Michael "Leroy" Bram

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04/01/22 • 70 min

EPISODE 59: Michael "Leroy" Bram is most known for his tenure as the drummer for Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter Jason Mraz. He served as Mraz' Musical Director from 2008-2010 during the "We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things" world tour performing at Madison Square Garden, Radio City Music Hall, Royal Albert Hall as well as performances on Saturday Night Live, Jay Leno, Conan O'Brien, David Letterman and Ellen. Michael has also recently joined THE WEIGHT BAND as their new singer and drummer, singing and playing the parts of the legendary Levon Helm. The Weight Band performs the iconic music of "THE BAND" and features former members of THE BAND, as well as former members of Rick Danko, Garth Hudson, and Levon Helm's respective bands. He has also recently performed and recorded with artists such as WILLIE NELSON, JOSS STONE, JOHN POPPER, G.LOVE AND SPECIAL SAUCE, ZAC BROWN, CHRISTINA PERRI, COLBIE CALLAIT, and many more. mikebram.com

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EPISODE 58: A long time member of the Elton John Band, multi-instrumentalist John Mahon’s early days were based in drums, recording and performing jazz, progressive jazz, rock, R&B and pop music with bands in Northeastern Ohio. Moving to Los Angeles in 1983, he continued to play and study music. John has studied with David Garibaldi, Robert Edwards and at the Dick Grove School of Music along with many other teachers around the globe. As a singer and drummer, John was featured with the band Windows and went from there to record and tour with Peter White. This led to tours and gigs with Al Stewart, Helen Reddy, Boney James and Rita Coolidge. As a percussionist and vocalist, John backed up Three Dog Night’s Chuck Negron. Before joining Elton’s band, John’s own band, The Stickmen, included future Elton bassist Bob Birch. As a writer, producer and programmer John has composed soundtrack albums for Wild Whirled Music, smooth jazz songs with Rick Braun and produced commercials for Ray Charles. John was originally hired for the Elton John Band as a percussionist, but during tour rehearsals it was discovered that he could add his vocal talents to the mix — and now John is often spotlighted in concert as a harmony vocalist on songs like Daniel and Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word. eltonjohn.com/the-band/john-mahon

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Eduardo Minett

EPISODE 60: Eduardo Minett is a Mexican actor and musician born in 2006. He began his career when he was 5 years old. At the age of 15, he premiered his most recent film, directed by Hollywood legend Clint Eastwood, "Cry Macho". He is finishing filming his second feature and is working with the legendary guitar brand Gibson Guitars. Previously to starring in "Cry Macho" Eduardo's additional filming TV credits include "Papa e Toda Madre", "Como Dais El Dicho", "La Rosa de Guadalupe" and the "Billy Elliott" musical. instagram.com/eduardominett

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