Music Industry Insiders Podcast

Chaz Smith made his way to Los Angeles making Vine videos, but his career has exploded into so much more. Always positive and always funny, Chaz creates videos that bring joy to the world. In this episode, studio intern Connor Hadden interviews Chaz Smith about his life and career in Los Angeles.

Singer Dennis Lamar and his friend Dale Becker make quite the pair. Dale has penned the lyrics to a number of songs that Dennis Lamar has brought to life through his powerful performances.

Most recently, Dale wrote "Simple" that Dennis performed as the title track of Honor Project Documentary, a film featuring 20 diverse Los Angeles Dads. In this interview, Idle Tuesdays Recording Studio interns Randi Simonette and Kayla Pulver discover the key to this unique singer/songwriter friendship.

Daniela Morales is a singer and performer hailing from Guatemala City. She brings her culture and faith to the world through her music.

She trained as a singer in Paris and as an actor in Los Angeles, and is best known as the host, writer, and producer of the kids musical show “Ice Cream Musical.”

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Each summer, we welcome interns from local colleges, universities, and music schools to join us in the studio and get some hands on experience with real projects. This summer, Amina Holden, a soon-to-be-senior at Azusa Pacific University, is joining us.

To kick off her 120-hour summer internship, we thought we'd put her in the hot seat and interview her here on the Music Industry Insiders podcast.

Amina Bolden has a bright future, and if you listen to the end, you might just get to hear the creamy strong voice that will get her there.

Steve Amerson has established a reputation as a superior tenor with a vocal flexibility that allows him to feel at home in both popular/contemporary music and classical literature. With the wealth and depth of his performance experience, he is known as America’s Tenor.

Steve has been a featured soloist with scores of orchestras throughout the United States and abroad including performances with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Los Angeles Master Chorale with performances at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion and the Hollywood Bowl. In 2006, he made his Carnegie Hall debut.

Steve was chosen to prepare demonstration recordings used by Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras in preparation for "The 3 Tenors" performances throughout the world.

Presently, much of Steve’s time is dedicated in presenting concerts based on his Front Row Center project, which is a collection of inspiring songs from the Broadway stage and screen, as well as Amazed by America patriotic presentations. Steve is thrilled to sing for countless Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation and Society events throughout the United States. He was the 2009 recipient of the Bob Hope Award for Excellence in Entertainment from the Congressional Medal of Honor Society.

Along with his concert schedule, which includes 50-60 Christmas, Broadway, patriotic and sacred concerts each year, Steve does studio singing for various recording projects, movies, commercials and television shows. His voice can be heard on over 175 feature films.

Projects on which Steve’s voice is heard include La La Land, Star Wars: Rogue One, Bridge of Spies, Jurassic World, Star Trek: Into Darkness, Despicable Me 2, Pacific Rim, Mars Needs Moms, Seven Pounds, Evan Almighty, Get Smart, Meet the Robinsons, King Kong, Fantastic Four, Matrix Revolutions, Matrix Reloaded, Men In Black II, Jurassic Park 3, A.I., Touched By An Angel, Contact, Men In Black, Wild Wild West, Amistad, Empire of the Sun, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Hunt For Red October, Glory, Home Alone, Home Alone 2, Beauty & The Beast, Aladdin, Hercules, Hook, Batman Returns, the Abyss, Three Musketeers, Picket Fences, Cheers, Suddenly Susan, Highway To Heaven, Designing Women, St. Elsewhere, The Flintstones, The Santa Clause, The 1990 & 1991 Academy Awards Shows and commercials for IBM, Honda, Lexus, Nissan, Toyota, the Marines, U. S. Sprint, Kibbles & Bits, Texaco, Ford Trucks, Coco's Restaurants, Diet Coke and Delta Air Lines.

Steve and his wife, Kristine, live in Granada Hills, California and have two adult children and three grandchildren.

Mika Fineo recently joined us on the Music Industry Insiders podcast to talk about his immense experience working with many of today’s top artists, international headlining tours, and major label recording sessions. Mika is best known for his time spent as the drummer for the 4 times platinum selling group FILTER (from 2007-2012).

During his time with FILTER, Mika co-wrote and tracked on the group’s highly anticipated follow up album releases, tracked on four major motion picture soundtracks, appeared in several music videos, and performed on network television shows and numerous international tours.

In addition to FILTER, Mika has now been expanding his reach, touring with many celebrated artists like KARMIN, ELLIOTT YAMIN (American Idol), BLAKE LEWIS (American Idol), PUDDLE OF MUDD, and many more.

Mika Fineo’s credits continue to grow as his immense knowledge of music and his chameleon-like ability to compliment any style/genre continues to place him in A-level sessions and collaborations with acclaimed artists and producers internationally.

Ryland Talamo is a music producer, composer, recording engineer, post-production engineer, live sound engineer, vocalist, keyboardist, drummer, and more.

He has worked with Chance the Rapper, Alan Parsons, Tom Brooks, The Social Experiment, Vinnie Colaiuta, Nathan East, Natalie Grant and Bernie Herms, Aline Barros and Israel Houghton, and Marcos Vidal (25 Ańos, Latin Grammy Christian Album of the Year winner, 2016).

As one of the lead engineers for Alan Parsons' latest master class, Orchestral Maneuvers, Ryland worked closely with Parsons and Brooks and coordinated the orchestra recording setup, logistics, and overall event production which involved CMG Music Recording Hollywood, 45 players, and a band including Vinnie Colaiuta, Nathan East, Jeff Kollman, and Tom Brooks. The session recorded two songs, one for Parsons' upcoming album and one for Chance the Rapper and The Social Experiment. Ryland was the remixing engineer and stems production specialist for Aline Barros’ newest album featuring Israel Houghton. He mixed each song and produced all of the stems available through Multitracks.com. Other collaborators on this project included Abraham Laboriel Sr. and Paul Jackson Jr.

As a live sound engineer, Ryland worked for Power Plus Productions (P3) in San Diego, California. His roles included warehouse audio specialist, audio assist, stage crew, and front of house engineer. He has worked many large corporate events as well as music and sports festivals. Ryland’s clients through P3 included the San Diego Chargers, Cody Simpson, Olivia Holt, Daya, Symon, Megan Nicole, Bonnie McKee, the Brubeck Brothers, the San Diego Youth Symphony, Aaron Carter, Drake Bell, and the San Diego Comic Con.

Ryland is also big band Phat Cat Swinger's front of house engineer, mixing shows at Downtown Disney, west coast tours, and other concerts and events.

As a performer, Ryland has toured South Korea, Canada, the western United States and Europe. He performed on Disney Channel for the 2016 Radio Disney Music Awards as a background vocalist for Jordan Smith, the winner of The Voice, 2015 and composer Stephan Moccio. He has also sung for Immediate Music's Yoav Goren as a session vocalist.

Ryland attained a Bachelors of Music in Commercial Music, Audio Recording from Azusa Pacific University and is currently pursuing a master of music degree in Music Business.

Visit his website and follow him on Instagram.

Henry Alonzo is the Founder and Chief Creative Officer at Adarga Entertainment Group; a company centered on providing the music industry services of artist development, publishing administration, marketing and consulting to independent artists, and record labels. Some corporate clients and partners include: Sony Music, Integrity Music, Curb Records, Essential Music Publishing, HarperCollins, Arenas, MultiTracks and Univision. Henry has worked with a variety of artists including Grammy Award, Latin Grammy, Billboard Award, Premios Arpa and Dove Award, winners and nominees. During his career he has also co-produced music events at The Forum, Nokia Theater, Madison Square Garden, Coliseo de Puerto Rico, Arena Ciudad de Mexico, The Arena at the Anaheim Convention Center, EagleBank Arena, and the Shrine Auditorium. He earned a BA degree in Commercial Music from Azusa Pacific University, and an MBA degree in Business Practice from Concordia University. He is also Assistant Professor of Music Entrepreneurship at Azusa Pacific University and Adjunct Professor of Music Business at East Los Angeles College. Henry also serves on the Board of the Gospel Music Association as the International Representative, and the Board of Directors for Idle Tuesdays Recording Studio, a non-profit organization. He is endorsed by Ultimate Ears Pro an ‘in-ear’ company for the industry’s leading musicians. Henry is a member of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, the Latin Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, the Association of Independent Music Publishers, the American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers (ASCAP) and The Music Business Association.

Caleb Henry is a southern folk singer, guitarist, and songwriter hailing from Los Angeles, California. "Caleb Henry and The Customs" is currently recording three original songs for the Honor Project Documentary's Official Soundtrack , a film chronicling the lives of 15 Dads, ranging fro baby boomers to millennials. We recently sat in on an interview with Caleb Henry at Idle Tuesdays Recording Studio and learned more about Caleb Henry's songwriting process and discovered just where the inspiration for his Dad-themed songs originated. John Henry, Caleb's father, inspired the lyrics of "Like My Father," "Long Cut; Long Drive," and "This Side of Heaven." All three songs will be featured in the documentary, scheduled to be released on Father's Day 2019. The song "Like my Father" is simply just how it sounds, a song describing how Caleb Henry aspires to be just like his father. Follow Caleb Henry on Instagram

Adam Z Nelson is an up and coming singer-songwriter hailing from Oak Harbor, Washington. He recently made the shift from shy chemistry major at Gonzaga University to a recording artist with a record deal. Nelson’s career is on the fast track. With his upcoming work featured throughout the Honor Project Documentary , a film about Dads, Adam Nelson is broadening his career from singing in the church to writing contemporary music for film. Follow Adam Nelson on Instagram @AdamZNelson