Best Presto Music Podcasts (2025)

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Episode 87: Colin Hart - Singer/Songwriter Solo Artist 1:12:14

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I was leaving a concert last month in beautiful Portsmouth, NH. A friend of mine and I walked from our hotel, about a mile into downtown to see Zepparella, a band who's members have been on previous episodes. On the walk back to our hotel, it started raining, heavily. We had to dive for cover in a nearby bar. As we entered, we see this guy singing …

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Daniel Vildosola & John Waugh 40:34

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Send us your thoughts! Daniel Vildosola and John Waugh may come from opposite sides of the Atlantic—one from the sun-scorched deserts of Arizona, the other from the rolling hills of Northumberland, UK—but together, their music finds an effortless middle ground. Drawing from their vastly different environments, they’ve created a sound that feels nat…

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Episode 86: Gretchen Menn - Musician/Guitar Player Zepparella 1:18:11

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For episode #86, I welcome an absolute guitar virtuoso and an even better human being, Gretchen Menn. Gretchen is the lead guitar player for the Led Zeppelin Tribute Project, Zepparella. She also has recorded several solo albums and has a strong presence, (no pun intended) on YouTube where she has over 44K subscribers and over 80 instructional vide…

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Antal Doráti in London, with producer Thomas Fine 57:02

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Two historic box sets were recently released on the Eloquence label, dedicated to recordings the Hungarian conductor Antal Doráti made in London in the late 1950s and 1960s for the Mercury lable. Primarily focussed on his tenure with the London Symphony Orchestra, volume 2 also features the Bath Festival Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, and New P…

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Episode 85: Andy Frye - Author, Music and Sports Writer 1:22:25

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Returning to the AlbumReview.Net podcast is sportswriter, music writer and book author Andy Frye. Andy was a guest back in 2022 on Episode #39 and I’m delighted to have him back again! Andy is currently a sportswriter for Forbes and has previously written for Rolling Stone, ESPN, and other publications. During our last conversation, we discussed in…

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Sofia Hoffmann - (In) Love Muito Mais Sobre Mim 33:43

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Send us your thoughts! (In) Love explores the different aspects and essences of love, through a simple yet sophisticated musical language, reflecting the singer and song-writer’s experience gathered during the last years. The original songs which compose this collection include jazz, world music, bossa nova, and also a jazz ballad composed by the m…

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S2E3 - The Future of Investing: Why Money Alone Won’t Cut It with Chris Petkas (Contrarian Capital), Bogdan Savonea (Blindspot) and Matei Psatta (Blindspot) 33:30

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Episode Notes In this episode, we sit down with Chris Petkas, General Partner at Contrarian Capital, to dive deep into why "boring businesses" are the real backbone of the economy—and why they're ripe for innovation. We explore how Contrarian Capital is funding the digitization of small businesses, building audience-driven flywheels, and helping po…

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Episode 84: The Cranberries - No Need to Argue 36:34

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Many of you reading (or listening to) this immediately equate The Cranberries to lead singer Dolores O’Riordan’s distinctive accent as she belts out lyrics from the track Zombie, (Zaaa-haaa-aaam-bi!) And that is precisely why I chose to review this album. I’ve picked up on the many decades of poking or ribbing by friends when it comes to Dolores’ v…

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Emma Rawicz & Gwilym Simcock - Big Visit 51:18

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Send us your thoughts! Gwilym and Emma have teamed up to record a new album Big Visit on ACT, which is out now. They sit down with Tara Minton to share their thoughts on the new music. Support the showBy Rob Cope

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S2E2 - Beyond the Billboard: How AI is Disrupting OOH Marketing with Lina Maggi and Matei Psatta 25:28

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Episode Notes Welcome to "Beyond the Billboard," a talk during Lumos House to how AI is reshaping the future of Out-of-Home (OOH) marketing. Join Lina Maggi, SVP of Partnership at BCN Visuals, and Matei Psatta, CMO and co-founder of Blindspot, as they talk about groundbreaking innovations in Out-Of-Home advertising technology. Curated specifically …

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S2E1 - The AI Playbook with Chris Petkas (Contrarian Capital) , Alex Seutin (Drillbit) & Alex Jekowsky (Cents) 58:34

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Episode Notes Learn how the top operators are leveraging AI to build and scale successfully. This session goes beyond theory, diving into real-world strategies for integrating AI into businesses, optimizing workflows, and unlocking new efficiencies. Don’t miss this deep dive into value creation in overlooked sectors and the next wave of AI adoption…

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Omar Thomas - Griot Songs 47:12

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Send us your thoughts! Out February 7, 2025, Griot Songs marks the return of the Omar Thomas Large Ensemble after more than a decade, featuring soloists Jason Palmer, Mark Zaleski, Alex Brown, Mark Cocheo and others “Griot Songs firmly plants Omar Thomas in the pantheon of distinguished and exceptional writers. He blurs the lines stylistically in t…

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Episode 83: Rush - Presto 1:26:37

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Joining Greg on episode #83 is Alon Ferency. Alon is a Rabbi, a Creativity Consultant, Counselor and Coach. He is also a cross-country bicyclist, Peace Corps volunteer, author, concert producer, chaplain, and like Greg, a HUGE fan of the Canadian Rock Trio, Rush. Alon reached out to Greg a few months ago. The two had a great introduction and bonded…

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Isabelle Oliver - Impressions 35:12

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Send us your thoughts! The French Impressionists revolutionized the art world by privileging the emotional and spiritual perception of the natural world over its literal reproduction. Hailing from France, harpist Isabelle Olivier has always felt an innate affinity for Impressionism and discovered its echoes within her other artistic passions, prima…

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Brian Shaw and Nick Smart - Song for Someone: The Musical Life of Kenny Wheeler 35:23

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Send us your thoughts! Trumpeter and composer Kenny Wheeler (1930–2014) was one of the most enigmatic and influential musicians in recent memory. His instantly recognisable sound was a driving force within every major innovation in modern European jazz during the last half of the 20th century. More importantly, his life provides us with a profound …

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Episode 82: Holly West Returns - Bassist for Dead Groove and Zepparella 1:06:12

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Holly West joins Greg for Interview #2. Holly is the bassist and leader singer for the LA Rock Band, Dead Groove. She is also the bass player for the Led Zeppelin Power Tribute Group, Zepparella. In this episode Holly and Greg talk about Dead Groove’s new EP, Rubicon, set to be released on March 21st 2025. This includes how her band prepped, wrote,…

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Interaction | Anat Cohen, Avishai Cohen, Yoval Cohen, Oded Lev-Ari & WDR Big Band 40:47

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Send us your thoughts! The members of all-star family jazz band The 3 Cohens — featuring Anat Cohen (clarinet), Avishai Cohen (trumpet) and Yuval Cohen (soprano saxophone) — have always taken time out from their ever-burgeoning careers as soloists and bandleaders to reconvene for music-making together. The siblings developed a deep musical bond gro…

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Jon Irabagon - Server Farm 41:46

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Send us your thoughts! Jon Irabagon is a Filipino-American saxophonist, composer, and founder of Irabbagast Records.[1] Winner of the 2008 Thelonious Monk Jazz Competition[1] and one of Time Out's "25 essential New York City jazz icons",[2] Irabagon is known for the breadth of his work on a jazz continuum ranging "from postbop to free improvisation…

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James Rhodes shares some of his MANíA 55:33

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Matthew Ash enjoyed a wide-ranging and free-wheeling conversation with pianist James Rhodes, coinciding with the release of new album, MANíA. In a coming together of two people passionate about piano music, they discuss everything from romance in Bach to a shared dislike of music as wallpaper. Think of it as eavesdropping on a conversation, and jus…

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Claire Cope - Every Journey 33:08

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Send us your thoughts! An oft-repeated Chinese proverb states, “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” Looking back from a vantage point several steps along her own proverbial journey, British composer and pianist Claire Cope came to discover that no matter how daunting a venture may become, it’s always taking that first step tha…

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Episode 81: Album Fight - Ramones vs The Clash w/ special guest Pete A. Turner 2:10:18

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Special Guest Pete A. Turner joins Greg Potters to talk about his life as an Army Combat Spy. They also engage in an ALBUM FIGHT, pitting two infamous punk albums against each other: The Ramones self-titled 1976 debut vs The Clash’s, 1979 album, London Calling Pete is the executive producer and host of the Break It Down Show (also known as the BIDS…

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Nisha Smith & Tom Harris : Live in Manchester 38:53

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Send us your thoughts! When Nishla & Tom met in Manchester in 2019, they quickly realised they had made a rare musical connection. Over the years, the pair’s work has blossomed sideways into an array of creative projects, but at the core of their partnership is a deep respect for the history and culture of the music they play, and a preoccupation w…

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Laura Anglade - Get Out of Town 40:55

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Send us your thoughts! French and American singer Laura Anglade is a promising storyteller hailing from the idyllic town of Brousse-le-Château, France. She draws inspiration from Carmen McRae, Blossom Dearie, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Shirley Horn, Billie Holiday, Michel Legrand and Barbra Streisand, among others. Laura has made a mark in the…

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Ingrid Laubrock - Purposing The Air 37:02

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Send us your thoughts! Hailed as a “fully committed saxophonist and visionary” by The New Yorker, Ingrid Laubrock has evolved a distinctive, fascinatingly complex and richly layered sonic vocabulary that spans her efforts as an improviser, as leader of her own diverse ensembles or, as in the case of her captivating new album Purposing The Air, as c…

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Episode 80: Sarah Seltzer - Author & Music Aficionado 51:07

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Joining Greg in Episode #80 is author, writer and music aficionado, Sarah Seltzer. Sarah hails from New York City where she lives with her family. Her publications include writing pieces for the New York Times, Glamour, Cosmopolitan Jezebel and TIME. Sarah is currently the executive editor for Lilith Magazine. She is also the author of a recent Nov…

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Mary Halvorson & Sylvie Courvoisier - Bone Bells - 8th Anniversary Spectacular 35:40

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Send us your thoughts! Swiss pianist Sylvie Courvoisier and American guitarist Mary Halvorson show how virtuosity and joy of playing can be beautifully combined in a duo. Their snapping, over-snapping runs sparkle with the neighboring genres of jazz in particle form. Is this now flamenco, blues, country, noise? Unison voices in a rhythm that has mo…

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Ebba Åsman 39:14

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Send us your thoughts! Swedish jazz virtuoso Ebba Åsman has announced the forthcoming release of her third full-length record When You Know. The new album arrives March 21st, 2025 via Dorado Records. Coinciding with the announcement of ‘When You Know’ of the upcoming album are the joint first singles - the title track ‘When You Know’ and ‘No Answer…

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Aubrey Logan 37:17

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Send us your thoughts! Trombone-playing singer-songwriter Aubrey Logan hails from the picturesque surroundings near Seattle, WA. Raised by her two music-educator parents, she began her artistic endeavors as a child singing in theatre and in church, Thoughtful songwriters like Billy Joel & Carole King influenced her early childhood via her singing m…

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Rufus Wainwright on his Dream Requiem 24:24

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Matthew Ash chats with Rufus Wainwright about the premiere recording of his Dream Requiem, the recordings of Verdi's Requiem that captured his attention from an early age, and some of the other inspirations behind his diverse musical explorations. He even mentions his dog, called Puccini. Presto Music All things musical... on your doorstep! Visit o…

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Greg Sanders - Lophae - Perfect Strangers 38:57

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Send us your thoughts! Guitarist, producer, composer & arranger Greg Sanders is an integral part of the UK’s alternative world & jazz scenes. Greg was a founding member of three influential underground world/jazz/fusion groups that formed studying at London's SOAS University from 2008 - 2011: - alternative afrobeat / post-punk trio Ruby & The Vines…

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S1E9 - What It Takes to Succeed in Deep Tech with Julia Prakapovich 36:58

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We’re Blindspot and, to put it humbly, we’re the best digital out-of-home advertising company in the world. We started out as just a couple of scrappy immigrants looking to shake up a bloated industry and now we’ve helped 20,000 advertisers get their message out there.We love meeting other scrappy people who are also trying to turn shine a flashlig…

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S1E8 - Building and Scaling: Rajat Suri on Founding Lyft, Presto, and Lima 57:02

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Episode Notes We’re Blindspot and, to put it humbly, we’re the best digital out-of-home advertising company in the world. We started out as just a couple of scrappy immigrants looking to shake up a bloated industry and now we’ve helped 20,000 advertisers get their message out there.We love meeting other scrappy people who are also trying to turn sh…

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Episode 79: Sean Neumann - Interview with the Bassist for Chicago based rock band, Ratboys 47:48

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In this episode, I am joined by writer, journalist and bass player for the Chicago Quartet, Ratboys, Sean Neumann. I’m very pleased to welcome Sean on the podcast. Sean is a member of a rock band that I have been gripped by for the past 6 months. I’m relatively new to their music, but in the past 6 months, I have certainly gotten up to speed with t…

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S1E7 - Talent, Tools, and Space Tech with Suffiyan Malik 58:58

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Episode Notes We’re Blindspot, and we created a platform that so far has helped 20,000 advertisers step out into the spotlight and advertise on any digital billboard in the world. To take this even one step further, we created Lumos House, a series of events where people meet and discuss openly to learn from each other and share authentic experienc…

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S1E6 - Why Academia Fails Entrepreneurs with Suffiyan Malik 24:39

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Episode Notes We’re Blindspot and, to put it humbly, we’re the best digital out-of-home advertising company in the world. We started out as just a couple of scrappy immigrants looking to shake up a bloated industry and now we’ve helped 20,000 advertisers get their message out there. We love meeting other scrappy people who are also trying to turn s…

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John Merriman - Inside The Studio 39:40

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Send us your thoughts! John founded Crown Lane with his wife, back in 2007, and has ensured the business stays ahead of changes in the industry. He loves eating out and spending time with his boys and foster daughter. Today he joins the show to tell us about how he set up and sustains the studio as well as all the brilliant events he runs in the co…

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Episode 78: Christopher Thiel - Drummer from The Aura & Ovation 1:00:42

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Episode #78 - This is a conversation with music clips included. In this episode Greg talks with a musician and the drummer from The Aura & Ovation, Christopher Thiel. Greg met in San Diego, CA four weeks ago. While stopping off quickly at a grocery store, this guest saw Greg's ALBUMREVIEW shirt and asked if he would take a listen to his band. What …

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S1E5 - How Umesh Khanna & Kayla Kavanaugh cracked investing in startups 38:20

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Episode Notes In this episode of the Lumos House Podcast, co-founder Bogdan Savonea sits down with Kayla Kavanaugh, a pre-seed investor at A4 Capital, and Umesh Khanna, a product lead at Dropbox AI and venture scout at Andreessen Horowitz, to explore the exhilarating and unpredictable early stages of building startups. The conversation dives into w…

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Single Showcase : Robin Phillips - I'm Coming Home 8:31

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Send us your thoughts! Robin tells us about his new single, I'm Coming Home, which is out now! Support the showBy Rob Cope

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Xhosa Cole - On a Modern Genius, Vol. 1 37:27

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Send us your thoughts! Winner of the 2018 BBC Young Jazz Musician of the year, Xhosa Cole is an embodiment of the success of numerous community arts programmes in Birmingham including the Midland Youth Jazz Orchestra, Jazzlines Ensemble, and Birmingham Music Service. Having grown up in Handsworth and first played the Tenor at Andy Hamilton's Ladywo…

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Alex Clark (Hosted by Emily Masser) 31:03

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Send us your thoughts! As a finalist in the BBC Young Jazz Musician of the Year 2020, winner of the Rising Star category in the 2019 British Jazz Awards and three-time nominee in the Parliamentary Jazz Awards, Alex is known to be one of the most in-demand and versatile saxophonists to have emerged on the British jazz scene. Praised for her intellig…

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Ali Watson 35:31

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Send us your thoughts! Hailing from the North Coast of Scotland, bassist/composer Ali Watson journeyed to London to pursue his studies in music, returning to his homeland in 2022 to establish himself in Glasgow’s vibrant jazz scene. Driven by a desire to craft music that served as an escape and antidote to the relentlessness and overstimulation of …

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John Suchet goes In Search of Beethoven with Rob Cowan 1:00:33

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Presto Music All things musical... on your doorstep! Visit our website: www.prestomusic.com Follow us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram Love us? Review us on Trustpilot, Facebook or GoogleBy Presto Music

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Episode 77: Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream 36:48

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In this episode, we are going back to 1993. The Seattle grunge scene was in full swing. Most bands of that era were releasing their 2nd and 3rd albums. But in this mix, was a quartet from Chicago, Illinois who fit in somewhat with the early 90s grunge scene, although they were based out of a different city. A city, mind you, that has birthed SEVERA…

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John-Paul Muir - Home Now 25:57

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Send us your thoughts! Support the showBy Rob Cope

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S1E4 - Seb Webber’s Untold Stories 46:42

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Episode Notes Welcome to another illuminating episode of Lumos Talks at the Lumos House! In this raw and candid discussion, hosts Bogdan & Razvan sit down with industry powerhouse and creative maverick, Seb Webber. From his early days spinning records in underground London clubs to managing iconic artists at XL Recordings, Seb’s journey has been an…

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S1E3 - With Bailey Pumfleet (Cal.com) & Iqram Magdon-Ismail (Venmo & Jelly) 50:06

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Episode Notes Welcome to our special event at Lumos House during New York Tech Week 2024! Join us as we bring together extraordinary founders, entrepreneurs, and creatives to share their inspiring stories and invaluable insights. In this video, you'll hear from Andrew Yeung, one of the visionaries behind Lumos House, and learn about his journey fro…

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S1E2 - Jesse Middleton of Flybridge & Ihar Mahaniok of Geek Ventures 39:07

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Episode Notes Join us for an exciting look inside Lumos House, where founders, investors, and innovators come together to create meaningful connections and conversations. In this video, we explore the evolution of Lumos House from its beginnings in Austin to its latest event in New York City. Hear from Jesse Middleton of Flybridge and Ihar Mahaniok…

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S1E1 - Jesse Middleton from Flybridge

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Episode Notes Join us for an exciting look inside Lumos House, where founders, investors, and innovators come together to create meaningful connections and conversations. In this video, we explore the evolution of Lumos House from its beginnings in Austin to its latest event in New York City. Hear from Jesse Middleton of Flybridge and Bogdan Savone…

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Tigran Hamasyan - The Bird Of A Thousand Voices 36:57

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Send us your thoughts! Tigran Hamasyan is considered one of the most remarkable and distinctive jazz-meets-rock pianists/composers of his generation. A piano virtuoso with groove power, Hamasyan seamlessly fuses potent jazz improvisation and progressive rock with the rich folkloric music of his native Armenia. In addition to awards and critical acc…