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AMPLIFYING WISCONSIN MUSICIANS WMPodcast interviews local Wisconsin musicians on their journey from their first group, solo endeavor, hired studio work, local community groups, and more, to their present day activities in the local music scene. We will also talk with music businesses and music organizations. We’ll talk about their origin story, what their influences are, what they do to hone their talents and their skills to be where they are today. What they feel is not only suffocating the local music scene, but, better yet, what they feel is helping push the local scene into the limelight. Also hear about gigs they’ve played that made an impression on them and why. . . and much more.
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Monday Sep 27, 2021
WMP 047: Rhythms of the Road: The Periodicals' Sonic Adventure
Monday Sep 27, 2021
Monday Sep 27, 2021
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Episode 047
The Periodicals
Described by The Isthmus as “Your favorite new local band”, Madison favorites The Periodicals inventive, soulful, snappy, and sometimes searching sound doesn’t easily fit in to any one category, reflecting the musical times and places this (male and female, black and white) six-piece has been along the way – London, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, Philadelphia, and Bangor [WI].
Merging elements of northern soul, classic R&B, and alternative rock, the Periodicals blow the dust off and thumb through a rich catalog of brightly-crafted songs that will have you tapping your feet, but can catch you off-guard just as easily as they catch you singing along.
The Periodicals features Heather Vandermeer on vocals and Alida LaCosse on keyboards, along with Eric Wermedal on drums, Steve Rosenblum on bass, Geoff Blake-Horst on lead guitar, and John Wedge on vocals and rhythm guitar. Upcoming live shows will see the band showcase the additional talents of the Library of Congress horn section.
Their latest EP “Journal of Love” released in August 2020, presents three original songs: ”I Can't Stop”, “The Hits Keep Coming”, and “Looks and Lies”, and will have you snapping your fingers and searching your soul.
https://theperiodicals.bandcamp.com/
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Zach T Fell of ZTF Studio (www.ztfStudio.com)
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ZTF Studio
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Podcast Theme Music created by:
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Nate Wycoff of Frequency Farm Recording Studio
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Podcast Voice Over performed by:
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Dean Bundy
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Friday Sep 24, 2021
Friday Sep 24, 2021
WISCONSIN MUSIC PODCAST
Friday Music Showcase #017
ZACH PIETRINI
Americana that gets right into you with a beguiling friendliness
opened for:
HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS
RAY WYLIE HUBBARD
MILES NEILSEN & THE RUSTED HEARTS
SHOOK TWINS
festivals:
SUMMERFEST
BASTILLE DAYS
TOSA TONIGHT
GATHERING ON THE GREEN
WAUKESHA BLUES FEST
venues:
ANODYNE
SHANK HALL
THE RAVE
HIGH NOON SALOON
OLD TOWN SCHOOL OF FOLK
THE HIDEOUT
MARTYR’S
*BEST LIVE ACT IN MILWAUKEE 2017
(Milwaukee Magazine, 2017)
*BEST BAND IN MILWAUKEE
(Nominated, 2014 & 2015. 88Nine Radio Milwaukee)
*WIS. SINGER/SONGWRITER SERIES
(Winner, 2014)
https://www.facebook.com/zachpietrini/
http://twitter.com/zachpietrini
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGuzLm1xlPVfTt91O_ti3hg
http://instagram.com/zachpietrini
http://zachpietrini.bandcamp.com/
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Wisconsin Music Podcast is:
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Created, hosted, mixed, mastered, and edited by:
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Zach T Fell of ZTF Studio (www.ztfStudio.com)
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Sponsored by:
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Diamond Dave Photography
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ZTF Studio
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Podcast Theme Music created by:
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Nate Wycoff of Frequency Farm Recording Studio
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Podcast Voice Over performed by:
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Dean Bundy
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Syndicated on:
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cwHipHop.com – Wisconsin's online Hip Hop radio station
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- Spotify playlist (Season 1): https://tinyurl.com/WMPseason1

Monday Sep 20, 2021
Monday Sep 20, 2021
WISCONSIN MUSIC PODCAST
WMP Linktree: https://linktr.ee/WI_Music_Podcast
AMPLFYING WISCONSIN MUSIC
Episode 046
Emily White
Author and Podcast host of:
How to Build a Sustainable Music Career and Collect All Revenue Streams
This week we have the author of the book and podcast under the same name titled:
How to Build a Sustainable Music Career and Collect All Revenue Streams
Emily White is a Partner at Collective Entertainment and the Founder of #iVoted Festival. She is the author of the #1 Amazon best-selling How to Build a Sustainable Music Career and Collect All Revenue Streams and the Host of the book’s accompanying podcast of the same name. The podcast is the #1 Music Business podcast in America and has charted on six continents with listeners in 115+ countries.
After witnessing slim margins in the 2016 U.S. Election, White was inspired to get out the vote. The result was a new initiative called #iVoted in which over 150 venues in 37 states let fans in on election night 2018, who showed a selfie from outside of their polling place. The movement pivoted in 2020 due to the pandemic and created the largest digital concert in history, which took place on election night 2020. Over 450 artists participated in #iVoted Festival 2020, all booked per the data of the top streaming artists in key swing states whose margins are often decided by the size of a concert venue. Artists including Billie Eilish, Trey Anastasio of Phish, Playboi Carti, Jim James of My Morning Jacket, Maggie Rogers, Colin Meloy of The Decemberists, Living Colour, Young the Giant and countless more have participated in #iVoted Festival. The #iVoted team quickly followed up by creating #iVoted Festival Georgia for the 2021 special elections that determined control of the U.S. Senate. #iVoted is currently building #iVoted Festival 2022 for The United States’ next national Election Day - November 8th, 2022.
White is an in-demand speaker and consultant due to her expertise within the modern music and sports industries, artist development, social media, and beyond. In the media, White has been on the cover of Pollstar Magazine with her name additionally gracing the cover of Billboard magazine. Her work has been additionally profiled in Variety, Fast Company, Forbes, Bloomberg, Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, Alternative Press, Brooklyn Vegan, The Fader, Stereogum, Relix, CNN, Vox, The Huffington Post, ESPN, and more. She is a frequent guest blogger for Hypebot as well as Midem in Cannes, France where she is a regular speaker. In addition, White has proudly served on the boards of Well-Dunn, Future of Music, CASH Music, SXSW, The David Lynch Foundation Live while additionally serving on The Grammys’ Education Committee and Pandora’s Artist Advisory Council. She was named to Billboard’s 2020 Women in Music Executives of the Year list.
White’s career spans the entertainment industry, carving out a unique path that defines a modern maven. White began her journey at Northeastern University in Boston, with experiences at Powderfinger Promotions, WBCN-FM, Q Division and Skope Magazine. Upon seeing The Dresden Dolls play on campus, White introduced herself to front-woman Amanda Palmer, quickly integrating into a core member of the band’s team. White and The Dresden Dolls grew up professionally together beginning at SXSW and continuing through White’s graduation day, in which she did graduate, but didn’t walk due to the band kicking off a three continent tour with Nine Inch Nails at Coachella.
Prior to graduating, White completed work with Boston’s legendary promoter, Don Law Company, while working deep within the local music scene before becoming a world-class tour manager. An internship at MTV / VH1 UK solidified White’s early love for international business and view of a modern, global economy. Retiring from tour managing at age 23, including runs with Imogen Heap and festivals ranging from Glastonbury to Fuji Rock, White accepted a position at Madison House Inc. in New York working with artists such as The Fiery Furnaces, Dinosaur Jr., The Secret Machines, Angelique Kidjo, and Taj Mahal, as well as members of The String Cheese Incident and Drive-By Truckers.
White wrote a pre-Radiohead In Rainbows “name your own price” distribution model that was passed along to iconic producer Bob Ezrin in 2007. A job offer at Michael Cohl’s Live Nation Artists followed with White project managing Zac Brown Band’s debut release when he was signed along with Madonna, U2 and Jay-Z.
In 2008, White launched Whitesmith Entertainment with Keri Smith to oversee the careers of musicians and comedians such as Brendan Benson of The Raconteurs, Margaret Cho, The Hush Sound, Amanda Palmer, Eric Burdon, Family of the Year, Hockey, The Autumn Defense, Fox Stevenson and W. Kamau Bell. Whitesmith additionally successfully consulted on Jay Mohr’s goal of being nominated for Comedy Album of the Year at the 2016 Grammys.
White is a former Division I scholarship swimmer, who is the daughter and granddaughter of award winning swim coaches. Following the 2012 Olympic games White launched a sports management division with inaugural client Anthony Ervin, an Olympic gold medalist known as the “rock star” of Olympic swimming. In 2016, White signed head U.S. Olympic Women’s Swim Coach David Marsh and Olympic gold medalist Kaitlin Sandeno, expanding the sports’ division further. White additionally works with the world’s leading expert in sports and politics, Dave Zirin. And began working with Japanese-American triplet and two-time Olympian Jay Litherland following his silver medal performance at the Tokyo 202(1) Olympics.
In 2017 White released her debut book, Interning 101; a how-to guide for interns in modern business. The book is based on the “intern manifesto” handbook created by White and is published by 9GiantStepsBooks. How to Build a Sustainable Music Career & Collect All Revenue Streams is White’s second book. It is a #1 Amazon best-seller and a course book at countless universities. In 2019, White became an adjunct instructor at New York University’s Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music within NYU’s Tisch School of The Arts. In 2021, How to Build a Sustainable Music Career and Collect All Revenue Streams launched as a podcast. White brings her best-selling book to life by interviewing hand-picked guests whom she considers experts on each chapter or even the entire book. Guests include Justin Vernon of Bon Iver, Imogen Heap, Kam Franklin of The Suffers, Warped Tour Founder Kevin Lyman, Songtrust President Molly Neuman, CAA’s Akin Aliu, Zoë Keating, Ariel Hyatt, Artivist Steff Reed, Patrick Sansone of Wilco and The Autumn Defense, Donald S. Passman, Bandcamp Founder Ethan Diamond, Terrorbird’s Lauren Ross, Symphonic GM Nick Gordon, #iVoted CMO and Co-Founding Collecting Entertainment Partner Melissa Garcia, Mandolin CEO Mary Kay Huse, Artist Nikki Hill, ASCAP’s Loretta Muñoz, and more.
White is thrilled to have Co-Founded Collective Entertainment with longtime colleague Melissa Garcia. Collective Entertainment houses all of White’s entrepreneurial work and beyond.
Website: https://www.collectiveentinc.com/emily-white
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Collective-Entertainment-532081957157605
Twitter: http://twitter.com/CollectiveEnt_
iVote: http://ivotedfestival.com/news
Podcast: https://anchor.fm/sustainablemusiccareer
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Wisconsin Music Podcast is:
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Created, hosted, mixed, mastered, and edited by:
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Zach T Fell of ZTF Studio (www.ztfStudio.com)
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Sponsored by:
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Diamond Dave Photography
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ZTF Studio
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Podcast Theme Music created by:
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Nate Wycoff of Frequency Farm Recording Studio
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Podcast Voice Over performed by:
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Dean Bundy
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Syndicated on:
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cwHipHop.com – Wisconsin's online Hip Hop radio station
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Friday Sep 17, 2021
Friday Music Showcase #016: Beethoven meets Led Zeppelin - Sit Kitty Sit
Friday Sep 17, 2021
Friday Sep 17, 2021
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Friday Music Showcase #016
Sit Kitty Sit
During the pandemic, hard rock duo Sit Kitty Sit relocated from San Francisco to the Fox Valley, built their own recording studio and promptly started recording new music. It was the first time they recorded everything outside of a full-production studio, something they’d dreamed of doing for years.
The result is Good Riddance, their first new single to be released in three years.
For more than ten years fans have loved witnessing the real-life mashup Sit Kitty Sit choreographs during its live performances and digital recordings — the dramatic, expressive stylings of Beethoven and Rachmaninoff with the lyrical vulnerability of Led Zeppelin and RUSH.
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Wisconsin Music Podcast is:
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Created, hosted, mixed, mastered, and edited by:
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Zach T Fell of ZTF Studio (www.ztfStudio.com)
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Sponsored by:
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Diamond Dave Photography
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ZTF Studio
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Podcast Theme Music created by:
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Nate Wycoff of Frequency Farm Recording Studio
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Podcast Voice Over performed by:
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Dean Bundy
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Syndicated on:
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cwHipHop.com – Wisconsin's online Hip Hop radio station
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- Spotify playlist (Season 1): https://tinyurl.com/WMPseason1

Monday Sep 13, 2021
Monday Sep 13, 2021
WISCONSIN MUSIC PODCAST
WMP Linktree: https://linktr.ee/WI_Music_Podcast
AMPLFYING WISCONSIN MUSIC
Episode 045
Zori Dori
Radio Milwaukee 88.9's Program Director
Join Zach Fell as he sits down with a radio enthusiast whose journey into the world of community-powered radio began in the vibrant 80s at 91.7fm WMSE. Discover their story of serendipity and dedication, from helping out a friend during exam times to eventually landing their dream job at 88Nine Radio Milwaukee. Explore the impact of passionate staff, dedicated volunteers, and loyal listeners on shaping their career and fostering a deep appreciation for community radio. This episode celebrates the power of local radio in nurturing careers and fostering gratitude for the stations that became home.
Dori's work email: dori@radiomilwaukee.org
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Wisconsin Music Podcast is:
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Created, hosted,mixed, mastered, and edited by:
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Zach T Fell of ZTF Studio (www.ztfStudio.com)
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Sponsored by:
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Diamond Dave Photography
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ZTF Studio
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Podcast Theme Music created by:
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Nate Wycoff of Frequency Farm Recording Studio
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Podcast Voice Over performed by:
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Dean Bundy
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Syndicated on:
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cwHipHop.com – Wisconsin's online Hip Hop radio station
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- Spotify playlist (Season 1): https://tinyurl.com/WMPseason1

Monday Aug 02, 2021
Monday Aug 02, 2021
WISCONSIN MUSIC PODCAST
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Episode 044
Appleton Music Academy
Discover how Appleton Music Academy is transforming musical education for young learners with host Zach Fell. Dive into a conversation about creating a lifelong love for music and building confidence in children through high-quality, enjoyable lessons in a flexible environment. Learn from their innovative approach to selecting outstanding teachers who are not only skilled but also nurturing. Whether you're a parent seeking the best for your child or a music enthusiast curious about educational excellence, this episode promises insights into fostering musical talents and joyful learning experiences.
https://appletonmusicacademy.com/
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Host:
Zach T Fell
Podcast Engineer:
Zach T Fell
Sponsored by:
Diamond Dave Photography
www.facebook.com/DiamondDavePhotography
ZTF Studio
www.ZTFstudio.com
Podcast intro song written by
Nate Wycoff and has a recording studio https://www.frequencyfarmrecordingstudio.com/
Voice Over Intro by
Dean Bundy
Syndicated on
www.cwHipHop.com

Friday Jul 30, 2021
Friday Music Showcase #015: Barbara Stephan
Friday Jul 30, 2021
Friday Jul 30, 2021
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FRIDAY MUSIC SHOWCASE 15
Barbara Stephan
Barbara has been a favorite regular singer with many local bands but has also performed with national recording artists Susan Tedeschi and Jon Paris. She’s recorded her own original music as well as being staff songwriter for Full Moon Productions composing film/TV music. Currently she sings for Chicago’s blues/soul band Tabasko Sound Kitchen, North Coast Management’s, Livin The Dream.
The Barbara Stephan Band formed when like-minded musicians kept running into each other on the best Milwaukee stages such as The Milwaukee Ale House, Summerfest, The Jazz Estate and BLU at the Pfister. Recognizing the same penchant for funky, spunky modern day Motown tunes, they joined forces to make Stephan’s catchy and memorable songs come to life ala Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings. “Stephan harks to the contemporaneous run of influential soul music at Memphis’ Stax label, with its lesser concern for pop crossover and looser-limbed rhythmic intuition than much of what was laid down in Detroit back when.” – Shepherd Express
Fans appreciate what they call “state of the art, sophisticated song-writing” and when they opened the show in August of 2018 the venue had this to say…“I have followed Barbara Stephan’s growth as a singer/song writer for years but was blown away by the show she brought to this year’s Concerts in the Gardens at Boerner Botanical Gardens.” – Mark Wimmer
Stephan’s EP The River was released in April to high praise. The full album will be released in 2019 with some of Milwaukee’s most talented musicians:
Joe Hite – Keyboard/Producer/Horn Arrangements
Dave Wall – Drums
Chris Kringel – Bass
Mike Standal – Guitar
Matt Antoniewicz – Trumpet/Horn Section Leader
Jason Goldsmith – Tenor/Alto Saxophone
Andy Spadafora – Bari Saxophone
Joy Bach- Vocals
Barbara Stephan – Vocals
Ever evolving and always imbued with the best grooves and ear catching musicality this band is seriously danceable, incredibly impressive and definitely one to watch!
https://acaentertainment.com/artist/barbara-stephan/
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Podcast Engineer:
Zach T Fell
Sponsored by:
Diamond Dave Photography
www.facebook.com/DiamondDavePhotography
ZTF Studio
www.ZTFstudio.com
Podcast intro song written by
Nate Wycoff and has a recording studio https://www.frequencyfarmrecordingstudio.com/
Voice Over Intro by
Dean Bundy
Syndicated on
www.cwHipHop.com

Monday Jul 26, 2021
Monday Jul 26, 2021
WISCONSIN MUSIC PODCAST
WMP Linktree: https://linktr.ee/WI_Music_Podcast
AMPLFYING WISCONSIN MUSIC
Episode 042
Suzanne Grzanna
Suzanne Grzanna is a Multi-Award Songwriter, Saxophonist, Vocalist, Arranger, Producer, Music Publisher who composes (Music & Lyrics), and Grammy Member. She has eight Jazz albums released on her label Diva Records and has recorded over ninety songs in total of her own compositions and other musicians releases. Her music has been featured in many films and played across the globe on radio. She has also performed for many music festivals and private events. Suzanne loves to connect with the audience and share her love for music with them. She is very passionate in creating and loves being a part of the amazing musical community. Suzanne focuses on Jazz, EDM, and Downtempo Jazz.
Recently, Suzanne has been nominated for the 2020 Hollywood Music and Media Awards (Jazz - By The Fireside), Four nominations for the 2020 Indie Music Channel Awards ( By the Fireside and My Valentine), and recently won the 2020 Akademia Award for Best Visionary for Jazz. She has won over seventy awards in the last few years.
In film, Suzanne has collaborated with Two-time Billboard Top 20 Artist, Kim Cameron who just directed a feature film titled “Seaper Powers.” Suzanne co-wrote a song with John DePatie for this film titled “Sunrise” which has just been released in 2020. The movie soundtrack has already won numerous awards. Suzanne’s original composition Simply Sunday has been featured in the film “Wild Honey” that was released in 2019 (Director - Francis Stokes) and in the film short “A Different Direction” (Director - Colleen Ann Brah). Suzanne will also be working on “Western Conviction” (Director - Colleen Ann Brah).
Suzanne Grzanna was born and grew up in a small suburb of Milwaukee. Her parents Don and Maureen Grzanna are professional musicians and she started piano lessons with her mother when she was five. While Suzanne continued playing piano during her teenage years, performing at many competitions, she began doubling on the clarinet when she was nine so she could play in her school bands. Suzanne switched her main focus to alto-sax in seventh grade. In addition to jazz and hearing her father perform, she enjoyed classical and the pop music of the era. A performer from a very young age, Suzanne sang and played piano in her family band, playing jazz, rock and dance music. She gained further experience playing in her high school band and singing in her high school choir. While in college she not only performed with the jazz band but the school’s symphonic orchestra and a Christian rock group. She also sang with the Milwaukee Symphony Chorus for many years, starting at the age of 18. After attending Wisconsin Lutheran College and earning a music degree from Carroll University, she formed her jazz quartet. Suzanne immediately started a busy performance schedule, and she has not slowed down since. Suzanne has an upcoming role in the new film "Western Conviction" that will film in 2021. Her new jazz album will also be released in 2021.
Name of Group: Suzanne Grzanna
Social Media Links:
Pandora: https://www.pandora.com/artist/suzanne-grzanna/ARzJXwtjdf6mV3K
https://www.facebook.com/suzannegrzannaband/
https://www.instagram.com/suzannegrzanna/
https://www.twitter.com/suzannegrzanna
https://www.linkedin.com/in/suzannegrzanna/
YouTube Videos : https://www.youtube.com/user/Suzannegrzanna
YouTube Music : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOIanmDV7p3RaLFJAoNSteg
Apple Music : https://music.apple.com/us/artist/suzanne-grzanna/3954326
Amazon Music: https://www.amazon.com/Suzanne-Grzanna/e/B000APNSFO
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2Ouq43fONLxjK4T5RKHes9
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/suzannegrzanna
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7024752/
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Zach T Fell
Podcast Engineer:
Zach T Fell
Sponsored by:
Diamond Dave Photography
www.facebook.com/DiamondDavePhotography
ZTF Studio
www.ZTFstudio.com
Podcast intro song written by
Nate Wycoff and has a recording studio https://www.frequencyfarmrecordingstudio.com/
Voice Over Intro by
Dean Bundy
Syndicated on
www.cwHipHop.com

Friday Jul 23, 2021
Friday Music Showcase #014: Alternative Rock band Noble Truth
Friday Jul 23, 2021
Friday Jul 23, 2021
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Friday Music Showcase #14
Noble Truth
Noble Truth, an alternative rock group based out of Shorewood Wisconsin. We formed in high school after meeting through a mutual friend who thought we'd get along because we both love alternative rock music. I happened to be a big Nirvana fan at the time, but I slowly transitioned into more of a Beatles-esque songwriter. We get many Elliott Smith comparisons, however.
Guess This is Goodbye is a song about not knowing if you have the means to truly be a providing boyfriend. When you're young, you often question the validity of your adulthood because you have so little to offer yet in spite of the many responsibilities of being older
Mr. Man speaks of a man who continually meets lovely women in his life who throw off his dreams. Having gotten caught up in so many girls' affairs, he hardly knows who he is anymore having sacrificed his ideals for them.
Forget Who I Am refers to a couple who met once long ago and were separated by unfortunate circumstances. The chorus goes "I'll Wait Every Day", and I think that about sums up the song. Melancholy, though still a love song.
Host:
Zach T Fell
Podcast Engineer:
Zach T Fell
Sponsored by:
Diamond Dave Photography
www.facebook.com/DiamondDavePhotography
ZTF Studio
www.ZTFstudio.com
Podcast intro song written by
Nate Wycoff and has a recording studio https://www.frequencyfarmrecordingstudio.com/
Voice Over Intro by
Dean Bundy
Syndicated on
www.cwHipHop.com

Thursday Jul 22, 2021
Festival Announcement: Midwest Youth Music Collective Inc.
Thursday Jul 22, 2021
Thursday Jul 22, 2021
Midwest Youth Music Collective Inc.