The Talk Music Podcast

Apr 12 2024

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A Multi-platinum music producer/manager and a super fan talk current music from best live venues to why is it so hard to start a new rock band and why artists are selling their catalogues. The focus is Worldwide and Canadian and fascinating musicians and music experts join in regularly. They also highlight new “Under the Radar” artists to check out and remind you about “Hidden album gems”. This is for the music fan, musicians starting out and industry folks. Who’s the best…” guitarist or singer”- do you agree with the insider or the fan. It's fun and full of great stories and famous people.

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Season 4, Episode 4: Chris Spedding

Apr 12 2024 55 mins

Hi everyone! On this week’s TALK MUSIC podcast, I’m thrilled to interview Derbyshire, UK native and guitar ace, the legend CHRIS SPEDDING Having recently seen him play live with ANTON FIG on drums and KEITH LENTON on bass, I can vouch that, at 79 years young, Chris still has it! His illustrious career includes session work with Cream bass player Jack Bruce, Harry Nilsson, Elton

Season 4, Episode 3: Jeff Jones

Mar 22 2024 83 mins

For this new TALK MUSIC podcast I was thrilled to also have HARRY PIWERKA join me as a co-host. Harry and I went to high school together and reconnected a while back. As it turns out, he’s also a great musician and was a part of the Toronto's vibrant music scene in the 70’s as a member of the band MORNINGTON DRIVE. Harry is also friends with our guest, BASSIST extraordinair

Season 4, Episode 2: Voivod

Feb 17 2024 109 mins

Hi everyone! On this new TALK MUSIC episode, we're going to do something I haven't done yet: go deep into the harder-edged genre of Metal and Hard Rock. My guest is MICHEL LANGEVIN, the founder/drummer extraordinaire of French-Canadian progressive sci-fi metal act, VOIVOD, who counts DAVE GROHL as a fan, has toured with RUSH, been featured on OZZFEST and once included ex-ME

Season 4, Episode 1: Derek Shulman, pt.2

Jan 25 2024 46 mins

Welcome to a new season of THE TALK MUSIC podcast! I just wanted to say BIG THANKS to all the guests who have chatted with me so far! Our episodes regularly chart in the Top 20 on Apple Podcast, so thanks SO MUCH to our listeners! I’m excited to kick off this 2024 season with Part 2 of my conversation with top music executive DEREK SHULMAN. If you missed Part 1, go back and liste

Season 3, Episode 17: Derek Shulman, pt.1

Dec 15 2023 44 mins

I’ve loved chatting with all my amazing guests this year, but for our Season 3 finale, this one is extra special. DEREK SHULMAN was the lead singer of my favourite band GENTLE GIANT. They, along with YES and GENESIS (among others), were pioneers known for the complexity and sophistication of their music. Our chat covers Gentle Giant's entire 11 studio album career, with stor

Season 3, Episode 16: Barry Bergman

Nov 24 2023 77 mins

This week's Talk Music Podcast features a really interesting chat with BARRY BERGMAN, a highly respected song expert who has published over 250 songs by major artists such as CHER, KISS, JOAN JETT, MICHAEL BOLTON and many others, including hits for hard rockers LEE AARON, HELIX and US act KIX where their ballad DON’T CLOSE YOUR EYES sold 2 million copies. He’s also had a wo

Season 3, Episode 15: Garth Richardson & Joe Primeau

Nov 10 2023 66 mins

On this week's podcast, I’m thrilled to welcome GARTH RICHARDSON and JOE PRIMEAU, two fantastic producer/engineers (and friends of mine) from the past. Garth's legendary producer dad JACK RICHARDSON mentored me, so we both chat about his influence. We also talk about how Garth, after landing in LA, ended up producing RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE's monster debut album, wh

Season 3, Episode 14: Daryn Barry

Oct 20 2023 91 mins

On this week's podcast, my guest is DARYN BARRY, co-owner of one of the best studios in the world: The ORANGE LOUNGE RECORDING STUDIO in downtown Toronto. I recently had some of the most fun in years with Daryn as we chatted in his beautiful, vibing control room. Daryn was the first employee I hired at my Hypnotic label/studio many years ago, so we chat about how we first met

Season 3, Episode 13: Brian Vollmer, pt.2

Sep 22 2023 36 mins

Hi everyone and welcome back to THE TALK MUSIC podcast, part 2 with BRIAN VOLLMER, lead singer of Canadian rock band HELIX. In this riveting episode, besides a fun GENE SIMMONS story and another when ROBIN WILLIAMS dropped in to say hi during a video shoot in LA, we talk about how Brian hit rock bottom and how he wound up sleeping on sofas, working as a clerk in a convenience stor

Season 3, Episode 12: Brian Vollmer, pt.1

Sep 10 2023 45 mins

This week's interview is yet another really special one for me and The Talk Music podcast as it's with singer BRIAN VOLLMER from HELIX. I truly regard them as another fantastic band that I owe my success to as a producer as I was fortunate to produce 4 albums for them. I am so grateful that one went double platinum and two others platinum in Canada. We also had success aro