Join us as we take a look behind the scenes with the independent musicians of New Orleans and surrounding areas in Louisiana. Learn about upcoming projects before they drop. Experience the rich heritage of iconic venues and get first had accounts of exclusive events. Musicians are remarkable people. Get to know them, their struggles, and the inspiration for their art. Neworleansmusicians.com is dedicated to uplifting the artists and providing them with the tools necessary to elevate their craft. We shine a spotlight on them, as well as highlight the music scene and educate everyone with our interviews, album reviews, and music scene news.
Nicole Brice is Editor and Founder of Mixed-Alt Magazine, an online international music magazine focused on independent arts and entertainment. Her fixation, at its' crux, is on circumventing curated, spoon-fed pop ideals to showcase a hot bed of talent that has become sub-culture. She hopes that through coverage at her magazine and on her Youtube Channel, she can help promote a cohesion amongst like-minded arts and music fans. Her...
Grammy Award nominee and Louisiana Music Hall of Fame inductee Julian Primeaux speaks of a childhood isolated in the bayous of Lafayette, Louisiana. Without internet or cable television, he clung to music magazines and instruments, becoming a singer/ songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He grew to love the creative experience and collective nature of band life. Today he tours the world doling out his own brand of rock-infused blue...
In part two, Guitarist and songwriter Chris Vincent decides to flee New Orleans on the forewarning of his girlfriend, "Chris you're gonna die here.' His time in New Orleans had not been for naught. His music was featured on The Real World New Orleans on MTV. He headlined The Tattoos and Blues Festival in Santa Rosa, California. And he enjoyed playing gigs both in New Orleans and across the country. Now back in New Jersey, he began ...
Born in Bayonne, New Jersey, guitarist and songwriter Chris Vincent spent a lot of time sorting life out with his fists. Although it taught him much about life, he benefitted from his family moving when he was thirteen. Monroe Township, New Jersey served a more peaceful setting, conducive to creativity. And it's where he picked up a guitar and began to play. His present day choice of blues wasn't his first inclination. The energy o...
In part two, musician and producer Joey Carbo of WOORMS recalls old band break-ups that involved a girl, recording difficulties, a debilitating handicap, and an overdose. Following these trials, he formed WOORMS, which was supposed to be a temporary foray back into heavy metal. We unpack his long stint in country music with Who By Fire, a band with more pieces and a less heavy feel. We also reflect on his time in punk music and how...
Joey Carbo has been in many bands over the years, picking up guitar, vocals, keyboard and production along the way. Through his band WOORMS, he currently implements those talents in a unique means of expression. While WOORMS holds its foundations in rock music, their concrete measures are highlighted by an exploratory sound with synth undercurrents and a lack of adherence to traditional time signatures. One could deduce that, once ...
Musician and DJ Bug Gigabyte has been involved in various forms of sonic exploration and synthesis since middle school. Learning horn, lead and bass guitar, lead him pick up keyboard and play in metal band Coma Dreams. He would eventually dive deep into synthesizers and studio equipment, adding recording and engineering to his repertoire. His first release was a remix back in 2010 on an Alaskan industrial electronic label by the na...
Guitarist and keyboardist Andrew Autin was born in Metairie, Louisiana and raised by fans of crooners like Perry Como and Johnny Mathis. But bands like Metallica and KISS, he will say, changed his life. And through a musician's ear, he sought to pay tribute through the formation of several cover bands playing everything from weddings to corporate events and concert venues. Andrew's bands are the Mojeaux Band, Rock Show NOLA, Phase ...
Bonus Episode: In this episode, saxophonist Dave Mouton sits with our friend and host, Travis Marc, on the Musicians Mentor Podcast. Dave now gigs in his current band, The Dave Mouton Experience and owns Souled Out Music, LLC, a collective of fifty musicians facilitating a wide variety of events. His story is begins in childhood as a wayward youth where his recognition of the saxophone as a device for change takes hold. He reinforc...
In part 2, we begin during Karen's formative years in music. She recounts first learning advice that she still lives by as well as common habits that work against the wellbeing of a vocalist. Touring poses a particular challenge because everything is accessible; both good and bad. We discuss a moment on the road that defined her decision to pursue becoming a contestant in season twenty-five of The Voice. The knowledge and experienc...
Part one begins in Mandeville, Louisiana where Karen was born and raised. Being so culturally diverse, Southern Louisiana inspired her sensations of freedom as an artist, while her three siblings encouraged her to remain diverse in her pursuit of country music. We discuss the parallels between contrasting music styles and the impact production in religious music, for example, has on her compositions. She shares her childhood experi...
Through a series of events, a Washington DC radio DJ by the name of Wayne Kahn came into possession of a box full of Beta tapes. The tapes contained the raw elements of a long since shelved documentary on the Carriere family; one of five main families to bring Zydeco alive. Their descendants would carry the tradition, bringing Zydeco to the world. And the rare footage of intimate family jam sessions and interviews would be the only...
Hailing from Hammond, Louisiana, is guitarist/ vocalist Will Vance of Will Vance and the Kinfolk. His style is best described as Americana with rock roots and Southern soul foundations. Family get togethers always featured musical contributions from elders, and his desire to create came early. His many years and miles as a musician and a human being are lain out in a thought provoking manner here, as we are all treated to the privi...
Reconvening for part two, Jason Pilgrim of Flesh Parade reveals the details of their current Repercussions Tour which will include Maryland Death Fest. He reflects on finding his voice in Flesh Parade thirty years ago and how then current black metal standards just wouldn't do. We discuss new merch and possible tour expansion, as well as self-care for a vocalist while on tour. Join us!
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Jason Pilgrim is the vocalist for New Orleans grindcore band Flesh Parade. They recently embarked on a national tour that kicked off at Poor Boys as part of a thirty band, two day event called Mardi Grind. Along the way, they will meet up and perform with Exhorder and Eyehategod, and from there possibly extend the tour up through Canada and overseas. In part 1, we discuss his beginnings in music and initial influences and end with ...
Originally from Mobile Alabama and now a resident of Slidell, Louisiana, solo artist Bret Crooker (aka Bret Heart) blends sampling, guitar playing, and vocals with composition and arrangement on a digital audio workstation. He's been writing longer than he has been a published artist. But any personal apprehension concerning his commitment is slowly being overshadowed by the reception his music has received. Laying down his own ver...
Lenny Zenith has been many things throughout the course of his life; a student at New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA), a label executive, a vocalist, a pianist, and a guitarist. Discouragement from guidance councilors and classmates, falling short of secondary educational standards, and existing in a close-minded, homogeneous world coerced Lenny, first, toward punk music and the anti ethos and, secondly, into mercurial gen...
Guitarist and vocalist Byron Daniel founded and currently plays in Byron Daniel and the Five Dead Dogs. Being a hired gun on guitar and bass, he shares his reliance upon improvisation and versatility. For his own band, he stresses the importance of jam sessions not only for warming up, but for explorations in discovering new material. By many, he is received as southern rock. As for his own perspective, he notes a departure from st...
A jack of all trades, Anthony Daniels (aka Moose Harris) is a multi-instrumentalist, a podcast and syndicated radio host, an event facilitator, a music producer, a DJ, a poet, a concert producer, and a music journalist. Hailing from New Iberia, his perspective on the impact of music and culture in our state has always run deep. As a child he would record radio songs to tape, volunteering music facts, weather, and other radio dj-lik...
Heavy metal vocalist Philip Dussor, currently active in Aggrofate, Lyrics For Liam, and Raise the Death Toll sat down with me for this interview at his home in Westwego, Louisiana. We began with the musical influence his friends and family had on him in his formative years. He explained how Cypress Hall and a hand-full of other all ages venues made a big impact on him. We also delved into his perspective on what it means to be a mu...
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