John Elliott is a San Francisco-based songwriter and musician, who recently released his eighth album, entitled Good Goodbyes.  Listen in as we rap about our theater school backgrounds, John talks about growing up in Minnesota, and sheds a positive light on LA, where he lived for 12 years.  www.thehereafterishere.com

Randy Schwartz is a drummer based in the San Francisco bay-area.  He played and toured with Brett Dennen for six years, and now performs with Oakland-based Ethiopian jazz band, Sun Hop Fat.  Listen in as Randy discusses his influences and his interest in mixing different musical genres, what it means to approach music as a "sculptor" rather than a "painter," and shares a memorable encounter he had with Conan O'Brien.  

Happy 2014!  Today's episode features Irish-born, California-bred music producer/engineer/mixer Cian Riordan. Cian is currently based in Los Angeles, working at Barefoot Recording, a state of the art recording studio owned and run by esteemed music producer, Eric Valentine.  Listen in as Cian talks about his journey in recorded music, the many hats a producer must wear, and a very tense personal encounter he had with Slash of Guns N' Roses.  www.cianriordan.com