the EP Moving On. _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ Nathan Harris _________________________________________________ Matthew Ablan ______________________________________________ Sponsor _________________________________________________ Local Partners
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E83 - Joe May, Independent Artist
Queen City Music Podcast
This month on episode 83 of the QCMP I’m pleased to be speaking with independent artist Joe May. You may remember Joe from episode 40 of the QCMP when he was on with several band members from his Pluto Gang. This month Joe is back talking about his dive into being a solo artist, his new single, upcoming album and studio Alta Mira. _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ Joe May _________________________________________________ Matthew Ablan ______________________________________________ Sponsor ...
info_outlineThis month Matthew talks with DJ Citron. Citron talks about the history of DJ'ing - what it is and what it's all about, how he became a DJ, a run down of the Charlotte scene, and a whole lot more!
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