Under the Influence with DJJonniBravo

Go Under the Musical Influence of Shay Leonia answering 9 Questions about her Musical Self.
Shay Started In The Band Literally Being Born into Music and Grew Up in a Family of Musicians in New Jersey to Following Suit with the Rest of Her Family by Learning to Play the Trumpet to Singing on the Subway to Finally Working with Some Major Music People to now Living in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. Shay's Music Sounds Like A Mix Between Kelis Vocals Over Nine Inch Nails Beats!
I Decided to Go Sing for a Living and Received a Scholarship to the American Musical Dramatic Academy.
I Started Singing on the Subway to get a Meal a Day.
It was a Life or Death Scenario!
I Lied and Said I Was Raising Money for Studio Time.
One Person Came Along, Passed me a Flyer and Asked me if I Written Any Music?
Do You Think You Can Do This?
I Started Writing Music and Networking a lot!
I Started Really Getting a Lot More Attention for my Singing.
I have Worked with Some Major Music People like Janelle Monet, Marley Marl, The Pharcyde and the Lords of the Underground.
I was Featured on a RuPauls Drag Race Commercial.
Now I Get to Help Other Indie Musicians through my Company 44th Minute Media!
What is Busking?
I didn’t Want to Live that Cube Life!
Theres a Narrative Around the Day Job
It’s the Need to Explore the Adjacent Jobs!
The Adjacent Path will Help Shape Your Eventual Career in Music!
What is Battle Jazz Trumpet?
She was Singing George Michael “Monkey” at 3?
My Sister Snuck Me Into Bars to See Led Zeppelin Cover Bands.
This is Just All they People that Have Been Affected by the same Thing that Affects Me!
Janet Jackson What a Legend!
Sam Goody Employees Were Shazam!
I Miss the Type of Spark & Magic of the Work You Would Do to Try and Buy a Song!
You Really Have to Work So Much Harder to Get Your Fan Base to Care!
A lot of that Magic is Gone & it’s Heartbreaking!
Songs have Feelings?
I Feel Guilty I Haven’t Paid Attention to the Song(s).
One of the Songs is Gonna Hear Me and Their Feelings are Gonna be Hurt!
Can you Duck and Dodge a Question?
Who Do I Have Tattoos Of Right Now? Thats How I Answer this Question!
Indie Artists Your Spotify Follower Count Does Not Determine Your Success?
So What Does?
It’s like I’m a Jukebox! Say a Word and I’ll Sing a Song!
Do You Eat, Sleep, Crap, Music?
What do Cantors Do?
Music is in my Blood, Literally in My Bloodline!
What is a Trash Cans Style of R&B?
Music Discussed from Janelle Monet, Marley Marl, The Pharcyde, the Lords of the Underground, Liza Minnelli, Barbra Streisand, George Michael, Wham!, Stevie Wonder, Doris Day, Michael Jackson, Nirvana, BIG, Art Blakey, Miles Davis, Clifford Brown, Bill Conti, Bob James, Mel Carter, Page and Plant, Bon Jovi, Janet Jackson, Toni Braxton, Naughty by Nature, Treach, Skillz, El Da Sensei, The Artifacts, Raekwon the Chef, Monifah, George & Ira Gershwin, Technotronic, and More!
Find Out More About Shay Leonia’s Music!
https://www.shayleonia.com/
https://shayleonia.bandcamp.com/album/weighted-ep
https://soundcloud.com/shayleonia
https://www.instagram.com/shayleonia/?hl=en
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Go Under the Musical Influence of Luke Gipson answering 9 Questions about his Musical Self.
Luke Started In The Band on Drums with the Marching Bands & Jazz Ensembles in School to Auditioning for and Playing Drums in the Clown Band at Kings Dominion, then when I knew him he was a Floor Guard at Skate America in Mechanicsville, VA and In the Band, WolfTown, Then onto Leggz, No Last Names, Elixir (Boston & Journey Tribute Band), and Now Exit 38 (Variety of Genres from the 70's to Present).
Best Jobs I Ever Had was in a Clown Band!
I Kicked Jason Mraz out of Skate America!
I Worked with the 2 Guys from FireHouse!
All I Got was Signed Drum Sticks when Mike Foster Broke my Sticks on an Electric Kit!
Self Taught Drummer, Just by Listening to Records!
I Tinkered on Bass Guitar, the Keyboards then Piano. (But Only Chopsticks?)
I Once Opened for Delbert McClinton!
My Musicians Friends & I Created Music to a Good Friend's Vocals to Honor his Memory!
Peter Criss was It for Me!
Tom Sawyer Lit Me on Fire!
I'm that Laid Back Kind of DJ!
I Gave Justin Bieber Props?
Hysteria is Probably One of the Most Perfect Songs Ever Written!
One of the First Songs I Learned to Play was "We Got the Beat"!
When Words Fail, Music Speaks!
Music Discussed from Jason Mraz, FireHouse, Kiss, Rush, Alison Krauss, Keith Whitley, Justin Bieber, Foreigner, Joan Jett, Motley Crue, Def Leppard, Poison, The GoGo's, Journey & More!
Find Out More About the Band EXIT 38 & Their Music!
https://www.facebook.com/Exit38RVA
https://www.instagram.com/exit38rva/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D
https://soundcloud.com/exit38rva
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Go Under the Musical Influence of Josh Sullivan answering 9 Questions about his Musical Self.
Josh started out Playing Bass Guitar at 13, Electric Guitar at 15, to 12 Years Rockin’ Around Country Town. He is the Guitar Player, with Phlecia Sullivan as the Lead Singer, & James Varner on Drums ‘In the Band’, Year of October from Nashville, TN.
Who Dances Around the Living Room?
There's A Little Bit of Everything in Nashville, TN, Lots of Blues, Lots of Soul Music, Lots of Hip Hop, Plus A Really Great Rock Scene
How Many Year(s) in October?
Bass Guitar or Electric Guitar?
When You Draw Names Out of Hat for the Sax, But End Up with a Trumpet?
Is The Trumpet a Cool Instrument?
Would You Play Someone Else's Instrument?
You Mom Sold Away You Dad's Best Vinyl Stash!
I Get Sad Thinking About My Dad's Vinyl Collection.
Is Your Tradition Of Requesting Your Couples Song Just to See Other People Struggle to Dance?
Is There Metal Core Christian Music?
Christian MoshPit, Friend or Foe?
It was the One Tape All the Way to Florida!
Does Your Favorite Song Pick You Up or Put Your Down?
John Paul Johns was My Guitar Teacher!
Did the First Song Played Live After Lockdown Make Your Eyes Water Too?
Music Discussed from The Kinks, Nirvana, Queen, The Beatles, D'Angelo, Norma Jean, Smash Mouth, Otis Redding, Led Zeppelin & More!
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YearofOctober.BandCamp.com
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Go Under the Musical Influence of James Varner answering 9 Questions about his Musical Self.
James came on the Music Scene from Georgia Beginning on Sax for 6 Months in Middle School Marching Band, to Playing the Drums through College to the Community of Music he Now Finds Himself in, Rockin’ Around Country Town. He is the Drummer, with Phlecia as the Lead Singer & Josh Sullivan on Guitar ‘In the Band’, Year of October from Nashville, TN.
2 Jr.’s Don’t Make it Right!
I Love Sitting in the Back!
Oh Dude, This is Adult Music!
This is What the Cool Kids are Listening Too!
Learned to Play Drums Along to These 3 Records?
Backstreet Boys, Alright!
Dark Side of the Moon is an Experience!
Something About Old School Speakers with an Old School Amp, It’s So Meaty!
She Brought like a Soul Element to Country Music!
What album Sums Up Foo for You?
Did We Skip Some Questions?
You Can Call Him, Al?
How about These Drummers? Dave Grohl? Dave Weckl? Josh Freese? Gene Krupa? Vinnie Colaiuta? Jim Keltner? Max Weinberg? Or Jay Weinberg? Some of James' Drumming Heroes!
How About these Non-Drummers? Eminem? Or Bruce Springsteen? Some of James’ Non-Drumming Heroes!
Hit’em Hard, Hit’em Good!
Drums are a Very Physical Instrument!
I Get All My Angst & Frustration Out on the Kit!
Year of October is the Baby!
Music Discussed from Dave Matthews Band, 3 Doors Down, Smash Mouth, Backstreet Boys, Silk Sonic, Doja Cat, Pantera, The Killers, Pink Floyd, BB King, Tool, Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Reba McEntire, Paul Simon, Camera Obscura, Tenacious D & More!
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YearofOctober.BandCamp.com
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Go Under the Musical Influence of Aedan Thompson answering 9 Questions about his Musical Self.
Aedan Started In The Band as Lead Vocalist in Rathe in North Carolina in 2017 to Picking Up the Guitar to Teach Himself, then as a Hobby he Learns & Plays the Drums, Guitar, & Bass Guitar and Now to a One Man Band Project called Sacred Wretch (A Mix Between Thrash Metal, Death Metal, & Black Metal) in Ashland, Wisconsin. (Hello Wisconsin!)
Vincent Taught Me Everything I Needed to Know About Music!
I Open to Learn to Play More Instruments Like the Bagpipes!
No Metalheads! It’s Very Country in Ashland, Wisconsin.
It All Started When I Was Born The Beatles Came into My Life!
It was my Mother Who Introduced me to The Beatles!
Metal Music Really Spoke to Me in My Teenage Years!
You Can Grow Out of The Beatles?
Every Time You Hear a New Rendition of the Song There’s Something New!
Paul McCartney is My Favorite Beatle!
When I 1st Listened to The Beatles, it Changed Me for Life!
Your Song Could be that Romantic Song or It Could Be GWAR!
Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, VA: Is Dave Brockie Really Buried There?
I was a Late Bloomer when it Came to Concerts!
Did Metallica Sell Out?
You look Like James Hetfield in the 90’s?
Beavis & Butthead ❤️ GWAR!
You Would Think We Had a GWAR Fest!
Remember When Ethan Embry from the Movie Empire Records Dreams of GWAR?
The Adrenaline Through My Body When GWAR was Spraying Fake Blood!
Moshing to GWAR Songs!
Atmospheric Gothic Hard Rock Metal is a Thing?
Water Blood Boarded with GWAR Blood!
Watching GWAR Live is Like Being High Without Being High!
Music Discussed from The Beatles, GWAR, Slayer, Anthrax, Testament, Behemoth, Lamb of God, Bring Me the Horizon, Metallica, Type O Negative & More!
Find Out More About the Band Sacred Wretch & Their Music!
https://sacredwretch.bandcamp.com/
https://www.instagram.com/sacred.wretch/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwf08z7ch0kaSabe0k4Wugw/featured
https://music.apple.com/lu/artist/sacred-wretch/1642599497
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