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Kevin Zingale: Echoes of Cadence, Endeavor Music & Axis Nova (opens the original)
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Kevin Zingale was about nine when his parents took him to see Peter Frampton in concert. By the time he got home, he knew what he wanted to do with his life. “I want to play guitar. I want to do what he’s doing.” His dad pulled an ’80s Japanese Fender Strat from the back of a closet, a guitar Kevin didn’t even know he owned. Kevin still has it today. Years later, a job at Guitar Center pulled Kevin deeper into the Temecula music scene. It’s where he met his wife, Elanna, and David “Scoop” Brocke
Keeping Live Music Alive: Andy Doty and the Story of The Vibe (opens the original)
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“It’s about the show. You’ve got to have energy. What’s the story the next day that people are going to be talking about?” That question guides the way Andy Doty books bands, reads a room and thinks about the experience people have at The Vibe. Andy never planned to own a venue. After losing the career he had spent decades building, he was sitting inside a packed 900-square-foot club when the owner said he needed to sell. “I said, ‘Really? How much?’ He told me the price, and I said, ‘Sold.’ I r
Meet David Mills: Hearing What the Song Needs (opens the original)
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David Mills begins every production with a deceptively simple question: What’s the goal? That question shapes everything that follows. Does the artist want an honest recording of the song exactly as they wrote it, or are they trying to create something that can compete on radio? How much input do they want? Are they willing to change a melody, rewrite a lyric or remove a part that isn’t serving the song? David developed that perspective through years of playing live, touring and working as a ses
Sandy Lee Casey Was Always Going to Sing (opens the original)
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Sandy Lee Casey has spent most of her life finding a way to keep music in it. She began singing at a Somerville, Massachusetts country bar at 15, toured New England in cover bands, and later spent 16 years with Boston wedding band Double Vision. A move to Los Angeles led to a job at Warner Bros.-owned Amigo Studios, where she met artists including Alice Cooper and Gladys Knight and joined a small group of staff members singing background vocals for a track on Metallica's Master of Puppets album.
Meet Tori Green: American Idol, Viral Covers and “Sad Girl Music” (opens the original)
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Tori Green is a Corona-based singer and songwriter who performs throughout Southern California as a solo artist, in an acoustic duo and with the Tori Green Band. In this episode of The SoCal Setlist, Tori shares how she went from singing in childhood talent shows to earning a Golden Ticket on Season 21 of American Idol with her performance of “Cry Pretty” by Carrie Underwood. Tori talks about the long American Idol audition process, preparing for Hollywood Week and the advice from Luke Bryan and
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