
Welcome to The Music Makers! THE ultimate podcast, created and hosted by Andy Kushner, sharing behind-the-scenes stories of some of the most influential music industry pros around. Gain insight, education, and inspiration from going deep into the psyches of artists, record producers, songwriters, recording engineers, managers, record industry executives, and more. Crank up the volume and get the i... more
| Publishes | Monthly | Episodes | 63 | Founded | 6 years ago |
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Kurt Howell has been a keyboardist, lead vocalist, songwriter, recording artist, and producer. As you're about to hear, I first met Kurt back in the mid '70's when we played in our high school stage band together. I played trumpet and he played piano... more
This is the 3rd part in a series of interviews, done every couple of years, with Brent Birckhead, an award-winning artist who writes, composes, and performs on a variety of woodwinds, mostly alto saxophone. Educated at Howard University, Brent was na... more
I first interviewed Ina Forsman in September of 2020, the year after she had released an absolutely stellar album, Been Meaning To Tell You. We were five and a half months into the pandemic and public performances had temporarily come to a halt. We w... more
Bruce Watson is a lead guitarist best known for playing in the band Foreigner which had multiple hits in the 70's and 80's including Hot Blooded, Feels Like The First Time, Urgent, and I Want To Know What Love Is. He also sings, plays mandolin, bass ... more
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So happy that I found this podcast! For anyone that loves music or is pursuing a career in publishing, producing, songwriting, artist, etc - this is a must-listen. In the handful of episodes I’ve listened to I’ve picked up a vast amount of knowledge and perspective in regard to the inner-workings of the music industry. Hearing from folks that have produced and been a part of the top records of the last few decades all the way to current publishers in Nashville such as Beth Laird, there is so... more
So I am 6 episodes behind but excited and encouraged to follow this endeavor. Great voice, sincerity and curiosity in his interviews come thru with details and depth as Andy continues to share and pull out the inner workings and perspectives (listened to other podcasts and was impressed enough to check this one out). Surely won’t be disappointed! Rock and Music On, dude!!
Really great conversations, thoroughly enjoyed this one.
Love the interviews...!
Great insights into the music industry, well produced, would gladly recommend to any of my friends!










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