Queen City Music Podcast

A podcast dedicated to the local music scene in Charlotte, North Carolina. The show host speaks with local musicians, music venues, shop owners and artisans in around the Charlotte metro region.

E80 - Flame Tides 11/01/2024

E80 - Flame Tides This month on Episode 80 of the Queen City Music Podcast Matthew speaks with Flame Tides. A melodic heavy groove duo featuring Hayley Moran and Rocketman McNeely. The duo discuss how they came together, navigating the Charlotte scene, what defines their sound and a whole lot more! _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ Flame Tides _________________________________________________ Matthew Ablan ______________________________________________ Sponsor _________________________________________________ Local Partners /episode/index/show/qcmusicpodcast/id/33631682

E79 - DJ Citron, Electronic Dance Music 10/01/2024

E79 - DJ Citron, Electronic Dance Music This 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! _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ DJ Citron _________________________________________________ Matthew Ablan ______________________________________________ Sponsor _________________________________________________ Local Partners /episode/index/show/qcmusicpodcast/id/33255572

E78 - Nicholas Rhodes, The Raven & The Road 09/01/2024

E78 - Nicholas Rhodes, The Raven & The Road This month Matthew talks with Charlotte native Nicholas Rhodes who works under the moniker "The Raven & The Road". The two discuss Noicholas' journey in music from jazz to rock, from ensemble to solo performer guitar teaching, his podcast and much, much more! _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ Nicholas Rhodes _________________________________________________ Matthew Ablan ______________________________________________ Sponsor _________________________________________________ Local Partners /episode/index/show/qcmusicpodcast/id/32853642

E77 - Douglas Armstrong, Midwood Guitar Studio 08/01/2024

E77 - Douglas Armstrong, Midwood Guitar Studio This month on Episode 77 Matthew speaks with Douglas Armstrong owner of Midwood Guitar Studio. It's been some time since Douglas was last on the podcast, but he's back to update us on what's been happening at MGS. _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ Sponsor _________________________________________________ Matthew Ablan ______________________________________________ Local Partners /episode/index/show/qcmusicpodcast/id/32338502

E76 - Fault Reset, metal band 07/01/2024

E76 - Fault Reset, metal band This month on episode 76 of the Queen City Music Podcast host Matthew Ablan speaks with Patrick "PJ" Justice and Warren Wheless founding members of the metal band Fault Reset. The guys discuss how the band came together, the song writing process, the local metal scene, the "in's and out's" of harsh vocals and so much more! _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ Fault Reset _________________________________________________ Matthew Ablan ______________________________________________ Sponsor _________________________________________________ Local Partners /episode/index/show/qcmusicpodcast/id/31971497

E75 - Matthew Ablan, musician/educator 06/01/2024

E75 - Matthew Ablan, musician/educator The Queen City Music Podcast celebrates its 75th episode! This month the microphone is turned on Matthew Ablan as his old friend Ken Kellner visits and sets out to interview the interviewer. Ken and I dig into growing up and getting into music together and where my journey in music has taken me. _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ Ken Kellner _________________________________________________ Matthew Ablan ______________________________________________ Sponsor _________________________________________________ Local Partners /episode/index/show/qcmusicpodcast/id/31560992

E74 - Scott McLaughlin, media composer/multi-instrumentalist 05/01/2024

E74 - Scott McLaughlin, media composer/multi-instrumentalist This month Matthew Ablan speaks with media-composer, multi-instrumentalist and former music educator Scott McLaughlin! _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ Scott McLaughlin _________________________________________________ Matthew Ablan ______________________________________________ Sponsor _________________________________________________ Local Partners /episode/index/show/qcmusicpodcast/id/31062763

E73 - Prog for Wishes 04/01/2024

E73 - Prog for Wishes This month Matthew Ablan speaks with Matthew Hedrick, founder of Prog for Wishes. Prog For Wishes is an annual Progressive Rock Concert of All-Star Charlotte Musicians Benefiting Make-A-Wish. _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ Prog for Wishes _________________________________________________ Matthew Ablan ______________________________________________ Sponsor _________________________________________________ Local Partners /episode/index/show/qcmusicpodcast/id/30615313

E72 - Neal Carter, solo acoustic cover artist 02/28/2024

E72 - Neal Carter, solo acoustic cover artist This month Matthew Ablan speaks with solo acoustic cover artist Neal Carter. Matthew and Neal discuss playing out, cover tunes, being a solo acoustic player, stage attire and more! _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ Neal Carter _________________________________________________ Matthew Ablan ______________________________________________ Sponsor _________________________________________________ Local Partners /episode/index/show/qcmusicpodcast/id/30143523

E71 - Earshot, event promotion platform 02/01/2024

E71 - Earshot, event promotion platform This month Matthew Ablan speaks with John Bureau from Earshot - an events promotion platform which connects hosts & creators through a digitized booking process & shares event details with fans. The platform enables people to find and follow profiles to keep up with local live music events and venues and musicians can book and coordinate upcoming gigs in one place. _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ Earshot _________________________________________________ Matthew Ablan ______________________________________________ Sponsor _________________________________________________ Local Partners /episode/index/show/qcmusicpodcast/id/29743038

E70 - Vadim Kolpakov, The King of Seven Strings 01/01/2024

E70 - Vadim Kolpakov, The King of Seven Strings Happy New Year! To kick off 2024 host Matthew Ablan speaks with The King Of Seven Strings - Vadim Kolpakov. Vadim is one of the most prominent and renowned Gypsy 7-string guitarists in the world, as well as a vocalist, dancer and composer. He specializes in in Gypsy music from Europe with fusion of Jazz, Pop, Flamenco, Latin and other World Music. _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ Vadim Kolpakov _________________________________________________ Matthew Ablan ______________________________________________ Sponsors _________________________________________________ Local Partners /episode/index/show/qcmusicpodcast/id/29286438

E69 - Kevin Marshall, Smiling Moon Guitars 12/03/2023

E69 - Kevin Marshall, Smiling Moon Guitars This month host Matthew Ablan speaks with Kevin Marshall from Smiling Moon Guitars. Kevin is a luthier and sing-songwriter who has been a staple on the Charlotte music scene for over two decades. _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ Smiling Moon Guitars _________________________________________________ Matthew Ablan ______________________________________________ Sponsors _________________________________________________ Local Partners /episode/index/show/qcmusicpodcast/id/28907103

E68 - Chris Suter, Ginger Cat Sounds 11/09/2023

E68 - Chris Suter, Ginger Cat Sounds This month host Matthew Ablan speaks with Chris Suter of Ginger Cat Sounds - a recording studio designed to meet all of your audio production needs. Queen _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ Ginger Cat Sounds _________________________________________________ Matthew Ablan ______________________________________________ Sponsors _________________________________________________ Local Partners /episode/index/show/qcmusicpodcast/id/28562192

E67 - Troy Kryzalka, Number Drummer 10/01/2023

E67 - Troy Kryzalka, Number Drummer This month host speaks with . Troy is a former educator, curriculum and instruction trainer, coach and developer. He is the creator and teacher of the Number Drummer program which he brings schools all over the east coast. The Number Drummer program demonstrates the connection between math and music, and how when you learn a musical instrument you are also learning math. /episode/index/show/qcmusicpodcast/id/28193846

E66 - Jason Hausman, composer/sound designer 03/04/2023

E66 - Jason Hausman, composer/sound designer This month host Matthew Ablan speaks with Jason Hausman who is a composer, sound designer and founder of the audio branding studio Hot Sakē. The two discuss Jason's evolution into composition and sound design, developing Hot Sake, what it takes to stay relevant in the field, recent/upcoming projects and becoming a falconer! _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ Jason Hausman _________________________________________________ Matthew Ablan ______________________________________________ Sponsors _________________________________________________ Local Partners /episode/index/show/qcmusicpodcast/id/26125914

E65 - Lowcats, lo-fi indie pop band 02/04/2023

E65 - Lowcats, lo-fi indie pop band This month host Matthew Ablan speaks with Chris Suter and Paul Ward who form Lowcats - an enigmatic duo who's sound can best be defined as "Lo-Fi Indie Pop." The two discuss how they the duo came to be, how the gravitated to their current style of music, their songwriting process and developing their sound. _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ Lowcats _________________________________________________ Matthew Ablan ______________________________________________ Sponsors _________________________________________________ Local Partners /episode/index/show/qcmusicpodcast/id/25829271

E64 - Curtis Wingfield, drummer/composer 01/02/2023

E64 - Curtis Wingfield, drummer/composer This month host Matthew Ablan speaks with drummer/composer Curtis Wingfield who has been a staple on the local Charlotte music scene since the later 90's! Curtis talks about his back ground, the formation of Jazz is Led, his history with Old House Studio, his approach to composing and of course his latest music releases! _________________________________________________ Curtis Wingfield _________________________________________________ Matthew Ablan ______________________________________________ Sponsors _________________________________________________ Local Partners /episode/index/show/qcmusicpodcast/id/25477602

E63 - 2022 The Year in Review 12/01/2022

E63 - 2022 The Year in Review For this final episode of 2022 I go back and take interesting parts from the years past episodes (52 - 56) which feature: _________________________________________________ Matthew Ablan _________________________________________________ Sponsors _________________________________________________ Local Partners /episode/index/show/qcmusicpodcast/id/25184463

E62 - Jennifer Givens, singer/songwriter 11/02/2022

E62 - Jennifer Givens, singer/songwriter This month host Matthew Ablan speaks with singer/songwriter Jennifer Givens. Jennifer talks about her love of music, evolving into a songwriter, her new recording and a whole lot more! _________________________________________________ Jennifer Givens _________________________________________________ Matthew Ablan ______________________________________________ Sponsors _________________________________________________ Local Partners /episode/index/show/qcmusicpodcast/id/24877215

E61 - Pete Lents, Brookstone Bards 10/01/2022

E61 - Pete Lents, Brookstone Bards This month host Matthew Ablan speaks with musician Pete Lents from the entertainment company Brookstone Bards. Pete spills the facts on his Twitch stream, original music with Art & Pete, the yacht rock spectacular Thurston Howell a much more. If that wasn't enough we geek out at the end of the episode and continue their online debate on the Disney+ show Kenobi! _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ Matthew Ablan ______________________________________________ Sponsors _________________________________________________ Local Partners /episode/index/show/qcmusicpodcast/id/24554802

E60 - Todd Johnson, musician 09/03/2022

E60 - Todd Johnson, musician This month host Matthew Ablan speaks with musician Todd Johnson who you may know from his solo recordings or performances with Todd Johnson and the Revolvers. The two discuss Todd's music background, studying audio recording, his approach to songwriting and much more! _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ Matthew Ablan ______________________________________________ Sponsors _________________________________________________ Local Partners /episode/index/show/qcmusicpodcast/id/24262860

E59 - Courtney Lynn & Quinn, Americana duo 08/01/2022

E59 - Courtney Lynn & Quinn, Americana duo This month host Matthew Ablan speaks with Courtney Lynn & Quinn - who's amazing harmonies make them a stand-out in Americana music! The ladies discuss how they met, their approach to songwriting, the role social media plays for indie artists, their business pursuit away from music and a whole lot more! _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ Matthew Ablan ______________________________________________ Sponsors _________________________________________________ Local Partners /episode/index/show/qcmusicpodcast/id/23929116

E58 - Chad Andrew Harris, guitarist 07/01/2022

E58 - Chad Andrew Harris, guitarist This month host Matthew Ablan speaks with guitarist Chad Andrew Harris who has been making a name for himself on the Charlotte scene as both a teacher and performer. The two discuss Chad's music background, his evolution into Bluegrass music, living in Belize, playing in the Enrage Against the Machine Tribute band and many other topics! _________________________________________________ Chad Andrew Harris _________________________________________________ Matthew Ablan _________________________________________________ Sponsors _________________________________________________ Local Partners /episode/index/show/qcmusicpodcast/id/23609948

E57 - Colby Dobbs, singer/pianist 06/02/2022

E57 - Colby Dobbs, singer/pianist This month host Matthew Ablan speaks with singer/pianist Colby Dobbs. The two discuss Colby's music background, coming into his own as a singer, the murder mystery of the Lawn Friends, what it's like working with booking agencies and so much more! _________________________________________________ Colby Dobbs _________________________________________________ Matthew Ablan _________________________________________________ Sponsors _________________________________________________ Local Partners /episode/index/show/qcmusicpodcast/id/23300966

E56 - Jeremy Radio, Four Finger Records/Thousand Dollar Movie 05/02/2022

E56 - Jeremy Radio, Four Finger Records/Thousand Dollar Movie This month host Matthew Ablan speaks with Jeremy Radio from Four Finger Records. The two discuss Jeremy's music background, how Four Finger Records formed, it's devotion to the Charlotte music scene, his band Thousand Dollar Movie and so much more! _________________________________________________ Four Finger Records _________________________________________________ Jeremy Radio _________________________________________________ Matthew Ablan _________________________________________________ Sponsors _________________________________________________ Local Partners /episode/index/show/qcmusicpodcast/id/22971884

E55 - Jim Brock, percussionist 03/30/2022

E55 - Jim Brock, percussionist This month host speaks with renowned percussionist who is an innovator in the world of drums of drums and percussion. Jim has traveled the world extensively as a performer and appeared on hundreds of recordings with artists such as Joe Walsh, Joan Baez and Joe Cocker. He has five solo recordings, a DVD entitled The Nature Of Drumming and has also being nominated for an Emmy for his music in the film “The Spirit of Sacajawea”. ------------------------------------ Matthew Ablan Links --------------------------------------- Sponsors ------------------------------------- Local Partners /episode/index/show/qcmusicpodcast/id/22616582

March Extra - Teddy Johnson, Middle C Jazz 03/17/2022

March Extra - Teddy Johnson, Middle C Jazz This month speaks with Teddy Johnson from . The two discuss what happening at MCJ regarding Covid updates, local artists, rennovations and a whole lot more! _________________________________________________ If you'd like to to the podcast we would appreciate you help! _________________________________________________ Local Partners: /episode/index/show/qcmusicpodcast/id/22475333

E54 - Marina Alexandra, classical guitarist 03/04/2022

E54 - Marina Alexandra, classical guitarist This month host speaks with classical guitarist . The two discuss Marina's musical background, her various , solo vs ensemble playing and the among other things. ----------------------------------------------- To to the QCMP Matthew Ablan on Queen City Music Podcast sponsors /episode/index/show/qcmusicpodcast/id/22332317

E53 - Ron Brendle, bassist 02/01/2022

E53 - Ron Brendle, bassist This month host speaks bassist who is staple on the Charlotte music scene. Ron has been named "Best Bass Player" by Charlotte magazine and "Jazz Artist of the Year" by Creative Loafing. Then two discuss Ron' s music background, how he came to play bass, what he enjoys about being a sideman and many of his musical projects. Please visit our sponsors: /episode/index/show/qcmusicpodcast/id/21989783

E52 - Daniel Grimmett, Dark Label Music 01/01/2022

E52 - Daniel Grimmett, Dark Label Music This month host speaks with Daniel Grimmett founder of . Daniel talks about his music background, his journey into the music business and everything that DLM does. Follow Dark Label Music on , and . /episode/index/show/qcmusicpodcast/id/21647972

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