The Musician's Guide To Everything

Legendary producer, engineer, musician, Clark Rigsby has done some things.  Starting out playing guitar in bars at age 13, he churned that into a career spanning several decades.  He later started Tempest Recording Studio at his house in Tempe.  From there he worked on projects with everyone from Alice Cooper to Waylon Jennings to Steve Gadd.  An Emmy,  a BMI award and more credits to his name than we can count, he has been in the room making things happen when seriously great music was being recorded.  Come on in and get a lesson in life-long achievement and true mastery.

Now we're talking.  Camille Sledge is, for starters, an amazing singer, songwriter and entertainer, as proven in her outstanding work with the wildly entertaining and popular Phoenix Afrobeat Orchestra.  She is also a force for good in the music industry through her founding of the non profit School of HipHop PHX.  Through this school she is helping young African American/Black and minority youth access art education through the elements of HipHop and instrumentation including dance, public speaking, engineering, visual arts and financial literacy.  She has released a solo album called Streetlights and Lullabies which highlights even more talent.  And if that's not enough for you, she tours with her mother and aunts' in a band, which you may have heard of, Sister Sledge.  Camille has generously given us some time to discuss these and a bunch of other topics so don't miss this glimpse into an extraordinary person living an extraordinary life.

Where to even start with this renaissancewoman.  Jeremy “Bacpac” Franko is an Architect, acoustician, writer, poet, DJ, dancer, prolific mural artist and instigator.  She played guitar with the European punk band the Raincoats in the 70’s. And now she is making video art too.  A powerhouse of energy and creativity and an inspiration for how to live a long, interesting, and exciting life.  Come on in for some great stories and a healthy dose of warm energy from this amazing artistic soul.

Ali Hedrick has been booking bands since the 90’s and has the experiences and stories we all wish we could have been there for.  From interning at Touch and Go Records to starting one of the largest independent booking agencies in the country she has been working hard to get your favorite bands into the places where they can blow you away with their performances.  She has worked with an impressive roster of bands.  From Nick Cave to Mumford and Sons to Bon Iver to Death Cab for Cutie to Arcade Fire she has provided the essential support that these acts need to grow their audiences and realize their full potential.  She’s also a joy to hang out with and a great story teller, so grab a download and prepare to be both wildly entertained and educated about the life and business of booking.

Here's a great story!  Cody Blackbird was drawn to the Native American flute at 8 years old.  He took that early inspiration and honed it into his own Alter-Native genre incorporating rock, R & B and funk with, of course, a heavy dose of soulful flute magic.  Here we discuss the wildly improbable way his band got started in Alaska, years of touring, his inspiring activism and a wide variety of other stuff just for fun.