No Shortcuts with Edgel Groves Jr.

In this episode of the podcast, Edgel speaks with successful producer & guitarist, Dru Decaro (aka. Falconry). He is best known as the lead guitarist for Grammy-winning R&B artist Miguel and has also performed with Snoop Dogg, Will.I.Am, John Legend, Ice Cube, Faith Hill, Lil Jon, Jojo, and Andy Grammer.
Dru is also an incredibly talented producer, working with the likes of; Machine Gun Kelly, Vic Mensa, Christian French, Elle Verner, Gianni & Kyle, Poutyface and many more.

In this episode of the podcast Edgel speaks with Marc Roberge, guitarist / frontman and songwriter for the band OAR!
More about OAR
O.A.R. (short for Of A Revolution) is an American rock band, founded in 1996 in Rockville, Maryland.[1] The band consists of lead vocalist/guitarist Marc Roberge, drummer Chris Culos, guitarist Richard On, bassist Benj Gershman, saxophonist/guitarist Jerry DePizzo, and touring members, trumpet player Jon Lampley and keyboardist Mikel Paris. Together, the band has released eight studio albums, including their latest release, The Mighty, in March 2019. The band is well known for their live shows and extensive summer touring, and have released six live records with the latest release, Live From Merriweather, in November 2019. Four of the band members grew up in Rockville, Maryland and attended Thomas Sprigg Wootton High School. After graduating, they went on to study at Ohio State University. There they met the fifth member, saxophonist/guitarist Jerry DePizzo from Youngstown, Ohio.

Their newest album, "The Arcade", was released on July 15th, 2022. The album was produced by Jantz Spalding.

In this episode of the podcast, Edgel sits down with recording artist Stacey Ryan. After years of writing music and teasing songs, her song "Don't Text Me When You're Drunk" went absolutely mental on TikTok, becoming one of the most viral songs in TikTok history. Eventually leading to a recording contract with Island Records in 2022. Stacey is a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and songwriter whose influences draw from pop, jazz, blues and R&B.

In this episode of the podcast, Edgel sits down with Pat Monahan, the lead singer of TRAIN.
Train has sold over 10 million albums and 30 million tracks worldwide
In late 2009, Train released the album Save Me, San Francisco, from which the album's three singles—the RIAA 6× platinum-certified international hit "Hey, Soul Sister", "If It's Love" and "Marry Me"—reached numbers three and 34 respectively, on the Billboard Hot 100. The album was certified gold by both the RIAA and ARIA.[4] In April 2012, Train released California 37. The first single from the album, entitled "Drive By", reached number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was a Top 10 hit in the UK. This album was followed by Bulletproof Picasso (2014), Christmas in Tahoe (2015), Train Does Led Zeppelin II (2016), and A Girl, a Bottle, a Boat (2017). Their album AM Gold will be released on May 20, 2022.

In this episode of the podcast, Edgel sits down with Steven Le Vine.
Steven is an award-winning PR strategist, and founder of grapevine pr + consulting, based in Los Angeles, Austin, and Nashville, since 2006. The firm's clients include major tech companies and consumer brands, as well as high-profile experts and celebrities, including William Shatner, Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Lisa Loeb, and actor/activist Danny Pintauro ('Who's The Boss?').
He has secured clients wide-ranging press from sit-down interviews with Oprah, The View, The Talk, NBC Today, CBS News and CNN to placements in Wall Street Journal, TechCrunch, Crunchbase, Entrepreneur, Inc., Rolling Stone, American Songwriter, Stereogum, SPIN, Yahoo Music, Fast Company, Forbes, Benzinga, NPR, Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, USA Today, HuffPost, Harvard Business Review, Associated Press, Men’s Journal, Business Insider, People, Us Weekly, The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, and more.

Le Vine is a frequent media personality and contributor for prominent consumer and trade business publications, including Forbes and Entrepreneur, as well as a founding member of the Rolling Stone Culture Council. His firm has taken home dozens of awards, including for ‘Agency of the Year’ and ‘Campaign of the Year’ in the PR World Awards and Ragan's Media Relations Awards, as well as other awards programs.